New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-29
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ipSuramee.
The census Of Wabasha county, which is
about completed, shows population, oil
about nineteen thousands gain OF nearly
one thousand in five years. Wabasha re.
turns 2,5l4 and Lake City 2,496-a gain
of about 400 for the former and a small
loss for the latter since 1880. Plainyiew
too, taking the town and village together,
shows a small falling off,
The total valuation of personal property
in Blue Earthcounty is 81, 961, 243. Total
number OF horses three years old, 42S, 751:
average value, sos; cows, three years old,
l66, 769; average value, S14; sheep, 6, $50;
average value. S1.45; hogs, 80, $50; average
value, S2.O4; wagons and carriages, so, O59;
average value 81 6; sewing machines, ID I'll;
average value, IS; pianos, -, 724; average
value, $50; household furniture, $119, 273.
S. n. Hornecke was appointed postmas-
ter at Detroit, Mich, and E. A. Vandyke. at
Eagle Bend.
The valuation Of personal property in
Olmstead county, as shown by the returns
OF the assessor. is So, O65, $3.50, this being a
gain ofS2o, 600 over year ago. The total
value OF horses is $3.50, 66l; OF the cattle,
S3OS, 1866; OF sheep, $50, O4S.
The following is the population of the
towns in Goodhue county, as just COM
pleted by the census takers: Belle Greek,
966; Belvidere, 9S5; Burnside, $50; Cannon
Falls. 943; Cannon Falls village, 1929; Cen
trail Point, l4O; Cherry Grove, 9S2; Feather.
stone, 997; Florence, 951; Goodhue, I,OsO;
Hay Creek, 947; Holden, 1905; Kenyon.
1,O69; Leon, 1892; Minneola, 1,O59: Pine
Island, 912; Pine Island village. 663; Red
Wing, $50; Roscoe, LIP; Stanton, $50;
Vasa, 1927; Wacouta, Ito; Wanaminso,
1,422; Warsaw, 1858; WEIGH, $50; Z1m,
brota, S5S; Zumbrota village, 9O5; total
population Of county, 31.13S. of which
1888 are males and 14,755 are females.
The population in 1850 was 29.59S: in
1875, rs, 500; and in 1870, 22,61S.
The population OF Brown county is 49,
97S; net gain in five years l,762.
W. H. Goddard, the errins clerk OF a New
York banking firm, is forgiven by his en-
ployers and will return to his home in Min
neapolis.
Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Dakota and
Missouri are to be represented In the river
convention in ST. Paul.
A former resident of Waseca, named Ben-
jamin Crump. went to Minneapolis the 9TH
OF July, and has not been heard from since
that time, He is eighty-ive years of age.
quite deaf, wears full gray beard and
weighs about 135 pounds.
w. A. Cobb OF st. Paul has been appoint
ed railway:postal clerk on the Duluth &
st. Paul route, in the place OF J. E, Kit
son, resigned. Mr.. Kittson is a son OF
Commodore Kittsen and has not held the
position for great while. His successors
native OF ST. Paul and was formerly in the
employ OF Farwell, Ozmun & jackson.
The Pillager Indians at Leech Lake
burned one government building andesfired
another, but the flames in the latter case
were extinguished presumably before much
damage had been done. News OF the dep
relation reached Agent Sheehan at White
Earth, ninety-ive miles west OF Leech Lake,
special courier having ridden through to
tell the agent the news.
The total cultivated area OF Otter Tail
county is LAS, 6l2 acres an increase OF l {. :
600 since 1854. The number OF cattle OF
all ages in the county is 1879; OF these Z :
1877 are milk cows; horses, 1919; hogs, g.
liza; sheep,.4, 127. The total increase of
acreage OF wheat over last year is 1854
acres. Wheat crop last year covered lO1,-
675 acres and amounted to 1,62S,329
bushels. Average yield per acre about six
teen bushels.
T. c. Taylor is charged at Glencoe, with
embezzement.
At Winnebago City, Mrs. R. H. Powell
was strrck- by passenger train on the
Southern Minnesota division while crossing
the railroad bridge, and fell forty feet,
breaking both legs in two places.
Gen. Terry at Fort Smelling has received
brief telegram from Mai Logan, OF the
Fifth infantry, who was sent out to invest
igate the troubles among the Rosebud and
Tongue river Cheyennes, stating in effect
that all reports had been exaggerated and
hat oPS i
be. dismissed. Maj. Logan added that he
would speedily make a more extended re-
port as to the proceedings and results OF
his mission.
Following is a list o. the officers elected
by Maiden Rock post at Lake CITY, G. A. r.
which was organized recently: Commander
A. 5. Otis; senior vice commander, James
Oglesby; junior vice commander, Henry
Searles; adiutant Oscar Thomas; quar-
termsater, John Hagar; officer OF the day,
Lutte Larson; chaplain, o. A; Warren; SER
geant ma ior, e. A. Seaman; quariermaster
sergeant, Charles Wheeler; surgeon, George
Davis; guard, Joseph Alters.
The total valuation OF the personal prop
erty in the county of Anoka is as follows:
Anoka city, $542,7 96; Anoka town, S29,.
935; Burns, $24, $50; Blaine, $1O,35S;
Bethel, SO, $40; Columbus, S6,91S; Center.
vile, S21, 3S4; Fridley, S22, 272; Grow, s33
4S5; Ham Lake, S14,67S; Linwood, So
945; Oak Grove; S19,311; Ramsey, S37.
467; st. Francis, SIS, 1T; total, $S11. 795.
James Beaupre OF Wabasha late Of Com.
pany G, Fifth Minnesota volunteers, has
been granted pension OF 50 per month
with arrears from June 20, 1865, amount.
ing to $3.50.
7: Mr.. Balch OF Detroit is taking steps tc
establish another bank in Duluth. Mr.
Balch was for many years successful grain
operator in Detroit, and his son is now en-
gagged in the wheat business in Duluth. II
is expected that the new bank will have a
capital OF S2OO,OOO.
The officers who went in pursuit OF P
Christensen, the man who, it is alleged
raped his eleven-year-old stepdaughter
found that he drove to Blooming Paririe
sold his team and left for parts unknown
leaving his growing crops on leased farm
Sew. R. J. Thomson, OF the Presbyterian
church OF Winona, was recently married tc
Miss Walton OF 2O3 West Fifty first street
New York city.
At Saltwater writ ofattachment is suec
out against the property ofAld. R. W. Kerr
who is charged with fraud. The defendant
is said to have gone to Canada.
In the Ramsey county probate court
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