The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-04-10

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The house Of j. B. Holms, in Kintire,.
ten miles northwest of Redwood Falls,
was destroyed by fire recently, caused
by defective fue. Loss, 81 900; in
surance, So, 200.
The committee of Moorhead farmers
report that they deem it inadvisable. to
undertake the expense of building an
elevator at Duluth, as tho facilities
there are at present ample.
A fight occurred at the Nelson house in
Hallock, Kittson county between the
bartender, Burt Biggerstaff, and a man
named Dennis Stack, in which the lat
ter came out with a fractured skull.
Jack, it is reported, went into the Mel
son house, and, being intoxicated, be-
gan to abuse the bartender, who finally
laid his abuser out by hitting him over
the head with beer mallet. He was
taken to his home, some distance fir ON
Hallock, where he was attended by o
physician. who has pronounced his in
iuries serious, if not fatal. He is q
farmer having four children, the young
est being thirteen years old. His wife
has not lived with him for some time,
having left him, owing to domestic
troubles.
An italian living at Rice's Point,
Duluth, was arrested for taking a
countryman's letter from the postofice
and opening it..
The st. Cloud Water Power and I'm
provement company has elected the fol-
lowing officers to continue until the first
annual election in June; President, H.
G. Waite; vice president, j. G.. Smith !;
secretary, w. F. Street; treasurer, D.
II. Freeman; manager, j. E. West.
The president was authorized to pur-
chase the rights, franchises and material
Of the Mississippi River Navigation and
improvement company. At meeting
of the st. Cloud Land Improvement
company the president was instructed
to subscribe for $1O1, 900 of the capital
sock of the White Water and Mill COM
pany. The principal delay now is in
placing stock of the land improvement
company. The citizens have so far tax
en- about $37 900 Of the whole amount,
800, 900, and President Hill. of the
Manitoba, on Monday subscribed for
$4,000.
j. P. Wilson Of East St. Cloud
offered the Benton county commits
sioners to donate suitable grounds for
court house and county buildings and
S., 900 toward their cost, if the board
would locate these buildings in East
St. Cloud It was decided to build in
Sank Rapids, the village contributing
81 500.
Brainerd's Board of Education have
accepted plans for new school build
ing the cost of which is stated at $40,-
600.
One town in Douglas county voted
that $25 be allowed to purchase poison
for the purpose of destroyong black
birds the coming spring.
A Brainerd dispatch says: The most
remarkable of all the auroral displays
in this region, remarkable for such ex-
hibitions, began soon after dark Friday
evening. The first was sharp pointed
strokes of white light from quarter be-
ginning about east northeast and in
clning to the south perhaps 20 deg,
and all seemingly started 8 to 10 deg.
above the horizon, the streaks gradual
ly frightening until they reached the
zenith. Bright and dull flashes COW
cred the whole northwestern sky.
Finally, toward 8o'clock, band of light
so dense as to quite hide the stars
beneath it sprang up from the beginning
point, and in few seconds spanned the
entire heavens, passing through the
zenith and down to the horizon at
point directly opposite the beginning,
that is, from east to west. The band
appeared couple Of degrees in width,
and was very dense and very white,
though flashes of faint color passed
over it. It gradually died out in the
appearance Of q twisted ribbon with
broken edges, but the flashes and points
continued with greater or less activity.
Some observers imagined faint ozone
in the air, and telegraph instruments
were severely effected.
The annual election Of officers of Bay
ard Commandery of Saltwater No. II,
Au1SutS Aeulp1 OCCu1IcO IuuIoudy
evening, resulting as follows: B. G..
Merry, E. O.; w. 81. Pratt, G.: F. E.
Joy, G. c.; W. H. Harrington, prelate;
D. H. Hersey, S. w.; W. S. Conrad,
j. W.; J. A. Reed, treasurer; s. P.
Richardson. recorder The install
lation occurs at the next regular
conclave on the last Thursday in April.
The commandery accepted an invitation
from the Minneapolis commandery to
attend the meeting Of the grand COM
mandery at that place in June next.
Cornelius V. Warning of Lake City,
late of company n. Fifth Minnesota vol
unteers, has been granted pension,
with arrears of 1864. George II. Hoyt
who lives in this vicinity, has obtained
pension, with arrears of SOL.
The total expenditures of Wabasha
county for the year ending Feb. % were
$50, 827.53. There is balance to the
credit Of the county Of 30,020.98.
Company H. First Regiment at Litch-
field, will give an entertainment, con-
sisting of music, military and other at.
fractions, on Che night of April IT., to
raise fund to secure suitable equipment
for this years encampment. The citizens
have already raised 81 900 to secure the
encampment of that regiment there, and
would give the boys a warm welcome.