Mower County transcript., 1901-06-12
ARE PROBABLY DEADlNENS IN MINI

f., BlShOp CICCer or W1nOna4 is seriously
i'll and his recovery is doubtful.
President Mellen denies having re-
signed the presidency of the Northern
Pacific.
An important discovery of brown
hematite iron ore has been made on
the Mesaba range.
The Methodist church at Homer
was struck by lightning Monday and
destroyed by fire. The loss is $1,000.
1t is reported that the Northern Pa
cific has sold tract of 100000 acres
in Pine county to an English syndi-
cate.
The American Medical association
held it's convention in St. Paul. Over
$500 physicians and surgeons were in
attendance.
In the United States court at WI
mona John Lesnau was sentenced to
two years at Saltwater for making
and passing raised bill.
It is rumored that the control of the
Twin City Rapid Transit company has
dicate Of Toronto capitalists.
The east end of the Cable mill dam
at Fergus Falls has been washed out.
Two -four mills and two factories will
have to shut down temporarily.
Thomas F. Cole, general manager
of the mines of the United States
Steel company, has been elected pres
ident of the Minnesota Iron company.
A small cyclone blew down the out
buildings and windmill on D. Over
ends farm, near Stewartville. Trees
two feet through were torn out by the
roots. =
The biggest pearl found in the Mis-
sissippi river in Minnesota was taken
by fisherman named Jones near Dia-
mond Bluff, and was sold for $500. It
weighs 38 grains.
|. A new bank will be open for busi-
ness at Alexandria July 1, with a cap
ital of $4,000. Toilet jackson & Co.
are the promoters and it will be called
the Farmers National bank. -
The past Month was big one at
the United States land Office at Du-
luth. Receipts were $25, 300, and $4,000
acres were disposed of, of which more
than half was in homesteads.
Luke Harcourt has been held to the
grand jury at Duluth to answer a
charge Of assault in the first degree
for shooting Pat Shields, foreman
for the C1oquet Lumber company, with
intent to kill.
Rt. Rev. Samuel Edsall, D. D., Of
Dakota, was elected bishop coadjutor
on the first formal ballot by the Min
nesota diocesan council of Episcopa-
lians at it's meeting in Winona.
The large Grandin farm, at Halstad,
formerly superintended by A. R. Dal-
rymple, recently deceased, is now di-
vided, the west half going to the Dal-
rymple interests and the east half to
Grandins, each containing about 1000
acres in crop.
George Kruekeberg, prominent
farmer near Bixby, was almost in
stantly killed by windmill. He
climbed to the top of the mill to re-
pair the gearing, and while there his
clothes caught in the wheel, and the
life was literally squeezed out of the
man.
In the action brought to contest the
validity of the bonds issued by the
village of Detroit for the purchase of
$4,000 lighting plant, Judge Baxter
has filed decision sustaining the con-
tention of Harris Richardson; attorney
for the taxpayers, that the bonds are
invalid.
The 6-year-old son of Carl Reinke,
prominent farmer of HoldingsfOrd,
was burned to death. He and his T.
year-old brother were kindling fire
with some live embers left over from
previous bush burning, when the
little fellows clothes were reached
by the small blaze He died before
help could come.
Congressman Eddy has secured the
ior that he would send an Indian IN.
spector to negotiate with the Red
Lake Indians for. the cession of II
townships in Marshall and Red Lake
counties Whatever agreement is en-
tered into with the inspector must be
ratified by congress-. ., =
Attoreny General Douglas has taken.
steps to dissolve the American Mining
Investment company, and Sheriff Me-
gaaredn of Minneapolis has served an
order upon w. S. Brill, president of
the company, directing him to appear
Before the district court June II and
show cause why the charter of the
corporation should not be revoked.
Miss Maud van Cortlandt Taylor,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs van Cort-
landt Taylor Of st. Paul, was married
to Louis Warren Hill, son Of James y y. {
Hill, president Of the Great Northern
railroad. The ceremony was perform
ed by Archbishop Ireland Of St: Paul
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