The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-23


ages of and ~
The Saltwater mill property is about to be
sold by the stockholders to Isaac Staples.
Will Slack, clerk of Bells hotel at Fergus
Falls, has skipped with some money and
jewelry.
The dedication services of the German
Evangelical Lutheran church at Mapkato wore
held On Sunday Rev. Mr. Abrecht of New
Ulm preached tho dedicatory sermon, q large
audience being present from all the neighbor-
ing towns, probably 200 to 800 The
church brass band from Cleveland, Mimi, was
sic
The officers Of the First Regiment held a
meeting at the armory, ST. Paul, for the purpose
of olecting a successor to Maj. George M Nay
lor, resigned. An informal ballot resulted as
follows Captain Charles Nice. Reeve, Com
Rsny w III Gnp Bakey " Ga%1soV E 6 e.
e. s. Bean, Company D, 2; scattering, g. A
formal ballot was then taken, Capt Reeve re-:
ceiving IL votes and Capt Wright 8, with 8
scattering, and Capt Reeve was accordingly
declared elected.
A robbery occurred between St. John, six
miles west, and Willmar, Kahdiyohi county,
station recently. The victim was Bohemian
named Loup, who was on his way from Dakota
to Nebraska. Loup was riding on q freight
train, and just before break Of day was en-
ticed from the caboose to wheat car, and was
relieved OF $3.50. all the money ne had. Loup
is destitute, can not speak word Of English
of the culprits. No clue as yet
While David Davidson, eighteen years old,
was out hunting near Willmar, Sunday, his gun
Vas accidentally discharged, the contents en-
tering under his left arm and side He lost 9
the SAME night Two small boys discovered
him few minutes after thu accident.
The family of Henry Minchouse, Sleepy Eye;
numbering four persons, was poisoned by eat
ing cheese made of so,,p e1iiks upon which lac
from nsi a. bs sosts & died
Saturday night the = rl3k train came
down from Elkton, Pipestone county, loaded
with loose ties and started back with one box
car full Of workmen Four miles north of the
town the box car and five others jumped the
track. Fourteen men were injured, five of
them very dangerously, and some it is thought,
fatally. The men were all taken to E!khorn for
medical aid.
The log cut on the St Croix river this season
Dredas Cdty Of Duluth was arrested and fined
$15 IS for assaulting Mrs. Amelia Plunladdn
and pushing her from tho docks into the bay
during an exciting argument
The supreme court of the state on TuesdaF;
in an opinion by Judge Vanderburgh, affirmed
the decision of the lower court in the case of
John Koran and Peter Brown, the assailants
of Rev. E. s. Thomas at st. Paul It will be
remembered that Dr. Thomas, while returning
to his home on St John street at about 10
o'clock at night, was assaulted and robbed of
his gold watch by two men, strangers to him.
He at once gave description Of the men to an
officer, and the next morning identified them at
the police station. They we're tried by the dis
trict court and convicted. A new trial was
asked for on the ground of new evidence, and
refused by the district court The defense also
objected to DR.. Thomas evidence hesupreme
courtrefuses their appeal and affirms the decis-
ion Of the district court
To further the preparations for the state
educational exhibit at New Orleans, Superin-
tendent Kiehle has appointed the following
gentlemen to take charge Of the various de-
partments; Educational literature, Prof Will
liam F. Phelps Winona; school architecture
designs, plans, views, etc., Prof. w. W. Payne,
Mortified: kindergarten work and drawing,
Prof Irwin Shepard, Winona These gentle
men will correspond with and visit the differ
ent institutions and persons interested, with =
view to united and harmonious action.
The jury in the United States district court
at St. Paul, brought in verdict of guilty
against Frank Tousley, charged with retaining
$500 as compensation for obtaining pension
of $1,000 Motion in arrest of Judgment viii.
be heard on No. 6. Tousley was admitted to
bail in the sum of 81 ,O00
Judge yanderburgh has rendered decision
the district court of Otter Tail county, giving
the plaintiff damages for personal injury in
the case of Esther Hutchinson against the
Manitoba railroad
Ben Schuman, well known to all West St.
was lynched at Dallas, Tex, recently, for the
killing of q comrade in drunken brawl Her
man Schuman, his brother, has gone to Texas
to investigate the case
j. K Hilyard of St Paul has been appointed
by Hon. B. X. Bruce as assistant honorary
commissioner for the Fourth congressional
district of Minnesota, to collect articles for ex-
hibition in the department for colorel people
at the worlds exposition at New Orleans.
DIR: Winthrop Miller Of Minneapolis died on
Tuesday, and his remains were sent to Massa-
chusetts. DR.. Miller was . native of Dorches-
ter, Mass, and his age was thirty three years
and nine months. He was graduate of Har-
ward college, and also of the medical school
connected with that institution. His grand
father and father we're also eminent members
of the medical profession, and the deceased
gave promise of like career of usefulness
At soule's crossing, near Princeton, John
Anderson was shot by q laborer named DON
nelly. They had trouble about a settlement,
and Donneliy fired a load of fine shot into
Anderson's right breast It is thought that
arrested.
The elevator at Chester, Olmsted county,
owned by Van Dusen L. Co., took fire in the
roof, as is conjectured, from the sparks from
side tracked locomotive. There were 200
bushels of wheat and 200 of barley in the
building at the time The loss was total as
there was no insurance. The loss is estimat-
ed at about S. O0 It is understood that the
company has already made preparations to
rebuild this fall
The board of trade of Winona have raised
100 fo- descriptive article on Winona in the
pamphlet, being published by the state board
Of immigration for distribution at New Or
leans.
Frederick Radunski was held at Fergus Falls
in $500 bail for uttering note altered by him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ami Smith Of High Forest,
olmsted county, celebrated their golden we'd
ding the I'd inst
MI: O. NJ. Fullington of Ten Mile Lake, Otter
Tail county,, had 1903 bushels of grain
threshed in ono day last week. This is the
largest days work for machine ever known
in that section.
The barn of Andrew Stomprod, in Friberg,
Otter Tail county, was burned, together with
all its contents, among which was > harvester
and q considerable amount of grain. Loss,
~ Goo
Strict quarantine has been established over
scarlet fever cases in Faribault, of which there
have been thirty two reported, with three
Deaths
Strawberries, the second crop. this season,
grown in an open field near Winona, are on sale
in that city at 81 quart
. Articles Of incorporation Of the church Of
st Mary Of .Waverly, Wright county, and Of
the church of st. Adelbert of Hale,7 Mcleod
county, have been filed with the secretary Of
state, Also articles Of incorporation Of the
Air Aphon veptilator company, OF Minneapo-
liz and Washington, p. G. The capital stock