River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-02-16


The Chippewa Ind ans. located at Odena.
Ccrdery and Bayfield,, object TO removal to
the White Earth Reservation and will send
representatives TO Washington to protest
Some Of the sisseton Res srvation Indians
We're short Of provisions and Were said to
be starving.
During the month of January the product
OF the Michigan copper mines was as. fol-
lows: Calumet and Eecla. l, 500 tons; Tam
arack, go; Atlantic, 22Sl2, Osceola, 2l0;
Franklin. III; Huron, 10.
Christopher Bulow, OF East Jordan, was
fined recently for leaving his team stand
ing out all night while he spent his time in
saloons. He then asked saloonists not to
sell him any more drink, but he got DRUNK
in spite of his request. lay out of doors all
night, and froze both feet so badly that am
putation would probably be necessary.
Tawas bay, at a distance of about -four
miles from the shore, is covered with fish
shantes Some trout are caught weighing
thirty five pounds
That forty-two carloads of corn have
been shipp 4 into Jonesvile since Novem-
Der l is a remarkably pertinent common
tary on that crop in Hillsdale County last
year. lt isn't more than once in one hun
bred years that so rich an agricultural coun-
~ as Hills lale has to import anything to
| feed it's stock
Benjamin Giddings, farmer of Oak
wood, was found dead in his barn few
days ago. A revolver in his hand lead to
the theory of suicide
Michael Engelman. aged fifty-slx years,
one OF the most prominent business men OF
Michigan, died recently at Manistee.
The State Supreme Court the other day
decided the Pains wilt case at Detroit re-
versing the decision of the court below
The result is that the children viii receive
the Income OF the estate upward of 5000
600 yearly, and the. grandchi dren viii gel
the estate, which is valued at ST., 600, 900
Monroe Hoffman was killed while cross
ing the railroad track near Holland recent
ly. His team was also struck by the loco
motive and ground to pieces by the cars.
Samuel Marshall, of Gilead, Branch Coun-
ty, is eighty-three years old, but can see
without glasses to thread the finest needle,
and has not had sick day in thirty years
He now works by the month. and receives
wages that compare fayorabiy with those
of younger men.
The annual report of fire, inland and
marine insurance business of Michigan for
1887 gives the total amount OF premiums
received by purely Michigan companies at
% fspOus ANsSeb LnCuTIeu, pldO. obO; pre-
miums OF all other companies $3, liz, 953;
losses, s. ,S23 $50; total surplus of all com
panies, $50. 140,04z
The sixth annual convention of the State
Veterinary Medical Association was held re-
Gently at Battle Creek, and officers were
elected as follows: Benjamin c. McBesh,
Battle Creek. President; II. IL Clement,
Coldwater, First Vice President; H. T. Stew
art Kalamazoo, Second Yice-Presldent; W.
Dean, Marshall. Third President; Z. W.
Bartram, Paw Paw, Secretary; W. Jopling,
0wasso. Treasurer
The Stale Supreme Court has declared
fraudulent and null and void the promis-
sorry notes given by thousands of farmers
in the State to agents selling Bohemian
oats This is important. to many duped
people