The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-09-28
Minnesota News Notes,
Minnesota Methodist Conference


The MiNnesota annual conference will
commence in OwatOnna Oct. 4, 1882. The
Rev. Bishop Merrill, D. d., IL. d., will pre-
side. The conference embraces, tcrritorially,
the State Of Minnesota and large part OF
Dakota Territory. About 200 preachers, i'll
Guiding effective, supernumerry and super
annuated, constitute the membeship. The
business sessions are open for the public,
and will be held from about $50 a. III. to -
III. in the NJ. E. Church of that city. The
afternoons and evenings will be devoted to
committee work and the anniversaries of the
various working societies Of the church,
Bishop Merrill is expected to preach in the
NJ L. church Sunday, Oct. s, at 1890 a. m.,
the ordination of deacons following the
sermon. At 8 o'clock p. NJ. some dstin-
guished minister will preach, followed by
the ordination of elders.
S. d. Peterson of New Ulm, Minnesota
has been nominated for state senator.
Bernard Buerstgen, German farmer liv-
ing near Marystown, Scott county, met with
an accident while hauling rock to the
church at Marystown. He drove his hcavi-
ly loaded wagon against post, thereby
throwing him forward between the horses,
which taking sudden fright drew the loaded
wagon over his abdomen, causing internal
injuries, from the effects of which he died
sOOr after.
The democratic state convention to- nOm-
nate chiefjnstice of the supreme court will
be held at St. Paul Oct 10, The representa-
ton decided upon was as follows: Each
county one delegate at large, and one for
each 100 votes or major portion thereof cast
for the democrat candidate for governor at
tie election in 1891.
The Seventh Minnesota Senatorial district
republicans have nominated A. NJ Crosley,
of Mobiles county, for the senate.
Pnkney Turnbull, gentleman from New
York city, was drowned in Heron Lake
While ou' shooting in company with lit
tie boy he was taken with a fainting spell
and fell ont OF the boat in three feet Of water
and stranged before he could he rescued
James II. Wood, general merchant at
Sauk Rapids, is closed up on an execution
in favor of George r. Newell e Co., Tor
ZOO. The North Star Boot & Shoe com
pany and Coykendall Bros. e. Co. are
creditors in $1,000 and 81, 900 respectively,
and will proceed to attach. Assets between
amount.
Articles of incorporation of the White
Bear Hotel company have been filed. The
capital stock is fixed at 100000 The incor-
porators are E.ias f. Drake, George r.
Finch, Maurice Auerbach, John A. Berkey,
Robert n. McI.aren: P. II. Kelley, j. r.
Tarpox, Henry II. Sibloy, +. Willius. Will
liam Il. Merriam: \. II. Wilder, Daniel
Getty. General Siblcy is president of the
organization.
The Emmett Light artillery, Minnesota
National guard, St. Paul, won the first prize
(S5Ou) at the military competitive contest
which occurred at Milwaukee on the occa-
sion of the annual reunion of the Society of
the Army Of the Cumberland, held Sept. 20
and 81
\ German woman crossing the railway
bridge at Carver shoulderel one child and
walked across the structure, the other child
ollowing some distance behind About the
center Of the bridge the latter child, Cath
arina Opdinger, made misstep and fell
through the railing cighty-four 'cet into the
creek bed. The child was seyerly hurt, but
will recover.
John Warren has been arrested and held for
trial at Worthinston, charged with burglar
izing the store Of CIemmens T. Crandall at
Adrian.
The second annual reunion or meeting Of
the Crow River Valley pioneers will be held
Ut Dclano on the 4tk Of October next.
Sister ReSe OMalcy died at St. Beuedict's
convent in st. Cloud on the 10Th inst.
At Chattield John Atchkison, in company
with some friends were out cunning, and
while riding across field in Orion township,
near Campion'S the gun slipped, the ham
mer striking the platform Of the blackboard,
on which the party were seated, djs'haging
the piece, the contents of which, one and
one-quartcr ounces No. 6 shot, entered At
chisons right lung. causing his death almost
instantly.