Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-02-01
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
WAaoN-LoADs of fresh pickerel are
being brought to Grove City.
CRooKsroN is discussing a proposition
to vote SIS, 900 to establish water-works'
RED WING taxes saloons 500 per an
mum, Pine Island $500 and Zumbrota
$500.
The Congregationalists of Minnesota
are soou to have new paper, to be
called The Pilgrim.
The weird beauty of the Falls of st.
Anthony was never more marked than
at the present time.
THERE were fifteen births in the town
of Grand Prairie, Mobiles County, in
1881, thirteen of which were girls.
THERE were seventeen persons killed
on the railroads in this state, during the
past year, and 149 persons injured.
Mr.. COLDER, of Marshall, was run
over by his wagon, receiving injuries
from which he died.
A WILDCAT was killed the other day
near Conner Lake which weighed TWEEN
ty-eight pounds.
JAMES WINNEN, last week, was thrown
from his horse near Montevideo, and re-
ceived injuries that it is thought will
prove to he fatal.
RECENTLY Schmitz's harness shop in
Lake Benton was burned, and other
buildings we're saved only by the greatest
efforts.
The secretary of the state board OF
health declares untrue the report of small
pox at Melrose, asserting there is not a
case there.
MAYOR RAND positively declines to
serve Minneapolis longer. as mayor.
Governor Pillsbury is his first choice for
his successor.
The meeting to organize state dairy
and creamery association in Minnesota,
is postponed to meet at Rochester,
March 7, 8, and 8.
A TRIAL on a small scale is being made
at an elevator in Rochester, to see if
wheat can be transported through a
pipe. The pipe is about three hundred
feet long.
JOHN KUsHR1cK, of Lafayette, Nicol-
let County, lost six children, four girls
and two boys, by diphtheria, in 1881.
A year Of terrible sorrow to that strick-
en- family.
A PASSENGER on train on the river
road was swindled out of 81, 700 by three
card monte operators, on the evening of
the 25th instant. The victim had sold
some property in Minneapolis, and was
on his way east.
JOHN MILLER, of the town of Hancock,
buried six chileren within one week, re-
Gently, all having died from diphtheria.
The Oldest was seventeen years of age.
Mr.. NJ. has just one child left out of
seven.
AYoUNG man named Moore, of Wrights-
town, Otter Tail County, shot himself on
the 18th inst, blowing out his brains,
causing instantaneous death. He was
married and family troubles is said to be
the cause of the rash deed.
A MAN named Jack Van Alstein was
shot at Princeton by Policeman Turner,
recently. Van Alstein was drunk, and
when Turner attempted to arrest him at.
tackled him with hay-fork. Turner
fred three shots, two of which took
effect, inf1icting probably fatal wounds.
The Winona Tribune says the young
man Griffin, who had his leg cut off by
the cars recently, on one of the roads
leading out of St. Paul, is dead. His
remains were taken to Winona for inter-
ment. He was a son of David Griffin, of
Burns City.
The New Ulm Review gives the par
ticulars in regard to the eating of raw
ham by party of seven men. Three of
them are already dead from trichina, and
others are in a critical condition. The
hog, from which the ham was taken,
was raised in Lyon County.
A YOUNG man with his fair damsel,
living in Bernadotte, Nicollet County,
went to St. Peter the other day to get
married. File left his bride in store for
the ostensible purpose of procuring a
: license, but took his team and left, and
the girl had to wend her way home alone.
She says the truant swain must come to
time, or there will be ''muss."
\ FEW days since, while working in
the sand bank at the mill, D. j. Delling
observed some glistening particles, so he
picked them up and brought one OF
them to Mr.. Patterson, who tested il
and found it real gold. It was quite g
nugget. We must get up sensation
and ascertain what wealth lies hidden ir
our soil.-Aadelia Times.
LAST Sunday afternoon man and hii
wife left their house in st. Paul to visit
some neighbors, hut before going locked
up their blind child without any fire
The little one would have persisted will
cold but for the timely arrival of az
officer, who broke open the door anc
rescued il.