River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-04-01

The First National Bau. of Wsp eton
closed its doors on March 2sJh. Tue diff
Guilty is sail to have resulted from advan-
ces msde the Wahpeton Mil ana Elevator
company. On the morning of the 18th
cashier Hayward declined to accept depos-
lts which we're offered. saying the bank
could not meet its obligations. He says
that ia time all creditors and depoSitors
cab be pald, but 20 do 50 they VIII have TO
realize un all their securities aud assess the
stockholders S2O,0U besides. Duihsm a
johnson. Of Minneapolis, have had Hav-
ward arrested for falling To remit $50
collection he had made. As the result of
the bank failure, Keller q GOodbue. general
store closed aud the " APPLETON Mill and
Elevator property being attached also sus-
pended business
Among the combinations by the Senate
on the 18th were the following:
: Register Of Land Offices George w.
WarIer, Tracy, MINI: William smith,
Z Crookston, Mimi. Ralph n. Marble,
/ Duluth MINI Receivers OF Public
MOneys-August Peterson, Worthiugton,
/ MINI Philip X. Wiser, Tracy, Mimi.
I Surveyor general Of Nebraska and iowa,
jonathan F. Gardner. Agent for the
+ Indians Of the Omaha and WinnebagO
I agencies Charles Ii. Potter. Posimasters
r &. West Terry, Iowa; William T..
( Smith, scalOosa, Iowa: James =. NogU
7 I.emars. Iowa: = W. Hobbs. storm Lake,
+ Iowa; David W. Bossert, jefferson, Iowa +;
I A. X. Weber, Abba, Iowa.
( Commissioner Sparks has decided to
reverse his ruling, by which he had refused
to order surveys until settlements are
made. Surveyor General Taylor Of
Dakota visited Sparks and added
arguments to show the Ill effects Of the
decision upon unsurveyed sections, where
.,l.f
I make their homestead entries aud the
impOssibIiity II making settlements with
cut surveys. The result was that the
commissioner decided TO reverse his
rulings, and permit the surveys TO 20 Tor
ward whenever there is information from
reliable sources that there is sufficient
demand by actual settlers to warrant the
survey. He authorized Surveyor General
Taylor to make a survey of some thirty
{ two townships in Western Dakota, which
{ he had applied for the right to make some
months ago, but had been refused under
/ former rulings.
/ The Grand Army Of Dakota held its
annual meeting at WATERFOWL on the 24th
I aud 18th. A resolution was adapted ask
/ ing the legislature to make an appropria
\ ton for soldiers home The following
committee was appointed to look after the
7 matter. First district. s. NJ Booth:
second. ID. 81. Gross Yanktnn; third, G.
/ 4. Cement, Fargo: Fourth. y f. Campbell
I Sioux Falls; fifth, 4. {. MellettP, "a at.r
town: sixth, W. +. Bentley, bismarck
Committee at large on home: J. +.
Bennett. chairman; 3 +. Payne, Gen. J.
Il Dennis. jamestown was selected as the
place for the next annual meeting. hut
another meeting will be held at Mitchell
I ia June when the soldiers and sailors
reunion occurs.
I The Bank of North Minneapolis closed its
doors on the 26th. 1t was organized about
Z four years ago under the State law and was
owned at tire time Of the failure by VIM
/ FarnswOrth and Jacob Rauen. The capital
stock was $1,000 and the failure was due
/ TO FaTnswoT speruiatiOns in wheat. De
pOSitOrs are not likely 70 receive much.
/ Jacob Hoffman, owner of the Touring
mill at Eiba. WinOna county, Mimi, was
drowned with his son, aged IS years. on
March 9th The wheel Of the mill became
clogs ed aud they went down into the pit
T ID repair the difficulty, when the gate
opened and the water rushed ia and drown
ed them.
/ George POwnan a teamster at south
saltwater was found IN dying condition
7 in his barn on the morning Of March 2Sth
from shot in his head. II died a few
I hours later. The murder theory is raised
but the indications point to suicide.
+ Miss Clara A. Root. teacher in the
F public schools at Valley City. D. T..
E committed suicide on the 26th, by taxing
carholIc acid. She was sister OF Herbert
Root, President of the Farmers Merchants
National bank a. that place.
: The daily Argus at Fargo, j. T., burned
cut at A. NJ. on the 3i h. But very lutte
was saved from the building. The loss was
$4,000 aud Insurance $ 1U1 The Paper
continued without missing publication
The largest part Of the business houses
. in Glendive. Mont, were destroyed 10y fire
on the oath of March. TIE los, was
/ $4,000 and insurance about $1,000. The
/ tire was incendiary.
/ John Nelson, the Vice President OF the
I First National bank at Whapetou, d. T.,
( had q general store which he has turned
over 70 his creditors owing tothe failure Of
the bank.
4 At4 O'Clock on the morning Of March
2sth, fire was discovered ia the Northern
Z Pacific railroad shops a. BraiDerd, MINI.
I The shops are very large and IN two se>-
tious. one section being wooden and erect
I Ell by Jay Cooke when the roai first began
aud The other brick and stone erected by