Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-07-05
MINNESOTA NEWS.

JOHN SHELLY, of Reynolds, killed G
falr-sizcd bear in his door-yard.
SEVEN MILLION feet Of logs have been
started down the St. Louis River by the
late rains. =
. JUNE 10 Joseph Gorls was married,
and on Saturday last died from the re-
suit of sunstroke. !:
LAST week 10000 trout were received
from the state fishery, to be placed in
the streams of Olmsted County.
IT is said that Mrs. Tribbitts, mother
OF the COW boy who was recently lyrched
at Perham, is sister of the Giant Bates.
Mrs. PHILLIP BARDoN, of Henderson,
while in the barn recently was killed by
lightning.
The remains of Frank Stanley were
found OH the railway track near Cokato,
on Wednesday, terribly n,angled. He
was intoxicated when last seen.
A BEAR weighing 16O pounds was shot
on the farm OF Ole Heon, mile and a
half west of Crookston, Tuesday morn
ing about o'clock.
BURGLARS attempted to get in their
work on the LIE Sueur County Bank, on
recent night, but were frightened away
by policemen.
Ar Rising, during the storm of Sun
day, mass OF ice or ponderous hail
stone weighing twenty pounds
plowed its way through the roof and
floor of a dwelling.
ANOTHER man is missing from the lib
bits neighborhood, near Perham, and
the family are under grave suspicious.
The vicinity is being searched for the
remains of the missing man.
Mr.. Mason. an old resident of Pine
City, committed suicide by taking
strychnine. BE vas habltuated in the
Use Of Intoxicating liquors, and no ether
reason can be given for the action.
A WEALTHY young Englishman named
Cooke is opening 2.O0O-acre farm in
Pomme de Terre township, Grant Coun-
ty. He advertises in this issue TO,
breaking teams.-Fergus Fats Jour-
nal.
A DESPERATE fight took place in tie
town OF Watab, between man Damed
Joseph johnson and TWO young men
named Moore, aud johnson was 80
severely beaten that his life has since
been dispaired of.
DURING storm at Somerset, the
family of Mr.. D. K. Smith repaired to
the cellar, and while there the house WIS
struck by lightning, whic, passed down
into the cellar and injured his three little
daughters. The Oldest, aged nine years,
died the next day. It is thought that the
others will recover.
The Southwestern Minnesota and I'M
mIDrafI0o oofr ~
kato. Sixty representatives from eigh-
teen counties were present. It was
agreed that 100, 900 copies of a twenty
four page pamphlet should be printed for
distribution in the eastern states and in
Europe.
JACOB FRANK, of Traverse, Nicollet
County, aged 81, died suddenly of apo
plexy on Sunday morning, June l8. The
night previous he had walked to his
: home from st. Peter, where he had been
at work, distance of twelve miles. He
leaves wife and several children. He
was an honest, hard, working mana
stone mason.
The board of trustees of the insane
asylum at st. Peter recently met DR..
Burdett reported the number of patients
to be GIL. OF these, 1923 are males and
285 females. Out on visit, 20 men,
Is women; discharged, recovered and
improved, 7 men, 5 women; discharged
unimproved, men, l woman; died, II
men, 4 women; number remaining in
hospital at St. Peter June l, 3O3 men,
PIP women.
QUITE heavy wind accompanied the
rainfall on the Oath, in portions of
Carlos and Belle River. A good deal of
timber was broken and some light build
lngs were considerably Jared. Otto
Fritz's house was left roofess and out of
plumb. The storm extended into Belle
River, where the house of Chris Toreson
was badly wrecked and partially blown,
and furniture and other contents badly
smashed and otherwise injurel. Mrs.
Fritz was injured by flying debris.