Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-23
Minnesota Matters.
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Inc grand DIVISION OF Sons OF lem.
perance met in Winona on the 18th.
Raids by burglars are becoming
quite frequent throughout the country
Winona Republican: It's getting so
now that the fruit crop OF Minnesota is han
died very much as potatoes are. The farmers
bring in the apples by the wagon load. and it
is really good sight to see a wagon box
heaped up with the rich locking fruit for
which Minnesota is famous.
NICOLLET.
F. 0. johnson, of St. Peter, was the
winning boy in the examination for the
West Point cadetship in the second district
The Latta brothers, who were con.
fined in Jail at st. Peter, broke Jail lately and
escaped. They attacked Mr.. Down, the sher-
if, cutting hin, badly about the head and
face. No clue has been obtained as to their
whereabouts.
The editor of the Faribault Republi.
can, who was elected to the Legislature by a
reduced majority, says he escaped the tate Of
Lazarus.-He was not ''licked by dogs"
Florence Comstock, of Rice county,
one .ot the graduate soldiers orphans, was
married last Sunday to a Mr.. Tucker. Eight
or ten of these young ladies have already
married we'll in different parts Of the State.
The burning of the grange mill has
been serious damage to Faribault. Several
families, deprived OF means OF support, have
left the city wheat thas declined bran and
shorts have advanced and amarket for $780,
600 worth of hoop poles annually has been
abolished.
A sad accident occurred III. m.Morris.
town OH Wednesday morning about nine
O'Clock. Mr.. Tucker, watchman in the mill,
was engaged in oiling the machinery when
his left hand caught in the betting, and be-
fore he could extricate it his front finger was
literally torn of, drawing the cords several
inches long from his arm.
MOBILES.
Mrs. Dwyre, Of Hersey, has been af-
flicted for some time with dropsy. On Thurs.
day last, Doctors Barbar and Craft performed
an operation aud drew off four patent pailfuls
or about 48 quarts of water. This is re.
markable case. Mrs. D. is in fair way te
recover.
DR.. Il. D. Churchill brought to the
Advance Office, OH Saturday last, q twist o
hay, done up as neatly and compactly as thu
tail OF q race horse. 1t was twisted by ma
chine which the, DR.. has recently constructed
and upon which he has applied for patent
The machine twists and tucks both, and fin
ishes up the bundle ready for the stove. 1
requires but one person to work it. Sample
machines will he on exhibition at the hard
ware stores within week Or two. The ma
chimes can be sold at about So each.
sTEARNs.
A lively little episode took place al
Sank Centre Monday evening. A man nance
VIM. Thomas, a Tennessean, threw in an as
! sortment of benzine, and feeling pretty goot
concluded that he would have littl'
sport and "shoot nigger." So he wen
into the barber shop Of Magnolia Michaels
drew his revolver and fired. The barbe
lodged just in time, or else the ball glanced
any how he did not feel any ill effects iron
the shot. But Magnolia WASH t the kind Of
hair pin to stand round and have that sor
, Of thing kept up long. So he made one jum
across the room, laid hold of the chivalri
Tennessean, and gave him his deserts. Whe
the bystanders pulled Magnolia off it is sai,
I that Thomas's best friends would not hav
known him. He looked as though he ha
3 been run through threshing machine, ca
I ressed by reaper, and dressed off by sau
e sage grinder. It isn't probable that he vi
: undertake to shoot another 'tnigger" yer
!. soon again, At least not that particular one.