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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
How 70 Sleep.

Many persons get into habit of wake
fulness at night, which is often very wear
ing, and always annoying and uncomfort
able. Some cannot go to sleep till the
''small hours" Of night; others will wake
at three or tour in the morning, and cau-
not coax, sleep again until it is just break.
FIST time. A writer on sleep recommends
such wakeful ones to try the effect of
change. Go into another room, or move
the bed in.o different position, or lie
with tile head in another direction. If you
arc lying on a high pillow, fling it away;
if your head is low, raise it. 1fyou have
besn trying;to sleep without light, strike
one IF otherwise, cxtinguish it. II other
means fail, leave the bed and take q chair
Wakefulness is often easily traced to ply
steal Causes But il one cannot sleep as
much as>he thinks hc requires, don't Lei
him worry oyer it or think he must nee
essarily. be sick in consequence Lack Of
sleep is bad, but discomfort IS worse. Le
every one be thank full for such amour
Of sleep as he can obtain, and not fret be
cause it is not more. -.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
HON. VI. II. DCESELL.

1t will be seen by the report of,hc Coun-
ty Convention, published elsewhere, that
the delegates from this county were ill.,
structed to cast the vote Of the county for
Hon. Fl. NJ. Dunnell. However inharmo-
Nous the Convention may have been upon
other points, there was very general agree
ment upon this. Mr.. Dunncll has Qf any
one has led) been the leading member from
our State, and he has developed, it seems,
an especial aptitude for attending to the
wants Of his frontier, prairie constituency.
lie has, moreover, Il remarkable knack OF
getting measures through for the relief OF
the advancement Of the people whom lt
represents. Mr.. Dunncll is 4
high-minded' honorable Christian gen
,lcman with private character above re-
proach and political record which hi:
political opponents have tried in vain t.
Observation-Disclosures Advance.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
+ LYING HQTClIKlSS.

The public will remember that when
We opened our BRowSsDALE DEPART.
NEET some three weeks ago, Hotchkiss
published in the form Of a letter, state
ment to the effect that we had agreed to
advertise the business Of certain parties
there and take our pay in what was term
ed political support" He also made the
pretended letter the subject Of very sour.
rilous editorial comment Indignant at
such gross misrepresentation, twenty-one
Of our patrons united in communication
to the TRANSCRIPT, ard it was published
two weeks ago, suitably oharacterizing
Hotchkiss, and denying. his false state
ments. Not content with having invented
and published a lie, and not feeling in the
least Inundated by the singing rebuke
which he received on account Of it, in his
last issue he alleges that "HarwOod wrote
himself q communication from Browns
dale" &C., and in substance repeats his
first statement that we "bartcrcd ADVERT
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
That Likeness.

There are but few Editors who are vain
enough to print wood-cut representations
of themselves in their own papcr,-in fact
we think Hotchkiss is the only one in
Minnesota that has ever presented his own
likeness in that way, and his innovation
would MERIT the contempt OF the Journal
istic Fraternity, were it not that in its form
and its attitude the picture is a remarkably
accurate likeness of the Editor of the Re-
publican. In addition to its faithful rep.
resentation of his assininc qualities, it
suitably lntimates the total pcrversion OF
his moral sensibility and deepcns the gen.
eral conviction that lie is incapable OF
speaking the truth under any circums'an
ees. He has represented himself in his
true character, and lie will be recognized
by all who ever saw HIM.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
A TOady.

Tharc is kind Nv ekonomy that don't
pay it IL the kind that people resort to
after they have sQuandcred all tlcir nun.
ny. The man who liycs the life Of 4 toady
is kind ov human spit.box. A gentle.
man kant hide his true character emmy
more more than loafer KAN Peace IL
what VIC long for, and what we git tired ov
the quickest. The man who can control
hiz wants IL the only one who can control
his happiness The man who yu can fiat
ter, yu can abuse at yure leisure. Epi
tatfs are like clrkuss bills, there IL crate
deal in tho bills that il never performed
1t don't pay to he mean; no man ever dur
q mean thing yet without being dlssatis
fed with it. All ov the successful vice!
hayc made their debut under cover o,
some one of the yirtcws. Ccrimonys il
society are absolutely necessary to pre-
serve good order; most people have III
other idee Of good breeding than cerc
monys.-Josh Billings.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

sing space for political support" which Is
not only false in every particular, but 4
libel upon twenty-five mc,f--good citizens
Of the Village Of Brownsville. 1Atchkiss
is known to be a common liar. and we
seldom notice anything which lie says, so
long us it relates to no one but cursclf.
He is displsed by all who arc intimately
acquainted with him, and he merits the
contempt Of all honorable men, and yet
the old villain is member Of a Christian
church!-a ravcnous wolf in fold Of ten
der lambs
The following are tho names signed to
the communication which the old naiscae-
ant says that we wrote, viz:
4 L. Sleeper & Son II. Harris
T. P. Bull =. E. Billings
J. N. Priest Bacon & Lawrence
II A. Brown Jens Jcpscn
McKcnnctt Bros. A. H. Marsh
.John G.. Sanborn E.E. 81: A. Tanner
G. J. Shnrtt f. j. St'mson.
Atcn & Muncy A. u. Brown.
J. NJ. Weiser
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
CORRESPONDENCE

WooDlAwS, Nay 3otth, 1876.
Ep1ron TnAHscR1Pr !. M O.
/ Sin: Seeing your request for items
in last weeks paper, { send you The fol.
lowing:
The crops in this vicinity arc coming
forward rapidly.
l hear that Mr.. johnson is soon to build
a house aud barn on the Shaffncr place.
Our farmer Teacher Mr.. o. L. Gibbons
and his excellent wife will start to-mor-
row for their home in the Empire State.
Last Friday tho Sunday School gave I. a
Pic Mic in recognition Of their services
and as an expression Of the esteem in
which, they are held. Mr.. Gibbons made
brief address, to which fearful eyes and
throbbihg hearts responded more eloquent
" than, could words from mortal lip.
"God bless. YOU was the silent prayer
of every heart
The summer term Of school has begun
with Miss Brown Of Austin rs teacher
We expect successful summers work.
Much Interest is being developed in the
Sunday School under the Saperintend
cnce of Nfr: Richardson: Pic library j:
being rcplcnishcd, and VIC have sent fo'
lesson leaves, and singing books.
Last Saturday ~ rover passet
through here with 900 sheep, on his way
to Rock County, Mimi, and e,tti'grant'
with their Prainc 'SchOoncrs arc passin:
Westward daily.
The Centennial and Black Hills feve
which lately threatened to depopulate thi
community has abatcd very much. Their
are not many who desire either to be hun,
bugged or 20 be scalpcd.
| SCircO1s- GIRL
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
SENATOR CONKLING.

A spccla! effort is being made just now
10 make it appear that it is impossible to
elect Republican President unless we
Can carry the State Of New York and that
that State can be carried by no Republi-
can candidate except Senator Conkling.
We think Mr.. Conklings friends arc all
wrong in their premises and in their con-
illusions. II is not at all certain that New
York is democratic, nor that its electoral
vote is essential to republican success, nor
that Mr.. Conkling can get more votes there
than Mr. Blaine, or Mr.. Br;stowr or Mr..
Washburnc. The people Of the Empire
State will vote for any candidate not per
sonally Objectionable, who fairly repre-
sents their opinions, and in this particu-
lar Mr.. Conkling is no more closely allied
20 New York than is either Of the three
gentlemen above named. We are not so
familiar with the record Of the Utica Sen
ator rs to enable US to speak with great
confidence, but we have long regarded
him as being very closely connected with
that class of leading men who regard the
welfare Of the country as Of not much
greater consequence than their own, and
for that reason we had not supposed that
he was very great favorite with his con-
:stituency. No one doubts Senator Conk-
liny'5 ability, but many fear that his nomi>
nation would not be sufficiently signitii-
can't Of purpose to reform. Unless the
Cincinnati Convention shall give US can
didates who have in the midst Of all this
corruption, not only kept clear of it them.
selves. but warned others and thus sought
to protect the Nation, we need not hope
to win the next Presidential election.
Party ties are not strong enough to bind
Republicans to the support of any ticket,
that does not mean genuine and thorough
reformation, and they ought not TO be.
We believe that Republican rule should
b. continued, nay, that it Is essential to
the perpetuity Of the government, but the
administration of no party can be more
certainly destructive Of free government
than is the present management of public
affairs. Every patriot would much prefer
TO sec his country dismembercd and de-
stroyed under the leadership of known
rebels than to have it 60 down in disgrace
by tic insidious treason Of its pretended
friends. Mr.. -Conkling may be-, and. fol-
aught we know, he is, pure statesman
but his affiliations arc not such as to in
spirc the fullest confidence. that, as Prcsi
dent he would do allthat may be done t
correct present abuses and make them i'm
possible under his administration. I
were better that the Den: ocrats should wiz
the next election than that the Republi
cans should repeat the abuses that the!
have prac,iccd during the last four years
but it is the duty Of the Cincinnati Con
vention to prevent the happening Of eithe
calamity, by choosing suitable men 70
the offices to be filed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
First publication June lst.]
0TATE or MINNESOTA, NOW


GTATE or MINNESOTA, NOW
~ Err COUNTY. III
In Probate Court-Spccial Term. .sss
In the matter Of the Estate Of William s..
George D. and CARR. b. Mitchell Minor heirs
Of q. W. Mitchell, Deceased.
On reading and fling the petition Of G. A.
Mitchell guardian Of said minors, represent
ing, among other things, that her said
wards. are seized Of Ger tain real estate in fee
simple and that it is necess ary that part of
tho same should be sold, and praying for IL
censo to soil the same: and it appearing to the
Court, from said petition. that it is necessary
and would be for tho best interest Of the said
| wards and their estate to sell said real estate
ct private sales It 10 ordered and directed
that the next Of kiL to said ward, and all per-
| sons interestad in said estate, appear before
the Judge Of this Court, on Saturday, the 18th
day Of July, A. D. 1876, 1t 2 o'clock P. NJ, at
the Court House in the city of Austin, in said
County, then and here to show cause, fif any
there shall bel Why license should not DO
granted for tho Gale Of said real estate, acoor.
ding to the prayer Of said petition.
81 And it is further ordered, that copy Of
this order shall DO publishsd for four succss-
siys weeks prior 20 said day Of hearing, the
last Of which publications shall b d least
fourteen days before the said day Il hearing
in the Mower County TRANscRlPT, . week y
newspaper printed q -ths city Of Aaatin n
said county. = 55.=
Dstsd at the city Of Aultin, The lst day Of
~ SAMUEL HARrER,
Probate Judge Of Mower County, MINI.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
-AusTIN. MIMI
POLITICAL.

As the time for making Presidential
nominations approaches the public feeling
seems to intensity very rapidly. 1t has
been regarded during the last four years
as toicrably certain that Hon. James G.
Blaine would bc the most prominent Of
all the candidates. and such proves TO be
tho fact. There are many things which
conspire to give hin, that prominence. He
has been in the public service during the
last seventeen years, and he knows the
condition and tho wants Of the country.
He held tho Office Of Speaker ofthc House
Of Representatives during six of the most
critical years Of the Nations life, and he
discharged Its duties with degree of faith
fulncss and of executive ability never sur
passed, ifindeed ever equallcd in this coun-
try. He holds very decided opinions up
on questions Of governmental policy, and
he never hcsitatcs TO proclaim them when
there is any necessity for it. He has for
long time been regarded us entitled to
tho position of "leadcr" of the Republican
party, not by prescribed right, but by req
son of his ability, sagac;ty and experiences.
All Of these qualifications he would bring
to the discharge of his duty as President
Another thing to his advantage. is his
stern loyalty. Everybody feels that it
would be entirely safe to trust him with
the executive control Of the Republic.
His education and his interests are such
as to make liberty dear to him, and he
would not think any sacrifice too great
which might be required to maintain it.
One other consideration although not of
chief Importance, will have weight III
making choice of 4 candidate, and that is
locality. Illinois has furnished a Prcsi-
dent during the last sixteen years, if We
except, the accidental incumbcncy Of An
drew johnson, during part Of Mr.. Lin
coins second term, end it is but just, all
things considered that the east should
have an opportunity to fill the executive
chair. The reasons why Mr.. Blaine should
We nominated are so numerous and so CO
scut rs 70 nake,hlm by far the most promi
ncnt of: all the candidates, and this fac
alone is sufficient to excite the bittercsI
opposition. SANDER and detraction arc
literally employed but SO far without any
damaging effect, and it will continue tc
be 80. Charges will multiply and dcni
Mls will follow promptly, but no one vii
attach any Importance to any new dcvcl
opment, it is too late III the campaign
We think Mr.. Blaine will be nominated
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
first publication May 18th, 1876.

II IN ViHE CtiC.
Whereas, detault has been made in the oca-
ii,ions of \ certain mortgage deed. made asii3
delivered Ivy p. c. Tiffany and Lydia TifauTt,
his wife. III ortga.@:s to .\nhrnse II! Eurgcss.
mortgagrc. dated May 7th 1872, and duly TO-
corded in the office Of Register of Deeds i,>
and Tor Mower County, State Of Minnesota,
or the ninth day cf Ai,v 1872, at two O'clock
and thirty minutes in the afternoon Of sa's
day in Book N" of Mortgages, on pags 2i4,
which, mortgage WIS given to secure The pay =
ncnt Of the SUM Of i've hundred (SjGo) dol
lars, and intcrc thereon payable semi anEu-
ally at twelve per cent per annum until paid,
according to the terms of promiSory note,
made by ID. c. Tiffany to sail Ambrose J.
burgess ami bearing even date with Isl /
mort gage, and covers AMI conveys 70 said
mottg";ee the following describe d real estate,
Sifunte in said county Of Mower, State az
\ innrsota to-wit: The Nortl:-ea.t quarter
Of secti' No. Twenty Three 1851 in Town
ship ~. Unc Hundred and Four 1888 North,
Range NJ. Eighteen (lS) wcst, ana,
Whereas, There is claimcl to be iu", and is
| luc upon sail &c and mortgage ~ tn. dato
ot this nut;cc, the sum OF Thirty dollars, AMI
| no actinn ,r roccrding at law otherwise
has been instituted to rccov r the said mort
gage debt or any part thereof.
Now, therefore, notice is hereby given that
in pursuance Of power Of sale contained in
said mortgage. and the statute in such c,sc
made and provided the said mortgayel prem7-
Uses will be sold at public vcn!uc to the highc' t
bidder by the Sheriff of said Mower County, At
the trent door OF the Court House in the city Of
Austin, in said c"unty, on The first day Of July
1875, at one o'clock =. NJ, to satisfy the
amount then due on said mortgage including
fifty dollars attorneys fees stipulated in said
mortgage, to be paid in ease of foreclosure.
! Dated May 18th ls16.
AMBROSE II. lVRGESS,
II. E. JoHvsoS, MvrtgaScc.
| Attorney for Mortxagse.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

While there has been much to make II
evident that Hon. NJ. II. Dunncll is the
choice of the First District for Congress,
and TO indicate that he would be chosen
over all competitors, it was not anticipa-
ted that the field would bc left entirely
clear tor his occupancy, but since tho late
convention there seems to be scarcely any
opposition, and it is now quite probable
that wien tl4e District Convention meets
mere VIII &c none. Inc counties OF Wi.
mona, Houston, Frecborn, Faribault, Jack
son and Mobiles, hare already chosen dele
gates, instructed lin almost every instance
+ to support Mr.. Eunnell, and it is morally
Ecertain that, besides all the other frontier
counties which are solidly in favor of him
I-Olmstcd, Fillmore, Mower and Steele,
will undoubtedly send delegates in his In
terest. 1t does not matter, therefore, who
may desire to succeed Mr.. Dunnell, or
how many there may be contcsting for the
seat which he occupies, it will soon be
evident to them, if it is not already, that
the majority is so overwhelming agains,
making any change this year, that it is
useless to contend against it. There is a
reason for this feeling. Mr.. Dunncll has
served this District with great ability and
singular laithtulncss None Of the many
corruptions that have been discovered in
volvcd him in the least, nor has his intlu
encc nor his vote been given in aid O.
schemes which are of greater importance
to private parties than they arc to the gen
aral government. Aside from his tidclit!
to local interests; he has come to be re
g:rled as man who understands the true
relation which tbs. people sustain to tn
institutions of Il free government, and VIII
knows how to lcgislatc for the genera
good. In other words, he is being recog
nized at home and at Washington as
misunderstanding that is not implied
in favor Of every man who holds seat il
Congress. 1t is not good policy to rctir
such man to private life.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
Murder.

A man was killed near Rushford on
Wednesday evening. He was lying on
the track and was run over by a freight
train, but it is suspicioncd' that he was
murdered and placed upon the track to
cover up the villainy of.some assassin, as
the body is said by the train men to have
leen cold when picked up, which was as
soon as the train could possibly be stop.
ped. His body was horribly mangled by
the train, ahd' his identity was wholly out
of the question. He was . stranger. and
evidently tramp.-LanesbOrO Journal
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

The following resolution was passed by
unanimous vote at the Republican con.
vcntion at Houston county on the Goth
inst:
"Resolvcd, that it is the sense OF this
convention, that the Hon. NJ. H. Dunnell
is the choice Of tho Republicans Of Hous
ton county for denomination as Represen
tativc to Congress frtam the first Congress
ional District of this State"
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

SPEAKER KERR, the model IF Demo-
cratic integrity is under ban nova
man named Harvey tcstifying that he paid
to Mr.. Kerr $3.50, to get man named
Green appointed Second Lieutenant in the
army. Mr.. Kerr was before the commit
tee and heard Harney's tcstimoncy.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

First insertion. Juno LIST.
GTkTE OF MINNESOTA NOW
DER COUNTY. ss.
In Probate Court. Special Term, June,
LIST. 1876.
In the matter of the estate of William syer,
Decease
Whereas, An instrument in writing. pur-
porting to be tho last olograghic will and tes-
lament Of William Sycr, deceased, late of the
City Of New Orleans, has been delivered to
this Court;
And Whereas, Virginia PEBBLES syer, by her
Attorney E. o. Wheeler has fled Herewith q
petition. representing among other things
that raid William Syer died testatc, and that
said petitioner lis the sole legatee. named in
said last will and testament, and praying that
t he said instrument may be admitted to pro.
| bate. .... 81. T.. - ... ,.-
It's Ordered, That tho proofs Of said in
strument, and the said petition, be heari be-
| foro tn is Court. 1T the Probate Ofico in said
County, on the oath day Of June, A. d. 1876
| at 2 O'Clock in the afternoon, when al con-
| cerned may appear and contest the probat>
of said instrument. = -
And it is further Ordered, That public no.
tice of the time and place Of said hearing; b
given to all persons interested, by publication
Of these orders tor three weeks successfully
previous to said day OF hearing, in the Mower
County. TRaNscRIpr, newspaper printed and
published at the City Of Austin, in said county
SAMUEL HARTER,
9t4 Judge Of Probate.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

4 man named Robert Murphy was kill.
ed last Friday at Evansville, Waseca Co.
Two teams at the elevator were frightened
by the cars, and Mr.. Murphy trying to
hold them was run over and died in short
time from the effects of the injuries rccclv.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01
Five Excclle ,,t Rulee.

!. Never put off till tomorrow what you
can do today.
2. Never trouble others for what. you
can do yourself.
8. Never spend your money before you
have IL.
!, 4. Never buy what you Do not want be-
cause it il cheap.
8. Pride costs more titan hun ger. thirst
or cold.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

"Mother,' said Ike Darlington, ibid you
know that the iron horse has but one
ear ?"-"One ear! merciful gracious, child,
what do you mean ?''-"Why, the engine
ear of course
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

Owatonna has abolished the "free bus"
system, and every chap that rides has to
pay his "Quartcr" - s-1 "
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

A man named Conrad Basic was shot
and MORALLY wounded last Saturday by
his brotler-in.law F. Sweigel. The TRACE
dy occurred at saloon nine miles from
St Panl
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

A farmer named Michael tanners was
kicked to death by horse last Monday.
He lived about six miles from St. Paul on
the Hudson, (Wis) road.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

The Senate has decided that it has ju-
risdictbH in the Belknap case, and he
will have to stand trial. That is right, let
him stand.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-06-01

A man named Balch committed suicide
at Shakopec last Monday morning. Cause
-ilcsp0ndency.