The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-07-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.

i MlIN1NLOOlA NUWD.
Minnesota Prohibition Nominations:
The Minnesota state convention Of ;fao-
hibltionists NIT at Minnnpolis,o on Tnss-
day, Quite number o4saele5stes We
elected, and many Others we're perm tilted u
act as delegates, Officers were elected as
follows: s.'B. williams or Hennepin, Pres,
ident, and George w. Penpiman secretary,
the latter with the authority to appoint an
assistant-M. L. Hardness of Fillmore
county.
After hearing the reports OF officers and
various speeches, the following State ticket
was nominated =
Governor Evans Holt, of Sank
Rapids.
Lieutenant governor E. g. Paine,
Attorney general.-Francis Caldwell, Of
lie Sueur. -,.-... 49,
Secretary of state.-C. B. Shove, Mime
apolis.
State treasurer.-C. NJ. Anderson, Lac
qui Parle County.
Railroad commissioners. Meeker
Douglas County.
The platform, which is quite lengthy, is
that of the Prohibition party of Mime
sota," and means an entirely new political
organisation. The old PARTIES are de.
as prohibition is purely political question,
all citizens are invited to unite in making
it the policy of the government both state
and national.
The convention also declared in favor of
the following national principles and mea-
sures, to be Incorporated in the national
constitution and enforced by congress and
the governments:
First-The prohibition, as public crimes,
of the importation, expectation, manutac-
ture, sale and supply Of all alcoholic bever.
ages.
Second-The prohibition Of all taxation,
license, regulation and legal sanction in
any form of these or any other public
crimes.
Third-The civil and political equality
and Acknowledgement of woman. This re-
| form, so far as concerns the state seyerally,
| is RENTED to the party in. those states.
Fotrth-The abolition of polygamy.
Fitth~-The abolition of executive, judicial
| all officers by the people as far as practical
BILE and civil service reform in other ap'
| pOintments.
Sixth-The abolition of sinecures and un-
necessary Offices.
| Seventh-The universal and forced edit
cation of the youth of the nation '(includ-
ing instruction IN re( ard to the effects Of
alcohol on the human system), with ample
provision for the support of an adequate
and efficient system OF free public schools
in all the states and territories.
Eighth-The preservation of public: lands
for homes of the people, and their division
in limited portions to actual settlers only.
| Niuth-The abolition of all monOpo)ies
class legislation ard special privileges from
| government.
Tenth-The control of railroads and othe1
corporations to prevent abuses of power
and to protect the interests of labor enc
commerce..
One of the widest and most romanti,
! places anywhere in the state is to be seer
at st. Croix Falls, where are the noted
Dalles. Being little out of the way they
are not as well Known nor AS frequently
visited as other resorts nearer by.
In the kendrick abduction case at Moor
head there was no appearance for the pros
ecution, andtthe case was dismissed. 1t il
evident that Mrs. Hendricks only objec
was to get the child back, not caring tt
prosecute her husband.
Burglars attempted to get $500 from unde
the pillow Of Mr.. Beggs, at shakopee! bu
he was on the alert and scared them of.
Hon. G. Amundson and his son Alexaa
der of St. Peter captured horse thief il
the act of taking horse from their stable
He gave his name as James Cronson.
Frank Joudofsdy, farmer living eigh
teen miles north OF Fisher, while absent
lost his house and contents by fire. Unin
sured.
The Hubbard Guards of Red Wing hav
been presented with an elegant silk flag b.
Gov. and Mrs. Hubbard.
A sad accident took place at White Bea
lake on the 18th inst., by which well
known young man of S t. Paul, Fred B. Or
good, was drowned. Young Osgood ha
been i'll the employ of Lindekes, Warner
! Schurnleir fors me time Fast. On Satul
day afternoon when the establishmen
closed he went out to the lake in compaD
; with a fellow clerk, named Charles q
Stevenson, to spend the evening. They OF
tanned boat and went out fishing. The
selected their fishing ground in the ba
near Mahtomedi and dropped anchor Abot
o'clock, or shortly after it became darl
they concluded to return. Young Osgoo
was In the act Of pulling in the ancho
when he lost his balance by some NEAR
! and fell over the SIDE upsetting the boa
Both the young men chung to the boat an
! for an hour or so made desperate struggl
for life. Stevenson finally abandoned tn
. boat and succeeded in reaching the shor'
Osgood chung to the boat until he becam
exhausted and sank.