River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-01-28

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On the 10Th Thomas f. Heenan, Mimi con
,ul at Odessa; Bartlett Trip, chief justice,
William b. Mcconnell, associate Justice Of
the supreme court Of Dakota. Postmas-
tyrs-N. + Ives. Marion. Iowa; Paul Dow
ill., Greenfield, Iowa; 5. L. Guilds, Allan
tic, Iowa; r ). Brokawa, Mount Vernon,
Iowa. Annie Brenuock, Dunlap, Iowa.
J. Bak, Red Oak, Iowa; L. NJ.
Thomas. WATERFOWL, Dakota; NJ. Z
Sattefy. Bismarck, Dakota: j. ID. Pratt,
Ipswich. Dakota; G.. 4. Haskell. Larimore,
Dakota; Z. W. Carr Woonsocket, Da-
kOta: +. G.. Wharton, Fl eudale, Da ota:
r. B. BrOd. Lisbon. j. tkot W z. Carr,
Sioux Falls, Dakota. j. f. Ryan, Anacon-
da. Mont.
The house committee on territories on
the 18th, heard arguments from Messrs.
Thompson and johnson, two prominent
cirzrns II Dakota, in favor of the adj
mission ~ Ito entire Territory Of Dakota
as a state uud against division. They
said the interests of the entire territory
were identical. and that the states
resources should be kept tuge Their They
cannot think that the northern portion OF
state shou Il cut of Dir. Johnson said the
morn b and south division was a political
scheme gotten up 10y Judge Moody 70 send
bim~HlfIp the senate. The state ii divided
aC ali. should be- divided from east and
wet, and Jtey claimed that such was the
sentiment Of the people ut Dakota, With
the exception Of Judge Moody and few
others.
The Senate committee has decided favor
ably on the comdl nation OF the following
officers; Col Sheafe register at Water
town, Oak G ". Warner, register At
Tracy. MIMI Capt Marble, register at
Duiuh: William Smith. regis er at Crooks
ton. ID. q. bramhle receiver at " aterIOWn,
OAK NJ d McH,nr,, receiver at Des
MOi.es, and i. X. Ngsser, receiver at
Tracy. Mimi.
A locomotive boiler explr ded in the Mil
waukee & 81. Paul round house at Madison,
Wis. en- the evening of the 22d. killing me
man Instantly, iuiuriug tv o others fatally
ana Sven more considerably ] he engine
had been fired up To 20 out and the valve
y hich allowed the escape Of steam failed
70 work The huilding WAS badly damaged
and the loss Is $500 70 $4,000.
Toe board Of directors Of the Northern
Pacific, have authorized the letting Of the
tuunel, two miles ia length, through che
Cascade mountains, 20 Nelson Bennett of
Dear Lodge Mont. The tunnel viii cost
something under ScuO,Ujl, aud Is to be com
pieted by May, 1888.
3 The Minnesota State Agricultural society
met at the capitol in St. Paul Oh the 26th.
president n. i tiHIke fleil tfetl an AfiifE-s
showing gratifying financial condition
The society was Gus of debt aud had 90
90 worth Of property. Mr.. Clark having
declined the pfcSl ieucy, Horace ". PrGtt,
IF FHrlb ault, Rice county was elected, X.
G. Judson Of Pennington, was reelected
secretary.
The Northern Pacific committee having
charge of the settlement of accounts with
the Oregon Transcoutineutal, have found
Willard system OF bookkeeping, that the
whole affair has been turned over 10 ex-
pert accountants.
Corsett, the cashier Of the DEVILS Lake,
D. T. bank. who was arrested for receiving
deposits when the bank was in a shaky con
dition, has had an examination before n
Justice aud been discharged. Reuben No
bic has been appointed receiver of the
bank.
Congressman Rankin of Wisconsin, died
in Washington at noon on the 24th, after
an Illness OF long duration. For several
weeks he was not expected to live from day
10 day.
The President of the First National bank
Of Lake City, Mimi charges the failure to
the cashier allowing over drafts, one man
being allowed to 0verdraw his account
$4,000.
W r Smiths book store at Fergus Falls,
Mimi, burned during the night Of the 22ud.
The mercury was - below zero and the fire
men suffered badly. Loss 5000.
Two car loads Of cattle were frozen TO
death last week on a blockaded freight
train, on the Iowa & Dakota division Of the
Milwaukee * st. Paul road.
Gov. Larabee Of Iowa, has reinstated
State Auditor Brown, who was forcibly
elected from his Office last March by Gov.
sherman.
Fo1r prisoners broke cut of jail at Alma,
Wis, on the ed, aud ohree OF them were
captured at Wiuona, Mimi. on the 24th.
President Bascom of the Wisconsin State
University announces that he will resign
on the LIST of June, 1851.
Z. W warding Of Plainview, Mimi,
dropped dead Of apoplexy at Fargo, d. T.,
on the I'd.
The city nall at 81. Peter, Mimi, burned
on the 2lst. Loss $500