Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-01
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
Minnesota.

WATERFORD votes no license this
year.
The two Red Wing stoneware COM
panies are driven with orders.
NoRTHF1ELD has increased the fire
department equipment by hose cart.
JOHN ERICKSON was reelected mayor
at Moorhead and A. J. Wright record
er.
If Fergus Falls people will take $14,-
600 worth of stock they can have the
Sioux City twine factory.
MENNoNlTEs held a meeting at Wind
dom to consider the question of build
ing q Mennonite college at Mount
Lode.
Two large elk have been shipped
from c. A. De CRAFTS Lake Elysian
stock-farm, to President Hill, of the
Manitoba Railroad.
BLUE EARTH COUNTY holds an elec-
tion in May to vote on the question
of issuing $75, 900 bonds for the erec-
ton of county buildings.
WILLIAM A. PINKNEY has been ar
rested in New York State on COM
plant of Austin parties for obtaining
money under false pretenses.
J. A. GOODWIN Post G. A. r., Owa-
tonna, has under consideration the
organization OF woman's relief corps
and camp of Sons of Veterans.
Mr.. PARDON DAY, of Shelby, Blue
Earth County, intends to tap 1000
soft maple trees which he has grown
from the seed, being now eighteen
years old.
THE Pipestone City Council will
meet 5000 given by the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern Road, to
sink a we'll through the lodges to try
for flowing water.
John F. O'BRlEN, of New York, ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of D. A. Dodge, special
timber agent of the Duluth district,
has arrived in Duluth.
HENRY BEANL1N, John Bellenger and
Henry Fairbanks have been held for
trial by the United States commits
sioner at Moorhead, on q charge of
selling liquor to the Indians at White
Earth.
The Brainerd roller rink men kick
against paying the $500 license fixed
by the city council, and talk of going
to law. OF forty-eight saloon men.
thirty.two say they will not renew
their licenses at the advanced figure.
JAMES MALLOY, of Glenwood, who
was wounded last fall by shot from
Marshal Squire's revolver, has entered
suit in the circuit court against Mr..
Squires and his bondsmen, Messrs.
Martin Rigg and B. O. Wollan, for
$500 damages.
A SYNDICATE is forming, or formed,
having for it's object the purchase of
three thousand acres of land below
the Protestant cemetery at Shakopee,
and stocking it with cattle, horses,
and sheep. The moving spirit is some
one connected with the Union stock
yards, St. Paul.
Mr.. PERRY, of Pelican Rapids,
makes the statement that the death
of Andrew Dietrich, which occurred
last week in Pelican township, was
caused directly by glanders, and it is
further asserted that the farmers of
that neighborhood are greatly alarmed
and ready to adopt the most strin-
gent measures to prevent any further
spread of the infection.-Fergus Falls
Journal.
JoRGEN BJoRNsEN, living in Dakota,
but on visit to this town, made a
great attempt on Sunday evening last
to fatally cut the throat of man
named Gunder S. Birkeland, in which
he nearly succeeded. Gunder's neck
was cut almost from ear to ear, but
fortunately not deep enough in the
right direction to sever any of the i'm
portant vessels. The would-be mur-
derer is lodged in the Crookston jail
awaiting his trial.-Fisher Bulletin.