Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18

four miles extending in a southeasterIy
course to Red River, near Reynolds, on
the Trail county line. All the grain in
one of the best wheat growing regions of
the country is reported utterly effaced.
The loss viii cover an acreage of about ten
thousand acres At an average of twenty
bushels to the acre the crop loss will be
100000 bushels. Many farmers were
partly insured.
The st. Paul directory man is now out
with his figures, only one day behind the
Minneapolis directory man. The st. Paul
directory has 1880 names or only 800 less
than Minneapolis. This is gain of 1921
since last year. The st. Paul man takes2L
as his multiple of population, and thus fig
ures out population of 100000. Taking
the multiple Of 2 40 which is adopted by
Minneapolis it makes the population of St.
Paul lis, 1862 against liz, 495 for Minneapolis.
These are the directory figures and the
state census figures are yet to be heard
FROM
When the First Regiment, Minnesota
militia broke camp at White Bear after
weeks service on the tented field, the boys
burned McC arthy, Adjutant General of the
State, in effigy and burned the remains,
This was because Mccarthy ordered their
Colonel (Bend) to be court martialed and
thus prevented his being in command
at the camp.
Secretary Manning has rescinded his
order requiring grain and merchandise
shipped from this country through
Canada to pay a duty. Such an order if
adhered to would have been serious
damage to the Northwest as wheat could
not have been sent through the Welland
canal without paying duty
The first prisoners we're received at the
new penitentiary at Bismarck, D. T. on the
18th. They numbered five and were sent up
from Fargo. Bismarck is anxious to secure
more residents of that kind and is negotiat
ing with the Montana authorities for the
contract of keeping the prisoners of that
territory.
Judge Mcconnell in charging the grand
jury at Fargo said there were serious
charges against the land officers at DEVILS
Lake, D. T., and urged their investigation
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is interested in the newspaper which pub
fishes the advertisements of the land of
flee.
The Sunday storm which caused such
terrible disaster at Lake Minnetonka, did
good deal of damage in Meeker county and
Mimi, were also touched, and in a portion
of the latter county the storm was regu-
lar cyclone, destroying many buildings.
The senate subcommittee on Indian af-
fairs is aboutto visit Dakota to inquire into
the troubles arising from the opening
of the Winnebago reservation in &C
cordance with ex-President Arthur's order,
which has recently been revoked by Presi-
dent Cleveland.
At the annual meeting Of the Dakota
Midland, held in Glendale last week, Ran
dolph Holding was: elected president; J. A.
Scott, vice president; A. A. Handy, secre-
tary, and 7. w. Milham treasurer. R. E.
Kirk was the only new director elected
Joseph F. Townsend of Mount Pleasant,
Wabashaw county, Mimi, was driving home
from Lake City Wednesday night with his
ten year old boy when he encountered a
flood in ravine which swept the wagon
from the road and drowned the boy.
Grading is in progress on the Minneap-
oils, Saul5 Ste. Marie & Atlantic between
Bruce and Main creek, distance of twenty
five miles. On this section of the road
bridges will have to be erected over the
Chippewa and Flambeau rivers
Six robberies were committed at Apple
ton while the procession of Fore
paugh's circus was parading. J. B. Bushey
was the heaviest loser, being robbed of $50
in jewelry, silverware etc.
Sacred Heart, Mimi, has suffered a
severe loss by the burning of Schyall &
Llsternd's hardware store together with
Stenson & Ramstunds general store and
several other buildings.
The following Wisconsin postmasters
have been appointed M. Berens, Gashton,
Wis; J. II. Simon, Hartford, Wis; E.
Patch, Patch Grove, Wis.,; P. H. Pew,
Stevensville, Wis.
During thunder storm at Larimore.
D. T., on the evening of the 18th, James
Burns and Jennie Lagard were struck by
ASuoA1uS dt tuo -COululotC1dl nOCeI ana
killed.
George W. Cobb formerly general
manager of the Mineral Point railroad,
died on Sunday morning of paralysis of
the heart at his home in Mineral Point,
Wis
John Steele, clerk of the Commercial
hotel at Superior, Wisconsin, was drowned
on Superior bay Sunday night. He was
out in sail boat which was upset.
The sixth annual encampment of the Mo-
mona assembly will open July IS, on the
banks Of the Monona lake, near Madison,
and continue ten days.
Cantieny, the Minneapolis man who muir
dered officer Laughlin has been denied
new trial and goes to the penitentiary for
seven years.
A freight train on the Chippewa division
of the Milwaukee & st. Paul was badly
wrecked on Monday by the spreading of
the rails.
The Berlin, Wis, cranberry crop which
was only 1900 barrels last year will, it is
claimed, amount to IS, 900 this year.
The wife Of William IT. Grimshaw, an
architect of Minneapolis, has obtained
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