Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-09
MINNESOTA NEWS.

THERE are G66 patients in the insane
hospital.
Iowa coal is delivered at Jackson in
car lots for $500 per ton.
FARMERS about Willmar are organiz-
ing to build large farmers elevator.
THE new depot at Montevideo is
24x9O feet, and is we'll built, substan-
tial structure.
DIR. A. @. DoRNBERa, one of Manka-
to's Oldest physicians, died on the last
Sabbath in 1878.
MICHAEL LEVY and Eva FRANKIE, two
retail clothing merchants of st. Paul,
have made assignments.
On Christmas day K. Bertrome, of
Mantorville, had some of his ribs broken
by the upsetting of sleigh.
THE total amount of taxes assessed in
the state for the year 1878, is $685.
1889. Rate of taxation, 2G.6 mills.
TwENTY-THREE indictments were
found by the grand jury at the Deem
Der term of court in Blue Earth county.
WOLVES are very numerous in the
town Of Birch Coolie, Renville county,
and few days ago killed forty head Of
sheep.
DIPHTHERIA has acquired strong
hold in Cannon City and vicinity, there
now being % cases, while five deaths
have occurred.
The horse of DR.. Craft, Of Worthing-
ton, stumbled and fell, throwing the
doctor, and rolling over on to one of his
feet, crushing it badly.
The second annual meeting of the
Dairymen's association will be held in
st. Paul Oh Thursday, the 9th Of Feb
ruary next, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
P.SoUc1E, Frenchman, lost his foot
ing on slippery platform in Faribault,
and fell into an excavation, breaking
some of his ribs and receiving other
severe injuries.
The benevolence of the farmers OF
Wells was made manifest last week
They made "bee" and moved widow
Davis house on to her farm, some eight
miles east of Wells.
A FEW nights since some miscreant
went into the stable of John NJ. Thomp
son, of Orlando, Sherburne county, and
cut the throat of beautiful and very
valuable Arabian colt.
A WOMAN undertook to walk from St
Cloud to St. Joseph, distance of eigh1
miles, but took the wrong road anC
turned up at Little Falls, thirty-fvt
miles from where she started.
JOHN HUDSON, of Big Spring, Fill
more county, while skating on Carr
creek fell on the ice, and number O
other boys falling on him, broke his Les
in two places below the knee.
A BOY named Frank Werth is wanted
at Manchester, Freedom county, to an
swer the charge of incendiarism. It i
alleged that he set fire to barn which
was consumed, with two horses ant
other property.
The Peter brothers, of Ellsworth
Meeker county, have been on thre,
weeks hunting trip, during which tim
they killed forty-tiye deer and one bear
ten of the deer in one day, and not muc]
of day for hunting game, either.
RoNzo De LEO, who committee
suicide at Waseca, was large, powerful
mulatto, about As years of age, and ha'
no family He had neither money o
property. After taking the poison, b.
willed bosom pin, said to be worth
large sum, to girl in Mankato.
A MAN in Delavan, Faribault county
has cancer in his throat. 1t has =
nearly closed up his throat that he Cal
swallow only fluids. The Albert LIE.
Standard says DR.. Wedge has decide'
against surgical operation, and tn
man can probably live but few days.
A MAN named Jack Tenney, working
at Hay Greek brewery, was overcom
with intoxication on Tuesday evening Q
last week, and on Wednesday mornin
his lifeless body was found on a eros
road between the Hader and Vans
mingo roads, frozen stif.-Rtd Wn
Argus, Jan 2.
In Albion, Wright county, several me
were attempting to hang up large
heavy hog, which they had just butch
cred, when the chain by which the no
was suspended broke, letting heav
lever fall on the shoulder Of Angus
Holmberg, bruising him badly, an
striking a boys leg, broke both bone
below the knee.
HON. LOUIS A. EVANS, probate judg
of Stearns county, went into his vaul
Christmas day, and while there his littl
girl turned the knob so as to disturb tn
combination, and it could not be opened
The judge went to bed thinking that
would have to send to St. Paul fo
Paddy Miles to open it, but during tn
night he dreamed it all out, and til
next morning opened the vault wlthou
any difficulty. This is tough story
but the judge and the St. Cloud Tim
,. never tell lies.
The railroad company have name
: the stations between Crookston and. til
l Canadian boundary line as follows
Fanny, Euclide, Angus, Cal)aha,
Louise, Warren, Stephen, Kennel,
; Sherman, Alice and Northcote. Unde
| this arrangement the time-honore
, names of Snake and Tamarac rivers pa
l into oblivion, and the unclassical an
: foreign names of Callahan and Ware
take their places, while St. Vincen
known throug h the northwest and Can,
da, gives way for monument to tn
| English lord, Northcote.---Crooksto
Press.
Steam Ploughing in England.
Whatever may be the objections t
the use of the steam. ploughs--and the
are fast being overcome-they impress
the unaccustomed visitor with grea
force. had read of them and had see
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