Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-07-27
NEWS AND NOTIONS.

Fillmore county.
Lacrosse was the first city to send
aid to New.Ulm.
-Giteau is pronounced as though it
was spelled Gitto.
State Fair at Rochester Sept. 5th to
10th, both dates inclusive.
Rochester paid the last dollar Of her
school Indebtedness last week.
The Dakota grasshoppcrs will not
diminish the yield of wheat per cent.
The Collectors Office has finally
been permanently located at Albert Lea.
DIR. Luke Miller, a respected citizen
of Fillmore county for many years, died
at Lanesboro July 18th.
The St. Cloud Journal was % years
old last Thursday, and w. B. Mitchell
makes it good paper.
The Standard predicts an average
yield of not over ten bushels of wheat to
the acre in Freedom county this year.
An exchange says the tax lists IN this
state, the first publication not appearing
before July 10th, are pronounced illegal.
The generous Winonians have SUBJ
scribed over $4,000 for the relief of the
sufferers by the dreadful cyclone at New
Ulm.
j. G.. Easton has 5000 head of sheep
on his farm near Chatfield. Last year
they yielded him net profit Of 81 per
head.
The State Board of Health will hold
a Sanitary Conference in Albert Lea,
commencing Sept. 7th, and continuing
two days.
Preston Republican of 21st says The
wheat crop will turn out better in the
vicinity of Preston than many farmers
predicted.
Freedom county has organized Coal
Mining Co. for the purpose Of carrying
on the work of mining for coal IN Free
born township.
Southern Minnesota is to have anoth.
er poor wheat crop this year. 1t may be
little better than last year, but that is
not saying much.
-Du teachers hav any rights that
School Bords are bound to respect?
A specimen Of the new spell of the
Pennington Press.
kentucky is the banner state after
all. A woman residing in Jackson
county recently gave birth to seven
children at one time.
"A second telegraph wire is being put
up on the Southern Minnesota line be-
tween Lacrosse and Wells. A much
needed improvement.
Albert Lea has sent five mechanics
to New Ulm with Instructions to remain
one month, their services to be paid by
the Albert Lea Board of Trade. Com
mendable.
The passenger rates on the main line
of the Illinois Central railroad were re.
duced the 1st of July from 311e TO 3 cents
per mile, and on the Waterloo aud Mona
branch the tariff has been raised to
cents per mile.-Charles CITY advocate.
-"Atter the 25,h," says Vennor, II
expect cool to cold wave, with further
storms, and in some sections fall-like
weather" We should say, let her wave.
Bloomington Press.
We do.
Austin, Mower county, was visited
with cyclone on Saturday evening, the
4th. Buildings, trees and fences were
torn dOwn.-St. Peter Tribune.
1t was hardly cyclone, MIR. Tribune
only gentle zephyr at play.
The editor of the Lime Springs
Tribune says "he has lived to eat the
chicken that scratched over the grave of
every black guard that has ever op posed
him" We shouldn't relish grave. yard
chicken, Henry.
"A Charles City girl stuffed the arm
Of an old coat with hay, placed it arc und
her waist and sat near a window in the
evening. The other girls In tue neighbor
hood are dying with envy.-Mason City
Republican.
Wonder if the boys are envious.
The chinch bugs, during the past
few days Of hot weather, having recruited
their armies to an innumerable multitude,
made destructive flank mo vement upon
most of the farms in Fillmore county last
week, and so effectively did they get in
their work that the farmers fed in dis
may, withdrawing their harvesters, many
Of them thinking the grain would not be
worth cutting. Republican, LIST,
g. w. Sanborn has been promoted to
superintendent of the I. s. D. and s. G.. &
D. Divisions OF the great Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul lines-his promotion
to take effect from and after July 1st,
1881. We not only congratulate MI. San.
born, but The company, on securing to
this responsible position the best and
most energetic railroad man in the whole
Northwest Mason CITY Express.
-Mankato Revieu: Mr.. D. B. Owen
rece ived, on Friday morning, from DR..
| Wedge, the new collector for This district,
AAV appointment VI NOAASNAOA AOA luA0 uASl"
sion. Mr.. Owen held the position under
Mr.. Smith, and being a Jealous edherent
of Mr.. Dunnell, his disappointment indi-
Gates that the feud Of last fall in the
Republican party is not to be perpetuated,
and the still more significant fact that
Mr.. Dunnell retains the controlling influ.
ence with the new collector, the two
deputies so far appointed being from
among his followers.
The St. Peter Tribune says that Judge
Clark of the supreme court has rendered
an interesting decision IN the matter Of
assaults. If A. assaults B., A. can 60
before justice and have himself arrested
and duly fined. But the test of all is that
these proceedings on the part of A. will
not prevent B. from having him arrested
and fined. The fine paid by A. when he
informs on himself is not deducted from
the fine imposed in case B. afterwards has
him arrested. The only advantage that
| A. would gain bv informing on himself Is