The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A. J. Robinson was arrested at Hastings, for
attempting to ravish the six-year old daughter
of Mr.. Peterson. He was fully identified.
The fourth annual exhibition Of the Miesis-
sippi Valley Industrial association viii be held at
Rcd Wing, September 20, 21, % and %.
The Goodhue county republican convention.
to elect delegates to the State convention; and
nominate Z county ticket will be held IN Red
Wing, September %.
James Clark, . day laborer on the railroad at
Pennington, 1eceived news the other day that
he had fallen heir to e1O, 900 ID England. and
took the $500 that accompanied the notiioa-
ton to look the matter up.
At Manksto, J. l. J. Dobson Of Philadelphi.,
have just completed the purchase of "a 900
pounds of wool from Mr.. Nick Lang and TO-
900 pounds from r. W. Bsebee, to be used in
the manufacture of carpets.
The farmers Of Stevens county complain that
the Minneapolis Millers' association keeps the
cents per bushel lower than the price on the
Hastings 4 Dakota line in the same county,
where free competition prevails.
One of the most curious circumstances con-
nected with the New Ulm cyclone, was q fact
that all the buildings with peaked roofs were
ing buildings were totally wrecked.
A dispatch has been received from J. A.
Leonard of Rochester from Queens
town, saying he Was eight days on the
water from New York to Queenstown: He is
appointed U. s. consu, at Lieth. Scotland.
Miss Mary Huntington, Of Winnebago City.
committed suicide Ia week by taking carbolic
acid. She left letter which shows the act had
been contemplated since last winter. Her
parents live in Minneapolis. Her age was
twenty-six years.
Charles Bolts Of Minneapolis, in at Of rage,
put two bullets throut b his head which ended
series Of qusrrels with his wife. The unfor-
tunato man was about forty five years old, and
was well known, having acted . assistant bag
bage master at tho Milwaukee & st. Psui depot
for sometime. Recently he purchased horse
the mali bags from the Milwadkee de OF to the
postofice AMI doing city express business.
His wife appears almos st distracted, ! and although
tits known they dnsnot live happily together,
the tragic death Of her husband completely
Frustrated her.
A decision was fled by Judge vanderburg at
Minneapolis in the case Of George g: Richmond,
moud, against Edward n. johnson, ednini:trs-
tor of the estate Of Eva r. Richmond, implead-
ed with the Ancient Order United Workmen.
The decision settles the dispute % to who hes
the right 70 tho So, 600 insurance policy wmcn
death. Charles d. Richmond, i will b. re-
mombersd, murd ered bis wife. Eva r. Rch-
mond, and then committed suicide IL MIME
apolis about . year ago. At the time OF his
death he WaA member IN good essno!nS N tue
IA 0. U. w. and held IN insurance policy paya-
BILE to his wife for 81, 900. His vito died from
her wounds several hours before her murderer,
and vhen il came to settlement Of the estate
the father Of Eva Richmond and the mother OF
Charles Redmond both claimed the arnonnt Of
Insurance. The bylaws Of the order make the
policy pay ble to the vito OF the member IN
care Of HIS death, and the decision hollis thatas
in this oase tho wife dying 6rst, and leaving no
issue, the right Of the her heirs to the money
i lost ,..:ss : -. :.