Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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MINNESOTA NEWS.
The school superintendent of Goodhue
county gets 81 200 year.
Mr.. 81. 81. PRINGLE, prominent cit
izen of Hastings, died of congestion of
the brain on the 21st.
Mr.. FR. julius, of New Ulm, who has
for over a year been suffering terribly
with lip cancer, died last Saturday even
ing.
THE Independent says there is a fno
opening for good doctor at Lac qui
Parle-and none but q good one is
wanted.
The late VIM. 81. Keith, of Winona,
devised nearly all of his property to the
First Methodist Episcopal Church of
that city.
HENRY DwELLE, of Lake City, late
of Company M, First Wisconsin
volunteer cavalry, has received the sum
OF $694.67 pension arrears.
A SMALL boy, son of Mrs. Leo, of
jackson county, had leg so lacerated by
the sickle of reaping machine as to
render amputatiOn necessary.
Mr.. JAMES B. PEABoBY, of st. Psul.
has about completed arrangements for
the construction of hotel at Glenwood,
Pope county, that will cost s., 500.
The Anoka Union notices that w. D.
Washburn & Co. have commenced work
on an extensive fouring-mill and eleva.
tor at Anoka that will cost $75, 900.
TIE other day Frank Blake, of Ra.
VIENNA, of Dakota county, while at work
on q threshing machine, had one leg
broken and received other severe in
juries.
A SON of Mrs. Kane, of Douglas,
Dakota county, aged II years, fell from
a stack on q rake handle the other day
and received injuries from which he died
the next day.
HENRY M. HAYES, formerly of Hast
ings, who it will be remembered mur-
dered Angoll, about year ago, in Massa-
chusetts, had his trial on the 10th of this
month, and was sentenced to twenty
years in the penitentiary.
The dwelling house of William Apple
gate, of Princetown, Mile Laos county,
was destroyed by fire the other night.
The flames awakened him from sleep.
He rad a lively time in hurrying his
wife and children down stairs. The
origin of the fire is a mystery.
MR. JOHN WILSON, of West Albany,
Wabasha county, was running to head
off horse that he wished to drive into
the barn, when he suddenly fell and
never spoke afterward. Members of the
family were near, and, upon seeing him
fall, they ran to him, but he was already
dead when they reached him.
SATURDAY, September 13, at about
P. M, Miss Sarah Cook, aged IL years,
sister of Ira Cook, while running, fell
over grindstone, striking her chest and
shoulders. When discovered she was
conscious and was able to walk into the
house, but was Immediately taken with
spasms. The spasms continued at inter-
walls for six hours, when she died
Appleton, (iSwiE Co.. Recorder.
A SAD accident occurred the other
day, whereby Daisy, the infant daughter
and only child of Mr.. and Mrs. Harris,
lost her life. 1t appears that at the din
ner hour, and while the parents were at
the table, the child crept up, unperceiv-
ed, and pulled over cup of hot coffee,
thu oonton 1.~Il:- ---~ 1900 - -~'>A~-J
that the child died in few hours.-
Morris Stevens coonty] Tribune.
The Monticello Times has an account
of a sad event in the neig ghboring town
of Albion. Mr. John Spencer was in the
field at work, and his three children, one
little girl, two and a half years old,
were playing a short distance away. The
little girl started for home alone and has
not been seen since. The whole country
around has been thoroughly searched
but all in vain, and the agonizing ques'
tion, "where is she?" still haunts the
grief-stricken parents.
The people of Renville county will
vote at the next general election ON the
question of removing the county seat
from Beaver Falls to Bird Island. It is
provided by law, however, that such
cases of removal shall not be submitted
unless, within thirty days before election
there shall be deposited with the county
treasurer of Renville county bonds OF
the township of Bird Island in the sum
of three thousand dollars, for tho use
and benefit of said county, to build q
courthouse in Bird Island.
LAST Tuesday, Judson P. Mann, OF
Collinwood town, Nee ker county, came
to the probate judge in Litchfield and
asked to be committed to the hospital fol
The insane. A little more than yea
400 MI. Mann was brought before thu
probate court on the Information o.
Mrs. Mann, but he pleaded his own cas-
| and proved his sanity 80 we'll that tn
Judge and physicians refused to commit
him. and he went home. This time
however, the evidences of insanity wer'
30 marked that the judge sent him II
st. Peter.
3 TIE local papers of the state are ut
: terine timely warnings to the farmers +
: institute precautionary measures t
D guard against prairie fires. Now tha
= fhe frost is killing the grass It Is becom
!, inp very combustible, and fires will 500
' BEGIN to run. The grass is rePuted to 3
heavier and of greater height than
has been for many years, and hence Tn
fires will be unusually intense and fierce
Q No farmer should neglect to plow aroun
Q his fields, and especially round stack
9 and buildings-and in case of high vino
K unless there is a broad belt otploughine
/ the fire will skip over.
d TIE Owatonna Review gives = sem'
y what extended account of the advent
It two persons into Owatonna, q We
f dressed man and woman with plenty {
/. money. Thev secured quarters at th
is leading hotel, but something :wron
8 being suspected, they were " shadowed
IL bv the sheriff and marshal. In the
q absence from their room their trunk VI
d examined and several thousand dolla
# in rood money found, and valuable ie!
d elry amounting TO as much more. Whl
is the officers delayed arresting the1
: probably not having sufficient proof
o hold them, they skipped" the tow
10 lust a. the officers had got ready to n
'e them, and there present WHEREABOUTS
ID unknown. A great deal of countert<
d .o,.v h.a recant1v cot into CirCul4t1O