River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-16
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

James Schwartz of Platteville, who
was married to Mrs. Theresa Bresse three
weeks ago, has been arrested for bigamy,
and is in the county Jail at Lancaster Wis
His wife is also under arrest. IL is charged
that Mrs. Bresee, IA young and handsome
woman, is the lawfully welded wife OF vii
liam Bresee, and that she is therefore guilty
OF bigamy in marrying Swartz. She has an
infant three months old, OF which, il is al
legged, Swartz is the father They win re
main in Jail until the February term of the
circuit court when an exceedingly sensation
al trial viii be had.
Secretary Lamar has directed that
Frank A. Bidwell, of Mitchell, Oak and
George w. Vennum, of jamestown, Oak,
be no longer recognized as attorneys or
agents before the interior department or any
bureau OF office connected Herewith. Their
offense is improper conduct in land cases
before the department
MayOrA a. Ames of Minneapolis, who
is in Washington in the attendance upon the
proposed permanent exhibition, made an
address at the meeting aud was elected one
OF the vice presidents of the organization.
Congressman Wakefield was present as a
delegate from Minnesota
After the issuance of Gov. Hubbard ;
proclamation declaring the county seat of
Traverse county changed from Browns
Valley TO Wheaton, 100 men from Wheaton
appeared at Browns Valley at daylight to
take possession and transfer the county
records, etc. This posse broke into the
court house and began to load up the prop
erty. when Browns Valley men appeared
and drOv' off thu Wheaton party, but not
until a rough fight had ensued with clubs,
shovels, et". No one was killed, but a good
many got hurt.
Judge Louis X. Church has been
nominated for Governor of Dakota to sue
COED Coy. Pierce resigned He was born in
Brooklyn, y. Y, Is 10 years old and until he
went 10 Dakota he practiced law in Brook
lyn. From 1881 to 1883 he served in the
New York Legislature.
At Fond du Lacf the names of thirteen
members of st. Peters Lutheran church
have been stricken from the rolls because
they were members Of the Knights of Labor
and because they elected to remain SO de
spite church regulations.
Congressman Knute Nelson is ac-
companied in Washington by his wife, who
will remain there until after the holidays,
when she will return to Minnesota.
Geo Brown, assistant postmaster at
Hamburg, Iowa, who robbed mails last Apr
and who since has been round the world.
was arrested in New York Monday.
Governor Hubbard has issued a
proclamation removing the county seat OF
Traverse county from Browns Valley to
Wheaton, MINI,
The different churches at Watertown,
Oak, have united in warefare against sa-
looms, gambling houses and disreputable
houses.
John p. Day, conductor, jumped
from his train ut Ironwood. Wis. while il
was in motion and fell beneath the wheels,
He died.
The net profits of the Minneapolis
exposition are shown by the official
financial statement to he S25,9l292.
The editor of the Arbeiter-Zietung,
Of Milwaukee, has got himself into trouble
by libelling a judge of the court
a mass meeting of citizens at Brai-
nerd, Mimi, was held on the sth TO take
action regarding the dam.
Judge Church, of Dakota, has or
dered all the gam bling outfits found in
Brown county contiscated.
The action of the Woonsocket, Oak,
oity council in refusing to grant saloon Ii
censes is great surprise
A. X. Helgeher, on trial ut Red
wing, Nina, for arson, has oeon found
guilty.
The Madison National Bank. of
Madison. OAK, has been authorized to do
business.
A passenger train was deraiIed at
Callope, Oak, by broken rail. No one
killed.
The Northwestern Indian commits
sioI vas arrived at Bismarck,
The wheat blockade at st. ThOmas.
Oak, has been raised.
A pillow company has been organized
at Duluth, MINI.
Bishop Whipple and wife Of Mime
sofa, are at New Orleans.
W. ID. Washburn Of Minnesota is ut
Washington.