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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
MINNESOTA.


AN excellent artificial stone is made
at Benson:
ST.. OLAF's College, Northfield, has
just celebrated its tenth anniversary.
The Bank of Luverne has begun
business under the state law, with cap-
ital Of $4,000.
MRS. BORLAM, of Webster township,
has been adjudged insane and will be
taken to Rochester.
A REDUCTION of Is per cent. in the
wages of the workmen in the Northern
Pacific shops at Brainard has been
made.
Mr. FRED. CLOSE has retired from
the great land firm of Close Brothers s.
20. at Pipe Stone, his place being taken
by Mr.. s. 81. Graves.
ANDREW KNUDsoN, an old resident of
Benson, dropped dead at a wedding
near that village. Excessive use OF
liquor is thought to be the cause.
A DEMOCRATIC paper in Duluth is
talked of. Both of the dailies of that
city have discontinued their Associated
Press dispatches during the winter for
economical reasons.
Hon. s. n. KENNY, of Rice County,
has shut down his sugar works, having
manufactured IL, COO gallons in all. The
cane crop was unusually good, and pro-
duced very superior quality of sirup.
The refinery was operated day and
night, and as high as 700 gallons per
day was made on several days.
Two small children of Halvor E.
B0en, town Of Amdal, nine miles from
Fergus Falls, we're drowned. They
wandered off from the house, and were
playing upon the thin ice of a lake,
when they broke through, and their
bodies were found under the ice.
Mr.. AND MRS. HUNTER, of Henning,
Otter Tail County. quarreled and a d.
vorce resulted. She was absent one day
at Fergus Falls, their hotel burned
down, and as soon as she returned she
had her ex.husband arrested on q charge
of arson. He is now in durance vile.
AT raising of large barn for Con-
rad Schaffer in the town OF Douglass,
just before the work was completed, a
staging gave way, precipitating some
half dozen men to the ground. Joseph
Widerho1dt mad one leg so badly
broken and crushed that he will lose
the limb. The other men escaped with
no serious wounds.
STATE AUDITOR WH1TooMB, in 1873,
added 10 to 20 per cent. to the ap-
praised value of the state land in Red
wood County, as returned by the COM
missioners appointed to appraise the
same. The effect was to disturb the
relative values, and in many cases to
leave tho fixed price entirely too high.
The petition signed by large number
of citizens of the county has been for
warded to Auditor Rraden, asking for
re-appraisal of this land, with the ex-
pectation that the request will be
granted.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
DIRE DEsTITUTI0N.
Sad Predicament Of . Widow and
Unfortunate D0m1h far.

So0 Pre0tc0mont Of q Widow and an
Unfortunate Daughter.
The Directors of the Poor of Erie.
n. T., discovered case of fearful des.
titution few nights since. Informa-
ton was given that on the outskirts of
the city Widow Cronin and her unmar-
rled daughter Kate were dying Of cold
and hunger, and upon reaching her
howell q sickeninR sight met the off,
cials. With snow three feet deep
around the house and the wind beat
ing the roof, there was neither fuel,
food, nor light. During the night the
daughter Kate had given birth to q
child, which lay frozen ct her side on .
chair, the young mother being almost
dead. Pride and q desire to conceal
the daughters condition caused them to
endure their privation without apply.
ing for food.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
DAKOTA.

DEVILS LAKE is to have Democratic
paper.
UNION COUNTY gave 10 votes in favor
of license.
HOG cholera is creating a panic in
Dakota County. One farmer has lost
13O head.
The Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph
Company is trying to secure franchises
for line to Fargo.
WOONsOCKET secured the county
seat OF Sanborn County at the recent
election by majority of % votes.
By the bursting of a centrifupal
clothes dryer in the Yankton Insane
Asylum, Charles Van Dyke was fatally
and Maurice Fitzgerald seriously
wounded.
AN electric company of New York
has contracted to illuminate the city of
Mitchell with the electric light. The
plant will be in place ready for use by
Christmas, and at least forty lamps will
be used from the start.
FIRE broke out in the basement of the
Plain Dealer printing house, Grand
Rapids, on the 22d, while the proprietor
Germ and three business houses adjoin-
ing. Loss $25,OO0, insurance about
$4,000.
A PETITION is being circulated in Ce.
dar County asking the county commits
sioners to offer reward for the arrest
of the parties who lynched John Far
berger, recently. Farberger shot Capt.
Phillips while the latter was endeavor-
ing to arrest him, from the effects of
which Philli ps has since died.
W. w. WALKER, of Cedar Rapids,
Ia, who has the charter for water works
at Pierre, finds that he will be unable to
get suitable pumps built to put the
works in operation this fall, and SO will
get material together this winter to COM
mence work in the spring. The works,
with four miles Of main, are expected to
cost $4,000.
G. CUTTING, brakeman on q west.
bound freight of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul Railroad, was standing
on q Car at Marion Junction, when the
train backed against the car. He fell
between the cars which passed over his
left leg below the knee. He was taken
to Parker and the leg was amputated.
He lies in critical condition, but will
probably recover.
A MAN calling himself jackson, and
hailing from Granite Falls, Minn., stole
team of horses from Allison Bros, of
Brookings, and took it out of town to q
vacant farm house, put the horses in
stable on the premises and slowed him
self away in cupboard of the house
and waited for night. The owners soon
found him there and brought him to
town. He processes not to know any
thing about the matter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
THE KEROSENE DOCTOR,

nc MUST suffer Punishment for FHis
Gross Malpractlce.
On the 26th, the supreme judicial
court OF Massachusetts overruled the
exceptions Of the defendant in the
case OF franklin Pierce, convicted at
Worcester Of granddaughter in causing
the death Of Mary A. Bemis. Defen.
dant represented himself as physician
and his treatment of Mrs. Bemis, which
the jury found to have caused her death.
was in prescribing that kerosene oil
should be applied to her body in large
quantities.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
LATE NEWS NOTES,

Burglars broke into the Kings Coun-
ty IN. ~ penitentiary on the night of
the 25th, and stole $1,000 from the safe
in the shoe shop. The money belonged
to the Bay State Shoe and Leather
Company.
The Baltimore Rivet and Spike
Works have assigned. Bond of the
trustee $4,000.
Lem. Simmons was shot dead by Jack
Davis, in Indian Territory on the 25th,
They had quarreled about cattle.
An epidemic of hydrophobia prevails
at Vienna. Eighty cases and eleven
deaths have been reported.
Frank Casey, [colore1 who murdered
Charles Watson, in Argenta, opposite
Little Rock, Ark, in September, was
hanged at the latter place on the 26th.
He acknowledged the stabbing of Wat
son, but pleaded drunke mess, and de.
MED that he intended to kill him.
Six masked men bound and gagged
George Young, Levi Weisman and sew
eral ladies and robbed them of 5000 and
lot Of jewelry, at Beaver, Pa, on the
25th.
A D1NMa-car on The Michigan Gen.
tral took fire near Talleston, Ind, on
the 25th, and was entirely consumed.
Loss $4,000.
MRS. MENA LEMPKE, the insane wife
OF Milwaukee broom-maker, made q
desperate attempt to commit suicide on
the 25th, by severing the arteries of
her wrists. Her condition is critical.
AT Little Rock, Ark, on the 24th.
two men were fatally injured by q fall
of forty feet at railroad bridge in proc
ess Of ferection.
WAYNEsBURG, Pa. was visited by q
disastrous fire on the Oath. Four stores
and the Office of the Independent were
ruined. Loss $25,OOO.
A FIRE on the 24th in the building
1873 Monroe Street, Chicago, occupied by
the Chicaeo Paper Company, caused q
loss of $780, 900.
The Seldom lumber yard and sheds
at Rome, N. T., were burned by incen-
dlraies on the morning of the Oath.
The loss was about $5O,0O0; partially
insured.
Two men named Ryan and Walters
left Victoria, B. O., with sloop-load of
Cinnamon to smuggle them into the
United States. The sloop capsized and
all on board were drowned.
Marauders from Indian Territory
shot and mortally wounded police off,
Ger at Sherman, Tex. In battle that
ensued with pursuing posse, two men
were killed and one wounded.
Patrick McDermott, q Chicago foot
pad. was fatally shot by a police officer,
on the morning of the 23d.
A fire which began in the block oocu-
pied by the Manitoba Railroad Offices, st.
Paul, on the nil ght Of the 22d, destroyed
the building. Loss $75, 900.
The Grand Opera House, st. Louis,
burned on the afternoon of the 23d.
Loss $125, 900.
Oliver Bateman, a young man 90
years of age, was executed at Savannah,
Ga. on the 21st, for the murder of the
two young daughters of Jno. McLaugh-
lin, on the 31st of August last.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03

The fac-simile Of the POSTAGE stamps
was put on every piece of currency,
and for long time it was known as
postal currency" An enormous
amount never was presented for redemp-
tion, and the government was conse-
quently the gamer.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
On James Gordon Bennett,s Yacht.


New York Cor. Detroit Free Press.l
Some acquaintances of mine-a dozen
OF them-took trip up the river awile
ego on q little steam yacht. Coming
down, they discovered the Namouna
lying in the harbor, breathing lightly.
Hello !" exclaimed one, here's
BENEFITS yacht, he's in Europe, let's see
it we can't get aboard!"
So they steamed alongside, saluted an
officer on the deck and asked if they
could be allowed to inspect the vessel.
After q little parleying they were allowed
aboard, and the officer, apparently the
head steward, showed them around.
They were in q picnic mood and they
laughingly criticised everything they
saw. "B' Georgel he doesn't show
such bad taste!" said the leader, as they
went through his private cabin.
"Wouldn't object to dwelling here my
self" said little gypsy with her hat
tipped down to her nose and her nose
tipped vica versa. "Here's where he
gets himself upl See! Here's the
pomatum he puts on his mustache to
make it stick outl And here's some
powder-ha! ha! he! he!-oh, myv'
20, here's a little mite of pair of
slippers lined with pink!' shouted an
other girl, at which they all pulled down
their mouths and looked sober,
"You mustn't mind what the girls
say, steward we're on lark" said one
of the gentlemen, slipping into the
stewards hand half dollar.
"Oh, all right, SIR" said the steward
respectfully.
"What do they pad the walls so for?"
asked bright.eyed lady; they're up
holetered just like a SOFA"
ITO make 'em soft when Bennett oc-
cupies 'eml" exclaimed q youth in ex-
PLANTATION, and they all greeted the re-
mark with laugh.
@Oh, girls!" cried another, gleefully,
"hark !! Here's narghiigh. I'll take q
smoke. Is'pose he has had his mouth
on it-never mind;" and she put the
stern TO her lips and coughed violently
thereafter. She wiped it off demurely
and said "I'm afraid he'll track me-"
"Oh! Here's his closet" cried another; !;
@dressing gowns three, four, and more
slippers, whole row of 'em; why, he
must be a centipede!- but they are all
full grown" and they laughed and ran
away.
Steward, who is the captain of the
Namouna now ?" asked the leader, wish
ing to show his interest in so fine a
vessel.
"There is no captaia,'' said the stew
ard. I'VE have a sailing-master and
commander"
~Oh, yes; who is the commander"
II am"
@Oh! All! Indeed! What name
please2"
James Gordon Bennett-but don't
Won tell"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
RAILWAY.

The use Of tho term
Short Line" In oonnec-
ton with the corporate
name Of . great road, con-
veys an idea Of just what n
required by the travelling
public . Short Line, Quick
Time and the bsst Of 40
common OdationB-Sll Of Hhiob
at Railway in America.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
BUSINESS CARDS.

r oBB 4 CoNKIIN,
1AR1ER6 AND HLR DRES6ERd
~ tnar new TonsoI1al Parlors. Shower and HoA
Haths We have two hIvt. clasg bsth roomS
Main Street, Austin, Nian.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03

DR. =. b. PECK
aas opened IN ofhce in Nm. wrights house, mt
street, where he II prepared to do sU kinds al
worx IN dentistry, and solicits share Of public
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03

VJNAO1 PHILL1P9, N. D..
HOK0OPATHIC CPHYslcxIy AND anRnxov
~ Permanently located in Austin. Calls in
city or country promptly attended to at ali hour.
once ana rooms In Schleuder's block, 6rst do0f
north OF Mower County Bank. A0-Elsctric bathe
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
O61OAQO.
ELou1-Qood to Choice Spring -. 3 II
ST. LOUIS
Memory.

WaHAT-No. Red.
So1s 1....................
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03

t@NIIEN II. FAIRBANKS II, ID.
once ana red1dence. corner West Main and
maple Streets, opposite Public School Building,
l2tO2P.k. --0--'
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03

1K. G. 8. BEAULIEU.
Once over sleeper's Drug Store, Brownsdale,
Preaching at Christian Chapel every Sun
day morning and evening.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-04

In the Circuit Court OF Howard county, low
september term 1854
VIM. b. Garrett, plaintin,
w.
David Patterson and Jennie N. Patterson. d.
PENDANTS.
TO the defendants above named:
on ME IN the once Of the SierK Of the ciMu'
court, In and for the county OF Howard, stat
or Iowa petition Of the plaintiff abovs name
claiming OF tho defendants David ana Jennie /.
Patterson, the sum OF fou rtcon hundred a. 4
nifty dollars, with interest thereon nj the rafs
OF eight per cent. from the nrst day Of Mari
1884, and attorneys fee and exchange, ~ MOI
coupons attached, with Interest thereon fro
maturity OF said interest coupons, at ten p /
cent executed by David Patterson and JenI II
sth day OF March, 1881, for the purpose OF -
curing the payment OF said principal noto y
bond and interest coupons, the descendants
executed and delivered 10 james L, Lonbafs
their mortgage upon tbs following describe
real estate, situated IN the county Of uowaf>.
and state Of Iowa m ouartsr and 81
north west quarter OF the southeast quaf
Ter, and the southeast quarter OF the nofl =
west quarter. and the nortn.sas. aua ,nan 90
| township nincty-nine V9l, horth range W.
WY. Thai s Wit az attachment issue against tn
property OF the defendants for the sum Of thrts
hundred dollars
| And further praying therein tnal the ~
titic interest and equity OF redemption, o. ca.
and all OF the above named defendants. IN a.
| to the above mortgage Ifamiscs, Dc IoTest
| closed and barred and tnssf .s.ns thefeundeF, 81
Junior and inferior TO the lien Of plaintins 81
mortgage.
And that unless YOU appear thereto ~
/ defend before noon OF the second day 81 "a
next term OF the said court appointed 70 % o. y
| 1T the court house In said couhs
commencing on the 18th day OF september, lss
] YOUR default will be entered ana luugineh
| rendered against YOU thereon, In accofuAns
With the prayer of said petition.
| ID, II. EfTIEs and MCCARTHY Mcoook.
i a. Attorneys Tor piailtir
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-04

Fifty cent wheat is staring a good
many Northwestern farmers in the
face. The crop is Doubtful and OF
fine quality, but the price is bad.
Last year the Minneapolis millers
got into trouble by paying too much
for wheat. Flour made from high
priced grain could not be kept up
when wheat was down. This year
they will make no such mistake.
They have agreed to pay n cents
for No. hard and 72 cents for No. l
delivered ut the mills. The price
paid farmers will range all the way
! from 30 cents up, according to the
distance which their products have
to be transported. The grain grow
ers Of Minnesota, Iowa and Dakota
will not see very much in those fig
ures to rejoice ever.
II wheat is 10 be cheap the taxes oil
the men who produced it must be
lightened. American farmers can,
not produce hrendstuffs ut such fig,
ures and pay an average of forty
per cent tax on everything that they
make clothing of, build houses with
till the soil with, or reap and thresi
with. They have been plucked fol
a long time because they eoule
stand it. How much longer vii
they submit?-Chicago Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-04
The Greenback Convention.

The Greenback state convention
yesterday recognized the import
ance OF suboriinating all present is
sues to the over shadowing demand
of TIE people to turn the rascals out.
The convention was large, its DELHI
erations were calm and the conelu-
sions reached challenge our admi-
ration. The proposition to unite
with the democrats upon an elector-
al ticket was unanimously adopted
and Hon. Daniel Campbell, OF Mono
ma, was chosen for the elector mt
large. Electors were also named in
the First, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth
and Ninth districts.
This, the first act Of the drama,
moving along so smoothly that n
proposition to divide the state ticket
was made. 4 debate lasting an
| hour and half followed upon this
motion which was finally carried by
| a vote OF 225 TO IS, which was after
ward made unanimous. James Doc
ley Of keokuk county, Was nominal
cd for secretary of state, George
Derr of Creston, for state treasurer
and Judge l.. l.. Burton Of Napello
for Judge Of the supreme court
! These are all excellent nominations
which every democrat will readil,
! endorse.
| The state convention ct Daven'
port next week will doubtless ratifs
them without a dissenting voice
and complete the tick / by the nom
ination OF seven electors aud candi
dates for State Auditor and Attorney
/ General. For these Two places the
indications point To the selection o
DIR Emmert. OF Cas-, and Nj. Y. Gan
non OF Scott. Such ticket will win
State Leader.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-04
had received the unani-

paragraph had received the unani-
nous approval of the committee.
The report Of the committee was
accepted, committee discharged and
the platform was adopted without Il
dissenting vote.
Mr.. Weller moved to proceed to
n ominate six presidential electors
one to be ut large, the others district
delegates, which motion prevailed
e. II. Gillette, Daniel Campbell and
D. p. Stubs were put in nomination
The name OF Mr.. Stubs was with.
drawn ut his request; n call oil
counties made, but before the result
was announced Mr.. Gillette with.
drew his name, and moved the nomi-
nation OF Daniel Campbell, by accla-
nation, which prevailed.
The convention then proceeded to
nominate district electors rs follows
First District-A. s. Hunter, oil
Mt. Pleasant.
Fifth District Carter, oil
Marengo.
Seventh District--H. s. Wilcox, oil
Des Moines.
Eighth District. L. Brown, Of
Bedford.
Ninth District DIR. J. b. Hatton.
Having completed the electoral
nominations, the convention pro-
ceeded to nominate candidates fol-
state officers; nominating l.. L. Bur-
ton Of Wapello, for Judge OF the
Supreme Court, James l.. Dooley OF
Keokuk; for Secretary Of State, and
George DER. OF Union for Treasurer
of State.
These nominations were all made
with remarkable unapimity. and
gave the fullest satisfaction to the
entire convention. The convention
having completed its work adjourn
ed with three times three rousing
cheers for its state and electoral
ticket, and for its congressional
candidates In the various
districts. After the adjournment Of
the convention the state central
committee met and oranized by
unanimously electing Hon. L. IL.
Weller rs chairman OF the COM
mittee, deferring the selection Of its
secretary to a meeting Of the COM
mittee to be held at Des Moincs on
Thursday, September 4th.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-04
Another period of SLOWLY declinin

Another period of slowly declining
prices is upon us. The effect Of the
murderons system Of law and robbery
is beginning again to make itself
felt. The little breathing spell OF
half sunny weather to which the
producers OF wealth have been per-
mitted to hope that they were TO be
pushed no lower is past, and another
period OF bankruptcy to business
men, of foreclosures Of mortgages
upon farms, Of changing honest, in
dustrious laboring men into tramps
and criminals is begun. Hurry up
with your work on jails and peni-
tentiaries and almshouses; get them
all repaired and enlarged and more
strongly built, for the timeis coming
when they are to he more than
filled.-Chicago Express.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-04
Original Notice.

In the Ci.culs Court ~ Howard county, Iowa.
sept. Tarm 1854
George r. Farmer. assignee OF francis NJ.
Lighthi,er, plaintiff,
W.
W. W. White. Henry Wilmer. and White a
Niiaer, defendants.
To The Defendants Above Named:
You are hereby natifed that there Is now Oh
file In the Office OF the Clerk OF the Circuit court
I'm and for the county Of Howard State OF Iowa,
a petition OF tho plaintiff above named claiming
OF you the sum OF Two Thousand and seventy
three dollars ,Ss,o1Sl, aad interest for monies
deposited In Your bank and due and owing from
you 10 plaintin.
A writ OF attachment has issued herein.
And that unless you appear thereto ana
defend before neon OF the second day OF The
next term OF the said court appointed 10 he helf
at the court house la said county. commen cint
on the 18th day or september 1854, your detauls
will be entered and a Judgment rendered agains /.
you thereon, In accordance with the prayer g
said petition. MCCARTHY 4 MCCook,
aGta Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-04

In the Circuit Court for Howard county, Iowa
September Term 1884.
/. II. Thompson, plaintiff,
vs.
BENJAMIN T. Day and Emma hs wife, W. O.
Day and wife. Gilbert ). Hanson aad wife
Lucy Appleton. Charles Appleton and Vim
Deering, defendants.
To the dcfexdants above named:
You are hereby notified that there In now
on file In the office or the clerk oi shn Circuit
court IN and for the county OF Howard, state O.
Iowa, u petition OF plaintin ahese named
claiming Of you the sum OF $ais.N witt
interest at 10 per cent, and s2t.ta rs attur
ness'fe,S on YOUR promissurynote ,alsaasking thu
foreclosure Of "A mortgage given 10 secure sam,
nn The southeast quarter oil the northeast
fourth OF section seventeen az, township on,
hundred iieol, range fourteen l4l, west OF til,
9Th y. IN.
No personal Judgment claimed except agains
defendant, Mary 4. Day.
Aud that unless you appear therct,
and defend before noon Of the seeon1 day of th,
next term OF the said court appointed to be hclt
at the court house In said county, commencing
on the 18th day OF September. 1881, your defani
vii, be entered and a Judgment rendered agains
you thereon, IN accordance with the prayer o
said petition.
MCCARTHY 4 MCcook and JOSEPH Nj. Mex NIGHT
Il Attorneys for Plaintiff