Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-08-17
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city.
Superintendent Simpson, Of the Daluth
road, returned last night.
EFF. Doran, master mechanic, of the N. p.
at MandaD, D. T., reached here yesterday.
81. Sherman, northwestern travelling agsnt
of the Union Pacific railway, is in the city.
A. 8. Chase, general agent OF the Northern
Pacific at Duluth, arrived yesterday morning.
| A. E. Taylor, chief road master OF the N. T.
located atBrainerd, came to st. Paul yester-
day.
A man who has been there predicts that
DEVILS lake will be the future great summer
resort of the northwest.
H. NJ. Smith, assistant general freight agent
died at Omaha, Neb., on the I4th.
The train from Winnipeg arrived two hours
late yesterday on account Of slight mishap
to the locomotive. Nobody hurt.
Mr.. F. F. Mix, of the Union depot ticket
Office, has changed base and gone with Pay
master Mead, OF the Manitoba road.
G. T. Hobart, OF Fargo, superintendent of
the Dakota division of the Northern Pacific
railway, arrived in st. Paul yesterday.
An excursion will leave at O'Clock this
evening over the Manitoba road, connecting
at Wayzata with the Belle of Minnetonka.
VIM. E. Hoyt, Eastern passenger agent of
the Chicago s. Alton railway. with headquar-
ters on Broadway, New York, was among the
| railway arrivals yesterday.
Mr.. j. c.. Boyden, general northwestern
freight agent of the c., M. & st. p, has re-
ceived stalk of corn eight feet high that grew
on the 1. d D. division of his road.
The Dakota line of the Manitoba road north
| from Grand Forks. is now ironed to Bath gate,
Pembina comfy, Dakota, which is ten miles
from the boundary line of Manitoba, Canada
The regular Thursday excursion of the
Omaha road leaves this evening at O'Clock,
leaving Lake Elmo on the return trip at 1880
O'Clock. The Great Western band will be on
hand.
| The Minnetonka train due at st. Paul at 10
O'Clock last night, was delayed till O'Clock
this morning, on account of freight train
being off the track between st. Paul and
| Minneapolis.
| Anew daily stage of Concord coaches from
Hope, the present terminus of the Wahpeton
branch of the Manitoba road, to the "Narrows''
of DEVILS lake, distance seventy miles, has
been started.
Mr.. J. G. Roberts, travelling freight agent of
| the Manitoba route, is back from an extended
business trip. He confirms all the reports OF
| good crops and abundant haryests on the yari-
GUS lines Travelled.
kilograms about the probable movements
of "Uncle Roof" were little slack yester-
| day.. The presumption is that the people of
Winnipeg are taking good care that the old
man and his party shall not die of either star
vation or thirst, while in their midst.
Mr.. ]. Peterson, of the wonderful railroad
town of Warren, Marshall county, in the
Red River valley, who has been contemplating
trip to Sweden, has at last started for home.
A large number of friends will accompany him
on his return and locate in Red River Valleys
| Another party, who~<have heard of the
Northern Pacific coudlry and are going to see
it, arrived in the city<yesterdsy. The party
consists of 1. v. Good, Uriah Thomas, g. v.
| Curtis and wife, Robert Wilson and wife,
Simon Goldman and A. Sulphin, all OF Tren-
| ton, Ohio.
Capt. F. Gressell and Col. F. A. Hutch ms
of London, England, are in town, and are
going to make tour of the Northern Pacific
to see the country, about Yhichs they have
heard great deal. While absent they HilI
indulge in a hunting excursion among the Big
Horn mountains, Yellowstone park.
An English syndicate has purchased, at
81 Sc per acre, II, 900 acres of land in Rock
and Pipestune counties from the Chicago.
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway company. An
English colony will be established on the land,
Mr.. James Thompson, an Iowa banker, has
purchased for speculation 10000 acres from
the same company, paying IS per acre.
Exploring parties just returning from
three weeks visit to the DEVILS Lake section
report that there is continuous settlement
ON the north side Of the lake, beginning at the
northeast end, or Jerusalem postoffice, at the
point on the lake known as "the Narrows.n -
The lands are taken and occupied the entire
distance of eight miles north to northeast
from the lake. The daily stage line from
Larimore to "the Narrows" is well patronized.
Mr.. George Stephen, president of the Can
ada Pacific and st. Paul, Minneapolis & Mani
toba railways, in company with Mr.. R. B.
Angus, vice president of the Canada Pacific,
arrived late Tuesday night, aud proceeded at
once to Minnetonka beach, where the presi-
dent of the two great railroads is sojourniug
for few days with o number of friends. He
visited st. Paul yesterday and held a confer
ence with some of the officers Of the Mani
toba railway, relative to business connected
with that 70 ad.
The board OF managers of the "Northern
Pacific Beneficial association held their lni-
tial meeting yesterday for the purpose of Or
ganization. There was full attendance, ev-
cry member being present, and the whole SUBJ
ject was thoroughly discussed, with the desire
to establish the ASSOCIATION on a safe financial
basis and at the same time to deal as liberally
with the contributors as the funds would
warrant. A constitution and bylaws were
adopted, under which officers were duly elected
and the necessary steps taken to put the asso-
citation into working order. Provision has
been made for graded assessment upon all
employees of the railroad company not disqual-
flied from membership for the benefit of this
fund, aud for the regular payments Of benefits
to contributors who may be entitled to re-
ceive the same under the proyis-
ions and conditions of the constitution and
bylaws. The association will be ready to
establish the payment of such benefits without
further delay, as soon as the necessary forms
and blanks are completed. The Northern Pacific
Railroad company is to be congratulated upon
hA ing adopted this beneficent and liberal
policy in dealing with its employees, and there
Is little doubt that the results of the move
ment will be beneficial both to the company
and its employees.
Rfger NetCs.
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