River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-06-17
EoRrHM EsTERN NEWS.

destructive wind and thunderstorm
visited Crookston on the evening of the
lith, and for fifteen minutes made a
mighty havoc The Germania House, the
CroOkston House, the Catholic church, Nc
Kinnon Bros agricultural warehouse, sew
eral stables and small buildings were de
stroyed. The track of the storm was from
southwest to northwest. The people gen
orally took refuge in their cellars. At the
Germania House, which was completely
though 10 is thought none of them fatally.
The electric light system was destroyed
and trees upTooted ali over the town.
At Valley City, d. T., the tornado of the
18th struck the town, and for twenty min
utes the whole population remained in
their cellars. Some damage was done to
buildings, but nothing very serious. At
Grand Forks the North Dakota mill was
struck by lightning, and damaged. At
jamestown and Darlington bail damaged
window glass to considerable extent. The
rain was quite general in that portion of
the territory and was very beneficial TO the
crops.
The city of Vancouver situated at the
Pacific end of the Canadian Pacific railway,
is in ashes. Not half dozen of houses re
main out of 800, and worst of all, there is
a large loss of life. Ten bodies have thus
far been reccyered, and number of per
sous are missing and are supposed 70 have
peIished. One short hour did the whole
work The property saved is Insignificant,
consisting of only two planning mills.
he loss is estimated at sl,000,o00,
with only &c. 600 insurance. A thousand
men are at work cleaning up the debris for
the railroad company. Many men lost their
all, but are determined to start IN again.
The property loss falls directly on the pio-
nesr 'ement of the new city. The fire be-
gan from fires on railroad land set 10y an
engine and a stiff wind blew IL into the
Git5
, The Storm MONDAY afternoon did consid-
cradle damage st MontevideO. Borthington
and Bird Island, Mimi, damaging houses,
barns. outbuildings and trees. but no In
( jury to persons is reported. At Salem and
( Montrose, OAK. a tornado Saturday even
ins, did some mischief. AT Montrose the
school house and several barns were blown
to pieces and chit,lneys swept off from
houses. At Salem the canvass OF the Great
Eastern circus was torn into shreds.
at che session of the Episcopal Diocesan
Council, at Minneapolis, Rev. NJ. n. Gil
bert, Rector of Christ's Church, st. Paul
was on the 4th. ballot elected assistant
! Bishop, With the salary of 5000. Mr.. Oil
bert is y years OF age and graduated from
the Seabury divinity school at Farbault
/ in ls7s Delegates were elected TO the gen
eral convention 10 be held at Chicago beTt
/ October.
/ Near st. Andrews, d. T., a farmeF be
came jealous of his hired man but his wife
would not allow him to be discharged.
Thsregpon the farmer called in some neigh
bors aud after they had imbibed jug of
liquor, a rope wac PIT around the mans
neck and he was strung ~, the intention
being to brighten him, but he hung too
long and vas dead when let down.
. meeting of Minnesota Democratic pol
iticians was held in St. Paul on the 10th. 1t
was composed exclusively of those whs are
opposed to what isl sty Ied the Kelly Doran
regime As the result a call sFss ordered
for a mass Rleetipg 10 be held at st. Paul
Julyl
The house of ID. H. HOustoH &c HEnter
Cass county, ID. T., wasccycloned on the
night OF the 18th. Nine persons were in
the house. One was killed, Christopher
Jlhnscn and all the rest were more or less
injured.
a hot wave touched the northwest Mon
day. At La Crosse the record was % to
lO4, with several sunstrokes. At the Madi-
son observatory, il was reported 81 in the
shade, the highest register since August
1881.
The Mower county ban-E ct Austin,
Mimi, failed on the 18TH. The Liabilities
are over 100000. Ii is not known bow
much can be realized from the assets.
stuscatiLe, lows, had the largest fire
ever known shs.e on the 18th. The mill
and lumber of the NuscS2tine Lumber
company burned. Loss sb5,OOO.
President Chaplin of BelQit, Wis, Col
lege has resigned and Rsy. +. 5. Eaton, Of
Oak Park, Ill, (class of -, Beloit college)
appointed his successor.
Oconto, Wis, had q serious fire on the
lztu, turning Touring mill, single mill,
6 Dumper ef ss.s So several residences.
I Loss $4,000.
A break in the dam at Lanesooro, Nint,,
/ has compelled two Touring mills and the
! Creamery to suspend operations for time
I.W. Eeeiey, formerly deputy Postmss-
ter at shRkoPee, Mum. her teen arrested
/ for a defalcation Il SOS.
Hon. Geo. \. Allen, of Erie, Pa, will
soon succeed Hon. Geo. Rice, of Flandreau,
resixae.., As attorney general Of Dakota.
Taylors Fails ns,: rs first log jana Mon
dsv, from hundred 70 q hundred and
/ ferty million feet being blocked.
TIC. Emsley, president Of the city bank
a