The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-26
MINNESOTA M \ NOTES.
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N Centennial Maid Of ST Paul won race a
Sioux Falls .5,
Minneapolis has received Oil, 1853 under he
new license law <-.%s& s,:C-
President Strong delivered the baccalaureat
sermon at Carleton college. d.,
T. St Paul Episcopal clergymen will hold sum
- ssssr services at suburban points.
=. MCMILLAN thinks Northwestern rivers an
harbors will get = good showing :.*s
Mrs. Newman and Mrs. Ware Of Mantor
vile killed large rattlesnake near that vii
lage.
The house of Lewis Sheets of Hartford, Todt
county, Mimi, burned with its contentA Loss
$500. "a
Extensive preparations are being made in al
8 the larger towns to celebrate the Fourth O.
July.
Eddy's saw mill on Red Eye river, Minnesota
was burned. The loss is about $1,000, in
stirred
The Waseca Maplewood Park association wi
ito July 16.
John H. Wilson, Monticello blacksmith, Ii
held to bail on charge Of attempting to raw
ish Mrs Spaulding. -,~,,-,.
stengrim Nopcn, one of the early settlers Of
q Rock Dell township, Olmstead county, leaves ar
estate valued at over $4,000
Reports from various parts in the Ndrthwes
regarding tho crops are most encouraging
Grain of all kinds is looking we'll.
The farm house of Michael Farrell, situated
in Mt Pleasant Mimi, burned with all its
contents. Loss, $500; insurance, LOO.
n. Mickey, sheriff of stearns county, tool
Conradt Fl. Srates to the state prison for two
years; offence, obtaining money under false
pretfn 'es.
John r.. La Du has been elected to the presi
doncy Of the Southern Minnesota Fair associa.
ton, made vacant by the resignation of G. H
Chadbourn.
A stable belonging to DR. Wilson, about si1
miles north of Moorhead, burned destroying
considerable property and burning to death
thirteen horses.
The Congregational society of Fergus Falls,
has called Row. j. F. Taintor Of De Witt, Iowa,
to preach at the Congregational church, and he
has accepted tho call.
On the let of July the Perh am bank will pass
into new hands, and will be conducted by
Charles Pnncratz, president; A. E. Luedke, vice
president; John Gerber cashier.
The school house in Di,trict No. 9, Waseca
county, was struck ~ lightning, and Miss
Phoebe Olin t." teacher, and two pupils were
''s>veIe.y shocked, but none received serious in
jures.
Belle Jones, only daughter of Hon. Ira Jones
Of Austin, was thrown from her horse, while
pleasure riding and struck on her head. She
was rendered insensiblc, and conclusion of the
brain was feared.
Tho committee appointed by the Minnesota
diocese to consider the subject Of the appoint
rnent Of an assistant bishop for Bishop Whip
pie will holl meeting next week and fix date
for special convention to make the homina-
ton.
Eight head Of cattle have been found dead on
the shore of Lake Tctonka, Watervile, poisoned
by II small plant found in the lake. This was
the third timo III as many years that cattle
were found dead after drinking the water from
this lake
Cards Of invitation have been issued bv Mr.
md Mrs. J. c. Eaton, announcing the wedding
o. their daughter Hattie to DR.. Thomas Media
Sitt of Wicona, to take place at their residence
at La Crosse on Wednesday, the 25th inst, at
O'Clock in the evening.
The house of P. G. Gordon and John Peter
son of Pelican Rapids, standing close together,
were struck by lightning. Mr.. Gordon was
stunned, the lightning breaking his bed to
process and throwing himself and wife on the
floor. Both houses were badly wrecked
Company D, Captain Bean, of st. Paul won q
$3.50 prize silk banner at Lake Minnetonka,
beating the Washington rifles who came, all
tho way FROM tue national capitol to getit The
judges were Licuts Glenn, Sanborn, and Tear
Of the Twenty 18TH infantry at Fort Smelling
The buccalaureate sermon was delivered be-
fore tho eleventh graduating class of Carleton
college on the 18th, by the president, James W.
Strong. The day was bright and clear, and a
ilenscly packed congregation gathered to lis
ten to an eloquent address upon the 'Divinity
OF Christ
Jamsey Ramsey, aged nineteen and SINGLE q
brakeman on Conductor Lewis train, running
between Ful'la, Mimi, and Woonsocket, Oak, ,
accidently fell Oh the track and had both legg
cut off by his train at Wentworth Oak, re-
Gently: He lived only two hours. The de-
ceased made Howard his homo. Two sisters
live there and a brother at Woonsocket
When tho fire in the Detroit mill was first
discovered it appeared that the side of the mill
had been swabbed with oil from the outside,
and set on fire from the roof of the engine
house. Col. Johnston estimates the loss at
$4,000; insured for $l2, 900 on mill and ma
chinery, and $1,000 on stock. He proposes to
rebuild, and to place mill of 100 barrels Ca
pacity upon the old site.
Rev. S. Thomas, of st. Pauls church, st.
Paul. reports to the Bishop of Minnesota this
year: Baptisms, 81 combinations 10; mar
riages %; brrials, %; communicating, $50. Re-
ceipts for current expenses, $6,419,7S Char
ities-In aid of feeble churches, $3.50; hos
pt.als and homes, 81, 1923; missionary Offer
inss, 1885; relief of poor, 1892; Sunday
school and specials, 81, 0sz43; total, $21 11s o.
Matte Hays, about fourteen years old, and
o niece of l. N Snow, left the residence of
her UNCLE, No. 402 Exchange street, St Paul,
where she had been visiting about five weeks,
between 1 and IL clock last Thursday night,
known to any one in the house, and has not
cen heard from since She is about five feet
three inches tall and of slight build; hair
light brown, worn with bangs, and back hair
in three long brads. She went away wearing
light blue shawl, a blue cashmere Dress and
wine colored, ght-titting Jersey.
The commissioner of the general land office
has written letter to Representative Strait re-
garding the cases Of John Kulpincke and John
Stritersky of Hutchinson, Mimi, against the
st. Paul, Minneapolis h Manitoba and the
Hastings & Dakota Railroad company: These
are the cases in which large number of set
tiers in the vicinity are interested The COM
missioner srr's that the register and receiver at
Benson hiIe been directed to permit both
cI.simalts b complete their entries in accord
ance VIII the decisions of the secretary of tho
mterf:
owls Swert, aged sixty years, lives alone in
q title hut on ten acres of land in the town of
Rlt, Winona county. During the past five or
years he has manifested symptoms of in
f5ty and this maladay has grown upon him
lti1 he has become a terror to the neighbor-
ood He has barricaded the doors and win
ows Of his hut and has pierced them with
port holes for defense He is armed with two
navy revoFvers, a sword, pitchforks, ETC., and
has raised black flag over his hut. He has
shot at several of the neighbours, and state of
fear pervades the residents in that vicinity.