The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-13

month-and Aitken county the highest-$55.
Hennepin county paid an average monthly
salary Of $50. SO to male and $34 25 to female
%ses and $sS 3S oGans ss'
Marvin & .mmack, Inc creamery Grm
at Dodge Ceater, and ara now engaged in
refitting it f. thorough work.
Lake City, Special. Rev. M. Robinson,
pastor of the M. E. Church in Pepin, Wis,
c. 81. Evans, principal of the high school
in that place, both unmarried, started for
Lake City on the ice ut 4:30 Monday after
noOh. To day party of four young men
left Pepin for this city and followed the
skate tracks of Robinson aud Evans u til
they led to an air-hole abou; half-mile
found floating the cap of the clergyman
and two sticks about four feet long. Cries
of distress were heard on this side from that
direction after dark last night. There is
no doubt that the pastor and teacher are
drowned.
c. N. Penney of LIE Sueur MADE from
eleven COWS from March to Nov. g. 1883,
1880 pounds of butter, an average Of 1881
pounds per cow for the period Of eight
months.
Thomas Corcoran, living north of James
vile, lost his granary by fire recently, and
with it over 100 bushels of wheat besides
various articles.
The annual meeting of the southern
Minnesota Fair association was held pur-
suant; to notice At the Cook house parlors
Rochester on the 4th. The report of Sec
rotary Van Camper and Treasurer Knowl-
ton shows that the association is in very
hourishing condition, having paid prem iums
and expenses in full from receipts of the
late fair in this city in the autumn of 1884
The following named gentleman were elected
directors for three years. A. T. stebbens,
O. T. Dickermau, D. A. Morrison, George
Graves, E. O. Knowlton and T. G, Smith,
and in place Of F. T. Odds, whose office be.
came vacant by removal from the state,
John F. Fulkerson, who chosen to fiji the
vacancy for the unexpired term.
James Curtis will go to the Dakota peni-
Tertiary for proving up a dead mans Claims.
There were filed on the 4th inst, articles
of incorporation of the Dodge County Joint
Stock Agricultural and Mechanical As.
ISOLATION, with capital STOCK of 1000.
The purpose of the association is to pur-
chase aud hold twenty acres Of land in
Dodge county, to hold thereon monthly
and annual fairs. The incorporators sre
E. Kent, A. B. Cahoon, John Peterson and
others.
. James Boodnoor, ons ofthe pioneers Of
Minnesota, died at Rockford, on the 18th
inst, aged seventy-two years.
Mr.. Dowdell, of Anoka. found two buck
h Cd b 1o1
with an az.
Bella n. Ches'ey, an old resident of
Anoka, died in that city.
The Minnesota and Montana Live Stock
association filed articles of Incorporation
with the secretary of state on the 9th. The
geneal nature of its business is the raising,
keeping, buying and selling of stock of ev-
cry description and dealing in grazing and
agricultural lands and tenements in any
of the states and territories of the United
States. The principal place OF business is
Minneapolis, and the corporation is to con-
600. divided into 1900 shares Of $40 each;
limit of stock tissue, $500, 900; limit OF liza
bility, 5000. The names OF the incorpor-
ators are Alfred g. Wilcox, Valentine G..
Hush, George F. JACKSON and Horatio s..
Van Cleve of Minneapolis, aud Thomas s..
Wordsworth Of Yellowstone county, Mont.
The detailed report OF the Rochester Citi-
zens' Cyclone Relief committee is compile.
ted and ready for publication. The total
donations received exclusive of clothing
amounted to $175, 293.s8; balance on hand
for the winter S., 1858. Relief has been
given to 126 families and twelve single per
sons. The average amount given to: tami-
lies LETT totally destitute by the storm was
$287:H, including expense OF rebuilding,
whose dwellings were partially injured aR
average amsunt of $500 wasegivea.
Sheriff b. NJ. Richardson of Olmsted
county has delivered three prisoners to the
warden at the Still water penirentlary. Their
names are James CLARK, William Moody
and William Il. Lanni2an, and their ofen-
SEES and terms of imprisonment are 8s fol-
lows: CLARK, la1ceRy, one year; Moody,
larceny, one year; Lannigan, forgery, one
year.
SJee Delansett, living nes1 Gull river, ac-
cidentally shot himself while loading re-
volver, dying in short time.
The Minnesota state association on the
/ 8th inst, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President, Judge r. r.
sCrowell; vice president, Capt. W. w. Case;
secretary, John T. Heck; executive commit-
tee, J. r. Bancroft, 8. j. Willis, j. w.
Chandler, Fred Bracket. $s5..
The elevator Of ssmusl Norrish, at APP.
pieton, which burned recently, contained
! II, 800 bushels OF wheat, which was de-
Stroyed. The building c,st about %, 600,
and hal i capacity Of as, 600 bushels. Thers
MaB N fnsurance OF 81. 600 upon the elevator
land machinery, and g, eco on wheat.