Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-16
MINNESOTA NEWS.

MINNESOTA NEWS.
The st. Paul water-works have been
turned over to the city for the consider
alton of $4,000.
FRANCIS VoaEL, residing at Seven Mile
Greek, near st. Peter, suicided lately, by
taking strychnine.
A stock company is being formed at
Mankato for the manufacture of axes and
edge tools, with capital of $4,000.
WM. BEYER, of Brush Greek, died
recently from the result of an accidental
pistol wound inflicted July 28th, which
shattered his hand.
The LIE Sueur County fair will be held
at LIE Sueur, September IA and Is. The
Nicollet County fair will be held at ST..
Peter, September Is and 16.
BETWEEN $40O and $500 is now claimed
from Otter Tail County by persons who
the victims of young Hbbits.
A RESIDENT of Bancroft, Freeborn
County, has picked over one thousand
quarts of strawberries from half an acre
of ground, netting him some 5000.
A BANKING house at Albert Lea has
forwarded to the treasury department
since the Goth of March $13, 900 in mu-
tilated and worn currency for redemption.
THE citizens of Alexandria have offered
cash bonus of $4,000 to responsible
party who will establish wagon factory
in that town. The grounds will also be
given free.
The Rev. Henry A. Bushnell, of the
class of 1882, Union Seminary, New
York. was recently ordained pastor of
the Congregational Church of Witoka,
Winona County.
MARY LUDWIG, a 12-year- old girl, while
driving reaper, near Dundas, Minn.,
was thrown in front of the knives, and
had her legs nearly severed from her
body. 1t is thought she cannot live.
The boom at Anoka has turned out
46, ,O0O, 900 feet of logs this season in
forty-eight days. This is probably the
largest amount ever turned out in that
length of time.
LAFAYETTE BEADAL, of Aitkin, was run
over by loaded wagon, receiving in
juries which soon resulted in death. He
leaves a wife and seven children in desti-
tute circumstances.
A 15-year old daughter of G. Huding,
of Millersburg, Rice county, was driving
pair of mules to 3 reaper, and W hen
the mules baked she got off in front to
to whip them up. The mules started,
and the girl had her left foot cut off.
E. H. SANDERS, a brakeman, only a
few days in the employ of the railroad
company, accidentally fell from the cars
at the depot at Melrose and was instant
ly killed. He leaves wife and child in
destitute circumstances near Osakis.
! A NUMBER of citizens of st. Paul as
sisted Mr.. Peterson for almost week in
the search for the body of his little girl,
who was drowned in the river, but it
could not be found. Five years ago his
little boy was drowned in the river and
the body never found.
| A HoRsE-TH1EF made a descent, the
other night, on farmer in Hutchinson,
and, not finding saddle, took sack of
feathers as a substitute. The feathers
continued to escape from small hole in
the sack, making sufficient trail by
which the horse was recaptured neal
Swan Lake. The thief escaped.
A BOY 13 years old, son of John Zim.
mer, OF MarysDulg, was caught in the
sickle of reaper on the 5th, while al
work in the harvest field, and killed
almost instantly. The sickle cut of
one arm AMI the sickle guard penetrated
the breast, and his death was instantane.
GUS.
A WMoNA man, equipped with money,
ticket and business papers for a trip into
Dakota, bethought him, at the last mo-
ment, to wear his best clothes. Hastily
making the change, he took his seat in
the car, and was we'll under way before
he realized that money, ticket, and pa
pers had been left behind in the discard
ed garments. He was kindly permitted
to walk back from the nearest station.
The log house of Mr.. Joe Dancer,
three miles east of Mankato, on the Lake
Eagle Road, was destroyed by fire re-
Gently, consuming his 12-year-old son.
When the father was aroused by the
cracking of the flames he at once went
to work to save the children, and had
got them all out but the Oldest boy,
who, not being fully awake, went back
into the burning building and was lost
in the smoke and fire before help could
get to him.
JOE SCHMIDT, of Pepin township, Wa
basha County, was walking in the coun'
try near his residence one day lately,
having knife in his hand with which
he was cleaning his nails, when huge
wildcat tackled him. He succeeded in
ripping the animal open with his knife,
while doing which he received some Sc
we're scratches on his wrist and hand.
The ferocious feline, which was female
with q litter probably near, weighed
fifty.one bounds.