Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-04-25
MINNESOTA.

MINNESOTA.
Nelson o. Holong, who assaulted Lille
Field near Fergus Falls, then killed her and
fed her body to hogs, was hanged q few
days ago
At Forest City the dam went out few
days ago and destroyed the power of a
hundred barrel roller-min
The syndicate headed by c. W. Griggs, of
St Paul, and H. E. Hewitt, of New Rich
mond, Wis, have purchased from the
Northern Pacific road eighty thousand acres
of timber lands within thirty miles of
Tacoma, W. T. The sales involve the build
ing of a line from Tacoma, to be known
as the Tacoma Southern, at cost of ST.
100000.
Burglars entered Phelps College, at Fari-
bault, the other night, chloroformed the
students and carried off about So, 900
worth of Watches jewelry and money.
The robbers secured twenty-three watches
Joseph and Frank Wintermeyer were
lodged in jail the other day at st Cloud,
charged with having attempted to wreck
train near New Albany.
Company, at Marine Mills, was recently
sold TO Anderson & Briens, of Saltwater,
which includes all the real estate, boarding
house, barns, ETC., the mill, lumber on
hand the steamer G. B. Knapp and barges
the consideration being 500. 900
Specimens of silver ore from township
sixty-two, range fourteen. six miles east of
Duluth, were assayed a few days ago. and
the finding was encouraging.
The Shattuck Military School at Faribault
was broken into the other night, and three
of the buildings occupied by the cadets
were ransacked, about forty rooms entered,
and large amount of booty secured by
the robber or robbers Twenty-Five watches
were taken, eight OF which were fine gold
ones, one of them costing $3.50 Two val
liable diamonds and several hundred dol
IRIS in cash were stolen.
The First Unitarian Church of Winona
was organized the other day, forty persons
signing the membership roll
The damage done by the Mississippi this
spring was never before SO great The loss
to the numbering interests which center in
Winona was estimated at 500, 600, while
to that OF the Minnesota Boom Company, at
Minnesota 1t was about six million feet of
logs, valued, including the loss to the
dam, at ST. 90, OCO, making the damage to
the numbering interests alone $3.50, 600.
DAKOTA.
The annual spring session of the Black
Hills livestock men met at Sturgis recently
to arrange q spring roundup, which begins
May II. Fourteen outfits were represented
All reported cattle in good condition and
practically no loss the past winter The
ranges were excellent and the outlook
never better
Bishop Hare has met the citizens of Rapid
City and told them it was designed there to
found an Indian school if the proper adj
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land donations. The amount to he OK
pended by the church would be $4,000 or
81 8, 900.
G. B. Pinney & Co., of the Farmers &
Merchants Bank of Wahpeton, recently
purchased the Northwest m Bank of
White g. Kellogg. The banks would be con-
solidated and known as the Farmers &
Merchants'
The Lac Qui Parle river at Gary was high
er few days ago than ever before, but
once. Several bridges were gone and the
turnpike near Mill street was all gone.
During an electric storm at Huron the
other night M Walter, sheriff OF Sphinx
| County, was struck dead by lightning He
was an old soldier and served in the Sec
ond Wisconsin volunteers.
William Miller, Jr, while boring an arte-
sian we'll on his farm just north of Canton,
struck hard substance, which, when
brought to the surface, proved to be an ex-
cellent quality Of coal. This was only one
hundred feet down. The coal has been on
exhibition in Canton and has created con-
siderable comment
A fine house and barn on the farm of
John Webster, three miles east of Cavour,
! were fired the other night The barn was
totally destroyed, together with five head
of horses. and other stock, grain, imple-
ments, ETC. The interior of the house, with
furniture, was damaged to the extent of
81. OOO Total loss, So, 500 Mr. Bingham,
| who lives on the place, was absent with his
family when the fire occurred :,
W. c. Miller, one of the most prominent
young farmers in Brule County, engaged in
| q scufa with friend recently. broom
was the prize they were wrestling for. In
the struggle the end Of the broomstick was
thrust into Miller's eye, forcing the eyeDal.
( from the socket and completely destroying
the sight
Twenty-three liquor sellers at Fargo
were enjoined at the instance Of the Law
! and Order League few days ago