Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-24
MINNESOTA NEWS ITEMS.

EDWARD Y. PRICE, the delAulting att0r.
ney at Willmar, has been disbarred by
the Kandiyohi bar association.
The first car load OF barrels were ship
ped from the Wells, Faribault county,
factory on Saturday the 10Th inst.
TIE saw mills of Fred Albers, at Union
Lakes, near Dundas, Rice county, were
burned on the night Of the 18th inst.
A MAN named j. N. Curry, engaged
in chopping wood near Hastings, recently,
fell upon an axe and came near severing
three fingers Of his hand. ...
IT is said that though the gross earn
ings of the S. NJ. r. r. for 1875 were only
$1,000 more than the previous year, the
savings we're about $4,000 more than
that year.
CHARLES PcoR, of Hastings, was hit in
the eye by the lash of . whip with which
1iously injured that entire loss Of sig hit
may result.
An old settler Of Wright county
named Joseph Rockliffe. was kicked on
the elbow by horse, about four weeks
ago, and died from the effects of the in.
jury on the 10th.
A CHILD Of Mrs. Brobcrg. who lives
in the lower part Of the town of Chisago
Lake, fell into tub Of home made beer
which its mother was brewing, and was
so SCALED that it died the next day after
the accident.
CokAro, Wright county, has a scandal
in high life, in which physician and the
wife Of his former partner in the drug
business arc the principals. Suits for di.
vorce. adultery and damages are to be in
stituted.
G. uAzEx of Parker's Prairie, Otter
Tail county, who was convicted At the
asst term Of court Of assault with intent
to commit rape, and sentenced to pay q
fine Of $500 or years CONTINENT in Jail,
has been sent to st. Cloud to serve out
his time.
A YOUNG man % years Of age, named
uawkinson, was instantly killed in MARI
on on the 18th inst. While at work in
stone quarry heavy rock became lossen-
ed above him, and in its descent crushed
the poor fellow to death.
In cleaning out 4 we'll 1T Eyota,a
satchel was found containing the body Of
an infant. The people who have used
the water of the we'll naturally demand
the detection and punishment Of the
criminal who placed it there.
LESuEUR Sentinel: Ground was bro.
ken on Friday morning for the eastern
shore pier of the iron bridge across the
river here, and the first pile was driven
for the foundation Of the pier Of Tuesday:
The work will be vigorously pushed un-
til the bridge is completed.
Mr.. II. S. BROWN of GAINESVILLE, upon
entering his kitchen the other morning.
found a six weeks old boy babe in the
room that some unknown don
had consigned to his care, Mr.. Brown
found . home for the little stranger
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dane who have
adopted it.
In 1854 every oak sapling on = claim
adjoining Lake City was cut off. To-day
part Of the same ground bears trees that
would yield twenty-five cords Of wood to
the acre, Of the slow-growing oak. What
would have been the result If the ground
had been planted with European larch
butternnt or maple?
AUSTIN Transcript: There is an old
man about the city who sleeps in any
hall or cellar-way to which he can find ar
entrance after business hours. 1t would
be we'll for the officers to keep an eye out
for him lest he should get so cold some
of these bitter mig hts as not to wake W
in the morning. We don't know who
he is.
A MAN named II. A. Buckley, who pur
ported to be an agent Of the Continental
Insurance Company Of Martinsburg
West Virginia, was arrested recently in
Austin on the charge Of doing an insur'
ance business for company not author
lied by the State Insurance Commission
cr. He was bound over in the sum ol
$500 for trial.
The first number Of the Benson Times
has been received. Itis neatly printed
seven column sheet, we'll filled with edi
torial, local and miscellan eous matter
and deserves liberal support from the
people Of Benson and Swift county. 1t
is published by Edward Thomas, known
in this city as an industrious and worthy
young man, and edited by W. A. Poland.
i MRS. JOHN KR1EcER. Of Iosco, Waseca
whose arm Was crushed in sugar mill ,
year ago, on the 18th suffered the pain
ful operation of having the arm cut
open and large portion of the principal
} bone of the fore arm removed. Drs
Schmidt and Brubaker Of Wasecs per
formed the operation, and the prospect
for the recovery Of the patient is con
sidered favorable.
They have q youthful incendiary in
Rochester, girl twelve years old wen
, to neighboring house when the family
were visiting her parents, and pouring
, kerosene oil in various places around tn,
rooms set fire to it. The fire WAS soo1
discovered and extinguished. The room
. are in large block Of business house
= = and the early discovery Of the incipien
D conAagration saved large destruction o
property.
2 A CURIOUS case of too much marrying
D has turned up in Olmsted county. Susa'
. Jones married James Taylor, and soo'
y after found that Taylor had previousl,
married, and the woman was still living
0 She declined to play second fiddle in tn
matrimonial waltz, and kicked over tn
0 hymcnial traces. Jim was investigated
= and it was ascertained that the Womal
he first married had 4 previous husband
0 and he declined to play second violin
The first marriage being illegal the secon
. naturally holds the twain.
The Hutchinson Enterprise gives
. horrible story Of the starvation Of
: Swedc boy in that vicinity. The bo
8 was taken sick and the parents were toll
, by their pastor to let him alone; thu
0 Christ made him sick and would tax
Q care of him. The parents, acting unde
Q the advisors directions, did let the littl
!. fellow alone, gave him nothing to eat Q
, drink, and the result was that the poo
0 little victim actually starved to death.