Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-10-10
MINNESOTA NEWS.

ELRAzER SLocUM, 6R., of East Castle
Book, who was fatally injured month
ago, died on the 30th ult., aged SO years..
The new iron truss bridge at the Blue
Earth crossing on the st: Pauland 6ioux1
City road, was completed recently, and
trains are crossing regularly.
A VALUABLE OK weighing ], 800 pounds,
belonging to Loom Berry, of Princeton,
was shot and killed in the pasture BY
some miserable, revengeful scoundrel.
MRS. GUSTAV BEN1CA, of Wabots
Rice county, was burned to death ON the
goth ult., by the explosion of can of
kerosene.
MIR. JONES, of Howard Lake, shot
and severely wounded his son on Tues
day night, surprising him to be burg.
lar.
LOUIS FANcRE, of Herman, over 80
years of age, recently made a trip to
Alexandria and return-fully one hun
dred miles-on horseback, without sad
! die.
The apparatus and machines belong
ing to Charles Foster, of Appleton, Swift
county, and used by him for making sor-
ghus syrup, has been totally destroyed by
fire.
A sTEP-sON of Charles Walker. of
Sank Center, while out on horseback
looking for cattle, on the Both ult., near
that place, was struck by lightning, and
both boy and horse were killnd.
The A. q. U. w. of Minnesota paid
out during the months of July and Au-
gust $4,000 for five deaths which have
occurred in the order since Nav lst-
$4,000 to the family of each deceased
person.
PETER PETERSON WIGDAHL, an old
man 70 years of age, who lives in Lake
Prairie, led bull to water, and upon
returning to the stable the bull evident
~ attacked him, as he was found dead
soon after by his son.
c.. E. MORRILL, has n field of corn
which will yield over seventy-fve BUSH
els Of ears to the acre. As corn-grow-
ing state Minnesota is coming to the
front. Iowa, Illinois and Ohio must
look out for their laurels.-Swif Countu
Advocate.
MRS. MARIETTA Town, wife of HON.
er Town, of Roseville, Stearns county,
was accidentally shot in the breast by
her husband, as she was taking the gun
with the muzzle pointed towards her
heart.
The doctors say that for the past two
or three months they have not attended
a single birth of a female. They are all
boys, and they are lusty fellows, too. It
won't 90 for this thing to become gen.
eral.-Le ,Suer Sentinel.
FARMERS who, last spring, obtained
seed wheat from the state, must pay the
amount due for the same as follows:
One-half on or before the 18th day of
FEBRUARY, 1879, and the other one-half
on the 18th day of February, 1880, to the
county treasurer.
A GERMAN woman, of Mankato, pre-
sented at the bank in that place an ad-
vertisement of Centaur liniment in imi-
tation of hundred dollar greenback,
which she wanted changed. When told
it was worthless she said her husband
had received it for his harvest work.
MAJ. A. J. HANEY, of the town of
West Union, Todd county, picked from
one vine seventeen Hubbard squashes,
six of which weighed thirty-fve pounds
each. Twelve of the larger ones weighed
$40 pounds.
HENRY G. GERE, one of the old set.
tiers of Minnesota, having located in
Fillmore county in 1854, died in Chat.
field on the 25th of September, aged 6;
years. He was man of inestimable quail
tiles, and was held in high regard by his
acquaintance.
. AUGUST NELSON, of Alexandria
douglas county, shot large grey eagle
? in the woods skirting Lake Carlos. Thu
eagle measured six feet and one-hal1
, inches from tip to tip of the wings. Mr.
, Nelson used rifle, and the distance was
about 200 yards.
: SINCE the Midland railroad has passed
into the hands of the Milwaukee and
st. Paul road, Superintendent Prior has
been engaged in pushing its affairs. De
/ pots are being erected at Mazeppa, For
est Mills, Zumbrota, and Millville, and
two trains daily have been put on the
| line.
THERE has been large number OF
! cases Of diphtheFia at Mankato, but the
total deaths were only sixteen. The dis.
ease has been much more fatal in the
: adjoining townships of Lime, LIE Roy
and Mankato, where in five families
probably living within FIVE or six miles
OF each other, ten deaths have occurred.
A TwELvE-YEAR old daughter OF
John Morrite, of Rolling Green town.
ship, while watching the working of a
sugar'cane mill, carelessly placed hel
hand on the large cog which quickly
closed its iron jaws upon her fingers and
drew them into the wheels. Her fingers
hand and wrist were crushed to atoms,
and the horse attached to the power had
to be backed up before she could be ex.
tricated from her terrible predicament.
Dr. Hunt was summoned and amputated
the mangled member about three inches
above the wrist joint.-Sentinel.
THOMAS ANDERSON, of Iesco, about
twenty years of age, last Saturday met
with his death under the following cir.
cumstances: He aud younger brother
were in the field blowing, having with
them shot gun. On starting home
Anderson placed the gun upon the pillow
III such q manner that it would ride,
which brought the muzzle near his face.
The younger brother warned him of the
danger, but he paid no attention and
went on. Presently the weapon dis
charged, blowing the charge of shot
through the side of his head, killing
him instantly Waseca Herald.
The Monkey and the Dentist.
One of the large monkeys at the
Alexandra palace had been for some
time suffering from the decay Of the
right lower canine, and an abcess, form:
ing a--large. apr0tuberanoe on tie jaw,
had resulted. The pain seemed so great
it was decided to consult dentist as to
what should be done, and as the poor
creature was at times very savage, ii
was thought that if the tooth had to be
extracted the gas should be used for the
safety Of the operator. Preparations
were made accordingly, but the behavior