Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-05
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

The Revere house at Sleepy Eye was
destroyed by fire last week.
JOHN ANDERSON fell fifty feet from on
elevator at Brandon, Douglas county,
but will recover.
THEODORE JACOBS, of Jacobs Prairie,
broke a leg in jumping from load of
hay the other day.
The lazy vagrant tramps in many
places are milking the farmers COWS to
gain their sustenance.
A STATE teachers institute, to contin-
ue for two weeks, will be held at Sank
Center, beginning August 3Oth.
NATHANIEL GARLAND. q prominent
business man of Waseca, died on the
26th ult. He was native of Kingston,
N. H.
JOHN SULLIVAN, school-teacher who
resided in Pennington few years ago,
died at his home in Greenwood, Eldora-
do county, CAL, on the 18th inst.
EUGENE w. SHENToN, brakeman on
the Winona & st. Peter road, who was
killed at Sleepy Eye recently, was
graduate Of the Winona orphan school.
On the night of July 21st the stable
of Mr.. Buchanan, seven miles from
Lamberton, was burned, together with
four fine horses. The work of an in
cendiary.
JOHN SULLIVAN, of Feildon, Waton-
wan county, was so seriously cut by the
knives of his mower on the instep that
physicians were compelled to am putate
the foot at the ankle joint.
THE people of Browns Valley have
taken steps towards effecting township
organization, by selecting a list of Off
GERS, and petition the county commits
sioners for their Endorsement.
ON the 25th ult. Lightning struck the
barn of John Ward, near Trott Brook,
Anoka county, and killed two valuable
horses, one belonging to Daniel Shannon,
the other to VIM. Ward. Two other
horses standing beside those killed were
uninjured.
GEORGE ALLEN, of st. Paul, captured
over IT'S pounds of pike, pickerel, bass,
etc. in one days fishing last Thursday.
This amount of fish is a pretty good
catch for one man, considering that it
wasn't a very good day for the business.
Detroit Record.
WHILE John Mccarthy, of Anthem,
Watonwon county, was absent the other
day his children went to playing with
the harvester. A little three year old
daughter had her right thumb clearly
amputated by the sickle between the
nail and first joint.
The town Of Foster has real, live
lord as permanent citizen-a Mr.. Bur
nett, formerly of Scotland. He has taken
a claim and has settled down to become
true American citizen, and will engage
largely in agriculture, as he has means
at his command. -Ortonville Herald.
VIZ saw stalk of sugar cane, raised
on Gen. Edgerton's place, that measured
nine feet ten inches high, and another
raised by I. Gerould which measured
nine feet six inches. The stalks were
three and three-fourth inches in circum-
ference foot above the ground. -K0s-
son Republican.
The boss fat boy of the northwest is
living at Hersey. His weight is 1877
pounds, and measures around the ANAL
part of the waist, SO inches; aged 25
years. Anti-fat medicine has no effect
upon him, as a two weeks trial of the
remedy increased his weight just IL
pounds.
Mr.. SHAW of Winnebago city, partner
of Hon. A. H. Bulls in blooded cattle,
left last week for Portland, Me-, where
he goes to secure nine more head of
Hereford cattle, from shipload just ar
rived at that place from England. These
gentleman are going into the business
extensively, and have now large num-
Der of the best blooded cattle that can
be obtained.
RECENTLY Mr.. McCracken was going
from Wykoff to his home on load Of
lumber, and while going down the
Wykoff. hill the lumber showed forward
on the horses, causing an alright which
resulted in throwing him violently
against the trunk of tree, terribly in
juring his shoulder, side and arm, and
inficting dangerous wounds on his fore
head.-S1'ring Valley Vidette.
On late morning, while James
Schweizer, of Belle Greek, Goodhue
county, was examining his hives, think
ing the gr1bs were at work, the bees
became enraged, and stung him repeat
edly about the head and face. He was
taken to the house and help summoned,
but it was some hours before he fully
recovered consciousness. It was mar
row escape from being stung to death.
HORACE, nine-year old son of Moses
Hutchins, of Anoka, in attempting to
Jump on moving freight car on the
Oath ult., which was being drawn by
switch engine at the west end of the rail-
road bridge, missed his footing, and his
right leg was run over by two wheels of
the car, cutting the foot off about two
inches above the ankle, and when the
unfortunate little fellow was found his
foot only hung by single cord.
The house of Mr.. Sweet, seven
miles north of Pipestone City, was
struck by lightning on the 18th inst.
Mrs. Sweet, who was preparing dinner
at the time, was Frustrated by the shock,
while little daughter was knocked
senseless and for time was thought to
be dead, but was finally brought to con-
sciousness by her father having the pres
ence of mind to grab her and rush out
into the rain that was falling in torrents.
Dr. G. II. MITCHELL has lately per-
formed surgical operation that reflects
credit upon his skill as an operator. It
was nothing less than the removal Of
silver from the eye of Henry Dixon,
which entered the eye and projected
back of the pupil. The doctor cut
through the sclerotic and cornea until he
reached the larger end of the silver,
when, applying his tweezers, the enemy
was removed and the eye saved.-Elk
River Ne1rs.
A FATAL accident occurred at Mission
creek last week, whereby Mr.. Albert
Davis lost his life. He was employed
by Laird & Thomas in the lumber yard,
and was, on Friday morning assisting in
coupling cars about the yard, and in at
tempting to make a coupling between
two cars loaded with piling, the ends of
two piles extended beyond the end of the
cars, and close together, while bis head
was between the two. The cars were
barely moving at the time, and the
squeeze could not have been more than
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