Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-06-20

snesota which report considerable damage
from wind and rain, but no fatalities.
At Sioux City, Iowa, it was regular
cyclone, unroofng many buildings and
absolutely demolishing some. Whiting,
q small village 20 miles south of Sioux
City was totally destroyed. The loss.
IN that region is reported at 100000.
AT LIE Mars, Iowa, the damage was also
great, nearly every building in the town
suffering toasome extent. The loss here is
put at 100000 In Cerro Gordo county,
Iowa, the damage was frightful and casual
ties numerous. The incidents Of the storm
would fill columns A large number Of
persons were injured and will die At Elk
Point, D. T., a number of buildings were
blown down butno one hurt.
The diocesan Episcopal council has been
holding it's annual meeting at Faribault,
MINI. Rev. Z. F. Cole was reelected sec
rotary and Rev. A. D. Stow assistant Fl.
1. Hoppin reelected treasurer, and E. IT.
Holbrook, Jr., treasurer Of the Episcopate
fund. The following officers and trustees of
the corporation were chosen: President, Rt.
Rev. III. B. Whipple, bishop Of the diocese
secretary W. S. Folds, Minneapolis; treas
urer, Mr.. Merriam, ST. Paul; trustees,
Charles Horton, Winona, one year; w. S.
Folds, Minneapolis, two years; g.. T. Wilder,
Red Wing, three years; Gordon E. Cole,
Faribault, four years I. Atwater, Mime
apolis, five years; James Gilfllan, st. Paul,
six years.
Edward Munsy, living eight miles from
n q Law 1offI III
er on the bank of creek Friday night,
while they were driving some cows, telling
the little fellow to wait for him. Edward
then went off to play and forgot his little
brother until dark. The little boy wan
dered away and though search was made
he was not found until p. M Sunday. He
had been dead but few minutes when
found having been drowned in creek with
six inches Of water which he was trying to
cross.
A cyclone did considerable damage in the
northwestern portion of the town of Beloit,
Wis, Monday morning. Several farm
buildings were demolished. The most dam
age was done at G.. Anderson,s and the
Saberson Brothers, where the barns were
completely destroyed. Trees and fences
were broken down along the course of the
cyclone, which was of narrow track, about
three miles in length, and running from
west to east. Buildings were also DESTROYED
in the town of Newark, several miles west
of Beloit
A meeting has been held at Mitchell
D. I. for the purpose Of organizing a
Territorial Fair Society. There were
twenty three societies from TWENTY-FIVE
counties represented 81. W. Smith of
Minnehaha county was elected President,
and j. T. Blackmore, of HYDE county
Secretary. A vice president was chosen
from each legislative district, and these
form the board of directors The board
was directed to arrange for a territorial
fair the coming fall
The commissioner of Indian affairs
awarded contracts for furnishing beef
to the following named persons For Crow
Creek Agency, 100000 pounds at S3.4G per
hundred weight-Charles A. Weare of Chi
cago Yankton school and agency, 100000
Reyes of Yankton at S3.57,
and 100000 to Charles A. Weare at 1915
Rosebud agency, 6,500,0O0 pounds at $3.50
A. HI Swan Of Cheyenne. Pine Ridge agen-
cy, $780, 900 pounds at s3.45 sss-Strong Bros.
of Sioux City.
A shooting affair occurred at Chippewa
Falls, Wis, on the 18th A party of rail
road men on a bit of a lark visited
boarding house where party was in
progress. On being refused adj
admittance they smashed in the doors
and, windows whereupon Frenchman
named Chas. Resau opened five and killed
Ira M. Soper a merchant from Appleton
Wis
The annual meeting Of the ST. Paul & Du-
luth road was held at st. Paul on the 18th
and W. II. Fisher was elected President
in place of James Smith Jr., resigned
Mr. Smith is still RETAINED as solicitor of the
road. Mr.. Fishers promotion leaves
vacancy in the general superintendent
which is being filled for the present, at
least, by Geo. Fl. Copeland
The judge in a Fargo, D. T. court has per-
discharged the grand jury for
violating their oath Of Office. They failed
to indict parties who sold liquor without
license, and who had committed other
breaches of law but went beyond their
province in passing resolutions censuring
the county commissioners. Hence the
action of the judge.
The Minneapolis Tribune has couple of
libel suits on hand. One is for $4,000 by w.
). Fender. He was arrested for fast driving
and the Tribune reported it ssdisorderly''
and refused to make correction. The
other suit is by F. B. Smith who was ac-
cused OF being in a conspiracy to perse-
cute Harriet Burner who was convicted as a
procuress.
Among the awards to Minnesota at the
New Orleans exposition was the Grand
Diploma of Honor for the most COM
prehensive and quite complete exhibit
illustrating the general system and present
status of education in Minnesota. It was
the only award Of the class made to any
state in the union.
r. NJ. Hubbard, General agent of the
Minneapolis Miller's association, died at
Ashland Wis. on Sunday. He went to
Ashland with a miller's excursion, about
q week prior to hissdeath and was attacked
with inflammation of the bowels. He was 50
years old and leaves wife and two chill
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