Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1878-11-14
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been improving their time during the
past week in turning over the stubble
Another week of pleasant InGian-sum-
mer weather will see the fail plowlng
completed
Our popular postmaster, Mr.. Ives, is
taking a short vacation, and his old time
deputy, George L. Dingman, supplies
the vacancy. George knows how to run
the affairs of Uncle Sam, and IS ever
ready to accommodate all who call in.
The only fault We have to find with him
is that he don't give US a letter from our
girl as often as we wish. But then, per-
haps, he is not to blame.
-.Hymeu has once more visited our
town, and the victims this time are Miss
Edna Glllett and Will Sleeper. Will is a
jovial young fellow, a favorite among the
boys, and he has been fortunate to secure
such prize as Edna. Will was kept
busy Friday evening shaking hands with
his friends and distributing cigars among
the boys. Young and old wish the newly
married couple pleasant voyage through
life.
Red Rock Division, Sons OF Temper
ance, located ia this place, is in -four
ishlng condition. There are at the pres
ent time about one hundred and fifty
members. The younger members will
soon give dramatic entertainment for
the benefit of the order. They will pre-
sent the temperance drama, Fruits of
the Wine Cup" TO be followed by the
we'll known farce, "Toodles." The date
fixed for the entertainment is Friday
evening, Nov 22d. All arc cordially in
vited to attend Circulars will be issued
in few days.
During the past week orr town was
visited by an itinerant sleight-of-hand per-
former who thought he could make his
fortune among US. In order to draw a
crowd the first evening, he distributed
complimentary tickets plentlfnlly among
the people. We were the happy recip-
lent of one, and of course we went to
''see the elephant" The "Professor's"
hopes, however, were rudely dashed to
earth, as there were not more than
half dozen paying ones in the audi ence.
He refunded the money and then per.
formed few old tricks for the amuse-
ment of the small boys. The next even.
ing his audience was 40 better, so on the
third evening he gave free show. FL
nally he shook the dust of Brownsville
from his feet, and left for fairer fields
and greener pastures.
"A week ago last Monday fire oc.
Cured on the farm owned by B. J. Van.
Valkenburgh and H. E. Anderson, and
situated about one and half miles north
west of town. Two hired men were &C.
cupv'ng the premises and excepting bach,''
and at the time-late in the afternoon
were gone to the village, having had a
fire to warm their coffee and get their
dinner. Their statements are so contra
dictory as to whether they had a fire OF
not that nothing can be learned from them
as to the origin of the fire. However l,
may have started, once going, the wind
helped it to make clean sweep Of every
thing but the Corn crib, containing lar &c
quantity Of corn which is safe. The house
was fair tenement house, but the chief
loss was on the machine house and gran
ary, built new last year, in a substantial
manner, and at the time containing goods
and crops of much value. There were
in it 4,40O bushels of wheat, two-thirds
of which was good No.2; 2,10O bushels
of barley, 1900 bushels of oats, four
harvesters, two of which were self binders
q mower, four seeders, horse rake, reaper
three sulky plows, four beam plows, siz
drags and other farming utensils in pro-
portion; the stables for 20 horses were also
destroyed. The whole valued at abou,
$1,000. At the time of the fire, Mr.. An.
derson was at the Fairmont farm, and Mr.
VanV a]kenburgh afar in Wisconsin Both
have returned, but though the property
was insured, we are unable to give the
full details. The loss, coming on the
heels of q poor crop, would discourage
most men. -. 49, .,..- SPECTATOR.
l P. {" The property was insured tc
within about $500 Of its real value. And
1.-The matter is all settled with the insurance
lcompanies. .. ...'......-.~..... -.