Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-07-17
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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DIPHTHER1A prevails at Clayton, Fari-
bault county.
SPECIMENS of coal have been found
near Jackson by railroad graders.
Mr.. F. KNUTsoN, of Waseca, an old
soldier of the Fifth Minnesota regiment,
died last week.
The Lutheran church building in
Freedom, Waseca county, was blown
down recently.
MIR: w. E. TRAUx, of Moorhead, is
one OF the most noted checker-players in
the United States.
AN attempt was made in Hastings to
enforce the Sunday laws, but the move
ment has collapsed.
| MISS STEWART, of Winnebago City,
fell from swing the other day and
broke one of her legs.
Mr.. 2. HENRY, of haywood, Benton
county, died from the effects of cancer
in his mouth recently.
Hon. L. II. RAwsoN's team ran away
at Rockford the other day, smashing the
buggy and badly injuring him.
GEO. II. PRESCOTT, of Bancroft, raised
this year, on a patch of ground only II!
rods square, AS boxes of Strawberries.
JOSEPH JERRY, of Mazeppa, late of
company G, Third Minnesota volunteer
infantry, has received the sum of $54S. SO
| pension arrears.
The assessed value of property in Cal
edonia, Houston county, is 1857 ,444.
Personal, $l95, ,46S; real, $l6l, ,G76; prop
erty exempt from taxation, $39, $50.
The New Ulm Review says the Mime
sofa and Cottonwood rivers are Just a
feet, and the latter nearly as much.
A 2.YEAR-oLD son of Edward Crow
ley, of Chatfield, was seriously scalded
the other day by pulling over on to him
self, from table, a bowl of hot soup.
Mr.. PETER PRENGEL, a prominent
merchant of Fergus Falls, was thrown
from his sn]kY -vhil,.;' ;..u uau Ills leg
broken.
Miss 9. A. PICKARD, one of the teach
ers in the public school at Waseca, was
severely burned about the hands and
arms recently, by the explosion of kero-
sene lamp.
JOHN w. SPRADL1NG, a telegraph
operator who had been out of employ
ment for some time, committed suicide
at Chatfeld on the Fourth, in fit of
depression.
ON account of the serious illness of his
wife, necessitating change Of climate,
Rev. Mr.. Stanley, of Jordan, Scott
county, rendered his resignation recent.
T., 4o @cl~o oAonk nokohor lot
A FoUR-YEAR old son of Frank
Graves, of Chattield, the other day
climbed post and in sliding down came
in contact with nail, which lacerated
his person in terrible manner.
A YOUNG lady near Luverne the other
day, instigated by disappointment in
love, attempted suicide by taking poison.
The act being discovered in time, medi
cal aid was summoned and she was saved.
A Mr.. CLOSE gives the Alexandria
Post the improbable report that Oh Sat.
urday night nineteen men encamped on
Inman prairie, Otter Tail county, were
all killed by lighening, and that not one
escaped to tell the tale.
Mr.. CHARLES PARKS, of Cannon Falls,
has obtained from the state fish commits
sioner about five thousand young fry
brook trout and about one thousand
landlocked salmon, for the purpose of
restocking the Cannon river with good
fish.
S. w. CHAFEEE, of this city, has the
contract for the erection at St. Vincent
of large elevator, with the capacity of
holding about 100000 bushels. The
elevator will be owned and operated by
the Red Wing mills.-Red Wing Advo-
cate.
The Morris Tribune says that Stevens
county register of deeds, Richardson,
has mortgage deed to record from the
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba
railroad, that will fill about forty or
fifty pages on the record. The deed is
for only $8,000,000.
DURING a recent storm Mr.. T. Nc
Carthy, of Empire, Dakota county, and
his hired man had fortunate escape
from being killed by lightning. They
were taking care of some cows in the
yard when the bolt struck, killing two
of the COWS and knocking both of the
men to the ground.
PIPEsTONE county is 4 new county,
and the Pipestone Star is a new paper,
Couple L t. " W FamarF9 that :@the first
will have the ceremony performed free
and also be credited with years sub
| scription to the Star."
Mr.. T. G. DAVIS, president OF the
Pennington bank, and Mr.. M. A. Dame,
a we'll known farmer, had terrific SET
to the other day in the bank, in which
| MI. Davis suffered considerably. his eve
being nearly gouged out. Dame was
arrested, but has not as yet had his ex'
animation.
ROBERT P. SARGENT, we'll known
and popular citizen of Jackson, died
recently. The Republic says: Formerly
he resided at Winnebago city, and was
for a time travelling for a commercial
house in st. Pau, and naturally had ar
extensive acquaintance and had gained
hosts of friends.
The village of Pipestone, Pipeston<
county, rejoices over the prospect of be
coming railroad point, and that by thu
9Th of September. The Star says th'
contract has been let for grading from
Rock river right into Pipestone city ant
men and teams are now coming to tn
ground and dirt will begin to fly her
8 before another issue of the Star.
O. r. WILSON, of Union Carnes
= Dodge county, killed rattlesnake tiv
and one half feet in length, and having
). ten rattles. VIM. Andrist killed on
four feet long, with nine rattles: Th
s Mantorville Express says these danger
e GUS and loathsome reptiles are not 9
t. plentiful now as they have been il
It times past when they could be foun'
IS almost by hundreds in the bluffs nea
G fhia VILLAGE