Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-04
MINNESOTA NEWS.

A ROCHESTER, man has sold over fifty
boar pigs +, ON his farm this season, net
ting over $40.
ONE night recently pack of wolves
killed five sheep near Mt. Pleasant, five
miles from Lake City.
LINCOLN HUNT, of Anoka, had his jaw
broken in two places last week by the
kick of a horse.
The Hon. Alex. Faribault, of Fari-
bault, recently had a paralytic shock, af-
fecting one entire side of bis body A
partial recovery only can be looked for.
The river was so full of sawdust and
slabs the other day that the regular
steamer was unable to run from St. Paul
to Fort Smelling.
OSCAR MA1ARos, who has been ap-
pointed assistant secretary Of state and
state statistician to succeed Mr.. Chris
Hansen, will enter upon his duties Octo-
Der l.
LAST week while the workmen were
testing new planer at the Wells Ma
chine Shops, wheel making 400 revolu-
tons minute burst, severely wounding
one OF the workmen. ..-.
A NORWEGIAN named Ole Peterson.
living in the town of Bancroft, near
Albert Lea, was found upon his bed
dead and in an advanced state of decom-
position. Near him was $3.50.
One day last week a German woman
was crossing the railroad bridge at Car
yer with two children, when one of them
fell through the railing, distance of "a
feet. The child was severely hurt, but
willresover.
A LIE SuEUR man found drove of
hogs in bis corn field. In his wrath he
drove them to the pound and subsequent
" learned that the porkers were his own.
The costs had to be paid just the same,
however.
FRANK MAHAcK, Bohemian living in
the town of Lyle, Mower County, COM
mitted suicide on the Odd ult., by shoot
ing himself through the left breast He
was 60 years odd. Family troubles is
the supposed cause.
JOHN E. MILLER, one of St. Pauls
best known and most prominent bust
ness men, died recently. The disease
was typhoid fever. A son of Conmo.
dore Kittson, aged %, also died OF the
same disease on the same day.
The belt which carries the wheat from
elevator B Tito the new million-bushel
store house at Duluth is the longest one
OF it's kind in the world, being three feet
wide and l, $50 feet in length. The total
capacity OF elevator B and the accom-
panylnS store room is 2, 100, 600 bushels.
The I. N. Cummings-Joh Taylor law
suit at Spring Valley, has been settled
by paying Taylor the sum of $4,000.
This vexatlous case has been in the
courts eleven years, and judges, jnties,
lawyers and itigants are glad to get rid
OF it.
On the night Of the 23d ult., young
Norwegian named Lars Oleson attempted
to board a freight train at Crookston,
while in motion. Missing his foothold
in the dark, he slipped and fell under
the wheels, which passed over his legs
above the knees, severing them entirely
from the body. Amputation was per-
formed but he died soon after.
The Duluth Journal Of Commerce. in
its issue OF September 10, has lengthy
article on the pine question. It figures
that there is II ,625, 900, 900 of pine trib.
utary to Duluth. These figures do not
include the cedar, tamarac, spruce and
valuable timber to be found in theneigh-
borhood.
WHILE some young folks were swing
ing at Franklin's Grove, in Ottawa, one
night last week, the swing broke and
MISS Della Bean was thrown to the
ground. She struck on her head and
was unconscious for some time after.
She suffered conclusion of the spine and
her recovery is considered doubtful
ST. Peter Tribune.
CHARLIE, the youngest son of Stanton
Cannon, who lives at Haney,s Mill, met
with serious accident on Saturday last.
He was riding on wagon loaded with
wheat, and as the team was going down
bill, the wagon struck stone and he
was thrown between the wheels. The
wagon was loaded with 80 bushels of
wheat, and one of the wheels passed
over his body near the lungs,
Center Herald.
A MAN who has had considerable ex-
perience in the business of silk culture
writes from Hanover, Germany. to the
secretary of the state board of immigra-
grafton, asking for information in regard
to the resources of the state and other in.
formation which would be of use to him.
He has selected Minnesota as his proba.
bic destination and will establish in bus
ness.
Ar Chatfeld, recently, John At
Gibson, in company with some friends
were out cunning, and while riding
across field in Orion Township, near
Campion's, the gun slipped, the ham,
mer striking the platform of the buck
board, on which the party were seated,
discharging the piece the contents of
which, one and one quarter ounces No.
6 shot, entered Atchison's right lung,
causing his death almost instantly.
A SAD accident happened at Marys-
town Tuesday morning, resulting in the
death of Bernard Buerstgen, a plomi-
nent German farmer of Marystown.
While hauling brick for the new Catholic
church at that place, the wagon ran
against post, throwing him out, and
between the horses, which, taking
fright, ran away, drawing the heavy
load over Buerstgen's abdomen. Inter
nnl injuries were caused which resulted
in Mr.. Buerstgen's death in q short
time.-Shokopee Argus.
A NOTED character of Freedom Coun-
ty, Ole Shei. Familiarity known as. " stin-
gy Ole, living in the northwestern part
OF Riceland, near Clark's Grove, was
found dead in corner of the cellar to
his house Tuesday morning. In the
hay, which he had piled up in the cor
ner Of his hut, were found 81 $50 in
gold-in four bags-and his pocket book
containing $500 in greenbacks, and said
to have 81 500 or 81, 900 in notes in it.
he leaves large amount of property,
consisting of 200 acres of fine farming
land, several horses and q lot of stock.
He has son;who survives him.
Hope Bla.ted by . Shoe.