Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
MINNESOTA STA TIE NEWS.
The Change Of wheat Grade.

.5 The Change Of Wheat Grade.
The Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commissioners have decided to change the
grades of No. 1 hard and No. / Northern
wheat, and the official announcement OF
the changers made. The change takes eli
feet on the 18th inst. The official notice
of the change will have no real effect on
the present system OF grading. The old
and new rules are as follows: n, '"& il
~ s.. f. NO. 1 HARD. - - gro
Old Grode-No. hard spring wheat must
be sound, bright and we'll cleaned; must
contain not less than Is per cent OF hard
Scotch File, and weigh not less than fifty
eight pounds to the measured bushel.
New Grade-No. l hard spring wheat
shall be sound, we'll cleaned and weigh not
less than fifty eight pounds to the meas
ured bushel; composed mostly OF Scotch
Fife wheat.
NO. NORTHERN. ,..,r
Old Grade--No. Northern spring wheat
must be sound and we'll cleaned, and must
contain not less than so per cent: OF the
hard varieties of spring wheat. Note-'lt
is to be understood that the minimum test
weight of this grade shall not be less than
ffty-seven pounds to the measured bushel
New grade-No. / Northern spring wheat
III uSc UG SOuuu3 VIGIL CiCttACt, "ciS'Ah'f9 AAoS
less than ffty-seven pounds to the measur-
ed bushel, and shall be composed OF the
hard and soft varieties OF wheat.
The official order changing the grade was
signed by Commissioners Murdoch and
Baker. Gen. Becker did not sign it. The
commissioners sent with the official notice
the following remarks:
In changing the rules for grading No. hard
and Mol Northern wheat, it is not theinten-
'tion OF the board to make any essential or
material changein the grades as established.
The words Is per cent. Of hard Scotch Fife
wheat in the No. 1 hard, and SO per cent in
the No. Northern, have been interpreted
by many dealers purely and strictly in a.
technical sense, and they have annoyed our
inspectors by counting kernels, and thus re-
tarding business. and have questioned
grades not by the real character OF the
grain, but upon techncalities only. The
commission have not at any time intended
to raise these grades above what they have
been in the past Neitherd do they intend to
depreciate them.
The commissioners have agreed upon a
means ofhandling damp, or no grade wheat.
Grain OF this character is to be taken into
special bins, properly handled and graded
out on it's merits. For example: When a
car load OF wheat which meets all the re-
quirements OF No. Northern, except that
it is damp or tough, is inspected, it is to be
marked by the inspector, mo Northern,
if in condition-special." The wheat is
then put into special bin, and if, ait er be-
ing handled, it comes up to the require
ment Of No. Northern, that grade is given
it. If it does not come up to the standard
it is graded out on it's merits, whether it be
No. 3 rejected orno grade.
The Winona fire department have adopt
ed a programme OF arrangements and rules
for governing the state hose tournament to
take place in tina city on Thursday, Oct. l.
Advices have already been received from Il
number Of companiesi in different parts OF the
promising to come to the tournament.
At Minneapolis, the residences OF Mr..
Stevens Mr. Peter Mill and Mr. +. w. Star
were broken into and robbed William
Stevens, the Hcnnepin avenue commission
merchant, had Il hand-tO-hand encounter
with a, night worker whose GOODNESS and
daring were indeed rema riable, and such as
to indicate that he was IL thorough PRO
fessional."
NJ. Markham, a mason employed in
building the jail at Fergus Falls was struck
on the head with q piece OF scantlng, and
probably fatally injured
The seminary OF the diocese of St. Paul,
(Catholic) located at Merriam Park, COM
menced work, with twenty DIFFERENTIATION
and forty students.
The assets of w. A. Sussmilch OF Duluth,
it is now stated, will exceed $4,000. His
liabilities will be under $4,000.
Many Nicollet county farmers say their
wheat will average from twenty to twenty.
five bushels.
The average yield OF wheat in Waseca
county, OF No. l, is eighteen bushels per
acre.
A fourth German paper is to be estab
lished in New Ulm, under the auspices Of
the German Lutheran synod.
The Foss Methodist Episcopal Church OF
Minneapolis, of which Rev. j. NJ. Bull, for
merly of Duluth, is. pastor, has voted to
ask the conference, which meets Oct. l, to
send them Rev. Levi Gilbert OF Duluth.
A few days ago Mr.. Jerry ssheehan and
Philip Cavanagh were running teams three
miles south Of Rochester. Mr., C;Ivanagh's
buggy overturned and John Cavanagh's
arm was broken. Miss Kate Hurley had
three bones broken in the left elbow Joint,
and Philip C:lvanagh was hurt about the
head, and q little girl was hurt internally.
George A. Jones, Of Grand Junction, Iowa.
and Miss Matte II. Barr, were married at
the residence OF the BRIDES mother in Ms,n-
hato, Rev. j. II. Tuttlc OF Minneapolis, OF
ficiat ting. The groom is the son Of Hon. n.
r. Jones' treasurer OF Humboldt county,
Iowa. The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
E. T. Barr.
Collector GuernOn from Pembina, sets at
rest speculation regarding further changes
in the office. He will make no further APP
pointments for sometime, and has retained
a part of the old force.
At Redwood Falls, the building occupied
by J. J. Tiffany, agent for Deering 4 Co.,
and A. L. Gale assignee Of G. Spoffered, AS u
jewelry store, was burned. Tiffany owned
the building. He estimates the loss at
$500; no insurance. Deering & Co.'S loss
is 81, 200; no insurance. A. l.. Gales loss
is 5000; insurance $500 in the German
American Fire Insurance company.
A Northern Minnesota editor falls among
the she-wolves OF St. Paul 50 10 worth.
Minnesota has $1,000 dogs, valued at
$197,375.
Colorado is about to build state cap
itol to cost $l,OOO,OOO after plans accept
ed from a. O. Myers, who built the Michigan
and Idaho capitols.
Miss Mary Anderson will sail for New York
on Sunday, Sept. ~.
The heaviest owner OF the Broadway rail
road stock, which is paying so largely, is
Belden, the canal ring contractor
The Appletons state that they have made
50, 600, 900 out Of their American Cyclic
pedia.
The Aston house. New York, was rented
at 100000 year, and it was considered a
low rent.
The last legislature passed d law provid-
ing for the taxation OF dogs in the state on
their par value. The returns to the board
OF equalization shows IL dog population OF
50, 996 in the state, whose total value is
placed at s197,375. OF these St. Paul
owns 1884, valued at 81 ,5O9 and Minneap.
oils SOP, valued at $2,455. The cheapest
value placed upon a Minnesota dog in this
list is 90 cents, and the highest, SIP.