The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-02-03

By judiciary committee, establishing Office
and fixing salary Of 40 assls1ant,olelk of tho 4
supreme court; making salary 81, 600
Mr.. Mott, to amend general laws of 1877,
fixing compensation Of county auditors. PRO
vii64g Offices instead Of selarieas IT.
Adjourned Is Monday. ~ =. g -
SATURDAY, JANUARY. 20
z SRNATE. -Billsswere introduced to amend the
statute relating to the exemption of personal
lating to public examiner; to amend statutes
in relation to taxes on telegraph lines; to amend
the statute relating to re- trial of civil actions;
to amend the general statutes OF 1878 relating
to alniforn text bookss authorizings the county
cOfnh1issioHersaof Mile Laos & to- Sconstfucts
dansss
Bills were passed relating to the construction
Of party wallis; distraining animals doing dam
age; relating te the formation Of corporations
for certain purposes.
HoUsE-Not in session.
=. = MONDAY, JANukR1 81. :
SENATE-A bill,was introduced for the equip
ment of a war vessel to SO in search OF the.
Jeanette Arctic expedition. Mr.; Dawes
delaying 90 long his response to the senate reso-
luton Requesting: informetionl regarding the
killing Of the P0ncai chief; Big Snake! The In
dian land in severalty bill was again consid-~
H6usR-Bills were introduced to prevent the
adulteration of food; providing against te1e-
graph company; for, the election of United
States senators BY the people. A resolution,
was adopted calling on the secretary of state
for information as to the disposition of foreign
governments toward international action for
the restoration OF silver to full use as money.
The Iowa contested cases were disposed OF,
Nessrs. Sapp and Carpenter Republicans) re-
tanning their seats. The District of Columbia
appropriation bill was considered. The bill
passed for the construction of branches of the
Utah 4 Northern Railroad company in Utah,
Idaho and Montana :.
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Minnesota News by Telegraph and Mali.
: The citizens Of Sank Rapids want a village
incorporation. F.
Theodule Merchant Of st. Paul, has received
patent for a grinding mill. -
The Delano Eagle says the railroad pays only
So. 25 per cord for hard maple in the big woods:
- Last !! sunday evening the house Of e! Charles
tents, during the absence of the family. -.
The editor of the Lake City Leader offers q!
reward of $50 for the identification of the writ
er of an obscene postal, sent to him recently. ~
George Hawkins on trial Owatonna for
burglary, committed; last August, has beeu con.
victed and sentenced to four years in saltwater:
The appointment of Mr.. John 8. Proctor as
surveyor general of logs and lumber for the
Saltwater district has; been confirmed by the
senate ..,;.. -"
Randolph Kuhn, Of st. Cloud, an: ex- soldier,
has received 81, $50 pension arrears, and is to
receive monthly allowance Of $12 for the
future.
The Hastings New Era says, Mr.. lafayette,
clerk at the Foster house, has been arrested by
Texas detectives, charged with forging land ID
The building statistcsEsof IitchAeld for 1880
Win MT falf behiRd IL. the amount uf substan-
tial improvements.
The legislative committee examined the Man.
/ katoS Normal School last week, and were well
pleaSed with everything they saw and heard.
There are 1876 pupils in all departments.
There are four insane persons in the Ramsey
county Jail, which gives the Sheriff great deal
OF trouble, but as there is no room for them at
St. Peter, he will have to stand it for q while.
that the ice stretches from Duluth along the
north shore of Lake Superior for distance of
fully seventy miles, and that no water is visible
from the land in that distance.
Thirteen valuable, cows belonging to s. J.
Powell of Grow have died from poison admin
istered bye some person unknown, although
suspicion points to person recently arrested
ell -.
The Hastisgs q Dakota company: have estab-
lished ID system of night patrol allalong their
line and each patrol has from six to eight miles
Of track to inspect every night. The Chief OBJ
ject Of this patrol is said to be to detect broken
rails. tt/E.
The Monticello grange has adepteda resolu-
ing law, and for the taxation Of dogs. Several
armers have given mp sheep raising in tina vim
cinity on account Of the ravages OF dogs and
wolves. q" '''' 80 - -
7 I During the year 1880 there were 8O1 deaths
in Minneapolis against 100 deaths in 1879, an
increase Of ~ 30 There were l,7&6 births IN
of,twins) against !, 594 births in 1879, an in
crease of 49, s4 =, So =. s. - $50 -
Rev. Mr. Knitkerbacker, :; Of Minnseappolis, de-
nounces as pure, fiction the statement in Mrs.
Swisshelm's book, that in 1850 he openly crit
icised in court the decision Of Judge Wander
burg, in the case of Eliza Winston, a. slave de-
clared free by being brought into a free state:
The indi e Party has returned from
paid were 822, receiving $14 Or $15 each,
81! 80 in cash and the balance in goods. Six
COWS were taken out as presents to those In
dams who are giving special attention to farm
ing,
~ Mrs. G. H. Conkey of Prest IN, while Walking
near her house. had the misfortune total and
sustain fracture of the left forearm, near the
wrist joint. together with other minor injuries.
Her case is progressing fayorably. Mrs: H. R.
Wells s1s ;g, %st With r fall and received some
The Milwaukee & ST Paul engineers are lay
ing. out a spur track from the Hastings & Da-
kota cutoff to Excelsior. This, with the con-
| templated extension of the Minneapolis Il St.
Louis and Lyndale railways to the same point,
will soon give the people of Excelsior ample
railway facilities 49, - 4 8
l., :, The blacksmith shop of l. NJ. Noyes at st.