Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-10-21
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The Minneapolis Tribune says
George Buok}aaAk 4 young lad about
sixteen yeas& Of age, residing near
Rockford On Wednesday. while out
shootingeeese, his gun accidentally burst
shattering his left hand in = very &C.
we're manner. Dr.. A. F. Elliot, Of this
city, went up yesterday and dressed
the wound, and is Of the opinion that
his hand will be saved.
c. G. COME, the nominee for State
Auditor on the Temperance ticket, pub
fishes letter in the St. Paul Pres. Of
the 10th inst, closing as follows:
Il am a Republican, and have been
such continuously since the orgaization
Of the party, and am not among the
number who think that the ends for
which the Republican party was organ
;.ea are e.! accomplished T. :: = ::c 20,
! the great rebellion is crushed our
armed ePemie. ase vasqpishea; the
shaekes have heen stricken from the
slaxe, and many forms effected; YET
much labor remains for the Republican
party to perform befoae il will. answer
to allow our enemies to- take. the. reins
Of goverumena into their hands. l do
not consider it safe to try the expert
,nent at present, even in the free and
enlightened State Of Minnesota. I re-
gard the putting in. non ination of a Third
or Temperance ticket at present as un.
timely, qnite premature and unwise,
and 1 most respectfully decline the
honor of being your nominee for the
Office of State Auditor"
THE Red Wing Argus says Simon
Bannerman, who lives six miles from
Red Wing, from four acres Of ground,
measured, harvested this season. 1856
bushels Of winter wheat according to
thrcsher's = measure. In. cleaning up,.i ii
measured 23Q! bushels, an average ol
57l bushels, to the acre.
The, Wabasha Herald Of the 3Oth ult
record the usual stabbing atfray a,
Reads Landing. This time it. was q
raftsman wEo was stabbed! instead. o1
the reverse, as is usual in such cases
/ The. st. Cloud journal says the
wheat crop,in, that region has not been
injured by the late, excessive rains a.
much as was anticipated. The corr
crop, is one Of: the best ever raised in
the State.
The ,Mankato, onion says the Vino
na, and St. Peter railroad is finished t.
Janesvi)le, sixteen miles from Maukato
the first train having been run to thai
place last Saturday.
The St. Cloud Journal publishes
table, compiled from reports Of Asses
sors, which shows that the value O.
farm products Of Stearns county,. 70,
1868, amounts to s520,9ao3a
The Rochester Post records the deatl
Of. Mr.. Kilroy, of New Haven, on tn,
9th ult. He was in a skiff at &c
noa, conveying. a little girl across tn
river, and, when about starting of
dropped an oar. Reaching over to re
cover it he lost his balance and fell in
to the water and was drowned beGor
assistance cold he rendered.. He wa
seventy years Of age, and highly re
spected.
The cars on the S. NJ. H.. r., ar
running to Albert Lea, and will. attc
this. week, run two trains each wa
connecting at the junction with the VI
4 St. p. X. r.
; A few. days ago Mr.. Aldcn's bar
and Smith T. Baker's threshing n,achin
!; in Mantorville, were burnt by an in
cendiary. Mr.. Aldcn's barn had bee
insured for FIVE years, but the insurSnc
had run out few days before the los:
Messrs. Thompson & Williams .hav
! a grist mill now in process Of constru,
ton at.Lancsboro. The mill is bu;
3 Of stone 40x7O, and is three s,orie
high, has four run of stone, and whc
run to its fullest capacity is capable {
turning out 300 bushels per day.
/, TIE La Crosse Leader says that b
g a new order just issued by the Milwa,
\ kee Il St. Paul Railroad Company, II
q person is allowed, to get upon one {
!, their coaches without. showing a ticke
t At the La Crosse Depot, Capt. Moulto
the agent of the road, has control Of tn
trains up to the time of starting, an
gives the conductors word when
D "pull out" His men are stationed I
Q the cars to sec that no one gets aboa1
t without the proper transportation p
pers.