The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-03-19


volver through them at random. 1t appears
her chubby" was in the saloon with the b'hoys
at a. M, and preferred bowling up to going
home, hence the shooting
Jennie O'Nlel, who signed the affidavit to the
effect that she testified falsely in the trial OF
Mrs. Beonson for burning her hotel at Hen
derson, has written to County Attorney K1pp,
that she was hired to make the affidavit. This
will no doubt stop further proceedings in the
effort to secure pardon for Mrs. Bronson.
Miss Annie FELTON, OF Cleveland, LIE Sueur
county, attempted suicide by taking poison,
but was saved by medical skill
J. B. Gazette Of Rice's station, Benton coun-
ty, against whom a judgment for $500 was
recently rendered in district court in breach
of promise case, in favor of a young lady with
whose affections he had been trif1ing, has just
made an assignment in favor of his creditors
He was married to another young lady short
time ago.
Two notable weddings will shortly interest
Duluth people-that of James c. Hunter, con-
fdential clerk Of George Spencer Il Co., and
q Unknown young business man, and Miss
Mary Ensign, daughter of Mayor J. D. Ensign,
and later, D. B. Smith, Jr., manager in that
city of the Ohio Central Barge and Coal com
pany, and Miss Clara Coleman, who was last
year the principal of the high school, will be
united in marriage at Manistee.
pneumonia, and was buried at Austin. Her
age was eighty-seven years. Two of her sons,
Young T. and Judge George M, reside at Aus
tin Her husband, aged about eighty eight
years, is still living
Under the new laws the governor has the
following Offices to fill, created by the late
Seventh and new Thirteenth districts; dairy
commissioner; five commissioners of the state
park at Mihuehaha; five commissioners to To-
cate third insane hospital in the northern
part of the state, two railroad commissioners; !;
three commissioners on the Minnesota Wiscon-
sin boundary; five commissioners to locate q
state public school The governor has not
considered any application, and the offices will
not be filled probably short of fortnight.
The sixteenth annual report Of the commits
sioner of statistics for 1884 has been issued
chapters, giving statistics relating to agricul-
ture, with injuries to crops, vital statistics.
county statistics and miscellaneous statistics
The report is gotten up in the usual manner
with the usual information.
Olive Gibbs of Lake City, sick in Washington,
is recovering:
A dispatch from San Francisco announces
the death in that city Sunday March 8, of Gen.
Phineas Banning of Wilmington, Cal The de-
ceased was brotrer of William L. Banning,
Mrs Elizabeth Elliott and Mrs. Henry j. Horn
of St Paul
David A. Brown Of Sioux Falls, formerly Of
Shakopee, died recently His death was due to
excessive use of strong drink.
Mrs. John Dwyer, Belle Plain, is dead, her
death having occurred at the asylum at St
Peter, as it is alledged. by a blow on the head
received from fellow patient
Mrs. Ladd, wife of Hon. Sumner Ladd of
Minneapolis, died in st. Peter.
T:s Arthur, the prolific writer and publish
or, died recently in Philadelphia.
Frank Manden Of Faribault, who recently
made an assignment for the benefit of his crcd-
itors, fled with the clerk of the court his in
ventory, showing personal property to tho
amount Of 43,246O, out of which 81, 399 so is
claimed to be exempt by law, and part of the
balance subject to chattel mortgage to its full
value. His liabilities are $7,07o32.
Winona rejoiced over the success Of several
public measures affecting her welfare, chief OF
which is tho passage Of tho bill in congress for
. government building; next the normal
school appropriations, including that for nor
NAL house.
Tho Anoka City Mills were burned The
mill had . capacity Of ITO barrels daily, and
WAS one Of the best equipped small mills in
the state. It was owned by John Dunn 4 Co. :,
and Was purchased after the big fire last Au-
gust The price paid was I'll GOO, and 81, zoo
repairs have since been made. About 500
bushels Of wheat and $50 barrels Of -four were
burned, making total loss of $15, 600; insured
for $9, 600 on building and II, 500 on stock.
The Red Wing Creamery company are erect
ing new building two stories high.
A colony has been organized in Goodhue
county to settle in Dakota
Aland company in Chicago has purchased
$500 scres OF land in tho town of Winfield near
Bird Island, and intends locating Alderman COL
ony there
Forty buildings viii be put up early this
spring in the new village of Madison Lake, and
steamer viii bs put on tho lake for summer
tourists.
T. F. Mackall is in charge Of the Moorhead
postohace, hs being one Of the default,ng Doug
las bondsmen. MI: Mackall, J. ID. Evans, 0,
tho News and A. g: Evans are mentioned
probable SUCCESSORS Of Douglas.
A IRE occurred in shed in f. M Leacht
.lumber yard at Faribsult. The insurance o,
- eept6ptS ef fh6 ysz1 Was u OQQ.