The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-02-28


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VIM. P. Payte civil engineer an old set
tier of St. Paul is dead at the age of g..
The official return. of Minneapolis g.
St. Louis railroad to Railroad Commits
sioner Baker shows gross earnings for
1883, 81 1913 ,17974; tax, 1886, 1892. So, an
increase over 1882 of $61 1881 .86 and
$1,563.81 respectively.
Polk county declined to bond for the
Grand Forks, Crookston & Lake Sa-:
perior.
At Minneapolis Judge4Youn declines
to grant Adele Segelbaum adivorce
from her husband Max. .rfl5
During the past two months fully
1850 head of cattle have been purchased
and taken from Steele County by
Chicago buyers and Iowa stockmen.
The latter secure the cattle for stock
ing Iowa farms, and buy mostly young
creatures. High prices are willingly
paid, and the demand is still brisk.
. Albert McC arger, formerly promi-
nent business man of St. Paul, died at
Litchfeld, Mimi, on the 10Th. $ :,
Thursday was the fiftieth anniversary
OF Rev. DR.. Cyrus Brooks entrance
to the ministry was celebrated at the
First NJ. E. church, St. Paul. )
Joseph Linzmaier, has commenced
suit in the district court at st. Paul for
1000 damages against the Northern
Pacific railroad His complaint AYERS
that on Nov. -, 1883, he was at work
on the steam shovel at Steele, OAK,
and owing to careless management and
bad material, some earth fell on him,
crushing his right hand and left arm SO
that the latter had to be amputated.
Mr.. Landroche, from St. Reveille,
was in the great American war twenty
two years ago, and was lucky enough to
lose an eye. For some years he has
been endeavoring to get satisfaction in:
the way Of damages and pension from
the government at Washington. We'd;
nesday his lawyer was able to inform!
him that the papers had been secured
enabling him to draw $1,000 at La
Crosse on account of the eye.
Articles of incorporation of the Lit
tie Falls Water Power Company of
Minnesota have been filed, with a cap
ital stock of 5000, 900, and the limit of
liability placed at $500, 900. The incor-
porators are Charles A. De Graft, L. D.
Hodge, H. P. Upham, M. M. Williams
and William Crooks-al of st. Paul.
The principal place of business is st.
Paul, and the corporation endures thirty
years from March .1.,4T.l sH.T ~.
Commodore Kittson has been re-eled
e member = Of the Chicago Driving
The Mile Laos, ,' with Ii ,i their is annui.
tiles, can pull through the winter, Isaya
Gov. Hubbard est7s4sss .E,is S',
Miss vins Cease, sister of Miss Mary
Cease, of tie -Winona Normal school
faculty, died on Tuesday of consump-
ton.
Charles Pearson, one of the old and
respected citizens of Hastings, died in
Hastings aged fifty-nine years.
Ex-Goy. Davis and wife have re-
turned from the South last week and
we're at the Fifth Avenue hotel, New
York.
Conductor Beecroft, of the Manitoba
road, died suddenly at Clear Lake,
while his train was side tracked waiting
for another train.
The report which has been industri-
ously circulated for a week past that de-
partment headquarters are to he moved
to- st. Paul from Fort Smelling increased
to a. ten company fort is pronounced by
those who ought to know to be. entirely
without foundation. Certain it is that
no action official or otherwise, has been
taken in the matter by the authorities,
nor has any recommendation been made
which is at all likely to result in such
movement.
Frank E. Bennett, leading hardware
merchant and city clerk of Preston,
Mimi, and Miss Mary T. West daughter
dealer in agricultural implements of Ca
lena, ILL.,, were united in marriage the
10Th at St. Michael's church, Rev. Faith
Farrelly, officiating. A. l.. Bennett of
lied wing, Mlnn., brother OF the groom,
and Miss Kate McHugh, of st. Paul
were the attendants.
The buildings, kilns and a portion of
the machinery of the Red Wing Stone
ware company were entirely burned, en-:
failing loss of from $18, 900 to $40, O00.:
The fire originated in kiln lately con-
structed, and from there was trans
mitted to a coal bin, and thence to the
main building. -:
Three young railroaders got drunk at
Breckenridge, became noisy and were
locked up. In the course of the night
they set fire to their bunk and one Of
the men was seriously burned before the
fire was extinguished. One of his feet
was badly frozen during their ride Sun
day and Monday, and he died on We'd
nesday. The others were fined $3.50.