The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-08-14
MINNESOTA NEWS NOTES.

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William Bates, : farmer crazed by, Cerebral
sorofula, cuts his throat With pocket knife,
At Ainnetonka Mills, Hennepin county: Mr.:
Bates was member Of company H of Second
daughters, and two sons. The Oldest child is
seventeen years old, and the youngest twelve
mothes.
The articles Of incorporation and amend.
ments thereto filed in the Office Of the secretary
amount to 3SS, or more than one day. The
afddavits Of publication, etc., number 165.
In September, 1882, R. W. Jacklin, Of Water.
vile, was elected to and accepted the Office Of
member Of the board of education of the
in November, 1892 he was elected to the legis-
lature Of Minnesota, and acting rs such, &C.
cording to law and the decision of the attorney
general, he has been for the past two years
illegally acting - member Of the board Of
education.
An old landmark near the foot Of Lake
Amelia was removed the other day. It was a
government mile pole on the old Red River
trail, set by the soldiers nearly twenty years
ago.
Married at the st. Peters Episcopal church,
shakopee, by the Rev. Mr.. Osborn, rector, the
Rev. George H. Mueller of Denver, Col, to
Ida, daughter of Capt ]. w. Sencerbox, of this
rector Of this church and the predecessor OF
Rev. Osborn.
A young Englishman came out from
England with q colony of young men to learn
farming in the west, and who has been at work
near Dakota in Winona county, recently left
for England in obedience to dispatch stating
that he had fallen heir to $1S, 600 in the court
Of chancery.
Charles Sinclair and Mrs. Alice Walker
charged with setting fire to Ira Judd's house al
Marine Mills on the 25th inst, were arranged
in the municipal court at Saltwater Both
waived examination and in default Of bail,
which was fixed at q, 600 each, we're committed
to jail to await the action of the grand jury.
Perham Bulletin: Some time ago there was
dissension in the Catholic church in Mercer
county, Ohio, caused by the father of the
church being unwilling to submit to the rulings
OF the bishop, and one Father Joseph was ex-
several of his followers also left and formed a
colony and came to Rush Lake, in this county,
and settled there, building church and con-
vent As farmers they were prosperous and
generous, it being one Of their creeds to always
lend helping hand to the poor, and for all
notes or usury. Everything went on harmoni-
ously until about three months ago, when their
leader, Father Joseph, died. After his demise
they were unable to procure father, in conse-
quence of which they made arrangements to
leave their beautiful farms, crops and every
or1 foS off tori, 1rpN
In accordance with these arrangements, they
chartered as emigrant sleeper of the Northern
Pacific road and started on their journey last
Saturday morning. The car was left here Fri
day night, in order to give them ample time to
to Portland, Or. The sleeper was a new one
and would accommodate about fifty persons.
After their departure it was discovered that
they had taken the body of Father Joseph with
them.
From the st. Paul Office of the Bradstreet
company it is learned that the total number Of
business firms of st. Paul, according to the
most recent summary, is 2,029 The new
names added numbered 1856 and the names
erased IS. In the state, exclusive of st. Paul
and Minneapolis, II ,54 names are reported
and ,202 towns The names added numbered
64, and 512 are erased There were Is addi-
donal towQs and six were erased.
Frank Kellan, arriving at St Paul from Port
land, Or, on the Northern Pacific noon train,
was confdenced out of $50 by stranger who
ingratiated himself into Kellan's favor between
Minneapolis and St. Paul, and succeeded
Kellan was left moneyless with the exception OF
q solitaryV
Mr.. F. D. Beecher, formerly of Austin, ha
been appointed agent of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee l. St Paul Railroad company in Faribault
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
W. J. Wilson, of Faribault, who was arrested
for refusing to pay his dog license, was fined
% and costs, amounting in all to $16 He re-
fused to pay the fine and was committed to the
county jail for five days. On Tuesday, G. N.
Baxter, attorney for Wilson, applied for a
writ Of ha h CORPUS and the question Of the
gued before Judge Buckham, A D. Reyes ap-
pearing for the city Judge Buckham has the
matter under consideration. Mr.. Wilson is
determined to make it test case and if
necessary carry it to higher courts.
Brown county has 6,655 apple trees, of which
$40 bore 626 bushels last year. Four hun
bred grape vines produced 1877 pounds of fruit
The tobacco crop was but 80 pounds last year
to ! III, In 1879
The shaft in the Duluth silver mine on West
Superior street, is down nineteen feet at the
end of the 2O0-foot drift Ore now taken out
assays $50 per ton in silver.
M. A. Schultz l. Co., of St. Paul, whole
sale fancy grocers, made a general assignment
for the benefit of creditors to j. W. Bishop,
president of the St Paul Trust company. No
correct statement of assets and liabilities can
be made at present, but the nominal assets are
estimated ct about $13, Co., and the liabilities at
about $4,000!
E. W. Haskell United States district attorney
for Alaska Territory, and Andrew T. Lewis,
secretary and treasurer Of Alaska Territory,
were in St Paul few days ago on their way
to Alaska to assume the duties of their posi-
tons. Both have been recently appointed, and
ment of Alaska They left via the Northern
Pacific
Articles Of incorporation of the Bank of Will
mar have been filed yesterday in the Office Of
the secretary of state. The place of carrying
on business is Willmar MINI. The amount of
capital stock is to be $40, 600, divided into 400
shares Of 400 each. The incorporators are
Andrew B. Robbins, Minneapolis; Thomas 3.
Western Portland, Me: A E. Rice, John H.
Brown, J. s. Robbins, R. II. Jones, M Jorgen-
son, George W. Tyler, F. G. Handy, H. ]. Dale,
G. E. Lien and J. T. Berg, of Willmar:
Mary J. Youmans, young lady of winona,
who enlisted sas North American teacher in
the normal school Of Rosario, South America,
died of typhoid fever May 10.
During the heavy thunder shower early Sat-
urday morning, the barley stacks of L B. Rice,
three miles east of Austin, were set on fire by
the lightning. Loss one hundred bushels or
more Insured
jay Henry Loring is now editor of the Fergus
Falls Telegram.
Railroad Commissioner Baker, reports the
gross earning of the Duluth for the six months
ending June 80, 1884, as $491 ,246. 81, with the
taxes at $14, 495. 81. As compared with the
ings were SSH ,8sa g, with the taxes $15, ia
IS; q decrease Of $40, 636. % in gross earnings
and 1919 N in taxes.
Fred Foulk, of London, Mimi, had his leg
cut off by reaper, and nearly bled to death
before medical aid was secured.
Mrs. Wilbur Gaslee of London, Mimi, was
terribly burned by lighting fire with kero-
sene, but will recover.
At Wilkesbarre, Pa, twenty two young ladies
four Of whom were from Minnesota, took the
white veil and eighteen others the black veil,
the ceremony being conducted by Bishop
O'Hara.
George Roth's saloon at Brownsville, Mower
Co., was discovered on fire Sunday morning
and completely burned s. A. Browns brick
building adjoining, used as store house, and
Hennecke's saloon were slso burned. Kramers
furniture store and ROth's store and Masonic