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St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
MINNIE SOFA.
Alumni RcEaflinu.

A meeting OF the alumni of the state
normal school at Wmona will occur Aug
% and 26, 1885. Twenty-seven classes
have now been graduated, numbering more
than 600 members. a large majority of
whom are still teaching OF living within the
state. It is confidently hoped that all
will avail themselves of this opportunity TO
renew the Old time school and class assOcia-
tons in the halls Of their alma mater. The
citizens OF Winona viii join the local mem
beTS OF the association in extending a c0r-
dial welcome 10 the visiting alumni and will
entertain all who come. at their homes, free
of charge. The railroads will sell return
tickets for OuG-hfth Of the regular fare.
The following general program has been
decided upon:
Tuesday. Aug. 25-9 q. m, reception of
members and informal greetings at the nor
nal school: meeting Of board OF directors at
II Il. m; > o'clock p. M. class reunions:
8 O'Clock p. IN. general meeting of aSsocia-
ton. presidents address, appointment Of
committees; o'clock p. IN. addresses of
welcome ut normal han. responses 10y mcm-
Dcrs Of the association.
Wednesday. Aug $3.50 a. m, class re-
unions. reading Of class histories, business
meetings Of classes; . p. m, general meeting,
election of officers, discussion Of recon-
meudations in presidents address, miscel-
laneOus business; p. m, banquet.
All who expect 10 be present are requested
to notify the corresponding secretary at the
earliest possible date, stating the time of in
tended arrival in Winona.
IRwIN SHEPARD,
Corresponding Secretary.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
an Immense sI.ip LAUNCHED.

RoCKLAND, Me, Aug. I2.-The second
largest ship ever built in the United States
was successfully launched to-day in Rock
lands little haT6Or, amid the cheers of To-
Geo people on the shores. The Frederick
Billings was built for Carleton. Norwood
x Co. and is the only fOur-maSted. as well
Is the second largest ship, ever built in the
United States. She - named in honor
of one OF the owners in New York.
connected with the Northern Pacific rail-
road. Her tonnage IS 2,G4S. and. consider
ing the difference Of new meaSument. but
triiie smaller than the Great Republic.
The length of the ship is POI feet. and from
the deck the main truck il is Isl feet. IL
will give 4 better idea of her huge porpOr-
ton To say that her maSts will eX-
tend seventy feet above the Brooklyn bridge.
and three OF the -four sections OF the niasts
will nave 10 be lowered i'm order TO pas, un-
der that structure. The main sticks of the
mastS are ninety feet long. made of solid
Oregon pine. The length OF the fore and
main mast yards is ninety feet each and
she will spread 1.2OO yards OF canvas. The
vessel costs S150.OO0.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Wanted TO Mary a White Girl.

NEW PHILADELPHIA, o., Aug. Ia
This morning large, burly negro, black
as night, walked into the office of Judge
Yeagley and asked for a license to marry a
beautiful young white girl sixteen years of
age, living at DennisOn, 0. The judge
refused to grant the license, whereupon, to
his utter astonishment, the negro produced q
paper purporting to be the written consent
of the young girls parents to the marriage
The judge doubted its authenticity and still
refused to issue license, and the Ebony man
felt terribly outraged. After Il long parley
he departed. saying he would bring up the
girl and mother and see what effect that
would have on the court, as he was bound
to have the girl at all odds.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
KaSSOn.

Judge Edgerton, chief justice of Dakota,
is spending a few days in town with his nu-
merous friends. a Masonic excursion
train passed here this morning to picnic
with brethren in Waseca. They were
joined by a number of the order at this
place. -. A daughter of y. Barlow, Esq,
arrived this morning from Illinois with her
family to spend a short time around the Old
home table. -. Miss Cora Hatch is taking 4
holiday and spending the time with friends
in Wisconsin and Illinois. Willis Walker,
son Of mine host of the Walker house, has
accepted a situation with Charles Bradford.
formerly Of this place. now of AndoVer.
OAK, and left yesterday TO assume his
dutie S.. J. LeuthOld. Jr., clothier king of
this section, returned from Chicago yester-
day. The First National bank is ilnprov-
ing the appearance of its building by paint
ing and pencilng its walls. 81. Farmers are
busy harvesting and the merchants are CORE
spOndingly at leisure Casodry d
Wheeler are eeyating their elevator, pre-
paratory 10 doing more business. They are
both experienced grain men, in whom the
farmers have confidence
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Rush CITY.

Louis Umland. the little son of County
Commissioner George +. Umland, died very
suddenly this morning. it is supposed from
eating something poisonous. The little fel-
low suffered considerably. and died in con
vulsions. Yesterday afternoon Robert
Nessel, who lives just west of town. met
with what might have proved a very ser
iouS accident. He was cutting grain with
a new Mccormick binder when his team. a
large pair Of horses. took fright and ran
away. breaking the binder up generally
and throwing Mr.. NeSsel into the machin-
cry. which stripped him of all his clothing.
Fortunately he was only bruised. =. Mrs.
Fred A. Hodge of Pine City has been dan
gerously i'll. but is now slowly recovering.
80. DIR. Beardsly has received a telegram
announcing the death of his sister at Ham,
ilton, O. The doctors wife left by first
train to attend the funeral. Owing TO
some important cases he could not 20.
The common council has decided TO open
a new road TO Pine City.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
WISCONSIN.
Emu CInire.

The population of Eau Claire county is
34,17 a gain in five years of Ia. $50. Eau
Claire city has 2l. .634. A defective side
walk causes another suit to be brought
against the city. this time for 81 200, the
plaintiff being John Bollis The Prohi-
DiiionistS are putting on war paint for the
September election. c. l.. Webster had
horse and buggy stolen and taken TO Trem-
pealeau county. They have been traced
and viii be returned. e. ole Angvik lost
hand i'm thes Porterville Sawmill.
The past few days have been favorable
10 maturing grain and ii is thought the
crop has been materially benefited. The
best authorities now estimate the spring
wheat crop i'm Eau Claire county at not less
than 60 per cent. Of q full crop, against the
estimate of 30 per cent. made few days
ago. Harvest is well advanced. and unless
heavy or continued rains interfere the
above estimate may be relied upon. The
outlook for all other crops is entirely salts
factory.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Eyaseca.

About s O'clock the various Masonic
lodges began to arrive. The first to come
was the Albert Lea, numbering eighty,
with a band. a little later the Janesyille
delegation arrived, and at 9:l5 the train
from the East, with the OwatOnna band
unloaded the members who had come 10
join in the big picnic. Among them was
Chief Justice Edgerton of Dakota. The
Waseca COrnet band was al the depot. and
acted as an escort of the various lodges
just as the crowd was marching up Second
street the fire bell struck. and the members
of the fire department broke ranks with
rush and went to the fire, which proved to
be in the residence of Mr.. ii. Myers. on
Elm street. Good work was done. and but
little damage resulted. The Masonic pic
nic was success, and all seemed to enjoy
themselves. Mr.. y. Peterson. the candi-
date for the postoifice at New Richland
this county, was in the city to-day. Judge
Caumoody left for Dakota yesterday. lie
leaves many warm personal friends.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
DAKOTA.
Jamestown.

The severe hail, wind and rain storms
reported elsewhere have not visited this
vicinity yet. We are having frequent heavy
rains but not of a disastrous character
The crops within a radius Of fifteen miles of
this city are beautiful and the harvesterS
are busy at work. e.. During a recent storm
of thunder and lightning a little son of {.
L. McEiroy, living about four miles south
Of this city. was struck dead by lightning
while standing near a barbed wire fence
THE additional buildings to the insane
asylum are now being pushed forward very
rapidly. An insane girl was brought here
from Fargo, and owing to the Oyercrowded
condition of the asylum it was found neces-
Sary to place her in jail until accomm0da-
lions could be afforded her. The wild
rawlings and hideous yells Of this girl night
and day are indeed heartrending There
are two cases of scarlet fever reported in
the city. The board of health In this city
held a meeting TO adopt means whereby the
spread of this terrible disease could be pre-
vented. e. The lightning of Wednesday eve
ming struck the cupOla on the court house.
shaitering a few of the windows and knock
mg the plaStering down, but no other in
jury was done. The contract for the
building of the Nickeus and kelleher block
was awarded TO p. Auberton of this city.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
milwaukee, Brewing Interests.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 12.-The sta
tistics of the brewing industry of Milwau-
kee, which show that the aggregate value
OF real estate and machinery owned by the
brewing companies, exclusive of the Ober-
mann company, which refused to give any
figures on its business, is SO. 14O, 133, and
of their stock and fixtures S291S, 1S6.
During the past year there were 962, ,220
barrels of beer brewed, representing a value
of So, ,054 339. The largest quantity of beer
manufactured by any one firm was $50, $50
barrels, and the smallest %, 9S4 barrels. In
order to turn out this amount of foaming
lager. a regiment of I ,405 men is employed,
and the wages they received last year
amounted to S729, ,632.27.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Dakota NeVysletS.

Walworth county has fields of oats that
harvest sevenTy-five bushels per acre.
The AdventiSts have struck their tents at
Brookings and propose TO take a tilt at
WatertOwn.
Very large immigration from Iowa is ex-
pected in the Mitchell region this fall. The
advance has arrived.
The first stated sale Of short horns and
pure bred cattle in the Northwest takes
place at Fargo Aug. %.
Larimore is one of the two points where
roller skating is kept up. The past week a
five-mile race was had for S14O.
\ company is TO prospect in the Wash
/ ington hills. in the central region, for coal.
/ Some indications have been observed.
Goods are now received in Black Hills
I towns only five days out from a railroad.
The five days will be wiped ont the coming
/ year.
Sixty Sioux Indians attended the recent
4 term of court at DeadwoOd. Most of the
/ business Of the United States courts relates
TO Indians.
The census people can find only about
! 1, 800 coIored people in Dakota. The water
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
WIS Hendricksl

cNtNAeAi ~ l4lt GtCut-
CHICAGO, Aug. IS.-At $50 o'clock this
morning man who looked Sunbmned. but
very comfortable and cool in his airy alpaca
coat. wearing a tall stoyepipe hat. walked
grangeT-faShiOn into tine cumptro'er'S office
at the city hall and introduced himself aS
Vice President Hendricks. He wanted to
have chat with Mayor Harrison. but that
fmctiOnary had not Yet put in an appear
ance. Mr. Hendricks began 20 talk To the
clerks quite indiScriminateIy. Mr.. Thomas
Il. O'Neill, the mayors secretary. told the
visitor to wait for the mayor and 80 Mr..
Hendricks sat down and waited for an
hour. He finally left just little while be-
fore the mayor. who had been smelling the
water up at the Fullerton avenue pumping
works. appeared. The vice president said
he was going out TO WaukeSha to-day 20
join his wife, who is stopping al that water
ing blace.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Window, Mimi. Aug. II.
ST. Peter.

The shooting contest between Charles
Carpenter and James Duane VS.. c. r. Da-
Wis and J. II. Black. for $50 a side, came
Off on Tuesday, and resulted in favor of
Carpenter and Duane by three pigeons.
The score was as follows out of ten shots:
Carpenter 35. Davis 20, Black "a. Duane
81. Another shoot between the above
parties will take place next Thursday.
Reports so far from thiS county show that
crops are turning out well. William Pell
threShed sixty acres of wheat that went
twenty bushels to the acre. No. 2 hard.
William Klein threShed TWENTY-FIVE acres
which averaged twenty-five bushels per
acre, No. hard, and weighed 5SI5 pounds.
Charles Borer tireshed twenty acres
that went twenty bushels per acre and
graded No. hard. i. 4. Malmo. late of
the finn of MalmO 6 HOnemann. has de-
cided to start another cigar factory here
and has let the contract for a new building.
He expects to have the building ready so
as TO start business by Sept. J. The tenth
session of Gustavus AdOlphus college
opens Sept. g.. Henry Kennedy left for
Minneapolis Thursday TO take position i'm
Van Dusen's Office in the chamber of COM
merce building. E. . Larson, Peterson d
Erickson, railroad contractors. left for Iowa
Tuesday. where they have eight miles. of
road to grade. The road is called the Du-
buque & Northern. The Kasota Touring
mill is having four new rollers put in and
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Hastings.

Mr.. LetWhitney lost a valuable horse yes
teIGay. His son left the team standing
hi;ched 70 hay rack. The team started
Cfl and lively runaway down Nermillion
street occurred. Telegraph poles We're run
down and the wagon splintered. The
team was not stopped until one horse
dropped dead from injuries sustained.
Bands Of glpsies infest the neighbor-
hood....J udge Crosby and wife nave gone
10 Dakota for ten days. The county fair,
TO he held the nrSt week in September.
promises 10 be great success. The new
public hall is being rapidly completed. -.
Fred Seal lost u valuable watch and chain
on Sunday. -. Several members Of the build
ing association We're fined for not paying up
stock on Saturday. e. Several arrests for
abusive language have been made recently.
....A farmer in Cottage Grove has lost
three children from scarlet fever in a few
days. Mrs. i. p. GriSwOld and Miss
Maud Griswold visited Minnetonka on Mon
day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14

TO the Editor of the Globe:
note in your issue of the 9th inst. an ar
ticle copied from the New York World. Civ
ing an account of a fight of dammg needles.
Or more properly. dragon flies, as occurring
at the west end of West Brighton Beach
about Aug. l. Such flight took place
near Window, Mimi. in July, 1884: but in
place Of being confined TO a space OF fifty
feet in width. as at the beach. the cloud Of
insects extended on eitherSide OF the observ-
ers as far as the eye could make them out.
and neighbors east and west of us. mile
distant. reported having noticed this singu-
lar fight The direction pursued by the in
sects was south and against a high wind. as
i'm the beach instance. and as no serious cpl
demic has followed our tW0-mile-wide cloud
/ would say, just to allay the nervousness of
the old gentleman at the beach, that he
need not apprehend anything very destruct-
i've from his fifty-1eet cloud. Respectfully,
j. j. KENDALL.
Window MinD AuU II.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Hudson.

Chinch bugs are doing serious injury to
wheat in this vicinity. y....Win Caldwelrs
stopper made things lively for few min
utes last Sunday. Fortunately nothing
more serious than broken carriage resulted
from the runaway. e.. The gun club is on
the lookout for the Illegal killing of prairie
chickens before Aug. 10. st. CrOiX
county raised in 1854 2,O45.6S3 bushels of
wheat, 2OO.96O of corn, 1913, sos of oats.
The acreage this year is wheat S4.TT2.
corn $3.50, oats "a. 4.4S7... The population
Of the county IS 29.20l, a gain of 1,345 in
five years. Richmond leads the towns with
2,06S.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
AnnInrnn.

Farmers are busy stacking and securing
their grain. Threshing viii commence the
last of the week. Wheat is good and
plump, but oats are short and will be a
light crop. George Skinner. land COM
missioner of the Chicago. Milwaukee
II ST. Paul road. accompanied by
his wife. is registered at the Syndicate
hotel. He is looking after railroad land in
this vicinity. The irrepressible George
Van mwegan dedicated his new elevator
with free dance. Four hundred persons
assembled 10 do honor to the occasion.
The buildings old and new have a storage
capacity Of 100. 900 bushels. Hunting will
begin in earnest on Monday. Chickens are
plenty this year.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
No More Monkey Business.

New YORK, Aug. 12.-The Sun to-mor-
row will say: 1.-The United States treas
uay department has authorized the Amer
lean Express company to receive baggage
of passengers from Europe upon arrival in
New York, to be forwarded Immediately in
bond without examination to the principal
parts of entry in the United States and
Canada, where the duties, ii any, will be
assessed. This will relieve travellers from
the delay and annoyance attending the
present system of examination at the ports
of New York. The Express company gives
bond of 81, 00C, 900.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
81. ClsarIes.

Prof. Steward and wife arrived here
Wednesday last. The professor has been
visiting Grand Forks and other points in
Dakota. He VIII soon 20 10 Rochester 10
take charge of his position a. school
superintendent. Nv. G. EakinS and wife
OF Gary, Oak. arrived here last Sunday.
-. j. }. Speeter returned last Friday from
visit to Chicago and Milwaukee. DR.
Burt left for Minneapolis. having been
called there in consultation with DIR. ". p.
Austin in 4 case of malignant diphtheria.
IT. ID. Seetield has repaired his elevator
and Duilt an addition 10 the same. .Har-
yesting has been progressing very slowly
here on account OF the rain. Barley is
colored badly Wheat wont average three
fourths of what it did last year. The pros
pect fer corn is very good.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14

Special 10 the Globe.
DETROIT Mimi, Aug. 13.-For the first
time in the existence Of Dehoit it has a
Democratic postmaster. l.. \. Il0mick.
an old citizen and business man in Detroit.
is the lucky man. This is presidential
Office and Air. Hornick was appointed by
Alr. Cleveland about three weeks AGO, re-
ceving his commission to-day. The ap-
pointmeut of Nj IIoruicll is not a Demo
cratic victory by amy means. He was OPP
posed for the position by nearly all the
Democrats doing business at ihis Office. {.
". Dix, wh3 is compelled to step down and
out. has held the position of posimastel
here for the past ten years. lie was Sus-
pended for offensive partisanship.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Fergns Fails.

A six-year-old daughter of liver Holt fell
ont of a wagon and broke her arm. j. A.
Brown cut his knee badly while pruning
tree. The girls gave flag drill at the rink
Wednesday night. The PrOhbitionists or
ganized a club ON Monday evening. Hun
dretls of farmers worked all day Sunday
gathering grain. -. The Otter Tail farmers
are moving to have an individual display
at the state fair The recent hail storm
did much damage to the crops in this
cnuntV
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
rrex,oo,s Createst Friend.

CITY or MEXICO, Aug. u, via Calves
ton.-At reception accorded by the min
lister of foreign relations. Ignacio Mariscal.
to committee appointed by the
American colony, President Diaz stated
he was very happy to be able
officially and personally. to show his re-
spect for the great American soldier, states
man and citizen, and that, while recognizing
his superior eminence as such, he also did
not forget that Grant was the greatest
friend Mexico ever had.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
The Purvis Murder Casc.

Special to the Globe
GRANITE FALLS, Mimi, Aug. 13-In tn
preliminary examination of Mrs. PuryiS.
Tor the murder of her husband, James y.
Dodge testified TO having made an analysis
of the stomach and liver Of the deceased
and found arsenic in considerable quanti-
ties. The remanderof the testimony was
q repetition Of that given before the cor
Oner. The prisoner was remandcd 10 jail
10 await the fall term Of court. She is ap-
parentIy mcOncemed. II promises TO be
all exciting ease.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14

Miss G. Stringer, second intermediate:
Miss a. Kingston. first intermediate: Miss
I. h. Noteman, third primary: Miss Susie
Meade, second primary; Miss r. VI. Ritter
first primary; Miss l.. Stewart and Miss f.
Noble. teachers on the West side. The
new school house on the west side of the
river is fast approaching completion. and
for cOnveniences. ventilation ana warmth.
will have no superior i'm the county. II Is
to be heated and ventilated With the Ruttan
system. and will be ready for occupancy
about Sent -
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Knr.rIIfInlH.

The new elevator caught fire Wednesday
evening. but was extinguished before mucl
damage was done. e. The public schools oi
Northfield viii open ON Monday. Sept. Z,
with the following corps of teachers: b,
T. Hathaway, principal; Miss l.. Atwood
and Miss ". Williams, teachers in higf
school; Miss Eva Long, A grammar room
Miss Martha Rogers, b grammar room
Miss d. NJ. Vanderbilt, third intermediate
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
ReIonRs 10 Neither.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-The Central
Pacific railroad land Office, while making
up map OF railroad lands in Idaho and
Utah. made the strange discOv-
ery that Idaho claimed one bound
ary line and Utah another. and
that a strip of land two and a half miles
wide. extending across the northern part
of Utah, was left, which by the surveying
does not belong to either territory. The
surveys used are those filed at Salt Lake
and Boise City.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14

other Improvements made. Mrs Chris
tian Thorn of Traverse died suddenly dur
ing Tuesday night Mrs. NJ. +. Staple
ton of st. Paul is visiting here, the guest
of Mrs. J. c. Donahowsr Miss Josie
Butler, Win0na, is being entertained by
Miss Jennie HanscOme.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Thieves Arrekted.

FAIRMoNT, Mimi, Aug. 13.-Bird's drug
store. in this place, was broken into last
Sunday morning and 5000 worth of iewelry
stolen. Gleason's saloon was robbed of -
cash and several quarts of whisky at the
same time. The robbers were Overtaken
at water tank fifty miles west of here
yesterday. They had secyeled their plum
der in the water tank, and it has al been
recovered. There are three persons con-
cemed III the burglary. and they are now
in the Faimont jail. and tomorrow viii
be bound over 10 appear at the next term
of cnmrt. Thcra ]. mo- dolbI OF their guilt
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
NEi!itnrYMt Fargo.

Special TO the Globe.
FARGO, Oak. Aug. 13-The 50. .OO0 re-
Quired to secure the military encampment
is so nearly made up that the governor has
been notified the full amount is guaranteed.
There is much satisfaction over the matter.
The date has not been fixed, but it will
probably be about Sent. l.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
The Twenty-second Anniversary.

FREDERICK. Nd. Aug. 12.-The twenty
second anniversary of the signing of the
emancipation proclamation was celebrated
here to-day by the cOiOred citizens.
and about three thousand visitors from Bal
timore, Washington, \ Ork, Harrisburg and
neighbOring towns. There was quite an
extensive parade, followed by public
meeting. at which addresses were made by
Hon. Thomas Dent of Georgia, Hon. Nil
tin Turner and Z. McCOmas of Maryland,
and other prominent men.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Home From Yellowstone Park

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK. Oak, Aug 13-An excursion
party, consisting Of the following persons,
passed East tonight. returning from thc
National park: }. B. Perry and son. and
Charles Gibson, son and daughter St.
Louis; Miss Alice Moody. Kansas City, and
Miss Grace and Walter Oalles, daughter and
son Of Vice President Oakes.
St. Paul daily globe., 1885-08-14
Accidentally Killed.

Special TO the GIObc.
FARGO, Oak, Aug. 13.-Albert Tread
well. while hunting near Sykeston. Wells
county. Yesterday accidentally discharged
the gun. the charge entering his breast and
killing him instantly. lie was a stranger
and it is not known where he came from.