Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-28


tracts in Dakota county, commencing
July next, there will be bi-weekly SER
vice between Hastings and Nininger,
Pine Bend and Rich Valley; and also
Trout Brook is put upon the route from
Hastings 10 Mortified.
The Eyota Eagle says that one night
last week, while Mr.. Tim, of Orion
township, was peacefully wrapped in
the arms of Morpheus, some expert and
bold thieves kindly picked eight acres of
his corn that was standing in field some
distance from the house.
We notice that many of our farmers
are selling off their cows on account of
the low prices both of butter and live
stock. Some few wise ones will take
hint and increase their herds, as year
or two will be sure to make revolution
in prices.-70dd Couaty argus.
DANIEL McQU1LK1N, living on the
old fair ground on the farm owned by
James Lawther, lost his grainery con-
tanning about 800 bushels of wheat by
fire. The fire is supposed to have been
get by sparks from the locomotive of the
freight train.-Red Wing Advance.
JOHN WILLIAMS, of Jordan tow nship,
dropped dead with heart disease, while
blowing in his fathers field recently.
He was steady, industrious young
man, and leaves wife and two children,
who have the sympathy of the whole
community.-Chatfeld Democrat.
Mr.. KETTLEwELL, at Waterville, LIE
Sueur county, met with an accident
vile splitting some wood, one day last
week. The ak caught IN a close line,
just over his head, and turning, glanced
and struck him blow in the head, cut
ting q frightful cash and laying the skull
bone bare.
MEssRs. ARCHIBALD & GRANT, of
Dundas, broke 700 acres of prairie this
season, near Morris, with eig hteen head
of horses. Thsy passed through Glencoe
on their way to Faribault, where they
will spend the winter. Next spring
they will seed 1900 acres.-McLeod
County Enterprise.
A FARMER from Richmond brings the
information that while Michael Phil
ipps was standing on top of threshing
machine, the board broke and he fell
through, his feet being caught in the
apron and 80 badly injured that there is
danger of amputation being required
st. Cloud Journal Press.
DR.. A. P. GILMORE has received sew
eral specimens of the membrane taken
from patients who have had diphtheria
in the badly infected districts in the
western part of the state. 1t is hard,
leathery looking substance, and when
subjected to inspection under the micro
scope, reveals minute parasites W;sona
Republican.
LITTLE Clifford Soule, son of J. w.
Soule, of East Rochester, died very sud-
denly on the 10th inst. He had been sick
for some days, but two days prior to his
by the attending physician. After tax
ing his supper he sat in his mothers lap,
when he swooned away, and shortly after
died. Heart disease is supposed to have
been the cause.
QUITE number of new towns are
springing up in this immediate vicinity.
The new town of Viola is but seven
miles north of here on the Plainview
branch, and the new town of Dotyville
is but three and one-half miles north on
the same line of road, while south four
miles there is to be town laid out, and
there will probably be a station one
mile west Of here at the junction of the
two roads.-Eyota Eagle.
AT East Round Prairie, Todd county,
a son of Jacob Siverts, twelve years
old, shot and wounded, probably fatally,
his brother nine years old. The older
boy was going hunting and the younger
wanted to accompany him, but was sent
back. The lad went into the house, but
came again to the door, when after sew
eral yfeints, the older one deliberately
fred the gun, ten bird shot taking effect
in the brothers body and head. The
Long Prairie Argus says the boy that did
the shooting is of q bad disposition.
WEregret to learn that they are having
diphtheria quite badly in the coutry.
MI. and Mrs. VIM. ID. Evans, of Judson,
lost son about II years of age, and on
Saturday morning another son about 9
years of age, and had two more sick
when We last heard from them. The
family of Evan j. sWilliams, also of judi
son, lost a little 4.year-old the first part
of last week with the same disease.
Evan T. Evans, of Judson, lost q 6-year-
old child on Wednesday, with the same
disease. Several other families in the
same neighborhood have children sick
with the same disease.-Mankato Record.