Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-25
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

"A AdnCG phlU u xd14x4y VI NCAdUOA
Doran, of LIE Sueur, are afflicted with
the measles.
FRANK HARPER, in one of the pineries,
was fooling witha pistol and put bullet
through one of his feet.
Rev. NOAH LATHRoP has been holding
serious of successful revival meetings
at Roscoe and Zumbrota.
LAST week, Patrick Donley, of Rich
Valley, Mcleod county, had two ribs
broken by runaway team.
TRAcK-1AYNa on the Southern Minne-
Falls will begin early in June.
WHEN the books were balanced the
other day at Fergus Falls, the amount
left in the village treasury was $5.27.
The Wells Advocate says DR.. Cobb
has lost in late years $500, and VIM.
Hover $500 in experimenting with bees.
REPORTS from the timber regions of
Otter, Tail county, are that vigorous
maple sugar campaign will be made this
spring.
The question of license was voted on
in the town meeting at Canisteo, Dodge
county, and there were only two votes
for license.
! MRS. WILLIAM Town, who has occu-
pied the position of tol-bridge collector
at Taylor's Falls for nine years, has re-
signed, owing to declining health.
THE LIE Sueur Sentinel learns that
diphtheria is having run in Kilkenny,
in this county, and in the adjacent neigh
borhood in Rice county. There have
been several fatal cases.
Rev. REIN SPArEs and family, for
twenty-three years residents Of Red
Wing, started for Marshall, Lyon coun-
ty, last Thursday, to take up perma-
nent residence on farm near that vii
lage.
A MAN in Cambridge, Isanti county,
stole two axes from store, was converted
a few weeks after and told the trader
what he had done and said he wanted to
pay for those axes, which request, of
course, the merchant granted.
IT is our sad Office to record this week
the death of Mr. Joseph Bell, an old and
respected citizen of Mcleod county,
which occurred, after lingering illness
of several months, at his home on the
New Auburn road, on Friday last.-Glen-
cOe Register.
In Owatonna, at the late election, Mrs.
H. S. Hill was nominated for member of
the school board by the Prohibition and
Democratic parties, but was defeated by
the Republican and anti-icense vote.
Many ladies', even, voted for her male
competitor, because they liked man
best
| Mr.. HENRY MEssERsM1TH, an old gen.
tleman of 68 years, and brother-in-law
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson Bell, Of this
place, who has been spending the winter
at the MARBLE boys camp, fourteen miles
northeast of town, died suddenly on
Wednesday, after an illness of only four
teen hours.-Fergus Fails Journal.
A coRoNER's jury at Morris brought in
this stinging verdict: "That said Dan
iel Leonard came to his death on the
night Of Saturday, March 9, 1880 (or
Sunday following), freezing, on account
! of his helpless condition from the effects
of liquor purchased at the saloons of J.
Christiansen, W. Wunsch, J. Walker
and J. Eagan, in the said village If
Morris.
ON Wednesday Mr.. W. P. Douglas,
of the town of st. Joseph (neighbor to
Mr.. John Payne), went to marsh with
his son Zenas to bring in a load Of hay.
While they were binding it on the rack,
Mr.. D. twisting at rope to tighten it,
the pole broke and he was thrown to the
; ground, a distance of eight feet, striking
on his head and breaking his neck.
Death was instantaneous. Cloud
Journal.
A. J. JONES, of Stewart ought to be,
and no doubt is, a happy man. He has
been married eleven years and during
that time there have been born unto HIM
nine sons, the latest being a present
from Mrs. J. of bouncing pair Of boys
on the day Of the recent town meeting.
Coupled with the fact that Mr.. Jones
was the same day chosen by the voters Of
the town to the responsible and lucrative
position of town treasurer, we reiterate
our assertion that he is doubtless hap
py man.-Glencoe Enterprise.