Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-09
OUR HARVEST FIELD.

Some idiot is talking Of starting another
paper at Chatheld.
DIR. J. J. Aiken died suddenly at his home
in Owatonna on Friday night last.
I'm St. Paul there are two hundred and
twenty-four liquor and beer saloonsl
Jackson is to be incorporated. That new
railroad is bound to make a fine little city
there.
Says an exchange: There Is no good reas-
on why it should be 30, but doh babies are al
ways girls.
Texas Jack" is the name Of q fine PAGER
owned by our friend, NJ. T. Grattan, of
Preston.
There is not a saloon in Sherburne county,
which must imply that Sherburne county is
uninhabited.
Cal. Taylor and wife left Spring Valley
Dec. 3Oth for Colorado, where they will remain
for a few months.
g. E. Dexter, the only apostle Of Hotch in
all Fillmore county, has sold out in Preston
and removed to GAINESVILLE, Wis.
j. W. Walsh, formerly Of the Northheld
Matt, will oflciate as city editor Of Geo. K.
Shaw's new Minneapolis Morning Nous.
The Minnesota editors and publishers win
meet in convention, at st. Paul, on Wednes-
day, January 18th, 1879. We shall try and be
there.
The Iowa Supreme Court is no ''barking
dog court. It sensibly held that q man is
liable for damages resulting from tho bark Of
his dog.
What right has man that can smoke ten
cigars day, pay for six games of billiards
and drink pint Of liquor, to talk about hard
times?-Shdkopec Argus.
The famous Fartni opera troupe, which
has been doing Rochester lately, the Record
and Onion, does not speak very highly of.
These. country editors cannot appreciate an
opera.
-Twenty-three indictments were found by
the grand jury at the December term Of court
in Blue Earth c0unty.-E1chdn0e.
What's the matter with you people up theref
Or, were your grand jurors all dyspeptics7
Brick Pomeroy, our exchanges soy, is
making arrangements to return to Lacrosse,
his old home, with his Democrat. Brick is
genius, and ought to succeed, and will If he
will remain loug enough in one place to allow
the moss to gather.
Interesting items in connection with the
coal discoveries, are constantly coming to our
notice. In sinking wells in different parts of
the county tndicattons have been struck here
and there which would seem to point to min
eral deposits Of no unimportant order.-Osd0c
Ne,ve.
The rays Of heat are more readily absorb
ed When thsy fs! upon bodies at angles - near
are hotter in summer than winter, when they
are more obliQue.-E1chan0e.
Yes, We know it, and We would prefer little
more of the perpendicular"
indicted, and there IL considerable excitement
over the affair in Austin. Az Sheridan said Of
Texas, If We owned Austin and He'll, we should
Houston County Journal.
True, brother Booth. We have had hell in
Austin for 10, these IL years. If he will move
on to the "other place. the most Of us will be
contented to stay here.
The Radical thinks that If there is nothing
else to be thankful for in W aseca county the
people ought to be thankful that the drive
we'll hend cannot operate In q blue clay sub
soil. Now let's hear from Mower county. Is
there anything out there to be thankful for2-
LdcnsbO1O Journal.
Yes, friend Wall, we are thankful the good
time coming will soon be here, as our seven
years Of ''plague" is almost over.
Tho AUSTIN TRANsCR1Pr takes US to task
about the old railroad bond question. We
would support measure for the settlement
of the same, If it was within tho bounds OF
reason, but the way the subject has been ham
died for the past few years has made it q dis.
gusting farce.-neston Republican.
All right, Wall. We never did believe that
any member of the Wall family believed in
absolute Reputation.
Many will doubtless remember the man
who exhibited q bear in the streets of this city
last summer. Well, he won't do 30 any more,
because the bear ate him up some time ago.
Rochester Record.
We presume it was the same parties that
waltzed around our streets last summer to
the extreme delight Of our youngsters; and