Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1872-11-28
state News.

gov, Scotland, that he, the aforesaid Z.
+. p has an interest in property val
ucd at about 81, 100000 left by an ill.,
dividual lately deceased in England.
Mr. r. proposes postponing a pilgrim
age for his proportion Of the property
until more precise particulars are pro-
cured. He is already out Is cents for
postage on the letter received.-&.
Cloud Journal.
St. Cloud wants fire engine-if she
had possessed one day or two ago, her
costs would have been saved several
times over.
The Duluth Herald says that the
severe storm on the Northern Pacific
railroad did not interfere with the run
n;ag Of tho trains, and thinks there will
be little If any trouble on the road this
winter from the snow, protecting fences
having been erected along the most ex-
posed points.
DR.. Wiley, for long time one Of
the leading physicians Of St. Paul, but
who for three years has been himself
suffering from consumption, died at his
summer residence at Bayfield, last
Thursday afternoon. The remains
were taken to St. Paul by the evening
train Of Friday from Duluth, and were
met At the depot by the members Of
Damascus Commandery and escorted
with Masonic honors to the residence
of Mr.. John r. Irwin ,son.in-law Of the
deceased, from whose house the funeral
viii be held.
There was over 400 900 bushels Of
wheat shipped from Saltwater for the
East via Duluth during the month Of
October.
Clothes-line thieves are doing thri-
wing business in Duluth.
The Duluth Tribune has reached the
conclusion that it is about time for
"snperior and Duluth to stop quarrel
ing" and work together for the whole
interests of the head Of the lake. Sem
sible conclusion, that.
The Duluth Tribune announces that
the papers in the injunction suit against
the dixie commenced by the State Of
Wisconsin in the Supreme Court Of
the United States, have been served
upon their city authorities. Tho Tri-
June claims that IS the dixie was built
10 satisfy the demands Of Superior, and
that rs it is of no benefit to Duluth, that
city should be reimbursed for the cost
of the dixie, and for the expense Of re-
moving the same, should the proceed
ings now commenced, result in decis-
ion to that effect.
! The Waseca Neus records a funny
mistake by which one Geo. ". Smith,
Of that county, got hold Of draft for
$50, made payable to Mr.. ". Smith,
same county. While in possession Of
this Mr.. Geo. W. Smith, the name Of
w Smith vas endorsed on the back OF
the draft, and in due time Mr.. Geo.
W. Smith received the money. Sub.
scquently Mr.. Geo. W. Smith was ar
rested for his mistake, and upon being
confronted with the fact, tie money was
returned to Mr.. W. Smith, and the
very careless Geo. w. Smith was allo ".
ed to go at liberty. Funny wasn't it.
The Post-of6ce Depar tmcnt has or.
dered the discontinuanco Of the post
Office at Taft, in Rice county, there be-
ing no applicant for the position Of post
master.
| LIE Sueur has q business woman-she
having succeeded in disposing Of five
husbands, and last week took the con-
tract of doing the sixth.
The Duluth Herald puts its beg
handsomely. 1t says, "the time is ap-
preaching when editors usually mention
! the receipt Of Thanksgiving turkeys"