Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-15

OF escape. Inc boilers ana the heaVy
machinery naturally carried the boat to
the bottom and with it all on board The
water is fifty feet deep where the boat
went down.
Search was made until darkness
prevented, for other bodies and that of the
engineer was secured, his father being one
of the graphing party. Dragging the
lake will be continued until all are
recovered.
Ex-mayor Rand removed to Minneapolis
in 1878 and in 1878 was elected Mayor,
serving two terms. he was the owner of
the Minneapolis gas works. Mr.. Coykendall,
also came to Minneapolis in 1878 and was
the head Of the wholesale dry goods house
of Coykendall, Bro, e. Co. In 1878 he
married Miss Luella, oldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Rand.
The surviving members of the Rand
family are the children Rufus, Alonzo,
Harry, Leavitt and Miss Kate Rand who
did not go on the excursion.
The watch which Mrs. Rand wore was
stopped at4.30 p. M, and that is the proba-
BILE moment when the boat was capsized.
Within half an hour after the storm the
sun shone out bright and clear, and the lake
was entirely calm. As soon as the disaster
was known, people fiocked from all parts
of the lake, and in less than two hours, q
hundred boats of various descriptions were
on the spot, and graphing parties were i'm
mediately organized Old residents of 25
years standing, say that they have never
seen such storm on the lake. 1t is feared
that some sail and row boats may also have
been lost.
RECENT APPOINTMENTS.
Edward Parker of Iowa, who was appoint
ed special agent of the treasury, with an
Office at st. Paul, vice Douglass, ex-senator
Windom's brother-in-law removed, has
resigned his place to take effect July
18th. There are two reports relative to
the cause, one that he was requested to
resign by Secretary Manning because he
was devoting his attention to politics and
the other that he desired to have the office
removed to Chicago and failing in that
abandoned it,
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed in Wisconsin
Gottfried Zeulinger, Odell, Sheboygan
county; G. W. Kreummar, Burr Oak
La Crosse county; John Krupp, Bangor;
La Crosse county, vice John Wheldon
removed; Eben E. Rexford, Shiocton
Outagamie county, vice L. E. Darling
removed; Edward A. Montgomery
Richardson, Polk county; J. G. Anderson
Bunyan, Polk county.
j. C. Wise, editor of the Mankato, MINI.
Review, has been appointed postmaster
vice L. P. Hunt, editor of the Mankatc
Free Press removed. The office is worth
$4,000. The same day two other Minnesota
Postmasters were changed, d. A. Sullivan
being appointed at Spring Valley, vice B. F
Farmer resigned, and John B. Jones al
Chatfeld vice McClarty removed. Tht
two latter are in Fillmore county.
Michael Wayan has been appointed
postmaster at Medford, Wis, vice H. H
Keeler suspended, and John Pepper a
Boscobel, Wis, vice Delap resigned.
A. E. Stevenson was sworn on tn
9th as assistant postmaster general, vic
Hay resigned. It is claimed that he will
make removals very rapidly.
August Peterson of Albert Lea has beer
appointed receiver of the Worthington
Mimi >, land office, vice c. II. Smith whos'
time had expired.
L. D. Palmer has been appointed post
master at Yankton, D. T., vice Bower
removed for offensive partisanship.
Adolph Fleming has been appointed post
master at Manitowac, Wis, vice Charles
Erslinger, commission expired.
Col. John Gibbon of the Seventh infantry
has been appointed brigadier genera
| vice Gen. G. G. Augur retired.
About fifty new postmasters were mad
on the 9Th but this section of the country
| was not reached.
+. F. Barrett, editor of the Aitkin (Minn
Age has been appointed postmaster a
that place.