River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-26
IOWA.

Regarding the power of the Board of
Supervisors to pass upon the reports of the
County superintendent as TO the number of
days spent in school work, State Superin
tendent Sabin has written letter in which
he says the board must accept the supern-
tendent's report It's only recourse is to
bring action afterward for nisrepresenta-
ton.
The thirty-slxth annual meeting of the
State Agricultural Society was held at Des
Moines recent Y. The debt of the society
had been reduced from $14, 900 to So, 600
during the year. The following officers
were elected: President, IL G. Wheeler,
Odebolt; Vice-President, john HAYES, Red
Oak; Secretary, j. r Shaffer, Fairfield;
Treasurer, G. II. Mash, Des Moines; Di-
rectors, p. G. BallingalI, 0ttumwa; + II.
McMullen, Oskaloosa; T. N Chase, Cedar
Falls; l. G. Baldwin, Council Bluffs; c. c.
Carpenter, Fort Dodge
Des Molnes is taking steps to raise $25, :
600 20 Induce the owners Of the cotton
factory at GAINESVILLE, Wis, to remove there.
The long extended drought is developing
the geology of the State rapidly in the null
tipiied sinking of deep wells Near Madr d,
in Boone County. several wells have been
recently dug. and at a depth of thirty-tivs
To fifty feet the trunks of large trees have
been found in good preservation, ndIcat-
ing a submerged forest.
Governor l. rrGbee has reappointed W. l.
Alexander as Adjutant- General
Dwight l. Moody and Major Whittle will
make an evangelical campaign in Burling-
ton.
T. j. Jones and c. S Porter, medical
students at Dss Moines, were recently sem
fenced to six months each in the peniten-
tisry tor robbing a grave
Tire men who have been charged with
compile ty in the Haddock murder at
Sioux City are alrc idy scattering to differ
ent paris of ths country. Koschnikki, or
Bismarck his gone with his family to San
Francisco, whence he was brought by Chief
Nelson Harry sherman has disappeared,
and John ArCnsdorf, the principal, HIS gone
to Milwaukee, whore he has a chance TO
take charge of brewery. OF the orig nal
ten indicted, only three are in Sioux c. ~
1t is said that John ArensdOrf will return
to Sioux City as the agent of the Philip
i 81 Brewing Company.
superintendent Wilcox has perfected ar
engagements for the North Iowa oratorlcal
contest, to be held at Mason City in March
Henry Schmidt, who murdered Miss Peek,
was hanged at Wes5 Union the other day.
In his speech from the scaffo,d the con-
demneI man said that Ellison L. Smith in
stiguted tie crime, and had also offered
han $500 to kill Abram Leonard
fire few nights ago burned out the
Martin & SchUlein building at Sioux City,
leaving nothing but the walls standing
Loss, $4,000
Frank L. THU book-keepar for the King
lion Bridge Company a, Des Moines, was
recently indicted for ENLIGHTENMENT and
forgery He confessed to having robbed
his employers of $4,000
Many of the farmers throughout Iowa are
heavy losers from a peculiarly fatal disease
among their catsle. In soma instances en-
tire herds Numbering as high as twenty
have died Ethir a few hours
In the recent blizzard in this State the
two sons of Byron Cleveland, of Manchester,
were freq to death, and John Olney met
like fate at Marathon
collision on the Rock Island railroad
occurred few days ago near 0ctumwa, be-
tween a passenger and freight train, re-
sult,ng IN the deaths of three persons and
the mainIng of four others Arthur e
French the station telegraph operator, had
been held in 50 600 bonds for causing the
disaster through negligence.