River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-09-24

was bound 10 dcquiU the ueAtuuhHt ~ al
hazards The Judge finally committed
Long to Jail for contempt and later in the
day offered to release him if he would apol-
ogize. Long refused, ami another attorney
was secured to 60 on with the trial.
The milwaukee & St Paul will, it is said,
build a line from Fountain to Chattield
Mimi, with the intention of ultimately
making such extensions as viii give the
company line from Rochester, Olmsted
county, through Chatfeld, Fountain, Pres
ton, Harmony and Granger to Bonair on
the Iowa & Minnesota division.
A tragedy occurred at Sturgis, d. r., on
the evening Of the Goth. A colored soldier
was elected from Abe Hill's saloon. where
upon he went back to Fort Meade, where he
was stationed, and getting sixteen of his
comrades, returned and fired into the saloon
killing a cowboy named Richard Bell
The union school house at willmar,
erected in 1881, at the cost of $4,000, was
burned on the night of Sept. IS. The fire,
supposed to be an ineendiary, originated
in the basement where were stored % cords
of wood. Loss on building, furniture, etc,
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Extensive prairie fires broke out west and
north of Steele, D. 7. on the 18th and ex-
tending for many miles did great damage.
Many farmers lost their entire wheat crop,
at least 200 large stacks being destroyed.
A number of buildings andmuch machinery
was also destroyed
In the trial of the Marquis De Mores at
Ia lin 80 I
Little Missouri, June %, 1888, the case was
given to the jury, who after consultation
covering only the space of eight minutes
returned verdict of not guilty.
The body of man named Hewes was
found near Moorehead, Mimi, on the 22d.
He is supposed to uhave been killed by
James Irwin, who stated that he had done
man up for refusing to drink with him,
Irwin is missing.
Sept, 10Th severe thunderstorm passed
over Wabasha, Mimi, prostrating tele-
graph poles, fences and out-houses also
creating extensive washouts on the high
ways In instances hogs were killed by the
electricity.
At Green Lake, near Willmar, Mimi,
during the storm of the 10Th, lightning
struck the house of Patrick McDermott and
instantly killed Adelia McDermott, twenty
years old, who was, at the time, on the
porch
The date of Reil's respite is now an
nounced to be until October Is, instead of
indefinitely as first stated. In the mean
time commission of lunacy will sit on
him, to ascertain whether or not he is
sane.
The will of Mrs Augusta NJ Huntington
of Cincinnati has been probated, She be-
queaths to Bishop Whipple 100000 to be
used in aid of educational institutions at
Fairbault, Mimi.
Senator Sabin of Minnesota, very
mphatically disclaim, that he has made
any alliance with the administration
relative to the confirmation of appoint
ments.
Prairie fires continue along the line of
the Northern Pacific railroad. On the 10th
the depot at Dawson was burned. Loss
Sl-7o0, fully covered by insurance.
In the Probate court the estate Of the late
A c. Rand, of Minneapolis, foots up 1856,
o5S Mrs. Rand's estate S74,7 Mrs. Coy
kendalIs estate 100000.
Olsen, the murderer of Miss McEwan, was
lynched by a mob at Olga, Oak He was
identified by the girl he committed the
second assault upon.
In the James river valley, D. T., the prai-
RE fires have almost died out, but along the
Missouri they are increasing The loss is
difficult to estimate.
Beginning Sept, %, and continuing until
the 9th, series Of meetings will be held
at Anoka, in celebration of the Temper
ance centenary.
Col. John Harrington of St. Paul, has
been appointed deputy collector of customs
in that city, vice Edward Richards
removed.
The prairie fires are continuing in Dako-
ia. Great damage is resulting in Cass
county and also in the vicinity of Bismarck
Averdict of hippodrome was rendered by
the Wright-SchiTman investigation com
mittee of the Minnesota Boat club
L. D. Heglund, one of the first settlers of
Stevens Co., Mimi, died at Framnos, of
typhoid fever, Sept. 10.
Senator Mcmillan, of Minnesota left
Washington, Sept. 10 to visit his son in
Pittsburg, after which he will return home
Mrs Bodeke, livir~ GEAR New Salem, d.
" was burned to death with her little child
by recent paririe fire.
Minneapolis proposes to have an
exposition next year to compete with the
State Fair
Hon, William Wilson, of Twin Lakes,
near Albert Lea, died of dropsy, Sept 10.
The Dakota militia began their annual
encampment at Fargo on the 2lst
Mclean Brothers, grocers at Duluth have
failed.