The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-12-11
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were to be given to negroes from tho South
They finally held meeting, and applied te
John Dobney, we'll known Democrat Of thu
that they might be allowed to retain then
homes, promising that hereafter they would
faithfully vote the Democrat ticket
J. s. Pillsbury Il Co. have bought half in
terest in the lumber business Of j. s. Billing
Il Co., Fergus Falls.
Tho secretary Of the board Of, charities ,ant
corrections thinks Ramsey county has too much
money invested in its poor farm. The property
represented by the.poor farm amounts, TO- g.
955 for each pauper .accomodated, while the
average throughout {the stateiis only 1895
should se e. p% snd buy oheaper e1e
Those people who have been complaining
that the past month was unusually cold will
find by reference to. Sergeant Lyons report
that it was, on the contrary, comparatively
St Paul being ~ deg, while the average
last month was 319. - L.
Edward Tony, brakeman, was killed while
coupling cars on the Wisconsin, Minnesota 4
Pacific railway at Redwood station. His res
| idence is unknown.
A couple Of soldiers got into row and ON
was fatally shot "
The feed mill of Phelps Bros, at Money
Creek near Caledonia, was consumed by fire,
together with contents, including $500 Of pro-
The building was insured for d, 600 and was
mortgaged to Mons Anderson Of La Crosse for
$500: The loss is about IS, 900 and ia regarded
as public mishap and . company will bS
formed to rebuild it immediately.
The Ane, new Catholic church NJ Client Ly.
On county, to which the business men OF that
place donated 81, OO0-and two lots was opened
by solemn high mass last Sunday
At New Sweden, Nicollet county, there was
not single Democratic vote polled and 1S5
Republican votes were east 49,.
A. W. Allen was thrown from his horse a,
Worthington breathing two ribs and injurine
his shoulder blade.
The residence and blacksmith shop Of Jacob
Shaken Of Belle River were consumed by fire.
Loss $500.
| The last boat of the season from the lower
lakes, the sameul Hodge, is now in port al
Duluth.
| A pickpocket relieved Mich. Freesay Of S1W
at Brownsville recently
Olmstead county has shipped 48 car loads Of
stock to Chicago this fall
G: H. sanbro, thr Hawley, Mimi, embezzler
and forger, has, after four hearings at Winni-
peg, been communicable extradition, and war
rants have been issued for his surrender to
the United States authorities.
Herr Frederick Otto Won Fritsch, a German
Of about fifty, and said to be the scion Of
| noble house, fact Of which he was quite
| proud-went to Duluth two or three months
ago, and remained there until recently "a
cashier and bookkeeper for the Northern
company He was relieved and left town. II
now comes out that the noble youth tooA
with him $3.50 cash belonging to the company
The Minnesota Architectural association
wants law making it obligatory on architeeta
Candidates for the official crumbs of thu
state legislature are coming to the front viii
| great promptness
Robert Todd, an old and respected citizen o,
Ottawa, died recently, aged sixty three years.
| Buschman l. Mullett, grocers Of Crookston
have assigned to j. Forbier.
The tax list of Wabasha county shows a tota
OF $119,6 H.
Nels N. Turnborn, for many years resden
| OF LlCCQu0lQ, O1oQ NH paSsSA6oE G1du WA1N
returning home from Dakota.
Col J. M. Whaley, a pioneer of Pipestone
county died at Henderson, Wis, on Saturday.
aged si1ty-seven years.
The Merchants bank Of Crookston has, be-
come the Merchants National hank, with il.
capital increased $4,000.
Miss Henrietta Wright of Lake City, aged 10
died in St Paul from the effects Of q diseased
limb :.
! wood have made an assignments TO Peter Pet
erson, cashier of the Glenwood bank. Thei,
liabilities are said to be about $4,000: An in.
ventory is being made, and the assets are yea
unknown.
Farmers about st. Vincent complain Of the
grading Of the Red River Valley Elevator com.
pany.
T. J. Rue & Co., general merchants ut Glen.
wood, have assigned to Potter Peterson, cash
ier of the Glenwood bank. Liabilities, $4,000
Kirk J. Kinney, editor of the Glenwood Mes.
senger, was married Nov. 80 to- Miss Lucretia
Hayford Of Glenwood ::
Mrs. Benjamin Fountain who died Nov. q,
in Florence, G6odhue county, was we'll known.
She was in the one hundreth year of her
age, and leaves thirty-four grand
children, si1ty-two great grandchildren, ant
! two great great grandchildren. She has livel
through the election of every president of TIKI
United States
Rev. Clay Mec.uley, who wa, for years pas.
tor of the leading Unitarian churcha at Washing.
ton, and who recently accepted pm invitation te
| the passionate of Unity church In St Paul, hal
arrived in the city. MI: Gannett, its late pastor
has left for the East
In the number Of votes castNov. 4, Minnesots
exceeds Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Con-
necticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louis
lana, Maine, Maryland Mississippi, Nebraska
Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Norn
Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, South CARO-
lima; Vermont, and West Virginia The stats,
casting larger votes than Minnesota were Cal
ifornia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ken
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas
Virginia, and Wisconsin. This gives Minnesot.
| the rank of number seventeen I'M the sisterhooe
Of thirty. eight California and Virginia Al,
but slightly in excess sof MinHesota,s in tt.
vote of 1880 Minnesota was twenty-third in tn.
list Of states The total popular vote in 1854
wae \, OF, s6s and in 1881. 9l9,s14
Washington Special: Representative Wash.
burn of Minnesota will only have his family
with him here part of this winter, and WILL
after his term in Congress expires, take hi.
wife to Europe to select pictures and statuary
for their newly completed palace in. Minnesota
which lady who has lately seen it says is al
| magnificent house she had ever seen, which !,
high praise, as she has travelled much in THU
country and in Europe. Il is built of stone
and has ten acres of pleasure grounds arount
it 1t is at Minneapolis.
A f1ve-mile roller skating contest occurred a
St Peter between Thomas Hanlan Of lie Sueu,
and Fred Nelson of st. Peter, Nelson won th'
race in nineteen minutes nine seconds, the fast
! est time on record -
George l. ,Robenson Of Fountain, Oak, will
purchase and improve the fine water power
four miles south of Pelican Rapids
The Scott County Agricultural, society held
it's annual meeting on Wednesday md the'fol-
Lowing is the bosrd-of directors ohossn.for -the
ensuing term, s. B. Strait, David l. How,
Frank Clifford, Patrick Condor, John NJ