Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-10-26
Minnesota Matters.
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A fve-year-old girl whose parents
reside near Kings Coolie, was burned to
death on the 18th. Her parents left her
alone in the house for few minutes, and she
amused herself by playing with the fire; the
result being death.
Two tramps stole a quantity of
money from merchant of Kellogg. They
were arrested as soon as the money was
missed, but nothing found. After being dis
charged, the two worthless went to the neigh
boring town Of Weaver, to which place they
were followed. The spies who thus took
their track engaged them in gambling, and
during the game obtained sufficient knowl-
edge to secure their arres: and the recovery
OF the stolen money.
sTEARNs.
A St. Cloud sportsman recently
killed twelve ducks at one shot-so says the
Times, which is a truthful paper.
Ex-Lieut. Governor Barto recently
addressed an audience at St. Cloud on the
Importance of educating the rising generation
in the military art.
John Sprath and wife, of the town
of Grove, lett home on Sunday last, leaving
five children in charge of the house tor the
afternoon. The house took fire and was to-
tally destroyed, together with all the provis-
ions, clothing and furniture Of the family,
200 bushels Of oats and all the farm ma
chinery. - = ~- -'.
FAR1BAULT.
The mi itia should be sent to Wells
at once, where two or three t'ladies' last
week interrupted a political meeting.
All extensive robbery of bonds was
effected at Wells, on the 18th, but by prompt
action the thieves, consisting OF two men, a
woman and a boy, were arrested and the stol-
en- property recovered. The value of the
stolen bonds was about s30, 900, and belonged
to Mr.. Goodrich of Albert Lea.
ST. PAUL.
A negro prisoner who had been SEN
fenced by Judge Brill TO serve term at Still
water for attempted murder, walked toward
the Judges desk and said: "Judge, you have
put it onto me pretty heavy this morning.
The next man that tackles me will put him
where he won't come back to tell any tales.''
The base ball season ended with a
grand gala week in the sister cities. The
champion club Of the world-the White
Stockings OF Chicago-played four games
there: two with the Red Caps of st. Paul and
and two with the Blue Stockings OF Mime
apolis. The former club made one tally to the
Chicago's nineteen on the first game and four
to eleven ON the second. The Blue Stockings
failed to do as we'll, making two to twenty
seven for their best score.
oIMsrED.
James March and family, of Salem,
were aroused early in the morning OF the
22d, by cracking flames, and had barely time
to s'barely" escape with their lives from their
burning house.
a little boy was tying a horse to q
post in Rochester, when dog playfully
jumped over the fence, frightening the horse
and literally cutting off two of the boy
fingers.
Rochester had a disastrous runaway
last week. A lady had her wrist broken, an
other was injured by the shock Of being
thrown out, the driver was bruised on the
hip and the horses leg was broken.
DOUGLASS.
Joseph Strang, of Hudson, raises po'
tatoes weighing three pounds each. For
potato story that's good one.
The Alexandria land Office has beep
ordered removed to Fergus Falls.
A correspondent of the Alex:asf;at:;r'1t:;i; Il;
Post complains of drunken rowdyism in that
town. Men come in from the country, get
beastly drunk, then drive their teams up and
down the Main street, Jehu-like, shouting
profanely and vulgarly at those they pass.
MOBILES.
Mobiles county shipped it's first load
of cattle to st. Paul, last week. The county
is destined to he one of the best stock grow
ing counties in the State. Its grasses are
abundant and sweet, without the overgrowtil
of noxious pasture weeds and hazel brush
which abound in many localities.
Prairie fires are running riot in all
directions, and this Notwithstanding the ex-
traOrdinary efforts that have been made by
the railroad company and settlers to prevent
them.
The journal is looking upa portion
of the unexpected ''relief fund.- which was
raised last year. The editor evidently thinks
there is then on
The trustees Of the NJ. E. Church
elected the office furniture Of Prof. Hum'ston
from their building at Worthington. last
week, sans ceremony. law suit grew out
of the affair, one of the trustees being charg'
ed with assault and battery on MIR. humlston
who was in the Office at the time. The charge
was not sustained, however.
l Freight business on the new ROAD
from W0rthington to Lu Verne is very good.
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Mason & Ianllin Cabinet Organ Declared Best
ut the Centennial.
Medals and diplomas have been SO
numerously awarded at the Centennial
in Philadelphia that they indicate notl.
ing as to the comparative merits OF ex
hibits. The Judges Reports alone de
termine rank in excellence. These un
equivocally assign to the Mason & Ham
lin Organs ssthe first rank in the severa
requisites of such instruments, j." whicl
ssis as much,'' says the New York III
bune, Gas to say they are the bestree,
organs exhibited, in all important qua'
tiles.
Much has been said about De Wit
J Talmage deserting the ''Christian a
Work. and assuming the editorship o
, the ssAdvance." Mr.. Talmage state
! from his pulpit that he changed chair
because the former paper was sold t
a Unitarian. There now!
Two young men named Ryan an
Murphy, at the Keystone iron mine
Ontonagon, Mich, commenced wrest
ling near the mouth of the shaft an
l fell down the same, a distance OF 7
! , feet. Ryan was badly mangled by tn
6 fall, and lived only an hour. Mu1
phy was more fortunate and hopes ar
+ entertained of his recovery.
The saying that an egg is equal to
!. pound of meat is mistaken notion
!; it is question whether weight fo
: weight, eggs are equal to beefsteal
!; With many persons, particularly