The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-19
The dry goods stock Of Ohristy &
Morven, in Duluth, was damaged s., 900
by the bursting of a water pipe in the

by the bursting of a water pipe in the
building.
Peter Mingle, German former aged
fifty years, living near Chatield, COM
mitted suicide by hanging.
The closing exercises at ths Institu-
ton for the Deaf and Dumb took place
Tuesday afternoon at .Faribarllt: The
large c',hapel~was crowded. with the rel
atives and friends of. the pupils, the
room being prettily decorated with ever
green's and ferns, the class motto, mo
pains, no gains," filling the space at the
rear of the rostrum. The compositions
and essays delivered in the sign Ian
guage, and interpreted by teachers,
were excellent. Samples of the work
Of the pupils from each of the depart
ments were placed on exhibition and
show marked improvement in the vari-
GUS branches of labor. The dress worn
by each girl was made by herself, and
each boy had some. article of his own
1iandiwork to exhibit:
Judge Berry in supreme court de.
cision holds the city of Waseca liable for
the falling of an awning upon citizens
head in February, 1881, for which he
sued for damage If city has no ordi-
nances passed against nuisances or to
protect it's highways, etc., front danger,
It is liable nevertheless to pay damages
to'the injured thereby.
i State Minnesota patents Punching
and shearing machine-Alexander Al
bin, st. Paul: Load binder-Horace B.
Banker, Minneapolis; Shingle jointing
machine William Carson, St. Paul !;
Manure pulverizer and distributor
Peter Johnson, Dassel; apparatus for
sorting lumber, Warren G. Stetson,
Minneapolis.
Adjutant General Mac earthly has re-
ceived communication from Chauncey
McKeever, assistant United States adj
jutant general, informing him that in
response to his request, tho command
ing general of the depart intent of Dakota
bad b6en INSTRUCTED to order Capt;
Gaines Lawson, Twenty-ffth infantry,
to attend the encampmept Of the Mime
sofa National Guard at ,Winona and
Lake Calhoun on July 7 and II re-
spectively. ::
State Auditor Braden has issued 500
certificates to purchasers at the recent
sales of school lands. About $4,000
acres were sold this year, entailing the
issuance of 1875 certificates. Certlfi-
Gates are issued as rapidly as the differ
ent counties make returns.
Ex-Gov. Davis was banqueted
Tuesday evening at St. Paul by repubi-
cans.
Grove City Touring mill at Litch-
field was burned Monday, the fire be-
ing first discovered in the roof; about
one hour after the hands had left for
supper The origin is not understood.
The property was owned by g. g..
Lindberg now in Europe, and rented
to A. P. Stark & Co., and insured for
SIS, 900.
Charles and William Wilson, sons of
Alexander Wilson, Of St. Paul. were
drowned Sunday afternoon, the 9th,
while fishing at White Bear. The two
young men left St. Paul soon after din
ner and went out to the lake. They did
not return Sunday night, and were not
missed until Monday. The young men
are supposed to have capsized
during the heavy wind storm Of Sun
day, and being out of reach Of help, to
have drowned before they could right
their boat Charlie was 30 years of age,
and was a tinsmith by trade, doing bust
ness with his father: William was
thirty five years of age, and lately had
been in the employ Of the U. S. Marsh
al.
A fire in the paper mill of Warner,
Newman & Warner Minneapolis, caused
damage to the amount Of 5000. In
sured.
At the recent term of the United
States court at Winona indictments were
brought against G: P. Byam, Thomas
Pressnell and C. Miles, of Eau Claire,
and John Mcclure Of Duluth: all al
legged to be implicated in land frauds
against the government.
The old settlers of Mower county held
their first reunion in Austin on Thurs
day. Public exercises were held in
the new court house at 1920 o'clock a..
M. An historical address was given by
Judge Allen. Judge George NJ. Came
ron followed with speech, giving
many interesting facts of early history.
A dinner was served, to which 200 guests
sat down.
James E. Sweet, of Lake City, has
received silver pitcher and goblet with
the following inscription thereon: Pre-
sented to J. E. Sweet by G.. P. Stout
and G.. A: Patton, whom he Saved from
drowning, May 81; 1884:
Morris was recently visited bya show
er of birds, which were captured by the
raising of windows or the opening OF
doors, and are said to be marvels OF
beauty and of varieties never seen in
this country before.
It is said Congressman Nelson has in
stituted libel suit against the Olive
Branch, a Minnesota weekly, for 49,
600.
At St. Paul, Watson g. Rice com.
menced action in the district court
against the Oregon & Trans continental
company to recover Sc, 900 for services
as real estate brokers in purchasing 800
900 worth of real estate for defendant,
in Ramsey county, during the early part
Of the year 1883:
The National Rifles Of Washington;
D. c., Lieut.. J. F. Ayster commanding;
and numbering 1902 men, rank and file;
arrived in st. Paul Friday: They were
met at the Union depot by detach:
m ent of the resident militia, composed
of Companies E and D and after pay
ing their respects to Gov. Hubbard,
they went out to the Lafayette Hotel;
Lake Minnetonka.
The large Touring mill of George H
Johnston at Detroit Run, Clay county
Mimi, burned, and was complete loss
The mill was of about seventy-f five bar
rels day capacity, and was famed
throughout the Northwest for the ex.
cellence of the -four which it made
The value is variously placed from $15,
900 to $4,000, and it was insured TO,
$4,000 in the Traders OF Chicago, the