The Dickinson press., 1885-02-14
General Northwestern News.
Minnesota Dairymsn

~2-Minnesotians are jubilant over the list of
premiums taken by our dairymen in the dairy
division of the agricultural department of the
great exposition at New Orleans. There were
entries from 200 individuals and firms, repre-
senting all of the dairy states. There were
foIty-ive premiums awarded, exclusive of tho
pro rata and the sweepstakes, in butter. These
represent 80 ,750 in money. Of these Minnesota
takes fourteen premiums and $500 in money.
In the pro rata list Minnesota had six out OF
nineteen successful competitors, winning s3l4.
~ out of $1,000. The following is the list of
premiums awarded to Minnesotians on butter.
Grand Sweepstakes Premium on Butter Made
at Any Time or Place-W. II. Patten g. Co., LIE
Sueur, $50 and gold medal.
June-Made Creamery-First premium, A F.
M74,cRiHns.ry, Winnebago CITY, 500; second, New
October Made-Second, Marvin & Cammack,
Rochester, $76.
Observation-Disclosures, W. Il. Patten & Co.,
LIE Sueur 800.
June Made Dairy-First, F. D. Holmes, owa-
Print and Ornamental Butter-First, F. D.
Holmes, Owatonna, $50.
Roll Buttcr%First, +. D. Holmes, $50.
Granulated Butter-second, ]. r. Williams,
Elgin, $50.
Butter in Fancy Designs-First, Mrs; Mary
D. Kelley, Pennington, SIS; second, Mrs. G.
v. Holmes, Owatonna, $50.
Butter Packed for Warm Climates-Ihlrd,
F. ID. Holmes, Owatonna, $2h.
Best Butter Made in Fourteen Northwestern
States-Second, N. Olson, Spring Grove, $50;
third, F.. D. Holmes, $25.
Largest and Best Display of Butter by any
Individual manufacturer-Third, A 7. Mckin-
stry, Winnebago City, $50.
Pro Ratio Premiums-Marvin & Cammack,
Rochester, ISL. 80; N. Olson, Spring Grove,
a5l.35; New Ulm, Creamery company, $5l.65;
i. L. Wilcox, Rushford, s56.3 80; A. P: McKins-
Luverne, s5l.S Sd.
This showing is particularly creditablei in
view of the fact that The dairy interest in Min
nesota is scarcely five years old. The tests at
New Orleans have proved beyond question that
Northern Minnesota, at least, is peculiarly
sesses in high degree the qualities which cause
butter to hold Its flavor for the longest time.
Tho manufacture Of cheese in Minnesota is
comparatively limited. Yet the quality of that
produced is excellent, as shown by the fact
that five premiums were taken in cheese, as
follows:
June ~Cheese-second, Marvin & Cammack,
Rochester, SIS.
Or 1 f9g@F 9na Best Ms11 R}j,RRlsSy .s by any 1 s2%
Best Five Boxes of Sage Cheese-Second,
Marvin & Cammack, $50.
SwltZer Cheese-Second, G. Boos, Leroy,
$50.
Three Cases of Limburger C-heose-Second,
g. Boos, Leroy, $50.
Settlers have been arrested at Dell Rapids,
Oak, by United States Deputy Marshal Pay for
tuking boulders from the school section.
The list OF contemplated building improve
monts in Yankton, Oak, the coming season
foots up sSuU,GN.
At Ottumwa, Iowa, eighteen saloonkeepers
were arrested and fined $50 each.
At the recent term of district court in Harri-
son county, Iowa, So, zoo in fines was imposed
on Missouri Valley saloonkee pors. One man,
John Henry, who was fined $500, went to Jail
for five months rather than pay.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul ran q
special train over tho Council Bluffs road.
carrying physicians 10 v%accinate all agents.
section men, and other employees of tho road.
All who would not submit to vaccination were
discharged.
The board of normal school regents in ses-
sion at Madison, Wis, elected Albert Salisbury
president of the Whitewater normal school, to
fill the vacancy caused by tho resignation of
j. W.. stearns, who occupies the chair of pedi-
gogy Ill the state university.
The son of the pastor of a church near Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, came to the latter city recently
in search of his sister. whom he found in a
house of ill fame, and took her homo. The
Republican says she had been led astray and
her life wrecked by a villain in her native
her father and is still a s'bright and shining
light" in the Sunday school of the man whose
child he ruined.
At Austin, Mimi, the spring bed manufac-
tory of ]. L. Nevins caught fire from the stove
which had been lighted up shortly before.
Loss, $4,000.
s. J. Goodwin Of Beloit, Wis, aged seventy
six is dead. He was one of the old residents
fthe state, and was widely known III nonnec-
ton with the hotel and opera houso bearing
his name. He was very wealthy, possessing
large blocks of American and United States
Express and Western Union Telegraph stocks,
besides real estate and building property to o
largo amount.
s o. Hamnerslaush, q Chicago travelling
man, who stole a sealskin cloak, valued at $3.50,
from the Decker house, Msquoketa, Iowa, was
apprchcnded at Anamosa and broughtback, the
cloak being found in his sample case. He was
bound over for trial.
Falls. Mimi. burned. Loss SLIGO.
Edward E. Price died at White Earth, Mimi,
on Jan. 81, aged sixty four years. Mr.. Price
was born in Queen Anne county, Md, where
he lived during the early days of his
boyhood. He came west in 1916, and on
listed in Company d, First United States
dragons, Col Kerney commanding. He was
promoted to the rank Of first sergeant in
which capacity he served during the war
with Mexico. He was mustered out at Fort
Ripley, Mimi, July =, 1850, and removed to
Henderson, where no resided until the stormy
days of '61, when he enlisted in Company /,
First Minnesota volunteers, where he was
again rendered the Office of sergeant, which dl-
ty he performed until his discharge on May 5,
1864. He re-enlisted in Hancock's corps and
served until the company disbanded, when he
returned to his old home at Henderson
A. J.. Brown, of Mabott g. Brown, Mount
Vernon, Oak, whose store building and stock
were burned. committed suicide.
Near st Charles, MINI, the house of Mr..
Burns was burned, with two of his small chill
dren.
Fletcher Bidweu Of Yucatan, MINI, was ar
rested on complaint of James Farley, his
father-in-law, of criminal assault upon his
daughter, Lizzie Farley.
Tho store, saloon and dwelling of Mr.. NJ
wash, in Waverly, MINI, were burned with
their contents Loss, $1,000; insurance, S.
67z.
At Stevens Point, Wis, Joseph Cornfeld
was caught in q belt in a mill and ground to
pieces.
F. J. Grier, formerly secretary of the Home
stake Mining company in the Black Hills, has
been appointed superintendent to succeed the
late Sam MclMasters.
The second annual encampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic of the depart
ment of Dakota will be held at Huron March