Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-04-06
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

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The Indians predict q terrible food in
the Minnesota valley.
JUDGE SPENCER, of Livonia, died on
Thursday last, aged 80 years.
The village council of Carver has
raised the saloon license from $18 to $25.
The Connemara colony is to be brok-
en- up, and the people are to be distrl-
buted throughout the state.
DURING the past year Sauk Center
shipped $4,000 barrels of -four, and re-
ceived 284, 900 bushels of wheat.
Mr.. DICKENS was attacked by wolves
near Crookston, but was rescued by peo-
pie attracted by his cries for aid.
The city improvement association of
Saltwater is setting out 700 shade trees
maple, box-elder and the ike-at a
cost of 81. So for each tree.
JOHN PURL1rT attempted to commit
suicide at the City hotel, Glencoe, on
Monday. He took an overdose of strych-
nine, was pumped out and his life saved.
w. G. LowERY, who was killed by fall
ing lumber near Red Wing, was hauling,
when his wagon overturned and he fell
beneath the load.
The Lamberton Commercial says
Franz Weigman lost about 13O head of
sheep and five head of cattle recently.
The cattle are said to have died from
starvation.
Ice in Lake Pepin, seventy-fve rods
from the shore, is thirty-four inches
thick; and midway of the lake, thirty
eight and three-fourth inches thick, by
actual measurement.
On the 18th inst. Mrs. Sect, of Orton-
vile, committed suicide by hanging her
self, the rash being caused by quarrel
with and separation from her husband.
She was but 19 years old.
Miss ELLA WHITE, formerly OF the
normal school at Winona, died at Spar
ia, Wis. recently. She has been teach
er at La Crosse this year, and was grant
ed leave of absence when taken Ill.
MARTIN SwENsoN, died at Blue
Mounds, Pope county, from the effects
of cutting his foot with an ak. He was
postmaster, supervisor and justice Of the
peace, and was to have been married
soon.
HERMAN BAUMHAGER, the defau1ting
treasurer of Scott county, has departed
for parts unknown, to the sorrow of his
bondsmen. Suit will be brought 70 re-
cover from them the amount of Baum
hager's defalcation, 81, ,698.
The people Of Todd county are to vote,
at special election, May 16, on the
question of issuing 100000 in county
bonds to aid in building railroad from
Sank Center to point on the Northern
Pacific between Motley and Perham.
In many parts of the state the snow is
generally reported off the ground, and
| what remains is melting fast, SO that
farmers will undoubtedly be able to COM
mence their seeding by April Is, except,
in a few cases, in the southwestern part
of the state.
| E. PECK was helping his friedman to
| fill grain sacks at Rochester, the other
day, when he suddenly complained Of
| feeling unwell, went into the house, sat
down in a chair, and died instantly.
Disease of the heart.
At Saltwater, recently. Oliver Dob.
sons team ran away. Dobson got of
with sprained leg and few bruises,
but both horses we're killed. John
Long attempted to stop them, but was
ran over and dragged fifty feet, and bad
ly bruised.
RECENTLY John Burley and Miss Annie
Peliel went on foot from Litchfeld to
Jackson, distance of twenty-five miles,
and were married. The father of the
bride, who was madly opposed to the
match, followed the errant twain with a
shotgun some distance, but finally gave
up the pursuit.
WM. BoURQU1N, before Justice Milne
of Kandota. was fined 500 and costs,
amounting to $41, or forty days in jail,
and VIM. F1iedenburg, oonvictad before
Justice Chase, of West Union, was fined
GAG including costs, or sixty days IN Jail;
both for stealing timber on the lands OF
others.
The state board of immigration, on the
Oath instant, voted to issue sc, 900 immi-
grafton pamphlets in English, 5000 in
German, Is, 900 in Norwegian, 10, 600 in
Swedish and 2, 500 in French. Also 100,
600 maps of Minnesota, translated on
the reverse side in the various languages
in above proportions.
A BOY about II years old, the son of a
farmer residing in Dane Prairie, Otter
Tail county, the other day, while in
the act of taking loaded gun down
from the wall where it was hung, con-
trived to shoot himself in the leg,
which was so badly shattered as to
make amputation necessary.
A TEAMsTER by the name of Stewart,
at St. Vincent, the other day, was
thrown from his sleigh and pinioned un-
der the runners, but, holding on the
lines, he kept the team at stand for
nearly two hours, when assistance came,
and he was released. His breast bone
was found to be broken. The wonder is
that he was not instantly killed.
The village of New Prague has already
received 80, 1000 bushels of wheat of the
crop of 188Oin the railroad elevator there,
and there are about 25, 900 bushels stored
in the warehouses. The total receipts
of the year will be 150, 600 bushels, which
would have been larger had the railway
company furnished more cars for ship.
ments.
| L. STEVENS, of Poplar Grove suicided
by shooting on the 22d. He was
married year ago last December, and
leaves wife and a young child. Hi
age was nearly. thirty years. Mr.. S.
arose after a sleepless night, drank 6
cup of coffee, and soon after his wife
heard the fatal shot. He had put the
pistol over his right ear, and fell forward
the bullet lodging in his brain.
The other evening August Koelnel
left Odessa for his home, a few miles K
the northeast of that place, and waf
found few days after lying dead on the
prairie about a mile and half from
; home. BE had been in Odessa most o.
the day and left about four o'clock. HI
was found lying with his head on a small
snowdrift, as if he had lain down K
sleep, and it is probable that he became
tired and also drowsy, as he had beer
drinking during the day, and lay dow
to rest, where he fell to sleep never K
wake again. He was about forty year
of age and leaves wife and three chill
,, dren,-OrtOnviIle Herald.
The sad intelligence has reached u
, that Frederick Hopt, son of Mrs. Hopt
of this city, murdered q man name.
Tnhn r Turner in Auo71at last at Par