The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-11-13

watering counties reported tQS majority
in the district will probably. be eat least
5000 81" L.
Board Ct Charities and Corrections.
The seventh quarterly meeting of the Mime
sofa board of charities and corrections was
held in the Office of the board at thestate CAPT.
=, tol in ST. Paul, at 10 a. M. On Wednesday, The
following were present: Gov. L. F. Hubbard,
president of the board; DC. Bell Of Mime;
apos; Gen. c. H. Berry Of Wlnona; NJ Meg
Dana, D. D., of St Paul; Reuben REYNOLDS of
Crookston ana H. r. Wells of Preston The
biennial report of the board to the legislature
was revised'and adopted 1t comprises list
of the members with their terms Of office; the
Jaw under which the board is organized; it's
bylaws and proceedings. The condition OF the
Estate and county CORE ctonal and CHART
able institutions is reviewed and various
suggestions offered, as required by law.
The institutions discussed are the state prison,
reform school. 1rst and second insane hospi-
tails, institute for tho deaf and dumb, school
for the blind, school for idiots and imbeciles,
city and village lock-ups, county jails and
.p"orhouse.. The subjects OF our poor relief
And pauPer migration are also discussed. The
BOARD also submits tho report of Secretary
Hart 1t embodies paper on the Jail system
of Minnesota, followed by detailed descrip-
ton of thirty-nin jails and twenty-s lock-
ups inspected. Also a paper on poorhouses
and paupcr relief, supplemented by CON-
prellenslve description of twenty-five Of the
twenty-five poorllouses of the state. Append
cd Is report of visits to large number OF
institutions in other states.
Sheriff Stoddard of Hennepin county has
turned over tour prisoners to Warden Reed
at saltwater Patrick Mccoy, larceny two years
and six months; William Delaney, larceny one
year ard six months: James Maskell, break
nS into dwelling with intent to commit larceny,
two years; and James Mullen, larceny, two
years
-. Mrs Catherine Steele, wife OF Dr.. John Steele,
of st Paul, died on Tuesday.
Tbs representatives elected from Hennepin
county are: G. L. Snyder, NJ v. Bean, Orrin
Snow, T: H. Caine, F. E. MKenney, v. g.
Hush, Henry Downs, J. W. Griffin, W. I.
Morse, $. P sniIer, Aug ust Ende, Q. J. Evans;
The representatives elect from Ramsey COM
ty are: J. H. Murphy, 6. H sLienau, r. T.
, norman, r. A. Smith, W. D. Cornish J. II.
Drake, E. A. Hendrickson.
An association WAS organized few days
ago, to be known as the Trotting Horse Breed
ers' association Of Minnesota, andits organiza-
tion was completed by the election of the fol-
IN.
vice presidents, J. c. Oswald Of Minneapolis
Aand c. A. DeGraff of Evansville; secretary, r.
Y. Judson treasurer, w. r. Merriam OF st.
Paul; and executive boart NJ. 7. Grafton, r.
G. Judson, c. A. DeGrad, Isaac Staples of Still
water and George w. Graas
The cause of the failure of Keeling, Keller g.
Co., who have general stores in Sleepy Eye and
New Ulm is given as "too extensive credits"
William Geiscke, the as 5ignee, has taken
charge of the stock in the two stores (said to be
ulllncumborctD and other assets, including
hook accounts, to the large amount of $37 ,OOO
The value OF the assets has not been computed.
The liabilities are said to be between $4,000
and SCm,NO, and the creditors are principally
III New Ulm, st. Paul; Minneapolis, Chicago,
Dubuque, Milwaukee, Boston and St Louis
Nome of the St Paul or Minneapolis creditors
tatod by an attachment for s4,375, made by
N"w Vim parties, and by the knowledge that
other attachments would speedily follow.
}. C. Seely has sold the Lake Park hotel
property to Thomas Lowry for sl13o0or Mr.
junction with the st. Louis railroad.
At Minneapolis, WAS solcn,lzc;l I'M Plymouth
church the marriage of =! ,:lzo Rand and Miss
Lou Casey, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Casey. As both bride and groom are
among the most prominent of the society peo-
unusual interest
ME aud Mrs. G. A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis
entertained 600 gucsts at West Hotel Mn
neapols on Tuesday evening
Turner C. Dodge OF Fairfax, Renville
4, ounty, was run over and killed by all engine
at Franklin. He was deaf, and did not hear
the approach of the engine.
In the United States circuit court, at st.
Paul the First National Bank Of Hartford,
Conn, commenced action against D. NJ. Sabin,
to recover $lp,Ool.5; alleged to DO due on
promi-sory note for $1,000 on five months,
made by Sabin Dec q, 1883, and allowed to go
to protest
/ An eleven year old son Of William Miller of
Kingston, Meeker county, shot himself while
hunting The charge struck him in the stom-
ach, at the same time setting his cloths on fire.
His companion tried to put out the fire, but
could not do so, whereupon he ran for help.
When the help arrived the boy was found to
be already dead, the clothes being nearly all
burned off.
Articles of incorporation of the United La
burcrs' Association Of tho United States, for
the mutual benefit of the laboring classes,
have been filed with the secretary Of state. The
home Office is at Chicago and the officers are:
George X. Huff, president; O. r: Gustin, sec
rotary: c. N. Miller, treasurer. The association
was organized at Winona, Oct 81 The St
Panl Barrel company filed an affidavit of IN
crease OF stock from $15, 600 to 1900, signed
by the president, Michael Murray, and direct
or, James Allie =
Burglars at Austin, recently, entered J. H.
Hulett's carpenter shop, taking IS worth Of
sH obey asG eFofs ao aree ae,
stole $40 fur robe from Charles H. Coats.
No positive cine yet
Col. H. Williams house at Faribault was
, burned recently. The contents were entirely
consumed Fully ins1red-$2O 600 on house
in Firemar's Fund. Contents fully covered in
Underwriters Of New York. Mrs. Williams
barely escaped The colonel WAS in Owatonna
at the time. Loss on house, $4,000.
With tho aid of accomplices, Levi Stewart,
who was arrested few, months ago for various
.burglaries, and who had been confined in the
county Jail at LIE Sueur Center, dug out through
the double brick walls Of the jail and escaped
Levi Stewart burglar, dug out Of the Lesueur
county jail ia. ,.s., -:
Col John H. Stevens, Of Minneapolis, in
speaking of election days, recalls the fact in
1879, when .Gsa. zsshary TAYLOR was elected,
Lake Pepin became covered with ice, and the
snow which accompanied the freezing remain rem
Nd on the ground until the next April. Supply
boats were frozen fast in thelake, and franklin
Steele was compelled to haul all his goods from
the lake to Fort Smelling "a "ss s S
A. s. Grant of Oronoco has been; appointed
superintendent of Minnesota exhibits Of poultry
and net stock at the New Orleans exposition, to
succeed Henry Kalb resigned. The time in
which TO-, collect the exhibit is very short but
Mr.. Grant will go to work actively, and hopes
tosucceed. If q creditable exhibit can be SCI
cTired the state board will pay transportation
expenses and the cost Of keepings q New
Orleans. ss5s$ IS f3g.t b 81: 81 HI.