The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-08-21

The Germans Of Ramsey county viii h11aAz
agricultural and horticultural fair in Ms111
| hall, st Paul, opening: Tuesday, Sept q and
closing Saturday, the 9th This is the firs
fair undertaken by thesociety, and the pros.
poets are excellent for : thoroughly represen'
tstiye and oredihble exhibition. p !
Several weeks ago thewalls Of the rooms and
corridors on the upper floor Of the south5wine
Of the State capitol 1T St Paul began TO- craol
in places, and portions of the plaster and fire:
proof material fell to the floor. An inspection
of tho building was made, and last week work.
Architect Burlington, to strengthen the walls
and repair the damage already done. Opinions
differ greatly as to the real importance and
cause Of the trouble.
Work on the motor from Minneapolis te
Minnehaha ia under way.
OrimeI Bruce, farmer near Red Wing
committed suicide by cutting his throat HI
was deranged
John D. Westgate and William Keehn were
arrested at Montevldeo, and taken to Valley
City, OAK. charged with stealing j. D. Frank.
Inns mules and running them across the line
Tom Warren was arrested in Lemond, neal
Owatonna, by Constable johnson, Aug: 6, on
the charge of stealing suit of clothes and a
lot of jewelry from the dwelling Of Frank Vol,
on the 9th Of April last, and held for trial
At Waseca, three tramps, who give their
names as Albert MCGEE, Charles Fisher and
bis valise Is in CASH. they were arrested.
Iwen Bleakney has been arrested at Prince
ton, charged with burglarizing the store of D.
A. Coley, and confessed that crime and also to
having robbed the postofice and Towards bill
lard hall on the night of the I'd of July, taking
about - from the postofice and %. 65 from the
billiard hall.
The barn of Almos Rexford of Forestville,
was burned by lightning on Saturday: Loss,
$1,UO; insurance, $780,
Charles West Of Eyota, was killed by light
ming on Friday.
Ole Peterson Aga of Rushford, dropped
dead on the sidewalk last Saturday morn-
ing. Deceased had been troubled with heart
disease
During storm in Plainview, R. c. Wright,
J. D. Needham and John Schad each had q
COW killed, and in town bolt struck R. r.
Damoude, who was busy at work fixing up q
harvester, shocked him little ripped the soles
of his shoes partly of, and scorched the paint
on the machine.
On Saturday morning last, tightening struck
the stock in the pasture of Mons Larson, in
Preston township, killing three COWS, mare
and colt The large stone house on the farm
formerly owned by Duncan Stewart was struck
by Tightening and burned down. The building
was insured for 81 500.
The wife of Abraham Carlson Of Herman,
over fifty years of age, while leading bull by
picket rope, was gored with probably fata
results, having six ribs and her collar bone
broken and one lung pierced.
William Young was arrested recently by q
United States marshal and placed in the
Ramsey county jail yesterday upon the charge
of cutting 300 Norway pine trees on section 10,
township 135, range "a, government lands. II
is estimated that the trees cut will make Is, 900
feet of lumber, of the value of $3.50. Young is
held is custody until he furnishes a bond in the
sum of $500 for his appearance at the next
term of the United States district court, at St
Paul.
MIR. VIM Rev of Pine Island, who was ar
rested for completely in Nebraska murder
case, was released by the authorities. Mr.
Rev says the whole affair is but game Of
blackmail, gotten up by his daughter and her
brother-in-law VIM. Thomas.
John Nirkirs of North Burnhamville, was
found dead in field where he had been at
work.
Post inspector Lawrence, of the money order
division, returned from Browns Valley, MINI.
where he has been examining the postofice.
uo %bot1 of %1,ot %l,o 49, oI,<
in it's accounts about $780, About three weeks
ago the department revoked the money order
inspectors power to arrest without first con-
sul6ng with the United States attorney in the
district in which the person to be arrested lived.
Mr.. Lawrence accordingly went to St Paul and
swore out warrant for the arrest IN. T. Ha-
vens, assistant postmaster, who will be arrested
and taken to St. Paul for examination.
Daniel Robbins, one of the Oldest and most
respected citizens of Anoka, died. aged seventy
seven years.
George Clark, of the town Of Maine, fell dead
from heart disease at the depot in Battle Lake.
William P. Lawler of Haverhiu, Olmsted, Co.,
died from the effects of exposure to the heat
while at
Some fifty young men have singed petition
to Adjutant- General Mccarthy requesting him
to commission militia company at this place,
vice Company 4 Of Little Falls disbanded Col
Bobletter writes that the prospect Of st Cloud
receiving authority to organize company is
good.
The grain was so badly damaged in some
county, by the hail storm that visited that Sec
ton some time ago. that the farmers are plow-
ing up their wheat, as it is not worth cutting
In the rape case of Mary L Metcalf of Maine
Prairie against Ira Bowen Of the same town,
Judge Evans dismissed the prisoner. Twenty
witnesses swore that they would not believe
her under oath.
Carl Carlson, working on the farm of Ma
rian Perkins at Money Greek, tried to drown
himself, but was rescued. He says he will try
It again.
J. De Graw and Sons, lumber dealers Of st.
Paul, have assigned
There is no change in the general tenor Of
the crop reports from all sections. The farm
ers are busily engaged in harvesting their
wheat, and one and all claim most abundant
yield.
In Live township, Mimi, Marge Brooks,
while concealed in a clump of bushes was &C
are entertained for his recovery
The Mower County Agricultural fair will be
held Sept 16, II and 1S, at Austin A wide
range of premiums is offered and adjacent
counties are invited to compete on equal terms
with our own
Every effort is being made to make the fair
to be held at Faribault, Aug 26, 81 and %, a
grand success in every respect. The sum of
$3, GOO will be given in premiums.
Louise, daughter of Gen. Alexander, q. s. A.
of st. Paul, was married Thursd to Col
Charles W. Harmed, U. s. A. of West Point
hired man Of j. W. Mustaugh, near Al
bert Les, pleaded guilty to the charge of assault
and battery on Mrs. Mustaugh and was SEN
fenced to the county jail for thirty days. Be-
fore the term expires he will be again arrested
upon the charge of assault with intent to COM
nit rape, and will probably 60 over the road
for three or four years, as the evidence is con-
elusive.
Bill Drew, notorious character, was killed
at Wabasha early Thursday morning. He
came out of the penitentiary at Saltwater last
spring ard has been loafing around Wabasha
during the summer He was addicted to drink
and was a rowdy of the worst class Last
Wednesday night Drew was having one of his
regular sprees and was in quarrelsome con-
dition. Whether he was murdered or killed
by an engine is mystery About 4 o'clock
each morning it is customary for a switch en-
CINE to run down spur track through Waba-
sha to get an engineer Thursday morning it
was running down as usual when the engineer
felt it strike something and stopped his engine
only to find the horribly mang1ed remains of a
man being dragged along the rail. From the