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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
That Agent Lacked Push.

"About four weeks ago. said farm
er on the market the other day. II con-
eluded to get rid Of several old stumps
near thesbarn, and came in and pur-
chased some ginnt cartridges.I Next
afternoon + went at the job, and had
just got cartridge tanped down
in the first stump when / saw
man drivess sups "a the house. - That
was nothing to botheT over, sllowwcevver,
md I lighted the fuse and ran around
the barn to wait for. the explosion. 1
had only got in place when ! heard
'?: y All sh tSsss, 'sh,sp, i1~.s. b u sell
you the best washing-machine ever
madegI F gaM alg asia0 mssyv
1T Chap who had driven up up
and my wife had sent him out to hunt
me up. He Was within ten feet of the
stump when he called. l had two
minute fuse in. the cartridge when. l
heard his voice, and called Back:
''.For Heavens sake get out O. that!
''Oh. IN sget. out after shaveg sold
you a machine. Sharp, where are you?
',Well, arS youfean have my aeafa ii
that Internal idiot didn't walk up and
rest his elbow OH the Stump, and she Was
there when she a6kploded. ssHe took
rise of six or eight feet, came down
spreadeagle fashion. and then scrambled
up and made for his wagon with slivers
sticking out all over him. When he
went by the house my wife asked him if
the machine saved ten per cent in soap.
but he rapsYered nor cape 10 halt.
He just sai led over tl 6fa F5fBel TO lsfs
seat sonathe wagon, ann ~wasa 6ile sway
wheuakW ehta6nttO thereaa4baenqnfse
if his machine was fulljewelled, De
ltroit Free Press,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

CHIEF SHAW. Of, the London Fire
Department, who figures soprominently
in the Campbell divorce case. is not
popular with the 6remen Of America.
He has made several visits to this coun.
try, but his egotistical manners and
offensive comparisons have left bad
impression. He is especially out o1
eyor in Cincinnati and Louisville.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

:. Miss Booth, the editor of Harper's
Bazaar expressed often her partiality for
household pets, and not only in hel:
writings but in practice carries out her
belief in their usefulness. Her fine
Maltese cat, snowy combination of
mouse-color and white, appears in the
parlors at her receptions with q frill Of
white embroidery around his neck, and
seems unawcd at the distinguish
guests. 49, ..-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
SM1NNBsolTslA. lsl
Minnesota News.

The Minnesota State Fair auditing Com
mittee found 1868 in the treasury sitter
paying premiums and expenses OF the last
State fair ,f% sEa ~ sis ~ - Fs slfa. p
Stillwater is to have an extensive carriage
and wagon mandatory January s1st con-
Quoted by Geo. n. Seymour, Frank Lement
and the Messrs. Conhor 6.% =. ~. ~. =
The store of Steele & Buck at Lake City
was burglarized on the evening Of the 21st
and i've or six. hundred dollars worth Of
goods stolen, mostly silks and@ seal skinss
N0O reward is offered for tho arrest Of the
roDDers ~ t.5i ssesS AZ, 80 s%E So s.ss
8 At Zumbrota and vicinity there was solit-
tie rain last summer and fall that the effect
Is now being felt by farmers who have to
depend upon wells for water for their stock
some having gone entirely dry, which necest'
sites hauling water or driving stock 70 the
river. 4syt t zsa 81 ygfes-ss Sz4ts fsfrs
The Minnesota q Northwestern r. r., has
purchased the Dubuque and Dakota road m
1ndependent Iovasline running from Sum
nor ON the New Dubuke line offhe Ainnesota
7 tOHampton, ON the GeDt1aa
sIowa. The formal fisnslef of the aroed hss
been made, and the 1fnnes0tA % N61thweS
tern have begun es -. ~ 8 8, sss
E AT Minneapolis, on the s2lst, tle spsixsts
banking house Of Valentine g. Hush, closed
its doors, posting = notice that depositoEs
would be paid in, full It is said the suspen-
sion, caused BY too large an amount of
paper not im.nediately ayailal,ie,, viii .bs
but temporary None 0f the banks st Min
neapolis or st. Paul are involved, and at 81.
Paul Nr. Hush has q bank balance due Elm
Tbe Du1uth produce excl afe ist1rrtalx-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

REV DIR. WILLIAM d. WILSON, long
senior professor and registrar Of Cor Z
nell university, has resigned, but will
continue to be Professor emeritus. He
will reside henceforth at Syracuse, and
will devote himself to training young
men for the ministry of the Protestant
Episcopal church.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

! CARDINAL -TAsCHEREAU of Quebec
has prohibited Catholics from attending
the meetings of the Salvation Army.
Tracts and hymn books distributed by
the Salvationists are ordered to be
thrown into the fire. :. u 49, ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

The late EXPIRE ident Arthur will be
honored at Washington BY q marble
bust in the senate chamber by Mr.. St.
Gaudens-and brass tablet in St..
Johns Protestant Episcopal Church
under the window placed there by him
as memorial ofshis wife.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
Crimes.

Two negroes, who killed man who
caught them stealing cattle, were lynched
near Little Rock, Ark, Friday.
The United States grand jury appointed
to investigate alleged election frauds in st..
Louis have indicted ~ persons
The Atlantic, whaling vessel went to
pieces of San Francisco and the captain,
mate and eight men were saved, but Is of
the crew and passengers were lost ;. ~
The tramp insurrection at the Lancaster,
Pa, work house is at an end, the men re-
Stunning work at stone breaking after hav-
ing been deprived of food for 36 hours.
In the East Cambridge, Mass, murder
case of Mrs Prescott, the jury found that
Baker was not guilty, but that Mrs Baker
was guilty Of murder in the second degree.
At the second trial of McQuade, the New
York alderman charged with bribery, it took
the jury just fourteen minutes to bring in a
verdict Of guilty, which consigns him to the
penitentiary. tsa ss.9 - ).
{: z. Epperson, who represented Jefferson
county, Arkansas, in the state legislature
for two terms, was arrested Friday night
for robbing an old man, named Hale of SIC
at Pine Bluff, Ark. hi . 80 <f 49, /,
At Buffalo, N. Y, the dead body5of Emf
Penseynes was found in his room. He was
shot through the heart His wife is sus-
pected. She was arrested. He never used
me wen" she says. Mrs. Penseynes, It Il
said, was formerly an inmate Of q house o1
i'll fame. s = &4<# a EEs-E 5, -..s: =.
At Champion, Mich, Sunday afternoon
during the absence from home Of q miner
named Gribben, three masked men forced
an entrance into the house, bound Mrs
GTibbei band and foot and made of with
800. Attempting to call Tor help, Mrs
Gribbel was cut with q knife by one Of the
men, and her condition is serious. -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

ALBERT ALEXANDER VICTOR is to be
the name of the Battenberg baby, and
by that name Russia csn read some-
thing Of the feeling in English royal
circles for the deposed Battenberg of
Bulgaria.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

THE New York Graphic says AL len
Thorndyke Rice wore girls clothes un-
til he was. sixteen years old. His
mother, who had separated from her
husband, thus dressed him for fear sot
abduction by his father { q. !. = y
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
EVENTS OF THE WEEK.
!. a . < - = 4
Domestic News. :.

~
Domestic News.
An Old neeress, known te be 1876 yearsold
died h the Indian Territory Dec. %.
TheNational Wagon Manufacturers AS
socialism decided Is advance prices 10 per
cent =
Tho latest indications from Utah are to
tho effect that polygamy is gradually col
lapsing ,ssssss 'zs. ssfss
The reports from the Chicago Farmers
Review Of the condition Of the wheat crop
are Of a encouraging nature. 4
The Chicago anarchists demand back
their crimson ensign from the city authori-
ties. &. ..Ef$$@s y*5a3 7#ff .s.s
& "a banker gives his views Of the effect Of
the recent panic at n. =. city, stating that
many congressman were severely bitten. /.
East bound freights from Chicago to New
York win be. advanced Dec. "a to. the basis
OF g cents on ninth class and 80 cents on
tenth class. .sf z'szsz7
Judge Cooley, the Wabash receiver has
fled his bond for 500, 200, with Gov. Alger,
a. =. Day and James Mcmillan Of Detroit
SuI9t138.
App zion has been made to Judge
Welker, TO placs tihat portion ion oi
the Wabash system within the State Of
Ohio under control Of Receiver Cooley
The court reserved its decision -.
Owing to the delay in equipping the tugs
ofthe Montreal harbor commission for keep.
ing the st. Lawrence river open to naviga.
tlon during the winter, the project is a fail
ure and will be abandoned for this year. 8
AIN " York Judge Barrett has granted
an attachment against the property OF
James McHenry, of England, the well
known railroad man, in an action brought
by James Montgomery, to recover $40, 19a
as assignee of the claims. ;! .-<s.5~ Fl ..-..
The friends of the Pacific railroads fund.
ing bill are much disappointed at the failure
of President Cleveland to recommend the
passage OF that measure. They were conf.
dent, as was alse President Adams, that the
recommendation would be made. s4s: .s,
The card rate on window glass has been
This is an increase of 80 per cent, over last
years prices The advance is as agreeable
to the wOrkmen az to the manufacturers, as
their wages are on the sliding scale. -.
George Rice, of Marietta, O., has begun
suit at Louisville against the Standard Oil
Company and the Louisville & Nashville
railway, claiming $1O0,O damages and al:
leging that the defendants conspired to Sc
cure freight determinations against him.
Suits have been commenced at Cleveland,
Ohio, in the U. s. circuit court against the
treasury Of the county, by eight Of the
CITY banks The euitS ara brought: the
petitioners say, because bank shares are not
valued and taxed the same as property OF
individuals. -.
Alden Goldsmith, died at Walnut Grove
farm, Orange County, N. Y, on the 2oth.
He was famous breeder of fine horses, and
in addition to Goldsmith's Maid, brought
out Gloster, Huntress, Powers, Driver,
Alley, Volunteer, Heptagon, Domestic
CASTELAR, and other noted trotters For 1a
years he owned Volunteer, perhaps the
most prominent stallion in America. =
r. =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

s5s . =.
MANUEL BARR1ENT and wife of Met
moras. Mexico, celebrated the eightieth
anniversary Of their marriage Z few
days ago. The husband is I02 years
old and the wife 96.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

SENATOR WILLIAMS, the new senator
from California, is man of about 55,
of medium height, well trimmed grey
beard, rather thin hair; and with the
general air of asuccessful business man
rather than statesman.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

W. D. Bailey l. Co.'S creamery ut Darien
Wis, was destroyedby fire1spnday pight.
Mr. stubendick, a business manor fiatts-
vile, Wis, who recently visited his former
home in Germany, is now doing compulso-
ry military duty in Emperor William
army.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
EDWARD GOULD. the Younger son

EDWARD GOULD, the younger son of
Jay Gould, is an expert stenographer:
Mr.. Gould, tho elder, will take his
family on a cruise in his steam yacht
Atalanta among the Bermudas and
West Indies this winter.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

! T. EDWARD EyERETrrH HALE, the Bos
ton. preacher,.i i. a; direct descendant Q:
Sir John Hawkins, the first slave
+ trader. .,x..s..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
Monday, Dec. go.

AAOAu0y1 DOCs SOs
liz !SENATE-The record of the day purely
rutine, and meager at that. In the recast
of committees caused by the death of Mr.
Pike and sthe new senator from Cali
fornia, Mr.. Spooner became chairman of
the committee on claims in place sof Mr..
Pike. = 81 "a 7 / = L
HOUSE AS usual on Monday large num-
Der of bills were introduced and referred,
and Mr.. Hiscock called up his motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill relating
to duties on tobacco The bill amends the
statutes relating to the duties on leaf tobac-
co as follows: Leaf tobacco in any bale box,
package or bulk, any part of which is suit
able for wrappers, If not stemmed, IS cents
per pound; If stemmed, 81 per pound, upon
the whole contents of such bale, box, pack
age or bulk.
Mr. Morrison opposed the bill. Since the
introduction of this measure, and only as
late as last Saturday, the House, with the
concurrence of the gentleman from New
York, (HiscOck,) had decided not to have
any revenue egislation-neither to increase
nor diminish the revenue, and indeed not
to consider the question.
Mr. Hiscock's motion was lost. Yeas, 30;
nays ,165.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
The late Mrs. Theresas Lamb, Of
Lawrenceburg, Indiana, left $3.50 for
the care and support Of a terrier dog.

TIE supreme court of Ohio has
ffirmed the constitutionality of the
Dow iquor-tax law in all its features.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

q Passenger-What's the matter7 We're
running a little too fast amt WEI Con-
aductor-Yes, sir. The fifemanss ran ahead
to chase a COW of the track, and the
iengineer crowded on q little more steam to
keep MP with him.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

mineral resources Of the iron range.
Several other lines into the mineral country
are already projected and the present re-
suits are but mere beginning in the de-
velopment OF Northern Minnesota.
It is reported from Duluth that John
Bushnell, night watchman at elevator E.,
died suddenly, Monday night, while
on duty; he was sitting in
the engine room at the time, and but a
few minutes before had been telling stories
to other employees, the truth of which being
questioned, he expressed the hope that God
would strike him dead If they were not true
The coroner deemed an inquest unneces-
sary, and the real cause of death is not
knoWn. The parents of deceased live at
Marquette, Mich.
At Pipestone, Mimi, the Calumet hotel
took fire from the kitchen at an early hour
on the morning Of the 18th and in an in
credlbly short time the three story brick
veneer structure was mass of ruins. Rev.
iiilsd ii ey sft'st ils.sSRe1 Sis YES
to crisp. Three Others. were badly hurt
two OF whomSwiW die and everal &herS
were slightly t. lie bui1ling, Sxne4
and was occupied by Lemuel Ellis. The
insurance on the house and furniture was
$4,000.
The commission to locate ns third Mime
sofa insane asylum have decided upon Fer
gus Falls and will recommend an appropria-
ton ofss5O, 600 by the coming legislature. 1t
| . proposed to erect two crOss-shnped brick
bMldings. me ofN lchsskll b1e ID Abbea1n
laccommodAte lO male And the 6thSr lo1f8-
male patients. T6es bull ildings arp TO bs ds
tatched. 4nd Nll 1prnstha willEs ofsthe
main building, which can be erected as oc-
casion demands: The buildiag will be sim
liar in it's general plan to the ST. Peter insti-
| tuition. The buildings will be 96x9S. They
will be fire proof, and erected at cost Of
200 bed. The central portion Of the bsild-
mg will be built at a cost not to exceed $50, :
goo, to accommodate 800 inmates This will
bring the cost of the entire structure at
about 800 bed, orAp, ,ooq
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

sovERnoR AIPER, Of Michigan. viii
q Chliistmas giye to each q 4s7 news
boys of Detroit, suit of clothes.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
Saturday, Dec. Is.
- SENATE-Not in session

Saturday, Dec. 18.
- sESATE-Not in session
1 HOUSE Mr.. Hill, Ohio, called. up the bill
for an additional associate Justice for New
Mexico; the House went into committee of
the Oklahoma bill, but the entire morning
hour was occupied in debate. Mr.. Morrison
then said: 'Mr. Speaker, move that the
House resolve itself into the committee of
the whole on the state of the union for the
purpose of considering revenue bills"
Mr.: Mckinley, of Ohio And on that /
demand the yeas and nays. The motion was
lost. The only Republican votes in favor of
Morrisons motion came from Massachusetts,
and Minnesota, Messrs. Hayden and Stone,
Of the former state, Messrs. Nelson, Strait,
Wakefield and White of the latter. An at
tempt was made to call up the naval re-
organization bill, but Mr.. Springer wanted
: the consideration postponed until after the
holidays, and though on q standing vote of
III for immediate consideration, to 40 op-
posed, Mr.. Springer's motion to adjourn
carried at rs O'Clock.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

When Baby was sick, Ne gave hE CAS-
TORIA. @s s
when lhs was : Child, shs erisd lDr CAS-
When she bse lIiss. .hs ciunx = c.
TORlA.
when she had CAarsn, - Esvs tAsm
CASTORlA
FER sals ~ NuLA u 10 =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
THEE pecidllard@

The result Il medicine OF unusual strength
md curative power, whicheenects cures here
Itclore unequaiIed. These peculiarities belong
txclusfyeIy TO Hoods SaSsaparilla, and are
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
BUSINESS CARDS.
w H. H. BULLOCK.
DENT1sTRY,

- DR.. p. B.. PECK
Office over McB.ide's store on west side of Main
street, where be- 10 prepared to do al kinds Of
work In dentistry, and Solicits share Of public
patronage.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24
THOs. PHILLIPS, n. D.,

- De-
XONEOPAZH7O PHYSICIAN d 8URGEOK
Has permanently located in Austin. Calls in city
or country promptly attended TO 1t all hours.
ONCE and rooms in Schleuder's block. hrst door
north of Mower County Bank. ~ Electric
baths given at the ONCE.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
HBAD as WITNESSES
NIarAhal NeVViin Arrives from ISOstOn
with kRis Prisoners

NeVyiin Arrives from IBOstOn
with kRis Prisoners
United States Marshal Eewlin and
Deputy Marshal Ainscow arrived from
Boston Friday night with the three seamen
of the schooner Nellie Paine, who had
been arrested in Boston harbor on Tues
day, on warrant issued by United States
District Attorney Patterson, 10 be held as
witnesses in the case of the United States
against Frederick Sears, steward of the
schooner, for assault with intent to kill
the captain, w. f. Niekerson. The men
were taken TO the custom house and spent
the night in the cell there.
Saturday they were taken before
United States Commissioner Smith. Their
names are Redmond Oollen, Peter Landry
and Olaf Christensen. On being asked
whether they could give bail for their
appearance in September they answered
in the negative, and it was therefore
found necessary to commit them for safe
keeping. They were placed in the hands
of the marshal, who will take them to
New Castle Jail Saturday. Their contine-
ment will be made as easy as possible and
under the government provisions they
will be entitled to 81 per day for each
QaY from LQ6 liIle VI luoiA htA0se uhAAA
they are no longer needed.
The men were questioned IN a general
way about the murderous steward, Sears.
Thoy answered that they did not believe
he was crazy. He had been rational dur
ing the cruise up to the time Of the cut
ting, and aftur he came np ont of the cap
tain's cabin with his bloody razor in his
hand he was as collected as any man
could be under the circumstances. From
what they said the inference is that Sears
was playing when he appeared crazy at
the hearing in Lewes. The motive FOR
the crime is difficult to discover, but one
of the witnesses in searching Sears
clothes after he had committed the
deed found that he had secured
the captains keys, and il was
therefore thought that his object was to
secure the freight money. The commits.
sioner expressed the opinion that in order
to do that in the face of the crew he
must have had an exalted idea of his OWL
capabilities, but Collen believed him
capable of entertaining such scheme
from the fact that when the handouts
were removed from him on board the
schooner he had the temerity to make q
rush at five or six men as though ht
hoped to overcome them all.
The trial in September will excite wide
spread attention. The witnesses stated
| that they were taken off the schooner b!
| the Boston officers without being allowet
to collect their clothes or get their pay
| An effort is to be made to secure thest
| things for them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12

The potato crop, which gave great
promise of plenteous yield earlier in
the season, has turned out disappointing
since digging has begun. While there
are plenty of potatoes it has been found
that q great many of them are unsound.
The farmers, truckers and gardeners are
all trying to find out why their potatoes
are rottiIg so generally, and they all say
that while they have pretty will deter
mined the nature of the disease they are
at loss to know what causes it. The
trouble is more like blight than ma
tural rot. On digging the potatoes black
spots are noticed on the outside, and
when they are cut open the spots are
found to extend all the way to the centre
of the potato, making them full of black
sireaks. From this blight they are sure
to rot, sooner or later. Growers say it is
worse than the natural rot. The only
manifestation of it before the potatoes
are dug is the vines turning dark color,
and peculiar smell in the patch after
night. They are the worst in low ground.
Many of the farmers will not dig their
potatoes until later, ,preferring to lot them
rot in the ground, if they are to rot
nnyhow, and thereby dispense with the
work of handling them to no purpose.
The crop has not rotted so badly before
for over ~ yeprB.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-08-12
A n. a o. RUMoR.


Sundays Philadelphia Record said: It
was reported in New York yesterday that
an agent of the Baltimore & Ohio Rail
road Company had for some time been
quietly buying up land at Greenville,
N. j., in order to obtain water front OF
1900 feet on New York bay at Caven
Point, and front on Newark bay, with a
right of way between the two properties,
so that oil the necessary improvements
for the terminus of great trunk line
could be made.
It is stated that the company will
bridge Newark Bay and abandon the
idea of bridging the Arthur Kill and will
use the Greenville route for New York,
and that the proposed improvements on
Staten Island, which was to obetheterminus
of the road, will not be made at present,
but that il will at some future time be
converted into depot for freight traffic
only. Nothing of the change in the
Baltimore & Ohio plans is known by the
Philadelphia and Reading officials, who
stated yesterday that the negotiations
between the two companies were still in
progress, and that arrangements had
been made to commence work on the
bridge across the Arthur Kill as soon as
the plans should be approved by the
Secretary of War.