Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-30

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W. II. Bombs farmhouse, near
Winona county, was burned
last Friday night. -, =. =. -
,x.GoorSo Evans, ,oofi Bethel, sAnoka
county, had his 'lett arm broken tic
other day by . kick from a horse:
Rushford, in Fillmore county, gives
160 sacks Of -four, two barrels Of salt,
and 4 little money, for relief Of the
grasshopper region . ...
Michael Brcdy, Of Saratoga, Winona
county, was thrown from his wagon
last Tuesday, and received a shock
from which he died next morning.
In Watonwan, and other counties Of
tho southwest. the grashopper. plagued
farmers are selling their cattle to. pay
store debts, and buy provisions. -:
Safe Judges place the average yield
of wheat in Winona and adjoining
counties, the Winona Republican says,
at one-fourth less than last year.
The manufacture Of cheese boxes
employs quite an extensive establish
ment in North6eld, which is: supplied
with machinery for that especial pur-
pose.
H. F. Sherman, owner Of the Mar
tin county bean farm, says be has
l 300 acres Of beans in good growing
condition, with every prospect of a
bountiful crop.
The Republican hears that there is
certain retail dealers in Winona who
are defrauding their customers by fill.
ing sacks branded for best grades Of
-four with inferior grades.
Hundreds of wagon loads Of far
mcrs went through Fairmont last week
! the Sentinel says, going from the
grasshoppcr region to work i'll the har-
vest fields Of more favored parts oil
the State.
The grasshoppers have not cut down
newspaper enterprise in Martin county
The Sentinel Of Fairmont is newsy
and bright, and shows with pride eigh
teen columns Of valuable reading mat.
ter.
The Eerala, Of St. James, of Sat.
urday, announces its suspension until
the village and county RECEIVERS from
the effects Of the gra sshopper raid
Another year will revive the, place
and with it the Herald. we hope:
The prisoners in the W;nona jai
had planned tn escape Sunday morn
ing, but were foilcd by the jailor no
getting excited, and running after ;
boy who did get out, as the other pris
oners calculated he would. A key
saw, and sevcra! pieces of iron were
taken from Leonard Soper, one Of tn.
prisoners.
Kate Austcll, twelve years old, was
riding in Preston, Fillmore county, OF
the 22nl, when a jolt of the wager
in crossing a ditch threw her ou
against the horses, and under one o
the wheels Of tho wagon: which passe'
directly over her head, crushing he
head, and killing her almost instantly
Tho Waseca Ne,os says: "We ar
Informed that s. s. Phelps, wood con
tractor on the Winona and St. Pete
road, has lost FIVE horses this summe
lowing to the hot weather.
John z. Wise, Esq, editor Of tn
Mankato Revte,c, and Chairman of tn
Democratic Liberal Republican CON
mittec-so-callcd-has issued call fo
a delegate Congressional convention
to DO held at Owatonna, on tue LIST q
September, 1874, at IL NJ.
An inhuman assault was made o
, ex-Attorney General Clark, Of Mantle
, ba, last week, at St. Paul, by an III
l known assailant, and also by Cap
: Hoy, Of Minneapolis. Hoy's assau
3 was cowardly and inhuman, for whic
there can be no excuse. Clarke VI:
knocked down and kicked, two Of b
3 ribs being broken in the ARRAY. !:
Harvest hands command about 50
day, so far, this season.
| Navigation on the Upper MISSISSIPPI
, is about over for this season, unles
there is a rise soonfvhieh is not prot
able. :: So =
The Wright County Times think
no town can amount to much witho,
a base ball club. There is no accoun
. ing for opinions.
, The Children's Temperance Sooiet,
of Monticello, has a drum, and the
screnadc the saloons with it. This
, no slight punishment.
, A mother and two sons, of the Wi,
!. nebago tribe Of Indians, travelled Q
! foot for two weeks to reach Brainer,
for the purpose Of erecting an India
: monuments little 'huusc-over Il