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

OF $40 per month. The railroads are
putting IN new men but a good deal of
delay Is experienced in handling freight at
the points named.
A fire in the st. Paul carpet store located
in SHERMAN block, Wabashaw street st.
Paul on Sunday afternoon destroyed over
S5O,UOO worth of property, one OF the fire
men fell through an elevator shaft and
broke his neck. He was a young man and
unmarried.
Henry Eames of Lake City. Mimi, has
received letter from Maj. Mackenzie in.
which it is stated that work on the harbor
of refuge will not be commenced on this
iall, the delay being partly on account of
difference of opinion as TO its location.
la the Rochester, Mimi, hospital for the
insane there are 2o4 male and 3l4 female pa
tients, total CHS; at the st. Peter hospital
tS5 males $40 femalss, total SIS patients.
The general condition Of both institutions
is unexceptionable.
George Homidew Of La Moura, while
hunting on the James river, shot himself.
the charge tearing away the muscles on
the back of The arm above the elbow and
lodging IL his shoulder aud back The
wounds are not fatal.
At Winona, Mimi. the hotel counties
met q. +. Gates OF MINNEAPOLIS at the
board Of trade rooms on Tuesday evening,
ana the contract for the erection Of a 5000
. hotel and opera house was agreed TO
by both parties.
number of the cattle recently driven
into the Judith basin, Montana, by the Bay
State Cattle company have died, and the
territorial veterinarian has gone there to
make an investigation.
Through Iowa a smooth-tongued sharper
is selling books on the installment plan in
various sections of the state, taking part
cash and a note The note is then raised
and hypothecated.
Sparks from a threshing machine engine
set fire to the stacks of Peter Lindall, Park
er's Prairie, Otter Tail Co., Mimi and be-
tween six aud eight hundred bushels of
wheat destroyed.
AT Hastings, Mimi, w. NJ. Stuart lately
had s4s5 stolen from him, all of which ex-
cepting S45 has been mysteriously returned
at his residence while the family were
absent.
Four thousand dollars reward has been
offered by the Anaconda company for the
conviction of the parties who fired the
cordwood in Silver Bow canyon, Montana.
The Russians that emigrated from Bon
Honme and Hutchinson counties TO
Campbell county ID. T., last spring are
reported TO be in destitute circumstances.
Policeman Lewis, ef Brainerd, shot
man named Jim McCool, who with others
was making disturbance in a restaurant.
The shooting is considered unjustiiiable.
The business part of the town Of Oak
land, H., has been destroyed by fire,
which Is thought to be incendiary. Buck
cts were the only fire apparatus at hand
Col. Richard l. Dodge, long in command
at Fort Sully and the author of two inter
esting books on tho Indian question, is
about to go ON the retired list.
Miles Aldrich Of Epworth, Dubuque coun-
ty, Iowa, celebrated his ninety-third birth
day on the 14th inst. He is said TO be the
oldest person in + isteru Iowa.
Judge Nelson's wife being very i'll,
Judge Shores OF Dubuque, Iowa is holding
the United States Court at st. Paul
Rev. Lr. Gilbert, rector Of Christ Church,
st. Paul, was OH Monday consecrated ia
Chicago Assistant Bishop of Minnesota.
Abundant veins of coal have been dis
tOkCicu III tnhG tOGhN1 AONHs az "a biAA AN' "
90 feet below the surface.
O5to Wsstenms yer was arrested at Earl
willie, Iowa, fo- maliciou5ly allowing his
wife to burn TO death.
A fund of s79 992, As is now available for
the Improvement OF the Mississippi from
Des Moines TO ST. Paul.
Tue Empire Lumber Company of Eau
Claire, has shut down it's mills Tor the sea
son.
Henry PelIzer, OF Waterloo, Iowa, was
accidentally shot by his son while out hunt
ing.
The census of the Cheyenne Indian agen-
cy shows 1900.
Aberdeen, Oak will soon have its third
telegraph wire.