The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-08-07

M1onsignor 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 were elected: For president B. B. Her
bert; vice 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 81. P. Hall, n. A. Castle, W. II.
Nimmocks. The members started on Wednes-
day for an excursion to Lake Superior.
Rye, oats and barley are about harvested in
southern Minnesota, and the yield, as far as re-
ported, is fully up to expectations.
Traverse county farmers will hold a conven-
ton Aug. 4, to elect delegates to the farmers
senatorial and representative convention, to be
held at Herman, Grant county, Aug. 5. The
latter convention will include representatives
of the farmers, laborers and tradesmen, and
will consider the question of relief from cor
porate oppression.
A meeting will be held at Herman, Aug. 2, to
organize brotherhood of Union veterans of
the late war.
Brown & Bagley will build saw mill at Clio.
quet with capacity of 5000 feet per day.
Edward Ellis, a boy four years old, had his
hand severed at the wrist by amower Bloom.
ing Prairie.
Nels Nelson, Swede, while under the in.
f1uence Of liquor, proceeded to take q bath
in St Louis Bay Sunday afternoon and was
drowned
x-Mayor John L. Prince of St. Paul, enter.
tanned most brilliantly Monsignor T. J. CapeL
Mrs. Ellen (MeadowcrofD Goslee of Lyle
town, Mimi, was seriously burned by attempt
ing to kindle fire with kerosene. Her clothes
caught fire and before the flames were extn-
guished her limbs were severely burned. She
has been confined to the bed since the acct
dent Her husband, in assisting to put out the
fire, had his hands so badly injured that he
cannot work for several weeks
The St. Paul police caught William Rex, a
81, 700 defaulter from Chicago.
G. F. Cornellssen, general store, Fergus
Falls, has assigned to Angle & Perkins. Me-
nardi Brothers, crockery, Fergus Falls, have
been attached by Allen, Moon Co., st. Paul
Both the involved concerns are small.
Between Big Stone lake and Lake Traverse
an artesian we'll 400 feet deep. with flow of
400 barrels in twenty-fou hours, rising to
height Of 100 feet above the ground has just
been finished.
A lot of rowdies from Ortonville, Mimi, went
over the lake to Big Stone City, Oak, and Gre
ated disturbance at camp meeting, going
through several tents, scattering the contents
and destroying what they could, insulting
and frightening the women and children. They
also badly maltreated Rev. O. E. Murray,
but did not injure him seriously The fellows
then fled, and are being sought by Dakota Of
fcers.
for trial for stealing steer from B. A. Clarke
Prof. H. H. Kingsley, of the Alexandria,
schools, has accepted the position of assis-
tant professor of mathematics at Michigan
university, Ann Arbor.
Fergus Falls Special:-The Ames g. French
farm, seven miles west, eighteen hundred acres
under cultivation, was swept with the hail
Thursday, and some parts Of it are not worth
harvesting. A. l. Coles $50 acres near the
city limits are cut up so that the field presents
the appearance of being harvested. B. A.
farm was also all cut up, and q strip of about
two miles through the town of Western is mi
nus crop. The loss will probably be Is per
cent of the crop tributary to this section. The
storm cut tract of country in the shape of a
letter U, coming from the northwest to the city
limits thence southwest to the Grant county
line, travelling about fifteen miles and cutting
an average path two miles WIDE No window
lights on the windward side of houses escaped.
Stones were picked up ten inches in circumfer-
ence and piled against the sides of buildings
foot deep. The loss may reach VS., 600 to
800, 1000, or much more if any other sections
not heard from were visited by the storm.
W. F. Gorrie, late superintendent of schools
Of Mankato, has accepted the position of
superintendent of the city schools Of Water
town, Oak, to which he was called at large
years superintendent Of Saltwater schools be-
fore going to Mankato.
The storm laid large portion of the grain
around Red Wing as fiat as if the roller had
gone over it, but most of it will rise up. The
berry is filling splendidly, and while some
fields will be injured somewhat, on the whole
but little damage has been done.
The assessors report !, S56 head of horses in
Nicollet county; 1885 cattle; 80 mules;
4, O26 sheep and 5,S17 pigs. The total valuation
of personal property is 81, OA,82O Real estate
amounts to $2,590,6I Of property is exempt
from taxation.
Fred Ingold, deserter from Fort McKenny
WASH, was found working on farm near st.
Cloud the other day and arrested
Judge McKelvey, st. Cloud, is dangerously
sick.
Storla, the new Crookston land receiver. is
sick Ae hasn't decided to accept yet.
Policeman Perkins, Faribault, was arrested
for treating tramp roughly
Tower, the new town on the Duluth & Iron
Range, has nearly 1000 inhabitants.
At Clearwater, Mimi, it is believed Frank
Clifford, the dead gambler at Hudson, was
professional poker player from Manning, Iowa,
named John Harding and known as sThree-
Jack"
The July business of the st. Paul postofice
amounted to 1882 04s, against s3o5, 1853 for July,
1885,
Mr.: James Hogerty, blacksmith, was in
stantly killed at Spencer by the bursting OF
an emery wheel while running at high speed.
He leaves wife and two children
At meeting of the Mankato board of trade
resolution was adopted opposing the issuing OF
~, QUO in bonds for street improvements and
WaterWorks.