River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-09-09

caSn premiums Will amount 10 erbtbs a q
Hill has offered special premiums for
blooded stock.
About $500 worth of clothing and S17 in
cash were taken out of John Albert's store
at New Ulm, MINI. The thieves entered
the store in the front door. Bingham
Bros safe was blown open and 81 taken
from the safe. Peter ScheTer's safe was
also blown open, but it contaired no mon
ey. This is the third time in two years
that the safes of Scherer and Bingham
Bros. have been blown open.
At Owatonna, Mimi, and vicinity con-
siderable threshing has been done. The
wheat in the eastern part of the county is
smaller than usual, but in the county at
large the yield is larger and the wheat
heavier than for number Of years. Re-
ports indicate that the wheat throughout
will averaoe fifteen bushels TO the acre
and will 60 zty-two pounds to the bushel.
Supt. J. II. Lakey of Wabashaw, MINI.
by building a dam from the Minnesota
shore to the lower side of the pontoon
drawbridge of the Milwaukee road at
Reeds Landing, has succeeded in giving
sufficient depth of water at the draw for
the largest boats. Where there was but a
few inches of water there is .now a depth
of some thirty feet.
The Dakota territorial fair opened ct
Huron on the 9th when there were already
en- the secretary's books entries of 400 cat
tie, 100 sheep, the same ofhogs and 100 head
of fancy horses. A freight train from the
West Saturday afternoon brought fourteen
cars of stock for the fair. The list for the
races is full. Ia all classes the entries are
double those OF last year.
The Minnesota State Fair closed at st.
Paul, on the 4th The attendance during
the weel; was $1,000 which, considering
that there was considerable rain, was fair.
The display was excellent and in the
stock line surpassed any thing before seen
in the Northwest.
The Republicans of the 9th district of
Wisconsin, at Berlin, Sept. l, nominated
c. B. Clarke OF Neenah TO succeed Con
gresham Guenther, on the first ballot,
Clarke 32, Guenther %. IL is alleged this
was brought about by "A secret compact
and great excitement prevails.
At Brainerd, Mimi, at the competitive
examination for West Point cadetship
the successful competitor was Harry How
ard of Sank Center. Edgar EngeTard OF
Battle Lake was chosen alternate. Mr.
Howard will succeed to the vacancy that
occurs in June, 1887.
The third and fourth Minnesota regiments
held a reunion at St. Paul, Sept. l. Gen.
John A. Logan was present at an evening
meeting at Market Hall and spoke in elo-
quent and impassioned terms.
Winona, Mimi, felt the sensations Of the
earthquake Aug. II and persons attending
a public meeting fed from the hail. in the
belief that the building was about to fall
down.
The prisoners in the city prison at Red
Wing, Mimi, attempted to break odt dur
ing the storm Saturday evening by dig
giDg through the roof. They were appre-
hended before they had escaped, and lodged
in cells.
1t is reported, unoflicially, that Lieut..
John F. McBlain, of the Ninth cavalry, was
acquitted by the Cheyenne court martial
of having obtained a divorce from his wife
by means unbecoming an officer and a
gentleman
At Milwaukee, Wis, Robert A. Todd,
aged -, prominent builder was viciously
assaulted by an insane son named Robert,
eyed Is, and so b dly injured internally
that his recovery is doubtful.
J. j. Cavanaugh, who has been treasurer
of Grand Forks, OAK, since its organiza
tion as village, died on the 9th. He 10
Gated there in 1871 aud had always been
one OF the foremost citizens
The seventh annual fair of the Southern
Minnesota associations bagias Sept. l3,
closing on the 18th, at Rochester, Oimsted
Co. Over $4,000 are offered in premiums
and purses.
A tramp who has been frightening
women near 81. Peter, Mimi, was captured
by William Sohn, locked in a granery,
given a good breakfast and thea horse
whipped out of town.
Z. f. Kirkpatrick, ex-bankor of Agency,
Iowa, was sentenced to two years and a
half in the penitentiary for robbery of the
safe of A. E. Wuesterman, occupying the
same building.
Henry Ruhberg, an old timer of Kasson,
Mimi, dropped dead in the street, the re-
suit of pistol-shot wound inflicted by
himse last November in an attempt at
suicide.
Henry Meiger, near Red Wing, Mimi,
was struck By lightning, the bolt striking
him in Il 9 head and running the whole
length of his body. He is not expected to
live.
AT Eau Claire, DIR. II. S. Curtiss, through
his attorney, has filed an action against
the city for So ZOO for injuries alleged TO
have been sustained by defective side
walk.
A son of Mr.. Fitzner, living near Win
stead Lake, Mimi, was thrown from his
wagon on a pile of fence posts, and fatally
hurt, the team becoming unmanageable.
Mrs. L. E. Bailey, of New York city, is
on a lecturing tour through Dakota terri
tory under the auspices Of tue National
Christian Temperance Union.
A banking firm of Holland has recently
purchased 10000 acres of land in Chippewa
county, Mimi, and will put up holdings
aud other improvements.
Sept ?, the flow from the spouting well
Rad decreased one-third and the hydraulic
engineers had plans to control the well and
probably close it permanently.
H.. Beverage and +. f. Burridge reg
istered at the Queens hotel, Winnipeg, and
amused themselves by firing their revo.-
vers in the dining room.
Judge Mcconnell, at Fargo, has ruled
that only railroad property in actual use
for railroad purposes is exempt from
taxation.
| Fire at Donnelson, Iowa, destroyed the
agricultural warehouse OF George Armk-
meet and two small dwellings. The loss is
estimated at $1,000.
! Christian Campbell, son Of Peter Camp
bell large merchant at Watertown, Mimi,
/ aged seventeen years, was killed instantly
/ by lightning.
4 , Charles Tiff, sneak thief at Silver Bow,
Mont, was dragged through creek with a
rope around his neck and then arranged
/ before a justice.
/ Edgar l.. Huston, who escaped from the
/ Deer Lodge, Mont, penitentiary, was re-
captured after he had crawled eight miles
| on his hands and knees.
Burglars went through the house of Gov.
/ Hauser at Helena, Mont, and got away
with his pocketbook and $500.
The steam thresher of Lefelt Bros. was
burned near Winstead Lake, Mimi, will
three large grain stacks.
Shosbone Indians are reported to have
killed 800 elk, in the Big Horn mountains
simply for their hides.
Ames Forbes, stockman and owner Of
fine horses, died at Worthington, MINI, Of
heart disease.
A small band of Piegans are on horse
stealing raid in Montana.
Electric lights were lit for the first time
at Huron, OAK, Sept. T.
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