Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-05-02
NOR'IHWE I NEWS.
Interesting Items Gathered from
~ o. Various Localities.

Interesting Items Gathered from
~ Various Localities.
~ ILLINOIS.
A Kniqhts of Pythias Lodge was instituted
at Shelbyville the other evening with forty
charter members W. B. Marshall was in
stalled as Chancellor Commander.
John A. Mccullough, wcll-known farm
er OF Rock Island County, aged forty-five
years, while blowing the other day in his
field stopped and cut his throat with q
razor. He had been suffering occasional
mental arrangement for some time
Jacob Weber, German farmer, aged
seventy-three years, hung himself in his
barn a5 Guilford recently while temporarily
insane.
Barney Norris (colored, pioneer of the
Galena lead mines, who was born slave
in Commodore Stephen Decatur's family,
and was body servant of President John
Quincy Adams, died recently at Galena,
aged eighty years
Mrs Davis, widow of the late Justice
David Davis, of Bloomington, has returned
to her old home in North Carolina
Horse distemper is epidemic in Gu'ford
and adjoining townships in 10 Daviess
County, and farms are suffering great dam
age by delay in work on account OF the dis
eSse
J. P. Chase. one Of the pioneer farmers
of Dwight township. and his wife, cele-
brated their golden wedding few days ago.
Early the other morning lightning struck
the barn OF Stephen Nichols, near Syca-
more, burning it TO the ground, with loss
OF 81 600 on building, fourteen COWS, four
horses, eight calves. grain, harness, etc
Christoph Huhn's large planing-mill and
factory at Belleville were burned O few
nights ago Loss, $l2 900; insurance, &c.
COO
Seven children of Mr.. and Mrs. J. j.
Quinn, of Chic 60, have died by accidents
The seventh, ten-months- old daughter,
was drowned in = slop- bucket the other
morning.
Charles Flood, the telegraph operator and
agent of the illinois Central at Midland
City. was killed the other afternoon while
attempting to board a passing train.
Governor Oglesby has reappointed John
n. Pearson, of Godfrey, member of the
State Board of Live Stock:
The will of Mrs James s. Waterman. of
Sycamore, sets spart her residence and sixty
acres of land for q school for girls, and pro-
vides fund amounting to 100000 for
It's maintenance
IOWA.
Miss Rebecca King, ayoung lady en- route
from Florida to her home in Imogene Ere
mont County, died of heart disease on a
train near Birmingham, Ala, few days
ego
LIE Mars, shot and killed his mother few
h1vS OIL oh
dead He had quarrel with his mother
about the sale Of a horse
Young Hurlbut, on trial at Boone, charged
with killing Constable Logan, was acquitted
the other day.
At the State oratorical contest in Mason
City recently Hiss schernerhorn, of that
place, was the successful contestant, with
Al: SIS Ida SimonsOn as close second.
Constable Frank Pierce, the leader of the
gang of searching constables in Des Moines,
was recently indicted by the grand jury for
receiving brides.
Colonel John A. Graham, for several
years mayor of Keokuk, but for the last
twenty seven years a resident of Washing
ton, died recently, aged ninety years.
By a decision of the Railway Commission
ers the railway station on the Northwest
crn road known as Whitman will hereafter
be called Luverne
A child named Susie Clark attempted to
climb through the spokes of wagon
wheel at Mason City the other day, and
was crushed to death by the sudden start
ing of the horses attached to the vehicle.
Addison G. Ellis, who was a soldier in
Company H, New York Cavalry and a men,
Der of General Sheridan's escort, died at
Gilman recently OF consumption
Governor Larrabee has appointed Mrs
Mary Miller, OF Des Moines, widow of a
soldier, to be State Librarian, in place of
MIRA s. B. Maxwell, who has filled the posi-
ton for ten years
While Henry Howard was operating a
horsepower saw Near Eddyville a few
days ago the fly-wheel burst, one Of the
pieces striking him in the abdomen and
killing him.
The body of Albert Hills, aged forty
years, was found the other afternoon par
TALLY buried in sawdust in one of the old
unused houses at the Arensdorf brewery in
Sioux City: He disappeared November II
last, and probably committed suicide.
The Board of Trustees of the State Nor
NAL School at Cedar Falls has reappointed
q H seerly principal for two years
WISCONSIN.
Uriah Dabies, wealthy merchant of
Columbus, whose princely gifts in behalf
of Welsh religious works have made him
known to his countrymen all over the
United States, died the other morning, aged
sixty-tve years He leaves fortune of
$500, 600. Dabies was the founder of the
society for the support of aged Welsh min
listers
A. g. Wright publisher Of the Milwaukee
city directory, is confident that the canvass
for names will show that the city has a
population Of fully two hundred thousand
people
The Eau Claire Sash & Door CompanY's
works were burned a few digs ago, tnvolv-
ing loss of 500 600.