Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13
THE NORTHWEST.
Brief Mention Of News Of General
interest.
ILLINOIS.

ILLINOIS.
A Chicago mining company, incorporated
BY E. p. Abfleld, John M. Cameron and w.
W. Evans, is to put 81 400, 600 into the bust
ness of operating mines at Galena.
Mrs. David A. Colbert, a bride of two
weeks, and but seventeen years of age,
was accidentally shot by her husband at
their home in Chicago few days ago, and
died instantly.
A post Office has been established ut
Granville, Williamson County, and William
+. Willeford appointed postmaster; also
one at HiIlery, Vermillion County, with W.
+. OToOle Us postmaster.
Andrew Jackson, an aged colored man,
Of Centralia, committed suicide recently by
shooting himself.
Superintendent Daniels, of the Waits
Mission in Chicago, gave strawberry
shortcake treat to seven hundred of the
newsboys at Battery d recently, and en-
livened the repast with vocal and instru-
mental entertainment.
The cornerstone of the new public
library building at Quincy was laid few
days ago.
Mrs. H. H. Wally, of Blue Mound, the
other evening divided her money between
her husband and her son, laid out her wed
ng clothes in her room, and then cut her
throat from ear to ear.
Arthur Williams, aged ten years, was
drowned in the Embarras river near New
ton the other day while bathing
Charles Roy, in Jail at Edwardsville on
a charge OF illegal voting, was found dead
in his cell the other morning
Bert Stewart, of Decatur, who was NOM
mated b. the Union Labor party for Secre-
tarv of State, has published a long card re-
fusing to make the race.
The railroad elevator at Rochelle and P.
P. Hills barb-wire factory were burned
few days ago. Loss, $4,000; partly in
sured
Thomas Polhemas, aged eighty years,
was recently sentenced to two years in the
penitentiery at hard labor for the attempt
ed burglary of Wcodbury's drugstore at
Danville.
Fire at Petersburg recently destroyed
barn, five thousand bushels of grain and
two horses belonging to August Wrinkle
man. Loss, $1,000.
Mrs. Julia Hermensen, forty one years
old, of Chicago became Respondent re-
Gently, because she could not keep a reso
luton to drink no more, and killed herself
with paris green.
IOWA.
The contract will soon be let for the
building of the Sioux City & Northern
railroad from Sioux City to connect with
the Manitoba system at Wilman, MINI.
The enterprise is purely local, and Sioux
City township alone voted $250, 900 in aid.
Barbara Witt, German woman, threw
herself into the Mississippi at Dubuque
few days ago and was drowned. She was
addicted to the use of liquor and quarreled
with her husband shortly before drowning
herself.
Hitchcock, Sons & Co.. g safe in Detroit
was cracked by burglars the other night
and two hundred dollars in cash taken.
Mrs. P. O'Malley, wife of wealthy
farmer living six miles north of Red Oak,
was found dead the other night She had
become deranged from grief over the death
of son, and Committed suicide.
Recent advices from many points on the
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
road showed that the crops were in good
condition. Small grain was excellent
everywhere and corn was doing we'll. The
hay crop would be immense.
"A. ~. 4ACA SAOA, ILL.,. VI A>CNGOAs Was d.
rested the other night and bound over on
the charge of forging the name of Levi
Roberts, his brothers. father-in-law, to
note for e, 100
At Des Moines few days ago Constable
Frank Pierce, sentenced to five years in
the pententiary for attempting to extort
money from druggists by threats of prose-
cution, appealed to the Supreme Court and
was released on 81 800 bail
Philip Huffman. of Lyons, while tempo
rarily insane the other evening shot him.
self in the breast with both barrels of a
shot gun, intlicting fatal wounds.
At Mason City recently the coroner's
jury in the Brown poisoning case returned
verdict that H. l. Brown came to his
death by taking arsenic Intentionally
placed in his coffee by some person un-
known. The report says that 1.-THE said
jury are led to suspect from the evidence
before them that H. E Brown is guilty of
the deed" H. E. Brown is the son of the
murdered man.
Elwell & Babcock's flour-mill at Laporte
was burned the other morning. Loss,
az, 600; insurance, $1l, 600.
WISCONSIN,.
Inc twenty -nlIn annual mceVlnS VI INC
stockholders of the Chicago, Milwaukee a.
st. Paul railroad was held at Milwaukee u
few days ago, and Roswell Miller was
electel president; Frank S. Bond, vice
president, and Roswell Miller, manager.
The sheriff of Eau Claire County recently
arrested George Ackley at Portland, Ore.
Acl1ley was the agent for Eastern insur
ance companies at Eau Claire, and embez-
zled 81 900 and fed.
Burglars at Green Bay the other night
robbed M. r. Merricls's house of three
watches and icwolry valued at $500.