Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-07-20

We were at Leroy recently and We saw
much that pleased us. There is substan-
ti,l character and business i'll that little
city. Contact with the citizens imprcsses
one with the feeling that they are intclli-
gent, cultivated, refined. An observation
OF their homes and surroundings has Il
tendency to convince one that they make
some true estimate of the value of living
comfort without extravaganza, and self:
! respect without ostcntation, seem to lie
their genuine characteristics. They are
socia: without being sycoplIan,ic, and po-
lite without uraying the vulgarity Of
manncrisn. For wEolt-he:l! ted hospital
ty and cordial friendship we chccfully
! commend the citizens Of Leroy. lc-
Gated in the midst Of Il rich agricultural
district it has become Il general market
place ard the focus Of in extensive trade.
1t is true that wherever the conlmodiiic.
vi il country arc marketed, there also do
The people purchase their supplies, and
illustrating this principle We find capa-
ci",,s stores and extensive business houses
1T Leroy. The Banking House Of g. l..
Henderson & Co., has become one Of great
benefit to the citizens and a source Of ex-
lcnsivc inccmc to the proprictors. 1t has
Il solid touEtlation in the character Of the
men who manage it, and it enjoys the full
tcst confidence Of similar institutions all
over the country. Mr.. Avery, Mr.. McCon-
nell, Mr.. Hayes, Mr.. Larrabec, and others
with whom we are unacquaintcd arc I'll,
gagged in the sale of Dry Goods, Groceries
Boots, Shoes, Drugs, SC, while Messrs.
Allen, Martz, Trask, Corbitt, Ball, and
others, sell Hardware, Tinwarc, Furniture
Wagons, Carriages, and all kinds of Farm
Machinery. The different trades arc well
represented 10y skillful mechanics, like
Porter, MCGEE, Wilkins, Bowers, Bevier
Swasey, Hange, Davis, Campbell, Craig
Blood and Jones.
! Hon. ]. NJ. Wyckof has monopoly OF
The legal business, and he transacts it t.
the satisfaction of all who employ him
lie is one Of those good na'urcd sensible
square men that impart character to I
town, and make its business honorable
aud lucrative. LcKoy needs him fo
much the same purpose that Il governor
is needed on steam engine. to regulate
its working and make it uniform ant
equable.
: Professor A. II. Tuttlc has charge of tl,'
department of intellectual development
AID he performs his duties faithfully
making the Public School one Of the hes
in this section of the State.
!, OF the work of the churches it is scarce
~ proper for secular newspapers to 50.
much, because 1t has to do with those 81
lent but subtle forces which control il
the domain Of morals through their ow
Il potency and achieve results through Il,
Il employment Of processes not always al
y piled to the common transactions of lit'
Yet we may say that they are we'll supper
l. cd and are Il credit to the community.
J. Any notice Of this thriving place wi
y be noticeably imperfect if it does not il
. clude the C.swell House, kept by Mr.. ,
% b. Hall. The building was erected seve
al years ago, by the liberal, public spirite
l. citizen whose name it bears. He has Son
d but his work survives him, in consequent
- of which he is held in grateful rcmel
y brance and will he, so long Us 1eR"y Ii;
u u place on the map OF the State. Mr.. Hal
} the proprietor, is one of those fortuna
T. mortals whose advent to this life VAS
~ tended not only by fortunate circunsta
70 ccs, but was hailed with rejoicing. Til
81 is evident from Ills equablc temper, chez
y full disposition, and urbane manner
~ Whether it rains or SHOWS, it is alwa
- pleasant weather in his region. No hi
~ ter whether fortune favors or frowns, i
" countenancc is perpetually serene. lie
L. Of himself constantly renewing founta
~ Of good hum0r, which flows out>and h;
= ,iSc> all who come within the reach Of
~ influence. But since the mimi depen
20 to great degree, fer its pleasure, up
ny the condition of the body, Mr.. Hall II,
tects nothing in the arrangements vi
. house, OF in the supply Of his table viii
=. ~ is needed 10 refresh or to comfort the pl
steal man. The Caswell House is an