Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-02-06
OUR HARVEST FIELD.

OUR HARVEST FIELD.
--Owatonna has cigar factory.
There were l47l births i'll St. Paul last year,
and 461 deaths.
In Steele county 405 births arc recorded for
1878, and l56 deaths.
The Wykoff Dollar Weekly has reduced it's
size to an honest dollar paper.
The Lacrosse Chronicle is u good paper,
and deserving of a liberal support.
-Spragues large Touring mill ut Rushford
is out OF wheat, and has stopped business.
1t is said there are 5000 pensioners in this
State who will come in for share OF that back
pay.
Spring Valley III 1877 suffered from diph-
liberia to the extent of 60 dcathsn 1879,
only -.
John Dillon is coming to Rochester Fehru-
airy 18th and 10th. An Illinois exchange says
whisky is beating him.
Of the 235 prisoners in the State Prison, ~
are i'll for life. Of the entire number, l40, or
more than half are Incorporate.
The Ohio greenbackcrs are moving and
again threatening to attack the Republicans.
Mary, Queen OF Scots, winkcd at the eXccu-
toner after her head was oh.-Grophtc
Stowe says everything is lovely between
Prof. Senator Powers and defeated Congress
man Meighen. So somebody has been mis-
informed.
p. p. Hubbell, who settled in WinOna in
1885, and one of the leading Masonic lights Of
the State, celebrated his S0th birth day on Sat-
ur(lay last.
Some of the up-country county officers say
if their salaries are to be reduced they want
a provision that no subscription papers shall
be presented to them. Don't blame them.
Daily trains now run from St. Paul to Bis
marck over the Northern Pacific, instead of
three times week from Fargo west as here
tofore. An increase of business demanded the
increase of trains.
-Grass-hoppers! Yes, sir, grass-hopper
eggs, lots Of 'em in the town Of Westside,
Mobiles county. 1.-The largest deposit of eggs
known in the past six years." says corres-
pondent of the Worthington Advance.
The temperance folk announced lecture
for our esteemed friend, Anna Thyng, at
Wykoff recently, at the Presbyterian church,
but without permission of the Elders, and they
refused admission to Anna, whereat there was
much complaint.
REV. Stephen Jones-aged 3 years-the
father of Hon. Dick Jones, of Rochester, died
in Chatfield the Goth ult. In the Rochester
Post Dick himself writes a sketch Of his faith
er's life, very tenderly and lovingly alluding
to his many virtues of head and heart.
-Owatonna wants the second State Prison.
They can't have it. If located anywhere in
+ rt Of no Gtoto no in A,1St
Why, we just banker for State prison. It's
a growing institution, and would bring sober,
hard working class of people among us, you
know.
The largest locomotive ever constructed
in this country, is on its way west, and will be
used on the New Mexico & Southern Pacific
branch of the Atchison, Topeka s. Santa Fe
Railroad, and is especially intended to work
on long heavy grade at point on the Rocky
Mountains.
1T is quite generally expressed opinion
by the farmers of this county that the wheat
Of last years crop will prove to be very good
seed.-LdneSbOrO Journal.
We don't believe farmers ought to SOW any
poor wheat, II they SOW poor wheat they will
be apt to reap poor wheat. LAS We SOW that
shall ye also reap
The nine q. S. Land offices in Minnesota
report the following sale of lands for the past
year: Homestead claims, 600 1893 acres; Tim
Der claims, 375,953 acres; Presumption and
soldiers claims, 610, ,293 acres; Soldiers and
Homestead claims, 1888 acres; Cash and
Scrip sale, l06,637, making total of l 1890, 7S4
acres.
The diocese OF Minnesota prot. Espisco-
pail contains IS clergymen, 7s chapels and
churches, 1928 communicates, 534 Sunday
school teachers, and 4,766 pupils. The contri-
buttons of the churches during the year am
ounted to $69,547.26; salaries of the clergy,
s27,47O.4O. Value of church property, se7s s45
and Indebtedness. $2O,4ss
Mrs. Thyng should not delay for q. single
day, to sue the Lacrosse Chronicle for libel.
Of course no one believes any such thing of
Anna; and we are shocked beyond measure,
at the brazen audacity of the Chronicle editor
in spreading such rumors as the following,
regarding the good name of Mower county's
fair apostle Of the great cause of temperance.
We earnestly appeal to Basford, of the Regis
ter, to make common cause with us in defend
ing this lady against the ruthless attacks of
the Chronicle:
Mrs. Thyng, the lady who not long since lee
of having questioned the divine inspiration
OF st. Paul's epistles, in recent lecture at
WykOff, and then, after the close of the meet
ing, submitted without demur to be kissed by
a couple of the elders of the church. Doubt
less one Ohense cOndOned the other.