Mower County transcript., 1891-12-23
MINNESOTA NE VS. ITEMS

James Whaley, pioneer Of Lake
City, is dead.
Two libel suits were fled against the
Duluth News Saturday.
The new system Of water works at
Saltwater will be completed Jan. /.
Last weeks output of -four at tho
minneapolis mills was 1872, 1914 barrels.
twenty-five per cent. of the wheat
around St. Vincent is still unthresfed.
The West Seventh street car barns at
St. faui were destroyed by fire Satur-
day night. )~'"~-
Miss Hattie Anderson, q young lady
OF Minneapolis, was drowned Thursday
evening while skating.
By the premature explosion of a dyna-
cartridge Ira L. Bell and E. G.. Gordon
were killed near Graceville. They were
drilling we'll. = : =
"A Davenport firm proposes to buy out
the Saltwater street ilway, double the
mileage of the system and light the city
by electricity.
Elmer H. Dearth. deputy insurance
commissioner of Minnesota, has re-
signed. he will be succeeded by D. N.
LlghtbCurne, Of Ada
e. A. Bartlett, of Minneapolis, deputy
United States land surveyor, was run
over by the cars near Duluth Friday
and died the following day.
A Great Northern train was derailed
Saturday near Sauk Center and eighteen
cars loaded with wheat were somewhat
damaged. No one was injured.
Mrs. Owen Herbert, living four miles
south OF Mankato, committed suicide
Saturday by hanging. Her mind had
been unsound for several months.
Senator Washburn Monday presented
a bill which provides for an apprnpria-
t!on OF 100000 for the purchase of a
SITE and the erection Of 4 public build
ing at Saltwater.
The city Of Jordan has given bonus
OF $3o, 900 and five acres Of land to the
Wlltord 81 Northway Manufacturing
company, OF Minneapolis, as al, induce
ment to locate there.
=. -. Byrnes, the noted Minnesota
po1ticlan, was arraiIned in court at
Minneapolis Tuesday On the charge of
forgery. He pleaded not guilty and his
trial was set for Feb. Is.
Edward Russell, well known resi-
dent OF Minneapolis died Saturday, aged
81. For twenty years he was editor of
the Davenport Qa.) Gazette and took an
active part in Iowa politics.
Superintendent l.. P. Hunt, of the
worlds fair commission, reports that
just half the counties in the state have
reported their apportionment, and the
rest are coming to the front.
The state university closed for the
Christmas vacation last FRIDAY. The
total registration for term was 1.4O. an
increase Of 1877 over the figures of the
corresponding term of last year.
-Four boys narrowly escaped drowning o.
Sunday. evening at Red Wing. They
We're playing on the ice, when cake
broke loose, carrying them down the
river. They were rescued in boats.
A countryman was confidenced out of
$25 at the St. Paul Union depot Friday.
He loaned the amount to stranger who
was unloading car of furniture" and
accepted as collateral worthless check
for $40O.
Among the presidential appointments
confirmed by the senate last week were
the following Minnesota postmasters:
w. A. Wright at Cloquet, William Dur
ham at Brainerd, Alex Fides at Jackson
Fl. G. Kelly at Ely, Fannie Vandyke at
Alexandria, and A. T. Koerner at Litch-
field.
The St. Paul board of aldermen.
by an unanimous vote. has passed the
tax levy for 1892, including the | mill
tax for the remodeling of the Market
house property into an auditorium.
1t also passed the assembly resolution
calling for special committee to 90 on
with the work of remodeling.
The business men of Mankato held a
mass meeting last week for the purpose
of organizing railroad company to be
called the Mankato and Northwestern
Railroad company. The road which
they propose to build will run from
Mankato to Kasota, from there to Mont.
gomery, and thence to Pennington.
The Northern Pacific Railroad com.
pany in the spring is to put on the mar.
ket all Of the railroad lands owned by
1I1o CoAuptany LII N4sty duu norman COun-
ties, the title to which has been vested
in the Northern Pacific by late deci
sion Of the United States supreme court
This land is within the ten-mile strip on
either side Of the Great Northern road
A bold attempt at robbery occurred al
Minneapolis one day last week. While
Charles A. Trask, cashier of the West
hotel, was on his way to the bank with
about $500 in specie in a hand satchel
three men appeared on the scene and
managed to get the grip. A lively chase
followed, resulting in the capture OF
two Of the robbers. The satchels con.
tanning the money was also secured.
The st. Paul chamber of commerce
has declared in a loud voice against the
plan of the American Forestry associa.
tion to establish vast forest reservation
iii the northern part Of Minnesota. The
claim is that the section to be used com
prises about one-third of the area of the
state and contains valuable iron de.
posits, timber tracts and much good
farming land, and should he left open
to settlement.
The Republican state central commit.