The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-01-31
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
Second Miunesota Reunion,
The reunion Of the Second Minnesota
'eterans at st. Paul was atten asd By 90
members OF the old regimen and marked
~ aspirit Of cordially and good viii q
reditable - 1t vas genuine and inspiriting
A report Of the meeting says: The appear-
snce Of the survivors Of the Second il in
determined looking body Of men, and the
years since 1862 have left but few traces OF
times fight. Tho graybeartls are the OK.
ception. not the rule. and . large majority
of the veterans would make the nucleus Of
magnificent regiment II their services
were needed at this time.
The veterans who came in on trains were
met at the depot by the local reception
committee, consisting Of Col. A. r. Keller,
James Brennan, John G!bbenA. Capt ].
Manizer, William Bircher, B. +. Irvine,
Charles Latham and William 8. Wilson.
The arrivals were decorated with appropri-
ate badges and escorted to the Metropolitan
hotei, where, ut o'clock they were invited
20 partake of a substantial repast.
After dinner tha veterans marched to Al.
mory Hall, when they wer: called to order
by Gen. Bishop, preside It Of the associa-
tons. The roll was called and 81 answered
to their names. These were also present
field and staff officers, etc.
There WAS also present three other veter.
ans who participated In the Mill Springs
fight: Charles Q. Sterile, Company X, Ninth
Onie, now residing at st: Paul; George B.
Danham, Eghty-seventh Indians, epooner,
Wis and Jonn M: Broome. Twel1th Ken.
loud cheers % their names Were called Maj.
F. T.. Smith, of Company F. Fourth artil-
lery, regular army, was introduced and re-
ceived an ovation. The four gentlemen
were unanimously elected honorary men,
bers f>the association.
Gen. Bishop invited the association to
meet sgain in st. Paul in 1885. B. D. Pay
presented the claims Of Mankato. St. Paul
was chosen. Gen. Bishop of st. Paul was
UNANIMOUSLY reelected permanent president.
A. III. GleRcoe was elected vice president,
elected treasurer. Col. a. +. Kiefer Of St.
8. D. Parsons of Minneapolis assistant SEQ
rotary.
Speeches were made by Gen. Bishop,
Gen. r. w. johnson, Elk. Gov. Marshall,
Gen. Jamison. An original poem, by Capt.
Reed was read, and letters of regret
" re read from Gov. Hubbard, Gen. J. B.
Sandborn and others.
The evening was joyously spent at the
elegant mansion Of GEN. Bishop. A gener-
Gus banquet, toasts, songs, stories etc.,
were features Of the occasion.
minnesota state Agricultural Society.
Between thirty and forty members of the
State Agricultural society attended the al.
nual meeting at st, Panl, Col, Clark Thomp-
son, president in the chair, and R. c. Jud.
son, secretary.
The report Of the comm{leee on creden-
tails occasioned considerable discussion.
The act of the legislature requires that Ia
be entitled to representation and votes so.
cieties must hold fair within the year;
must have an active membership of twenty.
five; must have paid out In premiams as
much as was received from the state, and
must pay annual dues of 81 for each vote.
A motion was made requiring members to
make statements as to the above facts. II
the law TO such societies rs ore mentioned
From the report of auditors it appeared
that the receipts for 1883 were 81, O68. 70,
and the expenditures the same saving $751;.
q in the treasury.
Col. Clark w. Thompson Of Wells, was re.
elected President; r. q. Judson, Secretary;
and F. J. Wilcox, Rice county, Treasurer.
Senator d. A. Morrison Of Rochester was
elected first vice president, and 4. w. Tay.
lor, Detroit, was chosen second vice presi-
dent.
As members of the hoard of managers for
the next three years, J. S. Harris. Hou ton,
nh ~h
N. P. Clark Of St. Cloud moved that the
chair appoint committee Of three to con.
ter with the business mex of ST. Paul and
Minneapolis to discover the best plan for
securing ground between the tive cities, in
perpetui,y or for fifty years at least, on
which permanent buildings can be erected,
and in which state fair be held annually.
President Thompson announced a. mem.
bers of the committee on permanent loca-
ton N. P. Clark, St. Cloud. chairman,
MINNEAPOLIS, s Horris s H:s Il sss's sn
Charles A. A DeGraff, St. Paul. To show
the unsnim,ty of sentiment in regard to 10.
cation of the state fair between St. Paul and
Minneapolis the following resolution was
adopted without dissent:
Resolved, That this society empower the
COMMITTEES to negotiate with the citizens OF
st. Paul and Minneapolis for 80 OF 100 acres
OF land for permanent location of the
Minnesota State Agricultural society, il
they can secure the free use of SAID land
tor the term of fitv years, or q title to the
same.
The society then adjourned until the fourth
Tuesday in January, 1885.
Sheriff Allen Cummings, of Faribaul
county, delivered up at saltwater state pris.
on, Willis P. Chase, sentenced to two years
and six months, Tor larceny; Herman Smith
two years. for assault with intent to COM
NIT rape; and Pat German, six months,
for larceny.
A we'll dug in Fergus Falls freezes At a
depth of seventy feet, but not at the surface,
and draft of cold air Iushes out of the hole
sufficient to GLOW off the hats of workmen
at the surface.
The Mankato cement has been subjected
opson eNf tou%n H.