The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-08-07
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the Fifth dis 1.-The purpose ct nominal
ing candidate aSsthe successor Of Hon. Milo
White, representative, met in the new court
house at Austin The convention was called
TO order by Chairman Wilkins. Mai. o. D.
Gould was elected temporary chairman After
transacting the usual formal business, Mr.
White was nominated as his own successor, and
elected, Steele county alone being against him
He made brief speech of acceptance The
chairman announced the following congress
siOnal committee for the ensuing year,
George A. Andrus lat largo, chairman; Lars
Q. Hamre, fillmore; G. j. Lomen, Houston;
J: G; slade, Winona; Clint L Luce, Freedom;
A. Sperry, Steele; G. l. Case, Mower.
F. W. Fetige was arrested in Fergus Falls
stupidity drunk and bearing on his person let
ters to friends telling them to take care of his
body. He still wants to kill himself.
A Faribault boy had fifty birdshot picked
out of his hide the other day. He had
been dieting on fruit in his neighbours garden.
Last weeks gale unroofed tho Wabasha
county workhouse. No injury was done in
Hon. W. H. Officer is slowly recovering from
his protracted and serious illness He is able
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but has not yet been out of doors.
Nels Anderson, Swede, was drowned in the
bay at Duluth, while bathing The body was
recovered He leaves a wife and FIVE chill
dren.
William W., youngest son of Gen. T. l. Ros-
ser, died at the summer residence Of the fam
lily at Lake Park, Lake Minnetonka, from
blood-poisoning. The trouble is traced to q
colored stocking worn over an abrasion, and
what at first proved to be but a temporary
trouble proved fatal
Mrs. Alice Walker, who lived in Sam Judd's
house in Marine, has been arrested for setting
it on fire, on the evidence of an accomplish.
Officer Laughlin Of Minneapolis, shot on
Saturday, the the 26th, by Cantieny, desper-
ado, died on Monday Cantieny was taken to
the St Paul jail to save him from lynching:
]. B. Babcock, one of the most prominent
and respected citizens of Jackson, died aged
forty four years.
longing to Hans Markson of Havana, burned
Mr.. LeFleur Of Moorhead, while at work on
church in the town of Moland, fell over thirty
feet Thursday, striking on his head and caus-
ing severe depression of the skull, making
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was made, but the patient has not returned to
consciousness. It is feared that he has suf-
fered internal injuries.
Now that the Northern Pacific has completed
the preliminaries toward securing the lease of
the Oregon Railway and Navigation company:
the ratification and other formaliies will be
gone through with in few days.
Monsignor Capel preached in the st. Paul
cathedral Sunday.
George Liessim, aged twenty-five living a
few miles west from Winona, in fit Of tenn
porary alteration stabbed himself several
times in the face, throat and body. He was
overpowered and taken to Winona. His wounde
are serious.
The Minnesota Editorial Association met at
Mahtomedi white Bear Lake, on Monday, Gov.
Davis delivered an address and the following
officers we're elected: For president B. B. Her
bert; ice-presidents, A. W. Mckinstry, W. J.
Whipple and s. G. Pease; corresponding secre-
tary, Maj. T. NJ Newson; recording secretary,
Liberty Hall; treasurer, D. Ramalay; executive
committee, II. P. Hall, H. A. Castle, W. H.
Nimmocks. The members started on Wednes-
day for an excursion to Lake Superior.
Rye, oats and barley are about harvested in