The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-01-20
RAILROAD NOTES.

The new Northern Minnesota railroad
wants 5000, 900 in bonds from Otter Tail
county, and the people are considering the
matter.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul and
the Chicago & Northwestern railroads Sc
cured from Sioux Chiefs two rights of way
through their reservation, distance of IT'S
miles, Of 200 feet wide and eighty acres Of
land at intervals of twenty miles along the
line for station purposes, at the nominal
price of SIS per acre.
From St Peter west to Tracy all trains
have been suspended on the Chicago &
Northwestern railway. Mr.. Sanborn, the
general manager has gone to St. Peter, and
will hurry up matters as lively as possible.
Mr.. Angus Smith of Milwaukee, one of
the principal owners of the Milwaukee &
Northwestern railroad, is abont to leave for
New York city to negotiate with capitalists
for the immediate extension and construc-
ton OF that road from Fort Howard clear
through to Lake Superior.
Col. John Henion, station agent at Min
neapolis, on the St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Manitoba, has resigned that position for the
purpose of engaging in other business. Col.
Henion is one of natures noblemen anu
thousands of friends will regret that he has
left the road, unless he has chance to do
a thousand times better for himself It is
reported that Mr.. Charles H. Russell, will
be his successor.
Mr.. Smith of Bismarck reports that the
contract has been let to one Morrison for
the building of bridge by the Northern
Pacific at that point. The structure it is es-
timated, will cost $4,000 Jetties, on
the Eads' plan, are being put along the Bis
marck side to protect the bank from cutting.
An Oakland, Wis, correspondent writes
as follows: Work has commenced on the
new Northern Pacific south shore line A
large corps of engineers under Col. Fish,
is busy locating the road from Northern Pa
citic junction via Superior City to Ashland
and the Montreal river. They will reach
this point about the LIST of March.
The Green Bay & Minnesota railroad
will be sold by United States Marshal Fink
on the Goth of January to satisfy the judg-
ment which the Farmers Loan & Trust
company of New York obtained against it
in April last The amount of the judg-
ment is 5000, 0O0, 600, and the trustees will
probably be the only bidders.
Senator Window has introduced a bill re-
citing that by the act of June 3, 1856, GER
tain lands were granted to the construction
Of railway from Ontonagon to the Wiscon-
sin State line, on the condition that work
was to be completed within ten years. In
compliance with the grant, the State of
Michigan disposed of certain lands to the
Ontonagon & State Line Railroad company
Twenty four years have elapsed since that
time, and the road has been constructed.
On August Il, 1870, the lands reverted to
the State. In the meantime, settlers had
taken possession of much of the land under
In ~ %1,o Ii b.
feet the titles Of all persons holding patents,
claiming titles under certificates issued by
the commissioner of the general land office,
OF under certificates issued by the register
or receiver Of any local land Office, or who
have made homestead entries or pre-emp-
tions OF any lands within the limits of the
grant.