New Ulm weekly review., 1885-06-24

favor 81 the Saltwater lumbermens ex
change in the log scaling case. The decision
is to the effect that a corporation may ap-
point its own scaler.
The Minnesota Total Abstinence Conven.
ton at Saltwater was, largely attended.
Powerful speeches were made by Bishop
Ireland and others. The treasurer and
secretary each read their reports, the for
mer showing balance OF $115.1 in the
treasury after all debts were paid and the
latter reporting forty-seven societies repre-
sented at this convention. compared with
forty-four last year, and a total OF sixty
three societies In the Union. There are
3, III members, an increase of S63 over the
membership for 1884. James R. Carrigan
OF Rochester was elected President. The
next meeting will be held at Rochester.
Senator Sabin's prostration is found by
his physicians to result from typhilitis.
This is a painful and stubborn disease and
the doctors think the senator will be con-
fined to his bed for the next three or four
weeks.
President Cleveland endorses John B.
Brisbin's application for the United States
district attorneyship OF Minnesota.
Itis said that Rev. John WALTON, con-
victed OF rape at Wadena was recently rot
ten-egged in the village of Motley and driven
into a swamp by a community whom he
had classed from the pulpit as being indecent
and immoral
At Maple lake, Wright county, a little son
of Mr.. j. Prybill was drowned while bath.
ing. After waiting for him to come out OF
the water, two of the little fellows, his
cousins, went home, but said nothing of the
trouble. Toward evening the parents OF
the drowned boy became anxious and be-
gan to search. They found their otherlittle
son sitting on the lake shore, disconsolate-
ly waiting for his brotherto come out OF the
water and go home with him.
Mrs. ]. ]. Guthrie, of Aurora station,
Steele county, gave birth to three healthy
girls, and all are doing well.
The following were the sentences imposed
by the district court at Shakopee, Scott
Co. S. L. NJ. Moore, late attorney at law
and justice OF the peace at Prior Lake, hay
ing pleaded guilty to the charge OF forgery
was sentenced to three years at Saltwater
Frank Fortis, having been convicted OF an
assault with intent to rape, also received
Unfee years at saltwater.
Two sons of J. R. Keith OF Zumbro Falll
were drowned while bathing in the pond at
that place. Their ages were nine and eleven
years.
Granville Spaulding, who shot Mr.. Wash
burn in Otsego, Wright Co., last winter, and
who was convicted OF murder in the first de-
gree at the recent term OF the district court
at Buffalo, Wright county, was sentenced
to solitary confinement in the Hennepin
county Jail for five months, after which he
is to be hanged by the neck until dead. The
exact date OF the execution was left With
Gov. Hubbard.
James Swisher, OF Ellsworth, Meeker
county, has been arrested for horse steal
ing.
At a meeting OF the board OF trustees OF
the Bankers Life associotion, at ST. Paul,
Russell B. Dorr resigned as secretary and
was elected president, and Douglass Put
man OF st. Paul was chosen as secretary
Gen. John B. Sanborn who was acting
president was made vice president. The
association now has membership OF 3, 900
and reserve fund OF 100000.
Mr.. James J. Hill, President OF the St
Paul and Manitoba railroad, has just re-
ceived from Europe 100 Polled Aberdeen or
Angus and Shorthorn. The shipment COM
prises sixty-four Of the Aberdeen or Angus
breed and forty-four Shorthorns, in all los.
vi these only eight are destined for Mr.. Hills
stock farm. The remaining hundred (forty
Shorthorns and sixty Angus) are to be
distributed, free of charge, among the best
and most desirable class OF settlers along
the line OF the St. Paul and Minneapolis &
Manitoba railway. This generosity on the
part OF Mr.. Hill secures for the country
traversed by the Manitoba read agreat ad-
vantage over many other sections of coun-
try. OF those defined for North Oaks,
Mr.. Hills farm, the three -year-old Short
horn bull Goldfnder is remarkably fine
specimen OF his breed, and, perhaps, no more
celebrated or richly breed Shorthorn has
ever been brought to this country.
Work at the state fair grounds continues
to progress rapidly. The walls OF the main
exposition building have been completed,
and the art gallery, dairy building and cat
tie and horse sheds are well under way-one
OF the latter being about two-thirds built.
The race track is about two-thirds finished,
is now being delivered into the grounds in
large quantities daily by rail, the Manitoba
railroad having completed it's state faD
track several days ago.
w. L. Wilson has been removed from his
position as deputy collector, Inspector.
gauger and examiner ofcustoms at ST. Paul,
and Capt. M. J. O'Connor appointed in his
place. Capt O'Connor is at present en-
gagged in the stock business, in the firm of
Delaney & O'Connor. He was volunteer
captain during the war.
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