Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-08-26
NORTHWESTEkN NEWS.

York, and Henry D. Minot, Boston. Mr..
Murat takes the place of Marshall Field
of Chicago and represents the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy interest. The two
companies have made close traffic agree
ment binding each company, or rather high
officials Of each company have purchased
interest in the other. The total figures
are exactly $500, GOO. The Burlington peo-
pie have purchased from Messrs. Stephen,
Smith and other Canadian shareholders2O TO-
600 shares for $2,000,00o, while Mr.. Hill
and his conferes have subscribed for 81, 500
OO0 bonds and stock Of the new company
building the st Paul extension of the Bur
lington, This extension will run from st.
Paul to Savanna, with branch to Oregon,
on the Chicago & Iowa, one of the proprie-
tary companies of the Burlington, and an
other to Fulton, on the main line. The
through Chicago route from st. Paul will
be via Oregon. The election of Mr.. Minot
is for the purpose of looking after the inter-
est of the Burlington.
The twenty third anniversary Of the
battle of New Ulm at the time of tho In
dian outbreak in Minnesota, in 1862, oc
Cured on the 22nd, and was observed with
quite elaborate ceremonies at that city.
There was very large attendance and
after short address in German by Mayor
Weschke, Judge Flandrau, of st. Paul, was
introduced as the orator Of the day. He
was in command at the time of the battle
and his address was historic and of great
interest. Peter Scherer followed in an ad
dress in German and letters we're read
from E. St. Julien Cox and other partici-
pants in that memorable conflict.
Articles Of incorporation of the Duluth
& Northern Railway company, with the
principal office at Duluth, have been
filed with the Minnesota secretary of state.
The capital stock is $3,0OO, 900 and limit of
liability the same. The company is to con-
struct and maintain lines of railway lead
ing from Duluth to the northern boundery
of the state, with branches and extensions.
The incorporators are Charles F. Hatch,
Minneapolis; L. Mendenhall, A Miller, D.
c. Duncan, R. s. Munger, F. r. Webber,
F. F. Huntress, Duluth; T. B. easy,
George 81. Christian, Minneapolis.
The following postmasters were ap-
pointed on the Doth. Minnesota-Wllson,
J. r. Gile; Little Falls, John Wetzel vice
Worthington. Greenleafton, Turis
Gerscholey, vice Hullink, resigned. Wis
consin-Grand Rapids, John Beckfeld
vice Knox; Barnweld, J. Dougherty;
Reeseville, P. NJ. Kohn. New offices:
Minnesota-Maple Island, Washington
county, N. White.
Geo, Rice, attorney general of Dakota, in
looking over the census returns at Bismarck
the other day discovered that he was re-
corded as "bastard." The record was
made by the enumerators, T. W. Pettigrew,
brother Of Frank Pettisrew" of Sioux Falls
between whom and Rice there is . bitter
fued. Rice proposes to prosecute Petigrew
civilly and criminally.
The grand jury at Mandan, D. T., have
indicted the Marquis de Aores for shooting
COW boy two years ago. The shooting
was entirely justifiable and in self defense
and upon the examination at the time the
Marquis was promptly discharged 1t is
not likely that the present indictment
viii result in anything more than annoy
ance.
b. A. Fritz, the absconding agent Of the
American Express company and the
Chicago, Milwaukee T. st. Paul railroad
at New Albin, Ia, has been captured, and
placed in the jail at Waukon- He was
held under q, 600 bonds, but being unable
to procure bail was lodged in jail to await
the action Of the grand jury. IT,
Phillip schafe,, formerly Of Appleton,
Mimi, but now Of Milbank, D. T., was
drowned on the 10th. while out duck hunt
ing. He leaves wife and two children.
The official report of the census OF North
Dakota gives this section Of the territory
152, 100 inhabitants, while the first count OF
tho South Dakota schedule gives that
~ % - ! 80 r4sa ~ -es &-G +