Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-23
MINNESOTA NEWS.

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AN axe and edge tool factory is about
to be established in Mankato.
The Nicollet County fair will be held
at st. Peter, September 18th and 10th.
A EVANSVILLE man stirred up rattle
snakes nest few days ago, and killed
eighteen of the reptiles.
The Faribault Democrat has seen
stalk of wild rice twenty-three feet long
taken from one of the lakes near the
city.
Mrs. Z1ERoTH, of Rochester, has re-
celved 81, 900 insurance on the life of her
son, @. w., who was lately killed by the
cars.
A LITTLE son of Mr.. Albert Fl. Blk
ford, Of Osseo, was terribly injured by
falling in front of reaper on the 18th
instant.
OwAToNNA postoffice has been pro-
NOTED to second class Office. The
postmaster's salary was $4,000, but has
been increased 5000.
NEARLY all the wheat now being
ground by the Minneapolis mills is
brought from Kansas and is reported to
be of an excellent quality.
The governor Of Minnesota has re-
celved from the land commissioners at
Washington a patent for "a, 1856 acres of
swamp and overtlowed lands in the north
ern part of the state.
A 17-YEAR-oLD boy named Williams
died at St Peters, last week of lockiaw,
caused by having an iron bolt driven
through his foot accidentally while work
ing on ditching machine.
A YOUNG sucking named Dickinson.
OF Sunrise, recently eloped with Ellie,
the daughter of j. 81. Warner, the pair
stealing boat and going down the
st. Croix River. His cash capital
amounted to $40.
The Granite Falls journal says re-
Gently man named Richardson, living
near Sacred Heart, was gored by bull,
and had his bowels ripped open seven
inches in length. His injuries are
thought to be fatal.
len thousand bushels of Kansas red
wheat has been purchased by the
Wlnona Mill Company, and it is designed
to demonstrate by practical test the
feasibility of bringing Kansas wheat to
Minnesota for milling purposes.
ONE evening last week at Brainerd, in
a fit of temporary insanity, Mrs. Anna
rushed to a we'll and threw herself in
headlong. She was taken out in twenty
minutes, but of course was dead.
A CIRCULAR of a Chicago banking firm
quotes Minnesota 1890 Al per cent.
bonds at 1921, recent advance owing to
the rapid growth of the state and it's sub
stantial credit. Only limited number
are for sale at this rate: Minneapolis
city AIS are marked as good investments,
with the city rapidly growing.
WHILE the wife of Philip Berg, of the
town of Lake, Wabasha County, was
driving team attached to self binding
reaper one day last week, she was sud-
denly seized with the pains of parturi-
ton, and there in the open harvest field.
with only the smiling heavens above her,
she shortly gave birth to bouncing boy
baby.
j. W. BABCoCK, of Kasota, who was
arrested at st. Paul the other day, for
improperly obtaining $500 from the
Second National Bank, was formerly one
of the leading business men of LIE Sueur
County, but became insane a year or
two since and was placed under treat
ment at Saltwater. He is not RESPONSE
BILE for his acts.
JOSEPH SCHMIDT, of Pepin township,
Wabasha County, was walking in the
country near his residence, one day late
~, having knife in his hand with which
he was cleaning his nails, when huge
wildcat tackled him. He succeeded in
ripping the animal open with his knife,
while doing which he received some
severe wounds. The animal weighed
ffty-one pounds.
A YOUNG Swede who boarded freight
train at Kasson was induced by some
tramps to enter box-car, where he
could secure free ride. AS soon as the
train got under motion the tramps
robbed him of his valise and all his
money, and threw him from the car. He
was shockingly mangled about the lower
limbs, and it lis thought will not recover.
The tramps were arrested.
AN English syndicate has completed
it's purchase of 10000 acres of land in
southern Minnesota, owned by the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Company.
at 81. SO per acre. It is the intention to
establish colonies of Englishmen on the
lands. The same company sold James
Thompson, banker, of Davenport, Ia,
10000 acres in Rock County, MIMI, the
price being fraction less than IS per
acre. Mr.. Boysen, OF Milwaukee, Wis,
the Danish consul, has completed ar
engagements for purchasing IS, 900 acres
from the same company in Faribault and
Martin Counties, MIMI, upon which q
number of Danish families will settle.
MAJ. E. A. G. HATCH, who died at st.
Paul few days since, located there in
1910. Previous to his coming to St,
Paul lie had resided in La Crosse, Wis.
where in 1916, he held the position of
postmaster. In 1855 he was appointed
United States Indian agent for the Black
feet, and in 1860 was made deputy COL
lector for the port of st. Paul. During
the war of the rebellion he was commits
stoned major of Hatch's independent
battalion of Minnesota volunteers. He
was married in 1857 to the daughter of
A. T. G. Pierson, of st. Paul. Mai.
Hatch was 81 years of age and has lately
served as chief right-of- way agent for
the Manitoba road. He leaves a wife
and SIX children.
A Reverend Murderer.
Joseph Auriol, of Perpignan, in
France, has been sentenced to imprison-
ment for life for crimes to which that