Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-01-25
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

OSCAR GROSS, of Somerset, has killed
twelve prairie wolves this winter, re-
ceived therefor 500 bounty.
RICHARD DoMoNDE, on old and es-
teemed citizen of Plainview, died at his
home on the 9TH inst, aged 81 years.
BISHOP WH1pPLE is making the ven
ture of licensing two women in his do
cese to serve as lay readers.
In 1880 there were 25.30O births and
1902 deaths in Minnesota, as now ap-
pears by statisticsjust compiled.
One of st. Paul's retail merchant
princes expects to import direct, during
the year, fully 500, 900 worth OF hosiery,
gloves, linens, etc.
The entries OF United States lands at
Grand Forks and Crookston, in the Red
River land districts, aggregated in 1881
about l, $50, 900 acres.
The smouldering fires at the ruins of
the houring-mills at Minneapolis, prove
very troublesome to the workmen en-
gagged in removing the debris.
MINNESOTA and Wisconsin are united
at Winona by a firm ice bridge, and the
road across the river presents a lively
scene with its long line of teams.
Mr.. MOORE, of Wrightstown, COM
mitted suicide Tuesday by blowing the
whole top of his head off with shot
gun.
A WAREHOUSE and two stone buildings
in Kandivohi, belonging to Tom Austin,
were destroyed by fire last week. He
estimates his loss at from $4,000 to
$1,000.
The other day Isaac Bonderer shot
himself in the head and put an end to
bis existence while walking on the street
in Carver. He was destitute of money,
and had been drinking.
ROBERT MORGAN, of Goodhue, lost his
thumb while adjusting the tumbling-
rods Of threshing machine. The mus
cles of the arm were torn out to the
elbow.
MINER RooTH, an inmate Of the county
Jail i'll St. Paul, attempted suicide the
other day, by cutting his throat with q
spoon which he had sharpened to par
tial edge.
LUMBERMEN report that in some local.
ties. particularly upon the upper Mis-
sissippi, more logs have been secured
than ever before, and at a much less cost
than last winter.
a PULLMAN sleeper for the North Pa
cihc is being built at the railroad COM
pany's shop in Brainerd, under the SUI
pervision of a master mechanic Of the
Pullman Company.
The St. Paul, Minneapolis and Man
itoba land department has made over
seventy sales this month, each of two
hundred acres or less, and all for imme.
date improvement.
The fifteen railroad bonds held by the
state as relics of the old wildcat banks
that went into business on 'Minnesota
rs" will be burned separately in a few
days, in compliance with the wish of last
winters Legislature.
\ CENSUS of Brainerd, just completed
shows permanent population Of 40 g.
The city is growing very rapidly, anc
the sanguine residents count upon 10,
900 before the close of 1882. A veal
ago the population was less than 1000
One Of the men employed by Merri.
man & Burrows at Mile Laos Lake was
flying off the handle and striking him il
the side, cutting q cash which caused
death in short time.
THE wife Of August Anderson, of Ii
Sueur County, died not long ago from
the effects OF kicks received from hel
drunken husband. A brother of the
husband went TO LIE Sueur for a coffin
got drunk and lost part OF the coffin OF
bis way home.
The bricklayers are DESTROYS Of com
melcing work on the new capitol at St
Paul by the middle Of March, but thi:
will depend greatly on the season
Bricks in large numbers have beer
hauled to the building site, and ne,
kiln is nearly ready for delivery.
The late Mrs. Dousman, of Prairie d.
Chen, was the mother OF the famou
Joe Roulette, who had the honor Q
saving the capital to st. Paul, in 1855
by running away with the bill, the find
ing Of which would have removed it t
st. Peter.
\ STONE bridge to be built across tn
upper waters Of the Mississippi River 6
Minneapolis, bids fair to become one
the notable structures of the world.
will consist Of sixteen 80-feet spans an
four 1G0.feet spans, and including tt
shore pieces will have a total length
1900 feet. 1t will support two railwa
tracks at a height of over sixty feet abo,
the water, and will run diagonally acro
the river below St. Anthony's Fall
The cost is estimated at nearly $500, 90