The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-03-26
George H. Wakefield, prominent citizen Of

Hendrick Whitman Of Washington, was rob-
bed of $3.50 by colored harlots at Sioux City.
The Bohn Manufacturing company complet-
ed its purchase of the Nelson lumber yard
in st. Paul
Tho suit of Thompson vs. The Pioneer
Press, at Minneapolis, resulted in disagree
ment of the jury.
. The Winona & St Peter Railroad company
under tho recent decision, get large body of
land near Lamberton.
1t is said tho governor offered Congressman
Nelson the Seventh district judgeship, but he
declined for political reasons
movement is on foot, which seems recent
ly to have takon definite shape, for establish
lng an iron rolling mill in st Paul
Two large elk have been shipped from G. A.
70 CRAFTS Lake Elysian stock farm to Presi-
Aent Hill, the Manitoba railroad
Red Wing reports that the total liabilities of
20 Clauson estate aggregate $l32, ,046, and that
ditors will get 81 3 cents on the dollar.
oaniel Moriarity of Hastings has begun an
ction against Eugene Hicks, who for some
- me has been living with Moriaritys wife.
Adam Fergelson, an employe Of Lawrence's
lumber camp on Lake leighton, below Poke
gema, was killed in the plneries by a falling
On his return home to Brainerd, G. F. Kin
dred was prostrated with threatening attack
{ of congestion. He was confined to his bed for
; q timo, but no moro further serious trouble is
anticipated
Washington Spes, convict at the prison,
was transferred to St Peter, having recently
become insane. He was sentenced from Winona
for five years for manslaughter, and his term
expires in juno next.
At st. Vincent, Hugh Griffith one of the
lately elected supervisors, was assisting in
moving house, ho fell and was caught under
!. It, causing fracture of the skull and other in
Jurles lie Is IN critical condition.
Frank Harpin was b.fore Judge Titus at
Moorhead, on tho charge of rape on the person
Of fourtoen-year- old girl name Christian
- Jaeshin, two miles north of Moorhead He was
bound over in $500 to await the action of the
grand jury.
A case Of fatal shooting occurred at Mime
sofa Lake, Blue Earth county, which will result
in the death of butcher named Kula An
other man was handling revolver, which was
accidentally discharged, the ball striking Kulla
In the stomach.
Horny Ostor, former resident of St. Cloud,
and later farmer near st. Joseph, Stearns
county. was killed the 18th inst, while telling
tree in the woods with his son. The tree
lodged i'll falling, and the butt swinging around
struck Oster in the side of the head killing him
instantly.
Enterprising Duluth people want the county
commissioners to authorize vote at the spring
rAetion submitting the question Of granting q
>6nus of 500 900 in twenty 6 per cent bonds to
Did in the construction of the Duluth & Wnni-
2eg to be delivered on completion of the road
March, 1888.
q. N. Parker has leased the Northern Pacific
oundry at Brainerd and taken contract to
@urhlsh the road with their iron and brass cast
ngs for q term of five years. The Brainerd
ssnndry has a capacity of from fft7 , to seventy
Ne tons a day. Mr. Parker takes possession
j athe !st of April
Tne Meridian mill at Willmar, operated by
: ~ g. Hurlburt was burned. The mill was re-
& IL ehtly transferred by Locke & Bunker of Min
~ snsapols to Williams Brothers 4 Wiggins of
Nilfmar for $4,000 C. l. Hurlbnrt lostt stock
Household furniture stored in the mill
ah$l $50; no insurance.
} trust deed from the Minnesota, st. Croix &
|, ssonsin to c. L. Colby and E. H. Abbott, of
wisconsin Central, was executed-the COM
pa +, for R4oo, 600, giving to Colby and Abbott,
COZ Ying all that lies between Lake Phalen
junction to John street, in Kttson's addition.
FS2ry Beanhein John Ballinger and Henry
Fal inks, accused of selling liquor to the In
dians on the White Earth reservation were
brought before Commissioner Mills at Moore
!, head were all bound over to the June term Of
" the United States circuit court at Winona, with
bonds at $500 each. The prisoners are half
breeds.
At Winnebago City, fire was discovered in a
building occupied by Whitney & Son, and be-
fore it could be checked four buildings we're
burned to the ground. The losses are: j.
Bathrick, drug stock, $500; B. X Whitney,
building, $500; J. Huntington, building,
$500; j. Beacher, furniture $45O p NC
kinstry T. Co. stock and building, 81 500; Whit
- Rey Il Son, stock, $500.
HHhe state board of pharmacy has been COM
pleted by the appointment by the governor of
r. O. Sweeny of St. Paul for five years, S. L.
Crocker of Faribault for four years, Thomas
F. Stark and H. G: Webster of Mi inneapols
for three and two years respectively, W. s.
Getty OF st. Paul for one year. The board
was constituted by the recent legislature and
its vtjects have been fully explained.
Deputy State Auditor Kenyon, in making
careful examination of the various bills pass
ed by the last legislature finds that several ap-
preparations have been incorporated into some
of the innocent-looking bills which will have
to be added to the totals already published
The discovery of this fact makes it necessary
that every bill be examined separately and
closely, and consequently the work of COM
piling is slow and laborious
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal and Daily
Telegram consolidated the paper to be contin-
ued as the Daily Journal under the following
management: A. J. Underwood, president;
Vernon A. Wright, Vice president; B. D. Un-
derwood, secretary; Elmer p. Adams, treas:
T Ind
will edit the paper as formerly, and Elmer E.
Adams, former editor of the Telegram will as
sumo charge of the business department.
A two-days' session of the Ancient and Ac-
cepted Scottish Rite Masons Of the southern
Jurisdiction of the United States, Valley of
Minneapolis, convened at Minneapolis last
week. The especial business of the session
was the comforting Of the degree of Scottish
Rite Masonry, upon the following candidates:
F. V. Dotty, Duluth; A. 7. Ankeny, W. G. Kin
tringtoD, s. B. Lovejoy, s. G. Cook, G. G. Farm
ham, Frank Goodwin, R. c. Leavitt, W A
Spaulding, Minneapolis.
AtNew Ulm, fire started in G. Brust's bu,ld-
!. ing, formerly the Merchants hotel which was
destroyed; also Mrs. A. Bergman's building,
occupied by Mr.; P. Rotering, Mr.. Held's car
pentsr shop and d ssyera stables close BY NJ
in several insurance companies. The st. Paul
Fire and Marine Insurance company carried
$1,ooo.' Mrs. Bergman's loss is $4,000 with
$3.50 insurance S. D. Petersons loss on ma
chicery and sheds is $2,5OO insurance un-
known Mr. 'Held's loss is about s4OO; in
sured for $50
At meeting of the Minnesota as sociation Of
p trotting and racing horse breeders at St Paul,
the following gentlemen we're elected addi-
tional members of the association: Hem
y c. Chase, Charles Morton, q. F.
Brown, T. B. Merritt D. s. Hall, Ward Stone,
q Norrlsh, Charles Espenshfel, N P. Clarke, DR..
R. G. Patton, l. S. Van Vliet N E. Perkins,
tpE C. G. Lyford, Horace Pratt E. T. Archi-
bald, G. E. Smith, Jay LIE Duo, "A. T.. Stebbins,
C l.. Cook J. B. Smith " Simpson Adam .