Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1875-08-19
state News.


State of Minnesota have issued an address
to the people urging them to become ex-
hibitors at the centennial exhibition. Az
plications for space should be made to the
Secretary, J. F. Williams, at St. Paul. ..
About three miles from Zumbrota, on
Saturday evening, August 7th, little girl,
three years old, was run over by reaper
i'll heavy peace of oats, cutting off boil,
feet just above the ankles. She was still
alive late Sunday afternoon
The St. Peter Tribune estimates that a
million dollars will not cover the loss of
crops by the grasshoppers III Nicollet
County this year. Blue Earth and lie
Sueur Counties saved the bulk of their
magnificent crops by the timely cxpendi-
ture Of fifticth part Of that sum.
Mr.. Geo. Lesson, on tho ridge back Of
Wabasha, last week, while digging CTS
tern, struck bed Of iron orc. Parties con.
versant with iron ore in the old country
say that this ore is Of superior quality.
Investigations will lie continued and if
important, will be recorded
The Pennington Press says it is report
ed that one If two women who have been
travelling about there and selling corsets
to ladies who they insisted should strip
quite bare while trying The articles on,
has turned out to be man, and has been
arrested for wearing women's clothes.
Mr.. j. O. Chandler, of GAINESVILLE, an old
rcslden: Of Pleasant Grove, in raking hay,
lost his pocket book containing between
$500 and 500 The way Mr.. Chandler
rcscattered that windrowcd hay was a cau-
ton, until he finally discovered his miss
ing cash near the point where he COM
mcnccd work.
A harvest hand got in box-car on the
accommodation tram, at Winona, On We'd
nesday night, with the intention Of steal
ing ride. On arriving at Minnesota City,
the car in which he was hid was switched
off. The man finding that he was about
to bc left, ran over to the train and in try
ing to get on the cars while in motion,
fell under wheel and had his leg cut off,
Mr.. John Scott, young man working
for Mr.. JOHN Waldo, in the town of Farm
ington, was thrown from a load Of hay, last
Saturday afternoon, and had his ankle
crushed, breaking the bones badly. He
was brought to town and his injuries
attended to, and is now at the residence OF
Mrs. Smith, in East Rochester. We un-
lerstand that he is getting along we'll.
Mrs. J. IL. White writes to her hus.
band that che has found curiosity where
she is visiting, in the shape Of hen who
is raising young pig. Biddy takes the
creates: care Of him, scratching for and
calling piggic to eat of what she may find
She fights for him, and at nj g!,t the pig
goes to sleep with its head under the hens
wing.-Duluth Mluncsoiian.
| The Rnc!lcs:cr Post says: Dan Campi.
on had an interview, the other day, in a
saloon in this city. with Patrick Landi
gron, a young man who had been work
ing for him, in which Patrick asked him
for a couple Of dollars, but Dan, instead
of giving him the wages, gave him blow
that knocked him down. The result was
a trial before Col. George, on Wednesday
resulting in Campion paying the usual five
dollars and costs.
at Lake City, on Wednesday morning
two men, \. II. Sanford and Ben Kramer
were buried by the caving III of one of thu
fire cistcrns the city is constructing. Tho
men were buried under nearly ten feet oi
earth. The most active excrtions were
made to reach them, the fire department
and citizens promptly responded to tho
call, but owing to the difficulty Of getting
the earth away, it WAS over two hours be
fore the bodies were reached OF course
life was extinct. Both leave families
Last Saturday Mr.. w. Knight, Of thu
St. Paul Lumber Company, drove up te
Anoka in his handsome carriage and pu
it in barn belonging to his company
During the night some miserable wretch
who unquestionably took this way t<
avcngc his feelings toward this compan,
: at not receiving his wages, entered TIT
barn and cut the top with sharp knife
and broke the box Of the buggy in with ;
Ratchet, and also stole an elegant golt
T mounted harness. The buggy was almos
wholly ruined.
The Faribault Democrat tells Of a gen
.leman who was bathing in a lake il
that vicinity, whose foot was suddcn!,
} seized in a savage manner and he wa
dragged under the water several times
lie kicked himself loose and started 70
, shore, but his foot was seized twice NOR
, before he got out of the water. When h
, reached the shore his little toe was gone
t evidently bitten off as neat as knit
would cut it, aud the marks Of shar
teeth showed in several places on his foo1
1 1t is supposed TO have been Il pickere
, that did it,
The artcsian we'll at Mankato, whic]
was bored some 1900 feet and then abar
doned, with water u feet from the SUI
, face, last Wednesday was tested as to SUP
; ply. Piping was sunk 40 feet, and
pump throwing 140 gallons per minut
:. worked for "a consecutive hours. The rt
J. suit showed no diminu,ion in supply, an
S the Review argues that instead of being
: failure, the we'll is worth every cent it ha
S cost, and will meet all the demands Of tn
: city for many years. The water is swce
c cool and excellent in every respect
l. WORTH KKow1NG.-J. w. Graves, ira,
cling agent for Mason & Boarlman, Il;
:. lately been through Cottonwood, Watol
wan, Brown and Martin counties, an