Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-30
NEWS OF THE NORTHWEST.
DAKOTA.

PIERRE IS Delng Sapplled VIII CclC-
phone exchange.
NEAR Alexandria rs young ladies over
81 years Of age have taken claims.
The building improvements in Cham
berlain this year will foot up over $70,-
900.
A FARkER living near Mitchell, while
digging cellar, unearthed 40 skeletons
of Indians.
A BRU1H County man has sold $780,
600 worth of trees this spring for trans
planting purposes.
On June 5 Aurora County will vote
for or against issuing $4,000 in bonds
to build court house.
CHARLES HE1L1GREss, Of the Foster
party was fatally stabbed by
q companion named Felte.
A PFMB1NA woman is distributing an
ti-tobacco pamphlets with the title:
" What I know about tobacco.
CRY MARSHAL PRICE, of Pierre, shot
and killed Thomas Thompson, while
attempting his arrest for attempted muir
der.
ACCORDING to advices from Washing
ton the new Dakota land office will be
located between Creel City and Devils
Lake.
The railroad company has offered to
donate 81 900 toward deflayiug the ex-
penses of sinking an artesian we'll in
White Lake.
DEADwooD has voted to issue 5 per
cent. bonds to redeem the outstanding
1Os. This will reduce taxation about
100000 per annum.
The eyesight of a l4-year old daughter
of Joseph Nelson, of Sioux Falls. was
totally destroyed by her little brothers
exploding charge of powder in herface.
The returns from Butte County show
majority of $50 for separation from
Lawrence County. The election will be
contested on the ground OF unconstitu-
tonality.
A P1ANK1NeroN mother was startled
the other evening by screams emonat-
ing from her daughter room. Rushing
in she found that the young lady had
been curling her hair with a hot slate
pencil, which she dropped down her
back.
A PHYSICIAN at Ipkster, named Nixon
| is under arrest for the rape of 14-year-
old daughter of Mr.. Malone. The girl
takes music lessons from Mrs. Nixon,
and the latter not being home in time
for the lesson, her husband overpoWered
the girl and committed the rape.
| A WOMAN living near the Manitoba de-
pot in Wahpeton, was ehot by young
man who had been carousing at her
house all day. She says it was acci~
dental, and the young man seems filed
with remorse and has given himself up
to the authorities. The woman's recov-
cry is doubtful.
The grand lodge Of Odd Fellows of
Dakota elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: r. r. Briggs, Sioux
Falls, grand master;J. W. Knable, grand
warden; A. Contieny, Fargo, deputy
grand master; D. s. Dodds, grand guar
dian; F. G. Emerson, grand secretary.
Huron was decided upon as the place for
the next annual encampment.
The question Of issuing county bonds
to the amount of $35, 000 to bear rate
of interest not to exceed seven per cent.
per annum, for the immediate construc-
ton of a court house and Jail for Hughes
County was submitted to the people at
the polls. Between 500 and GOO votes
we're cast, of which number Pierre polled
400 votes, and a majority Of about 400
was obtained for the measure.
SPECIAL AGENT JAMES Of the interior
department, arrested James G. Curtiss OF
Mitchell, D. T., for personating John
J Gordon, of Iowa. In 1881 Gordon lC-
Gated a homestead in Mitchell, dying
soon after. Then Curtiss went to the
land Office and represented himself as
Gordon. made the necessary afidavits
and attempted to borrow $4O0 on the
property. The evidence against him is
conclusive. The penalty is 81 900 or ten
years imprisonment.
i MINNESOTA.
The Fergus Falls Daily Telegram has
enlarged one column.
i The Litchfield court house bonds are
: being vigorously opposed.
RED WING is agitating the question OF
> building a new high school.
The steamer Mark D. Flower will be
placed on Lake Geneva, near Alexandria
; this summer.
AN attempt was made to burn the
Hazelton building in Albert Lea, which
was frustrated by prompt discovery.
IT is claimed that injustice is being
done in regard to the examination and
selection OF candidate for West Point
from the Fifth District.
MORRIS, in Stevens County, is boom
, ing. A court house and jail, nine bust
, ness houses, creamery and numerous
/ residences are already under way.
The Iroquois branch of the Dakota
| | Central from Iroquois, Kingsbury coun'
/ try, to Hawarden, Iowa, is under con
: struction and will be completed by
4 July 1st.
A HALF-wITTED woman at Duluth
d known as Crazy Liz, until year agt
living at St. Paul, attempted to comm
suicide by jumping into the canal at the
foot of Lake Avenue, but was rescued
by policeman.
Two hundred money. orders were is
sued in favor of different parties at tn
9 Minneapolis postofice money-order de
partment the other day. This is tn
e largest number on record at this office
4 Orders paid, 250.
. The body of woman supposed to b.
that of Mrs. Julia Unze, was found II
4 the river at Shakopee, with the hea'
- and right foot severed from the body
: The woman had died and the body bee1
stolen from the cemetery.
BILL NYE has bought George Sha1
d rett's residence, and will take up hi
n abode in Hudson. Poor health force
a him to give up the Boomerang and
n 81 200 postoffce at Laramie City, to see
more favorable climate.
y THREE cars on q gravel train on tn
e river division of the Milwaukee Roa
Jumped the track near Wabasha, an
70 two men, Julius Nelson and Charlie
?, Peterson, both of Red Wing, receive
re severe injuries. A broken switch We
N the cause, : Eaa. -. Z. .11ss,... .....
re- THE scalers' report of the logs cut
i'd. the ST. Croix River and tributaries
Wisconsin and Minnesota during tt
:. past winter will amount to upwards
+ +e 225, ,OOO, 900 feet, which include 20. COO
70 70 O0fl1 foot IN Wil1ow River The mills G