The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-06-26

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Tho body Of John Walker was found neaa
Alabama pestofhoe, ip the vicinity Of Taylor'i
Falls, having dropped dead while walking home
The Redwood county agricultural society haa
decided to purchase forty acres Of ground,
where it's annual exhibition will hereafter b.
held -
The ex-soldiers' association Of Carver county,
composed Of about Ito old veterans Of the late
war, will hold their annual reunion an Wa
coma on Friday and Saturday, July 10 and IA
It is creditable to the taxpayers Of Min
neapoGs and of Hennepin county that, on a tax
roll aggregating over 100000 only about
$135, 0C0 should not have been paid at the tinae
fixed by law for payment without penalty.
W. A. Loomis of Wabasha, conductor on this
Chippew Valley railway, was married recently,
to Miss Clara l. Smith, at Durand. Wis, tho
home Of the bride. The newly welded couple
left for the south on a brief wedding tour.
| Luverne Herald: Mr.. II. Berkholtz, pro-
| prietor Of the City FIGURING Mills at Rock Rap
ids, well-known and highly esteemed citizen,
died suddenly at his home on Wednesday, the
18th, from the effects Of dose Of poison. Al
though the evidence is not conclusive, the sus-
picion is generally entertained, and strongly
supported by the circumstances, that the poi
son was administered by the murdered mans
wife.
The county auditor of Ramsey county, filed
with the district clerk the delinquent real es-
tate tax list Of Ramsey county for the year
ending May 81. The entire assessment for the
year 81 ,1o2, 667, Of which $ao5; 600 was COL
lected by the county treasurer from Dec. 1;
1888, to Feb. 90, 1884; $719 900 between March
and May 81, and about 5000 since June 1;
leaving about $73,667 delinquent
Orders have been issued by Gen. Terry ii
Fort Smelling, remitting the unexpired portion
of the sentence Of the general court martial in
the case of Lieut.. George B. Ahern, Twenty
fifth infantry, who was tried nearly six months
ago for absence without leave and disobedience
of orders in visiting st Paul, and sentenced to
be reprimanded and to be confined to the linn
its Of his post for one year.
John H. Wilson, blacksmith, living with
his family in Monticello, Wright county, was Oh
Saturday examined before Justice Cochran Of
Buffalo by reason Of change of venue, on
charge of attempt to commit rape on the person
Of Mrs. Spaulding Of that village, and was
bound over in 500 to appear at the fall term
of the district court Public opinion is largely
against Wilson, who is person of extremely
loose morals.
! Mrs Sarah c. Shaver, sister of George W.
Chowen, died at her home, opposite Wayzata,
Lake Mlnnetonka on Friday, and the funeral,
which took place Sunday afternoon, was at
| tended by large concourse Of citizens. With
her husband, James Shaver; Jr., the deceased
settled on a tract Of land on the south shore of
Wayzata bay in the spring of 1852, and was the
FIRST white woman locating on what is now Min
hetonka township.
| At the annual meeting Of the Ancient Land
mark lodge, No. sat st. Paul, the following off.
GERS were elected: Isaac L. Mahan, w. M
George S. Aoker, senior warden. Thomas L.
Kerr, junior warden; W. E. Burton, treasurer.
William Damphier, secretary. Appqintive
officers were as follows: Henry Nickel, senior
deacon; George R: Morton junior deaconj
William Ruff, senior steward; George R. Pea
body, junior steward; J. P Pond, chaplain;
Jean c. Fischer, tyler
Judge Breuer, who succeeded Judge McCrary
on the federal bench in the Eighth circuit, made
an excellent impression with the bar of st.
Paul and Minnesota and with citizens general
ly, by his happy speech on opening court for
the first time in St Paul Occupying a place
which for several weeks promised to work
changes in the personnel Of Minnesota's dele
CATION in congress, therenecossarily attaches
more than ordinary interest to Judge Breuers
liz &c
worthy of the honor that fell to him.
Building of the new elevators has already be-
gun by the Farmers Union Elevator company.
At Sabin tho structure is rapidly rising Lum-
Der is urloaded on the site of the new house in
Glylon, South Of the Northern Pacific track
opposite Bangs 4 Co.'S warehouse Material
is on the ground or i'll transit for the elevators
at GAINESVILLE, Kragnese, Carman, Angus;
Argyle and Stephen. Each house is to
be of $4,000 bushels capacity, built in crib
fashion, and requires 120.OOO feet Of lum-
Der.
In the state of Illinois there is an organiza-
ton among the Knights Tenplar for the pur-
pose Of furnishing life indemnity, or procuring
benefit TO widows and orphans of it's deceased
members. The organization includes some of
the most prominent knights Of tho state The
sanlo organization is about to be established in
St. Paul, and the knights are interesting them
solves greatly in the mater Several of the
prominent sir knights have enthusiastically |
takm hold of the enterprise and now at
work at the organization, which promises to be
q large one.
The horse thief who shot Marshal Hall of
Zu1nbrota last week, was pursued by Deputy
Marshal Anderson and posse so closely that he
abandoned the horses he had and took the road
on foot The posse came up to him sitting by |
the roadside when he Immediately fled The
party fred twice at him, he dropping both times,
but he rose and escaped They followed his
trail to near Easby's mill, but he escaped |
Search was made until Sunday afternoon, but
no thief was found A rumor was current that
a German had been shot by the same party but |
it is not corroborated.
monument to the late COL Henry G. Rodgers
of the sth Minnesota, was unveiled ct Browns
dale, Mower Co., on Tuesday, the 18th. There
was very large attendance from the neigh
borhood, and Ex-Governor Ramsey presided
over the ceremonies and Hon. Mark H. Dun
nell. The Grafton was listened to with the
closest attention Adjt. Swift read eloquent
letters regretting their absence from Pennock
Persey, ]. H. Baker and A. c. Hawley, visitors
spend the afternoon reviewing old times, Col.
Rodgers grave being decorated with flowers
Hon. H. NJ Knox, public examiner, has sub
mitted to Gov. Hubbard the matter Of the ex-
animation of the finances and system of &C
counting for the same in Polk county, The re-
port sets forth that in examining the Polk
county commissioners accounts it has been as
certained that in many instances work has heen
done that calls for the severest criticism; that
the commissioners have appropriated money
from tho county treasury when they have had
no authority so to do, and when the county
fund was exhausted they have used school |,
funds for county purposes, thereby defrauding
the school district, etc.
The New York Herald says: "Good old
Bishop Whipple, in his forty years of mis-
sionary work among the Indians of Minnesota,
has ridden horseback over thirty thousand
miles"
The closing exercises at St. Mary's hall at
Faribault took place Friday evening, the 18th,
the audience room being filled to overhowine
with the many friends and patrons of the school,
the programme including several vocal and in
strumental numbers, tho valedictory essay be-
ing read by Miss Cole, followed by the presen-
taton Of diplomas, testimonials and medals to
fifty one young ladies', the bishops address.