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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Attorney GenaraI's Decisions.

In reply to a question from from E. J. Royem,
county auditor of Marshal county. Attorney Gen.
Reral Hahn yesterday rendered an opinion. which
is very important, inasmuch it settles the ques-
tiou of salary, which has agtated the minds of a
large number of county officers. The attorney
general holds that reelected officers cannot draw
double pay for the two months January and Feb
ruary. as many had expected to do. He argues
day in January. 1884. the salary OF the newly
elected officer will commence from that time. The
salary must end with the close of the official term
and the effect OF the amendment is to shorten the
the attorney generals decision, but there
for S ne case Of defect County in ns ,s
State in reality is obliged to pay double salary for
the two months. because the salary of the treasur
is certain percentage of the county receipts with
fcent he is entitled to draw his salary to the limit
even if such should be the case in the first three
months. In the present year number Of treasur-
drew their entire salaries before the end of the
first six months and thus have already received pay
for the months of January and February. for
which months the new treasurer will also be en-
Monday in January. The law is defective, but the
defect is not caused by the new amendment, for
similar cases have occurred previously where a
county treasurer has drawn his full salary aud then
resigned or died. ard it has always been held that
he State must reimburse his successor.
Attorney General Hahn rendered an opinion
yesterday concerning the terms OF office OF county
county treasurers, commissioners aud suuerint.n-
dent Of schools It is 10 the effect that tine terms
of newly elected county treasurers commence on
the first Monday. of January. 1884. instead of on
the first day of March. Tho sans period of COM
mencement is also applicable to county commits
sionere. whether elected this year or not. As to
county superintendent Of schools their official
term begins Dec. l. 1888. The attorney general
adds that it is entirely unnecessary at this time TO
decide when the terms OF these officers expire.
There is tronble in Lac qni Parle county, grow
ing out of the recent election. i woman received
the highest number Of votes for county superlnten
dent and presumably the certificate of election.
The present incumbent claims that she has no
right to the office citing old opinion of ex-At
tu'ney Ge' eral Viii .on's, and clai ming tIat | e
holds over. Both parties have isse.: nro:ianati his
and filed with the auditot notice of their
ii n of the duties Of the Office. In reply to the
lat asking to VII Oh he shall give warrant for
salary, Attorney General Hahn yesterday be d
that the party holding the certificate of election is
prima facie entitled to the salary until til. courts
decide that another has better right to the office.
It is not the province OF the auditor to adjulcate
upon conflicting claims to all Office.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20

Dubl,n, Dec. 1l.-Alexander Sullivan,
president of the Irish national league OF
America, Chicago. Twelve hundred natien-
alists in meeting honoring Paruell, greet
America and send thanks for her sympathy.
[Signed] DAWSON.
Chicago, ILL.,, Dec. 11.-Lord Mavor Daw-
son. Dublin: Irish-America salutes Ireland,
re-echoes her cheers for Parlell, and will
never cease struggling with her for liberty
until it is achieved.
[Signedl ALEX SULLIVAN.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
Death of Congressman Haskell of
Kansas

Representative Dudley c. Haskell of Kan
sas died in Washington, Sunday, the 10th,
after lingering illness. He was not we'll
and returned to his home after the adjourn
naent of congress last spring, and during the
summer visited health resorts in the north
west, and finally about a month ago came
to Washington. At all these places he was
treated for different diseases, physicians
holding different opinions regarding the ma
ture of his i'll cess. Since his return here lie
has beer confneu to his rooms.
Dudley c. Haskell was Green Mountain
boy, having been born at Springfield, VT,
March 3d. 1912. H. received classical ed
ucation at Easthampton, Mass, and suose.
quently took special course at Yale COL
lege. he removed to Kansas in 1875, and
devoted himself to mercantile pursuits until
1872, when he was elected member of the
State house of representatives. In 1874 he
was nominated for governor by the temper
ance party, but declined. He was re. elected
to the legislature in 1875 and again in 1876,
serving the last term as speaker. His con-
gressional career began With the Forty-fjth
congress, and continued without intermis-
sion up to the time of his death.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
Personal GOSSiD.

The young men who were drowned in at
tempting to cross from Lake City to Stock
holm on Sunday evening, the I'd inst, were
named Andrew Barger, nineteen years
age, and John Johnson, about seventeen
years old. They came from Stockholm, on
the day they lost their lives, III q boat
mounted on sled, which was drawn by
Louis Lundgren, who was on skates. The
parties visited saloon in Lake City and be-
came more or less intoxicated. Lundgren
declined to return with the others, so they
started back without the boat or sled, and
went down not far from the shore. Their
bodies have not been recovered. The par
ents of Johnson live in McGregor, Iowa.
At Indianapolis DR.. Edward Grifiths,
whose daughter, Mrs. E. T. Johnson, died
recently from the effects of a pistol shot
wound, supposed to have been inflicted by
herself, has brought suit to set aside deed
executed by her the night before the tradg-
edy. He alleges that her husband obtained
the property by fraud and deception, aided
by Rev. DR.. Wakefield OIL Richmond, Ind,
who was misled and countenanced the
scheme. The plaintiff charges that John
sonsfalsely represented bis wife to have
been seduced by Col. Henry of Knoxville,
Tenn. He says she was shot and killed in
bed, intimating foul play.
Edward Hamilton, prominent fnancier,
died here at Portland, o., aged eighty.three.
He senlisted in the Mexican war and was
with Taylor in his famous charge on Mont
Grey. In 1850 he was appointed secretary
of the territory of Oregon and served in
that capacity while Gen Joe Lane was
governor. In his later years he lived re-
tired.
John 10th, who so mys,criously disap-
peared from Agate Bay a few days since,
puts in an appearance at one of the camps
at Vermillion lake. He says he wandered
about crazed by liquor for days.
Mrs. Allen, wife of the actor killed in
Vicksburg by Frank Stars, is in Brooklyn
with her daughter, Miss Devin.
Mr.. Mckenzie gets 50, 900 verdict against
the st. Paul. He stumbled into an excsva :
tion.~
Edward Hamilton, secretary of Oregon
under Gen. Joe Lane, is dead.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
Failures Still Increasing.

There were 25e failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreet's during the
week ending the 14th, three more than the
preceding week, nineteen more than the
corresponding week of 1882, and eighty.four
pore than the same week of 1881. About
70 per cent. of the failures were those OF
small traders whose capital was under $5-
600. The important firms reported embar-
rassed were: J. P. Billups & Co., cotton,
and Charles Fox's Sons & Co., manufactur-
ers of cloth caps, New York city; the MAUI
facturers' bank and n. P. Kline, agent for
knit goods; Amsterdam, N. Y, McManus
& Dobling, dry goods. Providence, R. l.,
the Grant County bank of Silver City,
N. M.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
Railroad Construction in the North.


The total new mileage for 1888 on roads
running into St. Paul and Minneapolis, is
1, 919, for 2, 400 in 1882 and 2,08l in 1881.
The actual falling off is not so great as ap-
pears from this comparison, since the total
for 1882 embraces construction on the Cal
cago system remote from St. Paul, not in
cluded in this years competation. An &C.
curate comparison would show general
decline from 1881, the great
rail- DAD building year when Il, 900 miles OF
new road were built in the whole
country. The Northwestern con-
struction is fairly divided among the great
systems. The Northern Pacific builds 1858
on branches; the Manitoba, eighty-six miles
on the main line, and 800 on branches; the
Manitoba, eighty-six miles in the Red river
valley and DEVILS lake country; the Mil
waukee It's miles, aud the Northwestern
al, mainly in Northern Iowa and Southern
Dakota; and the Omaha 145 miles, in North.
ern Wisconsin; The tendency of all the
lines is in the direction Of economy, and
next year will probably show much smaller
results. 3
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
Railroad News.


The main lire of.he Oregon & California,
operated by the Northern Pacific, running
from Portland south to connect with the
Central Pacific, has been extended to
Grants Pass, distance of 500 miles. This
leaves a gap OF 200 miles to be finished be-
tween Grants Pass andi Reduing, the
northern terminus of the Central Pacific.
With the completion of this gap there will
be through rail connection between Port
land, San Francisco and Sacramento. Trains
have been running Tor several days from
Por land to Grants Pass, and to morrow
Pullman sleepers will be put on between
those points. =
Genaral Manager Van Horne, of the Can
adam Pacific roads, says no compro mise
will be made with the striking engineers in
the Northwest, as they can easily be replaced.
Foreman Dodge. of the Northern Pacific
shops at Brainerd, died from exposure
while hunting on the night of the 18Th inst.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20

! johannesburg, near Berlin. is the
|agest goose market in the world. They
handle 20, cor, 600 year of the succulent
bird.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20

"A Boston aluminus at a Yale dinner
wanted to. know why Yale was not the
mother Of daughters as well as OF eons..
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
Wcdacsduy, December ~.

SENArE.-A lons discussion took place on
The sinking fund, participated in by Messrs.
Beck, Sherman and Plumo. Mr.. Wilson's
proposed civil rights amendment was de-
lated by the author and Mr. Garland.
The folio wing ncmiEations were made by
taa president:
Royal A. johnson, New York, surveyor
general of Arizona; Lawrence Weldon, Hi.
nos, in 1ge ofthe court Of Claims; John R.
Tanner, United States marshal for the South
. n district Of Hin Dis.
Contirnlations-Seth Ledysrd Phelps, en-
voy extraordinary aud minister plenipoten-
tiary to Peru; William W. Thomas, Jr.,
miDister resident to Sweden and Norway;
Henry White, second secretary. of legation,
Loadon; Edwin Farley, collector OF inter.
nal revenue second district of Kentucky.
House Not in session. e..
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
ITl7ETSdUy. December 10.

SENATE Bills were introduced for the ad-
mission of Washington Territory and por-
ton OF Idaho as the state of Washington
and for commission Oh the liquor traffic.
The report of the committees on rules was
discussed.
The president sent large number Of
army nominations to the senate to-day,
mostly recess appc intments. Among them
was Col. Holabird for quartermasterg general.
Senator Mcmillan INTRODUCES I'd bill author.
izing the erection Of bridges by the Widona,
Alma & Northwestern Railroad company
across the Wisconsin river at Prairie du
CHEN, within five miles of the confluence
Of the Mississippi river, across the Black
river at or near La Crosse.
across the Chippewa river within FIVE
miles of the confluence with the
Mississippi river, across St. Creix river or
lake within five miles of its mouth, and be-
tween the mouth ofthe st. Croix river and
Hudson, Wisconsin. His bills also author
ize the Chicago & Northwestern to construct
bridge across Fever river, near its mouth,
south Of the town of Galena, Ill. All these
bridges to be built under the supervision Of
the secretary of war.
Adjourned until Monday, 18th.
HOUSE,-NOt iii session.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20
:. Crimes and Criminals.

Mrs.7 J. Q. Goodwin is wanted at
Wheeling, W. Va, and other cities for
swindling girls. She engages to teach the
art OF dress-making. She has been convic-
ted of defrauding hotel proprietor, and
will also be tried at Easton, Pa, for larceny
and obtaining money by false pretense. She
is wanted by the government for illegal use
OF the mail. Massachusetts, also claims
her.
Watterson of the firm of Watterson and
q. Dewey, produce..merchants, San Francisco,
whose decsmpment with $4,000, all the
available assets of the firm, WAS Annennead
8 few days ago, is now accused of having
forged the name of his partner to several
notes negotiated by him to the amount of
about SIS, 900.
Mrs. Mary Penfeld of Rockford, ILL.,, aud
her daughter, were arrested in Berlin, Ger
many. recently:.on suspicion Of being nihil-
lists. They were simply going about shop
ping in the unattended American Way.
Frank James was taken to G latin, Mo-,
to answer the charge of murder of Cashier
Sheets in the Gallatin bank robbery in 1869.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20

skinna quiet: -
Second Give good Narm stable.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20

The committee on change of name rec
ommended change to Minnesota butter
Butter Cheese and Dairy association. Adopt
ed,
The committee on premiums awarded:
On Creamery Butter-First premium, F.
| Cammack. The Aust1n creamery made
! no entries. Dairy Dutter-Fust premium,
S. N. Fr;sbee; second, A: ?. Mcbride;
third, N. J. Leavitt. Roll Butter-Fjrst
premium, d. B: Waugh; seconds e. P.
| Spooner. GRADUATED Butter-First premi-
UNI. Marvin & Cammack; second, F. D.
| Holmes. Sweepstakes on Butter First,
! F. D. Holmes; second Marvin & Cammack:
On Cheese-First, G. P. Williams; second
| Marvin e. Cammack On Dairy Utensils
| First, S. D. Cherry, cream gatherers; sec.
| ond, Ovaf Churn company.
| Ia the test made with the Goshen oval
churn before the committee. SIX inches OF
| cream used, temperature G. deg, churning
ACCOMPLISHED in eighteen minutes, produc-
ing six pounds of very fue butter.
/ The committee on nominations for next
year reported:
G. E. Marvin, President; O. G. Gregg, vice
president; W. Rice, secretary and treas
| urer.
Mr.. Marvin positiv ly declined. The com.
| mittee substituted the name of Col. G. G.
Edwards of Spring Vfusy for president.
Adopted as thus amended.
The committee ON location reported Aus
til for tie place of meeting next year of
this association.
The following is q complete list of the en-
tries in the dairy fair in connection with
the association. Eentries closed on the
night of the 10Th inst:
Class A-Creamery Butter-Marvin e.;
Commack, Rochester; F. D. Holmes,
Owatoans. .,-
Class B-Dairy Butter-J. 8. Decker,
Austin; A. P. Mcbride. Lansing; 81: Peck,
Aust n; D. Bero Lansing; William Richards,
Austin; s. D. ,Brockway, Rochester;s r.
Saooner, Window; F. Conont, Udolpho; NJ.
Teeter, Lansing; b. Gates, Austin; S: n.
Frisbie. O4kland; f. P. Mcbride, T. F. Cos
Lee, London; R. II. Dinsmoor, Austin; N. J.
Leavitt, Waseca.
Glass C-sweepstakes- includes all en-
tries. b ssiH-zsE bit; Esz s5::szzz55S
\ Class D-Roll Butter-H. Lyon, Lansing;
H. Peck, Austin; s. N. Fdsbie, OAKLAND;
H. 2. Chaplin, Austin; +. lonant, Udol2he;
S. p. spooner, Window. D. 3: Waugh, Ian.
Austin; r. H. pinsmoor, Austin; N. Nc,
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20


you to carry away the cream" The Polled
Angus, with large frames and sturdy consti-
tutions are regarded highly as beef cattle,
and Shorthorns Holsteins and other breeds
have their warm advocates, the predelic-
tons of the owners probably governing their
Judgment to some extent.
Ike first paper read was ca Creameries
nd Then70 Object, by F. A. Richardson Of
Aussin. He said:
These are varied and many.
First-It is to make better butter larger in
quantity and more uniform in quality. In
proof of this we simply refer to the daily
market quotations. Our whole attention is
paid to this one branch of industry. New
plans and methods are tried constantly. We
watch our cream and churn it at the right
time. We gain uniformity and a quan-
tity that 20O or 300 patrons guessing at the
condition of the cream cannot reach.
comes better breed of cattl,. A farmer is
no longer Satisfied to milk-a cow that does
not yield good flow of rea onably rich
milk. The farmers are culling over their
herds so az to get larger results from the
same nnmber of COWS.
Third-Ihe creamery system allows the
farmer to Keep more stock as the home
labor is lightened; Can take better care of
them, bestow better treatment on them. A
paCrOn OF q creamery nn0S OUT CnaJ klnQneSs
to his cows pays at the cream gauge.
Fourth-It educstes the patrons how and
where to set their milk to get the best re-
suits.
Fifth-It furnishes the patrons with
market at their own door and pays him his
each, and all the hard labor of making
butter is removed. "a - ~ "'-z -.
Sixth "A creamery assists dairyman who
are not its patrons by moveiug out of their
market large quantities OF butter which
wsuld otherw wise be in direct competition
with their business.
Seventh-It euahlss the farmers to raise
his cslves, swine and poultry in good con-
dition. ,.. ...
Eighth-It brings character, reputation
and wealth to the community where they
-. :! Z: le1aote Q!msIed coanty
]. ! =. ;51 no
s.xAt
: :.
akinnaH, quiet. Z
SsasSr1tf--( 3iva on1fIs varrn stahl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
COURT CALENDARs-JANUARY o.

SUPREME CouRr-cMANBEas1H by Barrett J-calendar
called at II mNOs 23l 300 25, rs, 81, 80. So AZ Al.
49, 56 n So no. III 1875 l72 l73 176 lsO 1872 1885, 1875,
202 23 2O6 ~ 2l7 224 222 226 2o 1885, 1885, 24O PAL,
SUPREME CouRr-GESER.L TERM-Hed by Davis, p. J..
Daniels and Macomber JJ-Nos lO4, 100, l2, l2y i27,
1879 ld lg7 $780, 49, 1872 1885, ls4. l4S 1884, lGOI 40.
SUPREME COURT-sPEcIAL TERN-Held by Larremors, J.
Nos co. Oo2 465 g. 636 655 b59 $685. 764 81, 500,
5Ss 6s5 Csc $50 G96 6l5 j04 JO5 49, 1884, 352 49, 476
SUPREME CouRT-JRcUIT-PARI I-Held by Lawrence,
J-NOs 1856 223l Ss02 2s9 1884 2l67 lS40 1928 1893,
i9t 2g2S 2O3O 1923. 2S49 1888 POSI- 1874 l64s 1872,
PART II--Held by Van Worst Mos. 1884 124l, Ssi.
1921 1920 1872 1860 1900 1903 1874 l772 1885, 2l66,
1888. 207l, l547, 207S 3l6l, 1922 1898 1891, l7l9
PART UI-Held by Donohue Case on sel0nrr agt.
Chaliee. No day calendar.
SUPERIOR CoUEr-sPEcIAL TEsH-Hed BY Ingraham. j.
No - calendar.
SUPERIOR CoURT-ThIAL TgRN-PART Held by Freedman.
J-Csse Wheeler ag knickerbocker Ice Company. No
day calendar.
COMMON PLEAs-sPEcIAL TERx-Hed By ]. f. Daily. j.
No day calendar
COMMON PLEAs-TRIAL TERN-PART Held by Van
HOeson Cease on oFarrel agt the Mayor. oday cal
endar
PART IIoned led By Van Brunt J-Nos $40. 1927, 25l7.
2j58, 25o7 1908 2559, 1860. 1861, 1852.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
MRS. ARMSTRONG'S EARLY VISITORS

j. Armstrong returned to his home at No. 800
East Twenty-ffth-st. at O'Clock on Sunday morning
and found four young In his apartments HIS wife
Annie who Ia a young woman about twenty-five years
~, age was screaning She said the intruders had
broken into the and that three OF them had as
saulted her The husband attempting to eject them
WAS attacked and drvenou He fastened to the nearest
poce station and returned accompanied by an oncer
Tbev found the men still possession and all four were
srrested They gave their names ~ Daniel Kennedy,
age twentyonc, OF No IL East Folrteent9st m a.
AT . III ames Mc(iuirc age twenty-five OF NO. 5ZS East
st. aud John RUSSELL OF NO oVy hnst
They denied tho charge OF assault IN the
Yorkyile Police Court yesterday and asserted nat tney
had been admitted TO the apartments by Mrs Armsrohg
They were held for further examination
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
RECEIVER BESTS BIG FEES.

The argument on the motion recently made
by the Attorney General for order resettlng tho
order ny which William J. Best was allowed about
sosooo Tor his services during thirteen months as re-
ceiver of the National Trust Company was had yester
day before Justice Barrett in the Supreme Court Cham
bers. Deputy Attorney General Keeler appeared for
the motion and Francis N. Bangs for Mr. Best The
order propose to be resettd made by Justice Dono
hue, and Mr. Bangs maintained that Justice Donohue
knew what he was doing when be made the order and
must De cons dered to have thought Mr. Best entitled TO
receive SssOOO for what he did Justice Barrett said
ne would not review Justice D0noaue's action The
order must either be reseed before Justice Donoue or
an appeal from must be taken to the General Term
IL IS not known which course the Attorney VIII
" ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-24
NOT ALL THAT FANCY PAINTED HIM.

The appearance of.the young stranger seek
ing lodgings OF the choice streets OF the CITY was
respectable and even prepossessing. This was July
appreciated at glance Dy two sisters occupying hat'
and TO aid O slender income, renting one room not
needed by themselves. Thus they were readily per-
suadcd that hardly would desirable occupant for
the room exist, and with slight hesitation they allowed
themselves to pass the matter Of references as he
had tho general air Of student which the wearing OF
glasses accumulated 80. when he returned they placed
latchkey IN his hands, witnessed the arrival OF an
immense Saratoga trunk which was deposited In MIS-
room, and felt themselves both wise aud fortunate
women. Tue gentlemans continued modesty only con-
rmed the first favorable impression, so that they were
pleased than otherwise that he should have re
quest to mako This simply that as the nights were
cold he hoped there would be plentiful coverings Tor tne
bed In the kindness Of their hearts the sisters hasteheu
and gathered blankets IN greater abundance, anoa W.
climax OF generous offering brought forth precious
quilt. This q memorial OF their mother, ana nJ
OF pieces OF fine material wrought together py m Se
For years It had been brought out at nerva, and
looked at, and folded away again ~ was
guarded with constant watchuness lts ntst fs dsys
that OF bringing comfort to the stranger A Few
passed and then the cues, naa ea
no knew how when, or whittier. Inc sreas t On
had also been withdrawn bat In what mahnef "i'N's