The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-12

Mr.. Fl. De la Vergne of LIE Sueur
died, from the effects of an amputation
of his leg, aged seventy-four years. =.
A little son of Lewis Cook of Chester
was thrown from wagon by runaway
team and instantly killed.
William Ross caught sturgeon in
Red Lake river which weighed l15
pounds and measured feet inches.
Warden Reed received from the
hands of sheriff Arbuckle of Wilkin
county, John Peterson, convicted OF ar
son and sentenced to four years IN the
penitentiary.
At meeting of the directors of the
Southern Minnesota Fair association
held on Saturday evening, arrange
ments we're made for races on July 4.
There will be race for five-year- olds
for purse of $500, divided into three
moneys. It was decided to solicit a
citizens purse of 5000 for a race for
three-year-olds Besides these, there
will be purses offered for farmers horses
and other minor races. The premium
list for the fair to he held the first week
in September has been revised, and
will soon be published.
Charles Wheeler of Mortified is dead.
In compliance with article s, of the
military code, camps of instruction for
the national guard Of Minnesota will he
established as follows: For the second
| regiment auV~ get Light artillery at
Winona, July 7, Col. Joseph Bobleton,
commanding; and for the First regiment
at Lake Calhoun, July 7, Col. w. B
Bend, commanding. An officer of the
| United States army will attend the en-
campment of Minnesota troops, and the
commander in-chief trusts that the con.
duct and bearing Of officers and men
proficiency in drill, and attention to all
| the duties of soldier, will cause his re.
ports to be entirely creditable to then
and the state.
HeAvy fires have swept portions o.
the White Earth and Red Lake reserva-
lions lately. The fire origin ated in the
Scandinavian settlement on the eastern
end of the thirteen towns where the
| settlers were burning brush. The dry
grass and rubbish burned so fast that
with heavy west and southwest wind
got beyond their control and soon reach
ed the pine timber at the head of Clear
%o1p 11-;4ls,> ,,,,1o, &c D.
Lake. All pine that had been killed by
previous fires as we'll as down pine was
totally destroyed as far as the fire
reached, and the green timber, both
White and Norway pine, has been Sc
riously injured in many places.
The new St. Paul city counsel is as
follows: Aid. Smith, president, Aid.
Cornish, vice president; Alderman Cum
mings, Dowlan, O'Connor, Robert, Gull
len, Otis, johnson, Van Slyke, Starkey
and St. Peter. The only changes are
Mr.. Cummings, vice Mr.. Allen, and Mr..
Cullen vice Mr.. Fischer.
A meeting of the Dodge county COM
missioners held at Mantonville, c. J.
Humason of Dodge Center was appoint
ed county auditor, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of A. Alder.
Charles G.. Fisher, charged with
forging a check for $24 on F. T. Burn
ham & Co. Of Fergus Falls, was sem
fenced to three years in Saltwater
penitentiary.
P. F. Lyons, sergeant signal corps,
U. s. A., in his review of the weather
during the month of May, says: The
meteoric conditions at st. Paul and
vicinity were notable without sudden
fluctuations or extreme changes The
terminal spring month went by with
out any well-marked evidence of the
occurrence of frost, and with matter OF
fact evidence of an unusually early
spring.
The fling of a general assignment on
Monday evening by Mr.. G. W. Seefeld,
prominent wheat operator of st. Char
les, in Winona, has been the prevailing
topic of conversation in business circles.
Mr.. Seefeld has been operating at
Utica, St. Charles and at other points
along the Winona & St. Peter, railroad
as far west as Dakota, and has always
enjoyed the confidence of the business
community.
Capt. E. G. Babb, department com.
mander, has received applications for
charters for two additional posts of the
G.. A R..-one at Minnesota Lake snd
the other at Plainview, Wabasha coun-
ty-the latter proposing to start out
with thirty seven members. There are
now $500 members of the veteran
organization in Minnesota alone.
Hon. Schuyler Colfax will deliver the
address at the Fourth of July celebra-
ton at Waseca.
Mr.. George Pulford, widely known
in st. Paul and Minneapolis, died at his
residence in the latter city, aged sixty
seven years, one month and sixteen
days.
The body of L. Eckerson, one of the
victims of the late collision in the bay
between the Mary Martini and Isadore
Plumadore's boat, was found floating on
the Duluth bay.
Bishop Welles held services in the
new church of Grace Mission, at Rice
Lake, Sunday. The Rev. s. J. Gundt
of Chippewa Falls, in charge Of the
mission, and the Rev. Messrs. Morrison
and Sleight were present. The church
building is not entirely finished. It is
very beautiful, is centrally located, and
the church lot, which is planted with