Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-24

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suffering to some extent. The loss here is
put at 10000. In Cerro Gordo county,
| Iowa, the damage was frightful and casual
ties numerous. The incidents of the storm
| would fill columns. A large number Of
persons were injured and will die. At Elk
! Point, D. T., number Of buildings were
| blown down but no one hurt.
| The Minnesota State Medical society
| held their annual meeting at st, Paul on
the 18th and 10Th insts. There was a large
attendance, all parts of the State being
represented. The following officers were
| elected for the ensuing year; President, E.
| J. Davis, Mankato. Vice Presidents, First,
H. H. Kimball, Minneapolis; second, T.
Wakefield, Hutchinson; third, W. D. Finn,
Redwood Falls. Treasurer, s. Il. Shear
| down, Winona. Recording Secretary, c.
| 8. Witherle, st, Paul. Corresponding Sec
| retary, W. L. Beebe, St Cloud. Censors
for three years, W. W. Mayo. Rochester:
A. Fl. Lindley, Minneapolis The next an
| nual meeting will be held at Minneapolis.
On the End of April, boy named
Levinsky while helpingJ. T. Law tow
barge on the river at st, Paul, fell off and
| was drowned. The boys mother had Law
arrested and claimed that he U.aw) had
| killed the boy. Law was discharged and
when the body was found two or three
weeks later in the river the parents
claimed that there was evidence Of blow
| on the head. They continued much ex-
cited and on the morning of the 10Th the
father of the boy shot Law while he was
standing near his {Levinsky's) house. Law
died the next day and Levinsky is in
Jail.
Edward Munsy, living eight miles from
Hawley. Mimi, left his four yearold- broth
er on the bank Of creek Friday night,
| while they we're driving some cows telling
the little fellow to wait for him. Edward
then went off to play and forgot his little
brother until dark. The little boy wan
dered away and though search was made
he was not found until 2 p. m. Sunday. He
had been dead but few minutes when
found having been drowned in a creek with
six inches Of water which he was trying to
| cross.
boy eleven years old, son Of J. F.. Con
demann, living eleven miles from Mitchell,
d. T., shot and killed his sister Emily, aged
Is. The parents were in town and the
children were at home alone. The boy
claims it was an accident but the neighbors
think he shot her in a quarrel He is in
Jail.
\ cyclone did considerable damage in the
northwestern portion OF the town OF Bcloit,
Wis, Monday morning. Several farm
buildings were demolished. The most dam
| age was done at G. Anderson's and the
Saberson Brothers, whore the barns were
completely destroyed. Trees and fences
were broken down along the course Of the
| cyclone, which was of narrow track, about
three miles in length, and running from
west to east Buildings were also destroyed
in the town of Newark. several miles west
of Bcloit.
| a meeting has been held at Mitchell
| ID. T. for the purpose of organizing "A
Territorial Fair Society. There were
twenty-three societies from twenty-tw
counties represented. H. w. Smith of
Minnchaha county was elected President,
aud j. I. Blackmore, Of Hyde county
Secretary. A vice president was chosen
from each Legislative district, and these
form the board Of directors. The board
was directed to arrange for a territorial
fair the coming fall.
Senator John Sherman of Ohio, with sew
eral of his Ohio friends form travelling
party which has been exploring the West
| for two months They came in on the
Northern Pacific passed Saturday and. Sun
day in st. Paul and Minnetonka, leaving
for home on Monday. The Senator ex-
President Cleveland's administration, but
very confident that Foraker will be elected
| governor Of Ohio.
Mitchell d. T.. has an elopement sensa-
ton. Miss Nettie Barnard came to Mitch
ell from Iowa, and captivated a young
lawyer. who built a residence for his
bride. June q was fixed as the wedding
day, but a few days before Miss Nettie
eioped with Mark Ward OF Kimball. d. 7.
The elopement was made with the assent
Of Miss Nettie's parents who perfered w ard
for a son-in-law rather than the other
man.
The postmaster at Iroquois, D. T., W. Fl.
y.
the following manner: II would state as
the reason that am and have been an Of
fensive partisan and prefer resigning to
removal Furthermore l can get along
without n postofiice, and feel quite conf
dent the department will manage in some
way to get along without me- The office
is worth x7OOper annum.
The annual meeting Of the st. Paul & Du-
luth road was held at st. Paul on the 18th
and W. H. Fisher was elected President
in place of James Smith Jr.. resigned
Mr.. Smith is still retained as solicitor Of the
road. Mr.. Fishers promotion leaves a
vacancy in the general Superintendency
which is being filed for the present, at
least, by Geo. H. Copeland.
| The Minneapolis Tribune has couple OF
libel suits on hand. One is for 5000 by W.
J. Fender. He was arrested for fast driving
| and the Tribune reported it ''disorderly'
and refused to make a correction. The
! other suit is by F. B. Smith who was ac-
| cused Of being in a 'conspiracy'' to perse-
| cute Harriet Burner who was convicted as
| procuress.
Granville spaulding who shot Con-
stable Washburn in Wright county,
Mimi, last fall, is the first man to be
| sentenced to death under the new law
| of the State restoring the death penalty.
| He is to be confined in the Minneapolis
| Jail FIVE months and then is TO be hanged
upon day to be fixed by the Governor.
The time given by the president for set
| tiers on the Winnebago and Crow Greek
| reservations in Dakota to vacate expired
| June 18th. The settlers have shown no
signs OF moving and it il now announced,
officially at Washington that the order will
be enforced and the settlers compelled to
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passenger train collided with q mixed
freight train ON the Minneapolis & st.
Louis road. near Park Junction. on the
evening 0of the 18th. Both engines and