Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-03-14
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
MINNESOTA,

II SON VI e1 commissioner SWeetZer.
of Warsaw, was frozen to death in Colo.
RADIO during recent blizzard.
GEORGE COLE, Washburn & Co. g fore.
man, killed three wolves at one of the
Tibbetts Brook camps recently.
WILLIAM MAsHA1L, of Marshall. has
burned hay all winter, consuming 100
pounds day in very cold weather.
MRS. H. P. COLEMAN, of Grand
Meadow, died on Friday last while under
the influence of chloroform, admins
tered to aid in the extraction of teeth.
The appointment of Col. William s.
King of Minneapolis, to the position of
surveyor general of logs and lumber, is
the outcome of a long contest, in which
some feeling was engendered.
JUDGE SHAW, of the Hennepin district.
has resigned the position on the bench
to which he was elected last foil for
seven years. He prefers the active
practice ef his profession. There is
more money in it.
A SPINAL disease has broken out
among the horses around Lewiston
which is proving fatal. The animals
lose the use of their hind legs, become
unable to get up and finally die. Mr..
@. Nettleton, we'll known farmer resid-
ing Two miles southeast of Lewiston, has
lost six horses by the disease and has two
others ailiug.
The discovery of gold and silver ore
on the farm of Dennis Cunningham, two
miles northeast of our village, is causing
considerable excitement. A company
with large capital has besn organized,
officers elected and stock taken by our
wealthy citizens. A smelling furnace
and crusher will he erected in the spring,
when mining operations will commence
on large scale.-Caledonia argus.
A TwELvE-YEAR.o1D son of Mrs. Vail,
who lives with her mother, Mrs. Mann,
rear Taylor's Fails, was kidnapped last
Wednesday. Several years ago Mrs.
Vail was deserted by her husband, whe
abused his family, and he married again.
She prosecuted him for bigamy and be
was sent to the penitentiary and served
his sentence. Last Wednesday he called
for the boy at school and took him
away, but he was returned home by
officers at Center City.
j. II. CALDWELL, being in St. Paul,
was interviewed in regard to the small
pox in the lumber district of the Big
Fork River. He states that the disease
was introduced into his camp by bury
ing the Indians who died at that point.
As soon as it was found that an Indian
had contracted the dread disease his
fellows would abandon him to die alone,
and Caldwells men were compelled to
bury them. The disease had done it's
worst, however, as the Indians have
moved north and west in the hope of
escaping its ravages. In all about
twenty. five Indians have died. Sixteen
white men have been treated, nine in
Mr.. Caldwell'e camp.
AN exchange says: There is one in
dustry that might be carried on IN SOUTH
ern Minnesota which has heretofore re.
ceived very little attention, and that is
cutting aud bailing upland prairie bay
during the summer and fall months and
sending it to market during the winter.
There are thousands of tons of superb
hay allowed to go to waste each season
in this locality that could be made
to return handsome amount of
money if it was properly put up and
sold. Each succeeding year finds in.
creased demand for this product in New
York and other eastern markets, AID
the wonder is that our farmers Lave not
given the matter the consideration its
revenue would merit.