Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-05-23
NORTHWEST ITEMS.

NORTHWEST ITEMS.
Interesting News Compiled from
Many Sources.
ILLINOIS,.
A horse with CHAMBERS was found at Dan
vile few days ago and was shot by the
authorities.
j. B. Felker, of Amboy, ex-mayor and
cx-State Representative died the other
day, aged fifty years.
Prof. B. G. Roots, for many years presi-
dent of the State Board of Education, died
at Tamaroa recently, aged seventy seven
years.
The Southern Illinois Press Association
met at Anna few days ago. A banquet
was given the members in the evening.
The five Chicago boodlers recently taken
to the penitentiary have all been assigned
work, Leyden as butcher, Wasserman is
making chairs, Cchs is in the laundry,
Varnell in the harness shop and Van Pelt
as waiter in the convict's dining room.
Burglars robbed the house of Samuel
Martin, near Hume, the other night, secur-
ing 800 and gold watch.
William N. Dewes, an early settler of
Illinois and a veteran of the civil war, died
at the age of seventy years at Monticello
recently.
wagon containing Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey,
OF Alton, was struck by train few days
ago, and Mrs. Bailey was killed and her
husband fatally injured.
The twenty-fourth annual meeting Of the
Illinois Dental Society was held recently at
Cairo
The farmers Of Madison County are COM
planning of the cut worm, which Is destroy
ing the corn as fast as it grows.
G. w. Barnett's grain elevator at Abing-
don was burned recently. Loss, $4,000;
partly insured.
John r. Burdett, a carpenter of Murphys-
boro, aged tWentynine years, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed few days
ago.
Lewis j. Torrance, an old man living in
Dry Point township, Shelby County, was
fatally gored by bull recently.
Joseph Beade, miner in the Galena lead
mines, was killed few days ago by some
rock caving in on him. He was sixty years
old and left large family
John r Milburn, business man of
Bridgeport, on returning from Olney re-
Gently got off the train and left sachel
containing $500 in cash and paper in his
seat. 1t had not been found.
IOWA.
Governor Larrabee has appointed the fol-
lowing Board of Examiners to examine
candidates for State mine inspectors, as
provided by the new law: Arthur Connery,
of What Cheer; John w. McMullen, of o.
kaloosa; John ellison, of Des Moines; G. j.
Ramsey, of Dawson; J. T. Beard, of Cleve-
land.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
held its biennial session of the Grand Lodge
of Iowa in Dubuque recently. The number
fciary certificates issued for the past two
years, 1,07l; number of deaths for two
years. 147; number of beneficiary certif-
Gates in force May l, S,033; amount of ben
efciary fund paid on death losses for the
same time, s276,00O.
W. P. Daniels, of Cedar Rapids, has been
chosen grand secretary of the Railway Con-
ductors' order
John Laffey and John Curry, of Keokuk,
were drowned at Warsaw the other after
noon by the overturning of q boat in which
they and three others were rowing.
Fred Greeninger, of Sioux City, aged
fourteen years, was instantly killed few
days ago by the horse which he was riding
falling on him.
Mrs. Daniel Griffith of Correctionville,
was suffocated by gas few days ago.
James Larson, an old resident of West
town ship, Montgomery County, was killed
by lightning the other morning while lift.
ing sack of corn from barb wire fence
during thunderstorm.
David Marietta, an old resident of Vim
ton, aged sixty five years, was drowned in
the river opposite that town recently.
Joe Farley, wealthy farmer near Ewart,
was found dead the other morning en-
tangled in barb-wire fence. It was sup
posed he was intoxicated and fell into the
fence.
Lee E. Cole, of Burlington, has resigned as
chief clerk of the mail service of the Sixth
division, and Walter E. Butler, of West
Union, has been appointed in his place.
During recent storm at Burlington a
boy was riding horse when fash of
lightning came and the horse fell to the
ground and died. The boy had his leg
broken by the falling of the animal.
e. E. Howe's vinegar factory at Council
Bluffs was burned the other day. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000.
WISCONSIN.
James Finley, farmer, was arrested at
Beloit recently on the charge of forging the
names of his father and father-in-law to a
note for $3.50, and it was reported that he
had used notes 80 made to the amount OF
$1,000.
Governor Rusk appointed Prosecuting
Attorney Robert J. Wilson, Of Fayette
County, to be county judge, vice Judge D.
S. Rose resigned, and W. j. Hooker to sue
coed Wilson as prosecutor.
Joseph Barnard, one of the oldest resi-
dents of Wausau, was found dead in his
bed the other morning. He was seventy
three years old.
The 400" & Southwestern Railway
company recently filed articles OF associa
tion with the Secretary of State at Madison,
the purpose being to construct road which
will be two miles long across the Mississippi
river opposite Alma.
While carelessly handling a gun few
evenings ago at Mineral Point, Mark Terrill
proprietor of the City Hotel, shot and
killed Henry Wesley, a cOlOred man.