Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-18
Judge g. l. Olementson has been re-
elected circuit Judge in the Third Wisconsin
district without opposition
MICnlnAN

MICHIGAN.
Lightning recently fired the depot of the
Dstroit, Grand Haven 4 Milwaukee rail-
road here, burning 1t to the ground
The business portion of Vassar was al
most destroyed by fire few mornings
ago, creating loss of about $32, 900; in
surance, $4,000
In Cheboygan and vicinity there We're
one hundred and seventy days of good
sleightng during the past season, some-
thing never known before even by tho
Oldest inhabitants
Forty grain-dealers and millers met at
Grand Rapids recently and organized the
West Michigan Association. The object ia
to combine for mutual interests and pro-
tection-especially in the matter of freight
rates for wheat and flour
Ex-Mayor Thomas Hart died at Battle
Creek the other morning, aged sixty years
He was present at the christening of Battle
Greek, his father being one of the founders
Of the town.
Burt Il Hulburt, wholesale jewellers at De-
troit. found the other morning that their
| safe had been robbed of between Sc, 600
and SIC, 900 worth of diamonds
The Ravenna passenger depot ON the
Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad
was struck by lightning few mornings
ago and burned. The storm was one of the
most severe for years
Joseph H. Whipphe, ex-president OF the
Pembroke Knitting Company of Battle
Creek, recently was sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary for mbezzlement
A. W. Joslyn's clothing store at Big
Rapids was burglarized the other night, and
| several hundred dollars worth OF goods
were carried Of
A log jam the other day IN the river near
Midland caused the flooding of thousands
of acres of land, and in Midland many fam
lilies were compelled to move upstairs.
The Detroit authorities have prohibited
| the sale of Sunday papers in that city after
nine o'clock in the morning:
Bay City has q citizens committee of fifty
to look after the general welfare Of the
city, and to use their influence in lowering
taxation by doing away with unnecessary
expenses.
The Calumet l. Hecla mine has resumed
| operations, the fire being all out
The Board of Trade at Grand Rapids,
commenced business a few days ago and
! considerable trading was done. Sessions
| will be held daily, and legitimate transac-
| tions only will be countenanced
MINNESOTA.
| large barn containing eighteen horses
was destroyed by fire at Faribault the other
night Only two of the horses were got
ten out, and a large amount of hay and
grain and several carriages were also con-
sumed
r. B. Forrest, Minneapolis lawyer, re-
Gently sued Shaw, Flanagan, Sullivan.
Tanner and Blake, the big five of the gam
bling fraternity of the Twin Cities, for 5000
lost at faro, and the jury gave him YER
dict for $29333.
Pipestone can now be virtually called a
prohibition county: All the representa-
tive towns of the county have voted for
No license" and the county commission
ers have fixed the county license at 81, 500
practically forcing the license towns to
abandon their saloons
A schedule of the condition of the in
solvent Church l. Graves Manufacturing
! Company at Minneapolis shows assets
$56 47O 6S. and liabilities $144, 1913. TO-
At Cannon Falls few afternoons ago
the big gorge in the river went out, and
shortly after large bran and store house
above the Gregg mill went over the dam
with fearful crash.
A young man, name unknown, stopping
at the Canada House in Rosewood Falls.
committed suicide by cutting his throat
recently. Cause, temporary insanity:
J. c. White, commercial traveller, died
at the Huff House in Winona few nights
ago of rheumatism. The Odd Fellows at
tended him. He leaves a wife and two
children at NJ ;rlboro, N. H., where his re-
mains were sent
The water IN Buffalo river, near Sabin,
overlooked the other day, causing farmers
living near the river to leave their homes
Some stock was lost
The ice in the river at Zumbrota went out
a few days ago, taking Hulbert's mill-dam
and two bridges at that place and two
BRIDGES at Forest Mills, entailing loss of
S., OO0
The War Department will discontinue the
indications Office at St. Paul on April 80
Louis Hospes, president Of the First Ma
tional Bank of Saltwater, died the other
morning at his home in that city.
The St Paul Chamber of Commerce re-
Gently passed resolution protesting against
the proposed removal of the duty from fax
seed and f1axseed oil
William Klein, q prominent citizen of St
Peter, died few days ago Deceased was
member of the City Council for the last
twelve years and was one OF the pioneer
settlers of the Minnesota valley.
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