The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-10-30

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Paul and Ramsey county, with the guidance
and suggestions Of Bishop Ireland, are making
active preparations to carry on vigorous
temperance campaign this winter. As far as
decided their plans contemplate the holding of
public mass meetings at some hall in St. Paul
every two weeks, and the holding of local soci-
ETY. meetings each intervening evening. A to-.
tai abstinence cadet corps is also under process
of formation. All Of these plans will be fully
formulated at the quarterly meeting, Sunday,
Nov 2, at $3.50 p M, at the Father Mathew
society's rooms.
Rev. Samuel Williams, father of s. c. Will
1iams, of St Paul, died at the age of eighty-two.
Deceased was Congregational minister, born
in Boston, July 2, 1902, and graduating from
Harvard college and Andover Some years of
his life were spent at Brewster, Mass, in min
isterial work, where he met and married Tenn
perance Mayo, who died in St Paul in January,
1873. Mr.. Williams came to Minnesota nine
years ago from South Andover Valley, New
York, and lived with his son until the time of
his death.
The Pillsbury A. mill, at Minneapolis on
Monday, turned out E, 1877 barrels of -four, or
about 800 barrels more -four than was ground
in any previous twenty -four hours run. The
run is the biggest on record.
DR.. w. F. Van Dyke for many years prom
inent resident physician and surgeon at Wabs-
sha left for Ashland, Or, with his family, and
will make that place his home in the future
Several St Paul firms we're caught by the
failure of Steel, at Sun River, Mont, but none
to any extent
Horse thieves got away with fine mare,
harness and wagon belonging to Mark Hale, at
Rich Valley, Mimi.
J. M. McCan of Fergus Falls, who shot him.
self accidentally in the leg while hunting few
days ago at Elbow lake, died. The physicians
found it necessary to amputate the limb as the
only means of saving bis life, and the result
proved fatal He was member of the J. s.
Billings Lumber company and stood high
among business men.
Mr. Nels Gilbertson of Elbow Lake, Grant
county, was kicked by one of his horses and
died from the injury received on Saturday. He
and numerous children.
w. H. Seward, for twelve years with Maj.
Smith, paymaster, u $. A., has accepted the
position of cashier of the cotton house of Hill,
Fontaine 4 Co., of Memphis, and will leave for
that city III few days, accompanied by his
family.
IA ANC Cdl Olu uduSAVOA VI 110uIy AdPuduo
man Of Hart, riding in company with number
of little girls in a lumber wagon, fell from the
seat down between the wheels, which passed
over her head, causing instant death.
Quite peculiar case in the healing of =
a wound has developed at Duluth. More than
three weeks ago John johnson, a laborer at
the sawmill of the Duluth Lumber company,
was injured on the head by stick flying from
the saw. Thestick broke the skull just over
the left eyebrow, and when the physician
dressed the wound he took ont "a piece of the
skull about an inch and half large, exposing
the brain. For some time Jahnson's recovery
was very doubtful, but he is now doing we'll.
The wound has not entirely healed, and it ap-
pears as though it would not The wound
reaches the nasal cavity, and now the patient
can actually breathe through the hole in his
skull He promises to fully recover, except
through this hole, as we'll as through his
nostri1s or his mouth. = :.
terrible prairie fire has been raging in
Murray and Pipestone counties. It did much
damage, burning several farm houses, grain
and hyystacks In same instances the farmers
lost everything. 1t being so early in the sea-
son, many were not protected by firebreaks.
The town of Woodstock had narrow escape
from the fire. it required the entire inhabitants
to keep it at Bay. A slight rain had so checked
the fire as to bring it under control = -
Ignatius Donnelly has sued the Pioneer
Press for an alleged libel laying his damages at
$4,000. ~. = - -:
A Manitoba boarding housekeeper named
Mcdonald traced his runaway wife to Duluth
and has had her and her paramour, Donald
Aalcomb, jailed. ). - =. ~
W. W. Satterlee, secretary OF the state Pro-
hibition committee, has issued q call to all Pro-
.hibitionists in the state to observe Wednesday,
Oct %, as . day of fasting, humiliation aud
prayer. The programme suggested for the
morning includes confession and humiliation
for want Of zeal ID the propagation OF prohibi-:
ton doctrines and for completely with the Ii
oensed liquor traffic; declarations and recitals