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Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-15

Mr.. R. F. Brandon, who sings in the Char
ity Concert at Blacks Opera House, January
22d, received the following notice in the
Boston Home Journal: "The place of honor in
the programme was Mrs. Brandom's. A dra-
matte soprano and an exceptionally gifted and
cultivated artist, she easily created the ever
to be desired effect with Weber's noted scena
and prayer from Der Freyschutz. Few So
pranos are morally entitled to attempt to sing
this aria in public, but Mrs. Brandon COM
manded musicianly respect and admiration
for her soulful interpre tation of it." Mr.. L.
f. Rinehart, very fine baritone of the COL
lege of Music, Cincinnati, will appear in solos
and duets with Mrs. Brandon.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-15
A Boom for the Evan. Corn Plant.


suit has just been decided in the United
States Court for the Southern District of
Michigan against the Farmers Friend Manu-
featuring Company, of Dayton, O., for an al
legged infringement of one of their corn
planter patents. This suit was brought on
a reissued patent and covered some of the
most important features in the construction
of successful corn planter, and was made
test case for two or three of the leading
corn planter manufacturers, the Evans plant
er, made by Evans & FOos Manufacturing
Company, being the most extensively man.
uiactured using the devices covered by the
patent. But it has been proven that the Evans
planters were constructed with those i'm
provements before the Farmers Friend Man.
ufacturing Company obtained this patent.
The suit has been hotly contested, and some
of the best legal talent in the country en-
ployed On both sides of the case Mr.. Evans
received telegram yesterday stating suit de-
cided in his favor. Bill dismissed with costs.
This is surely a boom for the Evans planter.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-15

List of Letters
Remaining in the Springfield, Clark county
Ohio, Postofiice, January IL, 1885.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-15

NOR sALE-A TRACT OF FOUR AND A
+ half acres, with two-story brick house of seven
rooms outbuildings and a large and never-failing
spring of water, situated near Lagonda on the {. e.
C. 4 l. railroad and specially suited for the loca-
ton OF . manufacturing business. For further in
formation apply to VIM. Grants Sons.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
The Park Region Fair.

FERGUS FALLS, Aug. 19.-The Park
Region Agricultural association is, as the
name would imply. an association composed
of the four principal counties of the far
famed park region, viz: Otter Tail. Grant,
Wilkin and Traverse. The association
completed its organization but very recently
and Immediately went Justify 20 work pre-
pairing for a mammoth agricultural and
blooded-stock exhibition, to occur in this
city on the 18th, 10th. 18th and 18th Of
September. That is the season of the
year when the products Of the garden, field
and orchard are in the full flush Of maturity,
and the Opulence of the park region in
everything that grows can best be demon
StTated. Bhe first officers and in
corporators of this society are
as follows: President, Col. C. ii.
Brush of Wilkin county: first vice preSi-
dent, T. B. Nash Of Wilkin county; second
vice president, o. c. Chase Of Otter Tail
county; third vice president, Ii. q.
Lllemon OF Grant county; fourth vice presi-
dent, j. Henry of Traverse county: secre-
tary, Robert Miller of Fergus Falls; treas
urer, c. ID. Wright of Fergus Falls. To
these may be added an executive committee
and board of superintendents, which include
the names of some OF the best citizens of the
counties named.
PlethOric and generous purses are offered
for competition in cattle, horses, sheep
swine, poultry, farm products. farm
machinery, dairy products. household man
ufactureS and the fine arts, etc.
For the races about 5000 is hung up in
purses. There will be stallion race for
purse Of $65; free-fOr-all for horses that
nave never beaten three minutes for a purse
= - .
and under, purse of $50; a free-fOT-all for
trotters, purse of S175; free-for-all PAGERS,
$50; free-for-all runners. $50, bicycle race,
$50: one-half mile running race for ponies
under fourteen hands, S25; free for horses
that have never tTOtted for money, $50.
The managers authorize the statement that
the Park Region Agricultural society's first
exhibition Will be the best fair i'm the state,
outside of the state society's, for the COM
ing exhibition and cordial invitation is eX-
tended to all to attend upon the dates given.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20

ton at 93 per cent; last month placed it at
W per cent. FlaX-Eight hundred aud
thfty-nlne correspondents give the condi-
uoh AZ 90 per cent Buck
wheat-Reports received from SIS
points give the condition as 50 per
cent Irish potatoes-The condition is re-
ported at 9S per cent. 10y 1,5S6 cores
pondents. Sweetp potatoes-Eight hundred
and twenty-five townships show the con-
dition as % per cent Apples-Fourteen
hundred and fifty townships place the can
dition at IS per cent. Grapes-Reports are
in from 1923 townships and the condition
is shown TO be 60 per cent.
Winter wheat-fourteen and three-quar-
ter bushels Twelve hundred and fifty
three reports make spring wheat fourteen
bushels. Thirteen hundred and siXty-one
reports make oats thirty-five and three
quarter bushels. Nine hundred and ninety
two reports make winter rye sixteen BUSH
els. One hundred and twenty-nine reports
make. spring rye seventeen and
one-half bushels. Fourteen reports
make winter barley twenty-one
and One-half bushels. Six hundred and
thirty-eight reports make spring rye twenty
FIVE and three-quarters bushels. Three
hundred and twenty-One reports make
clover seed two and three-quarters bushels.
Eight hundred and seventy-three reports
make timothy seed four and three-quarters,
and thirteen hundred and ninety-three re-
ports make hay one and seven-eighths tons
per acre.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20

whereat the old gentleman begged pardon
and resumed his original position. only u
be annoyed by the repetition of the O6en-
siye remarks, when he again turned about
In his seat and in the Suaye, bland, almost
apologetic manner inquired
IF they wanted anything Of him?"
Again the sports denied desire Of any
thing from the old gentleman, but he was
not 50 easily convinced this time, and
slowly rising in his seat and facing the
man who had been conSpicuously impu-
dent, he said:
Il think you do
At the same time landing q sledge-ham-
mer blow somewhere i'm the general neigh
bOrhood OF the young mans nasal
protuberance that sent him TO grass
much the same manner
rs have seen piles driven into the soft
earth by a two-ton hammer.
That was all; there was no further dis
tTbanee, but just in the grey of morning l
saw young man leaving the train at
way station whose face reSemb!ed a tree
that had been ''blazedr for the guidance of
the wayfarer. The old gentleman also OBJ
served the pulverized condition OF the mans
face and remarked:
We'll. that is the first sermon OF that
nature that l have preached for forty years.
but don't see that have lost any of the
eloquence or convincing power that l pos
seSsed at 25."
And he went back into the coach and
curled up for another nap. ADoRIGINE.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
EaiIWaX Litigation.

FERGUS FALLS, Aug. 19.-There is a
disconsOlate sheriff in these parts seeking
some means by which he can bring into
court. on an attachment duly issued the
road bed of the defunct Grant d Dakota
railway. The road was originally the un-
real phantasy of State Senator Washbum
OF Herman, who is now deceased, and was
planned to run from this city southwest to
Tinta, on the Breckenridge division of the
Manitoba road, thence to the senator's
townsite of Mandada, on the banks of Lake
Traverse, in the county OF the same name,
and thence nobody ever knew. Otter Tail
voted s.. 600 worth of bonds, all that was
asked, with the proviSo that a certain
amount of work was to be done by a GER
tain date. The required amount of grad
ing was never completed, consequently the
bonds because invalid and the county COM
misSioners cancelled them, which thoroughly
relieves this county from any responsibility
or likelihood of being holden for the amount
now being claimed due by the contractor.
who undertook to complete the required
amount of grading. in consideration of which
he was to have the bonds issued by this
county. He put a New Era ditcher and
road maker to work and ran line out some
four or five miles from this city. turned up
a couple OF furrows and called it a grade.
Failing to get his -. goo he instituted a suit
against the road. but its president, Mr.
Washburn. had died. and the directors all
denied connection with the defUnct enter
prise. 50 in sheer despair the contractor has
sued out an attachment, aud the sheritfs
posse is deyising ways and means to get the
stubborn grade into court.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
Rush City.

a few days ago our Republican post
master sent in his resignation to the depart
ment- and at the same time notified p. II
Kelly and asked him to make the new ap-
pointment as quick as possible, as he
wanted to be relieved. adding the follow
ing: =. S.-"FOr Gods sake give us
man that can read and write, anyhow He
thinks the new administration Is too slow
for him, and thus invokes ''Kelly's intlu-
ence" TO hurry matters. The personal es-
state of +. ii. Pratt, one-half interest in
+. u. Pratt 81 Co. and Z. Ii. Pratt Il Son
and all personal effects Of the estate, were
sold here Saturday at auction at the admin
istratOr's sale. Hon. I. 5, Christensen,
one of the members Of the insane hospital
commission. Just received an invitation
from Secretary Ii. II. Hart OF the state
board of corrections and charities To ac-
company the board on its tour of inspection
of the institutions of charities and correc-
tons of the state of Wisconsin at the in
stance of the state of Wisconsin. Mr.. c
will accompany the party, which IS TO be
made up of number of distinguished men
from a number of states. The party
left ST. Paul Tuesday and will be
gone a week. E. \. Long and bride
of ST. Paul spent Sunday in town.
.-J. II. Gilmore Of Minneapolis was in
town Saturday. Mrs. James Lambie and
children went to 81. Paul Saturday, the
guests OF ID. and William Lambie for few
days. A nice rain yesterday did no harm
to the harvesting. but rather toughened the
straw. The grain is about all in the shock
in good shape. The Pine City base ball
club went to Duluth Saturday and were
nicely scOoped by the latter club; score 20
IN e.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
. - II. NJ. CREEL.
Devils Lake, Oak, Aug. IL.
Are the Railroads Losing Money!

Are the Railroads Losing Money!
To the Editor of the Globe:
So much is said now-a-days of the rail-
roads losing money that it may be of inter-
est to look at few facts as they are. Let
US see what is the actual expense of taking
train of cars loaded with wheat from
Chicago to New York, distance of 912
miles: For engineer, 81 per day; fireman.
50; conductor, 81; four brakemen at 81
each, SS; SIS per day for five DAYS trip,
$50. The consumption of coal, SS; oil and
waste, 81; use of cars, 81 each, $40; loco
motive, $50; total, S152; for five davs.
S760. Add to this S43.S0 for interest at 10
per cent. and S43.S0 for wear and tear, we
have S937.60.
To find the cost per ton at twenty tons
per car divided by GOO tons we have the
actual cost of S1.56 and fraction per ton,
or SS1.20 per car. At a schedule of 90
cents per 100 pounds for carrying we have
81 per ton or $50 per car. SubStract the
actual cost of S31.2O we have net profit
to the company of S4S.SO. On train of
thirty cars the railroad king thus receives a
clear gain OF 81, 464. Bear in mind this is
on SecOnd-clasS freight, while rates OH first
class are over 40 cents per hundred and the
profit proportionately greater.
While our merchants are struggling to
secure 20 per cent. profit in their business,
the railroad magnate laughs in his sleeve as
he puts away over 100 per cent. 1t costs
the Minnesota farmer four bushels of corn
for every bushel delivered in New York,
while the same eXtortiOn compels him to
pay three times the real value for the neces.
stiles of life. 1t is about time that the gov
ernment took hand in the management of
our telegraphS and our railroads, whose
rights of way have cost the magnates little
or nothing, while the subsidies granted
have more than paid the expense of con-
struction.
The subsidies of land granted to railroads
foot up the enormous sum of 1S1,61S, 766
of acres. One hundred and forty millions
have not yet been certified to. At s. per
acre the sum value of the land is $685.
093, $50. Do you wonder that as indi-
viduals we are growing poorer, while
corporate monopoly is rapidly taking
possession of the nation? The masses
struggling for bread while the railroad
kings in their palaces plot to escape div
ivdends and taxes, and discharge their men
in order to extend their unlawful ''absorp-
tion'' GRACE CoURTLAND.
The Witch of Wall Street
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
MINNESOTA.
NIank2lO.

No effort Is being spared to make the
coming fair at MankatO Ot Sept. !, =, 3 and
! great success. The officers and friends
of the institution are doing all they can for
the accommodation OF those who make any
exhibit. 1t is hoped that the citizens of the
county will take interest enough in 1t To
come and bring their stock, fruit or what
ever they may have TO profit. by. r.
ID. Hubbard & Co. will offer a
prize of $40 10 the young lady.
under 20 years OF age, who makes the best
bread from their flour. VIII the
town girls allow this 10 be
carried of by country cousins?
-. George Wilson Of Van Vert. o., a
druggist, is in the city the guest Of Mr.. Pat
terSOn. Mr.. Wilson has believed the good
report Of our city and has come to see for
himself, and should he find suitable place
he will move Westward. At u regular
meeting OF company ON Tuesday evening
Messrs. Rutan and Davis were appointed
cOrpOrals TO I'LL the vacancies caused by the
removal of two sergeants. e. Mr.. George
Hamilton and Miss Estelle BroOme were
married at the residence of the brides
father on Wednesday morning. Rev. George
Pollock officiating. The bride Is we'll
known IN our city. She is the daughter Of
Mr.. BroOme, editor OF the MankatO
Beobachter, and her many friends Join in
wishing her a prosperous journey 10 her
new home and happy future. They left
at 10 a. N. for Fond du Lac, Wis. which
they will make their home. . The children
OF the Christian Sunday school will enjoy
picnic upon the lawn of Elder
Rogers on Saturday next. The Congre-
gationaliSts expect to have their church re-
seated and recarpeted in the course of two
weeks. The seats are 10 be the latest style
Of opera seats, which.wil give . decidedly
neat appearance TO their place Of worship.
Under the present pastor the church has
about cleared itself from debt and has
gained viSi5ly in every direction, their
finances never being in so good condition.
"A son of Joe KOtoff met with sad
accident on Tuesday. He was moving
load of feed UDon a wheelbarrow, when
il is supposed the wheel struck a team of
horses standing near. They took fright aud
ran away and the wheel of the wagon
passed over his leg. producing compound
fracture. DR.. Mcmahon was called and
dressed the wound. Two other cases of
broken legs were reported. with no partieu-
lars. as having happened yesterday. One
in the quarry of Ring lS Fowler and one
just across the river.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
Have nm Eve Omen.

There are some people that can do busi-
ness on a very small capital, in fact it turns
out that the show manager who has made
Winona his headquarters the last two weeks
succeeded in doing business on no capital
whatever his monumental cheek and oily
tongue answering as a substitute He was
impressed with the idea OF organizing and
managing a ten-cent and twenty-cent theat-
rical troupe. OF his success those who wit
messed the shows last week can judge, but
it was not so much in organizing a troupe
as the matchless manner in which he sue
ceeded in obtaining credit and afterwards
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
Red WiIar-

The first new wheat of the season came
into this market yesterday forenoon. 1t was
mixture of hard and soft wheat, and tested
ffty-four pounds to the buShel uncIeaned.
The following committee has been ap-
pointed by the board of trade of this city
to represent Red Wing as delegates TO the
Northwestern Waterways convention az st.
Paul: Jesse McIntire, +. b. Sheldon, o..
NJ. Hall, L. Z. Simmons, 3. Il. Herbert.
.... Hon. Z. T. Wilder has issued a circu-
lar to the Minnesota Elevator company
creditors showing how to furnish proof that
will entitle them to their share in the Wis
cOnsin PROPERTY divided under the laws of
the state of Wisconsin.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20

tion was nearly double that of the Infer
Ocean, it was the official paper of this
county. and is to-day; and yet lit was not
respectable because this man Creel con-
Quoted it." One word here on delicate
matter. From the time Mr.. Lord came
here up to the time OF his rascally rulings. I
will venture to say he received more
courteSieS at my hands than from all the
rest of this community, the first thing I
did being to secure him valuable claim
within a mile and half of this town (aI
! though it had already been taken by Mr.
George Wilson. who is now here). and
without 1 cent of cost to him, all of
which he seemed more than pleased to ac-
| cept-nOt then questioning reSpectability.
l gave up to Mr.. WhippIe my own claim
and built him house at his own request.
for which he has never paid, although re-
queSted to do so.
! My paper is not the only instance of the
arbitrary and unjust ruling of these men.
The Devils Lake Globe, published at Grand
Harbor, eight miles west of this town. was
refused all notices, thereby causing
every final proof of land living
nearer that place than any other
town or place where a newspaper
was published, to be technically if not
fatally defective and jeopardizing the title
OF the claimant. A weekly offspring of the
Inter Ocean started in Benson county at
the west end of this lake under the title of
| West End News, but as 1t had onIv
thirteen subscribers it could not exist even
with all of the land Office patronage in that
vicinity, which it received. 1t removed
then to Touner county, where it was re-
christened The TOuner County Tribune.
remaining successful applicant for Uncle
Sans pap.
The policy of Lord and Whipple in the
past was detrimental to the people in every
sense, faVoring eXtortion, limiting the adj
NoIIlslhg 1acilltleS, destroying news
papers already here, and an effective
menace to any prospective newspaper. FL
nillIy, they are not sustained by the old and
experienced land officers of the Grand Forks
land Office, who, on the request of the
Claimant, gave the Pioneer Press practically
all OF the notices in the Grand Forks land
district; thereby in the most effective man
ner possible refuting the false statements of
Lord and Whipple.
AS to the indictment found by the grand
jury, but not drawn up, at Fargo. against
these men, was not the instigator of the
measures that led to it, but this was a re-
suit OF their tyranny upon the whole COM
munlty and emanated from the people.
Ihree lines of the epic poet of Rome,
when loyalty defining the duties and desti-
MES OF MS cOuntrymen, with a slight change,
seem most applicable to the official methods
of these men:
ITO rule the people with imperial sway.
10 spare not those who yield: crush the moor.
And force the mood of plunder upon the
world
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
DAKOTA.
Eliendalc.

Prominent capitalists have recently ar
rived in town and'are considering the FEAST
blity OF establishing National bank here.
49,. The BOyle-WilsOn lawsuit ended last
night about IL p. IL. and resulted in de
cisiOn for the plaintiff. Wheat threShing
has begun and in few days the delivery at
the elevators will be in full operation. ~
large number of strangers have arrived
lately and are seeking investments in and
about town.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
The Catcher, at Home.

Philadelphia Gail.
The Catcher's Wife-Home again, Paddyf
Well, what luck?
The Catcher-Immense! Wiped 'em out,
The c. W.---The score, Paddy---tht
score?
The C.---Six to nix.
The c. Wand you, Paddy? Did
you----
The C.---Did distinguish myself? Look
at them, my love! Nays three finger
nails and tooth on the table"
The c. W.---The umpire? (anxiouSly.)
The G. (solemnly)---He sleeps.
The c. W.-Did you pluckily continue?
The C.--NO; L pluckily retired. And
now. darling, to hash!
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
WORK.
Grading Holly Avenue.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Aug. 13, 1885,
Sealed bids will be received by the Board of
Public Works in and for the corporation of the
City of St. Paul, Minnesota, at their Office in
said city until II m. on the oath day of August,
A. d. 1885, for the grading of Holly Avenue,
from Dale street to Victoria street. in said city,
according TO plans and specifications on file
in the Office of said Board.
A bond with at least two (2} suFeties in
sum of at least twenty (20) per cent. of the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
JOHN HARRINGTON, President.
Official:
R-L-GORMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works.
226-236
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
The Fan Claire Failure.
Special to the Globe.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, Aug. 19.-The
grocery store of Dugas & Wood, estab-
lished year ago, was closed to-day by Mr..
Campbell of Duluth, who represented that
he mad mortgage on the stock for 81. 600.
Other creditors got out attach
ments, which were placed in the
hands of the sheriff, who was this morning
refused admittance. The officers forced ali
entrance and served the warrants. and are
now in possession. The liabilities have
not yet been made public, but il is learned
from interested parties that the assets will
be sufficient to cover the Indebtedness.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
Fergus Fails.

The lease Of the Grand hotel was trans
ferred to-day by L. ID. Townsend TO d. A.
Fairbanks of Austin, Mimi, who took pos
session of the house Monday. Mr.. Fair
banks was until recently landlord OF the
Wells house, Wells. MinD. W. c. White
man Of the GLOBE was in town yesterday
on his way to Devils Lake, Oak. ,. In the
vicinity of Fergus Falls wheat and oats are
nearly all cut. and stacking viii soon be
commenced. with the continuance of fine
weather. Further north in this county not
more than half of the crop was cut on Mon
day. The average yield will not exceed
twelve bushels per acre. Perhaps consid-
erable portion OF it will grade No. l hard.
but nearly all the wheat will be somewhat
shrunken
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
Rochester.

Chief Justice Edgerton of Dakota was in
the city yesterday =. A. L. Kingston Of
Waukegan. Ill, Is in the city. Harvest
in this vicinity IS about completed. The
wheat crop will be considerably below the
average, and the quality will be poor.
There will be but little better than No. 8.
The oat crop is very good and will probably
average nearly 10 bushels per acre. Corn
is looking as well as could be desired.
Secretary Van Campen has arranged for a
balloon ascension by q Cincinnati lady
aeronaut during the fair in September.
A lawn social was given at the NJ. Z. par
Sonage last evening.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-20
HIirich;s Crime.

To the Editor of the GLOBE:
The AnOka murder like most murders,
has two sides. Peter Gross was a quiet
bOarder at the Jackson hotel. Mirick. his
murderer, lived more than mile away.
but committed the deed i'm the rear Of Jack
sons hotel. IL is common rumor here
that another man had been intimate with
Mirick's wife in his absence. He came to
the hotel 10 shoot this man. but by mistake
shot Gross. who was in the back yard talk
ing with Jackson. That he was drunk
there is no doubt, orh he would have shot the
right man. But the crazy drunk is only a
defense suggested by his attorney. These
are facts incontrovertible. as is shown by
the fact that if he had not been taken away
Monday night after GrOSS died he would
have been lynched. In fact a lynching
party was partly organized.
Anoka, Mimi, Aug. 70. -