Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-11-23
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.

A NEW railroad depot building is be-
ing constructed at Lanesboro.
The town OF Sleepy Eye Lake, Brown
County, has procured new fire engine.
The steam mill at Sank Centeris turn
ing out 225 barrels of flour every twenty
four hours.
Two deaths from diphtheria occurred
last W. elk in family living three miles
from jackson.
OVER $4,000 gallons of amber cane
syrup has been made in Morristown,
Rice County, this season.
THOMAS ALLEN was run over bv cars
at Brainerd, recently, and was so severely
injured that he died soon after.
1t is rep orted that diphtheria prevails
in very malignant form among the
Indians on the White Earth reserva-
ton.
The Republic is informed that farm
in Jackson County has raised corn crop
which Yielded SO bushels of shelled corn
to the acre.
CAPT. D. W. JOHNS, of Glencoe, was
thrown from his horse the other day and
had one of his wrists and q shoulder
blade fractured.
MANY cattle, and even COWS giving
milk, are killed for beef, at many points
in the state, owing to the scarcity and
high price of feed.
OSCAR 1AvA11E, young Canadian,
was found dead in the court house at Lit
tie Falls few days ago. Heart disease
is the supposed cause.
A CATHOLIC CHURCH is to be built in
Benson, Swift County, 36x60, % feet
front, to cost s., 900. The lumber has
already been purchased.
OWING to long continued muddy
roads, borses are now being afflicted
with mud fever. Thorough washing
and cleansing of the legs is the remedy.
The Hastings Gazette reports that the
sorghum crop in that vicinity is failure
this season, the protracted rains having
! taken out the sweetness, the pitch turn
ing red.
In Petersburg, recently, Mrs. Bakman,
wife of a Belgian settler, was thrown
from wagon, the wheels passing over
and crushing her SO badly that she died
in short time.
J. NEsBu, of Red Wing, who received
bullet in his leg from the accidental
discharge of a pistol, on the 31st of
October last, is reported to be in very
critical condition. The ball has not been
found.
A YOUNG man by the name of Martin
Baldwin, residing at Chester, had his
clothing caught in a threshing machine,
recently, which drew his arm into the
machinery and mangled it in frightful
manner.
A 3.YEAR.o1D son Of Mr.. Lorraine, of
the Mantorville Express, by fall the
other day, had his left arm crushed at
the elbow. It was very bad fracture,
and the best that can be hoped for,
probably is stiff elbow.
Four towns in Lyon County, namely,
Lake Marshall, Lynd, Clifton and Fair
view have voted bonds in aid of the
Minneapolis and st. Louis Railroad.
There are only ten votes in the four
towns against the bonds.
Mr.. GEORGE MCLEOD, brother of
Martin Mcleod, after whom our county
was named, died suddenly from conges-
ton of the lungs, q. his home in st.
Peter. He leaves a wife and daughter
to mourn his ]oss.-Glencoe Register.
SOME forty natives of Vermont, now
resident in Waseca, held their first
annual meeting last week. The organi-
zatlon is for the purpose of social enjoy
ment and to perpetuate the memory
of their nativity ir the Green Mountain
state.
s. HoDGK1Ns, of Freedom, Waseca
County, says he has threshed ri ght along
for the last two weeks, and has found
stacks in fair condition. He found but
little wet wheat in the bottom of stacks,
and generally the wheat came out in
good condition.
Two-TH1RDs of the wheat about New
UIm is still in stack, and, according to
the st. Peter Tribune, most of it is sur
rounded by water. There Is plenty of
hay in the county, together with other
produce, but the condition of the roads
prevents all movement.
Hon. CLARK w. THOMPSON, of Wells,
SAYS his stock farm OF 5000 acres at
Wells, with 700 head of horned cattle,
including $50 mich COWS, 400 hogs, 10
horses aud lot of sheep is more trouble
than railroad, but takes less money to
r1n it.-Momkato Tree Press.
A 9YEAR-o1D boy at Morris named
Davis Was fooling with loaded revolver,
recently, and before he got through with
it he accidentally put a bullet through
the eye Of another lad who was playing
with him. Moral: Always keep shoot
ing irons within the easy reach of chill
dren.
Lucky Days.