Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-29
THE NORTHWEST.

THE NORTHWEST.
Brief Mention Of News Of General
Interest
ILLINOIS.
Milton Smith, aged eighty years, wealthy
1armer, died the other morning in Lexing-
ton township, where he had lived nearly
fifty years His golden wedding was oele-
brated recently:
child of Carl Neuberg, of Rockford,
swallowed screw the other day and died
i've minutes afterward
The Grand Council of the Royal Templars
of Temperance at its recent session in Shell
byville elected J. W. Wilson. of Kinmundy,
Grand Councillor.
body found recently near Alden, Ia.
was recognized as that of Jacob linn, of
Chicago He was supposed to have per-
ished in the recent blizzard
Joseph F: Leaver, bridegroom of a
week, was shot and killed the other night
while seated at his tireside twenty miles
southwest of Olney The shot was fired
from a shotgun through the window Mr.
leaver was man OF good habits, and was
not known to have an enemy. Harper
Meadows, who was a rival for Mrs Leaver's
hand, was arrested for the crime
Henry Tierney, a miser, aged about sew
enty years, pioneer Of Logan County, and
worth some $25, 900, was found dead in his
half furn shed house recently.
MIS- Abraham Mitchell residing near
Caseyvile, committed suicide q few days
ago by hanging herself in a well Domestic
trouble was tho cause
At Rockford the other afternoon, while
the remainder of the family We're away,
Mary johnson, lately from Sweden, COM
mitted suicide by hanging herself to q
hinge OF thu kitchen door
William Estin grain merchant of Lin
coin, failed recently for Sc, 1000 He was
the partner Of Carpenter, the alleged mur-
derer of Fora Burns
John Streuth fatally shot George Garrett
few days ago The cause of the trouble
Was q tight between two schoolboys, rela-
tives of the parties to the affray
Mrs. William Duuton enjoys the distinc-
ton OF being the oldest resid ant of Etdng-
ham County. She was born in 1856, and
will celebrate her one hundred and third
anniversary in March She has seventy
three children and grandchildren She
used tobacco until she reached one hun
dred, and stopped because she thought it
was inju11ng her health She is still hale and
hearty:
IOWA.
The last wholesale liquor house at Sioux
City, that of Messenger & Lorch, was seized
by the sheriff few days ago
When Mr. and Mrs James Freund, living
near Davenport, reached the end of several
miles ride across the country in the recent
cold snap they found their six-months- old
hoh had hoO1
mothers arms by the wrap getting across
its face. The day following Mr.: and Mrs
Case, neigh Orlng farmers, made the same
trip, and their seven III onths- old child met a
similar fate, being suffocated in it's mothers
arms
James Doulon, of Belle PLANE, married
N So Norah Gille a few days ago. It was a
case OF love at first sight He advertised
for wife, she answered, and were married
the next day after they met
The petition of Myron E. Billings for a
change of venue in the case of his indict-
ment at Dubuque for the murder of County
Attorney K-nss.ey was refused the other
day.
Official notice was given the other day
that Clinton, with population of 16,O4O,
had been declared city of the trst-class
by the Governor
Police raided Dubuque gam bling joints the
other morning, making nineteen arrests
and confscat ing the furniture. The pris-
oners were fined from five to fifty dollars
each.
Laporte City suffered the loss of her city
hall, englne-house and fire apparatus the
other night Loss, 50, 800; insurance,
$500 The fire was caused by the ex-
plOsiOn of coal stove
C,aDoral T,,t-Io To,,,,,p1or ~ +1,o Tow,
Department., Grand Army of the Republic.
has fixed upon April IL and ~ for the next
annual NEE ing in Cedar Rapids
Harry Coventery, one of the most popu-
lar young book-aeepers in Davenport, died
suddenly few days ago. He had been
dissipaulng Of late, and it was supposed he
took morphine.
An unknown man, apparently fifty years
old ani we'll dressed, was found dad a
few days ago near Alden, Hardin County
On his person was an account book, kept
in German, but no clew to his Identity
could be obtained It was supposed that
he was another victim of the great blizzard
OF January 13.
Joseph Row, who was charged with kill
ing Constable s. C. Logan at Des Moines,
was convicted of manslaughter recently.
Al Parker, of Plymouth, died recently in
the penitentiary at JACKSON, Mich, where
he was serving term for the murder of
his wife.
Samuel O'Grady Bennett, aged seventy
yours, an eccentric Individual who has re-
sided near Ashland for years. recently re-
ce!v advces that he had fallen heir to
e125. 600 by the death of relatives in the
County of Limerick. Ireland He will leave
for the old country in the spring to claim
his fortune.
At Beloit few evenings ago the fountain
Mrs. John R. Adams, of Chicago, gave to
that city as a memorial of her father, the
late Hon John Hackett was formally pre-
sented with appropriate exercises
A loan of $4,000 was made recently in
Ashland on property which was sold six
months ago for 81 600
A youth strayed into the Brush Electric
Companys premises at Eau Claire recently
and beg experimenting on the dynamo
with button-hook. The button hook
was drawn out of his hand and circuited
in, ia nr