Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-03-14
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

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Interesting Items Gathered from
Various Localities. ~
ILLINOIS,.
The people in the vicinity of Records
Corner, vermiliou County, are highly elated
over the discovery of a six-toot vein of
coal at depth Of ITO feet, with foot Of
black slate OVERLAPPING the same The dis
covery was made on the farm Of Jacob
Glenn
Christ Launer, Adams express agent, and
A. y! U. W. lodge treasurer at Olney, hung
himself the other afternoon, shortage Of
about 5000 in his accounts with each no.
counting for the act He was about fifty
years OF ago and was a prominent mer-
chant
Alonzo Hendron. a lifo convict sent from
Coles County In 1874, for murder, has been
released from Joliet, his sentence having
been committed The Governor has also
committed the sentence OF Solomon Barger,
colOred murderer sentenced for life from
Hamilton County in 1874
Mrs Emily Abbey, seventy-six years of
age, was granted seven dollars a week ALI
mony in Chicago few days ago pending
the hearing OF her petition for a divorce
from Russell Abbey, who is eghty-one
years old. Infldelity and cruelty was the
charge.
Policeman Steffin, of Chicago, resigned
recently. He had drawn $15, 600 in lot
terry and invested it In saloon.
The Carlinville Bank was opened ut Car
linville the other day, with Sylvester Hoblit
president and A. L: Hoblit cashier.
DR.: John W. Stone, q preacher ana ply
stefan OF Springerton, was recently arrested
charged with the murder Of cochran Bal
lard in March, 1864 Stone protests his in
nOcenco
The Inter Ocean Rapid Transit Railroad
Company, capital 81, 500, 600, was inoorpo-
rated at Springfield the other day to build
elevated lines on the West Side, Chicago.
The Superintendent Of Public Instruction
has issued q circular which states that the
exam nation Of the country schools in work
for the Safe fair exhibit will occur March
20 and So
At boat house on the Saline river, ten
miles from Shawneetown, Hester Annie
Deweese shot and Instantly killed Mrs. Ella
Millikin few days ago Mrs Millizin's
husband had deserted her for Mss Deweese
and when she went after him met the fate
mentioned
IOWA.
The first Indication OF the enforcement
of prohibitory law in Burlington took
place the other day by the destruction OF
the stock Of liquors Of John George Goetz,
seized in accordance with the instructions
of the Supreme Court Geetz had u permit
from the Bo:r Of Supervisors to sell for
lawful purposes, but was convicted OF main
tanning nuisance
There are but two points in Iowa where
one would be fifteen miles distant from
some railroad.
It has been discovered at Council Bluffs
that there is on Harrison street nice piece
OF ground with no known legal claimant.
It Is said the city will take possession and
make it the location of school-building.
John Wileford died at Mt Pleasant re-
Gently from drinking chemical cider, which
is sold in some of the towns as substitute
for whisky.
Dr. Hattie Allen, of Waterloo, has been
chosen to fill the position of assistant pro-
lessor Of medicine in the University of
Michigan She is the first woman ever
chosen to position of that nature in a
Western university.
Otto Schroeder, fourteen year-old lad,
C1a"Aou 0uO0E DaIu do bou6 tlalue re-
GENTLY to shoot dog, but his gun being &C
cidentally discharged killed himself in
stantiy:
Oskaloosa has formed a stock company
which will spend from 81. 900 to $4,000
In the erection of a coal palace It is ex-
pected to have it finished by the middle of
August, when the fair commences
At the annual commencement TN Iowa
City recently Of the State University twen-
tXdental and eleven homeopathic students
graduated In the medical department for
ty candidates were admitted to practice
Mrs Samuel Merrill, wife Of Ex-Governor
Merrill, died recently at Riverside, Cal
The contract for building an extension of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul from
Chamberlain to the Black Hills has been let
to Major Allen, OF Mason City.
The Supreme Court recently fled an
opinion reversing the decision of tho Polk
County court in the case Of the State Va
Ward The court holds In this case that
liquors brought into the State to be sold
unlawfully are subject to seizure, at all
times, and anywhere, even when In posses
sion Of person holding a permit to sell
WISCONSIN.