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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

f. c. 9. Ripley. E'q:
Take notice, that We, the undersigned, aP
pointed by the Judge Of tho District Court in
and Cor Mower County. Mimi, on,the 9th day
Of December, A. D. 1874 Commissioners to
meet and sppraise the damage to oil Of The
northwsat quarter Of tho northeast quarter Of
Section number three, Township number one
hundred and two north, Of Range eighteen
west, il said county, not laid out and pl; tied
~ Norgsu's Addition to tho village Of Aus
tin, MINI, Except = small piece be,o" g'ng to
J. B Yates caused by tho overflow Of water
thereon, by maintaining dam nine feet high
across the Cedar River. in said county, 1t Or
near tho line where Water street, in said vii
lage. erosses said river, and whore said dam
10 row loeated,on land Of one Job Engls,-met.
pursuant to said appointment. and duly as
sessel tho damage Aforesaid, AMI that We
she'll die our report thereon, AMI al papers
connected Herewith, In tho once Of the Clerk
Of the District Court IN and for said county,
on tho 18th day Of February, A. D. 1874.
Dated Jan. 15eh, 1874.
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05
For Sale Cheap.

4V1 0140 VUe8V'
I have for sale, very cheap, two good
secondhand Pianos-one of which has
been in use but a little more than one
year, and both have been very carefully
taken care Of Twill will by monthly pay.
ments, or give long time. For psrticu'
lars apply to ]. J. Hayes s. Bros.
1873 r. D. ARROTT
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

LAD1Es are you aware that Mr.. Knudson
keeps at the PARK PLACE, every article of
dress goods that may be required for the
most fashionable and elaborate toilet!
Certainly you should know it. An exami-
nation Of his store and stock, will afford
a real pleasure, whether you make pur.
chaAea ar not
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

DEtos Tanner, son Of the County
Commissioner Tanncr-has bought a quar-.
ter section joining the town Of Grand
Meadow, and some timber In the big
woods, near Spring Valley. He is busily
At work and by spring will bc already to
build fence around his purchase. lie
will brake large strip next summer, and
soon have nice home. He makes head
quarters 1T 3. F. Langworthy's.
ROBERT PALMER,-roccntly confined in
Jail here, On tic charge Of burgarly in Ian.
sing, made his escape last Friday evening.
Some disorlcrly chaps were taken to the
lookup that evening, by the police, who
in the haste and exigcnces Of the occasion,
did not exercise the usual prrcaution in
fastening the doors, and the fellow i'm.
proved his opportunity, and at this wri.
ting is still at large, although Sheriff
Baird and others are making close
search after him.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05
MRS. w. W. BROwxsON.

THERE will be 4 sociable of the Univer
salist Society, at the residence of Rev. s.
Wakefield, south side, on Thursday eve.
ming, February 18th, inst. A pleasant time
is anticipated, and the attendance should
be large.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

The Congregational sociable was held
last Friday evening at Deacon Decker's,
and was largely attended-cspecially by
the young folks. The Dcacon's is not
only acomfortable, but an attractive place.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

r. DUNBAR, Of Grand Meadow, keeps
''stif& upper lip because he has boil
on it, TT he is having lively trade, and
deserves It.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

The Temperance Meeting addressed
last Friday evening by Rev. w. w. Safer.
lee, was full and enthusiastic. Mr. 8. Is
a vigorous and radical thinker, and has a
wholesom hatred Of the liquor traffic, and
will no doubt materially strengthen the
cause to which he is devoting 80 large a
share Of his time. We acknowledge a
call at the Office from the reverend gen.
tleman, and regret that necessary absence
prevented Us from welcoming him In
person.
J.F. ATuERT0N, ESQ. has taken pos
session Of the railway eating house at the
depot Everything is being put into the
best possible condition for the comfort Of
guests. The attractions of this hitherto
observable popular place ofresort, will be
greatly increased, not only to the satisfac-
ton Of the travelling public, but to the
credit and material prosperity Of the city:
"Charles" will soon 60 over and take a
full days board for 40 cents, and after
wards-when ever he can do so on the sly
get lunch for nothing as he did at Lila
gers.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

B. F. LANawoRTHY, of GRAND Meadow;
started yesterday for Chicago, with a car
load of timothy seed. The article is
worth $3.12 in that market. Mr.. L. will
visit his old home in Princetown, ILL.,,
before he ret,1rns
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

soLNER & MORGAN, are preparing to 60
east again after goods, and are Offering
BARGAINS to their custOmors
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

PARTIES here have been buying oats in
Olmsted County, and hauling then. across
the country on sleighs. They cost Is cents
per bushel in the crib.
We have as fine sleighing as any coun'
try can a6ord-neither too much nor too
little. Business on runners is q fine
pleasure nowadays.
A FEW pa'rs Of NJ i~ses and Children 8
Congress Cutters for h"!fp~'ce ut
j. TRUESDELL'S
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05
DUSINE18 CAKDS.
r N. WHEAT, II. D.,

r N. WHEAT, II. D.,
Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon.
Once and Residence,
Cbr~er Of St. Paul and Mill Streets
s3yl Austin, Nlinnes0ee:
g P. THORNH1LI., NJ. D.,
Physician and Surgeon
oa... se,.h Sid. Of Public Square,
AUSTIN, y, M1NM1soTA:
TR ". l.. HOLLlSTER,
co,.er Of Naia and winsna: strsses,
Austin, Minnesota.
No CA..s. 7yl
mr. J. p. SQUIRES, late Of Blue
IL Earth City, respectfully inforns The
psSlis that As has permanently
LOCATED IN AUSTIN.
l@ss ever solnsr / Morgad's store. Resi-.
dsuss, drst door east OF the Public School
builli1e, whsse 10 nay b found to attend
promptly % aIt calls In the line Of his profss.
ol0n,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

Doors L. SHOES are selling withou,
regard to cost, ut TRUEsDELL's. ~
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05
Q. L. NENDIReoN. ". L. HBND1NS0l
7 EROY BANK,
Mower County, Minnesota.

II. Il. E10HU91SO1l &C 90 {,
NiIi buy and sell Foreign and Domestic Ex-
shaugs. Money loaned on Real Estate or COL
.teral security. Will do business on 20 favor.
abls terms ~ IN incorporated Bank.
CoRnEsPoNpHxTs AND RE1EREycEs.
City National Bank, Chicago; Gilchrist /
Co., McGregor; F. K. Graves, Pres't LIST Nat.
Dk, McGregor, also, Pres't G. b. L n. r. r.
Co.; Hon. 8. Morrill,, Pres't Peoples Bank,
Dssiioines, iowa; Z. r. Barron Brother.
Ka0rcpor 23~1
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

HILLS
Rheumatic Lininent
Good for Mt.,. d Beast!
Gu, e< RDEtMATlSN, NEURAL.
GA. CHlLLBLA]NS. STRAINS
BRUISES CUTS, BURNS, etc
NJ. !. Cuddy, Henry Walchiu. and h"seus
IT others in this city, will testify ~ t" it,
merite. For sale ut al tunes ut tho residence
Of A. HILL, north Of th" City Brewery, Aus
i'm. MINI. IONS
~ or MINNESOTA tOUN
- TY OF MOWER. 81.
The State IT Minnesota to ". q. Jones, lie
frn.lsnt.
Yuu arc hereby summoned tu he AMI appear
before tho undersigue.l, ono If the Justices Of
the Peace in and fur said county, On the 9Th
day Of February. 4. D. 1874. 1t 10 O'Clock IN
The forenoon. y, my office. in The First Ward
If the city # Austin, in said county. to ans
wer {" Hs"rge B. Hayes in civil action.
Should y..u fail t. appear 1T he time and
place aforesaid. Judgment will he rendered
against you upon the evidence adduced by
said George B. Hayes. fof such sum - he
shall show himself entitled to:
Given under my hand. TITS fsc day OF Janu-
". II. MERRIcK,
p34.t4 Justice Of the Pcace.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05
VICK'S
FLORAL GUIDE
FOR 1874.

100 PAGES; 500 ENaRAvINGs. and
COLORRD Plate. Published Quarterly,
1t IS cents Year. First No. for 1874, just
issued. h German edition ct same price.
Address, JAMES WICK, Rochester. N. 7.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05
e. O. WHEELER,

e. O. WHEELER,
(asessssor to PAGCE KNEELER;)
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND .
Dealer in Reai Estate.
OFFICE OVER ist NATL BANK
Austin. Mimi.
w. q. cRAKDALL. LAFAYETTE FRBNeu.
TRANDA1LL L FRENCH,
~ ATTORNEYS AT Law, Austin,
Minis. Othee In Bank Block; adjoining
Tn .xscRirf ONCE Collections aud other hos.
insss attended TO carefully and promptly.
A33NTS or THE RI Ma ms. co.
TWO. W. ROBINSON
~ REGISTEK OF DEEDS, Mower Co
MINI. Will examine titls,, pay taxes for non
residents, &e.
'Austin, Ninn., March 18th, 1871. II
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05
Ar Is. SLOCUM,

Dealer in Grain and Lumber, at Rose Creek,
MINI. New Lumber Yard just opened. Lam.
Dor, Lath and Shingles, constantly on hand.
Try me. 30
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

Russ B: DAVIS
General Agent Home Life lns. Co.
70, Southern Miunssota anl Northern Iowa.
Oh, LIT Dser esath II Ooart Hslse.
lily Austin. Minnesota.
A usrlS MILLS
"a e~.=a-ss-~. ,~s. -. 49,.
Tho only FIGURING Mill in
Austin.
kov1 EN0LE / CO.
n y. SMITH,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05
.. BANKS,
Cleaner, Renovation and
TAILOR.

Thirty years experiences in business gives
ne -eminencs over all competitors.
WORK DONE PROMPTLY.
Cutting in the Latest Styles.
Removs to Adams Street, (wost Of baptist
Chprch\ Auitin. MINI. 23tf
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-02-05

AUSTIN, MINI.
Groceries & Provisions.
A,ss-Aeent for the st. Joe Pillow, nanafao-
ured At Nisha wcka, Iud. 46tf
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
Something Worth Knowing.

Every little while, writes corre- spondent, we read in the papers of some one who has stuck rusty nail into his foot, or knee or hand, or some other portion of his person, and that lockjaw has resulted therefrom, of which the patient died. If every person in the world was aware of perfect remedy for all such wounds, and would apply it, then all such reports must cease. But although we can give the remedy, we cannot enforce the application. Some will not employ it because they think it too simple others have no faith in it when they read it while others often think such a wound of small account and not worth fussing over, until it is too late to do any good. Yet all such wounds can be healed with out such fatal consequences as follow them. The remedy is simple, almost always on hand, and can be applied by any one, and what is better, it is infalli- ble. It is simply to smoke such wound, or any wound or bruise that is indamed, with burning wool or woolen cloth. Twenty minutes in the smoke of wool will take the pain out of the worst wound, and repeated once or twice, it will allay the worst case of infamrna- tion arising from wound we ever saw. People may sheer at the Gold woman s remedy" as much as they please, but when they are afflicted, just let them try it. It has saved many lives and much pain, and is worthy of being printed in letters of gold and put up in every home,
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11

have gone down on my knees to that dog and said prayer to him.
 Presently some one went to take the child, but Harry was on Lis feet at once.
 "Nebody but me- he said, under his breath and, did you ever see father lift the little dead child he had loved best of all 7? We'll, that was the way he did it; holding it up for a moment, as if praying in his heart, and I don't doubt he was. Then the little estray nestled and opened her eyes, and said, sleepily:
 70, Baby a0aS so hungry, with that pretty little intonation of voice which was her gift, and with which she touched hearts.
 And Ponto-if there ever was dog language, that creattife talked inees- sanity. I've no doubt he told us the whole story, how he had suddenly be- come impressed that Baby was lost, how he had searched and found her, and then seeing rockets and lights, had mounted his rocky sentry-stand and called us to come. And we under stood it as we'll as we could, we poor humans.
 I wonder if Ponto has forgotten it ? No, sir, there was look in his eye that said just then, dogs are not like men, they never forget.
 We'll, sir, you don't wonder I love this dear, old fellow, do you ?- Youths Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
How a Farmer Saved his Crops.

MT. M. Connolly, an enterprising farmer living on the banks of the Red river, five miles north of Breckenridge, informs the Fergus Falls (Minn.) AdUo- cate that the grasshoppers settled on his sixty-acre field of grain one day, and after walking round his fields 8 short time, and feeling pretty blue, he concluded to try the effect of smoke upon them. The prairie to the wind ward of his grain had not been burned last season, and he applied the match to the old grass, which, together with the grown crop, is admirably adapted to the purpose of raising smoke. The result justified his smost sanguine hopes. No sooner did the smoke overspread the field than the " varmints rose like a cloud but very naturally settled down again just bey ond the reach of the smoke.
 This experiment. determined his course. Every fifteen or twenty rods ground that had been occupied by movable fence, as each successive years breaking was added to his field. He put his team to work hauling straw from an old strawstack, and hauling it along at 1nGorVa4S III GneSo uuOcCupleu strips. When the whole field was thus made ready, the match was applied as simultaneously as possible at all points. The grasshoppers rose in great swarm, and lowered over the field. They tried to settle in places, but the smoke was too much for them. The team was kept at work adding damp straw from the stack to all the smudges.
 The fight, which began in the after noon, was kept up till night, and Mir. Connolly was ready to renew it on the following morning. The hoppers left his fields, and MT. o. saved his crop.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
All About Eggs.

A writer in the Medical Journal, dis coursing on dyspepsia, says : We have seen dyspeptics who suffered untold tor ments with almost very kind of food, and torments of which they did tell after some medicines given for relief. No liquid could be taken without suf- fering. Bread became a burning acid. Meat and milk were solid and liquid fires. We have seen these same suf- ferers trying to avoid food and drink, and even going to the enema syringe for sustenance. And we have seen their torments pass away and their hunger relieved by living upon the white of eggs, which had been boiled in bub- bling water for thirty minutes. At the end of a week, we have given the hard yolk of the egg with the white, and upon this diet alone, without fluid of any kind, we have seen them begin to gain flesh and strength and refreshing sleep. After weeks of this treatment they have been able, with care, to begin upon other food. And all this, the writer adds, without taking medicine. He says that hard boiled eggs are not half so bad as half boiled ones, and ten times as easy to digest as raw eggs, even in egg-nog.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
The Goldfish,

In consequence of the complaints made by the inhabitants of the extreme north of Norway, East Finmark, that the newly instituted whale fishery off their coast was destroying their means of subsistence, the cod fishery, the Norwegian Government sent Prof. Sars to inquire into the matter. The chief complaint was that the fish called cape lau, unless they were driven into shoEe as food by the whales, kept out in the deep sea, and that the cod were so sen sitive to impurity that the least sus. picion of blood or fatty substance on the water drove them to a distance. The professor has spent the whole sum mer in the district, and has examined the bodies of freshly harpooned whales nearly every day, which he has found to be almost without exception blue whales, species that never hunts the capelau. The failure of the cod fishery therefore has no connection with the killing of the whales.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
A Mysterious Playmate.

The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press con- tributes the following singular story to the "mysterioiis literature now oc- cupying the attention of the press to so
 great an extent
 A story of such occurrences has re-
 gently been related to us, and if it were permissible to give names, they would give much weight to the statement.
 The facts come to us through only two mouths from the actors. A family removed from country village into Boston, and occupied house compara- lively new, and in modern part of the city. The children soon began to tell their parents of boy who came to play with them in the street or in their play room, and of what he said and did, and how he looked. The parents never saw the boy, and finally bade the children bring him in some day to see them. The answer was, "Oh, we can't; he goes right away" Being told the next time he came to the house to let them know, the children did so but, as they said, he had "gone right away ]" when the parents reacked the play room. This went on for some time, greatly to the wonder and perplexity of the parents the children, simple, and matter of fact, thought nothing strange of it. One day they reported to their father that their playmate, now we'll known by name, told them his father and mother were going to Europe in a few days, and he gave their names and the vessel they would sail by from New York. The gentleman, without saying anything, went to New York, found such names on the steamers list. went to the dock on the day of the sailing, sought out the persons, and inquired if they had 8 boy of such age and de- scriptiQn as his children had related to him. With great emotion they replied, "We had such 8 boy, but he is dead :; why do you ask ?" Further conversa- tion convinced them and the Bostonian that the spirit of their darling boy, never seen by those who knew and loved him, was frequent visitor to the house of perfect strangers, and seen and talked with by the children of others. What was the result is not known to us; whether or not, upon the return home of the Bostonian, any att tempt was made to open eommunica- tion with the spirit boy for his parents, or even whether or not the "spirit was again seen ; but the facts here given went far to overturn his disbelief in the possibility of the return of the soul in bodily appearance, on the part of the clear-headed, devout and gray haired man, to whom the tale was told by his lifelong friend, the Bostonian himself, and through whom the story comes to us.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
4 Molly Mcguire.

For time the papers were filled with accounts of desperate acts committed by the Molly Maguires in the coal re- gions of Pennsylvania. A correspond ent of the New York World, who visited the locality, says: This Molly Mcguire business is all imagination. There is no such organization. There is certain amount of lawlessness in the coal and iron country of this State at all times, but as to any organized body of rioters there is none. Let nae give you picture of Molly. He is tall, overgrown, lazy, shiftless sort of a person who could not thrive in any country from the fact that he don't want to. Honest miners and working men have given him that name, and they use it to let him know that he is a lazy, careless man, unworthy the name of 8 miner. In every section these idlers are to be met. Generally they are fond of rum and when drunk they fight and quarrel among themselves, the same as vagabonds do in any quarter of the globe.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11

Taken as 8 whole 8 pill is a good thing, but it is bitter to chew.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
NO. p.
The Highland Costume.

The Highland costume, says the
 Danbury NeaOs man in letter from
 Scotland, is common in Inverness, but it is not a common garb to the people.
 It is worn mostly by the gentry in the
 hunting season, and is 8 favorite garb
 with the Duke of Edinburg when in
 the Highlands. The measure adopted
 after the rebellion of tho clans in favor of Prince Charles Edward, prohibiting clan meetiEge and the clan dress, struck the death blow to the most picturesque masculine costume ever in vogue, from Adam to Dr. Mary Walker. Quite fro~ quently. however, meet some farmer in the kilt and stockings, and there are a few in the Highlands who wear them the year around. They are not a most comfortable dress in these breezy, wet autumn days. and are much less in the winter when these hills and moors arc covered with snow and keen frosty wind sweeps through the glens. The dress consists now of sack coat-instead of the plaid waist of former times and the long plaid wrapped about the body for protection-a kilt or yard or two of tartan gathered in tucks at the up per edge and wound about the hips,
 and fastened at the waist, and of sufi- cient width to permit it to reach within ono or three inches of the knees. Un- der this IS a pair of muslin or woolen drawers of sufficient length to cover the thighs, but hardly long enough to be reassuring to the sensitive observer on 9 windy day. From these drawers to the tops of the stockings, which come nearly up to the knees, the legs are bare, and are exposed to all kinds of weather. Yet the wearers do not suffer from the exposure, any more than one does from having his face uncovered. I can understand this with those who were brought up in the dress and wear it the year round, but how those who adopt it only occasionally, and the autumn hunting season being one of the occasions, keep comfortable these chilly days, is beyond my cemprehen- sion. It is not dress adapted to blaekberrying, nor to a mole on the 1 leg.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
The Labor Question.

Hon. Fernando Wood, of New York, in an address on the agricultural inter- ests of the country, concluded his re- marks as follows
 The subject is one of vast propor- tions. The United States already pre- sents a strange anomaly, growing out of even the first stages of a social cri- sis. We have now few native born American laborers. In the Eastern and Middle States field labor is altogether performed by foreigners. An American woman is rarely found in the kitchen of our citizens, and seldom known to do any ordinary household work for hire for others. So with an American farm CT, it is difficult for him to keep his sons at home to aid him in farm du- ties. The first thought is good edU- cation, and the second better position and more profitable occupation. With these objects in view, the sons of farm CTS scatter to the village or to the city, and enter upon the more expansive and troublesome sea of city life, where moral and physical shipwreck so often overtakes them. The dear, old, quiet, happy homestead is deserted for dazzling but deceptive illusions, which, though sometimes found real, are more frequently but vain mockeries, leading to death and destruction.
 If from any cause the European i'm migration, upon which we now rely for a supply of the laboring element, should cease, what would be the effect upon values in this country? Who can estimate it? Already political econo- mists are looking to the East for a sub- stitute. The more ignorant Cooley, or the ss Heather Chinee," or the other even yet more degraded classes which overflow the population of the Indies, are now sought for as final depend ence when European sources fail to furnish the requisite supply.
Connecticut western news., 1874-12-11
M, &CO
 ARE SATISFIED. First, With having brisk trade,

End, Our Customers are the Class that pay for their Goods and are pleased with our prices.