The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-07-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
The Red Wing W. gon and Carriage manu-
featuring company, with capital stock of
P1O,OOO, has been organized.
9, Ibe abstract Of personal property tax for
Stearns county foots up 81 ,343 40, of which
st. Cloud city is in for 1926, ALL
A small house in the town of Merton, Steele
Co., belonging TO r. A. Stout, was burned to
the ground. Insurance, $500, in the Contin-
entail.
Grasshoppers appeared for Gay or two in
the northern part of the state, but it ia stated
that the heavy wind and hail storms blew them
away.
Bird Island was visited by terrific tempest
last Friday afternoon, which filled the air with
fragments of public improvements. No lives
we're lost, but several persons were severely
shaken up.
Charles Bantling, an old and respected citizen
of Glencoe, was killed on the road between
Glencoe and Hutchinson by being run over by
aloaded wagon.
Louis Fernandez, who keeps cigar store III
ST. Paul, sent his wife to White Bear for a little
recreation. and while she was there he gather
ed up all his traps, and eloped with beauti-
full servant girl named Clementine Iatza.
Retzloff of Fairbault, baker, fell asleep
while sitting at the head Of the stairs that led
to the second story of his bakery, and pitched
to the bottom, striking on his head. He was
badly hurt and died few days AFTER
The towns of Appleton Newposen and West
Bank; all near Appleton, this country, we're Wis
has done thousands Of dollars of damage to the
crops, many fields being utterly destroyed
and others injured 80 much as not to pay for
cutting.
Mr.. Geo. G. Chamberlain, formerly of the
Jackson Republic, and editor of the Mankota
Free Press, is affected with disease Of one of
his eyes, which will prevent him from doing
editorial work for some time. He has consult
ed DR.. Atwood, of st. Paul, who Gays he must
take rest for one 80 industrious as Mr..
Chamberlain.
The Minnesota State Board of Immigration
met last week and resolved, that the board carry
out the contracts with the several parties as
phlets in the several languages, ard that vou-
cheers be issued by the board for the deficit
over and above the available appropriation
made by the Legislature.
It is now as good as settled that the State
railroad bond tribunal will meet in St. Paul on
the 26th inst Four Of the five judges favor
this date. Judge Severance opened term of
his docket by the 18th it is probable that he
will get some one to sit in his place, so that he
can be here on that date.
Last Wednesday man named John McMul-
Inn, one of Chase, Pillsbury & Co.'S men, at
tempted to cross Gull lake to reach boat which
was fastened at the otter side of the lake, but
being unable to swim he lost his footing got
into deep water and was drowned. The lake
was dragged and his body recovered, and was
buried in the Brainard cemetery.
In reply sent to a letter from county at
torney, Attorney General Hahn gave the opin-
ion that township is not liable for the expense
of altering county road run through it. He
holds that county is liable for the cost of lay
ing out, altering or improving county road
and that township is liable for the cost of lay
" out, altering or improving township
road.
"A warranty deed OF very desirable mill site
| (situated on spur track with free use of same)
ind cash bonus Of 81 900 payable when mill
| is completed and running, will be given by the
| exchange and merchant flour mill, to be COM
pleted and running in time for the rush of the
fall business, and not later than October Is,
1881.
Mr.. E. A. Leonard of Minneapolis was re-
lieved Of a tape-worm no less than twenty five
feet in length, DR.. Wells officiating at the wind
lass: The growth of the strange 'fsnake" is
attributed to the too free consumption of pork,
and ham, and the patients assurance that he
feels easier will not be questioned. The worm
had kept Mr.. Leonard partial invalid for
several years.
At a meeting of the Insane Hospital trustees
at Rochester bids were opened for waterworke
at the hospitals at Rochester and St. Peter
There were two bids opened. Geo. C. Nor
gan & Co., of Chicago, for Rochester, 81, 225-
81, aud on St. Peter $14, ee8.75. H. J.
Hilrert, of Milwaukee, on Rochester So, OS1.
90; on st. Peter $l4, 695. on. Gen. c. Nor
gan Co.'S bid was accepted and he will i'm
med1ate|y commence work and have works in
by the first of December.
A cyclone trai!ed along for nine miles north
of Winnebago CT Y about the same time the
Minnesota valley was being laid waste at and
about New Ulm. The force of the wind was ter
rife in this case, and destroyed a great deal OF
valuable property but caused no loss of life,
as far as it has been traced st. James was
also visited with hurricane on the same af-
ternoon. Mountain Lake and other points
desolute waste to mark it's course through the
country.
The Saltwater & Hastings company have
sold out all its interests to the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul company, who propose to
go on and build the road at once, from point
at or near Hastings to Saltwater, completing il
the present year. contract has been signed
requiring it to be be completed in 1882. The
Necessary grounds for depot and freight ware
house buildings never have been purchase al
the foot of Myrtle street. The city have agreed
to give bonus Of $50, 900 in cash or in 6
per cent interest bearing bonds running TWEEN.
ty years and the right of way through the city
The fish eommissionerers are distri bqting 9
good many fish this year. At the rate they are
putting them into the lakes and streams they
viii distribute during the year probably moi
less than 10000 Mr.. Watkins has just re.
turned from trip to Douglas coubty, where
he left 10, 900 salmon and lake trout He also
| a day or so ago, delivered to Judge Mitchell
for the streams in Wiaona county, 1900
brook trout. Last week he left 5000 lake
trout at Winnebago City; 10000 lake trout
and California salmon in Otter TAIL Todd and
Douglas counties; 10000 lake trout, 5000
| land locked salmon and 5000 lake trout il
Goodhue and Wabasha counties
At St. Joseph, S+earns county, on the 4tf
| inst, an interesting religious ceremony tool
place. Fourteen young ladies look the habi
Of Benedictne nuns, and commenced year,
| probation, after which, if they desire, and ar
found to be suitable persons, they will make
triennial VOWS and become members of tn
| sisterhood. Five other young ladies who ha<
| completed the probationary term of one year
| made triennial VOWS, by which they get
1t q fuither probation of three years. Fou
| others, who had passed through the triennia
| probation, made perpetual vows, by which the.
bound themselves to remain during, life in tn
sisterhood. r. T. Rev. Bishop seidenbuse 0
s. B., ofticiated, and was assisted by priests Q
st. Johns college.
Reports to the Commissioner of Statistic.
Tho following tables are compiled by F.
C:urie tiansen, commissioner of statistics, fror
the reports of the auditors of the variou
counties. As will be seen, reports have bee
received from nearly all the counties in thu
State, and most gratifying results are shown
both as to last wears Weld and the acreac
sown the present year. the latter being Target
increased.
WHEAT,
Counties. ! : q !
: 3 e 8
Anoka. s,445 1925 1874 GAG
beHtOn.. O,23S IL I,7Z
Blue Earth. 93,623 1,25S,O7 1343 s., 83