The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-30

MlSSOufl dfe " W represented III tut 11Scr
convention in St. Paul.
former resident OF Waseca, named Ben
jamin Crump. went to Minneapolis the 9TH
of July, and has not been heard from since
that time. He is eighty-tive years Of age,
quite deaf, full gray beard and
weighs about 1876 pounds.
w. A. Cobb of St. Paul has been appoint.
ed u railway postal clerk on the Duluth &
St. Paul route, in the place Of j. r. Kilt
son, resigned. Mr.. kittson is a son OF
| Commodore Kittsen and has not held the
| position for a grdAt while. His successors
| a native Of St. Paul and was formerly in the
| employ OF Farwe]l Oznun & Jackson.
The Pilager Indians at 'Leech Lake
burned one government building and fired
another, but the flames in the latter case
were extinguished, presumably before much
damage had been done News OF the dep.
! relation reached Agent Sheehan at White
Earth, ninety five miles west OF Leech Lake,
| a special courier having ridden through to
| tell the agent the news.
| The total cultivated area OF Otter Tail
| county is 14S, 6l2 acres, an increase of1O,
| 900 since 1884. The number OF cattle OF
| all ages in the county is II, $40; OF these T.
| 797 arc milk COWS; horses, 1918; hogs, g.
! TIA; sheep, 4, 127. The total increase OF
| acreage OF wheat over last year is 1854
acres. Wheat crop last year covered 1O1,
| bushels. Average yield per acre about six.
| teen bushels.
TIC. Taylor is charged at Glencoe, with
| embezzlement.
At Winnebago City, Mrs. R, H. Powell
was strrck by a passenger train on the
| Southern Minnesota division while crossing
| the railroad bridge, and fell forty feet
! breaking both legs in two places.
| Gen. Terry at Fort Smelling has received
| a brief telegram from Maj. Logan, OF the
| Fifth infantry, who was sent out to invest
| igate the troubles among the Rosebud and
| Tongue river Cheyennes, stating in effect
| that all reports had been exaggerated and
| that apprehension Of further trouble might
be dismissed. Maj. Logan added that he
| would speedily make a more extended re.
| port as to the proceedings and results Of
his mission.
! Following is list OF the officers elected
| by Maiden Rock post at Lake City, G. A. K.
which was organized recently: Commander,
| Oglesby; junior vice commander, Henry
Searles; adjutant, Oscar Thomas; quar-
| termsater, John Hagar; officer OF the day,
Lutte Larson; chaplain, O. A; Warren; SER
geant major, E. A. Seaman; quariermastcr
sergeant, Charles Wheeler; surgeon, George
Davis; guard, Joseph Alters.
The total valuation OF the personal prop
erty in the county OF Anoka is as follows:
Anoka city, $542, 1876; Anoka town. $29,:
935; Burns, s24, $50; Blaine, $10,35S;
Bethel, SO, $40; Columbus, $6,01S; Center.
vile, $21, 1884; Fridley, 1922, 272; Grow, $685.
4S5; Ham Lake, $14,67S; Linwood, $40.
945; Oak Grove; $19,311; Ramsey, $751;
ACT; St. Francis, $18, 1T; total, SSH 795
James Beaupre OF Wabasha, late of Com
pany G, Fifth Minnesota volunteers, has
| been granted q pension of 50 per month,
with arrears from June 20, 1865 amount.
ing to $3.50.
Mr. Balch OF Detroit is taking steps to
establish another bank in Duluth. Mr..
Balch was for many years a successful grain
| op era tor in Detroit, and his son is now en-
gagged in the wheat business in Duluth. 1t
| is expected that the new bank will have q
capital OF 100000.
The officers who went in pursuit of P.
! Christianson, the man who, it is alleged,
raped his eleven-year-old stepdaughter,
| found that he drove to Blooming Paririe,
| sold his team and left for parts unknown,
leaving his growing crops on a leased farm
Sew r. j. Thomson, OF the Presbyterian
| church OF WinOna, was recently married to
Miss Walton OF 2O3 West Fifty first street.
New York city.
At Saltwater writ ofattachmcnt is sued
out against the property OF Aid. r. w. Kerr,
who is charged with fraud. The defendant
is said to have gone to Canada.
In the Ramsey county probate court,
Emily B. Richardson files an affidavit with
drawing her claim that she was the wife OF
the late Fred Braden, and charging
George w. Walsh with having instigated
her to make the claim. Walsh emphat-
cally denies her story.
The entire Minnesota exhibit at New Or
| 1oop will ho ra,p0lnonl Of tla cfo 70 60;
this FALL with the possible exception OF the
educational division.
The population OF Clay county, just COM
pleted, is 1O,49G. It was 5,SS7 by the CEN
sus OF 1880.
The residence OF J. E. johnson at Star
| buck struck by lightning, killing Mrs.
| Johnson. Other members OF the family
were quite severely shocked, but otherwise
uninjured.
Deputy United States Marshal Reid OF
Devils Lake, Oak, came to Pembina and
arrested one OF Pembina's best citizens Mr..
Full. Last winter, a soldier named Craw-
ford stationed at Fort Pcmbina, stole
some sacks Of corn from the Fort and sold
it to MIR. Full. Hence the arrest.
! J. E. Kittson, recently appointed mail
clerk from Duluth to St. Paul, has resigned.
and w. A. Cobb has been appointed in his
place.
H. J. Bryson Of Olivia has become insane,
and WAS sent to st. Peter.
Adolph Biermans decision to remove the
deputy collectors office from St. Peter to
Sleepy Eye has stirred up considerable ex-
element, and a remOnstrance will be sent
in against such u change.
George Barry has been arrested at Man
kato on a charge OF attempting to outrage
Mrs. Zenipolski.
August Peterson of Albert Lea has re-
ceived official notification OF his appoint
ment as receiver OF the Worthington land
office. He is required to furnish bond in
the sum Of $25, 900.
The weeks encampment OF the First Regi-
ment at White Bear Lake, near st. Paul,
closed Wednesday morning, the IS inst.
Lieut.: Col: Harrison performed his duties
capably and satisfactorily, and has won
The commissioned officers OF each COM
pany met Lieut.. Col. Harrison at head quar-
ters. The re-equipment OF the regiment and
various other matters pertaining to the well
fare were discussed. Compliments were ex-
changed and a letter from Col. Bend waa
read, expressing his pleasure at the favor
able reports that had reached him. and max
ing some practical suggestions for the fu-
ture.
MIS-. Mary A. Marvin, wife OF Rev: Josiah
Marvin, died at St. Paul, aged fifty-nine
years. She had resided in St. Paul since
1867, and had endeared herself to a large
circle OF friends and acquaintance.
United States Deputy Marshal Rraokett
arrested Otis w. Sanders, a prominent and
wealthy lumberman of Duluth, on war
rant charging him with cutting timber on
government lands. He was taken before
Judge Cary, United States commissioner,
and held in IS, 900 bonds.
The Seventh Day Adventists' conference,
which held extended meetings at Mankato,
elected the following officers: President,G.
0. Tenney, Fargo; secretary, D. P. Curtis,
Hutchinson; treasurer, Allen Moore, Eagle
Lake; executive committee, G. c. Tenney,
Fargo; 0. A. Olson, Minneapolis; H. Grant,
Medford.
D. A. Kennedy OF Winona, visited Sleepy