The sun., 1886-08-26


The Democratic State Central Committee
of Minnesota, met in st. Paul and fixed
upon Tuesday Sept. IA as the day and st.
Paul tho place oi the Democratic State con-
vention. The apportionment for tho dele
gates to the state convention was fixed at
one delegate for each county; one Tor each
$50 votes for Cleveland and one for each ma
ior fraction thereof. This makes the repre-
sentation as $50, necessary to a choice,
| 18O. The following resolution was
adopted, Mr.. C. f. Berch ofWinona alone
dissenting
Resolved, that the cordial thanks OF the
committee are rendered to Messrs. Kelly
and Doran for their untiring efforts in tho
! discharge oil the most onerous and delicate
duties imposed upon them.
Maj George w. Baird. paymaster, now
stationed at st. Paul, has been ordered to
report for duty in Boston. Tho transfer
of Mai. Blaine back to Helena, is made in
+ accordance with that officers desire to re-
turn to u climate more suitable to his some
what delicate health.
terrific hailstorm passed through Mar
shall county, ON the 24t Of Ju-
! ly last, and it is now said that much suffer
| ing il at hand and more to come among
the settlers in that county. An applica-
|
! lief. 1t is said there are 1O4 families en-
tirely and rs partially destitute.
Presiding Elder James +. Chaffee and the
Rev. Messrs. Van Anda, Pitner and Free
man dedicated the new Western Avenue
Methodist church at the corner OF that
avenue and Fifteenth, street Minneapolis.
| The case of the st. Paul Law and Order
| league against Herman Grote falls through
on technicality.
The Democratic state committee meets
in st. Paul and selects Sept. IA as the date
OF the state convention.
| A table is published showing the number
OF pardons from State prisons by tho
various governors: Gov. Sibley 4; RAM
sey z; Swift 4; Miller 13; Marshall 35;
Austin SO; Danis 81: Pillsbury log; Hub
bard 1877. Austin pardoned four murder
ers who were sentenced for life. Davis two,
Pillsbury two, and Hubbard has pardoned
| fifteen life men wlro were sentenced for
murder. In these cases the combinations
have all expired, with the exception Of
three or four, and the convicts are at large.
The implement ouse Of James Mcconnell
and two adjoining buildings at Harlan,
were destroyed by fire. The loss il from
So, 900 to S., 900, partially insured.
Near Pine Island, $50 bushels Of wheat
were threshed off seventy acres.
The kandiyohi County Expositor has
suspended publication.
A little daughter of Mrs. Kaisa johnson,
near Alexandria, was burned to death while
trying to start the kitchen fire.
! The Soldiers and Sailors Association of
Fillmore ounty will hold its annual en-
campment at Lanesboro, Sept. and 3,
| 1886.
At Starbuck, Ole Thompson, in attempt
! ing to curb up new well was suffOcated
| by gas and fell twenty feet dying almost
| instantly. He leaves wife and six grown
children,
| At Rushford, Fillmore county, Ex-may-
| or George j. Onstine died of liver and kid
ney trouble after four or five weeks illness.
! He was born June 8, 1884, in Seneca,
| county, Ohio, and was one OF the earliest
settlers OF Fillmore county, having arrived
in 1853. He came to Rushford in 1867,
since which time he has been the proprie-
tor OF the Northwestern hotel.
| Hugh Dolan, bar tender at Brainerd,
was fatally shot by a tramp calling him.
self Red Ray or w. r. Sanford.
A dispatch says that treaty has been
signed by the White Earth Indians, but
will not be binding unless signed by the oc-
vides for the removal OF the Rcd
Lake, Leech Lake, White Oak Point
| BOis Ford, Winnebagoshish, Rat Portage,
Mile Lacs and Gall Lake tribes to White
Earth. Heads OF families to have 1 60 acres
OF land, aud minors eighteen years old
eighty and children forty acres with build
ings, oxen, ETC., and government rations
for each person for two years. At the end
OF fifty years the land will be decided in fee
simple. Other reservations are to be sur
veyed and estimated by a committee, one
Of which shall be member OF the tribe,
and to be sold by sealed proposals in forty
acre lots; the money to be held by tho
United States at per cent. as a common
fund for the benefit OF all.
Bigham, St. Cloud, 1ubricator; Owen s. M.
Cone. st. Paul, combined baby jumper,
etc; Harry C. Crawford and f, v. Mundy,
| Duluth, frying pan and baker; David j..
| George, Minneapolis, washboard; L. 8.
Barker, Minneapolis, automatic register for
Photographic printing frames.
st. Paul Farmer: Farmers of the north
| west ought not to allow themselves to be
| lulled into fancied security, and delay the
harvesting and putting up OF the fine crops
raised in spite OF an extremely hot, dry sea-
son. Az fair time approaches wet wealth
er is liable to set in at any time, resulting
in great damage to unsecured grain and
other crops. The time is near at hand
when areas of low pressure, laden with va
por from the gulf, are likely to unfold the
upper Mississippi valley in their damp en-
brace. These produce those continued
northeasterly storms which are the saliva
tion OF our autumn pastures, but are some
| times liable to continue SO long as to do
serious injury as above stated.
Six persons in a family at st. Paul were
poisoned by eating canned beef, and nearly
lost their lives.
Sherburne county's wheat yield is from
| fp .fuo h1o oil To h
| acre.
In Medicine county the wheat threehcs
out seventeen bushels to the acre.
A. 8. King and two companions narrow
ly escaped drowning in Eagle Lake, near
Ashley, by the upsetting OF boat. Mr..
Kings pocketbook with $40 went to the
bottom.
A dredge boat ia to be put on the Red
river between Moorhead and Grand Forks,
and a snag boat between Moorhead and
McCauleyville.
After night OF debauchery J. G. Ham,
of N. Y, who was guest at the Hall house,
Albert Lea, insulted the wife of T. w.
South, police Judge Of Philadelphia, who
was there on a hunting expedition, the re-
suit being that South took Ham down and
held him until the bystanders asked him to
let him up, which was done. Then Ham
The Blue Earth County Agricultural So
ciety has announced Sept. 15, 16, IL as
the date for their twenty-fifth annual fair
at Garden City. ~ TO-
DR.. George Kelly appeared before Justice
Chapman at Montgomery, charged with
horsewhipping the proprietor OF the Star.
Tho doctor paid $17.65 and the matter
was dropped.
De Crafts new barns at Lake Elysian
have been rebuilt since the fire on a mag
nificent scale. The water supply is perfect.
j The Kenyon Clothing company's build
ing at Kenyon was broken into and $4OO
worth OF goods taken. There was no
money in the store.
George 8. Hayes has received official no.
tification from Washington OF his appoint
ment as steamboat inspector, and he will
execute his oath and send to the proper
authorities. His bonds are two in number,
Of 10, 900 each. 'ss.' = 81. S.
4 Barley on the prairie near Janesville
was cut and threshed this year early as
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