Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-08
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MINNEsOTA NEWS.
Waseca is about to; build 4 90, 900 school

| xeleRf6pR1C COmmuuJc0tlO0 mas Dee1
established between Wabashaw and Zum
bro Falls, along the line of the Midland.s
Some tramps in Albert. Lea undertook Il
fight gang of harvesters last week. Th
mayor interfered and prevented bloodshed
A dr1ve of about 10, ,OOO, 900 feet Of logs il
working its way slowly down the river, ant
is expected to reach st. Cloud in few days
The new bank in Albert -Lea will b,
called the "City Bank of Albert Lea,'' sne
will be ready for business by or before
Sept. l.
Mrs. J. W. Townsend, residing at Pelica1
Lake, Otter Tail county, had d canceroul
arm amputated the other day. The patien
is doing WELL lul-o~ ~..,--z
Sleepy Eye, Brown county, ie to have {
round house for the. railway, the com
company having bought 100000 brick TO,
the purpose of building one. 49,.
! A house was burned in Mankato last week
They have no ire engine. but the "bucket
brlgade'' worked vigorously. and prevented
the contiagration from spreading. !
The hardware store of F. Rueckert, OF
Lake City, was burglarized, and a small
| amount of money taken. An unsuccessful
attempt to burglarize A. G: Weonr's store.
AS the railway. train was nearing Mt
Lake, Carver county, the eow-catcher struck
| track. His skull was crushed in and his
brains laid bare. .,.,,:
Sherburne county Stor: Prairie chickens
are said to be very plenty around here, and
the fact that the law does not allow them to
be killed until August Is, does not prevent
! some people from shooting them.
In the streets of Owatonna, a fight oc-
cured between butcher and railroad hand
in which the latter got severely punished
The butcher accused the raiiroader of steal
ing sausaees. Nice ''linked' sweetness hong
drawn out.
In Chaska, the other day, a boy stepped
upon scythe, severing the feshy part OF
the heel entirely from his foot. .' A surgeon
being promptly called, stitched the severed
heel to the foot, and mada good job of it.
The heel will heal.
/ A terribly destructive storm passed over
| the eastern portion of Carver county on
Tuesday, the goth inst. For half an hour
wind, rain and hail reigned supreme. In the
| path of the storm crops were beaten down
and greatly damaged.
The Sherburne county Neus tells Of &
man named William Wilt. of the town of
haywood, Benton county, who wassuferha
from rheumatism. neighbor induced
him to try some sort of medicine which was
warranted to be sure cure. So it was; 1t
cured the rheumatism, but killed the man,
who leaves wife and six children.
few nights ago James NJ. Hall. on his
way on foot from Rochester to his home IN
Marion township, was met on the road BY
a she. wolf and two whelps. The old wolf
disputed the right of way. Mr. hall,
regarding discretion the bet er part of valor,
yielded to the wolverines demands, and
sought his home by an undisputed route.
A terrible accident occurred last week to q
little son of Mr.. Frische, who Owls the
owayne farm in Rochester, Olmsted county.
The boy, about years old, had laid down in
the grain, and his father drove harvester
over him. All The fingers on the right hand
were cut of, and the left arm badly cut. BE
was brought to the city, and his wounds at
tended to by city physician:
The Granite Falls Journal reports that
the boys allege that the young prairie chick
ems are affected with some disease that
makes them dizzy when they attempt -t6 fJ.
They So they rise from the erouEd-ah right.
but are taken with a fit Just after rising and
fall to the ground, 1T heheoves those who
eat them TO look out and get healthy chick
ems, or the eaters may be dizzy too, or worse.
Glendale (McLeod county, Register, Aug.
part of the best wheat growing section of
the county, during which We made perso.
nal examination of every wheat field passed:
convinces US that the recent hot weather has
DAMAGED the crop more than one-half. IN
quantity, and that the remainder will only
grade No. at most.
The local papers in different parts of the
State say that 'srortsnen'' are; getting
ready and impatiently waiting: for. the 10Th
of August, to commence the slaughter
of prairie chickens. And MANY Of the local
editors treat the subject SO trifingly and
hippantly as to show that they have given
the subject of the unlimited slaughter OF
the prairie chickens no proper, thought.
The driver Of the mali stage between Elk
river and Princeton: i wasA assaulted in the
woods three or four miles from any habita-
ton, where he had stopped to water his
horses. by tramp, whose object. no doubt
was to rob the mail. The tramp got the
worst of it, and disappeared from sight, and
the driver proceeded on his way. The m: Il
needs to be protected by guard in that lo' .
woods. -; =
Owing to some misunderstanding and
consequent bad blood, Charles DORIS. made
murderous assault upon Peter kokluch. of
the Polish settlement in the town of Hold
ing, Stearns county. Kokluch was knocked
senseless by blow on the back Of his neck
with club. in falling fell on scythe, cutting 6
deep cash in his face. The physician says
it IS wonder his neck was not broken.
Tho rr{43or, nora iS under Arrest
Owatonra Recte,c: On Monday last a
tramp entered the house of Mr.. Kovers. who
resides near the line between Somerset<and
Havana. Mrs. Kovars being alone in the
| house, the tramp demanded what money she
had. Upon being refused, he searched the
house until he found $25.S Mrs. Kovars,
seeing he had got the money, attempted to
take it away from him, when he drew knife
and cut a large cash in her left arm, after
which he made good his escape.
Goodhue County Republican, Aug. l:
Our correspondents still continue to give Us
reports as to the condition of the wheat.
| We learn nothing more encouraging from
them or any other source. One Vassa FARM
er secured his harvest crew and put them IN
| to the field, but found the grain worthless,
althoughit it looked Hike 'lafge crop. he
discharged the men at once, and odered.to
| give the entire crop as it stood for 81 Per
acre. They did not take the wheat, and it
win he burned or pfowed under. There afe
many fields in the same condition. The aess
in. this county is terrible, and every fresh re-
! port intensifes it.. We hear that the shrunk-
EN- wheat gives Indications Of good FIGURING
i qualities, there being little waste to the ker,
nels. -. .:,::.;.:; i...ai :.-z5 s3.-a : -
| Carver County Free Press, Aug. R:- On
Tuesday We had one Of those gentse and re-
freshing showers so peculiar to this latitude.
/ In. this immediate vicinity wheat shock1
turned. .sommersaults.g loose boards went
sailing through the air, and Swenson's
l smoke stack and the chimney on the Catho: