The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-02

Jacob Santer, who was convicted Of man
slaughter at Chaska was about to receive sen.
| tence when flaw was found in the ndictmen
and he was set free.
Fire destroyed two store buildings at Byron
belonging to Messrs Moe and Cutting. Loss
$4,000 Noes building was not insured
Thomas Larson, arrested in Minneapolis OF
a charge Of obtaining money under false pre-.
lenses, was bound over to the district court al
Red Wing, in default Of $500 bail.
W. H. Ryne of Mortified, has received 81 coz
back pension and will receive 81 per week
hereafter.
Ransom Davis Of Union Grove has received
81, 2CO back pension with $9 per month here
after.
Two store buildings with contents, belonging
to Messrs. Noes and Cutting at Byron, were
burned. Loss from $40, ,OOU to $4,000 Noes
building was notlnsured.
Special Examiner Charles F. Nichols, former.
ly of the Grand Rapids district, has been trans
ferred to St Paul, and will have charge here
after Of the pension examinations in that dis
rict az
Joseph Mecback, a blacksmith of Wheatland,
Rice county, was shot in a thigh by the acci-
dental discharge of gun, anu bled to death
A Dutch emigration agency has bought 81,
600 acres in Chippewa. Renvllle and Kandiyohi
countless on which it will place large foreign
colony.
The State Dental Association recommended
to Gov Hubbard as dental examiners under
the new law, Doctors Bailey, Giddings and
Martindale, of Minneapolis; Doctors G. l.
Brown, James Welch and Bigelow, of St Paul;
and Dr. Clements Of Faribault; Dr..
Miller of St. Peter; DR.. Metcalf of Duluth,
and DR.: Merry of Stillwa:e:.
Ransom Davis, late resident of Union
Grove, received notice Of the allowance of a
back pension of over 81, zoo, with $S per month
hoarafter.
George Knudson, general merchant of Spring
field, assigned. Liabilities unknown
The Catholic clergy of Brainerd have forbid
den their parishioners to attend roller rinks.
Thomas Larson, arrested at Minneapolis on a
tenses, had his examination at Red Wing recent
ly and was bound over to the next term of the
district courtin default Of $500 bail.
W. F. Clark of Plainview has received the ap-
pointment of the cadetship to West Point with
Fred Hamlin of Winona as alternative.
The NJ. E. Sunday school of Pelican Rapids
passed resolutions of thanks to the NJ E. Sun
day school at Goshen, Ind, for a library of 2CC
books.
The Granite Falls Norwegian Literary
society have procured fine selection OF Scan
dinavian and English books.
A $500 Lutheran church will be erected in
GAINESVILLE this summer.
One Walker, driver Of the stage between
Monticello and Buffalo, attempted to ravish q
lady passenger He has fed.
Rev. R. R. Ridde!l, D. D., has resigned the
pastcrate of the First Baptist church and loft
st. Paul for good. DR.. Rlddell gave as his
reasons for resigning, i'll health and desire
to relieve the church from the burden which
tho allegations hanging over him have imposed
upon it
The death of Mrs. Minerva Gridley in Hart
fort, Conn.,, brings valuable bequest to
Carleton college, Northfeld Her husband,
Eben Gridley, died some years ago and left his
entire property to be divided between Carleton
and Mount Holyoke female seminary, South
Hadley, Mass, upon the death of his wife, the
latter TO have the use of the estate during her
life. The estate is estimated at about sc, 600
but will probably exceed that valuation.
NJ W. Prins, Jr., Of Prins Il Zwaneburg,
Amsterdam, Holland; Theodore F. Koch,
Groningen, Holland; and N. G. Frederiksen
Chicago, have been in st. Paul perfecting
plans for coloniZing large bodies of land in
Chippewa, Renville and Kandiyohi counties
with foreign immigrants.