The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-05-28

State Auditor Braden has returned from
trip through Southwestern Minnesota, where
he completed the sale of 50, 600 acres of state
lands Twenty thousand acres were in Muir
raw county, and the price at which the land
sold was unusually good.
Receiver Brown, of the Northwestern Car
company, concluded that he might as we'll file
the claims made against the company with the
clerk of the court They aggregate 81, ,92o, ,o24.
E. P Bassford has been decided on for the
position of superintendent Of construction for
the Minneapolis postofice building.
Margaret Feldman, a German girl of twenty
four years, for the pase two years has been
employedin the family of Rudolph Knapheide,
farmer in Reserve township, some six miles
from ST. Paul, hanged herself because her low
er could not marry until next spring, while
Margaret was anxious to marry at once. It is
entirely probable that the girl, finding that her
advances were not returned with sufficient
warmth, and brooding over the delay in aer
marriage, worked herself up to a state of mind
bordering very closely upon insanity, which,
in more than usual despondent fit, effaced
the thin thread of reason remaining, driving
her to insanity and self-destruction
W. H. Linderman of the town of Lynn, Nc
Leod county, lost his house. barn and all out
buildings by fire. Mr. Linderman was badly
burned in trying to save his property. Several
calves were burned in the barn. No insur-
ance
A. Samson and wife, of Clinton Falls, cele-
brated their golden wedding on the 18th inst
At the sale of state lands at Madelia 8, 720
acres of lands were disposed Of.
The reason for Architect Bassford's appoint
ment as superintendent of construction for
the Minneapolis postoHce ls said to be that
the president believes in having outsiders for
such work.
At Dover Lake fire destr Dyed property to tn
amount of $4,000, owned by A. N. Roach and
Dover d French.
Many orchards in Chatfeld have been killed,
it is believed by sudden changes of weather in
March last.
G. E. Garner, head cook, md Emma D. Swan
son, pastry cook, at the Grand Central hotel,
St. Cloud. eloped recently. Garner is a mar
ried man, whose wife left St Cloud two weeks
ago for Minneapolis to visit some friends.
Emma is unmarried.
Francis s. Wetherbee, a general merchant
at Marshall, has made an assignment Banker
Dibble of Marshall is the largest creditor
$15, OO0-all of which is SIMPLY secured The
5000; Lyon County bank, $500, and Chicago
firm $3.50, making the secured indebtedness
$2,5OO, or total indebtedness OF some $8,0W.
To meet the unsecured indebtedness OF 45, 500,
there are assets Of nearly $1,000
The Winona 4 St Peter Railroad company
is to erect grain elevator of 250 GOO to 800, ,00o
bushels capacity at Winona on the river bank
nearly in front of the passenger depot Bids
for the foundations are being received, and it
is expected that work upon the structure will
be begun at once
At Duluth, John Waiseman was sentenced
to be hanged.
George c. Drowley, sheriff Of Houston coun-
ty, accompanied by John Hohl and Clement
Hindt, guards, delivered to Warden Reed, at
Saltwater, James Smith, convicted Of larceny
and sentenced to eighteen months imprison-
ment and Stewart G. Pierce, sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary:
Samuel Mayau, prominent resident Of St.
Paul. is lying at the point Of death at Gray,
Maine, where he has been spending the winter:
The Anoka Pressed brick 'saa Terra