Mower County transcript., 1890-07-30
Tho News Hr,e,iy ChronioIed.

DR.. Jean O'Hara, an old Winona ply
sician and war surgeon, died recently.
The commissioners of Steel County
recently voted to build $4,000 court
house at Owatonna.
A largo number of applications for
pensions under the new law are being
received at the Adjutant Generals Office
in St. Paul.
East Grand Forks has thirteen sa-
looms, one brewery, one wholesale es-
tablishment and one church with men,
bership of less than twenty.
Mary Wolfgruber, s-year-old St.
Paul child, was injured on the Milwau-
kee road last May so that her leg had to
be amputated. Her father now sues for
$40, 900 damages.
John H. Johnson, one of the oldest
settlers of Worthington, died recently.
He was soldier of the Ninth Illinois
cavalry during the war, and was about
~ years old.
The contract. for the construction of
the new railway bridge at Winona has
been let to the Union Bridge Company,
of New York, work to be commenced
March l, 1891. The bridge will be used
jointly by the Green Bay, Winona &
St Peter, Chicago, Burlington & North
ern and the Winona s Southwestern
Railway companies.
Duluth will bond in 500, 900 for more
school buildings.
Two farmers going TO Rochester the
other morning were held up by masked
highwaymen and relieved of small
amount Of money and valuables.
Mrs. Kate Town, department inspec-
tor Of the Woman's Relief Corps of Min
nesota, died in Worthington recently.
Miss Annie Smith, pretty chorus
girl, was clandestinely married few
days ago to Archie Mathers. the son OF
leading merchant Of St Paul.
The body Of Otto Riebe was found the
other day in the ruins of the recently
burned Security warehouse at Minneap-
oils.
A Minneapolis and Chicago syndicate
has been formed with a capital of $780,
600 to erect fine flreproof warehouse
at Minneapolis.
The price OF binding twine will not,
as feared by Minnesota farmers, be ad-
vancod as a result Of the recent destruc-
ton by fire at Minneapolis OF the Sc
curity warehouse.
Judge Nelson recently sentenced
Herbert c. Stout, the st. Paul mail rob-
ber, to two years. hard labor in prison.
Willard Brown, aged Is years, was
accidentally shot the other evening by
Frank Rhoades, while hunting near
Verndale. He received q full charge of
shot in the left side at distance of ten
feet. The boy lived five hours.
A jobbing house at St. Paul recently
received 1000 packages Of tea, direct
from Japan, said to be the largest i'm
portation ever received in the North
west.
Captain J. H. McCraney, formerly cap
tain of the Minneapolis police depart
mept died at the city hospital the other
day from the effects of an operation.
The white settlers on the old Mile
Laos reservation have improved their
farms and buildings very much this sum-
mer, and nave very promising crops OF
corn and all kinds of vegetables. They
expect an early settlement, in their
favor, of the much disputed Mile Lacs
reservation affairs.
A small cyclone swept over West Du-
luth tho other day, doing damage to the
extent Of 81, 900.
For the second time Louis Sutherland,
of St. Paul, was recently awarded 5000
damages in his suit against the Northern
Pacific for injuries received. Two Diff
ferent juries have now passed upon the
case.
John g. Taylor, general passenger
agent Of the 500 road, has rendered his
resignation, to accept the presidency of
the Railway Building & Loan Associa-
tion, at Minneapolis Mr.. Taylor has
been associated with the 500 road since
it was opened. His railroad career dates
from 1868. 80 - '.-t