The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-09-18

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nittee g the whole. Finally : motion tha,
va carriad 81 MAS slio one to raise the yalha-
ton of property throughout the state 5spel
cent This will result In . net reduction tc
Minneapo1iR Of abont15 per cent or III, 100,
SO making the total valuation of ~, 81 ,78l.
The property Of the whole state was rslsed 6
per cent to equalize 1T
During the past week there have been two
deaths frontdiphtheria at Rock Creek = !
The state Methodist conferences viii be held
IN Duluth, beginning Oct l.
The Mcleod county fair will be held al
Hutchinson Sept "A, IS and a
The Chisago and Pine counties fair begins
atNorth Branch Oct 1. ''.'
The Adventists will hold . general meeting
In the form Of camp meeting at Sank Center
about the LIST Of October.
! During severe storm Monday evening the
Z barns and two wheat stacks Of John Justs in
the town Of Rapidan, Blue Earth county, were
struck by tightening and destroyed They
were covered by insurance.
Gov Hubbard and x-Gov. Ramsey spoke al
the Owatopna fair.
A party Of drunken men boarded the train
at Fergus Falls, and while on the way to
Rcthsay one of them raised up in his seat
gave two or three piercing yells and fell ovei
dead His body was taken Of at Rothsay
Rev. c. n Showers of Winona was attacked
with pulmonary hemorrhage as he was about
to begin services, followed by another attach
in the evening. Hopes are entertained of his
recovery.
The LIE sueur county fair has been postponed
to Sept Is, Is and e.
H F: Farney, the Cincinnati artist Of Harpera
Weekly and the Century Magazine, is in St.
Paul He starts in few days, in company
with Mr.: p. Y. Smalley, for trip over the
Northern> Pacific in search Of material for the
Century's pages.
A fire caughtin the new Miller l. Sweat block
at Faribault, but was extinguished without
much damage.
The st. Paul jobbers took another outing
Monday in the shape of days jaunt to Owa-
tonna, where they visited 4he fair, met their
friends and had pleasant time generally.
After four-days session the annual con-
vention of the German Catholic Benevolent 60.
cieties in st. Paul was brought to close last
Wednesday evening. Taking all in all, the
meeting was one of large importance, and of
which the results will be widely felt The
| next conclave will be held in Brooklyn next
year.
On the 30th Of June there were zoos men,
bers of the G. A. r. in Minnesota, according to
the returns just received, or an average of
forty nine members per post
On Monday Adjutant General MacCarthy
mustered in militia company of sixty-three
members at st. Cloud, Of which Andrew Lar
sen is captain, John Schaffer first lieutenant,
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day he mustered out Company X at Little Falls
After the St Cloud company and the new Du-
luth company, which was recently mustered in,
have had several weeks drill and practice, the
adjutant general will, after inspection, assign
the better company to the state guard, giving
| it the letter X of the disbanded Little Falls
company.
Postoface Detective Childs arrested man
at St. Vincent, Tuesday night, on charge Of
robbing the postofice at Princetown. He gave
the name of James Blackney. He reached St
Vincent about two weeks ago, and going west
found employment with farmer named Haas,
at Hamilton, Oak. but Childs hearing of his
whereabouts went to St Vincent and got his
man. He admits the deed, and says girl was
to blame. Heis unmarried and is about twen-
ty-five years old
Grain sheds on the agency near GAINESVILLE,
belonging to James Lynch, were fired by d
steam thresher recently and 800 bushels ofwhea
| lost
The silver wedding of Myron Skinner and
field Friday.
All Of the money stolen fronro bank has
been recovered.
Saturday night the saloon of Henry Brandes
in Pine City, was the scene of serious alter
cation between the proprietor and Detlof
Peterson, which resulted in the death of the
| latter Peterson being somewhat intoxicated,
entered the saloon, and while attempting to 20
behind the bar with the evident purpose Of as
saulting Brandes, the latter seized small NAL
let and struck him in the forehead Peterson
remained unconscious until Sunday morning,
when death ensued
A st. Louis creditor says Encouragement,
politics and too many irons in the fire caused
the Red Wing failure.
Henry Brandes, Pine City saloonkeeper,
Drained a recalcitrant customer, Detlof Peter
son with beer mallet Saturday.
The little two year old girl of Mr.. and Mrs
s. s. Mallory of Albert Lea, while out playing
in the yard recently, fell into pool of water,
and when taken out she was so near drowned
that she died in few minutes
Appleton, Wis, Special-About year ago
there came to the village Of Hortonville, this
county, man and woman with four children,
who lived happily together until within few
days past, Sebastian Waundron, the alleged hus-
band of the woman, W no has been living with
Merrel Cottrill during twelve months appeared
on the scene and caused their arrest charging
them with adultery. The guilty parties, accord
ing to the story of Waundron, eloped from Red
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with them four children. He got on their
track and followed to Appleton, from which
point he caused their arrest The story told
BY Mrs. Waundron is somewhat different
She says that about two years ago she and her
husband separated, he going his way, and she
in Justice Ryan's court where they plead not
guilty, and the case was adjourned to the 25th
of Sept, each giving bail in the sum of $500
for their appearance.
The new Benton county court house, at Sank
Rapids, has been completed, and occupied by
the county officers. tits two stories high, and
40x65 in size.
Samuel Trip, who was arrested in Pierce
county, Wis, for the shooting of Marshal Hall
of Zumbrota, was tried in the district court
at Red Wing and convicted
The golden wedding OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan
Leach Of Dover, Olmstead county, was cele-
| bratea last week.
The residence of Nico Wander velde, in An
Okla, was badly damaged by lightning on Tues
day, the inmates miraculously escaping injury
The fourteenth annual fair of the Dodge
County Agricultural and Mechanical society,
will be held on the grounds of the Union Park
and Fair association, at Kasson, Sept. 16, II,
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| Law In Russia.
The courts-martial in Russia have
little mercy for persons of an inquiring
turn of mind. Two years ago there re-
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