River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-02
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koRTHW ESTEEM EEWs
The snow storm which set in on the 10th
covered the states of Minne.ota, Wisconsin
ard Iowa with several inches Of snow, and
with a strong wind from the Northwest a
/ blizzard prevailed. The storm continued
on the 18th, rnd railroad trains were inn
1 peded ana ia some instances detained IN
/ snow drifts. From Southern Dakota the
storm is reported as the most severe for
several seasons. The depth OF snow varies
from three 10 six inches IN different local.
ties
James c. Miller, aged %, brother of
General Monager Roswell Miller of the
Milwaukee road, was killed in the Union
depot, St Paul, thanksgiving afternoon.
In company with friend, Mr.. Miller
attempted TO jump upon short line train
for Minneapolis, after it was in motion;
both missed their footing and fell upon the
platform, Miller rolling under the wheels
being crushed TO death instantly. Mr..
Miller was cashier of the North Mime
apolis Bank.
Washington telegram, 10th Gov, Pierce of
Dakota is here in the interests of the terri
tory, and is directing his attention more
especially to securing S3O0l due Dakota
from the federal government toward pay
ing the expenses of the census He will
leave tomorrow for Western New York TO
visit relatives, and will then proceed to
Chicago, " mere he Will take his Thanks
giving dinner with his parents.
At Montgomery, Mimi, at n Thauks-
giving dance fight took place between
Bohemians and Irish, i'll which clubs,
knives, revolvsrs and other weapons were
freely useG. Several were seriously in
3 a IL
Considerable bad feeling exists and further
trouble is anticipated.
Al Austin, Mimi, last week the engineers
decided upon the location of TIE new
Milwaukee r. r.. shops at that place.
Work on the foundation OF the main
machine shop 20jxl5O feet, commenced
Monday morning. The contract calls for
the completion OF the shops next July.
At Brainerd, Mimi, a meeting has been
held to organize tobOgan club, and the
preliminary steps were taken. The inten-
tion is to organize on an even larger scale
than last ear Participation in the st.
Paul carnival is one of the primary objects,
and a handsome uniform is pert of the
equipments intended.
Parties from the upper Chippewa report
the ieplenishment OF snow Sunday just
sufficient in quantity to make excellent
roads. The snow covers an icy durable
| foundation constructed artihcally by the
/ sprinkling process. Lrggers ara now
/ generally satisfied over the futu-e outlook.
/ young man named Bryant, while pre-
pairing to blast a rock at Chattanooga,
Tenn, found that his dynamite was frozen.
To thaw il out, he placed it in the fire, when
il exploded. Both OF his legs were torn off,
and hs was otherwise so badly il. jured that
/ he died in "A short time.
Bishop Whipple has presented Thomas
/ Little, the engineer Of the passenger train
medal, as his personal tribute TO the
| engineer fer his heTOism in saving the
| lives ofpassengers. The medal was struck
at Philadelphia Mint.
| The schooner Lem Ellsworth is ashore at
/ Carlton island, New York. A large tug
/ hes tried unsuccessfuliy TO release her.
/ Charles A. Voerce, one OF the crew, was
caught TO the tow line and killed. The yes
! sci has on board $4,000 bushels of corn for
/ OS3ensburg.
! At Window, Mimi, the first session of a
| Farmers Institute, ever held there or in
/ that section Of the state took place, being
conducted by o. @. Gregg and c. H..
1 smith There was large attendance OF
]
profit,
NV Seevey removing from Illinois to
Wright County, Iowa, was suffocated il
/ the freight car In which he WAS riding with
/ hs goods on the Milwaukee II r., the in
terror of the car taking fire from his Ian
4 tern,
AT Duluth Thanksgiving day Nj. May
4 field, attempting to jump on board run
ming train sustained injuries requiring the
/ amputstion Of limb, and died turing the
operation. He was % years OF age and I'M
married.
James Stewart, of Lancaster, Wis, a
/ grading contractor, was killed near Madi
son. by his carriage oveturniug, and throw
1 ing him down an enbankmeDt.
/ A Sioux City saloonkeeper named
Brennan was fined 1900 and sentenc to
three rronths' impris onment for violating
a writ of injunction.
! The c. Nj g. St. p. r. r., have settled
about half the claims growing out of the
/ Rio disaster. 1t is known that $1,000, was
I paid in some cases.
A telegram from River Falls, Owls, Of
Nov. 20, Says: Congressman Price is
/ feeling much better and says he is going
to live"
| It is reported that seven Indians, with
/ Big THUNDER, the Crow chief, were drowned
while crossing the Missouri river near Bis
marck.
| It is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that Gov.
/ Mellette, OF the state Of Dakota, will con
vene the state legislature Dec. %, at
| Huron.
Two hunters who have been camping
near Volga, Oak, cannot be found. It is
supposed they were drowned in one Of the
lakes.
/ I The powder mills ct Platteville, Wis,
blew up Wednesday night, exploding l2,-
600 pounds of powder. No one was hurt.
All efforts TO fluid Scott, the Bismarck
stage driver supposed to be lost in the
blizzard of Monday, have proved futile.
The resignation OF Gov. Pierce Of
Dakota will probably be accepted about
January lst.
By collision near Lacey. Ia, fireman
Rauke, OF MarshslltoNr, was ALMOST
Instantly killed
Hon. NJ II. Dunnell and wife Of Ovation
ma, has gone to Washington for tbs win
ter.