River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-10-14

appropriated aquantity of valuables, con-
sisting OF clothing, shotguns, rifles and
revolYers, worth about 500, belonging to
guests of the hotel, and ran away with
them. They also stole a skif belonging to
a ferrvman AMI started down the Yellow
stone river. The boat was found near the
river bank full of water, with hole in the
bottom and some of the missing articles in
it. It is thought the two boys were
drowned, as the Yellow stone is a very
treacherous stream aud the boys were
TOTALLY unacquainted with it.
Near Anaconda, Montana, an iucendiary
fire destroyed $4,000 cords of wood and a
mile of Williams flume between Anaconda
and Silver Bow Junction. The water had
been turned off, and the wood and fiume,
being dry, burned fiercely. The loss is
fully $4,000; half insured. The wood was
for the Colorado Smelter company, to which
the loss is a great embarrassment. There
has been bad blood over the right of way
ever since the hume was built year ago,
and one man was killed over the affair.
The incendiarism is traced to this cause.
r. W. Sanford, "Red Ray" WAC killed
Hugh Dolan, at Brainerl, was taken to
that place from St. Paul, Monday, TO plead
to the indictment against him. He pre-
scented TO the court a letter of extenuation
stating that public sentiment was too
much against him at Braiuerd, to permit
a fair trial; that he had no means to pro-
cure an attorney, and was waiting TO hear
from his brother in Texas, and desired the
case TO 60 over. The request was refused
and an attorney appointed for him.
At Madison, Wis, Rev. Charles G. Ster-
ling, son of the late vice president, John w.
Sterling, of the state university, and him
self graduate of that institution, was
married TO Miss Lulu NJ. Fisher The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. W. A
McAfee. in the presence of Il large audi
ence. The groom was recently ordained a
1 Presbyterian minister, and had gone to
I Northwestern Dakota to do missionary
work among the Sioux,
| At Deadwood, Oak, on the 9Th, a box of
/ thirty pounds OF giant powder exploded in
/ the 800 level of the Caledonia mine, killing
/ four men and injuring five or six others
I The bodies of the killed were blown to
pieces and the remains were taken out in
\ barrels. The five men had gone to sleep on
/ a box used for powder, when IA spark from
one of the mems pipes fell among the
/ scraps.
Prairie fires are destroying considerable
property in Clay Co. Mimi. Ia Hawley and
/ SlTee townships many losses are reported.
/ The country between Moorhead and Bar
neSville is burned over. Large quantities
of hay and some wheat stacks were de-
stroyed The Red river Is almost dry, and
/ il is proposed to dam it below Moorhead
4 and Fargo, and thus secnre a supply of
water for the winter.
The following Northwestern banks have
been approved as reserve agents by the
controller OF the currency in the North
western states: Wisconsin, Ashland, Ash
land National bank; First National Bank
/ of Milwaukee, Wis; Lake Geneva, First
/ National bank. Winona, See
and National bank.
On the 18th, across the river from Vino
ma, Mimi, the farm house of Andrew Car
hart, on Trempealeau prairie with two
barns, containing sixty tons OF hay,
/ a large quantity of bay, and five
hogs, were destroyed by fire. Mr..
CaThert carried small insurance, and his
loss will be heavy. The house was very
good one ana costly.
AS an east-bound passenger train APP
preached bridge twenty miles west o.
Canton, OAK, the bridge was discovered to
be on fire. The train was stopped in time
to save all except the engine, which went
down. The engineer and fireman saved
themselves by jumping. The burning OF
the bridge was caused 10y prairie fire.
In the Delaney, Wis, district, Congress
man Guenther of Oshkosh, accepts the peo-
ple's cali to become a candidate for con
gress, responsive TO a request numerously
signed by Republicans and Democrats
alike. This Is the first instance in the state
where man has run for congress outsid,
Of his own district
DR.. barrow, superintendent of the Dako
ia territorial board of health, has issued
orders to Immediately kill all animals il
Morton and Oliver counties sick with
pleuro-pneumonia and burn their bodies
also % keep all suspected animals in quar-
antine.
At Spearfsh, Oak, on the llth, fire broke
out in BlackwelPs saloon from defective
chimney, and the town being without wa
ter or fire apparatus the loss reached So
coo worth of property, upon which the
total insurance was $4,000.
In the C ase Of Woods, convicted of mur
der at Fort Buford and sentenced to hang
July 33 and respited TO Oct. 20, the supreme
court grants a bill of exceptions, and he
will get a new trial. Public sympathy i:
with Woods.
The Minnesota supreme court has d.
cided the great King Remington suit in fa
vOr of Col. VIM. S. King, of Minneapolis
This will give Col. King property valued
at q million and half.
3 At Sioux city, Ia, Arensdorf has beer
held in $4,000 bail for the murder OF Had
dock and $4,000 bail for conspiracy. Al
the other parties were held in 5000. Al
but one, Lang, gave bail.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, policeman Jot
Bonner was shot in the face and probably
fatally wounded by a bury tramp he wa
trying to arrest. The tramp was arrested
Safe crackers blew open Stanley's SAT-
at Chippewa City, Wis, rfling it OF s16O
The supposed robbers were tracked t
Eau Clare.
The A. o. U. W. of Dakota will have
large meeting in Huron Oct. % chiefly t,
get a seperate jurisdiction from Mime
sofa.