River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-01-12

/ recently, together with its contents LOSE,
| $1,000; insurance, 5000
MICHIGAN.
Fifty-one Michigan towns have business
mems associations
Jennie Smith. the handsome daughter of
a well-to-do farmer in the vicinity of Sand
Creek, Ottawa County, eloped recently
with Alexander MeGee, a ull-blooded ne
gro, and they were married in ST Paul,
Mimi ME Smith has diSowned his
daughter
Ex-Governor Ayers Christmas benefac-
/ tons TO the poor of Detroit were large and
bountiful Needy newsboys to the number OF
five hundred received suits of CLONES, and
one thousand families were each given a
barrel of flour and cord of wood or a ton
of coal
Governor Luce has designated Tuesday,
February ii, as the date of the special cleo
ton IN the Eleventh district to choose a
| successor to Congressman Moffatt de-
ceased
I f d. COlbarth, a dealer in agricultural
/ implements at Mason. committed suicide
the other day by cutting his throat
The State Board OF Agriculture has ar
ranged for institutes at South Haven, Jan
uary 24-25; Grand Rapids, January 26-27;
Maple River. January 81 and February L;
Ithaca, February 2-3; Harrisvllle. February
SO; Csssopolis February 1914; Adrian,
February I4-l6; Tecumseh, February
1917
A stabbing affray in which six Poles were
engaged occurred at Detroit a few days ago.
three OF the men being fatally injured
! The State swamp land Board appropri-
ated fifteen hundred acres recently TO aid
in the Improvement of Grand river from
the Jackson city limits TO the junction of
Portage river. abo ut four miles distant
AT yermontviIle the Central Touring mills
were burned the other morning together
with one thousand bushels of wheat Loss,
/ $4,000; partly insured.
Rev. J. T. Robe. of Kalamazoo. died few
days ago, aged eighty years He was the
pioneer Methods minister Of Kalamazoo
County, preaching the first sermon there in
1882. and he organized most of the early
Methodist churches in Southwestern Mich
igan and Northern Indiana
Ralph Jones, eleven years old, of Jack
son, while cOastng the other day was car
ried under street car and fatally injured
The first train crossed the International
bridge at Sault Ste. Marie the other after
noon Many prominent people were on
board The train was given grand send
of on the Canadian side and met with an
Immense reception on the American side.
] III trains are now running
/ fire at Vandalia the other day destroyed
several buildings entailing loss of S25.-
600; insurance, 5000.
The Executive Committee of the Grand
Army Association of Michigan in session ut
Adrian recently, Endorsed the pension legs-
I latiOn now before Congress and voted to
pledge one thousand veterans TO the Ma
tOnal Enclmpment at Columbus
Senator Palmer has 800 600 worth OF
I PercherOn horses on his farm near De-
troit, and he has Just sent an agent TO Da-
mascus 10 purchase some Arabian stock
| for him. Senator Palmer's farm consists of
657 acres and log cabin which cost
$l2,OO His specialties are Percheron
horses, Jersey cows and Blenheim spaniels
MINNESOTA.
n. O Nelson. a merchant and real-estate
dealer of Two Harbors. failed recently for
$50, 600.
Fire few nights ago destroyed the build
ing and stock of William Potter & Co,
wholesale and retail general merchandise
I store at Ait1in. Loss, 500, 600; insurance,
S25, 900
Ericl1 Erickson, of Rush City, confessed to
the murder of his wife recently, asking only
that his life be spared He was thought To
be demented-
Major J. I. Wallace who organized the
prosecution Of parties who sold Liquor to
Indians in Minnesota, died in Washington
few days ago
4 fire at Fergus Falls recently destroyed
the high school building Loss, $50 600;
insurance. $4,000
The Northwestern elevator at Ada was
burned the other afternoon, together with
thirty thousand bushels of wheat Loss.
S25, 600
John Crosby, of Minneapolis. president of
the National MilIers' Association and senior
member of the big flour milling firm of
Washburn, Crosby & Co, died the other
morning OF paralysis % the heart.
The Church Hotel at 0watonna, owned
! by Mr.. AlbTo. was burned the other morn
ing The fire was caused Y the explosion
OF a gasoline stove
f. s Mortimer, owner of the Mortimer
Apartment House. burned at Minneapolis
recently, has assigned on account of the at
I tachment of his insuran ,e Assets include
1 500. 900 real estate, said TO be heavily ineam-
/ bered, and insurance SI7. 800; liabilities,
| $40. 10 due local creditors
An investigation by the Adiutant- General
shows that the State funds have not been
tempered with.
Eugene Lucy, for the murder of James
Gates at dance at Henning was sentenced
by Judge sear!e at Fergus Falls the other
day to imprisonment for life in the States
prison
General f, b Alexander, of st. Paul. died
at the residence of his sOn-in-Iaw, Colonel
e. N Lieber in Washington. the other
evening iged eighty-six years General
Alexander graduated at West Point in 1923.
Timothy Barrett whose brother testified
TO seeing him XIII Thomas Olafson, was
found guilty of murder in the first degree
at Minneapolis few days ago.
The saw and planing-min of J. n Howes.
at st Hillaire was burned the other after
noon Loss, Sl4, 900
The Rum River Boom Company will put
in sorting boom ut ST. Cloud TO handle
thirty million feet Of logs
Duluth wants crematory prominent
citizen has offered to donate the site
While working on the ice palace nt ST
Paul few days ago Ernst HoepsDet fell
from the top of the turret, a distance of
sixty-five feet and landed at the bottom in
bed of chopped ice. He was fatally in
jured.
Coffee John. the proprietor OF a Min
neapolis restaurant on bet of $40, recent
ly ate 500 oysters in two hours He ate
125 raw. I25 stewed and $50 steamed. and
finished with thirteen minutes 10 spare
DAKOTA.
A WatertOwn woman sent whole Dakota
Christmas dinner. consisting of roast turkey,
plum pudding. cranberry sauce and all tho
trimmings, to her mother in Vermont
A Huron man is building a miniature
corn palace, fashioned after the capitol at
Washington. Twenty different varieties of
corn are used in its construction.
Real estate transfer in Sioux Falls the
past year amounted to over s., 600. 900
Rev Melancthen Hoyt, aged eighty years,
pioneer in the Ep scopal ministry of the
Northwest. for several years pastor Of the
Yankton church and Dean Of Dakota, died