The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-16

Steele county gained 632 in five years
the population now is 13 ,O55.
The president has appointed August Pc
terson receiver OF the Worthington land Of
flee. He was for u time auditor of Mobiles
comfy, and is a prominent and popular
citizen of Worthington owning considera.
bles and in the vicinity.
Thepopulation OF Mobiles county is 5,642.
Litchield has u population OF zoos.
Sherburne county has a population Of
5,7+7-:. gain Of nearly 1000 SINCE 1880:
The Ncb!es county fair will be held at
WoFthinston Sept: Is and II:
!. Mennison Was appointed postmaster at
Iologne, Carver county, vice Rangard, re-
signed,
A young man named Packard, temper
arily RAINING the ferry at Otsego, was
drowned.
The census shows the population of Da-
kota county to be 18, 1928, Hastings having
1884 inhabitants.
A little daughter OF Charles Hilman of
Arlington fell into pail OF scalding water,
and died soon after.
Mr.. Frank Wegner, an esteemed and
wealthy farmer living near Arlington, com:
mitted suicide by taking strychnine while
At Fairmont, Miss Wells OF Huntley was
drowned by a boat upsetting. "
John GyEea, 2ged ninety three, is the old;
est person in New Ulm: Paul Hitz, aged
cishty-seven,, is the next oldest. Gyra was
a soldier in the Prussiap army in the war
Of lSQ9'13..
Joseph Ponly was terriably cut and bea ten
NV two HOff hOya who ha va loft tho conn.
try.
uospes and McKusick factions of the lum.
bernen at saltwater has at last been set
tied by the signing Of an agreement which
provides that each side shall dismiss and
pay the costs OF the suits it has commenced.
The special legislative committee appointed
to locate Il third asylum for the insane, has
returned to st. Paul after visit to Detroit,
Lake Park, Brainerd and Little Falls,
places which are all DESTROYS of having the
new asylum. Committees of citizens met
them at each town, showed them the loca-
tions offered and the surrounding advan:
t;,ges OF each location. The committee re-
turned to st. Paul and adjourned Subject
to the call Of their chairman, DIR. G: K.
Bartlett OF St. Peter. Before meeting agaii1}
the committee have called upon the differ:
cnt towns to present in writing the advan-
tagcs they have to offer for location.
When the answers are all received another
meeting OF the committee viii be called:
~ A meetn2g Of institute in!sttrneetors for ths
toll in st. Paul, beginning Wednesday, July
22, at 10 o'clock. The state superintend-
emit of public instruction has issued a circu.
lar explaining the object of the meeting,
which viii be the discussion Of questions re-
lat; fr,1 ;fn4 ;r1, q 1v;o,r %o
creasing it's efficiency,
. The attorney gs a} bag FLED an api9ian
crs have no power to form new school dis
trirts, or to alter the boundaries or unite
districts, except upon the petition OF a
majority OF the frceholders who are legal
voters, residing in each district to be effect
cd thereby
The census returns Of Freeborn county
GAO; Shell Rock, 1000; FREEMAN, 1856;
Nunla, 772; Mans feld, 900; Oakland, G37;
Hayward, 1876; Albert Lea, S42; Pickerel
lake, ~; Alden, 49$; Moscow, 576; Rie s
land, 737; .BaneFoit, ST. IN MANCHESTER, 799;
Gatlston, 52f; NewrY, c SS2i Geneva, 49,
$,ss7. Totai' i7,35@. PopuiatipH n 1880:
5000: Gain ii figures, 1888: '' III = IS
si H?% t 22Raof S5 Ga sg%s FESRss
acres undeF eultivation The live stock Of
the county includes 1900 cattle, 4,500
sheep, 1900 horses, 8, 400 hogs:
4hf S the Ss sos 8
xeari9 the Nj nnnneessotaa districts: Fort DIST.
Vincent: s2G,'+5; port Of Duluth, s4,637:
The postmaster general has allowed the
claims OF the following postmasters in Min
desota for losses incurred at their offices
through no fault on neglect on their part:
J. A. Foote, Anoka, cause OF loss, burglary;
James Manuel, Canton, burglary; l.. Wenks,
Centerville, fire; S. P. Nelson, camp, fire;
Charles r. Blair, Eyota, burglary; L. S.
Johnson, Franklin, fire; Rollin Dunbar,
grand Meadow, fire; J. F. Force, Heron Lake,
burglary; w. d. Griffith, Hector, burglary;
Charles 0. Halves, Luverne, burglary; Lewis
G. Worthington, Little Falls, burglary;
John Bailey, Medford, burglary; P. Wilkins,
O. o. Vinge, Saint Oloff fire; Mrs. salome
Kyle, Waverly Mills, fire; August Lam, West
colt, fire. -
The census returns of Olmsted county
filed with the auditor show a decrease in
Fne ASI i've years VI SSO 10y townships
the figures are as follows: Byron, 2Gl;
Cascade; 724; Dover: 900; Elmira, 9O4;
Eyota township, 624; Eyota village, 3os;
Earmington,- sag Haverhill, 624; High
Forest township $50; High Forest village,
1G9; Kalmar, 8 10; Marion, $50; New Haven,
1922; Orion, 756; Oronoco, SOC; Pleasant
Grove, 94S Quincy, go; Rock Dell, 923,
Salem, $751; Viola, $50; Rochester town.
ship, GG4;'city OF Rochester, 1913. Total,
In the district court at Moorhead YER
dict for the defendant was given in the case
of P. II. Kelly & Co. vsW. J. Bodkin. The
plaintiff attached wheat checks of the de-
PENDANTS for a grocery debt. Bodkin told
tie to sell the same and apply the pro.
ceeds. They refused; but afterwardsy, when
wheat had declined, sued Mr.. BodkiK for the
deficiency, while, If they had disposed ofthe
wheat when requested, the amount would
have been more than the debt! The Judge
held that the plaintiffs were responsible for
the difference
According to the new city directories, the
population Of ST. Paul and Minneapolis APP
pearssto be fiesPectively 6, es2 and 49,
175. - 800 49,.
Steam yachts will for some time to come
be in IL repute at Lake Minnetonkaa.