Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-31
OUR HARVEST FIELD.

OUR HARVEST FIELD.
Ed Keller is home again in Hokah.
Owatonna claims building improve
ments of $4,000 for 1884.
The County Commissioners of Hous-
ton County are elected at large
The Rochester Post talks about 40
below zero o. the night of the Gath,
Hon. Milo White is at his home in
Chatfield. where he will spend the holi
days.
"A meeting of editors of Southern
Minnesota has been called for December
Both, at Tracy.
There were 1904 births in Minnesota
in 1899; in 1883, 80. ILL., Deaths, 1882, 49,
1893; 1883, 1O,7O4.
The Southern Minnesota Poultry
and Pet Stock fair will be held at R6ch
ester beginning on Jan. 1st.
w, j. Whipple, of the Winona Her.
aid, took his departure Dec. 10th for Cal
ifornia, where he goes for health bene-
fit.
The editor of the Blue Earth City
Post s'would like few bushels of she'll
ed corn from some delinquent subscrib
err"
H. R. Smith, of Rochester town
ship, recently killed ten hogs, which,
when dressed, weighed an average of 1876
pounds.
The banging of the 33 Indians at
Mankato in 1865 will be represented at
the New Orleans Exposition, at a point
near the Mexican entrance to the exhibit
ton.
"A hymn as written:
"Welcome, sweet day of rest,
That saw the Lord arise;
Welcome to this reviving breast
And these rejoicing eyes,"
AND AS SUNG BY OUR CHOIR.
"Waw-kaw, swaw. daw aw waw,
Thaw saw, thaw law, aw waw,
Waw-kaw, taw, thaW. raW-vAW-VaW Draw
Aw thaw raw-jaw.saw nw.'-Arg0ndut.
Touching.
"A Chicago Tribune Des Moines specia,
says: Attorney General Mcpherson re-
turned Sunday from a week at North
wood, Worth county, where he has beer
taking dispositions in the case of the PEG
pie against the Central Iowa Railroad
The Railroad Commissioners have order
ed the Central to operate their line tt
Northwood. and the neglect to do so is tn,
occasion of the present complaint ant
prospective action in the courts.
Mrs. V. G. Holmes. proprietress of tn
Clarendon farm creamery, and r. u
Holmes butter packer of this city hat
some inviting looking butter on exhibition
produced by these parties has gained
wide reputation for its excellence. an,
that on exhibition, made up as it was in
to fanciful shapes representing fruits
flowers, etc., looked esp; cially inviting
Oloat0nnG Herald.
The Lanesboro Journal tells the fol
lowing touching story of tramp" pu
let: "As the freight train from the cas-
pulled up at the Lanesboro station, Nj
Amos Newell discovered full grow
pullet clinging to cross-beam under
freight car. He pulled it off, receivin
several picks from the bird, who SCENE
bound to go to Dakota. Mr. Delphi
thinks the pullet must have come fro1
some place in the vicinity of Milwaukee
as the train came directly through Ii
Crosse. Miss pullet must have been I
roost on the Car whenit was pulled out
: a way station. Mr.. Newell thinks ever,
thing of the chicken"
-Chatfield has contributed its share
J.. the public men of the state. In the pi
: neer days of the Northwest that pla<
i was favorite stamping ground for mar
- of the gentlemen who have since tillt
Z positions of honor and trust Dick Jon
j of Rochester, the Jumbo of the Demo
1 racy; Gen. James Fl. Baker; H. w. He
= ley. the poet and civil engineer (now
Winnebago City,: Gen. J. II. Bishop. Ms
e Cleveland and several other men Of pro1
8 inence were all more or less in Chatie
v in the closing years of the ffties, 81
!, young set of fellows. The Rebellit
Il gave them their opportunity and broug
!. them into the active service-military al
pOlitiCal-Of their state and country.
Pioneer Press.
l. Why should the "P. P" so cruelty ne
e lect to mention Milo? Is he not ''pu
# lie man" who fills position of "hon
l. and trust?"