Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-10-14
TERMS: Two Dollars Per Annum, in Advance.

considerable part of the business portion of
the city was threatened and Mayor Gun
ningham telegraphed to Eau Claire for an
engine which was promptly sent, but for
tunately the flames were under control be-
fore its arrival.
The Minnesota branch of the Women's
Foreign Missionary society met at Owa-
tonna on the 10th and elected the following
oficers:-Mrs. Emily Huntington Miller,
St. Paul, president; Mrs. ]. NJ. Heard, Min
neapolis, recording secretary Mrs. MaryC.
Mind, Minneapolis, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. William NJ. Harrison, Minneapo-
lis, treasurer; vice presidents: Mrs. Bishop
Foss, C. A. Van Anda, Pascal Smith.
Carrie Knauft, A. H. McKinsley, w. H.
Soule, H. J. Van Fossen, NJ. W. Wright, G.
R. Hair, Helen Andrews Nixon, j. w. Mar
tin.
There was q trotting matinee on the
State Fair track at St. Paul, on the after
noon of the Sth. Commodore Kittson's
lower Hunters three mile record Of :21A
but after going two miles in 5:02gave it up.
Lord Nelson, owned by H. G. Finkle of
Moorehead, Mimi, undertook to lower the
three year old stallion record Of 1854 but
2:37 was the best he accomplished. The
second mile was made in 2:S9 and then the
effort was abandoned. r-~~<'
Peter Butterfly, boy sixteen years old,
shot and killed Joseph Hogan, at Norfolk,
Minnesota, on the 10th. Butterfly and his
sister, who were orphans, had worked for
Hogan while he was threshing, and Hogan
had insulted Buterly's sister which act
the boy resented. On the day named Ho-
gan got drunk and came to the house of
the Butterfly children and threatened to
kill the hoy. He cornered the boy in a
room whereupon he seized a gun and shot
Hogan dead.
Col. Clark w. Thompson, one Of the
prominent citizens of Minnesota and former
president of the State Agricultural society,
was struck with paralysis at Wells. Mime
sofa, Sunday morning, Oct. 4th. The stroke
occurred about 2 A. NJ, but he was not dis
covered for several hours. His condition is
serious.
H. D. Cooke, of Glyndon, Mimi, nephew
of Jay Cooke, has brought suit against
VIM. H. Bangs Jr., justice of the peace, at
Glyndon for $4,000. The charge is
malicious prosecution in that Bangs had
Cooke arrested last June for some alleged
fraudulent act.
A collision occurred on the Northern Pa
cific on the 9Th at Bluffton, five miles from
Wadena, MINI. A cattle train ran into a
freight which was standing on the track.
Two cars of stock we're smashed and eleven
burned.
Young Jackson who was tried for murder
at Eau Claire, Wis, last week was acquit-
ted. He shot a boy named Sherman who
was invading his fathers orchard. The de-
fense claimed that the Sherman boy had a
The coroner's jury at Fergus Falls have
returned a verdict Of accidental death by
collision' in the case Of the Robinson
circus smash up. The N. P. railroad COM
pany has settled with the survivors and
pays Robinson s., 900.
A professional boxer named Clarence
Bennett, got drunk at Woonsocket, D. 7. and
made criminal assault on a woman. he
was arrested but was taken out of Jail and
tarred and feathered by mob.
The contract for granite in the firs4story
Of the Minneapolis post office has been
awarded to the Minnesota Stone Co. al
$21, 400. McGowan e. Co., of Washington
get the brick work at $1l,90O
Mrs. Orange Walker of Marine, Mimi.
died on the 9th, from the effects of on
operation for cancer. She was the wife of
Mr.. Walker Of the we'll known firm OF
Walker, Judd & Veazie.
The Moorehead Manufacturing company's
building at Moorehead, Minn., burned on
the 9th. 1t cost SAC but had been out oi
use for two years and was now worth abou,
$1,000.
W. H. Dunno, editor of paper at Miles
City, Mont, having criticised the roller
rink, was assaulted by one Of the proprie.
tors, and badly handled.
Fred G. Gilbert's grocery store and hall
dozen other buildings adjoining, burned
at Duluth on the 9TH. Loss 5000.
The Queen Bee mill at Sioux Falls, D. T.,
has been sold for delinquent taxes amount
ing to $3,71.97.
The Democratic central committee oi
Dakota has been called to meet at Mitchell
Oct 18th.
The Chicago, st. Paul & Omaha hotel at
Wasbburn Wis.,, burned on the 9Th. Loss
$1,000.
The business men of Minneapolis have
subscribed $4,000 for an exposition build
ing.
Irwin, the man who murdered Hewes
near Moorehead, Minn., is in jail al
Watertown, D. T., for making an assault
on a man at that place. As his second
victim is likely to die, the Dakota
authorities are holding him.
Ole Oleson and his Is year old daughter
! were out in a skiR in the river at the foo,
of Chestnut street, st. Paul, on Sunday
when they we're capsized and drowned.
Hog cholera is exciting alarm nea,
Yankton, D. T.
THE MARKETS.
ST. PAUL.
Wheat-No. hard, cash and October
9Oc bid; November, Ole bid; December
or. hid M I NorfhoYn SS m X7r. hid. M