The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-10-25
General News Items,

The Fergus Falls (Minn.) Journal has ali
interview with Mr. Smms, travelling au-
ditor fo1 the Pillsbury & Hubert Elevator
company for Dakota. He revealed the fact
that there is this year scarcely any wheat in
Manitoba bat what is frozen and nearly
useless for milling purposes The wheat
buyers below the line, as far south rs Hills.
boro, are also troubled with wheat frozen
while in the milk and have TO reject it. This
has always been The trouble in Manitoba
and always will be. It is too cold to raise
wheat. On the 18th ten inches of snow fell
along the boundary line covering up the
wheat in shock; but that would not hurt it
if it only had been properly matured. The
frost catching it in milk the is when the in
jury is done.
The Lake Superior Elevator company has
finally decided to begin work at once on
the new elevator at Duluth. The capacity
will be LOO, 900 bushels of wheat. 1t is to
be built Immediately west of the elevator
company, on the property owned by the
company, just east OF Rice, point railroad
yards. Work on the foundation walls will
ture will be ready for handling the wheat
crop of 1884.
About 200 creditors of Archbishop Pur.
cell met at Cincinnati and passed resolutions
condemning the decision of the district
as illegal, charging the court with being
under the influence of the clergy and actua-
lutions are very bitter. A committee of
five was appointed to request the assignee
to appeal the case to the supre he ,urt. s
The English schooner Otoele vas cap.
tured trespassing upon the preserves of the
American Alaska Commercial company
and its cargo Of otter skins and hunting
material con6scated. The schooner was
taken to Petror anlorski, Russia, and the
crew four Epglishmen and fifteen Jana
nese--sent to Vladivostock.
The late Henry Farnam of New Haven,
left So, 100000 in Chicago property to his
widow and six children, and provided that
on the death OF Mrs. Farnam and the eldest
son, the family homestead shall go to Yale
college, to be occu pied by the presiden: or
professors. The mansion and grounds are
valued at $4,000.
The famous Tomb s prison in New York
is to be enlarged by the addition of two sto
ries. Al enlargement as long been need.
ed, and this will be the first that the Tom bs
will ever have received. Forty years have
elapsed since the Tombs was opened.
Official returns in Iowa give Sherman.
republican, majority over Kline, democrat,
for governor, of 25. 1877. There is 40 change
in the complexion of the legislature.
A new Presbyterian church was dedicated
at Cloquet, on the 18th, by several of the
minister's in attendance upon the late session
of the synod in Duluth.
W. N. Jones asks Chicago court to make
John B. Alley account for 1850, 600 bonds of
Des Moines & Minneapolis road sold to
the Northwestern.
A million dollars worth of buildings are
to be erected this fall in Knoxville Tenn,
among them 100000 hotel by Northera
capitalists.
J. I. Case is made receiver OF the Fish
wagon concern at Racine for debt of 1914
900.
The st. Paul letter carriers handled 9, 193,.
2l5 pieces of mail matter last year.
Macon. Ca, has Improved $2,977, 300 in
TWO years.
San Francisco sent Parnel $4,000 last
week.