River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-02-11

death is hourly expected.
The Post will hold an open session
on the evening of Feb. Goth. None
but the immediate relatives of the
members are invited.
Miss Nina Irish closed her school in
district No. last Friday.
The Fire Company are about to pro-
cure charter, SO as to be able to hold
property.
Jay Hawn has just received pair
of bronze turkeys from the East;
price, $40.
The first of series of club-dances
was held here last week.
Miss Alice Shaw was at home -.st
Saturday.
The Baptist Quarterly Conference
for the st. CrOix district will be held
at this place March 5, 6 and 7.
The leader of the band informs MS
that the band intends to give con-
cert here on the evening of Feb. 26.
c. A. Hawn is preparing to engage
in the manufacture of cheese-boxes,
etc, quite extensively this summer.
George Hamilton is very sick with
brain fever.
The young people were invited to
party at John Young's last Monday
evening. They report a pleasant
time.
Mr.. Nelson, of the National Gar
ment Cutter force, and Miss Amanda
Elliot were in town last week.
There is considerable excitement and
wire pulling over the election of our
local officers, especially that of town
clerk.
Some of the farmers in the southern
and western parts of town are hauling
spoke timber to Esdaile.
Mrs. John Watson presented her
husband with an heir to his estate
last Saturday night.
w. II. Rowley has sold his personal
property and bought the right of
three counties in the National Gar
ment Cutter. The counties are loca-
ted in Iowa.
Thieves are abroad among us.
Last week the school house in district
No. was entered at night and a
shawl and some other wraps belong
ing to the teacher, together with some
tools left by workman were stolen.
The house just opposite, belonging
to S. Vanortwick, was entered the
same night and locked trunks contain
ing his wife's clothes were opened and
emptied. Saturday night a new har-
ness belonging to Ed. Alexander was
taken from the barn and the rings
cut from harness belonging to VIII
Alexander.
The people whose property was
stolen went to Ellsworth Sunday and
got the sheriff and search warrants
for three houses near Deckersviile.
Meantime band of about 30 armed
men were keeping watch on the move
ments of the suspected parties.
While watching at the house of one of
the number named Butler they fancied
they heard the harness being moved
and nailed in a box. The owner
identified the sound of a bell
the only one which the thief had
neglected to remove when he took the
harness. They wished to enter the
house at once, but the sheriff would
not allow them to do so, and the PEG.
pie within, discovering that they
were being watched, darkened the
windows. They then heard the boxes
being opened, but the sheriff would
not allow them to enter till daylight.
In the morning Butler refused them
admittance, and when they went in
without his permission threatened to
defend himself with a knife which he
held in his hand. He was arrested,
but the searchers failed to find any of
the stolen articles, they probably
having been removed during the night
after the sheriff had taken the men
away from the house. The warrant
was read, but while they were search
ing Butler left the house and ran
down the road to the two other sus-
pected houses. When the men arrived
soon after they were courteously
invited to enter and search. Search,
however, failed to bring any of the
missing articles to light, one of the
suspected men remarking, "BOys, we
were too sharp for you this time. "
The party unwillingly returned home.
Monday afternoon, however, three
young men, Charlie and Sherm Rice
and Eddie Campbell, concluded to try
quiet search by themselves. They
went to the Butler house and carefully
followed to its termination every
track leading away from the house;
at last they found mound of snow
which upon investigation proved to be
covering the missing articles, of
which they brought home as many as
they could carry. That night large
number of armed men placed a guard
in the woods around the house of the
man Butler, who, hearing some noise,
tried to escape. lie ran by two of the
guards, but was caught by ID. White
and two others with whom he consent
ed to go peaceably, as he was afi aid of
rough treatment if the whole crowd
got hold of him. Afterward his two
sons we're arrested. One of them
drew a pistol which he cooked and
raised, but S. Groot had him covered
and forced him to give up his arms.
They were taken to Ellsworth. But
for the thaw the hidden articles
might not have been found, the melt
ing of the snow around a buffalo robe
fisrt leading to their discovery.
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