Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-12-04
MINNESOTA NEWS.

FATAL cases of diphtheria are report
ed in Sterling, Blue Earth county.
ABOUT 3, 900 day is being paid out
for wheat in Blue Earth city, Faribault
county.
ORTONvILLE claims a population of
1000. The Hastings & Dakota railroad
has been completed to that place.
Mr.. TILDETT, of Dunbar, Faribault
county, has an artesian we'll that throws
water twelve feet above the surface of
the ground.
OLE JACOBSON, one of the oldest
settlers, and very valuable citizen of
Hawley, Clay county, died suddenly
last week of paralysis.
AUGUSTUS SMITH, of Plainview, has
recently poisoned five wolves with
stry chnine, that came to feed on the
CARCASS Of dead horse.
RICHARD D WooDwoRTH WAS indict-
ed at the last term of court at New Ulm
Tor bigsmy, pleaded guilty, aud WAS
nenteuccd IN Pay q 6ne of $500.
G. w. SEEFltLD, of St. Charles,
Winona county, is putting in a three
run Touring mill next season in connec-
ton with his his steam grain elevator
Da. HAGAN, Of S.. Paul, with the
assistance of Doctors Campbell and
Basser, amputa.ed both legs If Fred
Lowe, of Brainerd, who is now doing we'll.
E. NJ. BnOUGAT"N, of Was-ca, was
taken home from Redwood Falls last
week in 4 dangerous state of mind, sup
posed to result from last summers sun
stroke.
THE school board of Anoka have voted
50 900 as a special school tax for tire
coming year, which is nearly eleven
mills on the dollar. Last year the tax
was three mills.
AN emigrant wagon passing through
Wells the other day, drawn by two
steers, a cow and mule. The establish.
ment had come from southern Illinois
since September l.
The other day W. J. Edwards, while
on his way from Ben.un to hi. home in
Hegbert, Swift county, fell from bis
Wa yon, receiving such injuries that he
died iu few hours.
MRS. Z. c. Parker, wife OF Hon. f.
B Parker, living near Gordon City,
Blue Earth county, had one of her legs
broken between the ankle and the knee
by falling down the cellar stairs.
W. J. EDWARDS, familiarly known as
"Jap Edwards" returning from bis
home in Fairfield from Benson, recently,
fell from his wagon and received injuries
which resulted iu his death next day.
WHILE digging a we'll on the farm of
Samuel johnson, residing three miles
east of Kingston, some days ago, a vein
of coal was struck at depth of eight
feet from the su1face.-LstchfsId Mde-
pendent.
THE wife of John Ysungstrom, three
miles from Litchfcld, attempted to COM
NIT suicide recently. She took pretty
strong dose of stry chnine, but effective
antidOtes were given and the woman's
life saved, after she had undergone hours
of intense suffering.
BETWEEN sundown and dark the other
aay the jewelry store Of Oliver Peterson,
r6bSed cf ~atces ~nsa ;" ana Exsy s. sHS91S t. s
amount of $500. The r. bbers were seen
escaping from the back door with their
plumber, but have not been captured.
LAST week the barn of Mr.. Cal.
Perkins, brother of S. A. Perkins, OF
Lakeville, near Preston Lake, Berville
county, was totally destroyed by fire,
together with two horses, harnesses, two
cows, several head of young cattle,
poultry and all his wheat; also span
of horses harnesses, buffalo robes,
blankets, etc., belonging to G. J. New
comb, who was stopping there at the
time.
A FELLOW named jarrett went to
Mrs. Sarah Simpsons residence in Plain
view, Wabashaw county, the other day,
and told the boy that Mrs. Simpson, who
was in Wabashaw, was in need of money,
and had sent him so sell some wheat and
take the money to her. The boy hitched
up the team, and jarrett helped load
the wheat, which was taken to the
elevator and sold for 1872. Jarrett
pocketed the money and skipped.
AN Icelander got on the cars at Min
nesota city bound for Marshall, paid the
regular fare to the conductor, alter
wards was made pay twenty five cents
more by brakeman, and subsequently,
1T the command of the brakeman,
iumped from cars while in motion fol
| fear of his being pushed of. Both bones
of his right leg were broken below the
knee. and bis shoulder was badly buised,
He was taken to q hotel in Marshall and
cared for. lhe dishonest brakeman will
be dealt with.
Dr.. BERRY laid on our desk yesterday
morning the tine of pitchfork, eight
inches long, that was n m wed from th'
upper part of the thigh and abdomen o
Mrs John SamuelsoD, of Bcrnad0tte
Nicollet county. Some ten weeks az
this lady fell from load of hay onto
pitchfork, but never supPO'td the tln'
was in the fe.h until last Saturday
when Dr.. T Nj. Maroellus, of Sleep.
Eve. one of Brown county enterpr,eint
NJ DIS made An operation, and to tn
intense surprise of every one f6n"d an
removed the same.-NeU Ufn' fev'tw'
| THERE is one good thing to be said o
the location of the insane hospital, an
that is. the extreme low price of fue
which is no uncomfortable item OF ez
pense. The St. Peter 7Tiouac gives tn
bids for over 1900 cords Of hard wo'
to be delivered 1T the main hospital .
from 81 SO to 8 25, and averaging 272
per cord; $3.50 cords were soft woo" Il
, delivery ut the same place, at from IL
to 81, and averaging 81 SO per cord; an
:. IT'S cords of soft woUd for deliver
at the pump house at from prices RAM
, ipp from $40 to 81 80, aud aversgin
!, $l72& per cord. Tne prices paid wei
, considerably below the above average.
! The Death of Tompkins' Mother.
ii Tne gentleman of this city who was ,
:. absentrminded thst he put bis um6Iel
] to bed and stood in the corner bimsslt
night has furnished another illustrate
q of mental wool-gathering. He can