Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-15
Last week, while Miss Mamie Jacobs

was assisting her father and doing some
press work In his tailoring establishment
sparks must have escaped from the nose
OF the coal heater, which caught in hel
cambria dress, and before she was aware
Of it, she was enveloped in flames. Mr.
Jacobs, assisted by Mr.. Kunath, succeed
ed in quenching the flames before Mamie
, was injured. Mr. Jacobs burned one
hand quite badly. We call this narrow
escape.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive En-.
giDeers will hold union meeting Of the
Divisions of the nor Invest, with Austin
Division No. 102, in this city, on next
Sunday, at O'Clock P. NJ. Grand Chief
Engineer, PM Arthur, will be present and
address the Brotherhood, on the "princi-
pies, progress and objects of the Brother.
hood" It's expected that large number
will be present. We are informed tina,
100 have already engaged dinner at the
Mansfield House.
Wind, windy; yes, the windiest time
we ever saw was last Thursday night,
or rather, Friday morning, about
O'Clock, when the gale struck Austin
and the severest gale ever known in this
vicinity by the oldest inhabitant, and lie
ought to know. Nearly the whole town
were up and dressed, many persons seek.
ing refuge in the cellars. There was no
damage done, however, save to a few
shade trees about town-and for this
escape we are very thankful.
-LeRoy Basford's fine team started
out in the ice business on their own hook
Tuesday, taking short but rather effec.
tive tilt about town. Leroy was delivering
ice, and we suppose was little slow, so
the ponies, badly annoyed by the hea,
and flies, took matters, as the saying goes
into their own hands, and with nimble
feet to assist, that Refrigerator" went
about town lively, and not taking to the
business, they closed out quickly, leav.
ing the ice and huge box up near the
Catholic church. The box, Leroy says
will make good kindling wood. We are
very glad the handsome, spirited team
we're caught without injury to themselves
We promised our readers something
as to the result of the "4th of July" races,
this week, and here it is:
The running race was won by pony
belonging to Charley Wilton of this city
There were four entries, Larry Nugent's
horse coming in second best.
The gentlemen's driving race was won
by James McGratti's black horse, in con
test with several horses from abroad.
The trotting race was won by J. NJ
Weiser's "Abdallah Clay" stallion, readily
beating Stages Albert Lea horse, which
is known as fast trotter. Weiser's stall
lion is fine horse and has good record
as a trotter. 1t made the best time of the
day.
The CRoPs.-Reports as to the crops
are very conflicting Some farmers ave,
that the wheat will not be half a crop
while others think it will come on,
all right. The straw is not so heavy
as in former years, but our best and mos,
profitable yields have been during such
seasons. The barley crop was never bet.
ter, and the harvesting of this cereal is
now we'll under way. A. V. Ellis, Henry
Curtis and Samuel w. Rice commenced
cutting Monday. Oats aud corn could
hardly be improved. They have "per.
fectly splendid" appearance. Look on
the bright side, friends, and plant fewer
acres of wheat, and you will come out all
right.
We have solemn warning for all
little boys who like choke. cherries, and
who are not sure they have gizzard. We
know just how beautiful choke-cherrles
look to little boys, and though they have
lingering mighty puckery way with
them, yet we cannot, we'll, hardly ever,
blame little boys for eating just few
Well, now for the moral and warning
Mike Roach, the yard section boss at the
depot, has bright little boy who liked
choke cherries, and ate some one day
last week, and about midnight the same
day, the warning came, and the poor lit,
tie fellow was very sick, and besides suf
fering great deal, came near losing his
life. During this extreme hot weather,
great care is needed in regard to what
our children eat, as there is much more
danger now than in cooler weather, and
many stomach-ache can be prevented
by being careful. We know from expe.
rience, that it is impossible to watch our
children at all times in this respect, yet,
many times, words Of caution may be
remembered, and have the desired effect
-INsANE.-About six weeks ago, Mrs.
DR.. G.. L. Lewis lett Austin for Atchison
Kansas, TO visit her parents; soon after
arriving there, we learn, she wrote to her
husband, in this city, that she did not ex.
pect to return to him. The Dr., we I'm.
derstand, was much aggrieved at the news
since which time he has said he should
lose his reason, and at present writing,
he really seems to be out Of balance.
About two weeks ago, he began 10 talk
and act in strange manner, begging his
friends to send him to the insane asylum
and also to inform his wife Of his con,
dition. On Wednesday OF last week he
was adjudged insane by Drs. Squires and
HOLSTER, and on Thursday taken to the
Rochester asylum by Y. T. Cameron.
Report says that the reason Mrs. Levi:
left the DR.. was because he failed to pro
vide herself and infant child with thu
common necessaries of life. He is re
ported to be an excellent physician ani
surgeon, but lacking the energy and push
necessary to successful pra ctice. Hi
wife is said to be most excellent lady
and of good family, who reside ii
Atchison and we doubt not they persuaded
the daughter to come back 10 the father
house where there was enough and II