The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-03-22
MINNESOTA NEWS,
Uniform of Minnesota Militia.

Uniform Of Minnesota Militia.
I The committee appointed to select uni
form for the state militia companies have
decided upon the following, which has
been submitted to the governor for his ap-
prevail: The service uniform for the artillery
company is dark blue, close fitting blouse
With pants of the same color with scarlet
facines and United States regulation helmets
with scarlet cords and p:umes. The dress
uniform will remain unchanged. The IL
fantrv companies will be attired in dark
.Iue blouses, trimmed with light blue fac
ings or the tunic now worn by Company
D. this portion of the uniform being option
al with the different companies. Pants of
light blue color with black stripe and
United States regulation helmet.
The st. Paul Foundry company, with a
capital stock Of 500, 900 hes filed articles
with the secretary of state. The incorpora-
tors are Henry P. II. Upham, Charles M.
Power, H. w. Topping and William Sc.
combe of St. Paul, and A. II, Bode OF
Minneapolis.
The Morris Creamery association of Stew
ems county have filed articles of incorpora
ton with the secretary of state. The capt.
tai stock is IS, 900, and the incorporators
are e, P. Watson J. Danielson and 81. 3.
Wolff, all of Morris.
Jeremiah Sullivan, living alone in the out
ski, is of Lanesboro, Fillmore Co., was found
dead in his house by J. Travis and William
Kane, Who noticing his absence from the
streets and no smoke from bis chimney,
forced an entrance to his dwelling. He is
supposed to have died from hernia and to
Lave been dead week before his iifeless
BODY was found. He was miser and her.
NIT about sixty years old. Certificates OF
deposit to the amount of 1920 and $40 IN
currency were found upon his person.
Gen. J. A, Boxer, who has been very i'll,
is now able to go out of doors.
Over 500, 0o0 worth of property in Fergus
Falls has been sold to a syndicate OF st.
Paul and Eastern capitalists. The water
power of Tod & Hill is included, and 1t Is
sail the syndicate will uss it for large man
uEcturing works.
The Hennepin county bar congratulated
Judge Koon on his elevation to the bench.
The New Ladies' hall of Carleton college
is ready for its fair occupants.
Al Elicit, who has returned to st. Paul
from Nassau in the Bahama Islands. says
there are mere St. Paul and Minneapolis peo-
ole there than from any one locality. The
st. Paul visito are Mrs. Judge Babcock,
George More J. G. Freeman and WIFE
William H. Brown and Mrs. A. 8. E'fels
and daughter The Minneapo|itans are Mrs.
A. C. Rand, 81. W. Brown, wife and daugh-
ter. and George r. Weeks. Among the
arrivals on the last steamer were q
party of five others from that immediate
neig hborhood. Mr.. Elicit is quite erthnsl-
astic concerning the climate and thinks it
superior to Florida, Malta the Mediterrane-
and the residents from Gov. Lees down, the
most generous ard hospitable he ever met.
At Mankato, one Carl Winterer snot
Louise Levi in her breast, and then shot
himself, supposed fatally. The girl Will
not consent to a marriage Of the parties on
the ground that Winterer had a vile in Ger
many.
An insane man, who escaped from the st.
Peter asylum, followed the sleigh in which
were young Smith and his mother, son and
| wife of DIR. Smith Of Lake Prairie. Mrs.
Smith escaped and the maniac jumped into
| the sleigh and badly beat the boy.
The bank of Glencoe will be changed from
| a private to state bank April 2, with the
following officers: G. K. Gilbert. president;
A. J. S'yder, vice president; L. W. Gilbert,
cashier; L. W Lester. Patrick WEIGH, D: A.
Adams, Fritz Moy, C. T. Buchanan and G.
| H. Slevers, directors.
Wednesday, March IA, was another red
letter day in the annals of Carleton college
a. Mortified, when the lsng-nceded hall for
the occupancy of the lady students in the
college was formally dedica ed. This is
conceded to be the finest structure ofits kind
in the northwest, and even compares tavor-
ably with the extensive and elegant dormi-
tories of Yale and Harvard. The building
is 200 feet long, with north and south pro-
iectiOns extending hack 100 feet, and will
acco",0date 100 pupils, besides the lady
teachers. matrons and domestics Its 'oun-
dation is built of stone, the superstruc; ure
| Of BRICK and the interior finish is in natural
woods, pine, butternut and oak.
Faystte Marsh of Saltwater has filed pa
pers in the Ramsey county district court, as
attorney for J. n. Spencer in an action for
s., $50 damages against L E. Reed, G. w.
Sherwood John Co.'s and D. G. Durham.
The complaint alleges that the defendants
entered in upon some pine lands in Morri-
son county belonging to tie plaintiff, cut
down his timber and made use OF it for
manufacturing purposes.
| A telegram received BY J. c. McCluer o
Red Wing, one of the counsel for tne defense
in the case of the state of Minnesota VS.. De
vine Smell and Hall, states that Judge Nc
Cluer of Saltwater has denied the motion to
discharge Devine and Smell and reduce the
bail of Hall which was fixed at $1,000. The
three con dencc men will, therefore, board
with Sheriff Carlson until the opening Of
the district court in May. Reports have it
/ ~ ok hat
cago will appear for the defendants.
Gov. Hubbard has purchased set of the
autotypes of the SbarpIes Washington por-
adorn the walls of the governors room at
the capitol.
Herbert L. Smith, of the Lake City Graph
ic, and Mrs Mary A. Smith of Lake City
were married in Winona at the residence of
Rev. James Door.
Last Friday afternoon while True Mooers
of Gull river was hauling logs at the Crow
Wing a.ency, about five miles from his
home, he was caught under large log as it
rolled from the sled aud both legs were
broken just below the knees
The imported stallion Iron Duke, owned
by Clarence Wedge, near Austin died last
week. His original cost was about $1,000
and he was very fine animal.
The total cost of running Freeborn county
for he year ending March l, 1885, wss So
061.O7, against $21. s66 OF for the year pre-
vious, being q saving OF 81, sos Oh. The en-
tire indebtedness of the country now is
1886 O8, consisting in orders issued, but re-
manning uncalled for.
A man giving his name as Edward Ander-
son, and claiming to be the sheriff of
Washington swindled two young men nam
ed Morgan and Austin. living near Langdon
station out of about 800, by pretending to be
in chase of a gang of horse thieves, appoint
ing the young man deputy sheriff to assist
in the chase, and then borrowing their
money leaving them to pay the hotel bills
of the trio.
Micheal Hurley, a well'known citizen of
Pine county, died on Monday at his home
in Stacy.
Mr.. and Mr.. Palmer of Mankato narrow
ly escaped suf1ocation from coal gas one
night last week.
The New Agriculture Commits