The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-02-15
HAmL1NE UNIVERSITY.
Tie Main Ediflce Burned-I,oss AOouc
$40, OOO-To be Rebuilt.

HAML1NE UNIVERSITY.
Tie Main Ediflce Burned-Loss About
$40, OOO-To be Rebuilt.
On Wednesday morning 18th, Hamline I'M
;versity, located at the junction OF College
avenue and the Manitoba road and
distant about two miles from the limits
of st. Paul and Minneapolis suffered a Sc
we're loss by the burning ofthe principal edl-
fee. A student named Spaulding in going
from Vice President Chatfee's house to the
hall discovered smoke coming out OF a Gu
pola, and at once gave the alarm. The re-
Sources of he college consisted of two Bah
cock extinguishers, one pump, and supply
of water buckets with water barrels
on each floor which proved of little account.
The cause of the fire is not definitely
known to the people around, but it is snip
posed to have caught from defective CHM
new located in the center of the Euilding,
east of the main entrance. The progress OF
the fire was slow as it worked downward.
The roof, spreading on each side from the
spot where it was first noticed. The floors
below then went one at q time, The reception
room floor falling at HAS cleaning out all
the space below, leaving only pieces ofsteam
pipes and heaters TO show where the floors
were.
The total loss is about $s5, 900, of which
two-thirds is probably covered by ln ms T.
ance. The students, young ladies' as we'll as
men, did all that human power could to
save proparty from the burning building,
and were successful to surprising degree.
In the evening the directors held a
Bishop Foss said that the library and nearly
all the furniture and effects of the students
and Professors had been removed from the
building and with the exception OF damage
by breakage were not injured. The LADIES'
hall, which is not all occupied, would be
arranged so that Rotations and studies
would commence Thursday morning and
Plans for rebuilding will be adopted imme-
diately.
A new church, called the Atlantic Con
gregational church has been organized II
St. Paul.
The legislature has ACCOMPLISHED more
work than usual at this stage of the session
About 400 bills have been introduced.
Articles of incorporation have been en-
tered into by 0. D. Ford of Mazeppa, w. q
Campbell, A. D. Southworth. 0. H. Porte,
of Wabash and L. H. Hamason of Roches
ter. under the name and title of the Waba
sba Foundry & Machine company, with {
capital of $25, GOO, to go into effect March 1
1888.
Judge J. w Tyson, one Of the pionee
residents OF the new town of San Diego, Cal.
died in that place Jan. 20. Judge Tysor
practised law in Wabasha twenty years ago
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Armstrong have gon'
to Hot Springs in Arkansas for stay O
five or six weeks.
A brakeman named Thomas +. Grise wa
run over and killed near the water tanks a
Delado. He 1notioned to the engineer t.
back IN, and standing between the rails, at
tempted to step on the b axe ofthe tender a
it was moving towards him. as the train meI
often do, and missed his hold or step, and
fell, the wheels passing over him, and was
instantly killed.
in. Kelly of Owatonna has silo which
proved success. Frank D. Holmes Of thai
place will nuild one of $50 tons this spring
Senator elect sabin was banquetted at Min
neapolis on Friday night, and madea shor
speech.
Quite general is the complaint through
out the state Of the wells driving u, prob
ably on account ofthe extreme cold weather
Commissioner Sweeney. Of the State Frs!
hatchery, reports that $4,000 white fist
eggs were placed in the st. Croix at Taylor
Falls. A like number have been placed il
Lake Madison, near Mankato, with the a
sistance of Hon G. C. Burt. The St. Croix
at the mouth of Willow river, has receive,
$50, 900, placed with the assistance of II. W
Jones. The balance (500,00O) Of the 600
600 whitefsh eggs were placed in ako Min
netonka. The brook trout that have jus
finished hatching will be placed in tn
brooks Of Southern Minnesota upon th
opening of spring.
Articles of amendatory of the original art
cles incorporating the Winona Pow com
pany Of Winona, Mimi, have been fled wit
the secretary of state. The capital stock VIZ
increased to 800. 900, and the limit Of in
debtedness placed at three-fi!ths Of tn
paid up capital.