The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-19
Great Fire ct Ookato, Wright Ooun.
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On the i4th Init, ookato, Wright County,
Mimi, sixty-onns miles west 81 st. Paul, on
the Breckinridge division Of the Manitoba
road, met with almost total destruction
from fire. :: The fire seems to have started in
hotel occupied by section men, early on
the previous morning. About twenty men
weres In the; building, -. three OF
whom !, were burned to death and
several others badly scorched.
The section men who persisted were as
follows: :,
Richard Kelly Of waverly.
James Willigman of Montrose.
William Shepherd of Howard Lake.
Kelly and Shepherd were siagle men,
but Willigman leaves q widow and five
children. The bodies of the three were
burned to crisp and the remains were
forwarded to the friends of the dead this
morning.
A wind blowing from different directions
caused the IRE to spread with great rapidity,
and in short time almost the entire town
was in flames. The scenes of suffering and
despair were horrible. A large part of the
population were driven into the open mir
half-naked and remained in this condition
until late the following forehooh, when
kind-hearted people from the country took
them in and provided them with food and
clothing. The actual loss is difficult of es-
! with probably half that amount OF insur-
| ance. Out of twenty-three stores but two
The losses and insurance are set down as
| follows
A. ". L. Almquist, hardware and imple-
M nts, worth $1,000 or $4,000; carries a
stock Of about $1,000. y.
Bodin . Johnson: general store, carries a
| stock of S., 600; insured for $500.
Dull, Edmunds, Coulson & Cos elevator;
the firm is worth about $50, 900; the eleva-
tor cost S., 500 in 1881.
Hans England's saloon; he is worth
q. F. airhoch & Co.; general store; he
lives IN. Minheapoiis. So, ;.
Peter Zumberg, agricultural implements;
I carried q small stock.
o. Hendricksos, saloon; worth 1850 or
8. & =. johnson, jeweler, worth from
King & Bradshaw paid $4,000 for theis
hotel and furniture short time ago,
A. A. shider; general store, carried q
i is9 s}o5 IEeot=: !; 70 5000; insured
P: =; Nelson, boot and shoes; stock worth
i$2 900 to So, 600.
In the store of Hans England, Otto Ole
son, lumber dealer, did u small business,
worth $1,000.
Guy Perkins kept hotel of small size.
of Sc, 600 or $1,000.
A.P. Peterson carried stock of about
So, 600 and owned the store and building.
James Runnion lumber and furniture, car
ried stock worth $4,000; the store wa.
worth about $500.
P. Stevenson, general store carried one o
the best stocks in town.
Peter Swenson, wagoh-maker, worth $500
John Tracy, saloon-keeper, carried ont
small stock.
! DR.. Joe frow, drugs, carried stock d
r. L. weberg furniture; stock of $500.
Pennsylvania Republican Conven
/ ton.
The Pennsylvania State Republican Con
vention was held at Harrisburg on Wednes
day. A more harmonious convent n
ca. ,sidering the inccngruois ele
ments was never held in the state. 1t be
gan byy making Col. Todd OF Carlisle it
temporary chairman, recognizing the Gar
field element, Col. Todd having been Gar
field elector in 1880. This was followed VI
ty the unanimous selection of John Cessna
1 Of Bedford, as permanent chairman
the stalwart element being embodied
in Cessna. On taking the Chair
themselves independents; let all lndepend
ents show themselves stalwarts; and hence
; forth let us have neither stalwarts or indie
pendents, but only republicans.
, On the sixth ballot William Linsey wa
=, nominated for state treasurer, receiving IA
Out OF $40 votes: Mr.. Linsey is the preseh
cashier of the state treasury. -.
On the fifth ballot, Jerome B. Niles {
Tiosa was Nominated for auditor, genera
; receiving 157 votes cut OF 2A5, his principe
| opponent being Col. T. J. Crimson, q
| These are the only offices to be chosen thi
1 S9s 0iatfo Sn1 sgse'sA eAsaf ban
, which declares that after the national def
, is paid, as fast as the conditions will permit
the surplus revenue should be distribute
> among the several states, on the isis of POI
. ulation, to relieve them from local taxatio
and to enable them to educat
: their people. Tn. other resolution
ueClaIe IOI plOteCtlOu; duV'Se au eCoho"Acs
i, administration OF the governments, as
congress to provide ter the redemption {
/ the trade dollar protest. against pauper i1f
migration, endorse the party and the presi
dent and condemn, the Democracy of til
3 State, pat civil service reform on the bacl
, and proclaim the necessity of certain RI
forms in the administration of State an
municipal governments.
Death or the Famous s'Tom Thumb.