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

the restoration of silver to full use as money.
The Iowa contested cases were disposed OF,
tanning their seats. The District of Columbia
appropriation bill was considered The bill
passed for the construction Of branches of the
Utah & Northern Railroad company in Utah,
Idaho and Montana.
Minnesota News by Telegraph and Mail.
The citizens of Sank Rapids want a village
incorporation.
Theodule Merchant of St. Paul, has received
a patent for grinding mill
The Delano Eagle says the railroad pays only
s.. 25 per cord for hard maple in the big woods
Last Sunday evening the house of Charles
Bailey of white Bear, was burned with it's con-
tents, during the absence of the family.
The editor Of the Lake City Leader offers a
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 s. 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
ties in that State. ..,:~ .. NJ ,..>. az.
The building statistics of Litchfield for 1880
foot up 1854, 500, and indications are that SSf
will not fall behind in the amount Of substan-
tial improvements.
The legislative committee examined the Man
kato Normal School last week, and were we'll
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 a great deal
OF trouble, but as there is no room for them at
St Peter, he will have to stand it for while.
Parties recently from Grand Mairais report
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
suspicion points to a person recently arrested
for illicit distillng at the instance Of NJ. Pow
oil
The Hastings g. Dakota company have estab-
lished a system of night patrol all along their
line, and each patrol has from six to eight miles
ject of this patrol is said to be to detect broken
rails.
= The Monticello grange has adopted a resolu-
ton asking the legislature to. pass a wolf hunt
ing law, and for the taxation of dogs. Several
armers have given up sheep raising in tina vim
cinity Oh account Of the ravages Of dogs and
wolves.
During the year 1880 there were sO1 deaths
increase Of y: There were 1856 births in
the city in 1880 INCLUDING twenty-four pairs
of twins) against l, 594 births in 1879, an in
crease of 172.
Rev. Mr. Knickerbacker, of Minneapolis, de-
nounces as pure fiction the statement in Mrs.
Swisshelm's book, that in 1860 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 free state.
The Indian payment party has returned from
Vermillion to Duluth. The number of In 'ians
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. C. H. Conkey of Prest IN, while walking
near her house, had the misfortune to fall and
sustain fracture of the left forearm, near the
wrist joint. together with other minor injuries.
Her case is progressing favorably. Mrs. H. r.
Wells also met with a fall and received some
slight INJURIES ! .
The Milwaukee 4 st. Paul engineers are lay
ing out a spur track from the Hastings 4 Da-
kota cutoff to Excelsior. This, with the con-
templated extension of the Minneapolis & st.
Louis and Lyndale railways to the same point,
will soon give the people Of Excelsior ample
railway facilities. 49,
~. The blacksmith shop of l. NJ. Noyes at st.
Cloud was burned. He estimates his loss at
about 81, 800, based as follows: On buildings,
$500; stock, 81 ,OO0; tools 81 900. There was
$3.50 insurance on building, $500 on stock,
and $3.50 on tools, all taken by the Girard Fire
and Marine company.
Augustus Sauftenburg, Esq, and Mrs. Mol
lie c. Lambert, both of Saltwater, were married
at the residence of L. A. Evans, in St Cloud,
by the Rev. G. H. Davis, pastor of st. Johns
Episcopal church. The bride is a sister of
Senator C.. F. Macdonald, and had been the
guest of Mrs. Evans for some time.
Articles of incorporation of the Corlies- Chap
imam Company of St Paul, have been filed in
the Office of the secretary Of state. The capital
stock Of the company is, $25, 900, and the OBJ
jects are the manufacture and sale of doors,
sash and blinds VIM. Corlles, John B. Chap
man and James H. Drake are the directors.
At a meeting of the trustees of Manchester
college, held at Minneapolis, the. following res
olution was adopted: That the committee be
authorized to secure Immediately q site of
thirty acres, either by absolute purchase upon
such terms of payment as they shall deem
They also believe that the legislature would be
safe IN making the apportionment of the State
at the present session upon that basis No OH
clal notification from any department here is
required to enable the State to proceed. When
the bill passes she simply takes notice given by
it's publication among the statutes of the United