The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-12-20

A runaway near LIE Seuer injured Mrs.
Julia Whalen's spine so that her life was
given up for time. Maurice Donohue's
daughter had her right arm broken twice.
The less by the fire on the 18th was $780,
$50.
The state auditor is now engaged in send
ing out tree bounties under the timber cul-
ture act. This entails q lot of clerical labor
the returns being very imperfect on &C
count of the ignorance of the details of the
law existing even among assessors
A petition addressed TO the governor is
being circulated throughout Polk county,
asking trat law be enacted providing tor
the election in each county of a grain in
spector; who shall be noder bonds, and
whose duty it will be, either by himself or
his deputies to inspect all wheat marked
in his country for shipment, and graded c.
cording to code of rules set down in the
petition.
Mrs. Annie Howell Moore, enc of the
oldest residents eff Hastings, died in that
city recently, aged seventy-seyen years.
The decision of Judge Burkham in the
celebrated case of G.. 8. Ruble vs.. Freeborn
county. known as the court house square
case. The decision gives the right to use
the land for the purposes to which it is now
plaintiffin the action. The decision will
give universal satisfaction. The case was q
Veru important one to the people, as it in.
volved the right of the country to the land
on which the county buildings were coa-
structed.
Frederick vsss, who was sent from Wi
ID ~,
mitted suicide by hanging himself with a
towel.
Andrew Akeron, of Swede Grove, Meekel
Co., was thrown from his wagon by a run.
away team and killed.
A new Congregational church at New
Ulln was dedicated on the 18th.
The States National Guard association
will hold its annual convention jan, O.
1884, in Mankato. Twenty one companies
belong to the association, and each COM
pany is entitled to three delegates. Besides
these the field and staff officers of the First
and Second regiments are expected to be
present.
The commissioners of Anoka county, ad.
vertises county bonds to the amount of $780,
GOO in denominations of $500 each, for
building free iron bridge over the Misss
sippi river between Anoka and Champlip.
A number of persons were confirmed in
the Episcopal church at Rushford recently
and several others baptized.
More than AZ, 600 letters, postals and cir.
culars were sent out oa Friday from the St.
Paul postotfice., The daily average of out.
going mail is $4,000 pieces.
At Minneapolis on the 3d. Ole Serland
was killed by locomotive on the Mime
apols track, and Michael Gelaher was
cut to pieces by Milwaukee e. St. Paul
switch engine.
St. Paui's educational growth during the
past year has been prosperous and healthy.
The completion of the high school, the
Adams school, and additions to other build
ings have been effected at cost of $685.
900. The city now owns seventeen school
buildings, beside renting one, which furnish
accommodations for !, $50 pupils. The public
school enrolment is now 1854 which shows
long suffice for the growing needs of the
city. Besides the public schools there are
twenty-five parochial an private schools,
with an attendance of 3,e10, maxi ng the to-
tai number ofSt. Paul pupilsi11,2 4. The
number Of teachers employed is 200, and
$92, lis are annually paid in salaries.
Ayoung man, Andrew Foss, of OrtinvilIe,
Mimi, is missing. He left Ortonville on
Wednesday, Nov. I. for Kingston, Green
Lake county, Wis, where his parents live,
but as yet has not got there, and as he had
no other destination or object known to
any one, it is feared that he has been put
away by some foul play.
The firm of Close Brothers will here
after make Pipestone City their head
quarters, and will extensively advertise the
county.
There are 491 students at the Mankato
normal school.