The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-08-02
neapolis. There we're the First Methodist

neapolis. There were the First Methodist
from the east side, the Centenary Methodist
the Simpson Methodist, the Foss Metho-
dist, and the following Presbyterian: The
Westminster, the Hope Mission, the River
side, the Lyndale and the Park Avenue.
There were about ], 800 excnrsionists.
y Recently Charles Walstron of Lansing,
Mower county, was upset on load of hay,
and falling upon'a pitchfork was almost in
stantly killed. s.-..,.,..s
+ Articles of incorporation have been filed
with the secretary of state by Bishop T.
D. Grace; Vicar General Augustin Ravoux,
Rev. P. Duignault and Geo. Driver and
Philip Purcell, for the establishment of the
"Church of st. Jarlath," at Iasoo.
John Knutti, Swiss, working for DR.. e.
W. Cross, of Rochester was drowned in the
river at that place on the 18th Inst. He
had BEEN washing one Of the doctors bug
es The otd ss a,.. ooEse tst sEdse
to save tho animal. became frightened and
chung TO the hotse,s neck; dragging him to
the bottom. The horse and buggy drifted
about thirty rods, while the body Of Knutti
WAS found the next morning. = i
The storm ofthe 10th did considerable
damage at Stephen, Warren county. The
lumber sheds of BROOKS Bros, were COM.
plete]y demolished, Syver. on & Johnston's
machinery depot was partly IN oofed and
two buildings were blown from their foun-
dations. Brooks Bros. are the heavieat
losers, considerable of their lumber being
broken. =
Long Prairie Argus It is reported that
Mrs. Cook, wife of German farmer resid-
ing four miles from this place, was out
ragged at Sank Center on Friday night oi last
week. She had gone to town with Nc
Laughlin, and the team being hitched near
the brewery, several men forcibly carried
her away and outraged her person. She
is reported as suffering terribly from
abuse.
Woodlawn creamery at Winnebago City
| is making between six and seven hundred
pounds of butter daily.
A new elevator is about to be built at
Sank Centre.
There ia "a fourishing Welsh church in
Ottawa, lie Sueur county, the Rev. David
Jones pastor. All the ser vices are conduc-
ted in the Welsh tongue.
Austin Knight, of Howard Lake had a
vala ,ble horse killed BY lightning che 9TH
| er night. Two horses were killed in Wood
land by stroke of lightning.
The old Indian Chief Good Thunder who
was faithful and valuable friend to the
whites, during the memorable and bloody
massacre, is now in camp near Redwood,
and wants to locate permanently there.
Mr.. Haas of Cottonwood had two COWS
killed by lightning the other day.
Among the greatest sufferers by the storm
of Sleepy Eye, Broom county, by the late
storm, are Thomas Allison, P. Christensen,
J. J. Kelly, J. Addy, Charles Kissner F.
Block, ]. Tesmer, E. Davis, A. Stefew, J.
Schiller, f. Bur ringer, J. Dobias, E. A. St.
Contu1ier, II. Meyer, P. Penning, H. Rom.
berg, A. 8. Larribee, Fred Kissner, s.
Gerhlk F. Kinzie, t. Fredrickson, D. Stage,
NJ. Murphy and P. Fitzgerald.
The storm in Iberia, Brown county, July
81, destroyed many buildings and stables.
M. Hoer lost his house and stable; J. Angus:
tine, W. Dauer, Fritz Koenig and Fred
KOssbach lost stables and houses; M. Wig.
gins, 8. e. Rice lost stables, and also the
schoolhvuse was demolished.
The hotel at Stewart, Mcleod county was
struck by lightning the other night and
Charles Eitenbentz instantly killed..
/ A. new bank building is being erected in
Herman.
Alsop Brothers of Moorhead have received
$3.50 damages from the St. Paul & Mantle
ba railway for obstructing navigation by thu
railway bridge at Moorbead.