Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-27
Minnesota Matters.
RAMSEY.

Three little boys were. drowned in
the Mississippi at St. Paul, on the 18th. They
were bathing on the west side and got beyond
their depth.
A servant girl at Fort Smelling left
her employers house on the 18th and has not
yet been found Her clothing was found ON
the river bank near the fort, and there is lit
tie doubt that her body is in the river.
The s.Red Caps" base ball club of
St. Paul played the "West Ends'' Of Ailwau-
kee, on the 18th, and got whitewashed in ev-
cry inning. The Milwaukee boys made seven
tallies, and received six whitewashes.
HOUSTON.
Houston county was settled in 1848
by two traders and q man named Brown.
There are now u school districts in tho
county and S6 school houses.
Caledonia has secured the establish
ment OF an academy which will open early in
September, and commence the work of fitting
pupils for colleges and universities.
A resident of the town of Whining.
ton has had so much financial trouble that
his reason has become dethroned and he Il
now an inmate Of the asylum at St. Peter. He
has wife and seven children.
The roughs of Brownsville tried to
get ups riot on the Fourth and provided
themselves with gooi revolvers for the occa-
sion, but timely precautions Of the officers
prevented.
Rochester presented $25 flag to tho
town sending the larges: representation to
their Independence Day doings. The Father
Matthew temperance society of High Forest
took the prize.
Ed. Waterman wanted a horse and
buggy to take his girl to an exhibition Of the
'Color Guard" at Rochester, and finding
good livery rig, just the thing, he made OF
with it after leaving his fair companion At
her home. He was caught at Lake City and
lodged in Jail to await trial in the next term
Of the district court.
Hon j. P. Wilson, a well-known citi.
zen OF St. Cloud, has removed East with his
family. He has not yet decided where to To-
cate.
THIRD DISTRICT REPUBLICANS.
The Third District Republican Con-
gressional convention met in st. Paul on the
18th. H. NJ. Sabin, Of Saltwater, was made
chairman. A warm contest was had over
contested delegations from Becker. Clay aud
Big Stone counties, after which names OF cam
didates were p opposed. DR.. J. II. Stewart,
of St. Paul, DR.. Levi Butler, Of Minneapolis,
Hon. Knute Nelson, of Douglas county, and
w. NJ. Nc luer of Washington were nomi.
mated. The informal ballot resulted: Stew
art, 81; Butler, 30; Nelson, l6; McCluer,
6. Necessary to o choice, 54. formal ball
lot was Immediately taken, resulting as fol-
lows: Stewart, IS; Butler, %; Nelson, l6;
and McCluer, 4.
On motion Of w. D. Washburne, the nomi-
nation Of DR. Stewart was made unanimous.
The following committee was appointed for
the year: l.. Fletcher, P. C. Stetten, Frank
Daggett, D. B. Scarle, w w. Webster, VIM.
R. Marshall, and w. H. Campbell.
The following platform was adopted:
Resolved, That We heartily approve and re-
affirm the National Republican platform re-
Gently adopted at Cincinnati, and especially
commend the letter Of acceptance Of Hon.
Rutherford B. Hayes, as a just and true expo
s;tion OF that platform, and OF the spirit and
purposes of the Republican party.
That We cordially endorse the nomination
of Rutherford B. Hayes and VIM. A. Wheeler
for President and Vice President, aud pledge
the Third Congressional district to give its
due proportion OF grand old fashioned Re-
publican State majority.