Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-20
William Edwards, a merchant OF Clinton,
was drowned few days ago while fishing
in Delevan lake. ~ q ~ @
MICHIGAN.

in Deleyan lake.
MICHIGAN. ....
The post-office and Perry's store at Pier.
port were burglarized the other night and
the stamps and post-otf1ce money stolen.
The Grand Trunk road has acquired the
control of the Toledo, Saginaw & Mus
kegon road running from Muskegon to
Ashley, ninety-six miles,
Lizzie Murphy, aged fifteen years, who
tasted seven weeks last winter, died in
Thomastown q few days ago, almost q
skeleton.
The Central School building at North
Muskegon was burned recently. Loss,
S11, 600; insurance, 5000.
A rowboat containing ten persons ran
afoul of tugs tow-line near Bay City q
few days ago, and two of the partv-Frank
Skyliski and companion-Were drowned.
The Supreme Court has decided that
that portion of the Liquor law of 1887, pro
hibiting liquor men from going on the
bonds Of retail liquor dealers was uncon-
stitutional. .
While attempting to cross the Muskegon
& Grand Rapids railroad tracks at Berlin q
few days ago Orrin Gee was struck by q
train and killed.
George Sloan, tifteen-year convict,
whose time would have expired June IS,
was found dead in his cell at Jackson the
other day, having opened several arteries
and bled to death.
The June crop report asserts that the
Michigan wheat crop will probably amount
to but 49, 45O, 900 bushels. The southern
counties show 81 per cent of an average
crop, the middle IS, and northern 50 per
cent.
A home for motherless boys has been
opened at Grand Rapids.
The main business part of Norway was
destroyed by fire the other afternoon, in
Guiding the town hall, Masonic hall, post
office and principal hotel. A terrific rain
| storm finally put out the fire. Forty-seven
buildings were burned and the losses were
| about $685. Nearly twenty families
were left homeless.
The basket factory at Montague was de-
stroyed by fire the other night. Loss, So,
600.
A fifteen-year-old son of Patrick Dris.
coll, of Houghton, died few days ago from
the effects of pint of whisky which he had
drunk.
Reports of farm statistics recently re-
ceived at the State department from the
| supervisors of 904 townships show fall
ing off in the number of sheep from 1887 of
"a, GA or per cent. The wool clip will be
about II, 900, 900 pounds.
MINNESOTA.
The boiler of a portable engine in the
Union depot at St. Paul exploded the other
| day, killing six persons.
A recent rise in the Mississippi river at
Aitken did great damage to gardens and
wheat fields.
The seventh annual encampment of the
Southern Minnesota G. A. R. Association
was held recently at Owatonna. Forty
posts were represented, all accompanied
by bands and drum corps.
Mrs. Ellen Cronin, one of the oldest set
tiers OF this country and, perhaps, the old
est person in the United States, died q
few days ago at the residence of Mr.. Pur-
cell, near Mulfords, aged one hundred and
seventeen years. She was native of Linn
erick, Ireland, and emigrated to this coun-
try in 1850.
Mrs John Dolsen, of Mendoza, died sud-
| denly the other day, and an inquest re-.
vealed the fact that she had been poisoned
with paris green. She had frequent quar-.
rels with her husband, section hand on
the Milwaukee road, but it was not known
| whether it was suicide or murder.
At St. Paul a few days ago, Frank
Bucher, recent arrival from Vincennes,
Ind, cut his throat with razor at his
boarding house. He was insane.
Shotwell, Clerihew & Lothman, of Min.
neapolis, carrying stock Of dry goods VAL
ued at 81 ,0O0,0OO, suspended payment the
other day.
Articles were filed with the Secretary Of
State recently, consolidating the Sault Ste.
Marie, the Minneapolis & Pacific, and the
Aberdeen, Bismarck & Northern railroads
under the name of the Minneapolis. ST.
Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, with capital
stock of $21, 0OO, 600
Nineteen residents of Kasota were re-.
Gently poisoned, but not fatally, by eatino
cheese manufactured in Wisconsin.
Louis Bloustein, second hand clothino
dealer at Minneapolis, committed suicide
the other day by putting two bullets in mis-
head. Cause, family troubles.
Rev. John Barbour, pastor of the Presbv.
ran cnurch at bement, ILL.,, has accepted
all from the church at Mankato
;, 9 Peoples Theater at St. Paul wa.
L ID the other night.
EN- Shiras, at Winona, recently or.
|udB verdict of not guilty in the trial OF
red Kinney, charged with oomplicitv
larle1: 1neapolis post-ofice robbery Of
the M ago, there not being sufficient
o yearsS.
idence..
DAKOTA.
unty school convention at
Inc oOa 80 ring in Gladstone nomi.
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