Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-22
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Brief Mention Of News Of General
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Philip and Catherine Petrie, two Of Chi
cago's early settlers, celebrated their golden
wedding few days ago
The four: year-old daughter OF Richard
Gaddis, Of Wapella> was burned to death
the other night her clothes catching fire
from burning paper
few days ago. but of rather poor quality.
They wero sold at from one dollar to two
dollars per quart
DR. Van R Clark fell from stabhe-loft
tho other morning at shelbyville aud sus-
tanned fatal injuries
A key Of blasting powder exploded In a
camp Of laborers near Mackipaw tho other
night, and Robert McOornish was fatally in
tured and Joseph Knight and Thurston
Smith were dreadfufy burned
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Beck celebrated their
gol den wedding at their residence In Hills
boro few evenings ago, q large number Of
guests being present
Mrs zerw1kh, OF Limestone, was poi
soned recently by drinking cup Of lye by
mistake for wine
John Trummel, of Saybrook, was robbed
of $500 by foot-pads q few nights ago
MIR. and Mrs Robert McCullah died at
Greenville tho other night within an hour
and . half of each other, Of pneumonia
G. W. Guthrie, q wealthy farmer living
near Marlsa, 81. Clair County, was shot to
death he other morning while attempting
to resist the raid of a desperate burglar:
Harriet Thompson, q colored woman lO2
years old, died at the county hospital in
Chicago recently. Every body knew her as
Auntie" Thompson She was slave for
seventy five years.
Mr.. Hillsdale, of Chicago. yardmaster of
the Chicago h Northwestern railway, re-
Gently found his eleven-year-old son who
Kan away seventeen months ago, in
Sturgeon Bay. Wis, where he had been
adopted by Mr. Dem Walton
Mrs Shelley, the wife Of farmer living
at St Marie, took aim with what she sup
posed was an empty muskot recently at
Edward Dugy and pulled the trigger. The
weapon was loaded with buokshot, and the
upper portion Of the Victims head was
blown of.
The residence Of Henry Price at Des
Moines was burned the other morning:
Loss, $4,000; insurance, So, OO0
Frank Walyer, carriage-maker at Des
Moines, hung himself recently. He was sub.
ject to tita He leaves family:
At Dubuque few days ago Barney Ken.
needy, twice convicted of wife-murder was
sentenced to be hanged March l, 1889.
Seneca Morgan, a well-known citizen liv-
ing near Hamburg, was found dead in his
yard recently with the back Of his head
beaten in He was a bachelor and lived
alone. The cause Of his death was a mys-
terry.
The Mueller b Ascherman Manufacturing
Company Of Davenport, makers OF washing
machines, failed recently for $50, 0OO
James Gilmore, young farmer who
lived near Hamburg, was trampled to deatl
by team Of mules few days ago.
John A. Berg, farmer of Winnebagc
County, got lost the other night and was
frozen to death.
Edward Latham. one Of the pioneers o.
Boone County, died few days ago HI
settled there before Iowa Was State
John Schar. who kept saloon near Du.
buque, committed suicide the other even
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beer No cause was assigned for the act
Chris Reiner, a well-known farmer, aged
thirty-seven years, living in Blue Grass
township, Scott County, hung himself in
his barn the other morning. Unrequite(
love was the cause.
Smallpox was raging few days ago nea:
Mitchelville The health authorities pro
nounced it Of mild form.
Governor Larrabee has appointed Count,
Attorney Henry Howat, OF Clinton, to b.
Judge Of the Seventh Judicial district, t.
I'll the vacancy caused by the death o
Judge A. j. Letingwell
Brewery drivers were arrested at Siou:
City the other day, to hinder illicit traffic
the law against common carriers being in
v0ked
The Business Mems Association of Musca
tine ia locking into the matter Of bee
sugar. The soil is regarded as participant,
good for beet raising, and company is sal
to be ready to invest $4OO, 600 in the en-
terprise. 1t Is also proposed to ask Con
gress for an experimental station similar t
that in Kansas.
The State Assembly, K. of l., in sessio
recently at Des Moines, elected W. Z
Wright, of Oskaloosa, Master Workman
WISCONSIN,.
Helm & Meyers stave mill, with content
was burned at Neillsville early the othe
morning. Loss, $40. 600; insurance, $50. OO'
Milwaukee County recently had min
hundred families on the poor list, whic
was larger than was ever before known i
the history Of the county. From eight hui
dred to eleven hundred pounds Of me;
were given out daily:
Erhardt Kick fell into vat of hot waite
at a brewery in Chiffon the other day an
was scalded to death
The farmers convention at it's reoe1
session in Madison, Endorsed the practice
dehorning cattle
James d. Vardley, who disappeared fro
Milwaukee three years ago with So, 600