Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-03-23
MINNESOTA. STATE NEWS.
The town of Hutchinson has elected ,
temperance ticket.

mlNNESUTA.S STATE NEWS.
The town of Hutchinson has elected
temperance ticket.
HANS. PAULsoN, prominent merchant
of Willmar, has made an assignment.
A GIRL seventeen years old, living at
Graceville, Morrison county, recently
committed suicide by shooting herself.
The county supervisors of Pottawata-
mie county have given away 10 loads of
coal and 285 loads of wood this winter to
the poor.
DIR. STAFFORD recovered s., 500 dam
ages from the city of Oskaloosa, for be-
ing thrown from his sleigh by an OBJ
struction in the street.
Mrs. JOHN MCLEAN, of Saltwater,
died suddenly Saturday, the 10Th inst,
of heart disease. She fell from her bed,
dead.
The steamer Jennie Hayes will make
two trips day between Saltwater and
Taylor's Falls as soon as navigation
opens.
ALLIE HUBBARD, of Maiden Rock, was
accidentally shot by careless compan-
ion, and is badly though not fatally
wounded.
WILLIAM PARSONS found piece of
cedar wood twenty feet below the surface
while digging well on his farm in Cas-
cade, last week.
In Chippewa county the proposition
authorizing the issue of 5000 bonds
for the purpose of building court house
and jail was defeated.
w. G.. ScorT, whose fish pond is
about eight miles southwest of Roches-
ter, has Matched over 40, 900 brook trout
at his hatchery this season.
MINNESOTA contains at present 6, 157
Indians, Of whom 2,912 wear citizens
dress, 765 are agriculturists, and 1856
are engaged in other civil pursuits.
ON the 9Th Charles Johnson, living
with Ole Olsen, near Ortonville, suicided
by hanging himself in barn. He had
been partially insane for some time.
Mrs. LOGAN, of Anoka, was chased by
a vicious COW the other day, and, falling
down, the COW ran over her, and step
ping upon her right arm broke the bone
in two places above the elbow.
Louis G1RARD, an old citizen of st.
Cloud, who built the first Touring mill
in Stearns county, at Rockville, died on
the 11th inst, Of consumption, while
sitting in his chair.
AT the Chatfeld Touring mill, March
5, Frank Schier, miller, was caught in
the gearing, his left thigh being crushed
between two cog wheels The limb was
amputated, but he died from the result of
his injuries.
CATTLE are reported in great distress
in O'Brien. A farmer named Achorn
lost seventeen head by smothering in
the heavy snow drifts. The neighbors
turned out in great numbers, and after
heavy work saved the rest of his herd.
WHILE two sons of Frank Knower, of
Maine Prairie, Stevens county, few
days ago, were playing together, the
Oldest one, aged seven, cut off two fin
gers from the hand of the youngest,
aged four years, with an axe.
AUGUSTUS MAST, of Winona, fell against
a revolving saw and was cut In the back
in horrible manner, the saw making a
wound fourteen inches in length and
cutting through three ribs. His condi-
ton is critical.
ON the night of the 18th David Stock
ton and William Rampf got into quar-
rel at the residence of Joseph Rampf, in
the town of Linwood, when Stockton
stabbed Rampf twice, making serious
wounds. Stockton was arrested and held
for trial.
Mr.. MILO HASTINGS, of Minnesota
Falls, writes that it is necessary to dig
down through the snow to reach the top
of his hay stacks, the snow in the hol-
lows being drifted fifty feet deep in some
places.
Miss X. S. W1cKERsHAM has been des-
ignated by Bishop Whipple, in accord
ance with the wishes Of the late Miss
Darlington, as acting principal of St.
Mary's during the remainder of the
school year.
GEORGE RICHARDS and George DAILY,
both young men and warm friends,
quarreled at Winona, but were separated
by friends. DAILY afterwarl struck Rich
ards on the head with a poker, fractur-
ing his skull, and Richards has since
died.
On Monday night of last week August
miles to the northeast of that place, and
was found on Tuesday lying dead on the
prairie about mile and half from
home. He is said to have been intoxi-
Gated when be left Odessa.
On Thursday, the 10th inst, dwell
ing house in the town of St. George, ten
miles from St. Cloud, occupied by P
Carey and family, was entirely consumed
by fire, together with all of Mr.. Careys
household effects, and considerable
amount of provisions, including four
barrels of pork. Loss about $500; no
insurance.
B. PEABODY, when returning home
from Bluffton, was pursued by wolves,
and, as he had no weapon with which to
defend himself, he climbed tree, where
he was obliged to pass the night, the
paunt. hungry animals bowling and
gnashing their teeth under him. He
suffered very much from cold, one hand
and foot and both knees being badly
frozen.
The family of Mr.. Lucas, living near
Montevideo, has been terribly afflicted
bv diphtheria. Nine children we're
Frustrated at one time. Monday night
the Youngest, child about three years
old. died. Tuesday morning another
was taken off, and Wednesday night a
third child died. Thursday two more
fell victims to the fearful scourge, and
next the Oldest girl, young lady OF
nearly twenty, followed the same: sad
fate Of her brothers and sisters, making
six deaths within week. The children
we're buried in one grave. The three
other children were still sick at last ac-
counts, but were considered out of dan
ger.
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