Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-02-15
State News.

The Winona Republican, learns
from General Superintendent Stewart
that work on the New Ulm bridge is
progressing rapidly toward completion.
1t is expected that trains will cross by
TIM 22d inst.
A TEN year old boy named Higgs,
Of Winona, while carrying wood up iuto
the second story OLA building o" Sat-
urday last, lost his footing and fell a
distance of twenty-five feet, knocking
him insensible, but strange to say, break.
ing no bones, or in any way sustaining
any serious injury.
THE "old settlers Of Lake City and
vicinity propose to indulge in social
reunion at the Lake City Opera House
some day next week. Look out for fun.
THE discovery Of lead in the lodges
Of the rocks, on the Wisconsin side Of
the Lake. rec ntly, and in considerable
quantities, near the surface, has excited
an unusual interest on that side, as
we'll Us ON our own side Of the river.
The general impression has heretofore
prevailed, that if our section OF country
contained the mineral, it lay at such
depth below the surface as to render
mining for it impracticable.-Lake
City Leader.
lie SuEuR county probably furnishes
more railroad ties than all the otter
counties in Southwestern Minnesota
50 says the LIE Sueur Courier.
SEvENrY-FIvE coupl>s were made
happy-or osherwise-by marriage in
Lie Sueur county last year.
J.B. WILLIAMS, the individual who
recently shipped barrel Of quail from
Houston county to La Crosse, marked
"eggggs," has paid 5000 and the costs Of
prosecution for his little indiscre.ion.
A YoUN1 lad Of Anoka, named Sam.
uel Hulett, was struck on the head
with a stick Of wood few days ago
since which he has been raving man
lac, and daily growing worse.
QUITE a serious ARRAY took place II
Hassen, Sherburn county, few day.
ago, between Goliah Whitcomb ant
Thomas Oakland, both residents of tina
town. They went out hunting toseth
er, shot buck, and then got into II dis
pute as to the manner Of dressing it
Knives were drawn, and in the 6gh
which followed, both were seriously in
jured.
SOME unknown scamp or scamps en-
, tered the barn Of Richard Irwin, VIII
lives on the Baldwin farm, on the Roch
ester road. and stole two sets Of ne'
harness, one Of which belonged to MI
Irwin the other to Frank Matthew!
Their rig was not then complete, 6
, they hitched on to pair Of bob sleigh
standing in the yard, and then cleare
2 to part is unknown.
J ONE day last week a Norwcgia
! named Peterson, while quarrying roc
! near Kasota, met with serious acc
dent. He had just prepared bias
l and while knocking off the corner Of
} rock with an iron bar, q spark Ae
t down into the vent hole, igniting IL
a powder. The flesh was badly torn fro
d his face, and he will probably lose h
r left eye, but it is thought he will othe
n wise recover.
THE young man Stevens, who sh'
= the culored barber in Rochester Ia
u summer, was found guilty Of manslaus
ter in the second degree, and was Sc
y fenced by Judge Waterman to fo'
10 years in the Penitentiary.
A DWELLING house this side
" Whiskcy Hill, about three miles tr"
Red Wing, on the Zuu'brota road, to-
y fire from the chimney on Sunday NOR
. ing and burned to the ground. Sol
- Of the bedding and furniture was save