River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-28


proved a credit Of 8O0OO,OOO francs for Ton
quin.
N0RTHw ESTEEM EEygs.
The committee appointed to distribute
the fund raised for the relief of the cyclone
sufferers at 81. Cloud and Sank Rapids,
Mimi, have reported to GOV. Hubbard.
They received cash contributions to the
amount of s90,lz9.4 and disbursed 81, iSl.-
80 leaving $3.50 IA TO be returned to tue
donors. hey buiitod new houses, repaired.
%, and gave material for constructing %
roore. OF the amount expended SILL
293. - was expended in ST. Cloud
s3o,9i9.03 in Sank Rapids ard g. 2.2o at
Rice's.
The national convention OF the w. c. t.
T., was in session several days at Minnes
apolis, some 800 delegates being present.
The financial and other reports were quite
satisfactory. Miss y lizard was reelected
President by practically unanimous vote.
Warriors propositions were discussed and
the convention was useful and Jealous
one in all its features There were a num-
Der pI resent from England and Canada.
Two freight trains on the Chicago, Mil
waukee 4 St, Paul road collided at Franks
willie, Wis, on the 25th, demolishing both
engines. The wreckage caught fire from
loaded with lumber AMI barley were con
sumed. O1e of the engineers was badly
cut on the head. Loss, 100000.
3 At Wabashaw, Mimi, Patri k Melon
ough, fireman of a freight train going west
on the river division of the Milwaukee,
was killed by falling OFF aud between two
freight cars. His neck was broken and he
had one foot crushed Marlborough lived
at st. Paul where his body was taken.
The report made from Bismarck 10y
Uaited States Land Office to the Commits
sioaer Of Immigration for August shows
954 new filings during the month covering
Al area of l4.},s15 acres and $50 final proofs
/ and cash entries, covering an area OF To-
5u6 acres.
A fatal shooting affair occurred or the
the farm Of T. Coflisld near Kennedy,
Mimi, J. H. Daniels had a row with Cot
field, and son of Daniels went out to whip
the abusive neighbor. During the alter
cation that followed young Daniels was
shot in the head. He died shortly after
wards.
AtEau Claire, Wis, the entire stock of
the Pioneer Lumber company, assigned, has
been purchased by T. W. Harvey & Co, of
Chicago, in iuding about q 000,o00 feet of
lumber besides lath and shingles. They
NAiA So 4 tt+H - - - ~ =
yards.
The st atement of bismarck in relation
TO the Haddock murder at Sioux City, Iowa
substantially corroborates the statement
of Leavitt, charging Arensdorf with the
murder. 4 he officers are on the track of
Others implicated in the murder.
Tho suits against Dilworth and Story,
cattle outfits for ranging cattle on the
( 7rttss a. ior4 have boon gptflpH and
they will lie allowed 10 leave their cattle
there on payment of 80 cents head.
Sanford, alias Red Ray, the rough who
shot and killed a bsrkeeper named Dolap,
at BrRir e~d, MINI, a few weeks ago, has
been Convicted Of murder and sentenced to
/ penitentary for life.
3 First Assistant Postmaster General
Stephenson has been visiting St. Paul, and
was presented ut the Chamber of Com
mere by Pos tInaster Day. His visit was
non-ofsicial.
4 News is just received of the wreck of a
Hudson Bay CO., vessel at Cape Church
4 i'll, laden with supplies for the northern
/ ports OF the company. The loss is SlO0, 900.
4 4 six-year- old son of Charles Fl. Burch, of
/ Faribault, Mimi, while playing in the
street, was run over hv heavily loaded
wagon, and almost instantly killed
The propeller W. L. brown, with car
go of coal, sprung leak and sunk in -
I feet OF water oil Peshtigo, Wis. The crew
escaped in small boat.
A man named Samuel A. Borg attempt
ed suicide Thursday at Fargo, by cutting
his throat. He did not touch the jugular
vein and may recover
Lieut.. Beacon of Fort Shaw has captur-
cd five horse-stealing Piegans and II
horses. aud turned the Indians over to the
civil authorities for trial.
{ DayeuTo rt who was on trial at Brainerd,
Mimi. for killing man named Polly, has
been acquitted on the ground that the
shooting as justlfiable.
County Commissioner W. l. Hanson was
found dead in bis bed at La Moure Oak !,
/ having died from heart Gisease His age
was about forty five.
S. W. Vance, professor of modern Ian
guages in the University Of Dakota, and
Miss Ethel Erskine were married at Ra-
cine, Wis.
There ere 81 savings banks and 50 rri-
vste banks in Iowa, with an aggregate
capital Of s., l34, 943 aud deposits Of st3,
500, 009
Snow fell at Pipestone, MINI, on the
18th and at Aberdeen, Oak, the same day
heavy snow storm continued two hours.
Grand Forks, Oak had a snow storm on
the 21th and heavy snow storm was re
ported west Of Ogden, Utah on the 18th.
strick Ryan of Sioux City, Iowa, was
by being thrown from wagon lie was
driving, the wheels crushing him.
Henry Vein, living near Tower City,
Dak, was crushed to death by a horse fall
ing upon him.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel and i've bust
cess houses at jamestown, Oak. burned.
Los $500.
sharpers are working the Bohemian
cat swindle in the vicinity of Farming.
ton, MINI.
All tbs diseased cattle in Oliver county,
OAK, are dead and buried
Fire destroyed dwelling houses at Sioux
City, Iowa, on the 10Th.
Bishop Ireland OF st. Paul has gone to
Europe.
ne mad not slept for twenIy-four hours,