Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22

Burns and Jennie Lagard were struck by
lightning at the Commercial hotel and
killed.
George w. Cobb formerly general
manager of the Mineral Point railroad,
died on Sunday morning of paralysis of
the heart at his home in Mineral Point,
Wis.
John Steele, clerk of the Commercial
hotel at Superior, Wisconsin, was drowned
on Superior bay Sunday night. He was
out in sail boat which was upset.
Spencer, Wis, has suffered $25,OOO fire.
The Central hotel, Ducales jewelry store
and Parrots sash and door factory were
among the ebuildings destroyed.
The sixth annual encampment of the Mo-
mona assembly will open July q, on the
banks of the Monona lake, near Madison,
and continue ten days.
Gov. Pierce has issued an order transfer
ring fifty prisoners from thepenitentiary at
Sioux Falls, D. T., to the penitentiary at
Bismarck, D. T.
A. Bierman, the new revenue collector
for Minnesota proposes to remove the
deputy collectors office from St. Peter to
Sleepy Eye.
A freight train on the Chippewa division
of the Milwaukee & st. Paul was badly
wrecked on Monday by the spreading of
the rails.
At Redwood Falls, MINI. July 10th, Israel
Alexander shot his father-in-law, Charles
Ulower, to death, the result of domestic
trouble.
John A. Manning, hardware dealer at Du-
luth has failed. st. Paul creditors who
wanted their money forced that result.
The Berlin, Wis, cranberry crop which
was only 1900 barrels last year will, it is
claimed, amount to 25, 900 this year.
w. H. Desmond has been appointed U. s.
Marshal for the Northern District of Iowa.
A daughter of j. Enge of Eau Claire,
aged II, was drowned in the Chippewa
river at that place on the 18th.
c. W. Sanders, prominent lumberman
at Duluth, has been arrested for cutting
timber on government land.
Two hundred men who have been
working on the water works at Wapheton
D. T.. are on strike.
Six hundred men left Eau Claire, Wis,
on the 18th, to work on the Canadian
Pacific road.
July 10Th there were more deaths in New
York city, than any other day this year.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and vicinity has been
visited by very destructive storm.
Gen. w. T. Sherman is summering at
Lake Minnetonka.
THE MARKETS.
Wheat, No. hard, 91c. bid; July, Ole.
bid; No: hard, SIC bid; No. Irregular, 77(a
Corn No. 2, 44c bid, 47c asked.
Oats No. 9 mixed, SOC. bid, 3119c asked.
No. 2 white, Bic. bid.
Barley No. 2, SIC. bid.
Rye No. 2, 4Sc. bid,
Baled hay $50 bid, $1,000 asked.
Dressed beef, choice steers SIC. @ 9I;
veal, 7@Sc.
Cheese, 8 @ 10c.
Eggs, extra lOc. bid 1910. asked
Potatoes, new, 40 per bushel asked
Raspberries, $3.50 per case Of "a pints.
Blackberries, $4W@5.5O per case of "a
quarts.
Blueberries, $1.5O@2. 90 per bu.
Chickens dry picked Sc@9c.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Wheaton, the call No. l hard cash and
July was in light demand at 9lLc, with
sellers at 921ac; August 9419c, asked with:
out bids; September $3.50 bid. No. 2 hard
cash and July, 8912c asked. No. cash, S5c
asked.
Flour-Patents s5@515; bakers $3.50
4; low grades, 1908.
Wheat, July ss4; August s9N.
Corn, July 464
Oats, Cash 31Y4; july 3119 g 31Y
Mess Pork, July, $1O.35@1O5H; August
$10.3715@1O.4O.
Live Stock, Cattle s5OO@6O5; Hogs
$3SO(M.00; Sheep, $2.GO@4.2O.
MILWAUKEE.
Wheat No. 2, s919c; August 9O36c.
Corn No. 9, 46 lac.
Oats No. 2, 31Xc.
Barley No. 2, 5S19c.
DULUTH.
Cash wheat 92Mc; August 95hz; Septem
ber 9716c; No. l Northern and October 4c