Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-09-23

George G. Harris, st. Louis; ssThe Iron
| Brigade J. c. Gregory, Madison; sour
Dead" Gen. Phillip Cheek, Madison; 'sLoy-
| al Women of the war; Col. J. A. Waterous,
Milwaukee,; ''Citizen Soldiers" Gen. Lu-
cius Fairchild, Madison.
Wisconsin voted on the license question
| on the 18th. Reports from SO cities and
towns show that % voted for $500, 36 for
$500, and one for $3.50. In Milwaukee
| q, 1863 votes were cast of which Is, 3S6 were
! for 800 license, SO for $3.50 and 8, 800 for
$500, giving the s2Oo, or low license ticket,
a majority over all of 1908. In Eau
Claire low license had 400 majority. In
| Oshkosh low license had five or six hundred
majority. Madison gave 500 majority for
$500. Portage, Waupeca and Appleton all
voted for $500. Washburn gave 50 ma
| jority for $500. Clear Lake majority the
same way and Bayfield, 121 votes out Of 165
for $500. New Richmond was almost unan-
imous for high license. This fixes the
| license for three years.
Internal Revenue Collector Bierman has
| appointed the following deputies: Hon. Z.
F. Buck, Winona, vice W. G. Dye, First di-
vision Minnesota district. E. G. 81. Adams,
| Spring Valley, Second Division. John An
derson, Albert Lea, Third division, vice A.
G.. Wedge. G. F. johnson, Minneapolis
Sixth division, vice, Aired B. Heush. Ber-
tus Mueller, st. Cloud, Seventh division,
vice George W. Benedict. The st. Paul and
St. Peter appointments still remain to be
filed.
Hon. W. w. McNair, an old resident and
prominent citizen of Minneapolis AMI Min
| nesota, died on the 10Th. Mr. McNair was
| one of the leading lawyers of Minneapolis
until the past two or three years when ill
health compelled him to relinquish his
practice. Both in isprofession and by bust
ness investments he had acquired large
wealth and leaves an estate estimated at
million dollars.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul will, it is said,
build line from Fountain to Chataeld,
Minn., with the intention of ultimately
making such extensions as will give the
| company line from Rochester, Olmsted
county, through Chatfield, Fountain, Pres
| the Iowa i Minnesota division.
A tragedy occurred at Sturgis, D. T., on
| the evening of the Goth. A colored soldier
was elected from Abe Hills saloon, where
upon he went back to Fort Meade, where he
was stationed, and getting sixteen Of his
! comrades, returned and fired into the saloon
killing cowboy named Richard Bell.
| The union school house at Willmar,
erected in 1881, at the cost of $4,000, was
burned on the night of Sept. IS. The fire,
supposed to be an incendiary, originated
in the basement where were stored IS cords
of wood. Loss on building, furniture, etc.,
| $1,000. Insurance 5000.
| Extensive prairie fires broke out west and
north of Steele, D. T. on the 18th and ex-
tending for many miles did great damage.
Many farmers lost their entire wheat crop,
at least 200 large stacks being destroyed
A number of buildings and much machinery
was also destroyed.
Miss McEwan, young lady who was liv-
ing on claim in Cavalier County, D. T.,
was criminally assaulted and murdered on
the 18th. She was from Drayton, D. T.,
and was living on the claim to legally hold
it. The perpetrator will be lynched if
found
In the trial of the Marquis De Mores at
Bismarck, for the killing of Luffsey, at
Little Missouri, June 26, 1883, the case was
given to the jury, who after a consultation
covering only the space of eight minutes
returned verdict of not guilty.
Sept. 10Th severe thunderstorm passed
over Wabasha, Mimi, prostrating tele-
graph poles, fences and out-houses, also
creating extensive washouts on the high
ways. In instances hogs were killed by the
electricity.
The date of Reils respite is now an
nounced to be until October 16, instead Of
indefinitely as first stated. In the mean
time commission of lunacy will sit on
him, to ascertain whether or not he is
| sane.
At Eau Claire, Sunday night, Huebner
Robinson and 8. c. Lasser's hardware
store was robbed of about $500 worth of
firearms. The safe and money drawer
we're left undisturbed.
Frank c. Stowe, formerly puplisher of a
paper at Wyckoff, Mimi, but more recent
ly editor Of the Dakota Leader. at Winfred
D. T., died on the 18th of heart disease.
He was 81 years old.
The village of Soldier Grove, Crawford
Co., Wis, was almost totally destroyed by
fire on the 18th, nothing remaining but
two small stores and mill. Loss $50, ,0OO
insurance $4,000.
Commodore Kittson's famous horse Fan
ME Witherspoon lowered the two mile rec
ord at the Minnesota State Fair making it
As. The best record heretofore was 4, ,46.
Prairie fires continue along the line OF
the Northern Pacific railroad. On the 10Th
the depot at Dawson was burned. Loss
s1.7oO, fully covered by insurance.
Mrs. Anna Koch, of Wadena, Mimi,
committed suicide by hanging on the 18th.
She has been deranged since the death OF
her husband, year ago.
In the Probate court the estate of the late
A. C. Rand, of Minneapolis, foots up s4s6,
o5s, Mrs. Rand's estate s74,75o, Mrs. Coy
kendall's estate s20,o00
Olsen, the murderer of Miss McEwan, was
lynched by a mob at Olga, Oak. He was
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second assault upon.
Beginning Sept. @, and continuing unit
the 9th, series of meetings will be helG
at Anoka, in celebration of the Temper
ance centenary.
Anoka, Minn., had another fire alarm OF
, the morning Of the 18th, caused by the par
: tial burning Of the Mayan block. Los
= about 5000.
The prairie fires are continuing in Dako
ia. Great damage is resulting in Cas-
county and also in the vicinity Of Bismarck
Senator Mcmillan, of Minnesota, 1ef
Washington, Sept. 19 to visit his son il
= Pittsburg, after which he will return home
8 Averdict Of hippodrome was rendered BY
+ the Wright tSchi1mann investigation com
q mittee of the Minnesota Boat club.
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