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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05

Milton Stout of Jacksonville, and Miss
Gillian M Bowlley of Dillon, both deaf and
dumb, were married a few evenings ago.
Elias Sauseard's barn was burned near
Ashmore the other night and a fine Clydes-
dale stallion persisted in the flames
Ten stores were burned at Northwood
few days ago, involving loss of 800, 600
The fire was incendiary.
Judge A j. Lefingwell, of Clinton. Ia.
died at the Becker House, Maquoketa, the
other morning, of inflammation of the
bowels He was tfty-six years of age
Governor Larrabee has appointed A. s
Garretson, of Sioux City, and b s
Schermerhorn. of Des Moines, honorary
commissioners to the centennial celebra-
ton at Cincinnati of the States carved out
of the Northwestern Territory.
Farmers in the vicinity of DrakevilIe
have successfully experimental in thresh-
ing their corn fodder.
The Iowa Alcohol Company, of Iowa City,
and the Atlant distillery. of Atlantic. have
consolidated and will remove to Omaha,
where one immense distillery will be es-
tablished
A farmer near Cherokee has lost 81, 900
worth of hogs in three weeks from some
unknown disease
Reliable information is to the effect that
all the conspirators in the Haddock murder
case at Sioux City will be tried, Paul Leader
being the first His trial will occur in Jan
uary. He is the one who gave such valu-
able testimony for Arensdorf
Peter Smith, of Waterloo. has fallen heir to
good share of $500, 600 estate in Mime
apolis
Early the other morning the residence of
Joseph Marks at Sioux City, was burned.
the family having barely time TO escape in
their night-clothes Loss, $40, 1000; insur-
auce, Sc, 500
Daniel Scullen, the Oldest locomotive en-
gineer in the Chicago, Burlington Quincy
railroad service, died at his home in Creston
recently He had been in the C1mpanys
employ for twenty-seven successive years
John Wellman, aged seventy-One years,
hanged himself on a bedpost at Burlington
few days ago on account Of dependency.
The old Methodist church at Sioux City,
used for some time past as Gospel Army
barracks, was destroyed by fire recently.
W. H Diercks, a farmer, was instantly
killed by pass enger train near Burlington
the other day.
1t is estimated that there is a sufficient
amount of coal in Iowa to furnish 4,00O,-
600 tons per annum for 8, 900 years
For the first time in nearly quarter of
century Sioux City is without brewery.
Thrae hundred educators attended the
forty-irst annual session of the State
Teachers Association at Cedar Rapids re-
Gently.
An artesan well at 0ttumwa has flow of
eight hundred to one thousand gallons per
minute.
A couple of persons at Red Oak spent
nearly whole week digging for a treasure
of $50, 900, which spiri.ualistic medium
told them was buried in a certain lot of that
place
j. B. Schier, dry-goods dealer at Dubuque,
failed recently Assets, 81, 600; liabilities.
$9, 900
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
A Hundred Wives.

An hcir-apparent has just been born
% the throne of the troubled kingdom
IF AMMAN. The mother of the young
Princc-Queeu Hoang- OUTPUTS one
of the Youngest and most attractive of
ne hundred or so of wives whom his
Majesty Dong-Khan has taken to his
bosom These ladies are divided into
nine classes. and are all maintained al
the cost of the State, but with divers
degrees of dignity according to their
rank Each day batch of them mounts
guard over the private apartments of
their lord and master. while five others
attend to the details of the royal toilet
and assist the King to dress himself
He is perfumed by one. his august fin
ger-nails are trimmed by another and
thiro adjusts his headdress. The seraglio
of the King of AMMAN is chiefly recruit
ed from among the daughters Of the
officials of the Court, or of private in
divluuals who are an yious for the privi-
lcgc If freedom from taxation. The
wiycs of low degree are allowed 10
marry after the death of their husband:
but Hose Of higher rank are compelled
10 spend the remainder Of their lives in
watching and praying at the royal
tomb.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05

Mrs Anna HYDE, widow worth 500.
900. was married the other day at Cold
water 10 Chris Clark, a bar-keeper, OF Te-
kOnsha
fire at Wakefield the other night
burned the best part OF the town The tOtaI
loss was estimated at 500. 900; insurance,
small The fire star ed in variety theater,
and was caused by monkey which over
turned a lamp
The roller mills at South Lyon were
burned few nights ago Loss, so. OOO;
insurance, n, 600.
The Oval Wood Dish Company's works at
Mancelona were destroyed by fire the other
evening Loss. S25. 900
Through the efforts of Mrs Agnes d
Orcambal, of Kalamazoo, and Representa-
tive Ogg. of Wayne, home for discharged
cOnvicts is to be established in Detroit
Every convict from Michigan institutions
will be welcomed to the place where they
will be fed and sheltered until able TO Sc
cure work
The recent State convention OF Marino
Sheep Growers at Jackson elected officers
as follows: President. W J. p Dean. Ma
poleon; President. Samuel Owen, OF
Ohio; Secretary, r. O. Langan, California:
treasurer, William Reed, Horton
Miss Helen A. Smith, for ten years an
assistant In the post-office at jackson has
been appointed by the bondsmen cs the late
Major Van Antwerp TO take full charge of
the office
recent fire at Big Rapids destroyed
property valued at $4,000
Last september. at Port Huron, John s
Flummeruelt and his wife celebrated their
golden wedding. Recently she began suit
for divorce alleging cruelty at divers times
on the part of her spouse, who she states
beat her in a brutal manner after the guests
had departed on the night OF their golden
wedding anniversary.
Miss Sadie Cadieux, an inmate of the in
sane asylum at Pontiac, committed suicide
few days ago by throwing herself down
an elevator shaft
Burglars blew open the safe of the Farm
ers Bank at Concord the other night, Sc
curing valuable papers. but missed a roll of
money containing SIS, O00.
Three years ago Charles Fer1and left his
home at Colon, and was supposed To have
been dead, no word coming from him He
returned the other day, shortly after the
death of his father, fastened by grief for
him, but had not explained his long alb
sence.
Anew railroad to run from Battle Creek
to Bay City is talked of
At Marshall recently Andrew Armstrong
and Joel Case, both of whom have seen
three score years, were sentenced 10 thirty
| days each for Illegal cohabitation with two
young women. Case took his punishment
so hard that he died IN prison, first be-
queathing an unincumbered farm TO his
paramour, regarding whom he said she was
1.-THE only woman he had ever loved"
Andrew Forbes, president of the Detroit
branch of the Sailors Union, died few
days ago
viii Kerchem. of Wyandotte, supposed to
have been lost in the wreck of the W. A
SchOlten in the EngiiFh channel, November
20 was picked up by passing vessel, and
recently reached home
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LATER.

The decrease of the public debt for De-
center was Sl4,iSf 6jD.
A HEAVY snow storm has prevailed in
Bulgaria.
THE Pittsburg coal fleet with 100000
bushels of coal is held back by low water.
Ar StrausstOwn, Pa, the schools are
classed owing to an epidemic OF dlptherla.
ALL the saloons but two at Sioux Falls,
Oak, closed under the no license edlct-
The two stand out to make test case.
AT MarystOwn, Mimi, a man named
Heller was fatally injured in drunken
New Years carouse.
AT Owatonna, Mimi, gasoline explo-
sion caused the burning of the Church
hotel and two small barns.
THE Governor of Iowa respited the
Fayette County murderer from January 3
to January -.
THE whole number of arrests made by
the police of the city of 1T. Paul, Mimi,
for iSS5 was 1916.
A SHOCK of earthquake was felt in
Southern Mexico, Jan. B. Some damage re-
suited to buildings but no loss of life.
IL tn blizzard Saturday evening Judd
Robinson a mechanic of Mayville, OAK,
froZs to death.
MITCHELL, Oak, is rigidly enforcing the
law which requires saloons 10 go out OF
business.
THE new saw mill, near New London,
Mimi, with a 100000 feet yearly capacity,
has been started.
TuE flour and saw mills of ]. W. Howes,
at ST. HillaiTe, burned on the 3rd. Loss
Sl5,UO0, insurance Sb,Jn
GENE. b. Alexander. a retired Army officer
since 1863, for over 25years a resident OF
st. Paul. Ninu, died at Washington, ID. C.,
Jan 3 aged NJ Years.
AN over he ated journal caused the
Turning of the Seymour Manufacturing
company works, with loss of $4,000 at
New Haven, Conn.
THE Indian Proteau, for sixty years a
scout and trapper in Dakota ana Montana ne
froze to death near Fort Bennett, IN the
late blizzard. He was 80 years old.
THREE Poles were fatally injured and
five wounded in a riot at Alden, Pa, which
resulted from too much drinking at a
christening.
THE preliminary examination of NJ r..
Billings at Waver,y, Iowa, resulted IN his
heing bound over without bail to the grand
Jury for the murder of w F.. Kingsley.
Il the burning of a store building at
Mount Vernon, ILL.,, J. A. White, the ow er
sleeping in the second story was burned TO
death. and his daughter was rescued with
difficulty.
INTERNAL Revenue Commissioner Miller
will not ask Congress TO make any change
in the oleOmarglrine law, which he declares
is WORKING smoothly and satisfactorily
AT Minnea oils, uesd Y, the jury fonnd
Tim Barrett guilty of murder in the first
degree for the killing of Street Car Driver
ToIofsen The trial of Pete Barrett for the
same crime follows Immediately.
IHR agricultural implement warehouse
of Grant a Hanon and a barn containing
20 horses at Sibley, Iowa, burned on the
3rd. Inc stock OF machinery was valued
at s27O 0, and little was saved, several
horses urned. Partial insur nee.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
WISCONSIN.

Governor Rusk has pardoned Ole John
son, a supplemented farmer. who was
serving six years term at Waupun for
trying, while drunk, to wreck a passenger
train
Fifty thousand acres of State swamp, col
lege and school lands weI sold at Madison
recently. Appleton Madison, and Menasha
parties were the principal purchasers.
Cholera is carrying off the hogs in many
townships in Southern Wisconsin The
epidemic is especially severe in Lafayette
County
Rev. Robert Thompson, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Oregon, was COM
mitted TO the State Insane Hospital a few
days ago. 0verstudy was the cause
Mrs George Skinner. wife of prominent
farmer residing in La Prairie, committed
suicide the other evening by taking poison.
Family trouble was the cause She had
been married only three months
Reports from the logging operations on
the Little Wolf river are to the effect th3t
the cut this winter VIII be seventeen mill
ion feet against twenty-six mil ion brought
down last year.
Miss Elizabeth Wolenberger, of Horizon,
in a fit of anger swallowed Paris green the
other night and died from the effects
J0uD FISCHER. OF Mdlatubu NtNNs - ihbuih-
ing the loss of one Aundred-dollar bill
Dur ng absence from home three-year-
old boy secured the note. tore it up and
swallowed it.
Henry Jalhes, prominent politician. Of
Nausau, was found dead in his bed the
other morning He retired apparently in
good health. He died OF heart disease
S G. Cooley, of Beloit, who celebrated lis
eightieth birthday rec entity. is the last sur
viving member of tine old New England
company, which was formed in the north
ern part of New Hampshire in 1886 to
settle and develop some portion OF the
West. and which located at Beloit
The State Teachers Association met in
annual session at Madison few days ago.
fire at st Croix Falls the other day did
damage to the extent of $4,000
Asa Greedy hanged himself IL his sons
cgmp near Hayward a few days ago He
was formerly wealthy merchant of Black
River Falls
While telling tree the other day near
waehburne William Harms was struck by a
limb and insanity killed
Mrs. Endenard, said to be the wife of a
Muskegon (Nichl minister. but living at
Milwaukee, dropped dead the other after
noon while making cali
J. d. NJ Williams, who was killed BY the
cars at Little Chute recently, was second
Lieutenant in the English army, serving
through The Zulu war.
The photographers Of Milwaukee ask Con-
gress to protect them against imported
Autographs.
FEDERAL officers recently took william
whisen and Lester and William Fields
from RichIand Center and placed them in
Jail at Madison on a charge Of passing coun-
tsrfeit dollars
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05

There were two society women, says
Boston paper, who loved each Other
with that rancor only known in the first
circles and they had just met after 8
separation extending over the summer
months. During that time Mrs. A. had
unfortunately freckled badly, while in
Mrs. BIS once raven tTesses shOne
many gray hair
..Do you know, dear Mrs. A said.
regarding her companions head fixe1ly,
..They do say that powdering for the
hair is coming in again. and the mo
ment ! heard of it thought how nice il
would be for YOU.
Mrs. B. did not finch. She merely
lifted her glance with 2 sweet serenity
and regarded her companion steadily.
..Yes. she responds, ''all those old.
fashioned tricks do help out amazingly.
How sorry you must be, Annie, thai
the old style of patches of the face are
not revived so you could cover these
dreadful freckles.
And then they smiled sweetly at eaef
other and began to talk about their
APdogs.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
NEWSY PARAGRAPHS.
Happentngs In the Northwestern
States and Territories



The Sioux Falls extension of the Illinois
Central is completed and the first train ran
over the line the other day 1t extends
from Cherokee TO Sioux Falls. d. T., a dis
tance OF hfty-six miles Ground was first
broken ON this line last September
The Centerville creamery was burned the
other night Loss, 81, 900.
While out hunting in the northern part of
Macon County the other evening Richard
Tinker fell of fence, his gun was acci-
dentaily discharged and he was killed
The Soldiers Home at Quincy has been
presented with nearly eighteen hundred
books
The Montgomery County Farmers Insti-
tute was orgatized at Hillsboro recently,
with A A X Sawyer as president
J. H. Palman's residence at NaperyiIle
was destroyed by fire the other night Loss
$4,000
two year-old son of John willeford of
spilberton, was burned to death a few NIGHTS
ago.
Over one hundred farmers of Central uli-
nois assembled recently at Bloomington
and held an institute, which was the first
of series. Mr.. J. Z. Evans, of FL Paso,
gave an interesting talk ON dehOrning cat
tie. Since October he has dehorned twenty
three hundred, and not one has died
An incendiary fire the other morning
at Carmi burned ont b. f. During, barber;
Mrs. NJ. A Shoup jeweler, and Conrad Jar
HESS, Baker Loss, So. 600
The Mason City Board of Supervisors has
called meeting of supervisors of the diff
ferent counties in the State, TO be held at
Decatur February 3, TO adopt measures for
general benefit
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois railroad
has filed certificate at Springfield anthor-
izing the issue of SIS. 600, 600 of bonds 10
complete the road
Miss Belle Smith, living near Chauncey,
had her clothing catch fire from an open
Fireplace afew nights ago and was so badly
burned that she died soon after The
young lady was to have been married the
next day.
the Illinois State Teachers Association was
held recently at Springfield
The fruit-canning factory of Emery &
Kean, at Freeport, was destroyed by ire re-
Gently
John W. Robinson, aged sixty seven
years, an old settler of Galena, died the
other night He built for General Grant
the first house occupied by the latter in
Galena
Newton q Leopold, wholesale paper-deaI-
ers in Chicago, failed the other day for
So 600
The post-office and several business houses
in Chester were destroyed by recent fire.
Rev d. p Bum, of Decatur, well-known
Universalist minister, was found dead in
his bed the other morning having retired
the previous night apparently well His age
was seventy-six years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05

CAPTAIN Isaac BAsSETT. the VEN
cradle doOr-keeper Of the Senate. eele-
brated recently the ffty-siNth anni-
vsrsary of his official service Captain
Bassett has for many years been a con-
spicuOus figure in the Senate, his long.
white beard and locks of snow giving
him a striking resemblance to the
pictures Of Father Time. He was Origi-
nally appointed through = influence
of Daniel Webster as page in the
Senate. being then only twelve years
of age, and has since been continuous
" about the chamber. performing his
tiles with great faithfulness
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The News Condensed.
important intelligence From All Pats.
FROM WASHINGTON.


TIE losses to the iron works of the coun-
try by fire during the year 1887 are esti-
mated at 81, 3S1, 600, against IS, Az, 500
in 1SS6
on the 29th Commissioner Carroll d.
Wright submitted to the Secretary of the
Interior the third annual report OF the
Bureau Of Labor which relates entirely to
strikes ard lock-Outs for the six years ended
December 81, 1856. During that period
there were 3, 9O3 strikes, involving 1915
624 employees, and LOAF of the strikes
were successful The total loss 20 employ
ers was S34, 1874, GA. and to employees,
$59. GAS, $50. In 1887, the report says
there were. according to the best informa-
ton Obtainable, S53 strikes
NEARLY thirteen thousand miles of new
railway track were laid in the United States
during 1887, surprising the record of all
preceding years
DURING the past year the business failures
show decrease Of 200 in number, but an
increase of 500, 600, 900 in liabilities, as
follows: 1887, number 1854, liabilities
$167, $50 ga. average 81, 1872; 1856,
number 1854, liabilities Sl14, GA, 1I9,
average S1I,65L
THERE were 6. 557 lives lost in 1887 upon
the ocean and 235 upon the lakes and riv-
ers, total of Is. 1872, as compared with
II AQoos l. CA@ ~ AaAAAodeASs -sOAO
disasters in the New World and IFS, $50 in
the Old World. needing pestilence and
battle, making in all 1872 1874, as compared
with 10. 791 in 1856
AT twenty-six leading clearing houses in
the United States the exchanges during the
week ended on the 31st ult aggregated
$40, $50 479. against $s76, 7OS. 800 the
previous week. As compared with the CORE
spending week of 1856 the decrease
amounted 4 per cent
TIE Treasury receipts for December were
500 325. 2S5 and the expenditures $l0,-
4OO. $50
II the United States the entire fire losses
during 1857 were about $3.50, 600, O0O
against about $1l5. 600, 600 the previous
year
The deaths of forty-five ex-members of
Congress. fOrtv-nine journalists and fifty
seven Centenarians were recorded in 1887
THERE were ], 3S7 suicides in the United
States in 1857. and 80 persons were legally
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05

AT a tobOggan slide in New Haven,
Conn. the toboggans and their occu-
pants. after their wild ride down. are
slowly hauled to the top again by means
of belt or chain run 10y water power.
This takes off the keen edge Of the en-
joyment and dissipates large percent
age Of the romance. II the slide is
worth having it Is worth climbing for.
The cherries at the top Ofthe tree don I
taste half as good if they can be gath
cred BY reaching out Of n secOnd-story
window as if secured by clambering TO
the tOpmost branch at the imminent
risk of life and limb.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05
PRAISE For AMERICA.
Andrew Carnegie's Companions Between
the Old ard New Worlds.

Andrew Carnegie's Companions Between
the Old ard New Worlds.
PITTsBURGH, Pa, Dec 31-Among the
New Year sentiments Published this morn
ing by the Pittsburgh Yoiksblau is the fol-
lowing contribution by Andrew Carnegie:
EDITOR voLKsBLArT: The old European
continent is an armed camp, its millions train
ing how best TO kill each other. The new
American continent is smiling garden, its
millions cultivating the arts OF peace.
1.-THE dynastes of the Old World sink deeper
and deeper under the load of debt. The New
World is troubled how TO dispose of its surplus.
Sin despotic Europe Anarchists and Nihilists
abound-the result of unjust laws. The germs
OF these perncious growths transplanted to the
Republic wither and die.
For these and many other mercies rejoice,
for of all lands America is the most favored.
"ANDi Ew CARNEGIE"
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ALMOST ANNIHILATEo.
Irish Industries Said to BE Suffering from
Great Depression.

WASHINGTON, Jan Limited States Con-
sui Schoenhof, at TunstaIl. England reports
70 the State Department that the Irisn linen
trade is suffering from. great depression.
Systematic efforts have lately been made to
enlarge the sale of Irish tweeds in the Unite
States by sending out agents The article
is said to be of good quality. Flour mills
are foundin different places out OF use on
account of not being able to sustain the
competition with America The reputation
of lace-making is said to be more extensive
than its reality few years ago l. 500 per-
sons were engaged in this industry in Linn
erick alone. and to-day there are oaly about
800
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DEATH OF A WAR GOVERNOR.
j. :. Parker. New Jerseys Famous Dem
ocrst, Passes Peacefully Away.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan 2.-Ex-Governor Joel
Parker. New Jerseys war Governor, died at
midnight of paralytic stroke.
Joel Parker was born on November "a 1915
in Monmouth County, near the famous battle
ground. His father, Charles Parker. was State
Treasurer for sixteen successive years. The
son graduated at Princeton and be
came lawyer. In 1850 he was
one OF the three Northern Presidential
electors who CASH their votes for stephen
A. Douglas for President. He became famous
as one OF the most resolute of
the famous Democratic war Govern
ors having been elected 20 that Office in 1862
In 1865 his State delegation voted for him
as a candidate for president in the Democratic
convention He was again elected Governor in
ISL He was appointed Justice ofthe Supreme
Court by Governor George b. Mcclellan In 1SS0.l
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The old Senate House of historic re-
nown, at Kingston, n. Y. has been
restored aud now stands as it did in
former days. The walls of the build
ing are over two hundred years old.
and We're erected by Colonel Vessel
Ten Brock in 1876 1t was in this
building that John Jay. in 1777. drew
the draft Of the constitution of the
State Of New York.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. Dec 31.-Tbe people Of
the town OF ClarksviIle. Ind, on the Ohio
river. are preparing 10 elect delegates to
Congress- They will demand admission as
o Territory under the old Virginia chareer,
which it is claimed Is still in force. The
charter made a grant to General Clarke
and his men. and whep Virginia oeded her
claim 10 the Northwest Territory to the
United States this trsct was excepted
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-05

The Presidency Of France Is pretty
good thing even if the incumbent hangs
on for only a month or two. He gets
$25. 600 a month. Is lodged rent free IL
the Elysee. has all the vegetables and
fruits for his table from the country
kitchen gardens and greenhouses. flow
ers for his fetes from city couservatories
and a retinue of men, servants whose
liveries, board and wages he does not
find. The State furnishes and washes
all of his house linen. allows him three
carriages aud horses, and gives him
boxes in the theaters and game pre-
serves