Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-13
Minnesota Matters.
RANaY.

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The Centennial Fourth in st. Paul
was great day. The prossea was the
finest ever before seen i1ths tA~est, be-
ing headed by regular soldiers, militia, and
the Grand Army of the Republic. Nearly
every branch Of business in the city WAS rep
Observation-Disclosures making tim cups and
distributing to the crowds, also cigar makers
and various other trades. The St. Paul Dis
patch was represented by wagon drawn BY
magnificent horses, and containing an ancient
hand printing press on which was being
printed, in the style Of '76, . tac simile of the
Declaration of Independence and the copies
printed and thousands Of other copies thrown
to the spectators. Four bands Of music en-
livened the march, At the close Of which
most eloquent oration was delivered by ex-
Gov. C. K. Davis.
The old regimental flags borne by
the Minnesota volunteers in the late war.
were given an airing in the centennial parade
in St. Paul. It may interest comrades
throughout the State to know who carried
some Of them. John Farquahar, Of Co. &,
carried one Of the First regiments dilapida&ed
banners. A Second regiment dag vas carried
by VIM. Kemper, of Co. G.; one Of the Fourth
regiment colors was borne by J. W. Morse Of
Co. C; two Fifth regiment hags waved in the
hands Of John Golden OF Co. F, and BENJAMIN
Young, sergeant OF Co. G.. e. s. Arbuckle,
Co. A, 9Th, carried q flag of that regiment,
and NJ. H. Stevens, Of Co. B, bore the only
flag OF the 10th that was preserved. The
Heavy Artillery colors were in the hands OF
Nicholas Ludwic, of Co. A.
WASHINGTON.
A Saltwater giant named Butcher,
who weighs upwards Of three hundred
pounds, ran foot race last week with man
who carried hnndred-pound boy ON his
back, and easily won the heat.
Farmers who have, at a great ex.
pense Of time and money, got fine lots Of
truit trees of sufficient age and size to bear,
complain that nearly all are suffering from
blight, and have come to the conclusion that
too much fertilizing is the trouble.
The Saltwater races gave the ''sport-
ing" fraternity OF that last town sad lesson.
OF course they bet their money on Stillwater
horsedesh as represented by horse known
as Col Ricely, and they lost. lmprecations
loud and deep are pronounced on the CARCASS
Of the losing Gol. as well Is upon the jockeys
in mana ement.
The commencement of Carleton Col.
lege, at Northdeld, passed off most satistac-
torily.
Circus day in Faribault was a "big-
err day than the Centennial Fourth. A
greater crowd in town never was seen.
Willie Tech, about eleven years old,
went for swim in Shieldsville Lake and be-
| coming entangl~d in the weeds was drowned.
CircusseS are more attractive to
some than Centennial Fourths. The latter
brought crowd to Faribault while the former
brought a jam-and it was not much of cir
/ Gus either.
The lightning played queer freak
| during a storm last week. At North6eld 4
Baptist church was struck: and the bolt
passed through the janitor's foot, burning It
severely. MIR. Radcliff was climbing =
! fence was shocked, fell and broke his leg. A
boy in the town OF Greenvale was standing by
| an open window when he was struck ON the
hip by lightning, the fluid passing down his
leg and through the foot.
wABAsIiAw.
A Highlander has just erected a
windmill over his two hundred and eighty
two foot well.
Mr.. Peter Van Vliet, father of Major
Van Vliet, of Lake City, died last Sunday,
after short illness.
A Wabasha boy put his foot down on
q sharp scythe and emphasized the action
with his whole weight, nearly severing tho
tendons of the foot and spelling one boys en-
joyment of the first centennial Fourth.
Two boys, aged eleven and five years,
were bathing in the mouth of Bear Creek,
and the older of the two swan off few rods
and returned to find his brother drowned.
| Rochester had double Fourth-the
4th and 5th-and although 80 many people
were never before in that beautiful little city,
not fracas occurred nor an arrest was made.
i A recent shower 1t Byron rained a
yellow substance resembling sulphur, yet
few attributed the phenomenon to a nearer
approach of the internal regions. Perhaps
such was not the cause.
John Crane entered his stable some.
, what abruptly and was kicked by mule.
, John has decided opinion that mules were
7 made especially for kicking and do nothing
/ with greater force or skill.
Miss Hattie Harrington, of Byron
was thrown from horse last week, and va.
20 lucky as to alight upon her feet instead oi
her head. A sprained ankle was the only
damage except to cite loose" her pull-back
DODGE.
A young man in Milton descended
into a we'll to clean it, and was nearly
killed by foul gases before his lather could
. draw him out.
Il \ Mantorville man fell from his barn
, distance of l6 teet, striking upon his head
The only injury done was slight scratch on
, the man and broken shingle or two. BE il
q white man.
Miles F. Bancroft is the Centennial
poet Of this county, and his tribute to our ma
tion's hundredth birthday is production o.
much greater merit than the majority Of met
. rical efforts on the grand topic.
George Parker but lately read Gree
: ley's advice to young men to "go west," bu
As soon as he did he started. Two weeks ex
, perience in the "West'' satisfied him Of Min
J nesota's superiority as home for all.
BY building two extensive dams a
y Rice Lake the main branch Of the Zumbr
:, river has been made one of the very bes
!, manufacturing streams in the State. Rlc
:. Lake is now an immense reservoir coverin
. 500 acres and contains head OF three fe<
q more water than formerly.
p| Another Anecdote Of Abdul Axiz.
- The late Abdul Aziz, according t
.s a vagrant paragraph, was to be mourn
ed as patron and lover of art. D