The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-07-17
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.
The iumbeupsesni 81 Minneapolis have aequi-
esoed ii the proposition to sIut down their
mills the first Of September
Gen. Terry and the officers stationed at Fort
Smelling have accepted an invitation to attend
The sP: national encampnnen rs OF the g. a. r 1t
A'nn .apY I, 49, ...s:.~ :.
Minneapolis people are holding meetings
with view of abating the tramp nuisance
/ The secretary of war has ordered an engin-
cor board, composed of Lieut. Col Poe, Maj.
Mackenzie and Mai. Allen, to meet at Duluth,
/ Mimi, to determine the questions concerning
! the bill authorizing the Northern Pacific rail-
j, road to build bridge across the St Louis
river.
The Congregational ministers Of Mime
apolis and St Paul, with their families, en-
loyed their annual excursion TO Lake M1nne-
7 tonka Monday, about ninety persons.
Aman named William Elliott was run over
and killed by train near Frazee City on
Saturday. He was evidently about ferty-fve
| Or fifty years 81 age Upon the body Was found
| t. note for $40, dated at Minneapolis, April 9,
signed BY &: W.Adrian, end also a Nothern
3 HsEy 8 Sane Elliott Portage City, Wis., dated
Pap Thomas Post, g. 4. R. Of Brainerd, be-
ing dissatisfied with the railway rates will Wis
it the Minneapolis reunion ON 4 datboat, capa-
BILE of carrying 2OO persons.
At the trial of p B. O'Connell, stHallock for
selling whisky on Sunday, O'Comell and his
crony, Charles Plan, attacked County Attorney
Kouzen, hurting ink stands and other heavy
things at him, Until, he was obliged I'd Use DIRE
volyer to defend himself.
| The republican state central. committee net
at St. Paul on Tuesday, the 9Th. A letter was
received from Mathew G.: Norton of Winona,
resigning his position on the national COM
| mittee on account of private business Ex-
Gov. Davis was unanimously elected in his
| place. Mark D. Flower sent in his resigna-
| ton of membership on the state committee
and Maj. John Espy of St Paul was elected
| Flowers successor. Gen. Flower stated that
bis tesignati9n Yas given because ne Tlshe ei
! the amended civil service law.
John Thiel, resident of shakopee; aged six
ty-fve years, dropped dead Of heart disease,
On Wednesday, July %, a military rifle
match will take place at Camp Sheridan, Iake
Calhoun), near Minneapolis, for beautiful
banner Teams of six men from each COM
pany of the First regiment N. G. s. NJ will
complete, and two scores to count at 200 yards.
Creedmoor rules. The company winning the
banner will hold it one year, and If won three
FEARS In succession il becomes their property.
The banner is to be contested for annually at
the encampment
Jacob Anderson has been arrested at Ashby,
for forging note for $3.50.
Frank Petler, proprietor Of the ssWest house"
ct St. Cloud, has been closed up in business.
He was in debt about So, 700 in St Cloud, which
he failed to meet, and has left behind him a
number of creditors The total amount of his
indebtedness will approximate $1,000.
Cafe Livingston, Wabasha street, St Paul,
was closed few days ago by an onset of cred
itors who furnished some $4,000 to furnish
III the Office of secretary Of state incorporat-
ed articles for the Home Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian Church of Minneapolis have
been filed The general purpose is to advance
cause of Christianity according to the doctrine
and quality of the Presbyterian church. Ell
Torrance, president; W. NJ Tenney, vice presi
dent; Charles T. Thompson, secretary; George
Blake, treasurer; directors, J. G. Whitney,
Charles E. Vanderburg, George r. Miller, L
l. Longbrake, Isaac NJ WAR and John B. Gil
fllan.
Minneapolis realizes the task of taking care
Of 40, 900 Grand Army boys, and promises to be
equal to it Committees have been appointed
| for every branch of the work.
The st. Paul Jobbers Union started out an
other mammoth excursion on Tuesday last
,%o% h1, 4bo ofo
extends to Glendale, in Dickey county, Oak. :,
which lies about 800 miles west by north from
st. Paul; thence south down the beautiful val
ley of the James river, ITO miles, to Mitchell,
OAK thence via Wonsocket Ramsey MINI,
/ Austin and Red Wing to St Paul the entire dis
I lance of about 900 miles. They were every
where most cordially received
At Dakota, Winona county, there was q
horse race. A young man named George
Smith, aged twenty, was riding horse which
bolted the track and ran at full speed against
tree. The horse died where it fell and
Smith was taken sway in dying condition
I Oscar Mccamlay was srraigned before JUS
ice Hand Ter examination On the charge of
shooting. Ja11es Rispin g Winona, and having
confessed his guilt was committed to Jail with
ont bail to aHait the action of the grand jury.
be- A. ZpHbretS Geedhus county, J. r. Klein
discoyered that his team and carriage had
gb6en stolen from his barn near Main street
Inquiry discovered that they had been gone
only about fifteen minutes Parties immedi-
ate1y started in every direction to hunt the
thieves B. G.. Grover and Deputy Marshal
Powers overlook and captured two men driy-
ing the team five miles west making the fast
est possible time toward Faribault The
thieves are now in the lookup awaiting ex-
animation.
At St Paul, in one day ten stables, contain
ing 500 horses and 70 mules, had been inspect
edwithout discovering case of CHAMBERS.
At St Paul Judge Simons appointed Chan
ming Seabury receiver in the Mayo & Clark
bankruptcy matter Mr.. Seabury will soon
take charge of the assets and liabilities, and as
soon as possible ascertain the amount of each.
heSouthern Minnesota Live Stock and Fair
association of Mankato propose holding a grand
display of horses on August 26, 81 and 2S On
the above dates an excellent programme is Of
fered, including both trotting and pacing races
for liberal purses.
The lumbermen of the Northwest are con-
sidering aproposition to shut down all mills on
Sept Is next for the rest of the year. They
say that present prices it is impossible for
lumbermen to make anything, and that some
such movement as this is not only needed, out
demanded, to restore prices.
A new kind of potato bug has made it's ap-
pearance in the vicinity of Moorhead, and is
rapidly denuding the vegetation from that
fruit. It is small black bug from five-eighths
to three quarters of an inch in length, and it's
consuming powers are wonderful.
At Fergus Falls, Jacob Anderson, arrested
for the forgery of note, had hearing before
Court Commissioner Corliss The prisoner,
through his attorney, Col R. H. Menden, waived
an examination and was required to give bonds
in the sum of $500;i default, was remanded to
the county jail
Charles Davis was arrested at Grand Forks
for stealing q horse from j. H Smezer Of
Moorhead