Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-10

}, 1885.
mission, and not that of the secretary OF
the interior, to name the states or territories
from which selections shall be made for
certifcation upon requisition and with
respect to this particular case, that Dakota
is not on the list for the choice of appoint
ments, and that therefore the commission
will not select the clerk from that territory.
The decision of the commission will, it is
understood, be regarded by them as a
precedent that will govern any future
cases of the kind. The chief of the post
Office inspectors has been informed that
Postmaster I: n. Hibbs of Lewiston, Idaho,
issued money orders to the amount of sl5,-
coo Or s2O, 900 payable to himself, ordered
banks in different cities to collect them and
forward the money to him, and then
absconded. He was last heard from at
Victoria, B. c.
The Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows for
Minnesota concluded its annual session at
Minneapolis on the Sd, electing the following
officers: NJ. W. G. NJ, Josiah Marvin, St.
Paul; r. w. D. G. NJ, W. K. Read, Preston;
r. ". G. W., H. C. Miller, St. Peter; R. W.
G.. S. & T., Sherwood Hough, st. Paul;
r. W. G. R., two years, c. c. Hurd, Mime
apolis; R. W. G. R., one year, W. G.. Dye,
Winona; R. w. G. c., W. c. Sherman,
Cannon Falls; r. w. G. NJ, B. F. Teal,
Minneapolis; R. W. G. c., c. c. Hashow,
Minneapolis; R. W. G. G., S. R. Terwilliger,
Oronoco; R. w. G. NJ, J. w. Everstine,
Rochester. The reports showed balances in
grand lodge fund of s2,S53.2O Tho dis
bursements for the year were s4,272, of
which sum $3.50 was expended in
entertaining the sovereign grand lodge
The next meeting will be at Faribault, June
1st, 1886.
Something over year ago the Chicago,
St. Paul & Omaha company brought a
heavy suit against H. H. Porter of Chicago,
and R. P. Flower and David Dows of New
York. The charge was that they had is
sued to themselves while directors of the
road, $3.50 shares of preferred stock, for
which they gave no consideration. The
suit was to recover the value of the shares
and the dividend which had been paid for
four and quarter years. Senator Spooner
of Wisconsin, was attorney for the road
at the time and rather than prosecute his
old friends heresigned his attorneyship.
Messrs. Porter, Flower, and Dows have now
made satisfactory explanation of the
transaction, and at the annual meeting of
the company, at Hudson Wis, on the 9th
the suit was ordered withdrawn
Delegates from all of the principle banks
in Dakota have held a convention at Aber-
deem, and organized bankers association
for the territory, with the following officers
Mr. Diggs of Millbank, president; Wade of
Gary, vice-president; Steere of Pierre,
secretary; and as members of the legisla-
tive committee, Anderson of st. Lawrence,
chairman; Cannon of Ellendale Judd of
Canton, Sweet of Fargo, Fairchild of Bis
marck, Hutton of Grand Forks, besides an
executive committee of eight. After de-
Gliding upon schedule of charges for ex-
change, machine and sight drafts, collection
Of deeds, fire and hail insurance notes, ETC.,
the association adjourned to convene on
Wednesday, June 1G, at Huron.
The Grand Temple of Honor for Min
nesota met at Minneapolis this week and
elected the following officers: G. w. IT,,
w. W. Satterlee, Minneapolis; &. W. V.
T., j. E. Crane, Rochester; G. w. Rec,
T.. d. Allison, Marshall; G. W. Treas, A.
F. Newt, Minneapolis; &. w. Chap, S. P.
Murch, Minneapolis; &. w. u, l.. Mel
Hyde, Minneapolis; G. W. G., H. H. Smith,
Minneapolis. Representatives to the Su-
preme Council, Rev W. W. Satterlee and j.
E. Crane. The Supreme Council will hold
an annual meeting in Bangor, Me-, in
September next. 1t was decided to hold
the next meeting of the Grand Temple in
Minneapolis on the first Tuesday in June
Of next year.
The Minnesota Commandery of the Loyal
Legion was organized in st. Paul on the
5th. Gen. Hancock is the commander-in
chief of the order but was not present. He
sent letter Of regret and similar letters
we're read from Gen. Grant, the commander
in New York and from r. B. Hayes the
commander in Ohio. The Minnesota
organization elected Gen. John B. Sanborn,
commander; Gen. Hubbard vice command
er; Albert Scheffer, Treasurer and Geo.
Q. White, Secretary.
The annual meetings of the st. Paul e.
Sioux City and Omaha roads, were held on
the 9th, the former at st. Paul, and the
latter at Hudson, Wis. The only change
made was in the Omaha directory, A. H.
Wilder retiring and James II. Howe taking
his place. Marvin Hughitt Of Chicago,
was elected president of both roads, and E.
F. Drake vice-president Of the st. Paul e.
Sioux City, and NJ. L. Sykes vice e-president
of the Omaha.
James Mcnamara of Freeport. ILL.,, has
filed petition and recommendation for the
appointment for Governor Of Dakota. He
is endorsed by Sunset Cox, Burchard, di-
rector of the mint, and many others but is
not considered as having any chance The
contest is said to lie between Mr. Ziebach
and Barney Caulfeld with Ziebach ahead
and the chances in favor of Pierce remain
ing in office sometime as the result of tte
muddle.
Southern and Southwestern Minnesota
had the heaviest rain storm known in twen-
ty years on the night of the 1st inst. At
Mankato.. the residence Of Mr.. F. Dittman
was destroyed by lightning and Mrs. Ditt-
man seriously injured. At Waseca, Peter
D. Bowe, farmer, was instantly killed
while going from his house to his farm. At
Winona and other points a good deal of
damage was done.
Adjutant General Mccarthy of Mimi,
has ordered Col. Bend Of the. First regiment
Minnesota National Guard under arrest for
insubordination. The occasion is letter
Col Bend wrote relative to the position
assigned his command in the decoration
day services at st. Paul. Col. Bend refused