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

Senator ssbin il at Saltwater, and boing ques-
toned with reference to the affairs Of the car
company Mr. ssbin said that he was not ct lib
erty to talk Of present but that in due time he
would submit carefully. prepared statement
ON the subject one that would clear up the
position before the public At present work
is progressing Is usual, the shops turning out
machines and filing orders without any embar-
rassment
Two barns with sheep, eighty tons Of hay,
corn crib and 500 bushels Of corn, the property
Of s. T. Gjerns, = farmer living mile west Of
Rushford, were destroyed by fire yesterday.
Loss, %. 900; insurance, d, 100 The origin Of
the ire ia unknown
A convention Of farmers Of the Forty second
senatorial district was held yesterday at Her.
man. Nominations were made for senator and
representative, s. M. Harris Of Grant county
securing the former and A. p Jackson Of Biz
Stone county the latter.
Articles Of incorporation Of the Winona Au-
tomato Windmill company, with capital stock
of OK, 900, have been fled in the Office of thu
secretary Of state The incorporators are L
]. Woods, W. F. Phelps, Samson FleishmAn
D. =. Vance, John Kunan, Harmon Waldron
anu y. IL Ns8ler. .~
At Minneapolis, the Forest Portable Houss
company sued T. N. Joy for small amount,
and yesterday T. NJ. Joy assigned ali his prop
erty to Isaac McNair for the benefit of his cred
itora This failure also involves in it the Min
neapolis Warehouse and Seed company, Of
which Mr.: Joy is president
At Minneapolis, Lydia n Ingram has begun
suit against her husband, Manville A. ingram,
of Ingram, Olson b Co., for divorce, alleging
that the defendant on Aug. did commit
adultery with an unknown woman in Minne1
apolis The plaintiff Prsys for divorce and
marriage
Frank Trushel, Jr., cashier, IN Pillsbury
Co.'S Office, Minneapolis, for five years, Wal
married about three months ago. Two week.
ago, without explaining to his wife, he lefl
Minneapolis, taking $500 with him. His vito
telegraphed to his father in Pennsylvania and
find young Trushel had gone to Port Arthur:
/ They followed him there also, but learned that
he had gone to Red Rock, and subsequently to
Duluth. They took the boat for Duluth, ar.
irving there Monday night. To their joy they
found the truant stopping at the St Louis hotel
Next morning, however, after an interview
with his father, he again disappeared and has
not been seen since
Arrangements have been completed for the
ments, to take place in Faribault Aug. 20 and
q, and 1870 is offered in prizes
The mineral development Of the north shore
OF Lake Superior begins to show up we'll Sew
eral new mines have been located this year and
that one of them has made q rich strike. There
is little doubt that all reports are true.
Judge Wilson says he would not be candi-
date against Milo White
scottville, Polk county, is the youngest
Minnesota postof6ce.
George Dinkle committed suicide Saturday
morning at his home in Long Praire township,
Todd county, He went homo drunk, Thurs
day night, and attacked his wife, breaking her
nose and knocking her teeth out A hired
man rescued the woman, who went to his SON
ln-laws house and remained Dinkles son
had his father arrested on Friday, but the
trial not being concluded that night the justice
allowed him to go home. The next morning
he dressed himself in his best clothes, took .
dose Of poison and died in the house alone.
he was soon after discovered by his sons.
Dinkle was dissolute character, and had fire..
quently threatened to kill his wife and boys
E. G. Hennex, Of Superior, Wis, was arrest.
ed at St. Paul Monday evening by Detective
John O'Connor for forging two drafts-one for
$15 and the other for 425-on the First Nation.
about two weeks stopping at the International
hotel and had paid his board with the $15
check. The check was deposited by the hotel
at the bank Of Minnesota, and was by this
bank sent to the bank at Superior, which re-
suited in the detection of the forgery
The Chicago Stationer and Printer offered a
80 prize some time ago for the best specimen
Of job printing. The prize was awarded to MI.
Adams of Spring Valley, MINI.
Frank Carswikkes died in the vermillion
woods, north of Duluth, recently Of scurvy.
He was native of Russia.
A. F: Ingalls, has bought into the Fulda Re-
publican.
Mrs Booth of Chatfeld Mimi, took corrosive
sublimate to kill herself, but the dose was too
large and the attempt failed.
The name Of the new town at silliards, near
Granite Falls which was first called Gable has
been changed to Cleveland
Mr.. Mcleod has withdrawn from the Hender.
son Independent William Dodge continues
alone
Mrs Susan Berge, who was teaching school in
Eastern Round Prairie, was bitten or: stung on
the leg by some poisonous insect or reptile on
June 80, while picking strawberries. She paid
little attention to the pain or the sting until
next morning, when she noticed large purple
spot where she was stung, and her leg began
swelling badly. The poison seemed to pene-
trate her entire system, and showed itself all
over her person in large purple spots. She
has grown steadily worse until her life is de-
SPARED Of
A swarm of bees belonging to J. N. Doudna,
of Alexandria, made seventy three pounds of
honey in nine days, a fraction over eight
pounds per day.
Otter Tail county has 10, $50 growing apple
trees, of which last year ,254 bore twenty four
bushels Of fruit The county has twenty
seven grape vines. Twenty towns report
maple groves, but there were only 500 gallons
Of syrup made and but ,495 pounds Of sugar:
Bishop Ireland addressed the Catholic tenn
perance convention at Chicago.
Elk President Billings of the Northern Pa
ciic, is in St Paul
G. N. West, q young man working on George
Scribner's farm at Doty station, near Rochester,
was killed by lightning. The remains were
taken to Winona for burial
Thomas s. McManus, Wholesale confectionel
at 81 East Third street, St Paul, was found
dead in his store by the bookkeeper, Arthur
Lufsky, who opened the place of business
The body was in revolving chair at the desk,
with both feet in q chair On front, the head
thrown back, the mouth open, the left hand
pressed against the heart, the right clutching .
handkerchief and raised part way to the mouth
as if about to wipe the lips. Mr.. McManus had
suffered great mental depression from dyspep.
STA, and his death was caused by prussia scid
He was 81 years of age and native of Eng
land
Mrs. sletten, sister of the late P. O. Sletten
receiver Of the United States land Office, died Of
consumption, at the residence Of John Cromb,
in Crookston.
W. II. Sargent, veterinary surgeon, examined
the horses in Marshall county for CHAMBERS, and
five horses were condemned and killed
On July 2 the postofice at Princetown was
broken into and robbed of q small amount of
money: On the same night the billiard hall
owned by Reynolds h Howe was also robbed
The postmaster, after notifying the United
States authorities, deemed it necessary to keep
About week ago the drug store Of D. A.
Colby was broken open and two gold rings
and some money were taken. A young barber
named Irwin Bleakney was suspected, arrest
ed, and confessed that he robbed Colby He
was at once interviewed by Postmaster Ross
and confessed that he robbed the postofice,
giving the full particulars. He is in jail nm
is not known what action the United States
anthorities will take