Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-03-13
State News.

The dwelling Of Mr.. Lowe, Of War
rem. caught fire, recently, and was
burned to:;.hc ground. The Gre caught
on tho roof, from stove pipe. There
was little sind, aud tho fire burned
slowly, 50 that eyerythiug in the house
Was saved, evon to the doors and win
d"ws.
Mr. J.W. Slec, Of Dundas, writes
A. follows Of fruit culture in this State
Ibe!ievo better grapes can be grown
in Minnesota, than in New York or
any State northwest Of it. believe
that any kind Of apples will grow: here
that grow in Western States. l be-
lieve that in ten years our apples will
be in demand in eastern markets, and
grade there as our -four and wheat docs
this year.
Jas. L. SPHINX, Of Minneapolis, gas
filter, las established branch at Far
iLault.
The Fort Smelling band concert at
Faribault, for the benefit Of tho pub
liz library at that city, left s1.o4 in the
treasury.
The question Of the issue Of county
bon Is for the erection Of court house
and Jail, was submitted to the people
Of l.ioe county, on Tuesday last.
A wheat elevator, with capacity OF
$4,000 bushels has Just been completed
At St. Cloud.
A $4,000 Touring mill has just been
completed at Saltwater by Mcssrs. Ca
pill l. Townsend.
The Herald says St. James now ha.
a population Of six hundred and stead
lily growing.
Owatonn. shipped o.Ooolbushcls o
wheat over Tho Winons l. St. Petel
road in 1872.
A char;vari was interfered with b,
the police Of Duluth, and some Of tn
participants were arrested.
A man named Martin, ct Hutchin-
con, was fined $1o0tfor stealing shirt
The Arnold House, at Owatonu,
narrowly escaped destruction, on Fri
day, by fire caused from the explosion
Of = kerosene lamp.
An American eagle, measuring seve'
feet from tip to tip Of wings, was kill
ed near St. Charles tho other day, b,
Stephen Calverley.
Mr.. p. Welch has sold his ferry
charter, boat, etc., at Henderson, t.
Charles Keller, Fl. Poeler l. Co., Ora
mer l. Co., and E. B. Haney.
c. X. Orion wants to make bis name
famous in connection with u new town
be is laying out at the foot Of Big
Stone Lake.
A great many cattle are dying in
Blue Earth county. It is said that
the cattle appear to have no particular
disease, but seem to die without pain
OF sickness.
Rev. Chas. Woodland, late Of Rocl,'
ester, has accepted the passionate Of che
Episcopal church at Nnnda, New York
and last week Mrs. Woodward departed
from Rochester to join her husband.
The contract for building Divinity
Hall on the Seabury Mission grounds
Far;bault, has been awarded to parties
in that city. Tho building will cost
$4,000.
Wheat thieves have bccoule 81
troublesome in tho vicinity Of Pleasant
Grove, O'mstead county, that the Wig
lance Committee organized there SOW
cral years ago, for dealing with hors'
thieves, has been revived.
II. W. Hill, who has had the editor
;al charge Of tho St. Charles Hcrolt
during tho Legislative session, made
graceful retiring bow in the last issu
IF the paper, and the name Of G. II
Slocum is once more at the fore.
Steele county produced last yea
Isl .s:,5 bushels Of wheat, 5,031 bush
els Of rye; 122,14o bushels Of corn
:,3,987 bushels Of barley value Of Of
chard products, s275; 1868 pound
of butter, and $50 pounds Of chess
The Henderson Times says that tn
farmers of that section took advantae
Of the late pleasant weather to INNS
nm most Of the threshing that vas IL