River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-10-15

remains were taken to La Crosse for burial.
Col Thompson was sixty years of age and
for over twenty-five years had been a
prominent citizen of the state, active both
in politics and business. He was mem
Der of the convention which framed the
constitution and in 1861 was made Superin-
tendent of Indian affairs for the Northern
district Later he engaged in railroad en-
terprises and built 40 miles of what is now
the Southern Minnesota extending from La
Crosse to Winnebago City. Southern
Minnesota especially feels his loss.
Ortonville, Mimi, was the scene of a muir
der on the afternoon of the 18th. Henry
l.. Barrett of Chicago, shot William w.
Morgan photographer of Ortonville, two
bullets taking effect and causing death in a
few hours The two men had taken dinner
together and were apparently friends.
Barrett formerly lived at Ortonville and
boarded at hotel, kept by Morgan's moth
err 1t is surmised that the shooting was
due to Barrett's jealousy of Morgan, as
Morgan seemed to be quite friendly with
Mrs. Barrett when she resided at Orion
vile.
The Minnesota branch of the Women's
Foreign Missionary society met at Owa-
tonna on the 10th and elected the following
officers:-Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller,
ST. Paul, president; Mrs. j. NJ Heard, Min
neapolis, recording secretary; Mrs. MaryC.
Mind, Minneapolis, corresponding secre-
tary Mrs. William NJ. Harrison, Minneapo-
lis, treasurer; vice presidents Mrs. Bishop
Foss, c. A. Van Anda, Pascal Smith.
Carrie Knauft, A. H. McKiusley. w. ii.
Soule, H. J. Van Fossen, NJ. W Wright, G.
r. HAIR Helen Andrews Nixon, ]. w. Mar
tin.
There was trotting matinee on the
State Fair track at st. Paul, on the after
noon of the 8th. Commodore Kittson's
mare Fannie Witherspoon, attempted to
lower Hunters three mile record of 1:2l4
but after going two miles in 500 gave it up.
Lord Nelson, owned by H. G. Finkle of
Moorehead, Mimi, undertook to lower the
three year old stallion record of 2:2514 but
2 80 was the best he accomplished. The
second mile was made in 2;39 and then the
effort was abandoned.
Ole Johnson and Ole Farde, were two
Young men who rOomed together at Hud-
son, Wis. Farde had a certificate of de
post for $35 which he kept in Johnson's
trunk. The two men went out for walk
on Sunday, and during the trip Johnson
shot at and attempted to kill Farde. One
bullet gave Farde a scalp wound and an
other went through his neck, but neither
one is necessarily fatal. Johnson fled and
the $50 certificate and some other property
of FarnA'S is missing.
Peter Butterfly, boy sixteen years old,
shot aud killed Joseph Hogan, at Norfolk,
Minnesota, on the 10TH Butterfly and his
sister, who were orphans, had worked for
Hogan while he was threshlng, and Hogan
had insulted Buterly's sister which act
/ the boy resented On the day named Ho-
/ gan got drunk and came to the house of
the Butterfly children and threatened to
| kill the hoy. He cornered the boy in a
room whereupon he seized gun and shot
Hogan dead,
| The total sales of Northern Pacific rail
road lands in the counties of Stutsman,
/ Foster, La Moure, Dickey, Mcintosh, Logan,
/ Emmons, Kidder, Wells, Sheridan, Bur-
leigh, Mclean, Morton, Boreman, Mercer,
| Williams, Stevens. Howard, Stark, Willard,
and Billings, up to Aug. 1, 1854, amount to
I 0,227 quarter sections, comprising l,636 800
acres The surveyed railroad land unsold
in these counties amounts to q, 203 quarter
sections.
The Democratic county committee of Bea
die county, has called a mass convention of
southern Dakota to meet at Huron, on the
2lst of Oct, for the purpose of taking party
action upon the recent constitution adopted
at Sioux Falls.
Gen. Terry, commander of the depart
ment Of Dakota, with headquarters at Fort
Smelling, has sent Gen Sheridan strong
protest against the removal of head
quarters from the Fort to st. Paul
A professional boxer named Clarence
Bennett got drunk at Woonsocket, D. T. and
made a criminal assault on woman. He
was arrested but was taken out of jail and
tarred and feathered by mob.
Mrs. Orange Walker of Marine, Mimi,
died on the 9th, from the effects of an
operation for cancer. She was the wife Of
Mr. Walker Of the well known firm of
Walker, Judd & Veazie.
The clerks in the Huron, d. T., land office
have filed charges in Washington against
Receiver Lowry and Register Armstrong
alleging that they have been charging
Illegal fees.
The Moorehead Manufacturing company's
building at Moorehead, Mimi, burned on
the 9th It cost S14, 600 but had been out Of
use for two years aud was now worth about
81, O0O
Ole Oleson and his IS year old daughter
were out in a skiff in the river at the foot
of Chestnut street, st. Paul, on Sunday
when they were capsized and drowned.
Judge A. J. Edgerton of Dakota has
resigned with view of entering the lists
as candidate for U. S. Senator when
4 Dakota becomes a State.
/ 1t is again reportedY that the Manitoba
road is SIRE to build line from Crookston,
/ Mimi, to Duluth. Surveys are being
made in any event.
| Fred C, Gilbert's grocery store and half
dozen other buildings adjoining, burned
at Duluth on the 18th. Loss $1,000.
C. Goss & Co, Wabashaw, Mimi, dealers
in agricultural implements, carriages etc,
have been closed by the sheriff.
The Democratic central committee of
Dakota has been called to meet at Mitchell,
Oct. 18th
The business men of Minneapolis have
subscribed $1,000 for an exposition build
ing