Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-07-03
OUR HARVEST FIELD.

The burglars still hang on to Rochester.
Rust is reported in the wheat fields near
WOrthingtOn.
Caledonia expects her railroad to be COM
pleted by August 18th.
Our fortunate exchanges will be filled with
tax-sale ads in a week or two.
The Changers are yet alive in Olmsted
county. They held picnic last week.
Tho Owatonnaltoco object to boxing up their
public park for the purpose of displaying cir
Gus bills.
1T is said the S. n. R. II. Co. will put on an
accommodation train between Lanesboro and
Lacrosse soon.
Albert Lea Masons are moving for the es-
tablishment Of a Commandery of knight
Templars in that place.
1.-THE Great London Circus will probably
skip Austin. 1t will be in Owatonna July II.
Coles show is in Illinois.
Lacrosse offers her steam fire engine to
Albert Lea for 81 600. BY her system Of water
works she does not require an engine.
They have daring thieves over at Roches-
ter. They stole a can of ice-cream from the
Congregational church sociable last week.
-Chas. DeGoo of Moscow, who was arrest
ed at Albert Lea last week for stealing q
watch of Geo. Edwards. has been released on
bail.
The State tax this year will be one mill
less on the dollar than it was last year-al on
account of biennial sessions of the Legisla-
ture.
-Owatonna was favored with lecture last
week from Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer, of Phil
adelphia, President of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union.
Prof. Shepard, former Superintendent of
the Winona schools, has been elected by the
State Normal Board Principal of the State
Normal School. Prof. Phelps did not receive
q vote.
1T is said. upon good authority. that Judge
Page will not be candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination, but will run as an in de-
pendent candidate.-Albert Lea Standard.
Haven't we told you so, all the timer
"A stranger, W. Burthen by name, was
found dead in Fountain Lake, Albert Lea, on
Friday, June goth. The coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of death by drowning. Many
believe, however, that he was murdered and
his body thrown into the lake.
The grading of the Fort Dodge railroad is
now all sub-let to Forest City, and a large
force is at work =. all along the line. and it is
will all be finished inside of forty days. 1t is
the intention, we understand, to commence
track laying about July l0th.-Albert Lea
Standard.
TO become member of the High Forest
Old Settlers Association, you must have re-
sided in the vicinity previous to May 18th,
1858-the time when Minnesota became a
State. At the recent meeting of this associa-
ton it was found that none of the old pioneer
residents had ever become involved In law
suits with each other.
The prospective yield Of wheat improves
weef aso OHIO conld OILY two
thirds of q crop. Harvesting has now COM
menced in southern Iowa, where nearly an
average yield is expected. Wisconsin will
return fully the average amount, while the
prospect in Minnesota now warrants the hope
that every previous years crop will be ex-
The Lake City Leader says the statements
Of several Trustworthy gentlemen agree In
the opinion, 80 far as Wabasha county is con-
cerned, the present indications are that the
over twelve bushels per acre. We must dare
to hope that the Leader's informants shall
prove decidedly untrustworthy.
Yesterday while the gravel train was being
loaded at L. Crescent, several rude co@ns
Indians who have been buried twenty-seven
years. The skulls of two were taken out and
preserved, and in one cofhn long, heavy hair
was found as sound as when the body was
placed in the grave. Portions Of the blankets
were also found undecayed. Some of the
older residents Of La Crescent remember
among the nrst placed in colans.-LaCross
Chronicle, June u.