The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-04-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA n NEWS.
Frank Ennlg, indicted for mans laughter
Wa acquitted 81 the district court atl
Worthington. The history al the dsed ii |
y follows: On saturday, tie 18th of last |
November, William uallsgher 81 1eota |
township was on his way from Adrian. He |
stopped ct the house of his father.in.law,
George A. Beireis, In Lismore township, |
drove Mrs. B. out of the house, battered !
the doors and windows With an az and At
tempted an assault upon Frank Ennig; q
German hired man, In charge Of The place
during the absence ofkr. Beireis. Gala
rods from the house Ennig fred at him with
. shotgun, lodging about. twenty bQeksh0t
In Gallasher's body, from. the effects Of
which he: died In afew minutes.
" By an oct Of the late legislature, the corpo.
rate name Of st. Johns (Catholie) College,
stearns Co., MIMI, has been changed to st.
Johns University.
There was sold from the Maple Point
Stock Farm, Dakota comfy, Leonard John
son, proprietor, last week, . two-yesr-old
imported lcolt to. William Boothroyd of
WEIGH, Goodhue county, for 81 800, and an
imported stallion, fifteen years old, to P.
r.. Fockler Of Independence, Iowa, $3.50.
-~~F.s. Mcdonald, auditor for Hennepin
county, in his monthly report to StateAu-
ditor Braden states that the collection Of
taxes for March amounted to csc, 078, 80.
of which 81, 085, 50 are due the state.
Representative eir Knights from st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Red Wing. Albert Lea and
other Communicates in the state have held
. consultation relative to attendance at the
August. A general discussion revealed the
fact that North Star state knights would be
well represented, and, upon rough calcu.
lation. It was thought that at least 100 Min:
nesotians would be there in full rig. As
previously stated, 1t is highly probable that
Damascus commandery, st. Paul, will send
a battalion to compete for the dill and evolu-
ton prizes.
At Fishers Landing, Polk county, the
hardware store OF T. A. Dunlave, the saloon
of Thomas Kelly and the blacksmith shop
and dwelling of James Brownlee were total
ly burned. The loss Is roughly estimated
at $4,000. The insurance is: Dunlave, ST.
goo in New York UNDERWRITERS 1900 10
Fire and Marine. Keely had 500 in the
Orient. fhe Gre started id the saloon.
|, Aspecial meetisg of the Minne5o ia Mil
lers' State association will be held at the MIC
ollet house, April 10. The election of otta.
Gers and other business postponed at the an
nual meeting will be considered.
The Carleton college contest will take
place at High School hall April 6. Five
students will participate, and the winner
will take part In the intercollegiate contest
between the state University, Carleton aud
Hamline, April 10, at High School hall,
Northfald. The victor in this contest will
enter the inter state contest at Minneapolis,
North western states will be represented.
The hottse of john Carnegie of Preston
was burned last Monday; With its ce ntents.
Loss, $500.
Ninterer, who shot himself at Mankato,
because he could not get his sweetheart
away from her father is getting well.
Judge Weber will hold regular term of
court in st. Peter, beginning on the fourth
day Of April.
John J. Cantwell, veteran of the Fourth
Minnesota volunteers, died in lie Sueur
recently.
DR.. Ecoboria of Elk River, who has jult
that there have been Seventy nine cases and
twenty-six deaths.
Gassler & Co., the Owatonna brewers who
recently burned out, have made an assign
ment. Liabilities about $3 800; assets about
$780,.
The Oakland Home Insurance company
of California has been admitted to do
business in the state of Minnesota.
4 farmer manned Erickson, nine miles
south Of Mosrhead is supposed to have
been murdered by tramps.
Some person or persons entered the front
door Of Lyons, Long 4 Co. Is store at Osakis,
went through the money drawers, and un-
locked the safe aud took out $3.50.
the Wife of @. H. Porter, vice president
Of the First National bank, Winona, died
Thursday after brief illness, of meningitis.
She was daughter Of the well-knoWn mer@
chant, Il. p. Gone.
The steam Touring and saw hill of Faber
& Co. at Cody's lake. in Wheat1and, Rice
county, has been burned. Loss about $10,-
600; insured for S. 900, as follows; 81, 500 in
Mechanics and Traders of New York;
81, 500 in Amazon of Cincinnati; 81, 900 in
Rhode Island Underwriters association,
and 81 600 in Metropole OF Paris, France.
Carl Heinberg was found dead in bed at
his home in Jordan.
William Jepson, living near Ashton,
Mbley, county, cut his throat while tenn
potarily insane, dying soon after.
Erickson, found dead nine miles north of
Moorehead, had ,l1ndq ttbtedIy been killed
with an OK yoke found near him:
Fred Armstrong, son of ex-sherif II. F.
Armstrong of Red Wing, who has been a
sufferer from consumption for more than
year past, died at his parents home Friday
morning, aged twenty-tnree years. He had
studied at Carlton college, but was COM
PEELED to leave, on account of poor health,
hefo1e graduating. He lived an exemplary
life, dhd thany will mourn his loss.
Thirty thousand dollars of Stevens coua-
ty bonds have been pleced at PR at per
cent. with D. G. Shepard of St. Paul. They
will mature in thirty years.
Little Alice Howse, the girl who was so
badly burned recently at the Lorenzo house,
Sleepy Eye died after six days of suffering.
The contract for building the new school,
house at Ppestone, has been let to George
6outer of that place for $9,049.
Breezy Witticism.
a Gentleman, who had a partially for