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

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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 BENICA, of Wabots,
Rice county, was burned to death on the
both ult., by the explosion of can of
kerosene.
Mr.. 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 81
years OF age, recently made trip to
Alexandria ard 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 goth ult., near
that place, was struck by Ii ghtning, and
both boy and horse were killnd.
The A. q. U. w. of Minnesota paid
out during the months of July and Au-
gust $1,000 for five deaths which have
occurred III the order since May LIST
S2,O0o to the family of each deceased
person.
PETER PETERSON WIGDAHL, an old
man 20 years Of age, who lives in Lake
Prairie, led bull to water, and upon
returning to the stable the bull evident
ly attacked him, as he was found dead
soon after by his son.
G.. 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.-,SuiH Lounty
Aduocate.
! MRS. MARIETTA Town, wife Of HON.
er Town, of Roseville, Stearns county,
was accidentally shot in the breast bv
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
single birth of female They are all
boys, and they are lusty fellows, too. 1t
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. HASEY, 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 251h Of September, aged 65
years. He was a man of inestimable quail
tiles, and was held in high regard Ivy his
acquaintance.
AUGUST Nelson, of Alexandria
Douglas county, shot large grey eagle
in the woods skirting Lake Carlos. The
eagle measured six feet and one-hal1
inches from tip to tip of the wings. Mr.
Nelson used rife, and the distance wa:
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 diphtheria 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 i W EAN e Ia OlO uduXuGCI u
John Morrite, Of Rolling Green town
ship, while watching the working of a
sugar-cane mill, carelessly placed her
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-
treated from her terrible predicament.
DR.. Hunt was summoned and amputated
the mangled member about three inches
above the wrist joint.-Sentinel.
| THOMAS ANDERSON, of Iosco, about
twenty years of age, last Saturday met
with his death under the following cir
cumstances: He aud a younger brother
were in the field blowing, having with
them shot gun. On starting home
Anderson placed the gun upon the pillow
in such 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.
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