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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
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JAMES GRENER, a jealous lover of
Columbus, O., shot and killed Gretchen
Seeling on the 5th inst.
An unknown man, arrested on q
charge Of burglary, committed suicide
in jail at Cincinnati on the 5th inst.
William 81. DowN1E, living on La
Sale Avenue, Chicago, was murdered
on the 9Th inst. His brother Charles
was arrested on suspicion.
A RAILROAD employe named William
Campbell was killed by an explosion of
dynamite at Pittsburg on the 5th inst.
FIRE at Raleigh, N. c., on the 9Th
inst, destroyed two market houses and
other buildings. Loss $4,000.
WHILE boating with a party near
New Buffalo, Mich, on the 9Th INST,
Harry Harris, telegraph operator, and
Miss Emma Phillips were drowned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
Western HOn,esnull.

It is no use, says the Boston Tran
script, for an Eastern man to try to tell
big story when there is = Western
man about. 1When 1 was q young
man, said Col. b., ~we lived in Illinois.
The farm had been we'll wooded, and
the stumps were pretty thick. But We
put the corn in among them and man-
aged to raise q fair crop. The next sea-
son I did my share Of the blowing. We
had ssulky plough, and I sat in the
seat and managed the horses, four -
handsome bays q ever man drew rein
over. One day I found . stump right in
my wsy. I hated to back out, 20 I just
said word to the team, and, il you'll
believe it, they just walked that pillow
right through that stump as though il
had been cheese" Not soul expressed
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

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surprise. But Maj. s. who had been
q quiet listener, remarked quietly TITS
curious, but had similar experience
myself once. Ny mother always made
our clothes in those days, as well as
the cloth they were made of. The old
lady was awful proud of her nomespun
said it was the strongest cloth in the
state. One day ! had just plowed
through a white oak stump in the way
you speak of, colonel. But it was a
little too quick for me. It came to-
gether before l was out of the way, and
nipped the seat of my trousers, I felt
mean, can tell you, but put the
string on the ponies, and, If you believe
it, they just snaked that stump out,
roots and all. Something had to give,
you know" .. .-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
GENERAL,

The Germania Iron Manufacturing
Company of Ashland, Wis.,, was incor-
porated on the 18th, with 500, 600 cap
ital.
The bark Anita Owen arrived at the
New York quarantine station on the
18th, with yellow fever on board. The
entire crew, with the exception of
three died from the disease while on
the voyage from Cuba.
The heat in New York on the 10th
was the cause of nine deaths in Belle
vue Hospital.
A STEAMER arrived in New York on
the 10th inst, with 500 Mormon con-
verts on board for Utah.
The directors of the collapsed Ma
tonal Bank of New Brunswick, N. j.,
have officially announced that the bank
will resume business, and that every one
will be paid in full.
UPPER crust society in New York
was thrown into commissions on the 9th
by the announcement that Miss Victo-
ria, oldest daughter of Count" Morosini,
had eloped with Ernest J. Smelling,
her fathers coachman.
Over 10000 children attended the
Illinois state fair at Chicago on the 9th
inst.
JANEs PATRICK, electrician, died at
Philadelphia on the 9th inst,
FREDER1cK G.. LMTz, . prominent
citizen of Sheboygan, Wis, was found
dead in bed on the morning of the 9Th
inst. Heart disease.
The fourteenth anniversary of the
Knights of Pythias in Wisconsin was
celebrated at Milwaukee on the 9th by
parade and banquet.
A MAN died at New Orleans on the
9Th, from poisoning caused by the sting
of bees.
The Second National Bank of
Xenia, O., has made good it's impaired
capital and resumed business.
SLIGHT frost is reported from various
parts of Manitoba on the morning of
the 7th.
THERE were 1879 failures in the United
States for the week ending on the 9th
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
DA AKoTA

Opportunities for Business.
Pierre is an excellent city to engage
in any kind of mercantile pursuits
(wholesale or retai), because its rateso of
freight are low; it is the center OF fer
tile farming country and tho supply
point for numerous cities end villages
located on the banks OF the Missouri.
This Is good point 10 eRsa gemman-
ufacturing business Of any KIM; and lib
eral aid viii be given to any manufaot-
uring industry. There is . COED open
ing for the manufacture Of any article
used in building, for -four mills, and for
beer manufacturing.
There are opportunities to invest IN
real estate which viii produce handsome
returns, and money used In tho erection
cf buildings has and will pay % per
cent. Il you desire TO avail yourself Of
the opportunities presented IN . now
country and rapid growing city, and
wish any reliable information in refer
snce to Pierre, it will be gladly fur
uished by addressing
w. s. WELLS.
Pierre, D. +.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
Examine His Record.

record ON the civil service question had better
study his record. While he has never posed be.
fore the country as civil service Ieformer Of
period Of his public life at which he had control
Of any considerable amount Of patronage. bis
course was that Of = supporter Of the principles
respondent recalls the circumstances attending
the resolution of the House Of March 8, 1878.
vesting the appointment and removal Of the OF.
That time nearly eli Of these reporters were
Democrats: and had Mr.. Blaine, a. Speaker, fol-
lowed Democratic example, he would hsve been
excused for removing them. Instead OF this,
Of the House 80 az to limit his own power, and
that removals could only. be made fox cause.
Careful study Of Mr. Blaine's relations With tho
some facts that will surprise his lf-appOfnted
and ignorant critics.-Covnctl Bluffs NonDd~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

TIE Democrats are determined TO mako
. desperate effort TO capture Ohio in Oeto.
ber. The brewers have already contributed
1855, 900 TO be used ss campaign fund in
that State, and other large contributions
will be made by the Standard OIL Company
and other monopol5es, The 6aloonkeeperS
Association of the State will also be util-
lied, and every one of ts 33.00V mem
bers fs relied on to win over a Republican
70 to the Democratic and ssloonkeepsr eanse: ca, .:
September, and thereafter viii be freely
scattered where It will do most good, The
campaign will be fought by the Democrats
mainly on the liquor and barrel issues and
ON the still -tlunt plap. UhteG00=xY7
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
CASUALTIES.

IHE Eagle furnturo WORKS at South
Baltimore, burned on the 18th, causing
loss of 100000.
SEVENTEEN persons we're poisoned by
dishes partaken of at wedding supper,
at Burnside, Ill.,, on the night of the
10th. Two of the party cannot recover.
A STORM on the 18th unroofed the
Touring mill of Lieberling Bros, at
Akron, O., causing loss of $4,000.
FRANK GR1aG fell from raft at La
Crosse, Wis, on the 18th and was
drowned.
A MAN named Griffin was killed by a
rod of iron at white heat passing
through his body, at the Chattanooga
Tenn.) Iron Works on the 18th.
The town of Clear Lake, Wis.,, was
partially wrecked by. storm on the
evening of the 9th inst. Three persons
are reported killed.
The jeans mills of Charles Roberts,
at Chester, Pa, burned on the 10th.
Loss $4,000.
The destruction by fire on the 10th
of Stocks & Co.'s Leather Works, at
Leeds, Eng, caused loss of 100000.
An explosion in the Enterprise dis
tillery, at Pekin, ILL.,, on the 10th inst.
wrecked the building and killed three
men.
DURING u fire in Craginf Japan
Works, Brooklyn, on the 10th, large
kettle of varnish exploded, fatally scald-
ing five workmen.
OVER 10000 feet of lumber at
Athena, Mich, was blown into the lake
by storm which struck the town on
the 10th.
MITCHELL, D. T., had a $125.000 fire
on the 10th inst.
FIRE on the 10th destroyed $4,000
worth of lumber at Nashville, Tenn.
A YOUNG man and woman, whose
names are not given, were killed by
the cars at Delavan on the 9th.
LIGHTNING on the 9th inst, killed a
9-year-old daughter of G.. j. Tufts, of
Middleton, N. H. ......
DR.. Ct. F. LEwELLNa, while into1i-
Gated, fell from ferry boat at Jeffer-
oOAVAA01 AAo'S OA OA0 oULs fAu Was
drowned.
JOHN HoLLHUNER, a laborer, belong
ing at Elgin, ILL.,, was run over and
fatally hurt on the tracks of the St.
Paul road at Milwaukee, on the 9Th
inst.
AN incendiary fire at Arkansas City,
Ark, on the morning of the 9Th, de-
stroyed property to the value of $42,-
600.
A FIRE on the Flats, Cleveland, on
the night of the 7th inst, burned over
the district from Scranton Avenue to the
Bee Line tracks and back to the bonded
warehouse. Several mills were burned
and vast quantity of lumber. The
loss is over $2,O0O,000.
.THE Molino lumber yards, twenty
three miles from Pensacola, Fla, burned
on the 7th inst. Loss about 100000
FIRE at Richmond Va, on the 7th
inst, destroyed the ice houses of the
J. G. Smith Ice Company, with 1000
tons of ice, and several other buildings.
Losses aggregate $4,000.
The Florence coal breaker nine miles
from Scranton, Pa, burned on the 9TH
inst. involving loss of $4,000.
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mitted suicide at Clinton Junction, Wis,
on the 9Th inst, by shooting. He was
% years old.
WILLIAM RUoFF, Milwaukee book
binder, aged % years and single COM
mitted suicide on the s7th inst, by
shooting.
II. B. WHEELER, aged Is, WAS found
dead in the street at Green Bay, Wis,
on the 9Th inst.
Two oolored children, aged Z and s
years, we're burned to death on the 9th
inst. by fire which destroyed Their
home, near Mebanesville, N. ).
Ten prisoners escaped from tie
county jail at South Bend, Ind, on tie
night Of the 4th inst, BY saving tie
bars Of q ventilator. 1.1 q
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
PIE EFRE. .
The Population Of Pierre ID
2,60O.

2,600.
It has an excellent municipal govern
ernment. The Presbyterian College Of
Southern Dakota, now in operation, and
numerous ward schools, offer superior
educational advantages. There is one
first.class hotel. the Wells House, and
ten second class hotels open, two daily
and four weekly newspapers, four banks
and numerous wholesale and retail
houses in various branches of trade.
The Surrounding Country
is tbickly settled by farmers and COM
prises the finest farming land in Dakota.
Quarter sections, or farms of 100 acres
(every foo: of which can be cultivated }
can be bought for from $500 to 81, 200,
depending upon their distance from the
city. Government land can be taken up
within ton miles of the city. The coun-
try west of the river and included in the
great Sioux reservation (which it is ex-
pected will be thrown open to settle.
ment this sprinR) is the best wheat
growing land in Dakota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
Deafh,S Heayy Harvest,

The black death of the fourteenth
century, believed by some to have been
Asiatic ch0lers, although the symptoms,
as described by the historians Of the
day, differ widely, actually desolated
the world. II is computed that Ia, ,OOO,-
600 perished In China, and elsewhere
in the East about 25 900, 600 more. Ger
many lost nearly 300, 900; Italy half it's
entire population; London alone in ex-
cess of 1OO, 900. In Europe fully 30,-
OOO, 900 must have died, and in al quar-
ers of the globe not far Fl rom 70. .O0O, 900
IF reOnle.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

CAPT BoauM NYE, of North Brook
field, Mass, became Free Mason in
1916, when he was q years old, and is
said TO be the oldest living member Of
the fraternity.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
CRIMINAL.

J. II. SQU1ER, q Washington banker,
cut his throat on the 18th. He was
financially embarrassed.
The keeper of boarding house at
Cairo, ILL.,, named Mahoney, suicided
on the 10th inst, for some unknown
cause.
A MILWAUKEE butcher, named Jacob
Buehler, hanged himself on the 10th
inst.
A POLICEMAN named Fowler was shot
dead in Washington on the 9th by q
colored member of the chain gang
named Langster.
ON the 9th inst, Matt. Orton was ar
rested at Arkansas City, Ark, charged
with causing the fire of the previous
day. Immediately after his arrest he
was taken by mob and lynched.
MAHLoN RuNYoN, president of the col
lapsed bank at New Brunswick, N. j.,
committed suicide on the 9Th inst, by
cutting his throat. He was implicated
in the Irregularities of Hill, the cashier.
A depositor named arroll has also
ended his life, which makes three TRACE
dies growing out of the big steal.
In a row between the Wilson and
Thomburg families, at the house of the
former, Ft. Wayne, Ind, on the 9th,
the heads of both families were fatally
hurt.
WILLIAM LYLE, reporter on the
Times, got into quarrel at Illinois Fair
grounds, Chicago, with George Griege,
an engineer on the North Western road,
on the 8th inst, the result of which was
the stabbing of the latter in such . man
ner that he will die.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

hand of one of Tawhaio's suite, en-
deavored to discover where the article
was concealed. After considerable
trouble he announced thath was hidden
in the Kings mouth; but this Tawhaio
stoutly denied. Bishop insisted that it
was there, but the King presently sub
mitted to have his mouth opened and
investigated. The button was not there;
for tho dusky monarch, rather than be
defeated. had swallowed il.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

THIS is to be the great cider year in
Pennsylvania.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
DR. @. 8. BEAULIEU.

nR. O. g. BEAUL1EU.
Once over slespsr's Drug stsre, Brownsdals,
Minnesota.
H Peschlng At Christian Chspe, o. ary Sunday
morning aud evening.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

T YMAN D. BAIRD.
- ATTORNEY AT Law,
Real Estate, Insurance and Collection Agent. Once
third room, second door. Levy's Block, AUSTIN,
Minnesota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
TsWhafo and Irving Bishop.

A truly remarkable story is told in
the French papers Of King Tawhaio and
the enterpristng Irving Bishop. The
king was requested to think Of an article,
and he selected mother-0f-pean but
ton, which he proceeded to hide in the
presence of his attendants, but during
The absence of Bishop. Bishop then re-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
TLLEN NJ. FAIRBANKS, ND.

u
Oflce and Residence, corner West Main and
Austin, MINI. At homo until 4. Y. and from u
tO2P,N,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
PED CEDAR MILLS.
y: aR1as01

Manufacturer and wholesale DealsR In the Oest
brands Of Greeers' and Bakers Flour. Also sll
kinds Of Mill Feed for sale st hiD store On Main
street, Austin, Minn., and at the kul, tvo miles
south Of the city.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
BUSINESS CARDS.

T OBB & CONKL1N,
BARRIERS AND HAIR DRESSERS,
at their new TonsoriaI Parlors. Shower and Hot
Baths. We have two frst-class bathrooms. Main
Street, Austin, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
ATTORNEY At Law,

And Real Estate Agent Collections made snd
taxes paid. Once, north sido Public Square, In
brick building, Austin. MINI,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

n B. JOHNSON, Js.,
ATTORNEY At Law.
Austin, MINI. Practices in al tho courts Of the
state. Prompt attention given TO Collecting. OF.
Ace over the Mower County Bank. Juno
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

Dan WAY HOUSE,
HALL d Hx
Rroprietors. Rates, 800 PR Day. 0eod Sample
Rooms up town. Guests carried 70 and from the
city free Of charge. Up town connected BY telo.
phone Mt Clemmer Poolaris. Austin, MINI.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
HOW HE KILLED The BEAR.
An inexperienced Hunters Pursuit
of Hruin and its Results

An inexperienced Hunters PurS suit
of Fsruin and its Results.
HOBBY MILLS, Pa, Sept. 21.-On
Sunday word was received here that
a big bear had been seen near Tama-
rack Swamp, at the foot of Pocono
Mountain, and William Ayres took
his dog and gun and started in pur-
suit of it. The dog struck the trail,
and the hunter followed it for a mile
in the swamp before any sign of the
bear was seen. The hunter rested on
the left bank of a small swamp run,
and hearing a noise off to the left, he
had barely time to turn in that di-
rection when he saw the biggest kind
Of bear come tearing out of the
brush and apparently making straight
for him. The appearance of the ami
that Ayres, who was a novice in bear
hunting, dropped his gun and ran for
a small tree, which he climbed in
double quick time. When he reached
the lower branches Ayers looked
around and saw the bear going up
the creek as fast as his legs could
carry him, while the dog was but
few Jumps behind. Ayers dropped
from the tree, and, recovering his
gun, started after the flying bear and
dog. By the time he had started the
dog had overtaken Bruin and seized
hold of him IN the rear. This brought
the bear to stop and it turned on
the dog. Ayers ran to within twenty
five feet of the spot where the bear
was trying to get the dog in his hug,
and taking good aim sent bullet in
to the bear behind the shoulder.
Bruin whisked about and started at
full speed up the creek. AS he disap-
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

peared in the swamp Ayers sent the
contents of his buckshot barrel after
him. The dog followed the bear close
ly and the hunter loaded his gun and
| hurried on, believing that be had in
flicted a mortal wound on Bruin. He
had no difficulty in following the
trail, as It was marked plainly with
blood.
Ayers tramped for fifteen minutes
on through the swamp before he
again came Ia sight of the bear, and
then just IN time to see the wounded
and Infatuated animal Kill the dog
with one blow Of its great fore paw
Ayers shot the bear again, and it
again hurried away and disappeared
in the swamp. Ayers, being without
the aid of his dog, now hesitated about
following the game further into the
thlcket, but, feeling almost certain
that its wounds were mortal, he sum-
moned up courage to follow Ia and be
at the death. The bloody trail led
him into the swamp about 200 yards,
when it disappeared. 1t had followed
the creek closely, but beyond the
spot where Ayers stopped no trace of
the bear was visible. The hunter
was mystified, but suddenly a loud
snort startled him, and turning in It's
direction he saw the head of the bear
protruding from a deep place in the
stream. It's body was submerged,
and the water was redeemed by the
blood that was flowing from it's
wounds. The bear did not wait for
any overt act On the part Of the hun
ter, but rushed from the water to-
ward him with wide open jaws.
Ayers quickly discharged his buck
shot barrel at the rapidly advancing
animal, but it seemed to have no re-
tarding effect. Ayers ran behind the
upturned roots Of fallen tree, hop
ing to evade close contest with the
bear, and hoping that it would be but
a short time before it's wounds must
prove fatal. The bear followed SO
nimbly, however, that Ayers was I'M
able to avoid the deep hole in the
ground made by the tearing out of
the earth by the tree roots, and he
fell headlong to the bottom. Before
he could regain his feet and escape
from the hole the bear came tumbllng
down upon him. Ayers, nearly dead
with fright, scrambled to his feet, and
the bear did the same. Bruiu, bow
ever, fell as soon as he arose, and the
hunter saw, to his great delight, that
the animal was in his death threes.
Ayers climbed quicklv out of the hole.
The bear attempted to follow him,
but fell back dead Ayers returned
to the mills and procured help to
carry him IN 1t had been hit In
vital spot by every one of Ayers
shots.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
Stick to the Sheen.

The Brady Sentinel administers the
following wholesome advice to owners
of sheep:
Three years ago, when cattle seemed
to be declining and the sheep business
was on a boom, a large number of our
cattle men in the county sold their
cattle and went into the sheep bust
ness. In short time after they sold,
cattle commenced going up until they
reached a point that no one thought
they would ever reach The result
was that great many who sold cattle
and bought sheep regretted it,
although wool growing proved to be a
fine business. Since sheep have de-
preciated IN value and wool is down
we see a great many wool growers
and invest in cattle. To such men we
say, stick to your sheep; continue to
improve them, and you will find in
the end there is money in the business.
There is a financial depression all over
the country, and it has not only af-
fected the price of wool and sheep,
but cattle nave also deprecated in
value, as has almost every thing else.
Such a state of things cannot long
continue, and the probabilities are that
those who stick to their sheep will
next fall see considerable reactions in
the price of wool and sheep, and by
spring wool will bring such a price as
will satisfy sheep men that they lave
the best paying business in the coun
try.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

Scott Anderson, prominent Nor
mon and temperance worker, who has
been here somewhat over two years
from England, has written a letter to
President John Taylor, renouncing
Mormonism and denouncing blood
atonement and compulsory polygamy,
which, he says, We're horrifying sur
prise to him in coming to Salt Lake
City, as no such doctrines were taught
him in England.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

To crystalize fruit, select the
finest fruit of its kind, leave on the
stems. dip into the whites of eggs,
which have been beaten to stiff
froth, and then cover with powdered
sugar. Place upon papers and set in
a cool oven until the icing becomes
firm. Pile in q glass dish and set IN
a cool place until wanted.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09
Consumption.

Notwithstanding the great number who yearly
succumb to this terrible and fatal disease, which
is daily winding its fatal coils around thousands
who are unconscious of its deadly presence, Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will cleanse
and purify the blood of scrofalous impurities
and cure tubercu)ar consumption (which is only
scroulous disease of the lungs Send three letter
stamps and get Dr. Pierce's complete treaties on
consumption and kindred affections, with
numerous testimonials of cures Address,
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

Those who lament the decay of our
navy may take courage from the fact
that, according to the Pail Mall
Gazette, the British navy is 10 the
same deplorable condition. The
Gazette insists that Englapd's boasted
supremacy of the seas is but a fiction,
and that it would cost $500, 900, 600
to put the navy In presentable shape.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1884-10-09

A young lady Of Milwaukee has
just received $4,000 damages in
breach of promise suit for expenses
incurred in preparing the wedding
and for mental anguish suffered"