The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-13
ENCLOSING CLERK.

ENCLOSING CLERK
N. J. Willsie, Lenora Fillmore county, farmer,
age 80, married, Canada East, settled in Min
nesota 1856.
POSTMASTER
A. D. Sergeant, Faribault Rice county,
farmer, married, age 70, born IN Vermont,
settled in Minnesota in 1864, has held sundry
local offices.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS.
F. H. Dayton, Saltwater, Washington county,
travelling agent, msrried, age 80, born in Ohio
settled in Minnesota in 1858.
Minnesota News by Telegraph and Mail.
Judge Cox is lccturing in his district on 1.-THE
Ancient Empire
Conrad johnson, a Swede, was drowned at
Minneapolis, while chopping ice that INSTRUCTED
tail race
Gustavus Young of Freedom county, buried
last all falling victims to dipthera at nearly the
same hour.
The report of the superintendent OF public
schools at Red Wing shows the number of pu
pills enrolled for the term ending 1880 to be
1,OO7: average daily attendance Sl2.
Monticello Times: It is to be hoped that very
few changes will be made in our existing laws.
In this matter it is well to make haste slowly
Bids for rebuilding the burned wing Of the St.
Peter asylum range from $50, 600 to $63,O wv,
| exclusive of gas and steam fitting For making
| it tire-proof, the bids ranged from $74, OOO to
$751;, 900.
Hon. c. C. Brandt of Sigel, Brown county,
has invented model of a certain apparatus to
! be used in cattle cars SO constructed that feed
and water can be furnished to the cattle While
| on the cars.
Gus Eyon left Crookston November 8, and
| has not been heard from since he stopped at
Ada, where he collected 1925. His brother, j.
| Evon of st. Peter, is anxious to receive tidings
| of his whereabouts.
Secretary Ramsey has appointed commission
| consisting of Maj Houston, Capts. McKensie
and Allen of the engineers corps, who are in
structed to report plan for the permanent i'm
provement of Duluth harbor.
Frank K. Brown, Esq, son of Judge Brown,
Miss Jennine Thornton, daughterof Mr. Arthur
Thornton, of the latter place, Rev. d. T. Booth,
of Willmar, performing the ceremony.
Carl A. Johnson, aged seventy years, of st.
Peter, was found dead on Sunday near the bank
of the river, his body frozen and his head sub
! thirty feet down the bank, and been stunned OF
killed.
A dispatch from Fergus Falls says: The
promising outlook for the early construction of
the Minnesota Northern railroad, from point
| northeast of us on the Nnrthern Pacific, through
Fergus and on southwestward toward the Black
Hills, gives very pleasing cast Of countenance
to the average Fergusonian
The great dry goods firm of Auerbauch,
Finch, Culbertson & Co., Of st. Paul, has ex-
pired by limitation, and was reorganized on the
first, with Maurice Auerbach. George Il. Finch,
William H. Van Slyck, A. H. Winslow, and E.
A. Young as the general partners, and William
A. Culbertson as special partner, with $780,
600 in the concern. The new firm name is
Auerbach, Finch & Van SIyck.
Dr. E.. S. Thomas, rector of St Panl's parish,
has prepared pamphlet of parochial statistics,
which shows f1attering growth In 1876 the
congregation was composed of 500 members;
now it comprises more than 1000. But ST.
52963 was contributed for all purposes in
1876, and for 1880 the figures Sill ,74S. IS,
of which 81, O24 IS is for purely benevolent
objects and $4, 723. IS for parish expenses.
The case of R. M Oberteuffer ct ais, New
York, VS. n B. HARDWOOD, defendant, and The
First National Bank of Minneapolis and Curtis
H. Petit, came up before H. E. Mann, referee,
in chambers at St. Paul, and ut least one inter
esting fact was disclosed. J. K. Side, presi-
dent OF the bank in question, disclosed that at
the time of the service of the garnishee's sum-
mons the books of the bank did not show any
balance in .dr. Harwood's favor, but closer ex-
animation reveals the fact that two mistakes
had occurred, one Of SIS, 900, even, and one
of little more than 81, OOO and said mistakes
having been corrected a balance of S14,O
appeared in Mr. Harwoods favor: