Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-29
MINNESOTA NEWS.

,een planted to corn in the vicinity of
Outldas.
LAST week G. G. Pineo, of Grand
Meadow, had his stable struck by light
ming and lost four horses, one COW and
all his farming implements.
A LITTLE girl named Nellie Grove,
Twelve years old, was run over by q train
at street crossing in Minneapolis, and
80 seriously injured that she soon after
died.
CARL ANTON S1MoNDET, of Redwood
Falls, died few days since of apoplexy.
His death was very sudden. He had
been resident of Redwood county many
years.
Mr.. JOHN HUNY, one of the Oldest
residents and first settler in Millville,
Wabasha county, died at his residence
on Friday last. He was merchant, ho-
tel keeper and postmaster at the time of
his death.
The line of railroad from Tracy west
is located by the way of Twin lakes, in
Custer township, and about a mile south
of Rock lake, passing two or three miles
south of Marshfield and touching Lake
Benton about half way between Marsh
field and Lake Benton postohice.
At st. Paul, the other day, twenty
one letters were found in the partition
of an old baggage car sent to the shops
for repairs, which car had been used for
postal car. The letters were from four
to nine months old and undoubtedly
came where they were discovered by &C.
cident.
1nE r";."ont 'se~';">l has q half
pound specimen of the meteor, which is
about the size of goose egg. 1t is
mostly composed of metallic substance,
closely resembling steel, but it is evil
IDENTIFY Of a harder material, as the
strongest acids fail to have any. effect
upon it.
A LITTLE son of Mr.. Arnold, Is years
of age, who resides in township lis,
range 46, while leading horse tied the
halter around his waist. The horse took
fright and ran, drawing the little fellow
after him. When released he was dead,
his neck was broken.-Lac qui Parle In
dependent.
DURING rain storm recently the barn
of Frederick Draveskracht, of Kelso,
was struck by lightning and two of his
horses killed and third badly stunned.
If the barn had taken fire the loss would
have been greater, as it contained thir-
teen head of horses and colts at the time.
-Henderson Independent.
A WOMAN was fined 1925 the other cay
at Worthington for selling a glass Of
cider, and when the jury came in with
the verdict her father arose in front OF
them and said: "Gentlemen of the jury,
all I've got to say is, you're set of id
asses" In reply to this the justice said
SIS fine for contempt of court.
The twentieth annual session of the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars will be
held in Minneapolis, commencing June
18th, 1879, and continue three days
Arrangements are being made for pic
mic excursion on Lake Minnetonka i'm.
mediately after the session, in which all
Good Templars and their friends will be
invited to participate.
In Christiana, Jackson county, during
storm the other night, lightning struck
the new grout house of Mr.. J. H. Ingalls,
when both both sides of the house fell
outwards, leaving the ends standing
The chamber floor fell, and though MIR
and Mrs. ingalls, were sleeping below ane
two boys upstairs, no one was injured
The floor was caught on the bed posts OF
was suspended in some way, and still thu
whole family miraculously escaped.
The state high school board, after con
Styling With the attorney general, ha
ing one-half of last winters appropria
tion among twenty schools, selected witt
regard to location and population, tina
officer deciding that those consideration
had nothing to do with the matter, blu
that all schools complying with the Law
were entitled to participate in the divi
sion, and accordingly the number ma
!, been increased to 38.
Mr.. ALBERT LOCKE, of Donnelly, me
? with quite serious accident last weel
while attempting to draw ball from 1
rifle. 1t appears that he first worked
as he thong ht-all the charge of powdel
! out of the gun, then took a red hot irol
> and inserted it in the barrel intending
10 melt the ball. The gun burst ant
drove large silver into his hand, max
| ing serious wound. The accident j
, the more serious as Mr.. Locke is on
armed man, and this renders him TEN
, porarily helpless.
DURING the storm and hi Oh win
! recently, the house of MI. Martin Spe]
: lacy, in the town of Greenleaf, wa
I moved some little distance by the wind
8 Mr.. Spellacy was somewhat injured. II
: was about going down cellar for some
? thing when the house moved and hi
, legs were caught under the sill. FL
), was compelled to remain in that position
until the floor could be sawed out sui
: fciently to let him loose. Surely tina
was close call for serious accident
Litchfed Nesos-Ledger.
A TERRIBLE rain storm, followed by
: heavy fall of hail, passed over Monte
:. video and that section, the latter part Q
, last week. The hail covered the groun
and ranged from one to two iHches il
diameter. The large agricultural ware
house of P. 81. Nettieton & Co., was lai,
fiat on the ground. Bartlett's hotel wa
moved six feet from its foundation ant
badly wrenched. The Methodist church
also suffered considerable damage. From
reports from the surrounding coun
try it appears that large amount O.
window glass was broken by the hal
stones.
ABOUT year ago Mr.. Alex. Wilson,
foreman for Nh. Dalrymple in his larg
farming operations, was seriously injure'
on tie Northern Pacific railroad, noa
Fargo. A misplaced switch threw tn
car in which Mr.. Wilson was a passenge
from the track, and he was thrown on
of the car door, breaking his arm in tw'
places and being cripple for life. H
brought suit against the company TO
$4,000 damages, and the case came t.
trial before Judge Wilkin in the Ramsey
county district court on Tuesday. Thu
Jury took the case and returned verdic
for plaintiff of $4,000. The case viii
now go to the Supreme Court.
!: A SHOCKING railroad accident oc
CURED at Shakopee on the 10th, whict
resulted in the death of James Clark
an employe of the St. Paul and Siou1
Citv railroad Clark WAS ENGAGED in as