Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-17
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
DAKOTA.

DAKOTA.
The Huron land Office is thirty days
behind in its business.
IT is reported that gold has been dis
covered near Mitchell.
The Salem Register reports the wheat
yield of McCook County at twenty-five
bushels per acre.
PART of the material for the Yankton
water works has arrived, and the rest
will be along in few days.
The Black Hills towns narrowly
escaped postage-stamp famine before
tha new twos became ripe.
Mrs. SHELDON SMITH, of Castalia,
killed a rattlesnake that measured four
feet in length and was possessed Of ten
rattles.
A WARRANT is out for the arrest of En-
gineer Miller, of the pusher engine. who
caused the fatal collision near Valley
City, recently.
AN immense scope of country between
Miles City and Bismarck has been
burned over by prairie fire set by
Northern Pacific engine.
DICKINSON & HUMPHREY, the pioneer
merchants of Chamberlain, have made
an assignment. liabilities are placed
at 925, 900 by those who claim to know.
ORMsBY, GRAVES & Co., bankers, of
Huron, we're victimized to the extent of
81 1000 by young man giving the name
of Henry Denton, for whom they CASH
ed forged check.
NEAR Cooperstown, laborers excavat-
ing reservoir on the railroad grounds
came upon some dirt Of yellowish color
that upon investigation proved to pos
sess the qualities of soap. 1t readily re-
moves dirt from the skin, and makes
good suds.
HE wife of Elder J. G. Kelso fell
down stairs at her home at Mitchell and
fractured several ribs, besides sustaining
internal injuries that may prove fatal, as
she is an old lady.
LOUIS DER1ETH, aged about 21 years,
an employe on the railrord at Milbank,
was instantly killed by accidentally fall
ing from the top of freight car, while
stepping from one car to another, and was
crushed across the arms and chest. He
came from Sauk City, Wis.
MITCHELL Republican: Flax culture
in this locality is proving a very profit
liable investment. The yield is averag
ing fifteen bushels, which sells readily
at 95 cents per bushel. After paying
all expenses there is profit enough left
to purchase the land Oh which the crop
| is grown.
The Sioux Indians on the reservation
near La Beau have signifed their will
lingness to allow railroad to be built
| across the reservation from Mission
Creek and taking the Fox Ridge for a
route, provided, of course, the company
pay tor the privilege. They will object
to the proposed route through the Mo-
reau Valley.
TIE Bismarck Tribune says: The
| capitol building is now assuming pro-
portions which give a forecast of the
beauty of the building, and as the neat
lines Of Joliet stone are placed in posi-
ton, one cannot but admire the design.
The Joliet stone is now being shipped
to Bismarck at rapid rate, number Of
carloads now being on the road. Near
| ly all the iron for the building is now in
the city and brick is being manufactured
by all the yards in this section for its
construction.
| MINNESOTA.
| SLEEPY EYE is organizing a fire COM
pany.
A BREWERY is to be established in
Glenwood.
| UNGATHERED grapes in southern Min
nesota have been killed by the recent
frosts.
The body Of John Rowan, who was
drowned near Hastings recently, has
been recovered.
| THE liabilities of Heath, Of Shakopee,
are estimated at $2,500 with probable
assets at $1,000.
PUBLIC EXAMINER KNOX pronounces
the books of Wabasha County officers to
be in good shape.
} A THOROUGH canvas for those needing
aid is being made by the ladies' com
mittee at Rochester.
| A RAILROAD through Phelps County,
from Kearney, is one Of the latest i'm
provements talked OF.
THIRTY thousand dollars worth of i'm
provements are in course OF progress al
North Platte at present.
The Fremont creamary offers bonus
of 10 per cent. on the capital invested II
COWS by patrons of the institution.
The Faribault high school has re
ceived from the state treasurer 81 ,OOOfol
the promotion of CHER education.
The Fairmount public library has re-
ceived the first installment of what ii
known as the Rebellion Records"
The recent heavy rains brought dow
about Is, 5,000,00O feet of logs for th'
Duluth mills from the Nemadji River.
JUDGE MCDONALD has accepted th'
invitation of the bar association to be {
candidate for reelection as judge Of the
Eighth district.
Mrs. CArURA FEAFHEksToNE, wife o
William Featherstone, an old and hon
ored resident of Goodhue County, diet
suddenly at her residence, College Bluff
of apoplexy.
Ed. DOYLE, an employe of Lawrence
Straight & Co., at St. Charles, myster
iously disappeared September 2lst, sine
which no trace of his whereabouts ha
been discovered.
{ The village justice at Duluth reporte
274 arrests during the past quarter TO
| violation of village ordinance; 1913 pris
) oners we're committed to jail; 121 pal
fines, and 25 were discharged. Th
3 amount OF fines collected during th
> quarter was 81 1853, aud for the hal
q year, 81, 1872. The average amount Q
? fines per day for the past quarter wa