River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-01-21
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were confirmed by the senate on the 18th.
George n. Baxter, United States attorney
for Minnesota; Nathan C.. Harris, MissiS-
sippi, register of the land office at Aberdeen,
OAK Postmasters-A. w Weisbred Osh-
kOsh, Wis; Joseph Osthelder, Shehoygan
Falls, Wis; J. S Some, Evansville, Wis !,
Harvey NJ Drawn, Columbus. Wis; Curtis
A. Reed Menasha, Wis, Adolph Penueng,
ManitOwoc, Wis: r. 7. Hitchcock, Tomah,
Wis; Evan Decastle, Depere, Wis; IL. \.
Cronkrite, Clinton, Wis; William Brown,
Lake Geneva, Wis; III >. Howell, Water
town, Wis; Nelson Bruett, jefferson. Wis.
A. L. Cramer, Avoca, Iowa; T.. Thayer,
Clinton, Iowa; i. Sheldon, Ames, iowa; Z.
ID. Minich, Nillisia, Iowa; Charles c Bron-
son, Manchester iowa; j. W Sherman,
OsceOla. Iowa; 7. II. Edwards, Waterloo,
Iowa; A. d. Tinsley, SIbley, Iowa, Francis
Baasen, New Ulm, MINI. Charles J. Strunk,
Shakopee Mimi; John r. Parsball, Fart
hault, Mimi; b. +. Mccall, Moorheed,
MINI.
President Cleveland granted an audience
Of over an hours length ON the 10Th, to n
delegation from Dakota Che South Da-
kota Senators Edgerton and Moody, with
South Dakota Coy Meliette, delegate Gift
ford, editor John II. Drake of Aber-
deem, Senator Harrison of Ind, and
representative kanouse composed the
party. Senator EdgertCn was the
spokesman and delivered carefully pre-
pared address urging the division and
admission of the territory on the basis OF
the Huron legislation. which sent him there
The president stated that he would give the
matter careful consideration and do what
he thought was right. The delegation was
favorably impressed 10y the presidents ut
terances.
Senator Elgerton OF the state of South
Dakota says he has called upon Assistant
Secretary jerks about the suspension of
patents by Gen. Sparks, and that Mr.
Jerks said that il these cases would be
appealed be would rule that there must be
first an examination by local land Office
before there be an arbitrary suspension.
IL is evident the secretary OF the interior
intends to modify to some extent the order
relative to suspension. Gen. Sparks in
reference to hostile criticism, provoked by
is rulings against the Northern PaCiiic's
claim of a land grant from Columbia to
Puget Sound, that il was good law, as
certain as two and two make four.
Delegate Clifford and. Representative Fred
erick went before the House committee
Wednesday in support of their bill relating
TO the admission OF Dakota. Congressman
Springer says that the committee will re-
port the bill favorahly unless there should
be a Democratic caucus upon it. in which
case the report would be adverse; but there
viii probably not be a caucus.
Senator Voorhees, hill provides for the
admission Of Montana in the union Of states
with one representative III congress, until
the next general census.
d. Z. Swan, who as local treasurer Of
the Northern Pacific r. r., embezzled
between thirty and forty thousand dollars,
has been pardoned by Gov. Hubbard He
years imprisonment and bad served one
year when pard0ned He was in poor
health when sentenced and physicians
certified that he could not live month IN
confinement and but short time any way.
New Richmond, Wisconsin, had a serious
fire on Sunday morning The fire broke
out at midnight IN Oscar n. Browns store,
aud burned that and J. A. Sabin's grocery,
aud Todd's iewelry store. The post office
was IN sabin's store but the contents were
mostly saved. Judge Lambin was injured
by falling wall and James Barry was
hunt by falling from building.
On the evening Of the 10th, a portion Of a
skating rink roof at Owatonna, Mimi,
fell in owing to the weight Of snow
Most of the skaters were in the center of
the room and escaped, but one young
gentleman and lady were considerably in
jured.
Senator Voorhees, having introduced bills
tories, there Is row talk of compromise
between Republicans and Democrats 10y
dividing Dakota and admitting South Da-
kota and the other two territories also.
HI. Dousman, the well known million
aire. died at his home in Prairie du Chen,
Wis, on the 18th. He was 81 years old and
leaves wife and five children, the eldest
- years old.
A bill has been introduced in the Senat'
granting the right of way through the Dew
lis Lake Indian reservation in Dakota, to
the jamestown & Northern railroad com
pany.
In the libel suit at Moorehead Mimi, Of
Larabee against the Minneapolis Tribune,
the jury rendered a verdict against the
paper of s., $50.
The Rank Of Devils Lake, d.. T., failed TO
open for business on the 18th. The capital
was $4,000 aud there Is due deposit0rs
S93 coo. They are mostly farmers who de-
dosited with the bank because it opposed
the Miles Association and favored an
independent elevator.
Devils Lake, d. T., is going TO send a
block of ice to form the corner block Of the
arch to the main entrance to the st. Paul
Ice Palace
Secretary Lamar has accepted the offer OF
the Gull River Lumber company TO pay for
the timber cut from government land.
The territorial board of agriculture, in
session at Aberdeen, d. r. has decided to
hold the next territorial fair at Huron