Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-09-16
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
The Chippewa Logging company held its
annual meeting at Beef Slough on the 10th,
with a very large attendance. The old di-
rectors whose terms had expired were all
reelected, as we're the following officers:
President, F. Weyerhauser; vice president,
o. h. Ingram; secretary, S. w. Chinn;
treasurer, F. Weyerhauser. The amount
of logs on the Chippewa and
it's tributaries at the close of the season, it
was stated will be 100000, 900 less than at
the close of the season year ago. A reso-
luton was adopted authorizing the officers
of the company to contract for and pur-
chase OO,OO0,0Oo feet of new logs during the
coming winter. This is as against AZ, ,OOO,-
600 feet of logs contracted for and cut
last winter.
A couple Of Boston detectives have kid
mapped Lawrence Brainerd, in Manitoba
and are now en- route with him to Vermont.
He was president Of the st. Alban's bank
and robbed it of several hundred thousand
dollars two years ago and fed. Detectives
found him with his wife at Winnipeg, and
getting him to go on q hunting expedition
kidnapped him aud ran him over the line.
At Minneapolis Brainerd was spirited away
by st. Paul and Minneapolis detectives and
given his freedom. His whereabouts are now
unknown but he is thought to be on the re-
turn trip to Winnepeg. The Boston detect
ives having Illegally captured him cannot
complain.
A terrible accident occurred on the Vel
low Stone National Park lake on the 10th.
Several tourists were enjoying sail, when,
without moments warning, the boat was
struck by lightning and badly shattered.
Mrs. Scott of Bozeman, was instantly
killed and the rest of the party was left un-
conscious. Fortunately the wind drove
the boat and unconscious occupants to
shore, where they were found sometime
afterward.
The Republicans of Cerro Gordo county,
Iowa, have nominated the following ticket
which gives so much dissatisfaction that a
bolt is threatened: Treasurer, W. G.
Tompkins, Clear Lake; auditor, H. a. Ship
ard, Mason City; sheriff, H. P. Kirk, Mason
City; superintendent of public instruc-
tion, A. W. Wier, Clear Lake; supervisor,
P. J. Willard, Clear Lake; representative,
N. Dinsmore, Rockwell; coroner, DR..
Miller, Rockwell; surveyor, W. S. James,
Clear Lake.
The Wisconsin State Fair which closed at
Madison on the 11th, was not financial
success owing to bad weather, it having
rained the first three days. The
number and character Of exhibits
were never excelled by any state fair, in
Wisconsin. The executive board of the
State Agricultural society has decided to
pay all premiums aud claims against the
society promptly and in full.
A triple drowning took place on Lake
Traverse, Mimi, on the 10th inst. DR.. e. r.
Manhall, treasurer of Traverse county, and
his wife, Alexandria Paul and Mrs Hicklin,
while going in row boat to an island to
gather plums, were upset and the three Ia
dies drowned. A son Of Mrs. Paul, and
daughter of Mrs. Marshall had been
married two days previous and were absent
at the State Fair at ST. Paul
At the annual encampment Of the third
Wisconsin regiment at Chippewa Falls last
week the Wausau Light guards carried off
the prize in the competitive drill-an
elegant silk flag valued at $500. Inspector
General King asserts that the Third yregi
ment is the best drilled regiment in the
state. RI" ''t
A woman in Bennet Valley, Buffalo coun-
ty, Wis, recently gave birth to four chill
dren, three of whom are living. Taken COL
The smallest weighed five pounds. The
mother and three children are doing we'll.
The grand jury at Bismarck, D. T ;, has
indicted Geo. Pierce, member Of the legis-
lature. and Wells, capitalist OF Pierre,
for bribery in connection with the attempt
to remove the capital from Bismarck last
winter.
NJ. Markham of Rochester, Mimi, the
contractor for the masonry work on the
Jail at Fergus Falls, Mimi, received prob
ably fatal injuries on the 9th, by being hit
on the head by a scantlinR.
The Minneapolis Evening Journal has
teen sold to syndicate headed by A. J.
Blethen of the Minneapolis Tribune. The
new owners will take possession Nov. l. The
price paid is stated at from $4,000 to $780,,
600.
Henderson, who was tried at Brookings,
D. T., for killingsJames Griffith, was found
guilty of manslaughter in the second de-
gree, and fined 8, 600 which was paid.
Fred Pfan, German who was arraigned
in the st. Paul Municipal court for assault
ing his wife on the 11th, drew pistol while
| in court, and shot himself dead.
J. G. Mccarthy, ex-alderman and ex-
| member of the legislature, a prominent
| local Democratic politician Of St. Paul, died
! on the 1th inst
A steam thresher boiler exploded at
Bathgate, D: T. on tho Oh, killing Robsrt
Cugan and damaging tie Nsthodist church
and q saloon. Is # T. IS