River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-21
soRrBu EsTERr NEWS,

At Chippewa Falls, Wis, on the 18th,
Albert Swt fiishoffer and Mathes Wallasch
who were found guilty of the murder of
Peter Bowie, were sentenced by Judge
ClOugh TO Waupun to seven years i'm
prisonmeut. The murder occurred last
June in the town Of lilden, at q social par
". The murder man started home with
young lady, hich seemed to excite the
wrath of Swt I'll 'ffer, who, accompanied
by Wallasch, started in pursuit. Over
taking the man and woman, they com
menced eu assault upon the former, beat
ing him with club until he was dead
The assault was entirely unprovoked and
helped on by drink.
The great hurricane which began on the
14th and has just passed over England and
Ireland, was accompanied by the heaviest
rain storm within memory. Along the
south and west coasts of England and Ire
land, the gale and flood caused many
wrecks and a considerable loss of life,
many small vessels were lost and in soms
instances all on board were drowned. Re
ports of bridges and buildings swept away
are numerous and railway traffic was in
terrupted.
Indians set fire to the tamarac forests
which commence about thirty miles north
of st. Hillaire and run up into Manitoba.
They evidently started the fire to drive the
moose ana elk further north, as they have
been hunting great deal at this end of the
woods. In one Indian camp visited ten
moose and several bears were found. The
nre started in range 43, township 1871, and
went north. The timber is the property of
the state.
Some excitement prevails in the town of
Clear Greek, twelve miles northwest OF
Eau Claire, over the discovery of piece of
nearly pure copper which weighs 200
pounds. The metal was found along
rocky ledge on the Bates farm, which IL is
believed contains copper in paying quanti-
ties. The lump was sold here for six cents
per pound.
The ludian women of the Lower Brule
agency have a sewing circle, which meets
every week. They have made articles of
different kinds, which have been sold, and
during the past year they have realized
500 for their labor, which has gone toward
the purchase of a bell for their new church,
now being built at st. Adams.
At Brainerd, MINI, the grand jury
found an indictment against Myron Dav-
EXPORT for murder in the second degree
for XII ling the elder Policy. The case of
the son also killed, is sill under advise
ment The finding will probably lberate
Mrs. Davenport who was being held for
that crime.
The proprietor Of the Parker hotel at
Sank Center, MINI, was arrested for
breaking into A. J. Snith's warehouse.
He was caught in the act, taken brfore the
justice, pleaded guilty, and was bound
over to court in $500 bonds, and failing to
put up the security was taken to 81
Cloud.
l.. c. Wilmarth q banker at Ashland,
Wis, was robbed in his office at ten O'Clock
in the forenoon on the l4th. Two men
entered the bank and placing Two revol-
vers at Mr.. Wilmarth's head thrust him
into the open vsuit and locked him in.
They then took "a 900 and decamped.
The Thompson house, at New Richmond,
Wis, burned on the 14th. Loss $4,000.
Judge McCann, probate judge of Sully
County d T., is reported TO have gone TO
Canada, leaving his creditors in the lureh.
His Office has been declared vacant and
new appointment made.
The railroad switchmen in ST. Paul and
Minneapolis have gore out on a strike
for higher wages. They ask an increase