The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-23

q LlSCefnQ hardware ana furniture SCOfc
in Sacred Heart Renville county, which de-
stroyed their store, Stenson & Ranstund' .
general store, NJ. Norstrum's blacksmith
shop, and o. II. Walstad' IS house. Stenson
& Ramstund saved II large share OF their
goods. The theory OF spontaneous COM
bustiOn is advanced as the origin ofthe fire.
A severe rain and hailst visited Meek
er county recently. In Harvey town, u
few miles north of Litchfield, much damage
was done. Hailstones arereported to have
fallen two inches in diameter. A number
of farmers have sustained losses varying
from few bushels to their entire crop.
The destructive part of the storm was about
hundred rods wide.
Thomas Chambers Of Minneapolis has
just been appraised OF the death of his broth
er, Henry Chambers, at his home in Comp
ton, Cal. The deceased was one OF the ear
lest settlers of Minneapolis, having arrived
there in 1913.
The African Grand Lodge, A. +. and A.
NJ. Of Iowa. whose jurisdiction includes the
colored Masonic lodges OF Minnesota, held
it's annual session at st. Paul.
j. w. Ashworth has been appointed pos
tai clerk on the st. Paul and Sioux City
route, and j, X, Dow has been ordered to
replace E. Crow]es on the Minneapolis and
Watertown route, taking BOWS former
position as postal clerk on the Minneapolis
and Angus, Iowa, line.
In the suit OF Ramsey county against the
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St, Paul Railroad
company the supreme court decided tina
property held for purposes Inconsistent with
or adverse to railroad uses is subject to
state taxation.
Patrick Ranger fatally stabbed Thomas
Mackin in a street row at Minneapolis re-
Gently.
The municipal authorities OF st. Paul in
sist that it is the duty ofinsurance compan-
les to prosecute persons accused OF arson.
The Minnesota Farmers alliance, In an
address to the farmers OF the state, express
es strong disapproval ofthe system, OF dock
age adopted by the board of railroad and
warehouse commissioners, and advises a
sound and practical method OF escape from
it's evils: It calls upon farmers to do away
with the necessity or excuse for docklgc by
making their grain absolutely clean before
sending it to market,
Presiding Elder Mc(1ary, ST tho Fergus
Falls district, has issued a circular to the
members of the Minnesota conference stat
ing that investigation by u committee APP
pointed for the purpose found no evidence
of the guilt of Rev. JcAn Walton, convicted
OF rape at Wadcna, and asking assistance
to secure him a new trial. The circular Ia
also signed by members Of the investigating
committee.
The Moorhead grand jury has found in
dictments against George Stanbro, bur-
glarg; S. Mccoy and Lynni larceny; John
Curfmany, larceny; }. II. G. johnson, en-
bezzemcnt, seven indictments; Charles u.
Fox, embezzlemcnt; +. A. Elder, embezzlc-
ment. Fox was the deputy for Clerk OF
Court Hendricks, and on being arraigned
pleaded guilty.
Ole Benson OF Kasson, Dodge county,
was arrested charged with an attempt to
rape Carrie Larson He was held in 5000
for trial at the next term Of court.
The census shows the population OF Lac
qui Parle county to be I, $3.50, an increase OF
2,98S in five years.
The Dodge county census shows q pop
plation OF 10, 4S9, decrease OF 500 in the
past five years.
The ca tastrophe of Sunday has cast a
gloom over Lake Minnctonka, and it is
predicted will have a serious effect upon the
business, small as it is. Among boatmen
it is believed that it will detract largely
from the business OF the small steamboats,,
which have, during the past two or three
seasons, been much in favor.
i
pleted, shows population Of 1887:
Chippewa county has a population OF 6,
SCI, gain of / Il SO in five years.
William Bowen was killed by lightning at
Westpo3Ff:
At Austin, work has been commenced on
the new passenger depot OF the Minnesota
& Northwestern railroad. 1t will tie the
finest on the line, 22xGO feet, and exclusive
| I Il. L. o1o<>
the new freight depot, 4Ox9O feet, truss roof
Thompson OF Cleveland and Hadley Of
St. Paul are to pound each other with hard
gloves.
DR.. C. E. Bolander, resident Of Red Wing
since The ffties, was found dead in his office
recently. He had been missed all the after
noon by his family. It is understood that
on returning home in order to quiet himself
he had taken an overdose OF opium.
Commodore Kittsons filly, Refrain, won
the stakes at Monmouth Park, n. j. The
race was for two-year-olds at $50 each
and 81, 500 added, $500 to second:
It is said that J ohm G. Oldberg Of Mime
sotn, formerly q draughtsman Of the SUI
pervising architects Office, is to be appoint
ed special agent OF the treasury at q pei
diem of IS and expenses.
A horse pitchfork, in the barn on Tom
Moonan's farm just north of GAINESVILLE
fell, striking Mr.. Shaver's ten-year-old son
injnring him severely.
Rev George Ainslie, for twenty two years
@ resident OF Rochester, Olmsted county
and actively engaged in the pastoral work
at various points throughout the county
has been for some months in failing health
from malady that has been diagnosed as
internal cancerops growth, He is at pres
emit very feeble and confined to h is bed, with
no hopes of recovery.
Peter Sherman OF Red Wing picked 82i
quarts of strawberries from twenty rods
Of ground this season. Mr.. Crandall o.
Burnside picked over nine hundred quarts
on three quarters of an acre. Mr.. Sher
mans yield you'd average 800 bushels to
the acre
The president appointed Thomas Hal
postmaster at Preston, vice B. S: Loomis
commission expired: