Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS,

INTO somc OF the Minneapolis mills with
perfect success.
NORMAN K1TrsoN, the extensive miller
is building a house inst. Paul to cost
100000.
JOHN TnunsauRD, county treasurer OF
Clay county, was drowned OH Sunday nj
Moorhead.
The Como House at Lake Como, Ram.
scy county, was burned on Tuesday
morning. Insured for $1,000.
The only building in Waseca struck
by lightning this summer was ''protect-
cd" by ightning-rod.
HERBERT KNIGHT, of Buffalo, died from
the effects of being thrown from bis
horse.
In Faribault 235 dogs have been
licensed, bringing to the city treasury
about $3.50.
TIE amount of taxable property in
Nicollet county, as returned by assessors,
is $919,356.
On Monday A. J. Comstock, of the
town Of Hancock, died Of gastric fever,
aged 40 years.
THERE are fifteen candidates striving
to be nominated for the sheriffalty Of
LIE Sueur county.
P. H. ALLEN, one of the pioneers of
Winnebago City, died in that city on the
18th, aged 70 years.
SIX hundred is low estimate for the
number of people from St. Louis who
are stopping at Minnetonka.
Mr.. FRANK BE1FoY, a leading
citizen OF Litchfeld, died at his home in
that city on Saturday, July Is.
The Wright County Times says wolves
and dogs have made sad havoc this year
among sheep in Silver Greek.
CHARLES H. DAVIS, of breckenridge,
Wilkin county, committed suicide the
other night by taking poison.
JOHN HuMwE1, an old settler of
Chaska, was kicked by horse the other
day, and severely wounded in the
shoulder.
T. HENzE1, of Redwood Falls, was
drowned in the Minnesota River recently,
while bathing. He leaves a wife and
eight children.
Mrs.. MEHRIL1, Of Wascca, a good
citizen aud an exemplary man, has been
pronounced hopelessly insane, and has
been taken to st. Peter.
BURGLARS entered the store of w. c..
Davis, at Lake Crystal, the other night,
and got about $500, but overlooked an
express package of 500.
CAPT JOSHUA BRIGGS, of Briggs Lake,
died Of heart disease last week. He had
been resident of Sherburne county
twenty five years. He was G5 years old.
JERRY MCCARTHY, brakeman on the
Northern Pacific road, fell beneath the
wheels of an engine at Deertield, re-
ceiving injuries from which he soon died.
CHARLES NoRD, 19years old, who stole
a horse from Knud Peterson at Redwood
Falls on the oath of June, has been SEN
fenced to one year and eight months in
the penitentiary.
Mr.. McCRELLIs, one of the citizens
OF Osakis, was badly mangled by two
year old bull recently, the horns pene-
trating his breast, abdomen and twice
entering the ribs, fracturing two of them
very seriously.
The results of the stocking Of Mime
sofa waters with fish, by the fish com.
are beginning to show at this
point. Several whiteish have been
taken from the river here recently
Gr0nitc Falls Journal.
G. r. Nash, representing the Great
Western railroad Of Canada, has bought
forty feet frontage OH the east side of
Rice's point, at Duluth, adjoining the
Northern Pacific railroad for $4,000
cash. The purpose is not known as yet.
AMONG the countless lakes of Minuc-
sofa, Lake Whipple is one Of the most
beautiful, and it's surroundings pictur-
esuue. AS is well known, it is about 1865
miles from St. Paul, between Sank
Centre and Norris, thirty miles by team
southwest from the former place.
A TwELvE-YEAR-OLD lad named Bow
man, living in Litchfield, stole double
team from Swedish farmer, but was
pursued and caught, and turned over to
his mother. He has heretofore been en-
gagged in several thieving scrapes, and
seems to already be case Of total de-
pravity.
Mrs. COLEMAN, living in the vicinity
of Ada, cut the throat Of her little child
on the 18th inst, but prompt medical
was secured, and the life of
the little one will probably be saved.
The Alert says the woman is insane,
having been driven to that condition by
the brutal treatment of her husband.
OLIVER DA1RYMPLE the great wheat
farmer, in an interview, estimated that
IL per cent. of the wheat in the Red
River valley has been damaged by the
recent heavy rains, which have lodged
the grain, which is exceedingly heavy in
straw. Others, however, place the
damage at not above S per cent. in that
vicinity.
RECENTLY during the hail storm at
Long Prairie, man was knocked sense
less while driving through the streets,
twenty-four panes Of glass were broken
in Williams saloon, and considerable
other damage done. For two and a-half
miles the corn and wheat fields were to-
tally destroyed.
The Faribault city council, as board
Of equalization, have raised the assess
ments of personal property in the city to
the amount of $55, 900 above the valua-
ton of the assessors returns. The in
crease is made upon the property OF
sixty-two individuals, thus making their
share Of the taxes over $4,000 greater
than it would otherwise have been.
ATTY. GEN. HAHN has decided, in an
swcr to question from Wadena County,
that city and a county can co-jointly
build jail Also that after county
has accepted Jail through it's commits
sioners, it cannot ignore the contract on
the grounds that the jail was built under
direction Of the city or village.
The Marshall Nynn County, Messen-
ger says: Mr.. Brownell, living near
Marshall, went to town last week with
some jars OF butter packed in snow.
After taking out the butter the snow was
shoveled out into the street. He says
ne has drifts two feet deep yet, left over
from last winter. A load Of straw was
thrown over big drift during the
winter, which preserved it.