The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-11-30
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

A Masonic emblem, an iron square and
compass has been found at the scene of the
Mountain Meadow massacre, on a rock
where it had undoubtedly been placed by
some dying Mason. Though in proper
shape and proportioRs well and strongly
made, yet it evidently and originally lacked
the finish suitable for a W. Ms Jewel, but
which doubtless it was intended to repre-
sent. As mere conjecture, it may he as
sumed that tho members of the frater ,ty
with that and other trains, perhaps while so
long in camp at Salt Lake. organized q
Mountain and Vail ey lodge" and for that
purpose entemperized jewels of iron, or
other material, as best they could, of which
this for the master alone remains, q memen-
to of work by true hands, and held true to
the last, since the wearer's last thought
seems to be for the preservation of his jewel.
Postofflcos have been established at Locke,
Ramsey county, OAK, and Arnott, Portage
county, Wis.
Special Service Nicholson,
Cass county, Mimi, from Oct. TO- Russell,
Hennepin county, Mimi, from Oct. Is.
Cicero Outagamie county, Wis, from Oct.
10. Lilly Bay, Door county Wis, from Oct.
10. LuxeMburg, KeWaunee county. Wis,
from Oct. 20. Miner. Door county, Wis,
from Oct, 10. Tagerwick, Door county,
Wis, from Nov. /.
Postmasters Commissioned-C. ". Star
ling, Lake Preston, OAK; ]. F. Schmalbach,
Jr., South Germantown, Wis; James a.
Locke, OAK; James A. Rremmer, Arnott,
Wis.
The Piegans are to receive the attention of
the war department.. 1t is stated that they
have stolen $40, 600 worth ofponies from the
Crows, and they seem to be carrying out
their threats to ''steal the Crows poor in fine
shape. The Crows are greatly disguised and
threaten to leave their reservation. Their
ponies are the pride of their hearts, and
they would rather have the Piegans steal
their squaws.
Oscar Wilde visited the contest of beauty
in New York, Wednesday night. He
remained only short time. The railing
which encloses the fair contestants being
red and the last summers fly hanging over
head being orange and blue, he did not
vote for anybody, and indeed there il no
body entered in the contest who looks par.
ticularly like Greek gem.
Houses which do about seven-eighths of
the tea jobbing business of New York have
signed an agreement not to buy any more
teas at auction. Since the a BOLTON ofthe
duty the supply of the cheaper grades OF
tea has increased and the prices Of high
grade teas, OF which there is not an. over
supply, have suffered in the general decline
of the lower grades.
Articles of incorporation of the Minnesota
conference of the Wesleyan Methodist con-
nection of America whose purpose is to
disseminate the gospel and found schools
f1o1 with ho ofc fofo
Thomas Hartley, A. J. Jenkins, ]. E.
Gould, E. s. Paine and Charles Cox are the
incorporators and form the first board ~
directors.
In the federal court at Paducah, KY; re-
Gently, suit was filed by Claybrook (col-
ored) against the city Of Greensboro for re
fusal to admit his children to the public
schools for white children. The motion en-
joins the city authorities against paying out
the school fund before the suit is decided.
A syndicate has been formed in Wheeling
to build large Bessener steel works, the
movers being satisfied that rails can be
made from steel cheaper and better than OF
puddled iron. This would throw otst OF
employment 1000 puddlers in that district
alone.
Bradstreet's Journal has the following:
There were III failures In the Uuited States
reported to Bradstreet during the present
week-four more than the preceding week
and tifty-six more than the corresponding
week last year.
In excavating beneath the old church
which SO long served New York for postof
fee, the workme1l reached two cottins, which
crumbled into dust, but plate shows that
the interment was made in 1873