Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-01

, 1885.
General Villas, who graduated from the uni
versity in 1858. The alumni met in annual
session in the afternoon and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
President, D. Frankenburger, Madison;
vice president, Mrs. George H. Noyes,
Milwaukee; secretary, e. F. Lamb,
Madison; treasurer. Miss Grace Clark,
Madison.
Resolutions were adopted warmly es-
pousing the cause Of President Bascom in
the latter's controversy with Regent Keyes
and requesting the governor to appoint
alumni to positions on the board till they
shall constitute q majority of its men,
bership. COL William F. Villas was elected
orator for the alumni exercises next June,
with H. s. Smith of Preston, Mimi, as al
ternate, and Mrs. Belle Case La Toilette,
Madison, as poet or essayist, with Miss Jen-
ME Muzzy of Clinton, Wis, as alternate.
The Dakota firemen's tournament closed
at Sioux Falls on the 25th In the novelty
ladderman's contest, c. C. Langley of
Huron won first, time is seconds; Pierre
second. The 100 yard foot race was won
by Atherton of Aberdeen, time 10 $40
seconds; Lawson of Deadwood second.
There were twelve entries The free e-for-all
hose race was won by q team composed of
men picked from Chamberlain and Dead
wood-time, AZ 40 seconds; Sioux Falls
second and Sioux City. third. A man by
the name Of Loseier was employed to run
with the Sioux Falls and it was charged
that he sold the race. He is professional
and it is claimed was bought by Sioux City.
He was mobbed and pounded severely, but
the crowd was parted by the sheriff and
officers. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Mark
Bridge, Sioux Falls; first vice president,
7. W. Pratt, Pierre; second vice president,
G. Muskrey, Deadwood; recording sec
retary, C. II. Osborne, Huron; correspond
ing secretary, A. F. Shaw, Sioux Falls;
treasurer, J. w. Hutchinson, Sioux Falls.
The next annual tournament will be held
at Pierre.
The annual conclave on the grand com
mandery of Knight Templar of Minnesota
was held at Winona on the Ath. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Right emin-
ent grand commander, w. D. Cornish; very
eminent deputy grand commander, Henry
Berkett; eminent grand generalissimo,
Thomas Montgomery; eminent grand cap
tain, Gen. Thomas Nee; eminent grand
prelate, P. P. Hubbell; eminent grand SEN
ior warden, William NORM; eminent grand
junior warden, s. A. Hubbard; eminent
grand treasurer, J. e. McFarlane; eminent
grand recorder A. T. G. Pierson; eminent
grand standard bearer, c. L. Spaulding;
eminent grand warden, c. V. Ferguson.
The board of regents of the State
University at Madison held their annual
meeting on Tuesday and elected the fol
lowing officers: President, George H. Paul,
Milwaukee; vice president, G. &. McMynn,
Racine; secretary, John s. Dean, Madison.
The war between President Bascom and
regent E. W. Keyes come up as usual,
Bascom asking that Keyes be removed
from the board on the ground that he sold
shade trees to the University which were
never delivered. A special committee
reported the charges not sustained and the
board unanimously refused to remove
Keyes. AS Keyes endeavored to remove
Bascom last year and failed, the honors
are now easy.
Class day exercises were held at the State
University at Madison on the 23d. The
salutatory was delivered by j. w. Vernon
of Madison. The prophecy was made by
Miss A. L. Williams and c. l. Earll Of Mad
ison. The class history was read by Miss
Emma Stoddard Of Monroe and G. L. Allen
of Eau Claire, and the valedictory by Miss
Nina Stone of Reedsburg. During the ex
ercises thelaw class presented to the univer
sity portrait of j. II. Carpenter, for many
years dean of the law faculty, and the
graduating class presented portrait of the
late Prof. 8. A. Carpenter Bishop Samue
Fallows of Chicago delivered an oratior
and Miss Josephine Searles of Minneapolis
read an essay.
The surviving members of the gallant
First Minnesota regiment which did sucf
effective service in the war Of the rebellion
held their annual reunion at New Ulm OF
the 23d. There were 40 present including
COL Colville, who commanded the regiment
at Gettysburg where he was riddled witt
| bullets The attendance Of citizens was very
large. The following officers were elected
President, Matthew Marvin, Winona; vice
president, Charles W. Merritt, Winona
secretary, c A. Hausdorf, st. Paul; treas
| urer, James Cannon, Mankato.
The trustees of Lawrence University a,
Appleton, Wisconsin, have just held 6
meeting and appointed committees tc
raise $4,000 within 100 days. The follow
ng officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President ]. II. Wharton, Appleton
vice president, Robert McMullen, Oshkosh
secretary, V. N. E. Griffin, Fond du Lac
| treasurer, s. K. Wambold; trustees, Ed
ward West, Appleton; E. G. Payne, Mil
waukee; D. G. Ormsby, Pewaukee.
J.C. Stowe, editor of the Winifred Ledger
has been indicted for libel at Howard, D. T
He accused Rev. J. c. Shetland, Methodist
minister, of holding improper relations
| with young woman member Of his family
and the minister got him indicted. Rev
Shetland is himself under indictment TO,
compelling doctor to sign some papers Al
| the point OF pistol.
The commissioners appointed by the gov
ernor to select a site for n state school fol
INDECENT children have decided on Ovation
ma. That city gives 100 acres of land
agrees to pay freight on all building ma
terial brought into the city and provide
such water supply as the school may re
quire. The state appropriation is $4,000.
Gov Hubbard was presented a numerous
ly signed petition asking that Col. Benz
of the First regiment Minnesota Nationa
Guards be released from arrest under tn
court martial proceedings during th'
annual encampment Of the regiment a
White Bear, but he declined to grant th'
request.