Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-01
MINNESOTA NEWS.

PnE STONE CRY has just voted to
build $1O,O school house.
Ex-JuDaE SHERMAN PAGE, Of Austin,
has taken up his residence in California.
THE Little Falls Daily Transcript says
bears are very numerous in that vicinity
this fall.
DULUTH has an electric light and
power company with a capital stock Of
$4,000.
GaEI squirrels, which were formerly
so scarce In Minnesota, are now reported
very numerous.
MRS. ALBERT CHARLES, of Fish Lake.
Was corralled in her house by a black
beaf, which kept her in confinement for
several hours.
TIE contract for furnishing the glass
windows for the capitol, at St. Paul, has
been awarded to Chicago parties, their
bid being $1,000. The greater portion
Of the material will be stained glass.
NEAR Lena Station a long family quar-
rel eliminated in an attempt by Torb-
jorn Kittleson to kill his wife. He sue
ceeded in stabbing her in the left breast
and making several severe flesh wounds
upon her face, which may prove fatal.
ABOUT week ago Thorbjon Kittleson,
living near Zumbrota. made an attempt
to kill his wife. He succeeded in stab
bing her in the left breast, and made
! several severe flesh wounds upon her
face.
TIE suspension of the Butternut VAL
lev postoface is said to be source Of
great inconvenience to the people Of that
township. As it is, nearly every one is
obliged to 20 to Courtland, Nicollet
County, to get his mail, that being the
nearest postofRce.
The Pelican Rapids Times says the
meteor that was seen last week lit down
in the lake on the Gulmar Bartnar
farm. MIR. Hoodley was at the spring
for pail of water and saw it strike but
| a few rods from him. His wife called to
him through fright thinking it was 60
ing to hit him.
| On the farm of j. j. Coyle, near Red
wood Falls, is located tie brick house
built by the government for Little Glow,
the Sioux chief who figured so conspicu~
ously in the New Ulm massacre. Also,
large burial mound, which on being
opened was found to contain the remains
of many Indians, some of them done up
in the queerest kind Of relics.
The Herman Herald gives detailed
account of the sad drowning of Samuel
Morgan, widely known farmer Of the
town of Delaware. He had horse and
buggy, and drove in the night time into
o deep slough and was drowned. His
cries were heard, but did not bring help.
His dead body was discovered in the
morning.
S. P. HEYweop, a brother of j. L..
Heywood, who was killed in the First
National Bank during the robber raid in
1876. was in Minneapolis Monday last.
He secured of Chief of Police Munger q
picture of Frank James, and If enough
evidence can be obtained, James will be
brought to Minnesota for trial. North
field Journal.
SOME of the old Germans in st. Cloud
who have held on to five and ten-acrt
lots near town, and in one or two IN
stances, large sandy farms, suddenly tne
their places worth small fortune. Ont
man owning sixty acres near town re
fused $3.50 an acre for the place las
( week. One man refused $3.50 an acre
for ten-acre tract. Some tracts ar
not for sale at any price.-Sauk Rapid
Sentinel.
A PETR1F1CAT1ON which resembles an(
undoubtedly is that of q human skull
has been left on exhibition at the Re
publican Office by DIR. Samuel Miller
It was found few days ago on the bluff
near Cedar Greek, by Mr.. A. B. Huff
{ roau, It. ia certainlv a remarkable curl
osity, and Prof. Shepard designs, it pos
sible, to have it placed in the Norma
School Museum. Wi'eona Republican
Ar Morristown, recently, lady who's
8 husband is unfortunately addicted t
drink, entered saloon kept by coupl
of Minneapolis gamblers, and with a
axe demolished every glass bottle an
decanter in the establishment, an
finished with the front windows. On
of the keepers of the place drew his re
s volver and offered to shoot the lady
she did not desist, but was restrained b.
4 fear from carrying his threat into execu
ton.
RED WING Argus: The damage tha
dogs are to the sheep raising industry /
!" this vicinity ia much greater than tn
Y majority of people suppose. Complaint
4 are heard from all the farmers who ow
sheep. and some are finding it almoi
impossible to keep them, and are sellin
off their flocks. g. G.. Richardson,
- Ramsey. last week purchased 100 splel
~ ~ did sheep from Wright County farmt
g who was forced to sell because the doe
- killed so many.