Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-01-08
MINNESOTA NEWS.

Le sueur county, have lost sheep lately
by wolves.
A MAN named Hensey was nearly
killed by runaway accident at Sharon,
LIE Sueur county, recently. /
Nh. M1AL NICHOLS, IN old resident
Of Fillmore county, died at his home, in
Beaver township, of asthma.
DAN BERRY, of Sleepy Eye, had leg
broken in two places, while wrestling
with Henry Conrad, recently.
THERE has been a postofice estab-
lished at Collinsville, Olmsted county,
and T. J. Carroll appointed postmaster.
The well-known trotting horse; Jim
Raven, formerly owned in Rushford,
has been sold to Michigan gentlemen for
$4,000 in cash.
JOHN DE1TL1Na was caught in cog
wheel at Waseca recently, and revolved
around shaft, sustaining injuries which
caused his death.
BLUE EARTH county has paid for l61
wolf scalps during the past year. The
county pays bounty of $5, and the state
So, making So for each scalp.
FORTY out of sixty pupils in school
at Beaver Falls, Renville county, had
the measles, and for that sufficient rea-
son the school was closed.
FRED HALvERsoN, of Urness, armed
With an axe, gave chase the other day to
a full-gr0wn otter, and succeeded in
capturing and dispatching him.
NELSON Fox, of Ortonville, lost an
OK last week, caused by the animal eat
ing straw that was bound with wire,
the small pieces of wire clogging the
intestines.
AUGUsT RIDER, of Miltona, Douglas
county was recently very badly injured
by the bursting of gun, which he was
carelessly and indiscreetly handling. He
will recover.
The Methodist church at Waseca was
burned down on Friday night, the fire
originating in the furnace. The build,
ing cost IS 600. and was nearly new.
Insured for $4,000.
The Window Reporter says it is re-
ported that at Pipestone the people are
out of wood, and the Southern Minnesota
road being snowbound, it has been
necessary to burn pine lumber.
MRS. PAULsoN, living seven miles
from Cannon Falls, had her feet badly
frozen, the night before Christmas,
while going home from town. She will
probably lose q part of one foot.
A WIDOW woman named wilkins was
fatally shot a few days ago by a gun
carelessjy handled by her nephew. The
accident occurred near Long Prairie.
She leaves three children, the youngest
years old.
The executive committee of the Gar.
yer County Agricultural society met on
the 31st, and voted that the next annual
fair of said society be held at Carver on
the last Friday and Saturday of 6eptem.
ber next.
TRE last assessment of the Masonic
| Mutual relief association of the state is
for the payment, among others, of the
insurance of Fred Struckman, who died
at Santa Rosa. CAL, October Sd, of acute
meningitis. His family will be paid
81, 900.
TIE wooden mill at Rockford, Wright
county, has closed for the season, and
the girls will have q rest. The mill has
turned out between 5000 and 5000
yards of cloth this year, and will be
| improved and the facilities for manufac'
turing increased for 1880.
TEE State Horticultural society will
hold its annual meeting in Minneapolis,
commencing January 20, and continuing
three days. The papers and reports
already promised give evidence of q
very interesting and instructive session,
and the attendance will be unusually
large.
CHATF1ELD Democrat: IF reports are
true, Albert Oleson, of this vicinity has
met with terrible accident in the loss
of both ears. One night last week he
froze these member hard as sticks, and
two friends, in endeavoring to start q
circulation, rubbed them clear from his
head.
Gov. P1LLsBURY has appointed Hon.
w. D. Washburn on the general COM
mittee to be appointed by the governor
of the various states to arrange for the
centennial celebration of the battle Of
Yorktown, October 10Th, 1880, and OF
which Gov. Letcher, of Virginia, il
chairman.
A GENTLEMAN who was down from
Euclid on Christmas, informed us that 8
resident of that section froze his ears and
nose while in his bed, asleep. He stated
however, that the fellows residence wa
a shanty through which the wind blew
i without much hinderance.- Cr00ksto1
Chronicle.
JOHN CARLSON, of Ellington, Ottel
Tail county, the father of little four
year. old boy who was lost last March
offers $25 reward for information OF hi
whereabouts, and publishes an advertise
ment to this effect in the Detroit Record
acting upon the theory that the Otter
Tail Indians may have stolen the child.
! AMAsA PICKETT, the young boor at
Ashley who was recently fined fol
assaulting the young lady school teacher
has since been arrested and fined 81
and costs for injuring the school build.
ing by breaking the door, throwing IL
stones, &c. He is making = good star
for the penitentiary.-&. Cloud Journal
L. WYcKoFF, of Taylor's Falls, lost I
, span of horses, recently, by breaking
through the ice into the river, neal
Arcadia. He froze his ears and feet il
vain attempt to save his horses. H'
had made a safe trip to Saltwater, bu
!, on his return the wind was BLOWN,
.. furiously, and the binding snow causet
him to lose the road, with the abov
result.
8 ON a late morning Thurston Land
!, living near Fergus Falls was toun'
lying by the road crossing Opperma1
: lake, with life nearly extinct, guarde'
: by his faithful dog. BE was drunk tn
= night before, and probably fell from hi
Z sleigh, and there he lay in sight of hi
house, while his loving wife sat up dul
/, ing the entire night waiting for hl
coming. He was taken to his housl
and never revived. 49,,
>. A MAN residing in the western part
Stevens county, and living in his clai1
= shanty, was awakened the other mor'
n ing by hearing q noise; he awaited d
2 aud rvot<v ann nf4 want