Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-12-19
MINNESOTA NEWS.


pronou need the county jail only fit for
wood shed.
LAKE KAMPEsKA, the terminus Of the
Winona and St. Peter railroad, is now
called Watertown.
Mr.. LAMM, of Mankato, lost FIVE chill
dren, who died of diphtheria, within the
space of two weeks.
MAJ. KENNEDY, Of Hastings, slipped
on the icy walk, turning his foot under
and fracturing his leg.
ABOUT 100 mortgages were recorded
at the Olmsted county recorders Office
during the month of October.
A SON, three years ole, OF William
Moore, of Denmark, Washington county
was killed by falling from wagon.
JOSEPH G1EFER, of Huntington, Da-
kota county, was killed by large rock
which he was trying to sink in the ground
The remains of the late G.. G. May
nard arrived at Atwater last week from
California and were buried with Masonic
honors.
A RUNAWAY team, the other day. at
Sleepy Eye, collided with a railroad
train. One of the horses was killed, the
other escaped injury.
A LADY aged 60 years, walking on the
public road in the town of Vasa, Good.
hue county, was almost instantly killed
by being knocked down by a runaway
horse.
MRS G.. L. Low, of Glencoe, died last
week from the effects Of bullet wound
inflicted by her own hand. She leaves
three childoen, the youngest babe but
few weeks old.
FEED HUFFMAN, indicted for the
murder of John Schroeder, some time
in September last, pleaded guilty at
Rochester and was sentenced to in
prisonment for life.
:, JAMES BEEGTsoN, aged eighteen, son
Of Mates Bepgtson, farmer near Cen
ter City, Chisago county, while hunting
on the Eth instant, accidentally shot
himself and is not expected to recover.
The town OF Pine Island, in Goodhue
county, is petitioning to be set off into
Olmsted county. Rochester, the county
, seat of that county, being much more
easy of access from Pine Island than Red
. Wing.
A. B. F1N1AY, of Faribault, who mar
, ried girl at Pine Island while having
wife at Faribault, plead guilty to the
, charge of bigamy. in the district court
, at Rochester, and was sent to Saltwater
, for three years.
THE team of Mr.. Ressler, of Summit,
ran away. In the wagon besides Mr..
Ressler were two ladies and boy named
Avis Rlschavy. All were thrown out.
The boy was killed. The others received
, only slight bruises.
MoNTEvIDEo, Chippewa county, re-
ioices at the completion of the Hastings
& Dakota railroad at that place and the
= consequent increase of business. New
buildings are going up and everything
promises prosperity.
A LOCOMOTIVE got away from its
; keeper at Emerson a few days ago, and
y y ran wild just a little, smashing up four
Z or five freight cars that were standing
: upon the track in the depot yard. No
y injury to human life or limb.
y Two men in Canistro, bod ge county,
= have have just discovered that for four
! years past they have been occupying
a each others land. The matter has been
+ righted by mutual transfer of titles,
each retaining the land he has occupied.
. In Hastings, the other day, sensation
: was produced by the appearance on one
y of the streets of crazy man entirely
y naked. His clothing was found on the
- street. he ran st full speed in the coun-
,, try, and at the latest date had not been
d found.
e The county treasurer Of Wlnona
n county has paid a bounty on precisely
" $4,000 gopher heads. Ten cents per
Il head has been paid on about half of the
y above number, and eight cents on the
remainder. One little boy, bringing in
g $40 scalps, received at one time S31
II bounty.
e HUGH HUNTER, a respectable young
is man of the town of Maine, Otter Tail
d county, who has been in Chicago for
le nearly year: being treated for di1h'
IS Guilty of his eyes, has returned home
d hopelessly blind. His case is sad one,
IS and his neighbors are disposed to aid
n him to the extent of their ability.
q A GIRL about six years of age, light
!. hair, light blue eyes, receding forehead,
i, full face, intelligent looking, and who
a gives her name as Virginia Ann" is
v now in charge of the proprietor of the
le Litchfeld House, at Litchfield. She
n was taken from a woman who seemed
o deranged, and who gave her name as
It "Stewart." The girl is supposed to be
It the one advertised in the St. Paul Pho
d ,.eer Press of Tuesday, Dec Sd, as stolen
h from parties in Iowa while attending q
= picnic.
MAURICE CAMPBELL, of Lake Wash
n ington, turned his cattle into his corn
field where he had finished husking, and
is soon after five of them died, and on Sun
lg day another one died. They undoubt'
q edlp died from the effects of smuth which
se they swallowed in eating the husks.
2 The cattle had been fattened and were
g nearly ready for market. Farmers
n should not allow their cattle to run in
is their fields, as there is an unusual
d amount of smuth on the corn this year
0. st. Peter Tribune.
SID MILLER, one of the worst horse
t. thieves who ever infested Minnesota,
is and who was recently released from the
n state prison at Saltwater, is up to his
d old tricks again. Recently he hired q
n team at Chat6eld for couple of hours,
D. but he forgot to take the rig back when
c. the time was up, and the owners are now
], after him with warrant. He was last
y seen in West Albany, where he stayed
). over night at the house of Thos. Reedy,
n and traded the carriage for lumber
wagon. A reward of $50 is offered for
~ his apprehension, and officers are on his
~ track. It is to be hopedh will be caught
- and returned to prison.
=. Clrcumstantial Evidence.
d In the year 1860 two men named Per.
- nv and their mother were hanged for the
"a murder of a man who had never been
~ murdered at all. Mr.. Harrison, Lady
=. Campden's steward, having been col
n lecting his rents, suddenly disappeared.
e John Perry accused his mother, himself,