River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-12-30

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mortuary vault, also cut in the sandrOck
mas been constructed for winter use.
A public meeting was held at Fargo,
ID. T., Judge Mitchell presiding, expressive
ot feeling on the death of Senator Logan.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted and
feeling tributes paid the distinguished sol
der by several of those who were with hin
in the army on enjoyed personal acquaiIt-
ance Among them were Col. Clearly, Gen
Allen, Maj Edwards D. Mcdonnell of In
diana, and Rev. DR. Parker When Gen l.o-
gan passed through Fargo on his return
nom the West a few months ago, the s A.
X post turned out at midnight To greet
him, and his death is great shock TO them
Gov. Hauser, of Montana, quite un
expectedly resigned, owing to the pressure
of his private business, and Preston II. Les
lie, of Kentucky, has been nominated for
the position Mr.. Leslie is 60 years of age
and has served one term as Governor Of
Kentucky. tie is a lawyer, a Baptist
temperance man, and was endorsed by the
entire Kentucky delegation in Congress.
AT Minneapolis ON the 2ls:, VI p
Kloster, aged II years, was sentenced b. life
Imprisonment for a criminal assault upon
the daughter of q. III. Conror, aged four
wears. Nick Delvo, IA professional tramp,
aged about fifty, was given four years for
attempted assault on Jennie Phillips, AGED
nine years, living with her parents near
Mlnnehaha Falls.
At Sioux City, Iowa, the Improve
ments for 1856 are reported 10 aggregate
Sl,5OO0OO. There were about SO new dwell
lngs erected at a cost of Ssef} 935. The pub
lie improvements completed, including paw
ing sewerage, curbing AMI grading, reach
"A total of about SlSB,00. The increase over
1880 Is about S250,0O0, or about 20 per cent.
Among the hundreds of messages of
coincidence to Mrs. Logan was the following
from Senator Sabin:
SALTWATER, Dee. 26.-Mrs Mary A. Lo-
gan, Washington, ID. c.. | cannot tell how
deeply sympathize and keenly mourn with
you IN your great sorrow.
ID. NJ SABIN.
Up toand including Dec. u, 1886. the
st Paul custom house receipts We're Sl36, 213
81. For the year 1885 they were $50, 272 ST. The
increase OF duties received Is equal to ca per
cent, and the fact is significant in indicating
the growing importance of st. Paul as a re-
ceiving point for goods directly imported.
Secretary Lamar has confirmed
Sparks decision in favor of Smith w.
H. Bochman VS. Dorothy Smith, Huron dis
trict, and has reversed Sparks in Hender
son vs. Helburg, Watertown district In
Bridget Gray VS. Joseph Gilfillan, Huron
district the latter's entry is cancelled.
Henry f. Hayden, for the last three
years the Northwestern station agent at
Saltwater, Mimi, has been appointed clerk
of the district court of Alaska. He is an
friend a. an.
dorsed by Senator Sabin.
The Pray manufacturing company of
Minneapolis, Mimi, made an assignment
on the 23rd, with liabilities amounting TO
S29OUO. Two hundred employees are thrown
out II is expected that the assets will pay
% per cent. of the liabilities
The windows of the Elliott jewelry
store at Minneapolis was crushed in with an
axe, one evening last week and couple
thousand dollars worth of diamond finger
rings secured by the bold thieves.
Frank Dunn, of Pepin, took a room
at the Ryan hotel at Lake City, MINI, and
during a fit Of delirium walked through a
window falling a distance of u feet. lie
was seriously injured
H. ii. Brown, of Waseca. cashed a
check for a stranger for sl25, drawn on the
Second National bank of st. Paul, by f. l..
Scott q Co, of the same city. OF course
the check was worthless.
Carl Mussfeldt, who was recently
convicted of rioting at Milwaukee Garden
during the labor troubles last spring, was
sentenced TO four months in the house OF
correction.
The district court at Winona has SEN
fenced James Thompson to the penitentiary
at Saltwater for life for criminal assault
upon girl i've years old on the 9TH of May.
The Pray manufacturing Company OF
Minneapolis, assigned on the 23d with S29O,-
900 liabilities and assets amounting to 81
per cent thereof, according to report.
Mayor Rice Of St Paul, Mimi, has
directed the City hall flag to be lowered to
halfm and the bells toIIed during the
hours of Senator Logan's funeral,
Mr. Gilspin, who when sheriff of
Watonwan county, captured the Younger
brothers, has been elected sheriff, in Wash
ington Territory.
The Union Brewery at Shakopee.
Mimi, came near being destroyed 10y fire on
the 21th, and the stock of malt and barley
We're destroyed.
May Reynolds, who five weeks ago
married one Mervin Hill, of Mason City,
Iowa, committed suicide by taking strych
nine.
Dexter F.. Fay, who robbed Mil
waukee jewelry store, has been captured in
Cincinnati and taken to Milwaukee for
trial.
Ed K. Linnin, the mail agent who
was injured in the Muskoda disaster, is able
to ride out. he is at home in Lake City.
Geo. l.. Denling has been appointed
postmaster at Water, Kandiyohi county,
Mimi, vice Marcus johnson, removed.
The remains Of Oscar Foss, who died
in California of consumption, arrived at his
home in Red Wing, Thursday.
The taxable valuation of Freedom
county is $500 ,246. This an increase of
half million dollars year.
Charles Martin was frozen to death
Christmas night while going from Bismarck
to Menoken. He was drunk.
Harris x Co., of The Fair, Mil
waukee, have assigned. Liabilities, $780,
600; assets, 10000.
William Shoemaker suicided at James
vile, Wis, by hanging. Dependency was
the cause.
Two passenger trains on the North
ern Pacific collided near Glendive. No one
was hurt
Judge Francis, at Steele. Oak, SEN
fenced several persons to the penitentiary.
There is talk of establishing a
wooden mill at Gladstone, Oak.
Sioux City, Iowa, had a $4,000 fire;
insurance, $4,000.
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