Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-11-24
TERMS: Two Dollars Per Annum, in Advance.
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
MANKAro hunters report seeing some
fox trucks in the ight snow.
HENRY THA1MER, of Lanesboro, has
deserted his wife and two children.
DRHTHER1A is still raging in Cannon
Falls, and the scholars are all down.
JOHN ANDERSON, of Taylor's Falls,
sold 1000 worth of cattle last week.
GEORGE LEONARD, of Rochester, re-
Gently killed a snow-white crane six feet
tall.
GENERAL SmnEY has resigned the
presidency of the St. Paul chamber of
commerce.
G. G. LANE, of Stowe Prairie, Todd
county, has just received back pension
to the amount of 81 400.
WILLIAM LuHER. OF Otisco, Waseca
county, is under arrest for attempting to
shoot his mother-in-law.
In firing an anvil at White Rock, Rem
vile county, all explosion took place,
burning three men terribly.
THE salary of Rev. Mr.. Sovide, of NJ.
E. Church at Mankato, has been in
creased from $500 to 81 600.
N. P. NELSON and wife, of Lamber-
ton, have started on trip to England.
They intend to return next April.
s. SEYMOUR, of Plainview, lost his
pocket book in Wabashaw last week,
containing $500 in money and notes.
WOLVES have been making night hid
eous recently in the woods west of the
village of Mantorville, Dodge county.
A1oNzo WEArHERE11, of Wing river,
Wadena county, received, recently, back
pension money to theamount of 1868.
The steam shovel has been set to
work in filing in the trestle at Prior
Lake. This will effectually divide the
lake.
ALL the lakes in Douglas county are
reported frozen over, and the same is
probably true of every other lake in the
state.
Rev. I. T. OSBORN, the Episcopal
minister of Alexandria, Douglas county,
killed six wild geese, recently, in four
shots.
J. MEYERS shipped from Wells to
Pennington last week, three Cotswold
buck lambs, for which he received $23
apiece.
w. H. KING, of Sharon, LIE Sueur
county, marketed three live hogs, last
week, whose aggregate weight was l ,694
pounds.
A BOX containing the remains of q
child prematurely born, was recently
found in the cemetery at Morris, Stevens
county.
L1BB1E GUERNSEY. of LIE Sueur, whilo
coasting the other day, had seven of her
ribs broken by the sled running against
tree.
AUGUSTUS W. STowMAS, of Lake City,
is suing Nelson Staples for 100000 fol
injuries inflicted upon Stowman's daugh'
ter by Staples dog.
THURsroN JACOBSON, of Salem, one OF
the wealthiest citizens of Olmsted coun.
ty, was killed the other day by beng
thrown from his wagon.
THERE are fifteen prisoners in the
county Jail at Rochester, all that that In
stitutSIn will aeeossaaa ss.e There ak
two women among tie nlmbes,
NATE HENDRICKS, Of Byron, Olmstec
county, has lost three children within s
year. The last one died few days ago
and he and his wife are left childless.
A NEW side track with a capacity Of
fifty cars is to be constructed imme-
diately on the west side of the depot in
Morris, for the use of lumber dealers.
MANY farmers near Byron, Waseca
county, have lost hogs from a disease
resembling congestion of the lungs.
One farmer lost hogs to the value OF
500.
JOHN HENRY, 16 years old, son o.
Michael Henry, of Hastings, had a leg
broken the other day by being thrown
from load of ties by the baking of the
team.
The new Presbyterian Church il
Hastings was dedicated last Sunday.
The building cost SIS, 900, and there will
not be dollar of debt on it after Janu
ary l.
N. BuRRE11, of Belgrade, had his
house burned recently. Most Of the
furniture was saved. This is the second
time Mr.. Burrell has been burned out
this year.
Col. J. L. DRAKE. of LIE Sueur, last
week sold over ono hundred heed OF
; sheep at 1920 head, being unwilling
longer to risk the depredations Of dogs
and wolves.
IT is said but few hogs will be slaugh-
tered i'll Nicollet county this year, as
farmers can sell to better adva ltage OF
foot, and thereby save the corn neces'
sary for fattening.
A TEN-YEAR-o1D son of Frank Meyers
of Ottowa, LIE Sueur county, was ba, l,
burned the other day by flashing powder
OH a stove. The flesh of the face waE
roasted and the eyes shut.
TRAVERSE CENTER is the name Of the
new town-site that has just been located
on Mustiako river in Traverse county
about twenty four miles north Of Browne
Valley, in the same county.
WATER is reported to be quite scarce
in Albert Lea. Wells and cisterns have
gone day. Fountain Lake is the lowest
It has been for years. The late storm
has changed the aspect slightly.
THE Vidette says Mrs. Harrison E..
Conklin, widow of William H. Copklin,
Of Spring Valley, has received $2,o5o
back pension, and a certificate emitting
her to $samonth during her widowhood.
A SHORT time since eighteen sacks O.
grain were found near Rock Dell, Ohm
sted county. Mr.. Ellies, of Byron
, Waseca county, had that number stolen
} and they are supposed to belong to him
E. BAKER, son of s. II. Baker, of Mar
ion, Olmsted county, is in jail in Roches
ter for selling cattle belonging to hi
father and brother and skipping with tn.
proceeds. He was arrested IN st. Paul
NOTHING has yet been heard from B
J. Smith, and it is feared that he mis-
took the road leading to the old steam
loo+ londinnr for Tho ono To the hridoo