Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-15
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Whoopinig[; cough prevails at Cannon Fl

# MINNESOTA NEWS.
Whooping cough prevails at Cannon Falls
| The Swedish mission church at Cannon
Faih' is rapidly approaching completion.
4 A hook and ladder fire company is abou
being organized in Little Falls, MOI lrisor
county. ,,.,-,xa1.,,,, 1872
Willie Chadwick, of Elysian, had a lef
broken the other day by being thrown from
q wagon.
/ A good deal of sickness is reported in Ma
della, Watonwan county, especially among
children. j ',:@}.: -'.si
Saturday, Aug. 10, there were nine trampt
in the lookup at Rochester, and several
more in Jail.
President Hayes has promised to be present
Fat the State fair in St. Paul the first week in
| September. j&d'
|, "A postofice has been established in
Richmond, Rice county, and Fred Larsen
appointed postmaster. .o
! One day last week the team attached to g
reaper in Belle Greek ran away, and smashed
Fthe machinery to pieces.
| The Southern Minnesota railway will soon
run refrigerator cars for eggs, butter, meats
and perishabIe products. i, -
Blackberries ut 'faylors Falls are selling
at from five to six cents quart. The yield
this year is unusually large, y ''''
Ana, Clay county, is, -to have 81 ,OO(
Eschool house, the bonds for that purpose
having been already negotiated.'
The father of Peter Scherer, of New Ulm
returned from. Germany, last week. t.. This is
%ho &irno tho o11 ron&1onoar hoe vicitnf]
Fstherland.
county, was burned the other day, and his
house, endangered by it, was saved with
great difficulty I'll. t..
| A runaway team near New Ulm, the other
day, gave two broken ribs, q dislocated shoul-
der and other bl uises to Mrs. Peterson, some
slight bruises to Mr.. Peterson, besides hope
lessly wrecking tie vehicle.
!: Thomas Burns, of Albert Lea, was lodged in
the county=jail last week by the United States
Marshall for passing counterfeit coin. He
! owns up to the passing of the counterfeit
money, but says in e1tenuaticn of the crime
that he was drunk. ,ve:.,-,.:
Weather prophets are predicting q cold
| winter. because the flies bite so severely. If
| that is not non sequiter, what is it? Can't
| we have some other reliable sign, SO that we
may take reef in the stove pipe, prepara-
tory to the winter voyage?
few days since Fred Beoucheany, while
sleeping at the hotel in Cannon Falls was
robbed his pocket book, containing $37.
His three room mates were searched, and
on one of them the money was found. He
was committed to Jail and the other two were
discharged.
The Preston: Repu6Hcan says the COM
missioners of Fillmore county have revoked
the authority conferred upon Judge Page to
appoint short hand reporter for the ses-
sions of the district court, in that county,
and hereafter the stenographers services will
be dispensed with. .'x
AT point on Main street, Red Wing, a
belGgerent crowd gathered on weak side
walk, which gave way, precipitating fighters,
spectators and ALA distance of fourteen feet
below. The scene perhaps can be imagined,
but the swearing must have been heard to be
appreciated. .,:
Zumbrota Independent:: The telegraph
along the line of the Midland is progressing
slowly, and has got as far as Zumbro Falls,
where they have direct Communication with
Wabashaw. It will not be long before we
shall be in town and have like improvements.
Zumbro Falls has also the benefit Of side
track put down by the narrow guage.
Albert Lea Enterprise: Ole Selstad, living
about five miles east of here, had his hand
badly hurt last Monday by falling off a horse
while returning home with reaper sickle.
As he got near the bridge, across by the mill
he fell off in some way, and the horse step
ped upon his hand, hurting it severely. He
will probably be laid up the balance of the
summer.
Freeborn County Standard: While Beech
er was at the depot in this city awaiting the
train that was to take him to Waterloo, a
gentleman presented. him with pen, ink and
paper and asked for his autograph. Taking
the pen he wrote the following!
Too many eggs in one basket; farmers should
raise something besides wheat. Il - j.. .
HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
A stabbing ARRAY occurred in the Norton
house, Rochester, the other day, but without
fatal results. Two" men got angry in dis
'tussing the crop question: and onenempha-
sized his assertions by kicking the other,
and the other stabbed his antagonist in the
back, but didn't get at the hearts blood, and
/ the wounded man will live to quarrel and
kick another day.
g. L. Stewart, confined in the Blue Earth
county Jail for obtaining goods under false
pretenses, while the jaller, and family were
absent, except a little girl, the other day,
happening to think it would be pleasant to
enjoy the fresh air, stepped out of the old
shed of Jail and deliberately walked away.
AS he has not returned it is supposed he is
still walking and enjoying his healthy exer-
cise.
T 5auk Rapids Sentinel, Aug. +: Most of the
wheat crop in this county has now been har-
vested the exception being in some spots in
the timber lands, which did not, ripen as fast
as that sown on the lighter soil OF the prairie.
Farmers, as general thing, while they do not
complain, areg disappointed in their estimates
Of the yield made a few weeks since, and those
who expected to exceed the average of 1877.
now seem to be of the opinion that it will fall
from l0;to25 per cent. below
| ,Wilmar RepubIic0n:G Gazette, Aug. 8: Har:
|; Vesting in the county, is probably little
more than half done. It is impossible at this
time to give anything like q correct estimate
Of the yield, but it will not be likely to. run
much above an average of, fifteen bushels to
the acre for the whole county, and much of
this will grade No. Q and No. g.: The best
wheat is in the northeastern towns, and the
next best in the northwestern towns and
the poorest in the southwestern towns. y, )
r "A few days since two sons Of John Minch,
of ado Daviess, we're cutting grain with a
reaper, with q four horse team, one: boy rid
| ing horse, and the other on the reaper
passing over rough ground, the boy on the
reaper was thrown off in front of the reaper
The horses were instantly stopped, but tff1He TIL
small boy on the horse could not release hie
brother from the reaper. X RDetachtng, the
horses, he rode one Of them. "a distance Of
eighty rods for assistance. When the. boy
under the reaper was released it was found
that the top Of his head was literally cut ;tc
pieces, al of the scalp from ear to ear, and
about i've inces from front to back WAS lit,
orally chopped up. The skull was injured
in several places, but not penetrated. Il HI
;was also injured in ilia body In ssevera
places. It was at first thought he' could no,
live, but now it is, thought. he may survive
Rochester Post; One day this week !.
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