Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-10-06

1adiess. m o prepared
y0u goods from the lAIgest andss1nesl
stock OF millinery and fancy goods eve
brought TO the city d millineRyIha have
; fine LOT Of patterns, showing the leadina
styles IN the eastern cities, also IN.
trimmed hats, fancy pushes and r1bboni
aud everything new in trimmings. IL
fancy goods | have enlarged my stock
of chenilles. lloselles. a~rrosenes. etc.
and have added embroidery felts and
zephYrs. Give me q call and look ovel
my goods. Mrs. LA. RIcHEYs.
Miss Ida Konkle, the eldest daugh.
ter of James K0nkle, died in St. Paul
Sept. 18th last, of typhoid fever. Mr..
Konkle moved from Austin in May last
to make st. Panl his future home. with
his three daughters. and one SON.. Mr..
Konkle lost his wife in Austin in 1870,
leaving him with five small children,
his daughter Ida, being the Oldest.
She has taken the mothers place in the
family, and during these years has done
all in her power to make the way as
smooth a. possible for the father and the
family. Llda bore her sickness with
great patience. and was willing to 60.
COUNCIL NorEs.-Pollce Justices re-
ported fines collected: j. D. Sheedy
$21.25, N. K. Noble $685.. :.
Street Commissioner reported 12 taxes
worked out, 1 tax commLt,d.
Mayor French reported q return from
G. n. & St. p. r. r. Co. of . complete
contract for the removal of its shops
from Wells, ~embodying the various re:
quirements OF the city; and duly executed
ordered to be rescinded.sThe present one
o00Anfo6 and A0vor onA QooO~Nor
ordered to execute.
Adjourned to Wednesday evening.
9th inst.
Minnie Allen, the bright twelve-year-
old daughter of Rufus w. Allen Of this
city, met with q fatal accident Thursday.
The girl attempted to start = fire with the
use OF gasoline. and the flames set fire
to her clothes. In her terror she rushed
into the open air. making desperate at
temps to tear of the burning garments.
Her neither, seriously i'll in bed at the
time. succeeded in reaching the girl and
extinguished the flames with water, but
net until every part of the body was
burned. except the face. The little SUI
ferer died Saturday morning, and was
buried Sunday afternoon. The mother
was severely burned about the hands
and neck, and is very low.
-Lorcnzo D. Fairbanks died last
Sunday morning, at the home of his
son Alfred, in the town of Window
aged 70 years and 8 months. Funeral
yesterday afternoon, the remains being
buried in lakewood cemetery in this city.
His wife survives him-aged 70 years
6 months. Mr.. Fairbanks removed to
Mower county from Vermont in 1863.
His children are: Alonzo. Luke B.,
John, and Alfred d., who reside in Aus
tin and vicinity; Charles of Concord,
n. H.. and Mrs. Addie D. Dennison of
Halifax. Vermont. Henry A. died a
year or two since. All Of the boys ex-
cept Alonzo, went all through the war,
and returned home alive; two were
wounded. and n taken prisoner. This
is . grand and honorable record of
patriotism.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-Dr. NJ. F.
Moon. veterinary physician of this city,
met with an accident last week Wednes-
day, which will probably prove fatal.
He was driving homeward from Lyle,
and just at dark. when about 20 rods
south of the G. G. Adams farm house,
. condemned culvert, from which the
plank had been removed. val reached,
which it ia supposed the DIR. could not
see. The horse, = lively animal. sprang
forward and jumped the c~ulvert, throw
ing the DR.. about so feet it is said. The
unfortunate man was picked up insensi-
BILE and taken to the Adams farm house,
where he has lain for nearly a week in
IN unconscious condition. He has evi:
IDENTIFY received q severe conclusion Of
the brain and the chances are all against
his recovery. The DR.. was known as q
sober, respectable young man who had
made many friends during his short stay
in Austin. He was engaged to be mar
ried. and his betrothed from Rushford,
arrived last Friday. He has a brother
living n Lanesbero who was expected
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