The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-05-01


AT 81 Paul, William L. Anderson
made an assignment for the benefit Of
his creditors to RlW. johnson, and the
papers were fled j the district court.
Anderson entered business as a carpet
dealer ii st. Paul some twelve years
ago as partner and afterward successor
of j. w. Strong. The liabilities which
are stated Is be abe tut $3S, 900, are, so
far as known, Is follows: W. P.
Townsend, of New Brighton, Pa, his
father-in- law, who loaned him money
to keep up his business, $22 900; Bank
| of Minnesota, on an old note which has
now run number of years, SIS, 200;
Mary Paul, st. Paul, for rent $3.50; W.
Judge g. Bro, Philadelphia, 50 300;
H. L. Judd & Co.; New York, $257 ,25;
II. B. Virgins & Sons, Philadelphia,
about $500; Leidham of Philadelphia,
| about 81 200. The other outstanding
Indebtedness is all mercantile, and in
amounts less than 81, 900 each. The as.
sets are said to be $25, 900.
When the Winona council met to con-
| slider the contested election case in the
Fourth ward, the designation of j.
Baumann, Jr., as alderman, was pre-
| sented. His communication stated that
as he had been arrested on the alleged
ground OF taking part in the conspiracy
and fraud in the Fourth ward, he could
not afford the expense of contesting the
election, and he therefore resigned. The
council accepted the resignation and
Immediately appointed Theodore Sikois.
XII as alderman. He was sworn in and
| took his seat with the council. The
criminal cases yet remain to be tried
when it is believed the facts regarding
the fraud will be fully exposed.
Mrs. Charles Mcclure died at her re-
sidence in Red wing of hemorrhage Of
the brain. Her daughter, Mrs. Box
rade, who was lately married, and il
now on her bridal trip, has been tele.
graphed for.
Valuation of church property in St
Paul: Protestant $953,70O; Catholic
$539, 800. Number of members of Con.
gregations; Catholic 36, 266; Protestant
$780, The striking difference between
| the Catholic and Protestant member.
| ship is due to the methods Of reckoning
by the various denominations. The fig.
ures are not a true criterion of the
strength of the Professionals. The Cath
oics classify as members all who have
been baptized, adults as well as minors.
But few of the Protestant congregations
go so far as this.
Little Falls people have contributed
100 city lots to aid the establishment
of company to improve the water
power.
The Sterrett elevator at Ada, MINI
was burned. The elevators capacity
was 5000 bushels, and. it contained
about 1000 bushels of wheat at the
| time it burned. Insurance unknown
A. P. Heagan of Granite Falls, who
shot at his wife and then shot himself
is dead.
| "A LOW Uhuh WILL U0 oUtl UCu
at Sank Center by May Is.
The Rev. George G. Pollock and Mr..
NJ. G.. Willard we're appointed delegates
by the presbytery of Mankato at its last
session at Worthington, to attend the
general assembly Of the Presbyterian
church, which meets at Saratoga
Springs in May next.
J. S. Hartman left Duluth to walk
to San Francisco.
Solomon Moran, a lather, living al
West st. Paul, called at saloon and
borrowed twenty-five caliber, revol-
YER, for the alleged purpose of killing a
dog. He was in bad spirits, as he be-
lieved his girl had gone away with a
handsomer man, and so resolved to quit
this world Of trouble. On leaving the
place he pointed the revolver at his
breast, fired, and dropped to the floor
Two physicians were called, and they
found the bullet in his shirt, it having
been stopped by his suspender buckle
y The body of James Mclaughlin wa.
found near Rolingstone, Winona coun-
| e., he having wandered away during the
heavy RAIN storm III, ffrlHfpn into q washoui
u gulch anddrpwneit g; c. !
,On the BIack Hpof river s
Hughart are using their dams god
ing the stream over the les king
some progress with their logs=m thai
novel manner. ..-.,... -. = ~
Messers P. H. Kelly, st. Paul; Mich.
ael Doran, LeSueur; and J. H. Meagher
Mankato, expect to sail for Paris, via
Ireland, next July.
Senator Sabin's sister, from Illinois,
is visiting him in Washington.
Saturday morning the stopping place
on Rum river, about five miles north oil
the Manitoba road on the Hinckle;
branch, was burned and nothing saved
This place was the property of George
H. Warren of st. Paul. A storehouse
owned by him was burned also. It con-
tanned driving supplies belonging to G
H. Warren and Brown & Martin of St.
Paul, Caleb Philbrook and w. D. Wash.
burn & Co., Minneapolis, and Page
Bros. of St. Paul. The buildings were
valued at $500, and the supplies al
about $4,000. The Insurance on the
former is between 5000 and $500, while
the loss is over Sd, 500. The house was
favorite stopping place for the lum-
bermen,. and the loss at this time, just
as the driving season commenced, will
be much felt,
Mayo & Clark, wholesale hardware
dealers at st. Paul are temporarily en-
barrassed, owing to slow collections, and
have suspended payment for the present.
Liabilities of the firm were $135, 900, OF
which $40, 600 is owedia st. Paul, and
the assets are given as $155 900, I'm
less an assignment is forced a list Of
liabilities and assets will not be given.
Henry Moorish, Atwater, has been re-
turned to the asylum at St. Peter. His
insanity comes from whisky and brood
ing over the loss of money two years age
by burglary.
Under Legislative enactment swamp
lands within ten miles on either side oil
the track of the Duluth & Iron Range
railroad were to be withdrawn from the
market as soon as the railroad corpora
ton filed its map. In the meantime the
Minnesota Central located lands within
this limit. To settle the question as tc
whether priority Of grant implied pr.
GRITTY Of selection, a hearing took place
befor Gov. Hubbard, Attorney General
Hahn and State Auditor Braden The
Minnesota Central road was represented