Mower County transcript., 1904-02-03
NEWS IN & ! Ml[,I[NNES0 !, 0I'A
EVENTS OF THE WEEK THRoUGH.
.M OUT THE STATE.

estate man and pioneer resident Of
Minneapolis, is dead. ~.I>E
Marvin Van yBuskirk, a pioneer. ex-
plorer on the qMesaba; iron range, is
dead at Eveleth of cancer of the stom-
ach esssv,aaaa>,. s+os~a ea7 p.e4aa.a, ,y.s,.as,a
The president has sent to the senate
the nomination of Neil P. Farwell of
Minnesota as assistant paymaster Of
the navy. 1852 r..
The st. Paul branch Of the Salvation
Army plans to establish in st. Paul a
socalled industrial home consisting, of
a lodginghouse for men and a second
hand store.
Is under arrest at Duluth for forgery.
He is accused of raising postal order
Of So to $50. He formerly resided with
his parents in Pine City.
Charles F.. Keith, private banker
Of Ortonville, has filed petition in
bankruptcy, placing his assets at $48,-
5O7, of which $3.50 is exempt, and
his liabilities at $41,33814.
tuberculosis will be added to the
list of diseases to be reported to the
Duluth board Of health. The list now
includes diphtheria, scarlet fever,
SmdlpOX anu typnOlQ IeVer.
Safeblowers drilled twelve holes in,
the safe Of +. H. Peterson & Co. of
Minneapolis and drew out the combina-
tion, but were frightened away before
they had an opportunity to open the
safe.
A delegation of Indians from Sisse-
ton reservation called at the state cap
itol Thursday to urge the governor to
aid them in securing $3,000,0O0 claimed
under the famous Traverse des Sioux
treaty.
The thirtieth annual state conven-
tion of the Young Mems Christian as
scciation of Minnesota will be held at
Rochester Feb. to Z, beginning
Thursday evening and closing Sunday
evening.
The potato growers Of Moorhead and
vicinity have organized for mutual
protection The plan will include in
spection of potatoes shipped out and
the issuance of certificates guarantee
ing quality.
Michael Casby, aged twenty nine, a
sWitchman in the employ of the Bur-
lington road, was fatally injured in the
lower Union depot yards at St. Paul
and died at st. Joseph's hospital al
hour after the accident.
Julius Baumgartner, well-to-do
a farmer residing near Austin, was
caught in a power saving machine
and thrown with great violence against
q barrel. His skull was crushed and
he died in short time.
Medical Inspector F. E. Haynes of
the Minneapolis health department in
n
that kissing is a dangerous pastime
and one of the chief causes Of the
spreading of diphtheria.
James Walters, alias R. L. Stafford,
has been arrested at Minneapolis and
$4,000 worth of stolen diamonds re-
covered. Part of the loot was stolen
from the Baroness Helena Radzikwele
at the Colonial hotel, San Francisco,
three weeks ago.
The following winners Of the Janu
ary butter contest of the state dairy
and food department have been an
nounced: First, H. J. Rosenau, Meri
den, Steele county, score 81; second
M. G. Koespell, Ridgeway, Winona
county. 961a; third, F. W. Steinke
Comfrey, Brown county, 96A.
A new brand of bunco game is be-
ing worked in St. Paul and thus fa1
those behind the plan Of operations
have escaped detection. Bogus tele
grams are being presented to citizens
in various parts Of the city and in
each case the victim is called on tc
pay from 25 cent to 81 charges.
Reports of lumber production in 100:
received by the state forestry board
show that the Duluth district and the
district above Minneapolis are the only
two sections in the entire Northern
pine field covering Minnesota Wiscon
sin and Michigan, in which the 100:
output of pine lumber equaled the out
put in 1902
After two hours fight with lyn,
and wildcat, in which his only weap
on of defense was woodman's axe
James Finnigan, cruiser in the woods
near Hibbing, dropped exhausted tt
the ground ard would have been frozer
to death but for timely rescue by {
comrade. Finnigan killed tho wildca
and the lynx by swinging blows with
the aye.
Veterinarians and farmers of st
Louis, Rock and Faribault counties
have reported to the state live stocl
sanitary board outbreaks Of cerebr(
spinal meningitis among horses, cattle
sheep and hogs. So far the outbreak!
have not been very serious, but mas
much as the disease is Infectious AM
generally fatal extra precaution is be
ing taken by the farmers whose ami
mails are affected.
Commissioner Richards of the gen
eral land Office has rendered decision
in favor of Minnesota in the case be
tween the state and F. A. Hyde & &C
relative to the ownership of lot
township 5Sh, north of range Il, west
The land contains valuable iron or
deposits and it's estimated value
close to 100000. There will probabl
be an appeal from the decision of tn
land commissioner. .s.t.>..
The, jawbone of man, and two hr
r., man feet incased in shoes have bee
found by trappers on the Little For
river about sixty miles north OF Blacl
duck: 3d The, rest of the body appear
to have been devoured by wolves
Is thought that it may, be the body q