Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1877-07-12
Minnesota News.

Large NUMBERS OF Immigrants are COM
ing into the country around Heron Lake
.. The German settlers Of the town Of In
Crosse are enlarging their farms, and doing
considerable breaking this season. Heron
Lake is the best butter market in Southwest
ern Minnesota. No damage has been done
the crops by the 'hoppers, in Round Lake
township: Small grain is looking. finely
in Christana. E. b. Miller, of Christiana,
has a Hyslop applc-trcc that has borne apples
two years and this season did not blessom in
the spring, but blOssOmcd last week and
promises to have some fruit this season il the
season holds off long enough in the fall.
FOLK.
The season has been an unusually wet
one, but has now settled down to it's normal
dryncsS. The machinery Of the saw and
srist mill at Crookston, is being placed in po-
sition. .. Nicholas Book, Of Stcarns county,
with his family, drove Of cattle and fifty
sheep has located on Snake River, where he
proposes to colOniZc large number Of his
former German ncighbors. Frank DcMcrs
has charge OF the work Oh the leyee, at Fishers.
1.-THE river continues unusually high at
Fishers. Eight carloads Of thrcshers and
fourteen Of different kinds Of agricultural im-
plcmcnts have! ,cen shipped to this county,.
The cottonwood trees near Fishers arc not
thriving so well as the poplars -. Sand is be-
ing imported in carloads to Manitoba. An
unusual harvest is expected in Red Lake River
Valley. On the 18th nit, James Hartness,
route to Winnipeg, fell from the steamer Man
itoba and was drowned. although every effort
to rescue him was made by the crew.
N1CoILEr.
At the Fourth Of July celebration in
New Sweden, were to be seen 50 girls. each
representing one of the States of the Union.
....A new trial has been granted Henry
Young, late Treasurer Of Siblcy County, who
had been found guilty of cmbezzlement Of
township was recently severely if not fatally
injured by being kicked in the abdomen by 4
The county pays IL bounty Of ten cents
each for pocket gopher scalps.. The
prospect for wheat continues excellent; oats
'look well and the grasshoppers have so far,
done no damage. .. The railroad employees at
Austin struck for higher wages on the Sd,
saloons. The demand of the strikers was
promptly acceded to and the men returned to
work the same day. %. An addition is to be
built to the county Jail in Austin.
wISoNA.
The wife of William Baker, residing
near st. Charles, has been sent to the Insane
Asylum. :. . The barn Of Nicholas Blanchard,
two and a half miles east Of Utica, was recent
ly struck by lightning and with its contents.
consumed by fire. Loss not known; insured
for 81, 100. AT Winona the other day, far
mcr's team was frightened by the blowing of
a steamboat whistle and jumped into the river,
carrying with them, the wagon with twenty
bushels of wheat and other stuff. One of the
horses was saved. The printers of Winona
beat the lawyers in a match gamo Of base ball
by score of 20 toe.
BLUE EARTH.
Ditching is the best protection against
hoppers. i. Potatoes are scarce in Mankato.
and selling at 81 SO to 81 rs per bushel....
tor building Senator Doran's house at Lc
Sueur which is to cost $1,000. .Piraty Bros.
building in Mankato, for bailing hay together
with all the machinery and about 125 bales Of
hay, was DESTROYED by fire recently. Loss 81 400
st LOUIS.
The remains of man supposed to have
been lost during the construction of the l.. s.
l. NJ Railroad were uncarthed near Fon du
Lac % recently The 'oEcr j9w was broken and
is to reorganive 4 Duluth little girl recent
ly stood in front of her fathers saloon and
handed to passers-by, card bearing these
words: Sure death, for sale here.".. C. W.
Plummcr charged with cutting timber on
government lands near Island Lake, Carlton
county, has been held in $500 bail for his ap-
pearancc at the next term of the L. g. Dis
trict Court.
The contract for carrying the mail be-
tween Clearwater and Howard Lake has been
awarded to Mr.. Shadduck, of Clearwater, ut
$l4S per annum. The house of Rev. Mr.Crist t,of
Corinna was struck by lightning in the storm
of the 3Oth ult., and the furniture somewhat
injured, but without doing harm to any of the
for. h,,i1l hoA 81
electric bolt two or three years ago. Joseph
l. Fisher, one of the earliest settlers Of the
county, died recently Of typhoid fever. He
was native of Baltimore, served in the Mexi-
can war and the war Of the rebellion and had
been resident of Minnesota for over 20 years.
claim in Silver Creek upon which he original.
" located.
DR.. H. Mcmahon, an old settler and
highly respected physician of Sauk Rapids
died suddenly at his residence, of apoplexy on
the morning of the Sd inst :. Statistics of
Sauk Rapids show that In 1876 the number of
tons Of hay cut was 457; apple trees growing,
S SsnSs Ss"r9 d butter s %ase q %en neSnG
cheese made, $4,000; number Of hives of bees,
50; honey, 800 pounds. This year there are
6,967 apple trees growing, SO bearing; number
Of milch cows, PSI; number Of hogs, ~;
horses, years ana over, ~; beef and working
cattle, 80. Six thousand maple, poplar and
elm trees have been planted this season..
The grain crop is in splendid condition and
promises good yield.
wABASHAw.
Preparations are being made for is
suing county map. The prospects for q
ing. 1t is reported, party from abroad In
tends putting up grist mill at Elgin, pro.
vidcd liberal bonus Is offered by the citizens
Of that place. ;. Chicken thieves are roughly
handled at Sand Prairie-two having been
captured recently and sent up for 80 days..