Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-07-03
Minnesota News.

Thirty-two thousand bushels Of wheat
were marketed in Owatonna, last week.
A little boy, named John Rogers was
drowned At St. Peter, lust Monday.
JUDGE COOLEY, Of New Orleans,
was killed in duel by Col. Rhett, Of
the Picayune, last week, Wednesday.
Mr.. Swan, Of Niningcr, has whcat
fully headed and expects it will be rca-
dy for harvesting July 10th.
Hon. f. NJ. Wilson, Of Minneapolis,
will deliver the Grafton on tho Fourth
ut Hastings.
A vein Of copper four feet thick has
been discovered, about mile and half
from Duluth.
The residence Of Charles J. ::Dakin,
of Clearwater, was burned Wednesday
afternoon last. Only a small part Of
the furniture was saved.
The next term Of the Red Wing
Collegiate Institute begins September
18th, next, with full corps Of teach
ers.
twenty-five farm houses are going up
in the town Of Hay Greek, Goodhue
county. that will cost from 81 900 to
IS 900 each.
"PAT" SULLIVAN fatally stabbed
Andrew Fallen and Jerry Bremen, at
Moorhead, last Monday. Cause-bad
whiskey, and strike.
Prof. Moore, Of the St. Cloud Nor
NAL School, has returned from a visit to
the cast. While absent he engaged
two teachers for the St. Cloud school.
Mr.. Zcnas Wilson, of the Citizens
National Bank, Faribau]t, has rendered
his resignation as cashier Of that in
stitution, to take effect the LIST Of July,
and has gone to Painsville, Ohio.
Tom Cosgrove, for many years en-
gagged in drives On the St. Croix, was
drowned while attempting to run the
dam and rapids, at Taylor's Falls, on
Friday tho goth.
The Saltwater Messenger heads an
announcement Of the Grand Chapters
election of Senator Castle to DO NJ. E.
G. II. p, with the Dutchman's query,
" How high ish DAFT"
On Friday, ten wagons with the usu-
al average number Of men, women aid
children, with $50 head Of cattle, Is
sheep, and rs horses, passed through
St. Cloud on their way to the upper
country.
Two Wanau'ingo Farmers, returning
from Red Wing, were stopped on the
road, Friday morning last, by two foot
pads, who compelled them to surrender
what money they had, being about
$40. This is the second, late, instance
Of highway robbery on the same road.
Ira Grant, late a graduate Of the
State Reform School, Was drowned at
Winona, june 9th, in the Mississippi,
near the depot. The body was found
in ten minutes after it sank, but too
late to restore life.
Sleepy Eye, says the Ne- Ulm Her.
aid, is to celebrate the Fourth in be-
coming manner. Mr.. J. W. Taylor, is
to deliver the Grafton, and MIR. A. w.
Williamson will read the Declaration
Of Independence.
The Dakota County Committee, ap-
pointed to investigate the affairs Of the
county officers, has reported. The on
ly portion of the report made public,
was the bill Of the committee for their
expenses which amounted to $538.20.
Most people, in this vicinity, says
the St. Peter Tribune, have seen the
apple trees in Albert Knights garden.
They were set out fourteen years ago,
and have grown to be large trees, large
enough fog each Of them to bear sever
al barrels Of apples, but most Of them
are now dead.
! The St. Peter Tribune says that the
five most distinguished cadets in the
West Point graduating classes have
their names attached to the Army Re-
|gister. Among the chosen five for thi.
year, il John A. Lundeen, of St. Peter
a compliment to the graduate and the
North Star State.
pr. D'Unger, Of the Duluth Herald
returned home from bis recent stay in
St. Paul with $3.50 in his purse, which
he considers Of sufficient importance t
announce in tho columns of his OWL
paper. He also says that his defeat il
tho suit with the N. W. T. TO-, "make'
the raising Of new telegraph pole,'
at Duluth, certain.
Kuter, the young man who was ar
rested for robbing the mails, while ON
ployed in the Winona Post. office, pleat
. guilty. and was sentenced to pay fut
! Of $500 and be imprisoned in the Wi
: mona county Jail for six months.
The dwelling house Of J. e. Means
near Carimona, Fillmore county, wa
struck by lightning on Sunday nigh
, last, and damaged seriously. Loss GOV
1 cred by insurance. Also the granar,
, of MIR. A. L. Howe, on Freesoil Prai
RE, was destroyed by lightning tn
= same night.
t The house Of James A. Scott, tw
Q miles east of Fountain. saws the Chat