Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-09-28
MINNESOTA NEWS.


postponed until October 4 and 5.
| The Mortified fair will be held in thu
city October 6, and 8.
MISS BELLE REID, of Lanesboro, ha.
inherited $4,000.
NUMEROUS horse stealings ore reported
IN various parts of the state.
Two salmon were recently caught il
Lake MinDetoDka, the one weighing five
the other nine pounds.
IT is reported that a hotel and fifty
cottages are to be erected on the hills
west of Glenwood.
LARGE quantities of hay in the Mime.
sofa River valley have been destroyed BY
the heavy rains.
New ULM received through it's aid
committees 500, 281, and is now nearly
rebuilt.
The city council of Lake CITY has
passed an ordinance prohibiting the sale
of liquor in that place.
SARAH MORRIS, waiter in Sauk
Centre hotel, has inherited Sc, 900 by the
death of m uncle.
The fifth annual fair of the Isanti
OouACJ OOCAeCy WILL Dc leu uG CNU-
bridge City October and 6.
The third annualf fair Of the Chippewa
County Agricultural and Mechanical AS
sociation will be held at Mentevideo.
October and6.
HE water in the river at Winona is
e'even feet four inches above low water
mark, an unprecedented stage for this
season of the year.
A FLOOR gave way in the Lacy ware
house at Taylor's Falls last week, pre-
cipitating several car loads of feed into
the basement, and doing other damage.
Two farmers in Kimball township.
jackson County, quarrelled the other
day, when one stabbed the other with a
knife in the side, inflicting dangerous
wound.
A MILL association has been organized
at Pipestone City. A bonus of 81, 500
and ten acres of land will be given to any
one who will erect q Touring mill in that
city.
The Rochester board Of trade proposes
to purchase the fair grounds and build
lngs at that place and hold an annual
Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa
fair.
The thief who stole four horses,
buggy and harness from Mr.. Miller, of
Freeborn, about three weeks since, is
under arrest at Oxford, Neb., with the
plumber still in his possession.
OLAF OLSON, clerk in the store of Mr..
Wood, in Luverne, was accidentally shot
through the body on Tuesday, by a COM
panion named 4. N. Robinson. The
wound will probably prove fatal.
A SON Of Simeon Roland, of Butternut
Valley, was accidentally shot the other
day, the charge from the shotgun enter
ing his bowels, inficting, it is thought,
a fatal injury.
MRS. BERGERMAGER, of CORTLAND,
N1collet County, during recent thun-
DER storm: was seriously injured by fall
ing hail-stoncs, some of which are al
legged to have been fifteen inches in cir
cumferencc.
The toy pistol fend is still alive The
Hastings Gazette says Albert Weiman,
young lad, was severely shot in the
breast by toy pistol, loaded with
stick, in the hands of his brother, and
narrowly escaped serious injury.
THERE has been a good deal of NOR
tal1ty among the horses at St. Paul late
", and a good many horses are still quite
sick. The cause is attributed to the
presence of foul air, caused by imperfect
ventilation and the accumulation of the
substances around the stables.
MARTIN JOHNSON, engaged in the Fill
more Touring mills, on Monday last had
his hands caught in the gearing and both
arms shockingly mangled to the elbows
1t is probable that amputation will not
be necessary.
Mr.. HENRY TEMPLES folks harvested
a crop Of wolves last week. They put
out some poison Wednesday evening and
on Thursday morning they found two
dead wolves. Auditor White bought
them for the state and county, paying Sc
a piece for them. Better than raising
poor wheat.-Bleee Earth City Journal.
THIS years grape crop in this vicinity
has demonstrated to all doubters that
is one of the best of states
for grape culture. Grape culture, at
least on small scale, should be entered
upon by all who have land or town lots.
1t is very healthy as we'll as luscious
fruit, and a profitable one to se]l.-Le
.Sueur Sentinel.
A FARMER living near Jordan lost
horse the other night on accounted de-
fective bridge across Sand Creek. The
animal stepped into hole in the plank
and broke his leg. The owner consult
ed a lawyer about bringing an action
against the proper authorities, but was
informed there was no law in this state
giving him right Of action.
Argus.
On Monday, the 5th inst, young
daughter of the late John Ambrocie, Of
the town of St. Wendell, went after the
COWS, and not returning that night,
search was made for her next day, but
without success. On Wednesday thirty
or forty men secured the country in all
but no trace of the missing
girl could be found.-Sy. Cloud Times.
On last Friday afternoon little son
OF Mr.. Simpson met with very painful,
though not serious accident at Libbey &
Thompson's mill. It seems young Simp-
son stopped down to clean away some
sawdust from under the edging saw, and
when he attempted to rise up his head
came in contact with the saw, thereby
receiving terrible cash on the back of
his neck. Union.