Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-10
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
SAMUEL WHEATON sold q fat COW in
Caledonia, weighing 1900 pounds.
HENRY KELLER lost a team of horses
by prairie fire in Todd county last
week.
In Faribault county $4,000 acres of
fertile land is being offered at fifty cents
an acre, cash down.
GEO. TANNER, of Detroit, while out
rabbit-hunting, missed the rabbit and
shot bear that weighed 400 pounds.
The commissioners of Mobiles county
have resolved to issue bonds to the
amount of $4,000 to pay the floating
debt of the county.
A LARGE amount of fax is being sown
in st. James, Cottonwood, and vicinity.
Farmers say they can make more on fax
crop.
The name of Sleepy Eye has been
changed to Loreno. The Wide Aaoake
intimates that the people do not fancy
the name, but will probably have to grin
and bear it.
The legal profession of Carver county
has been very unlucky in the past.
Three lawyers committed suicide and
one was sent to the penitentiary for
horse stealing.-Cdrver Free Press.
FRANK LEE, a 14.year old step-son of
John R. King, of Island Lake, Lyon
county, was playing with a revolver re-
Gently, when the gun was accidentally
discharged, inf1icting wound from
which he died.
WooDs1DE postofice, in Otter Tail
county, has been changed to the name
of Townsite. Woodside station, in Free.
born county, has been changed to Glen
! vile, and the name of the postoffice has
been changed to match.
DIR. EDWARD THoRNE, formerly of
this city, died at Constantine, Michigan,
recently. Mr.. Thorne was one of the old
settlersof this city, and will be remem-
bered as an honorable and uprigh man
by many of our old residenters.-Hast-
ings Union.
RECENTLY at Cannon Falls, Mr.. Man
tel and Joseph Summer were badly in
iured by a runaway team. Mr.. Mantel
had shoulder dislocated and a leg badly
bruised. Mr.. Sumner was badly bruised
about the head and face, besides receiv-
ing other injuries.
A LIVE wolf followed Jared Palmer
and G. NJ. Greer good portion OF the
way to their homes in Sioux Valley the
other day. He trotted along with
them, under the wagon, ate crackers,
and was apparently happy, and all be-
cause they didn't happen to have gun
along.-.)acksoe Republic.
A BOY by the name of Louis Hender
kill a large wild cat about two miles
from Hokah last week. The boy was in
the woods at work when his dogs freed
the animal, and he went to aid them in
killing it. The cat sprang from the tree
ceoded in putting an end to its life.
HENRY KELLER, of Sank Centre, had
the misfortune to lose a valuable pair Of
horses last week. Mr.. Warnken, one of
his canvassers, had stopped at a house in
Todd county. eight or nine from Sank
Centre, and put the horses in the barn.
While he was eating dinner the stable
caught fire from a prairie fire, and be-
fore it was discovered it was too late to
save the team.
| ORToNvILLE puts in her claims for
recognition, as possessing fine situation
at the foot of Big Stone lake, as the
county seat of Big Stone county, the CEN
ter of the finest farming country in the
world, with plenty of timber to supply
the present demand, good water-power,
the future terminus of the Hastings and
Dakota railroad and also the Sleepy Eye
railroad, with good schools and society,
etc.
The articles of incorporation were
filed in the Office of the secretary of
state the other day of a colonization
company, organized in Albert Lea,
which even goes further than the ia
NOUS Vineland, New Jersey, colony,
and prohibits not only the sale of liquor
in their midst, but gambling houses and
houses of ill-fame. The name of the in
corporation is the Agricultural Colonial
ton company, and its place of business,
until it is permanently located, shall be
at Albert Lea.
The other day horse belonging to J,
II. Davis, of Clearwater, having been
given the freedom of the yard, awaited
himself of Mrs. Davis absence at {
neighbors, and walked into the kitchen
and after the manner of the professions.
tramp, helped himself to such articles
as suited his taste, then adjourned tt
the parlor, where he displayed strong
literary taste by nearly devouring sew
eral valuable books and albums, before
Mrs. Davis discovered she had "compa
n.y." and summoned the neighbors tc
"clear the galleries"
i A DELEGATION of the friends of ex
Congressman Strait of the second dis
trict waited upon that gentleman at hi
home in Shakopee and presented hin
with an elegant testimonial of thei
appreciation of his public services Will
in congress. The gift consists of mas
sive gold watch of exquisite design, tn
case weighing seventy-one and one-hal
pennyweights of twenty.carat gold. I
contains the finest Elgin movement ant
bears on the inside of the case the in
scription: "Presented to Hon. III. B
Strait by the citizens of Minnesota, fo1
his valuable services to the state as .
member of the Forty-third, Forty
fourth and Forty-ffth Congress from
the Second district, March 3lst, 1879. ,
A very handsome gold chain and beauti
full locket complete the gift, which cost
three hundred dollars.
WELLS, Faribault county, Advocate
March q: Frank Horn, of Barber
township, this county, met with severe
loss by fire last Thursday evening, thai
robs him of the proceeds of many years
hard labor. His barn was destroyed
together with seventy head of cattle, ont
horse and colt, and all his harness, etc.
leaving him without team with which
to do bis springs work. The fire origi
mated from prairie fire, and Mr.. Hor1
supposed he was secure from any dan
ger in that direction, as he had twent,
acres around his property plowed, but
foot path was left leading to his well
and up that narrow path the fire stole
and the mischief was done. Mr.. Horn
thinks his lot in life is full of vicissitudes
as only two or three years ago his wife
was killed by his team running away