Mower County transcript., 1903-07-15
NEWS ESQ VIA

NEWS les lyIA
James 4. Castle, youngest son ofs sex-
lsPostmaster Henry A.A Castle 81 ST
Pau, rs dead at Tucson, Arix
Willie Full llerton ten years old, lie
dead at ST Paul Of lock Jaw, the result
l#of q Fourth OF July accide
Aaron "a. Hudson, the lirst 5superins
ltendent5 OF schools III, Wabasha county,
IS dead, aged eighty two years
Grave robbers entered the tomb 81
A- Petre in the Catholic cemetery at
Duluth and despoiled the skull Of sev.
eral gold teeth. 5#
Burglars entered the postofiice at
ISWanYille Friday nj ight and succ ceeded
il opening the safe. a hey secured As
cents in change
James jerks, one Sof the pioneers Of
Minnesota, is dead at his home in st.
Cloud. He was born in Move Scotia
Lin 83l and came to Minnesota in 1850.
u Platss of two new townsites both ii
IBeltraml county, have been fled u; 4
the register of deeds at Bemidji. The
new towns will be known as Funkley
and Kelliher. ~ ls
4 While returning from a visit to some
sick neighbors Mrs. Mary Adams of
Minneapolis was struck by a Northe-n
Pacific passenger train and almost IN.
stantly killed. 5zs.=% 81, 81
S 1t lis rumored in congressional cir.
cles that Representative James A.
| TaWney of sVvinona is to be given a
position on the committee on rules in
the next house 5T;s3.s s
An elaborate Summer Carnival, to
be held July q to Aug..8, is in process
Of preparation in ST Paul. sFhe pro.
ceeds will be used for the benefit OF
the public baths. ..:s .
"a heavy rain storm caused a wash.
out on the Chicago Great Western
road near Winona, derailing a freight
train. Engineer Helm sustained prob.
able fatal injuries. :gss Is I. A
Superintendent William F. Mcmillan
Of the st. Paul Union depot has re.
signed to take effect July 20. Mr.. Nc.
Millan's eyesight has become so i'm.
paired that he is forced to take rest.
Frank Deyo of Spring Valley, aged
ltWenty-nine years, was killed by light.
ming while stacking hay. Solon
Blanchard, who was assisting in the
work, had an arm badly burned and
lacerated by the same bolt.
The postohce at Newport was
robbed Friday night, the thieves en-.
tering the building through the base.
ment window. All the stamps, a large
number Of stamped envelopes and
what change there was in the drawer
were taken. # # # # J. . .3$sE
Kearney p. Speedy, who does the
sensat tional drop from an 85-foot ladder
into a tank containing three feet OF
water with the Ferari Carnival com.
pany, now operating at Duluth, at
tempted to loop the. loop and was
probably fatally injured 5fs N
The Great Northern coal sheds at
Evansville, Otter Tail county, were
struck by lightning and burned to the
ground during a heavy thunder storm
Thursday. ~ box car in one Of the
sheds was consumed and over 100 tons
OF coal went up in smoke.
IS The secretary of the interior has
solved the problem arising out of the
controversy between the 500 road and
the Great Northern over the right Of
way through the White Earth Indian
reservation in Minnesota by granting
the right to both companies #
In the recent death of Andrew
| Walsh of Cedar Lake township, Scott
county, Minnesota loses another of its
IFeterans Of the war with Mexico. Mr..
Walsh marched with Kearney through
pcf in hoI II II,
palgn which secured this country so
much territory. He had lived in Scott
county forty-fve years y
The rate war between the Chicago
st. Paul lines is on. A $40 rate from
the Twin Cities to Chicago and return
| was advertised Friday by all the roads,
and this reduction was supplemented
by the Chicago Great Western an
nouncing a list of cheap excursions
from Iowa, Illinois and Minnesota
points. The special rates for these ex-
cursions are less in many cases than
a one-half fare for the round trip:
The wild man who has been causing
the Star. Lake (Otter Tail county,
! people much uneasiness is still at
large. He has been roaming about in
the woods for several days and was
finally corralled in a clump Of brush
by farmers, who sent word to the au;
zthorities to come and get him. Be
fore the sheriff could reach the place,
however, how he broke away and is still at
liberty.
Wolford and Franklin Nelson, sons
OF Alexander Nelson, were drowned in
Lake st. CroiS at saltwater while
bathing. The boys were nine and ten
years of age, and with number Of
other boys were swimming around
when the younger boy got into deep
water. The brother seeing him sink
ing, tried to assist him and also sank.
Other boys tried to lend hel ping hands,
but being young and weak. Could do
nothing. 81
= over of Duluth has secured
an lternatiyeE writ sof 81 mand anus
against Surveyor General e. L. Match
aIl8of$ an the Fifth district, directing M Mr.5
Mate ~ han to show cause why he re-
fuses to sc ale and deliver 294, I $40 feet.
of pine logs which the peti tioner claims