Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-21
MINNESOTA NEWS.

| CHARLES ZENNER, OF TOESOam, Olm-
sted county, was fatally shot by har-
vester, who escaped.
IT is believed that railroad trains will
be running to Preston, Fillmore county,
by the first of January next.
THERE are 2S5 acres of amber cane
growing in Blue Earth county, and it
promises an unusually good yield.
IT is reported that Capt. Thos. Smith,
one of the early settlers of Hastings,
recently died of yellow fever in Mem.
phis, Tenn.
W1NoNA is waking up to the neces-
sity of doing something for herself, and
the leading citizens propose to organize
board of trade.
! AT Owatonna, recently, a courtesan
named Annie Taylor shot at and killed q
man named VIM. Grinnell, who, in a
drunken condition, attempted to get
into her house. She is under arrest.
THE other morning, Chas. Armenian,
worthy German farmer, living near
Pine Island, Goodhue county, was kicked
! by sucking colt, and received injuries
which resulted in death. He was AZ
years old.
IT now appears that the engagement
of ex Gov. Seymour, of New York, to
deliver the address at the Minneapolis
fair was premature. Later advices say
that bis failing health will prevent him
from filling the engagement.
Mr.. MICHAEL KAvANAUGH, of Belle
Greek, Mabaska county, died on the 18th
inst. of injuries from a reaper accident
the Saturday before, by which his right
arm was cut off near the shoulder, and
his body otherwise terribly wounded.
IT is expected the Hastings and Da-
kota road through to Ortonville, at Big
Stone Lake, will be completed ready for
rolling stock some time next month.
The track is laid to within six miles of
Appleton, or about eighteen miles be-
yond Montevideo.
ACCORDING to the latest revised game
law, spOrtsmen cannot enter nor allow
their dogs to enter growing grain, and
permission must be asked of the owner
to enter enclosed grounds, at any time.
Violations of these provisions subject
the transgressor to penalty of $40.
The other evening the house of John
Strom, who lives about five miles east of
Cannon Falls, was struck by lightning.
Mrs. Strom and her little children were
alone in the house at the time, but were
not injured. The building took fire,
which Mrs. Strom succeeded in extin-
gushing.
E. M. ZEBLEY, Of Moorhead, in dis
pute with disreputable loafer named
John Hutchinson, was shot by the lat
ter. He fred two pistol shots, one of
which struck Zebley in the throat,
passed through the windpipe, and lodged
in the back part of the neck. The des-
perado was arrested. 1t is thought the
wounded man may survive.
THEY have had little sensation in
Brown county. 1t seems that a young
man started to run away with another
mans wife They came as far as Burns
man came from Marshall and the young
man paid him 5000. On the next train
came the father of the woman, and took
out warrant for the scamp, but he
skipped.
LAST week Miss Hattie Harrington,
daughter of Jerome Harrington, residing
near the Zumbro river, just north of
Byron, Waseca county, was killed in
trying to jump on a passing horse at her
fathers barn. She lit on the horses
back On her knees, the horse jumped and
threw her, the conclusion fracturing her
skull and causing instant death. She
was 81 years old.
RECENTLY a man in Belle Greek,
Goodhue county, was driving a reaper,
and had his little girl on with him, Civ
ing her ride. The horses were troubled
by flies and became unmanageable, and,
in order to control them, he threw off the
child, out of harms way, and in doing
so lost his balance, was thrown in front
of the sickle and had an arm cut COM
pletely off, besides being badly cut in
other places.
W1LLMAR Gazette: During the heavy
storm of last Thursday, a man by the
name of Simpson, living in the town of
Pleasant Hill, Traverse county, was
struck by lightning, while standing in a
wagon in company with Mr.. Huff, post
master at Pleasant Hill. Mr.. Simpson
was killed instantly, the horses which be
was leading at the time were knocked
fat, while Mr. Huff, who was standing
in close proximity to the ill-fated man,
was not even shocked.
JOHN KoLLER, a former resident of
the lower portion of Nicollet county,
nearly opposite LIE Seuer, has been out
of luck with women. 1t will be remem-
bered that his fret wife ran away with
another man about 4 year ago, while
pretending to visit st. Paul to pay for
merchandise. In about two months
thereafter, John went to Illinois and
married a second time; but when they
reached st. Paul tho new wife struck
some other affinity" and John sudden
ly found himself a grass widower for the
second time.
The Worthington Journal thus SHES a
stick at our venerable mother, the state:
"The state of Minnesota prohibits q
man from loaniDg money at a rate of
interest in excess of ten per cent. In
the matter of delinquent taxes, however,
the state of Minnesota is not so partic-
ular. A poor devil who fails to meet
his taxes does not get off with the legal
rate of interest, but is oppressed in the
meanest kind of a manner with an ex-
orbitant rate. The state of Minnesota
needs to apply the general law to her
SELF"
SUIT has been commenced in the
District Court for the county of Wash.
ington, this state, by the heirs of the
late Daniel McQuillan, for the recovery
from the Ancient Order of United
Workmen of the amount of his insurance
policy, $4,000. The Grand Lodge OF
the order contest the payment of this
loss on the ground of fraud upon the
part of said McQuillan in gaining mem
bership in the order, it having been
conclusively proved to them that at the
time of his admission he had been in.
formed by several different physicians
that he had but little time to live.
He died from the effects of pulsating
tumor, protruding through the ribs from
the main artery of the heart. This il
an important suit. the decision of which