Little Falls transcript., 1884-05-23
MIHNESOI'l RgWS NOTES.

~ a. NJ. Carpenter, Of Minneapolis. has
paid mp q large amount Of back taxes On
his quarry lands at Pipestone whose III
tie was clouded by the Indians who
claim that they were in their reserYa-
hon, ind proposes to form large stock
company 20 work them.
81. ]. Rosenberger OF ST. Cloud,
president Of the State Fire association.
has appointed the following committees
Tor the ensuing year: Executive Com.
,mittee George w. Freeman, st. Paul:
y. N. Rosenberger, ST. Cloud, and r.
E,. Joy, Saltwater. Committee on
Topices w. M. Bracket, Minneapolis; !;
w. III. Hawkins, Red Wing; @, T..
Cutter, Anokn. Committee on Legis-
lation William Llewellyn, Red Wing;
W.J. Whipple, Winona; Charles Bis
son, Henderson; J.. J.. Bond, Albert
Lea; John Coates, St. Cloud. Refer
ence Comnittee--A. w. Thurman,
Winona; =. S. Kunsman, Shakopee:
j.. w. Noqles, Chaska; II. P.Line,
Faribault; N. Kranz, Hastings.
Fred Wachsmith of Moorhead, who
for some time past had been manager OF
John Erickson's brewery, committed
suicide by shooting himself. He had
been discharged from the brewery and
was engaged in moving out of the build
ing to make way for his successor. He
stepped out with his double -barreled
breacls-loader, sat down by the river
bank, pulled off one slipper and stock
ing, cooked the gun, placed tho muzzle
to his mouth and pulled the trigger
with his toe. He was thirty-fve years
old and leaves wife and one child.
Temporary insanity is the supposed
ca1se'of the suicide. A..
William Farrell, formerly employed
as a letter carrier in Minneapolis, but
for Che past two weeks employed as
brakeman on the Northern Pacific rail
road, was run over by the cars on Sun
day evening, the 18th, between Bis
marck and Mandan, and instantly
killed. The body was brought to Min
neapolis and forwarded to his former
home in Northern New York for burial
Each successive week serves tc
strengthen the confidence of the Min
nesota farmer The warm, bright
weather has completed the good work
begun by the previous rains, and grain
has taken a fourishing start.
A young Norwegian by the name Of
Thor Hadveat, formerly of Crookston,
was killed last week by the caving in o1
a well which he was paving upon his
claim on the Thirteen Towns. The
well was about fifty feet deep, and he
had paved up about eight feet of it
when the earth fell in upon him in such
o large quantity that it took almost two
days hand digging to reach him. o..
A. G. & W. A. Todd, Minneapolis
] fruit dealers, assigned.
The national guard will probably en-.
camp at Lake Calhoun.
Carrie Olson of Minneapolis says she
was wrongfully put in the St. Peter
/ asylum!
Hon. John Bullen of the town OF
:Elba, who died ON Friday night, the
9th, at the age<of eighty-one, had lived
in, Winona county for twenty years, and
was member of the legislature in 1870
{ He was native of Oneida county, N
Y., and came West in 1885, being the
,s55ounder of the city Of Kenosha, as the
(. representative. of O colonization society
of New York.
AT a meeting of the trustees of Ma.
'calester college held last month, the re-
quest of the Rev. Edward D. Neill
made a long time since. to be relieved
of the presidency, and fill the professor
ship of history, literature, and political
economy, was granted. In view of this
change it iwas unanimously decided tx
invite WI. Milne, Ill. D., of Geneseo
IN. r., tovisit st. Paul and Minneapolis
Ito confer with the trustees, who had ex.
pressed their wish, if the way was open
ITO elect him president. Should Mr.
Milne decide to except the headship ot
the institution, the trustees will take
steps to fill the professorship of mathe
.matics, natural philosophy, ancient
languages, French and German, anc
they wish that the classes of the col
%legiate and scientific department shal
be topanea about the middle of Sep
t}tember. ' te
The effect of the car company failure
,o1, the interests of the state are uncer
tain, says Attorney General Hahn.
n Miss Carrie C. Newton, daughter o
w. "A. Newton, Of the Minnesota Far
mer, tafe Minneapolis was married tt
George F. Wright, also identified will
the Farmer. ,S#& a. szs.a:.s .
t5 AT Moorehead, the people having il
charge the erection of elevators in tn.
interest of the farmers, report that they
have cash and stock subscribed .sufi
tcient to pay for the erection of clever
elevators. and that the construction will
he pushed so that the warehouses will
be finished to remove the coming crop
IA man named John Kemp was found
hanging to q beam i'll lungs hotel barn
in Kellogg, Wabasha county. The sui
.oide was a Luxemberger about thirty
years old, had been in Kellogg but q
few days, and had . brother Living al
la Crosse. Is ym5l
At the anRzal meeting Of the North
western Fuel company, the following
'Eo(icers were elected: President and
treasurer, e. n. Saunders; secretary
H. X Smith assistant treasurer, M. e.
sSaHnders. The former hoard of di-
rectors was reelected. Isl ..8
Articles Of ncorporation Of the Lake
sgs,,,ss-ior I.and nnmnanw have haar