The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-04-14
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Minnesota News by Telegraph and Mail.
Fo,1r inches Of SNOW fell at FairmOunt on tn

died at his home in Plainview on Tuesday last.
There are on an average twenty applicants
for every house that is offered for rent In St
Paul
Charles Irosser of Spring Valley, is missing,
and his friends fear he has been foully dealt
with.
Rev j. T. Osborn of Alexander has received
a call to the rectorship Of church in Boise
City, Idaho.
The bondsmen of Baumhager, the defaulting
Scott county treasurer. have settled his short
age, 81 ,698.47.
There is a great real estate boom in Mime
apolis and property is rapidly changing hands
at advanced prices.
Delano has voted to bond the town in tie
amount of 81 900 TO, the purchase of fire
engine and apparatus.
Mr.. c. Writ, q farmer living several miles
from Mortified, was examined and found to be
Insane, and was sent to the insane asylum.
A contract has been let for the construction
of a new Unitarian church editice st. Paul, on
Wabasha street, one block above the capitol
young son of James Kerr of Anoka was
scalped, as nearly as could be done by a ward
Of the nation, by falling on the sharp edge
of board
The next fair of the Rice county Agricultur-
al society will be held Oct, 6, and s. 1t is ex-
pected the attractions will excel those of any
former year.
>. The dwelling house of Henry Judd at Heron
Lake, with all its contents, was burned. The
family being from nome at the time. Less,
$500; partly insured.
The old capitol is as clear of debris as possi-
bic. and as soon as Gov. Pilsbury is well
enough for duty the plans for the new structure
will be examined and decided upon.
at Long Prairie, recently, three-year- ole
daughter of Henry Williams, while playing with
matches, set fire to her clothing and was so
badly burned that death ensued in short time.
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signed q contract for the erection of the new
public school building at Duluth, for the sum
$lS, 1896, the building to be completed by Sep
TENDER Is next.
At the recent election in Anoka county
on the question OF extending aid for the
building Of a bridge over the Mississippi,
the proposition was carried by majority OF
eighty three votes.
Red Wing has the militia fever, and has got
it bad. Two companies are in process of FORM
alton, and each striving to complete their
muster roll before the other so as to come with
in the provisions of the state law.
Duane O. Ross has instituted suit at St.
Paul, and seeks to get judgment for $50, 900
against the Chicago, Milwaukee St Paul Rail-
way company for injuries received in the COLI
sion near Fort Smelling last November.
A gang of burglars raided Mazeppa last
week, taking $40 from Robinsons store, and
lesser amounts from other places. The burg
the robbery, and built up cheerful fire.
There is some discussion going on as to who
shall succeed William w. Billson as United
States district attorney for Minnesota. MIR:
Searles of Hastings, member of the recent
house, is said to have very strong backing.
The council Of Lake City for the ensuing year
will be as follows: Mayor, J: NJ Underwood;
A. Mechanical; alderman, second ward, F. E.
Bouton snd Lutz: recorder J. @. Doughty.
The Long Prairie Argus says that in Ward
and beyond, parties are butchering deer in
disgraceful manner. Some of the deer are so
poor that they can scarcely stand, and yet these
bones are relenessly pursued on snow shoes
and slain.
The people of Todd county are to vote, at a
special election, May IL, on the question Of
issuing 100000 in county bonds to aid in
building railroad from Sank Center to q
point on the Northern Pacific, between Mot
ley and Perham
William H. Kimball, state librarian Of New
Hampshire, writes flom Concord, under date
of the 4th inst, that, at the meeting of the
state legislature in June, steps will be taken to
comply with Librarian Taylor's request for
books to replace those burned.
AtTaylor's Falls, Antoine Scheuber got up
In the night, it is supposed, and fell down tho
cellar stairs IN the darkness, his body being
found at the foot Of the stairs in the morning.
The verdict Of the coroner's jury was in &C
cordance with the above theory.
From the Fergus Falls Journal
Mr.. Austin the defeated candidate for mayor
o" Fergus Falls, in a moment of excitement
on election day SO far forgot himself as to
strike Mr.. Soren Iistoe, for which he was ar
rested and fined 81. so and corts.
Mr.. Peter Long, respectable citizen Of St.
Paul, was attacked on ST. Peter street by foot
pads, who made desperate attempt to garrotte
him. He was badly choked but managed to
%I,oiNs Into or1ao tl1on and
his money. He raised an alarm and the vii
lains decamped
Long Prairie, Todd county, a little three
year-old girl of Henry Williams was left in q
room playing with box of matches. Somehow
the matches become ignited, setting her clothes
was so badly burned that death shortly ensued.
Her father burned his hands terribly in his Of
forts to put out the fire.
The Hyser hotel at Breckenridge edward
Hyser proprietor) has been entirely consumed
by fire. The building was two story wooden
pl tod and furnished new throughout The
entire contents. including grand upright pi-
ano, was consumed There was no insurance
on either the building or its contents.
Mrs. q. Vitalls OF Franconia, Chisago county,
has received d letter from her husband, who
disappeared so mysteriously two months ago.
1t was dated at Hofmantorp, Sweden, March
II, 1881, and merely said that he was at tho
home of his parents and would return imme-
diately, and that the cause of his leaving was
sorrow at his poor health and poor wood trans
actions.
Benjamin Sloppy, of St. Paul, boy IA years
of age, son Of VIM g. Sloppy, was playing with
pistol As he raised it Inadvertently toward
his head it exploded, the ball small one,
the caliber not being greater than 22-entering
his right temple and penetrating to the brain,
of which portion oozed through the small
perforation. He died in about twenty minutes
Frank Purdy, of Minneapolis the bagageman
Of the Owatonna accommodation, took vaca-
ton last Saturday and started on visit to Mil
BODY was found on the track at Eagle, Wis