Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-06-13

suit was to recover the value of the shares
and the dividend which had been maid fl,
four and quarter years. Senator Spoone1
OF Wisconsin, was attorney for the road
at the time, and rather than prosecute his
Old friends heresigned his attorneyship.
Messrs. Porter, Flower, and Bows have now
made satisfactory explanation of the
transaction, and at the annual meeting o1
the company, at Hudson Wis, on the 9Th
the suit was ordered withdrawn.
Delegates from all of the principle banks
IN Dakota have held a convention at Aber.
deem, and organized a bankers association
for the territory, with the following officers
Mr.. Diggs of Millbank, president; Wade OF
Gary, vice-president; Steere of Pierre
secretary; and as members Of the legisla-
tive committee, Anderson of ST. Lawrence
chairman; Cannon of Glendale, Judd of
Canton, Sweet of Fargo, Fairchild of Bis
marck, Hutton of Grand Forks, besides an
executive committee of eight After de
Gliding upon schedule of charges for ex.
change, machine and sight drafts, collection
OF deeds, fire and hail insurance notes, ETC.,
the association adjourned to convene on
Wednesday, June 16, at Huron
A cold wave struck Minnesota on the 18th
and the mercury fell IS degrees in three
hours. Rain and hail fell in many places
notably in the southern part of the state,
OWatonna especially suffering from the
storm. Every street lamp in the city was
broken by hail, and the churches and near
~ every building in the city suffered some
damage. Still farther south the sto;m was
even more severe. At New Albin two
story frame schoolhouse costing 81, 0Go Gid
an elevator was destroyed Brownsville in
Houston county, also suffered severe dam
age and several towns in Dodge county
make-similar reports
Rev. Mr.. Woodford whose exploits AT
Valley City havegained him much noto-
riety,is claimed, by his friends, to be insane.
A wealthy gentleman from Michigan.
named Fryant appeared upon the scene and
upon the bail being reduced to $500, prompt
gave it and then, to avoid other arrests
Fryant, Woodford and his attorney Hentie
took teams and drove rapidly to
Moorhead from whence they took
the train to st. Pual and the
east Intellectual efforts were made
to serve warrants during the flight.
The Minnesota Commandery of the LOYAL
Legion was organized in St. Paul on the
9th Gen. Hancock is the commandment
chlet OF the order but was not present He
sent letter of regret and similar letters
were read from Gen. Grant, the commander
" and IL
commander in Ohio. The Minnesota
organization elected Gen. John B. Sanborn.
commander; Gen. Hubbard vice command
er; Albert Schefer, Treasurer and Geo.
e. White, Secretary.
The annual meetings Of the st. Paul e.
Sioux City and Omaha roads, were held on
the 9th, the former at st. Paul. and the
latter at Hudson, Wis. The only change
made was in the Omaha directory, A. IT.
Wilder retiring and James II. Howe taking
his place. Marvin Hughitt of Chicago,
was elected president of both roads and r..
=. Drake vice-president of the ST. Paul 81
Sioux. City, and M. L. Sykes vice-president
of tile Omaha
have been holding their annual session at
Fargo. They elected the following officers:
William Blatt of Yankton, G. M; H. M.
Wheelhr Of Grand Forks, d. G.. M; j. @. A.
Braden of Aberdeen, S. W.. Samuel Ray of
Lead City, j. W.; Charles E. Boyden of
S. T.; Charles T.. Mccoy of
Aberdeen, G. S. Bismarck was selected as
the place for holding the next conlmunica-
ton.
President Cleveland has decided that
honest settlers now located on the Winnie
bago reservation in Dakota can remain
until congress can meet and adjust the
matter. The revocation of Arthur's order
was because the president thought
lot of land sharks had induced Secretary
Teller to throw the land open for specula-
ton instead of settlement.
The suspicion that N. B. Harwood, form
erly of ST. Paul and Minneapolis, had com
mitted suicide seems to have been entirely
dispelled, as investigation showed he was
killed by being thrown from his horse.
One of the insurance companies which
had 100000 on his life, has already paid
over the money to his widow who resides
at AUlanUa, GEORGIA. ..>
The annual sale of blooded horses took
place at Commodore Kittson's stables ST.
Paul, on the 10th. Forty nine head were
sold bringing $3.50 an average Of about
$3.50 The lowest price paid was $50 and
highest $40. The animals belonged to
Commodore Kittson, G. A. DeGraff, G. W.
Sherwood, W. L. McGrath, Isaac Staples
end-E-C Pratt.
The commencement exercises at Hamline
University, st. Paul occurred on the 11th.
The alumni met the day previous and elect
ed the following officers: President-F. w
Hoyt of Red Wing. Vice President-L. T.
DobDer Of Lake City Secretary-L. A.
Hancock of Red Wing. Treasurer-B. B.
Herbert Of Red Wing.
The Minnesota encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic has been in session
at ST. Peter this week. Gov Hubbard was
present and delivered an address. A ban
quet and reunion of the Ninth Minnesota
took place on the 18th, Judge Severance Of
Mankato being the orator Of the day.
F. B. Larabee, county attorney of Clay
county, Minn,, has sued the Minneapolis
Tribune for libel, laying damages at $4,000