The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-11-01
NEWS. OF THE STATE.
of1uterest to Minnesota Teachers

NEftD NJ laE DlAlEs
OfInterest to Minnesota Teachers.
D. L. Kiehle, state superintend ent OF
pablo instruction, has issued call for a
meeting ofcounty superintendents Of schoo il
to be held on Friday evening" Dec. %. The
meeting will Immediately follow that Of
the State Educational association atMinne-
apolis. The following questions will be as
| signed for special discussion:s #4
How may we ina prove in method and 81.
cvate in standard the grade of our teach
| ers?
How may we secure greater permanency
OF teachers IN the common schools?
How shall schools be inspected with d
view to best results?
General debates will be made upon the
following subjects
| First-Our 1nstitutes-What We have &C.
omplished and how we may improve.
Second-Teaehers observation-disclosures
| and plan.
Third-progress in grading country
| schools.
, President Of the meeting, P. B: German,
| Stearns county; superintendent, G. w. Lev
| ems, Freeborn county.
| engineer on the traiR which run into the
| the caboose on the Minneapolis road al
Waseca, who was indicted by the grand
jury, was, on motion OF County Attorney
| Kinder, released Oh the ground ofinsuf.
ciency of evidence to convict, The Other
| two men indicted for the same ofense are
held for trial-D. l.: Callester appearing fol
| W. A. Grant, and Lewis & Leslie of Waseca
! and W. W. Erwin OF st. Paul, for Andrews
Work on the west wing of the insane hos
pital at Rochester, is being pushed vigorous
~, but it will be scarcely possible to COM
plete the addition this fall. Workmen,
since the cyclone have been so scarce and
| wages so high; that building operations
have been greatly retarded. The contrac.
| west wing in about ten days. The gas
| works are nearly finished. The building is
| 25x44 feet, 16 teet high, and is divided into
! two rooms, one containing the gasoline
| tank and retorts, and the othe, the gas tank
The works have been greatly delayed by the
| non-arrivar If some of the fixtures.
Dodge county has thl ee cornered sen.
| atorial fight, the Prohibitionists, having
put the Rev, Fl. B. Lewis in the field.
H. D. Chollar repor s yield of t. enty-
! seven bushels of wheat per acre on nineteen
and one-half acres of land in the town OF
| Redwood Falls.
At Mortified the social event of the
season was the marriage Of Miss Lille Ben.
exc of Northfeld, to Mr. F. Griner of Chas
ka, MIMI, which took place at the M. E.
church on Tuesday evening, Oct. %. sopat
| 500 invitations Were issued. The church
was filled. standing room not even being
| obtainable. After the ceremony about sew
| enty- five of the invited guests repaired t.
| the residence ofthe brides parents, where {
bouptifal supper was served. The presents
were numerous and beautiful.
The Hennepin county jury returned forty
one indictments. The gamblers and harlot:
were overlooked.
| The store of J. E Danielson az Morris
was again visited by burglars on the 23c
| inst. Mr.. Danielson, owing to his late .ex
| perience, was sleeping in the store and was
! aroused by the noise made by the Williams
| in breaking the window. He rushed to TIKI
! window, revolver in hand, and in doing so
betrayed his presence to his visitors, who
! quickly decamped, spurred on by the sounc
of two reports from Danielson's revolver
Circumstances connected with the affair lee
! to the arrest OF two citizens whose name:
charge against them is based upon evidence
Their examination was adjourned until The
| 31st inst.
found hanging from tree Oh his tree claim
three miles north of Renville. He LEFT
home the morning of tie 265b, and not re-
turning at night search was made with tht
result as above stated. lie was arrested ant
put in the calaboose at Sacred Heart las
week while on a spree, and it is supposed
| that was the csuse of the suicide h
leaves wife, son and daughter. He Wa:
| ffy-three-years Of age.
The faculty of Carlton college and class
mates OF the deceased attended the funera
of G: G. Wheelock at Mantorville recently
Mr.. Wheplock WAS graduated ut Carlton il
| 1882 ana died at Yale college the 23d inst
MIR. John Cockbain Of Vermill ion, one o
the early settlers CT Dakota county, dice
on the morning of the Goth.
| Mr.. Levi A. Chapman, who was terribly
mutilsted by circular saw at Lake Wash
ington On Wednesday, died the same even
ing. The funeral took place at the Calh
| olic church iii S.. Peters on Friday. Mr.
Chapman leaves wife and six children.
The Knife Falls Lumber company is Sc
riously embarrassed, and has asked for ex
tension of time on its paper. The company
has al Office in st. Paul and large mill il
Knife Falls. When the rurnor got on tn
street, an investig ating Committee consist
ing of Charming seabury, of Maxfeld
seabury; G. L. Farwell, of Farwell, Osmul
& Jackson, and A. G.. Foster, OF Grlggs {
Foster-some Of the heavy creditors
went over their affairs. This resulted il
statement made, that the assets were owe
$500, 900, and the liabilities 100000 From
| q commercial agency it was learned that A
G. Foster has been made trustee of the com
pany, from his knowledge of the lumbe
interest, and there has been issued pc
cent. bond, running six, twelve and eigh
teen months, and preferred above all claims
Foster, being made the trustee will be Civ
on first mortgage to secure the peymen
eff the bonds, amounting to 100000
In Winona county district court Judg
Start denied the motion for new trial il
the case of George E. Losey, convicted 0
forgery. He was sentenced to prison fo
two years. Elijah Steele, for forgery wa
also sentenced for two years. Charles John
son, for larceny, was fined S25. Franz
Tomin for assault, was given eighteen
l NlOnCQS III prlSOi, AltsSIt WcfuSi, LUIS
stealing, three years.
Bisniarck's Bill to Restrict Emigra
ton.
London Gable: In the reichstag recently
Prince Bismarck introduced a bill pro
hibitiny the emigration to foreign
countaies of persons whose obligations tt
their country, families, creditors and EN-
ployers are untitled The bill is especiall,
directed against class who have hitherto
found in, emigration an easy and effective
method of severing onerous or disagreeable
family ties, breaking contracts with EN-
ployers evading the payment of debts, etc
1t is believed that shonld this bill becom
law, which it undoubtedly will, there
will be- a very perceptible decrease of tho
number of Germans who seek homes il
foreign lands. Bismarck believes that suc1
a bill will restrain, in great measure, tn