The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-07-13
Minnesota News Notes..
Now University Buildings.

AT meeting of the board of regents of
the Minnesota state university last week,
!, plans for the new buildings and proposed
alteration of the main building were sub
mitted by Architect S. l.. Burlington The
new buildings are library situated west of
the main building, in size, 8Ox155 feet; a
chapel east of main building, S5x11O feet,
with seating capacity of GO0; in the rear,
mechanical hall, GOx65 feet; and back oftlis
the gymnasium and drill room, 83x32O feet,
The front of the main building is to be en-
tircly remodeled, a covered driveway
erected, and two towers will replace the one
which now adornsit. The plans were adopt
ed and the executive committee were author
lied to proceed at once with the gymnasium
and library buildings
The state board of high schools has APP
portioned $40O to schools in each of the fol-
lowing towns: Anoka Albert Lea, Austin,
Cannon Falls, Carver, Chatfeld, Duluth,
| Faribault, Garden City, Hastings, Hender-
son, Hutchinson, Kasson, Lake City, Litch-
field, Mantorville, Mankato, Monticello,
Owatonna, Plainyicw, Red Wing, Rochester,
Rushford, Spring Valley, St. Cloud, St.
Peter, Saltwater Sank Center, Wab sha.
The Touring mills are running short of
wheat and shutting down. The Winona
Mill company, a. G. Mowbray's Stockton
mill and O. Troest Winona City mills are
stopped The r. d. Ellsworth mill at Min
nesota City will be shut down.
Captain Benjamin Lockcslcy, pioneer of
this state, died at his home in Mortified on
Tuesday, aged seventy-five years.
The Zumbrota school has been cddcd to
the list of high schools eutitled to the $500
apportionment fund.
The Allen Light Guards Of St. Paul. Capt.
Bean received the prize for drilling at Far
ribault on the 4th.
Samuel Jenner, living some five miles east
of Ortonville, has been missing since June
81. He went with team to neighbor
where he had business to transact, and has
not been authoritatively heard from since.
The name of the man belonging to the
Milwaukee Il St. Raul engineer corps
drowned near Cannon Falls. was w. f. Sym
mes, and not Baker, as was reported.
Commissions for the following officers of
the line have received the journals sigma
ture: First battallion-W 3. Bend, lieuten
ant colonel; X. NJ. Gilmore. major; Perry
HARRISON captain; F. J. Barnard first lieu
tenant; G. w. knowlton, sec "nd lieutenant.
Sacond battalion-Jos. Bobleter lieutenant
colonel Jas. Hunter, major; G. W. Mead
captain;J. w. Synder and S. w. Burgess
first lieutenants; G. II. Billiard and F. A.
Walker, second lieutenants. Promotions in
| the battallions are W. i. Bend and J. Bob
Letter from major to lieutenant colonel in
their respective battallions; Harrison, Barn
ard and knowlton in the first, and Bullard
and Synder in the second.
At Faribault, temporary writ of injunc-
ton was granted out Of the district court
against the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
| railroad, enjoining them from interfering
| with the Minnesota Central railroads (the
Cannon Valleys rights, privileges and i'm
munities, and served on their agent. A
suit has been brought by the last named
! company against the Chicago, milwaukee,
and st. Paul company in the court.
DIR. Lathrop Of Granger was the victim OF
| the premature explosion ola cannon at
Spring Valley on the 4th inst, by which he
lost the sight of his eyes. In his desperation
he attempted suicide via. the morphine
route. :
A young man named Herman Farwauld,
! who has been working for A. Robe, gar
dencr who lives near Lake Johanna, Ranl-
sey county, was drowned last Sunday. His
home wasin Carver county.
On Thursday last Balmc Ovcnson was
killed by the kick of horse while working
in a field near Madelia.