Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-10-12
Minnesota Matters.
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Thompson & Williams large Touring
mill at Lanesboro was destroyed by fire the
morning of the 26th. The fire originated in the
shutter. Three hundred barrels ofnour and
between 5000 and 200 bushels of wheat was
destroyed. Loss from ~, 600 to $4,000.
-. ,. ss-ty- CARVER,
The Chaska Valley Herald says that
dependent candidate for Judge of that Dis
trict, and that L. L. Baxter soon will be.
John L. Macdonald is the Democratic nomi-
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OLMSTED.
The inebriate asylum is to be built,
and work will commence this fall Official
advertisements for proposals to furnish mate
rial and work on the foundation appear in
the Rochester Post of the 3Oth.
Ono evening last week couple CT
highwaymen grappled young man, whose
name is not given, near Eyota, Olmsted
county, and rifled his pockets of all valuable
including s38 in money. r'f-a@
sTEARNs. -.
A young lady, recently arrived in
Fairhaven, Stearns county, from New York,
was adjudged insane on the 25th, and taken
to the st. Peter Insane Asylum. The cause
Of her mental alteration is brooding over the
death OF her lover, who was drowned in New
York State some two months ago.
MOWER.
Huntly, charged with having stolea:
horse from Mr. Mason of Leroy, and Mr..
Huntington, with being defaulting treasur-
or OF the town of Dexter, tailed to appear for
trial at the recent term of the court. It is
supposed they have clea1cd out.
A company of 60 picked men has
been organized in Farbault, which is armed
with improved breech-loading rifles, the es-
pecial object being the guarding of the Jail
wherein are confined the Northfeld raiders.
Dundas, in the same county, is organizing a
similar company.
sIlERBOURNE.
Mr.. j. Featherstone, of Elk River,
has cucumber in his garden which is only
four feet three inches long, and it is rather q
poor year for that fruit too -
Mr.. j. B. Hammond, of Lily Pond,
Wright county has sent the editor of the
Elk River Star small limb, six inches in
length, which contains 81 fine large Tram
scendant crab apples. Who can beat it'
DODGE.
At Dodge Centre, a lad named Frank
Smith, aged about II years, was dangerously,
if not fatally, shot in the breast by another
boy named Henry Preston, who pointed and
fired his revolver in play.
The mail route from Buffalo to AL
bion has been discontinued.
Times were made quite lively at
Buffalo by the county fair, fighting, stealing
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GOODNCE.
Red Wing is now enjoying it's annual
harvest Of business consequent upon the sea-
son of the year and the rise in the price of
wheat. There is no other town in the State
where greater activity may be seen on any
and every day in the week than in Red Wing.
DOUGLASS.
Alexandria Post: About six years
ago Urness Ward suddenly and mysteriously
disappeared from Holmes City, and no trace
of hum has since been found. It is known
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dred dollars, and foul play was suspected.
Supicion strongly pointed to a certain indi-
vidual, who from embarrassing impecuniosity
suddenly passed to free and easy and flush
spendthritt. Only few days ago, near
Holmes City store, q human skeleton was dis.
covered, and near it was found gold watch
which Ole L. Fill identified as one that hi
sold to the missing Ward. We have mo-
been able to learn further particulars; bu
here is evidently a case for Investigation. L
is also reported that Wards watch was seer
in possession of the suspected party referred
to.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
There are three amendments to the
nesota, this year, to be voted upon at thu
coming election, viz.
Amendment to section IL, Article a: 81
any bill presented to the governor contains
several items of appropriation of money, HI
may object to one or more such items, while
approving of the other portion of the bill. II
such case he shall append to the bill at th'
time of signing it a statement Of the items t
which he objects and the appropriation 81
objected to shall not take effect. II the leg
islature he in session, he shall transmit I,
the House in which the bill originated a copy
Of such statement, and the items objected tC
shall be separately rcconsidered. II, on re
consideration, one or more of such items b'
approved by two.thirds Of the members elect
ed to each house; the same shall bea part o
the law, Notwithstanding the objection of tn
governor. All the provisions of this section
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ernor, shall apply in cases in which he shall
withhold his approval from any item or item
contained in bill appropriating money"
Amendment to sectio1r 3, article 10. Tha
section 3 of article 10, of the constitution b
amended so rs to read as follows: ''Sec.
Each stockholder in any corporation shall
liable only for all unpaid installments o
stock owned by, or transferred for the pun
pose OF detrauding creditors.'
Amendments dissection ofarticle I. ''Tha
p there be added at the end of section 8, articl
6, the following words, viz: Whenever all {
majority Of the judges of the supreme cou1
T. shall from any cause he disqualified from si
G tings in any case in said court, the governor
or it he shall be interested in the result OF sue
l. case, then the lieutenant governor shall a!
a sign judges OF the district court of the Stat
4 who shall sit in such case, in place OF sue
= qualified judges, with all tho powers and dt
II ties of the judges OF the supreme court.
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- The report of the district veterinar
. surgeons in Wurtemburg makes us a
uuainted with a novel device for di
covering dogs which have been worr.
. ing sheep. In February. a dog attacke
. . flock during the night and kille
n eleven. The shepherd reported tt
q circumstance to Veterinary Surge0
~ - Osterstag, who soon after discovered
=. - dog which. from its general appearan'
!. and muddy condition, he suspected I
:, being the culprit. He accordingly r
=. solved to test his suspicious by glvil
10 it an emetic, the effect of which was
= bring up some flesh and an ear, CORE
- ponding to that of one of the shee
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