Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-08-24
Minnesota Matters.

On the Sth of May last, Mr.. A. Smith
lost tour-ycar-o horse. A few days since
MIR. Snith received notice from his old home.
Iaylors Falls, that his horse was back there,
and that he arrived there on the 9th of July.
In his journey he was obliged to cross the
Mississippi River. Where he did so is mys-
! terry and the horse will not tell. 1t would be
rather interesting to know the full history OF
the journey-what acquaintance he picked
up on the trip, and how he Jared generally
He is knowing horse.
WASHINGTON.
A little son of Mr.. Thomas fell into
the river at Saltwater and was drowned, on
Friday last.
AStillwater man thought he knew
more of railroading than the train men them
selves, and attempted to cross the track with
load OF slabs when train was backing
towards the crossing. The result was a wagon
broken i'll splihters, and four cars of the
track.
The wheat crop of the county last
year was 3,0l9, 1913 bushels, the largest ever
raised. The number of acres devoted to
wheat was l43, 200
The license of nine saloon keepers
have been revoked by the Mayor Of Red
Wing for keeping open OH Sunday.
\ Methodist camp meeting is about
to lie opened near Pine Island.
Two of the Paulist Fathers who had
such success'in Catholic work last year in this
State, will hold services in Red Wing in Oc-
tober.
The lightning struck a wheat stack
near Lake City, last week, and cut it in halves
as if done with knife. The stock took fire
and burned to the ground.
Tekas ;eS motSsn nf Lake 5y %smt g.
turned satisfied that Texas has not sufficient
attractions to draw them from Minnesota.
The editor Of the Leader visited 4
trout pond near Lake City, last week, and in
his paper gives very interesting description.
thereof: how the water, clear as crystal,
springs in a torrent from the side of noun
famous bluff, and how in every side beautiful
hills tower alo1t; of the houses of the owners
of the pond which nestle in pretty glens, and
the thousands of marketable fish, the myr-
lads Of little fry and the millions of eggs
ready to hatch. A visit to the locality would
certainly bc delightful.
MOBILES.
The Worthington papers are ;ccus-
ing each other of "going back' on the tenn
perance work Of the "Colony," but no saloon
has yet got a foothold there, and the ord-
nary observer would fail to sec where the
"work'' is to bc done.
Mr.. j. Ames, Of Worthington,is act
lively engaged in introducing sheep in
Mobiles county, and is satisfied that much
may Ike done to bridge over the rather dis
couraging prospects for next season.
The celebrated Okabena mills have
been fitted up for burning straw and hay to
generate steam, and Mr.. Sutton, the widc-
awake and tireless proprietor is satisfied that
he will make it success and soon send on
his hundred barrels Of -four day without
drawing on the "big woods or Iowa coal
mines tor his fuel.
WABASIlA.
The first wheat threshed in the coun.
ty yielded seven and one half bushels per
acre, Of the White Hamburg variety, and not
of the best possible grade. 1t would seem to
indicate an over estimate Of the present CROP
The opinion of the best farmers seems to he
that ten bushels will be big average