Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-09-04

Minnesota News.
The late Augustus Armstrong had
IN insurance on his life for $1,000
The Lutheran Society Of ST. James,
Watonwan county, are building new
church,
Many Of the farmers of Dodge Co :,
have taken the fencing-in law by tho
forelock, aud taken away the road fence
from their fields.
A. NJ Barnuu', Of Daluta, has en-.
tered into contract TO furnish tho blast
furnace there With 20, 900 cords Of wood
annually, for Eve years.
Miss Minnie l.. Hewitt, for several
years teacher in the First State Nor
NAL School, Winona, died At Lawrence
Kansas, on tho 2lst ult.. after an ill.,
ness Of two weeks, Of typhoid fever.
Il u stated that the iron has been
procured in New York. to complete tho
branch road, from Wells to Mastato,
aud that tho work viii b commenced at
an early day.
Mr.. Aoultos, The nurserynan, do
mates the Carver County Agricultural
Society 200 spple tress, 70 b distribu
ted ~ premiums, At the forthcoming
fair.
The lawyers Of Ftssbosa county
have orsssissa n, Assestatios, viii,
tho following o0ssss !: Prssiaeet. T.
G. staey esarseaeJ. D b. p. Hibbs
Treasures. j. 81. Parker.
Experienced parties from Michigan
aud Psnssylvaaia, Who have examined
the iron ore It ths North Shore, pro.
nounee it superior to any oshsr in thi,
country.
| An ex-me ubss Of the Legislature
invested 80 with tho three-carde
monte, last week, Il Eyota. He i
now On earnest opponent Of gambling
having learned By ed experience, ii
bad effects.
Two Poles, August Zoehssti and An
toiae Blooh.sty, a work in gravel pit
below Winona, Thursday, were badl,
crushed by the caving in Of the bank
Hopes are entertained for their recov
|ery.
J.W. Gidley, Superintendent Of til;
Minnesota Stage Company, in the Rec
River country, was attacked BY high
waynen, a few days since, and made tt
disgorge his wealth-ninety-nine cents
all he had.
Andrew Ammundson, a Norwegian
living in the town Of Rome, Faribaul
county, was struck BY lightning ant
instantly killed, on Tuesday, Of las
week. A child sitting in his lap a
the time escaped with slight injury.
The steamer Alpha, reached Brock
snridge the Goth ult., on her trial trip
> from Fergus Falls to Fort Garry, wit
sixty.tive tons Of flour and fifteen tom
! of merchandise. The entire stream il
; believed to be navigablo the entire sea
son.
Miss Anna l.. Kempton, Assistan
M.tron Of the Soldiers' Orphans Home
Winoua. died in that city, Sunday a
III o'clock, =. m. For years Mis-
Kempton had besn = sufferer viii
heart Disease, which doal!,, resulted j:
her death, ~ above stated.
The peat deposits in Mobiles county
are developing most satisfactorily, and
large quantity is to be taken out fol
fuel. Oae cord Of this peat, it is
claimed, will be equal to about one ant
. half tons Of Iowa coal. Il 10 thought
the peat eaa be sold on the ground q
from two to three dollars.
The employees Of the NJ. L 81. p
Railway have Just erected . four hun
dred dollar usooumsst 20 the memory
Of Thomas Dsvisey, Of 0.aton,s, who
va aeeidssaally killed on the above
line Of road last winter, February ga
while in their employ ~ brakeman.
! The Duluth 1L5..s seys that rel
.t;vs Of Nis Res.l;s Lasss, = Chip
psva halftrssi, Who be- just had hs'
; titls 70 . valssble tssst # land nee
that city verified through the eoarts, 1
about to eeo0eoes ., setioa T. oh
tais posssssios Of $50 .erss At Ian,
lying vithis the city hmits-
> The Frssbors County Standard, Il
view Of ths many eases Of higbwa.
robbery, Of late, advnss the farmers 0
that section 70 40 prepared to NEE
} any gentle and polished invitation t
surrender money, a it deserves to b
.et," meaning, Ia plain English, 4
shoot The misereant on tho spot. Goo,
advice.
During the ssorm Of Thursday, last
the house Of Albert Trip, Of North
' field, Was struck by lightning. TIL
: aufd entered the building BY the roof
t tearing and. n.rriug the inside of tn
. building considerably. Mrs. Trip
. lying on the bed at the tune, was Sc
= vcrely shocked, though not seriousl,