Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-17

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DAVID HARRIS, of Castle Rock,
Dakota county, was severely gored by a
vicious bull, and but for timely assist
ance would have been killed.
A FEW days since F. H. Clear killed a
rattlesnake in the neighborhood of
Mazeppa, Wabashaw county, which
measured seven feet in length.
In Kittson county last year, 1,37S
acres were sowed to wheat. This year
there was a wheat sowing acreage OF
6,445 acres. A healthy increase.
HENRY DAVIS, a farmer living near
La Crescent, was accidentally drowned
while crossing the river from La Crosse
in skiff.
WHEN the Olmsted county treasurer
sent in his returns to the state treasurer,
last week, there was in the package
$4,000 of gold coin.
The new railroad building to be
erected at Waseca this year will he of
stone and brick, the stone to come from
Mankato and the brick from Winona.
AMONG the recent deaths at St. Paul
are those of Col. Henry K. Vide and
Judge Oscar Stevenson, both we'll known
citizens.
AN extensive shipment of goods by a
Minneapolis firm will take three hundred
miles by OK teams after it leaves the rail
way before it reaches its destination.
The Democrat says the Chatfeld
WOODEN mill is being operated to it's
highest capacity, and the cloths and
yarns manufactured are second to none
in the market.
The Montevideo Leader says, not
outstanding the large number of SELF
binders in use this year the wages of
harvest hands remain good, averaging
s. and $3.50 per day.
DANIEL BURT, state superintendent of
instruction, has been suffering from a
protracted and severe illness which con-
tlnues to excite the gravest apprehension
among his friends.
The new Chute bank building, being
erected at Minneapolis, is to be one of
the finest blocks in the city. It will be
built of Philadelphia pressed brick and
dressed granite.
ALBERT Blessing, while drunk, was
walking on the railroad track, at Shake
pee, when he was struck by the cow
catcher of a locomotive and thrown from
the track. The loss of one arm was the
consequence.
CALEDONIA Houston County, journal:
DR.. Dustin, while picnicing on the Win
nebago, Tuesday, killed a rattlesnake
which measured forty-four inches in
length, and sported twelve rattles and
"button " at the sing end OF his snake
ship.
TIE month of July proved to be one
of the large months of the year in the
matter Of real estate transfers at Mime
apolis, the amount being more than 70
per cent. in excess Of the corresponding
month last year, and nearly three times
that OF 1879.
SOME friend of John Dormady report
ed him to the pension Office at Washing
ton D. c., as not entitled to draw a pen
sion. Investigation was set on foot, and
the result is Dormady's pension was ia
creased to $24 per month. -Spring VAL
ley Wdettc.
The Waseca Herald says willow trees
and cuttings have had an immense
growth this year in that vicinity. There
is no tree raised that is more profitable
than the willow, because of its health
giving properties and tendencies to coun-
teract malarial Influences.
A TRAIN Oh the Sioux City Railroad
found, near Shakopee, the other day,
two drunken men lying on the track,
who in their maudlin state did not COM
prehend the danger they were in. The
engineer showed them off the track as
gently as he could. One of the men got
off without a scratch, but the other
loses an arm.
Mrs. LOBDELL was rescued from the
Minnesota River on Wednesday after
noon last, opposite the city. She had
jumped in with the intention of drown
ing herself, but unfortunately for her
purpose but fortunately for her life, she
was discovered floating down the river
and rescued before accomplishing her
end. This is the same woman who some
time since attempted her life by lauda-
mum, but the stomach pump saved her.
She is reported as subject to attacks of
temporary insanity. - Mankato Free
Press, august 5.
On Tuesday morning the wife Of JOS
eph Roberton, living on the Marais, q
few miles from Fishers met with q ter
rible death. AS near as we can learn
the particulars, it seems that COW that
was picketed out became entangled, and
Mrs. r. went out to her assistance. By
the position of the body when found it
would seem that Mrs. r. was stopping
beside the COW, when the COW in some
manner fell upon her, crushing her to
the earth and smothering her. It is
thought that she could not have been
there more than ten minutes before she
was found by Mr.. R., but life was then
extinct. Cr0okst0n Journal.
On Wednesday night August 3, a
2-weeks-old infant of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kowvlsky, living on First street, near
Kreutzer's blacksmith shop, died under
circumstances that are peculiarly sad.
The mother was alone with her child,
the husband being out in the country
eighteen miles. On Tuesday evening q
tramp came to the house and tried to
break in at one of the windows. Mrs.
X, who had hardly recovered from her
sickness, was very much frightened, and
screamed loudly for help from Mr..
Kreutzer's. The tramp fed, but left the
mother quite PROSTATE from fright and
excitement. While in this condition
the child was allowed to take it's food,
and the result was it's death on the fol-
lowing night W0sec0 Herald.