Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-08-22
Le Roy Items.

Our little burg has been rather quiet
for some time. Some Of our farmers
threshed their crops, and find the yield
much better than anticipated. j. F.
Trask had q yield of 20 bushels per acre,
and Mr.. Martz from 4 field Of 20 acres
thresaed 545 bushels, or nearly % bushels
per acre. The quality is not better than
number 3. The crops above mentioned
are not fair sample of the yield in this
section, however. Probably about tel to
twelve bushels will DO as high as it is
safe to estimate the yield.
MIR. Jas. McGilvery had al expert.
ence with tramp on Friday last. About
dusk, as the stacking crew Of John IL.
Boyd were at work in his field about five
miles north Of Le1toy, the wife of Mr.. Nc
Gilvery came and notified her husband
that tramp had just stolen some things
out Of their cellar, among other articles
about fifteen pounds Of salt pork. The
nelghbors were speedily notified AMI a
grove in which the thief had taken refuge
was surrounded and beat up with dogs, Tor
the purpose OF driving the fellow from
his cover The scamp found the locality
too hot Tor him, and broke cover, but
owing to the darkness he escaped, leaving
his spells, consisting of pies, cakes, and
pork behind him. If caught, he would
have failed to enjoy himself for some
time after.
Your correspondent took run up to
Austin few days ago, and found your
city very lively, considering the times.
During Saturday evening we dropped into
Jones Hall" and listened to lecture
by smart appe airing chap by the name
of s. Page, who seemed to imagine him.
self a second edition of our Saviour, as
he claimed to have been crucified, or
nearly so, by the people of Mower county.
He opened his discourse by poetic eff:
fusion about the everlasting hills, the
murmuring brooks, the winged wanderers
of the air, the briny deep, and various
other things. He branched off into
science and philosophy, explained cleo
tricity and railroading, CROPPED under
the sea for geological specimens, and dug
in the "Old Red Sandstone" for the pre-.
Adamic clans, to prove the antiquity and
venomous character Of ladies with long
sharp noses, who belong to "Dorcas" So
cicties and SANDER the great judge of the
universe who occupies the bench Of the
10th District. He painted the exceeding
cussedness of speaking Ill of people, and
to illustrate his doctrines, he proceeded
to say all the bad things he could think
of about prominent parties who were not
of the true faith. He eulogized the mi
nority of the legislature, and denounced
the majority as hireIings. He slandered
the Irish element of the state, by claiming
that. all the Irish repres entatives had been
induced to vote against his crucifxion.
He patted himself on the back, and told
how gentle and long suffering, and for
giving he had been, and what smart
and just judge he was, and how he had
never thrown stones, and that he would
not do it again. AS he began talking at
s O'Clock, and kept up his lecture until
Sunday, he turned the close into sermon,
and finally closed through exhaustion,
after midnight. The lecture vas very
and though he scattered from
his subject terribly, he managed to init.
mate to his hearers that he did not intend
70 abdicate his throne. We congratulate
The people Of Austin upon the possession
Of such forensic talent. This feeling IS
free from coveteousness. OCCASIONAL.