Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-29
MINNESOTA NEWS.

ANDREAs ANDERSON, the wife MUIR
derer, who escaped from Jail at Beaver
Falls, was recaptured at Willmar.
LAST Saturday tho house of John
Pauck at Owatonna was destroyed by
fire. Loss, 81, 900; insurance $400.
A COLONY of over 800 families from the
east are expected to settle near Lu Verne
the coming spring.
The Touring mill of G. A. Albright at
Grow River, near Monticello, was totally
destroyed by fire recently. No in-
surance.
A BABE six weeks old, child Of Mr..
Carter, of Rochester, was fatally scalded
recently by boiler of scalding water be-
ing upset upon it.
CAPT. A1F. BROOKS, Co. c., Winona,
has been placed in command Of the
second battalion, M. N. G., until the re-
turn of Major Bobleter from the east.
JAMES NooNAN, section ]aborer at
Brownton. was run over by the cars
Thursday afternoon, and only lived a
short time after receiving his Injuries.
The LIE Seueur News says James Mitch
ell, of Lake Washington, while chop:
ping down tree recently in the woods,
was instantly killed by falling limb.
His neck was broken.
C. G. WILSON, of Rochester, sold a
few days ago 800 bushels of Sea Island
wheat for 81, 200 cash, to go to Nebraska.
He also sold 100 bushels to 60 west, and
200 bushels to man in Michigan.
Mr.. HELMS and wife, of Bergen, Nc
Leod County, while returning home
from visit to neighbor, were sur
rounded by a pack of wolves. They
"siept" in tree until morning.
A STEAM plow from England is now
being set up in Minneapolis. It weighs
5000 pounds, and is operated by two
engines and cable. It will be tested
somewhere in the vicinity of Minneap-
oils.
LAST week young man named Ucon-
tell, living near GENTLY, committed sui
eide. He was the offspring of mother
who became insane, and it is suppos-
ed he inherited insanity
Chronicle.
The other day Knut Gedested, OF
Youcatan, Houston County, caught a
big eagle in trap set to catch wolves.
The eagle measured six feet four inches
from tip to tip of wings, and stood about
four feet high.
ENGINE No. IA ran into the rear of an
extra at Lake City the other night,
totally wreclzing the caboose and one
freight car and badly damaging the en-
gine. The fireman and engineer jumped
from the engine in time to save them
selves.
The village board of Marshall has
been sued for libel, with damages placed
at $1,000, by Chris. Peterson, whose
name appeared in list of inebriates to
whom saloon keepers were forbidden to
sell liquor. Peterson claims he is a
sober, industrious citizen.
The advance agents of colony of
New England farmers are daily expected
to arrive at Lucerne to make arrange
ments for the purchase of lands and the
settlement of the colony in Rock County
There are in the colony over 200 heads of
families, whose chief purpose it is to en-
gage in stock and dairy farming.
PETER ANDERSON was found near the
railroad track at Eagle Lake recently in
terribly mutilated condition. Ander.
son was probably assaulted for his money
which was gone when he was found, and
club covered with blood was found
some six rods from where the struggle
apparently took place. He will prob
ably recover.
Iowa cattle dealers are beginning thei,
annual visits to Minnesota to buy up the
young stock. They want all the year.
lings they can get. Whereupon the St.
Peter Tribune remarks: els it any
wonder that many of the farmers com
plain that they can't make money in this
country raising stock, when they sell
their stock before it is old enough to
bring them anything? They sell steer
when it is one year old for So, when by
keeping it two years more they could get
$4O."
A BOLD, bad Indian with tomahawk
and ar paint is perambulating around
the streets of Winona looking after a
brother Winnebago, who, contaminated
by the customs of paleface civilization
had taken unto himself the squaw of the
bosom of Winnebago No. 1. Winnie
bago No. was designing red man and
had by industry acquired wealth suff-
cient to purchase bolt of red flannel
and being a Lothario, withal, he did
tempt the squaw of Winnebago No. 1,
who looking upon the flannel when it was
red within the bolt, and did succumb to
the tempter's wiles. Together they
turned their faces towards the setting
sun and tarried not until they were be.
yond the reach of the deserted buck.
The Cowardice Of Suicide.