Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-12-18
OUR HARVEST FIELD.

-F4fty-dve secret societies in st. Paul.
The Caledonia Journal was Is years old
Dec 10th.
40 degrees below zero at Fargo last Friday
morning.
"A good many cases of typhoid feverre.
ported in Albert Lea.
-''Scrap Iron Bill'' lectures on temperance
at Leroy. tomorrow Friday) evening.
Charley Kittleson has rendered his resig-
nation as County Treasurer Of Freeborn coun-
ty.
james Owen, the first patient committed
to the Minnesota Hospital for Insane, died on
the 23d of November.
The A. Lea Standard says the whole cost
Of the campaign on the side of Judge Page
did not exceed 5000!
many people as possible, but he is not unani-
mously appreciated until he dies. Then every
body is pleased Hastings New Era.
r.. N. slitor has recently opened the old
Caswell House in LIE Roy. The building has
been reftted, and refurnished largely with
new furniture.
ton in prices, "for cash paid at every visit:
Office fee, Is cents; fee at residence, 81 cents;
natural labor. S. advertises his prices in a
double column ad. in the Leader.
Three or four fellows went from here over
TO- austin. last Tuesday, to attend ' the od org
mence the work of reform at home.-Albert
Lea Enterprise.
SATIN is said to owe it's origin to Octave
Mai, who having listlessly cheWed scraps OF
silk, was struck with their glisteninR appear
BY applying heat and certain mucilaginOus
matter to the silk he arrived at satin.-Er.
The Austin Register has adopted the ADJ
Ua1cS experiment of gift distribution to its
subscribers to induce them to pay arrearages
and year in advance. If it don't work any
wish it hadn't done Worthin0tonAd Advance.
-four of sulphur to give q golden tinge to one
and one-half pints of water; boil in this water
four or I've onions, strain, and when cold
wash with soft brush any part that requires
as new.-Er.
Preston is "feeling big" these days. 1t is
said the repair shops of the Narrow Gauge
are to be located there; also another road is
soon to be built through Preston, by the c. M.
l. St. P. Go. It will run from DEBORAH, via.
Willow Creek and Preston to Clear Grit, on
the 8. NJ. r. r.
1t is becoming the fashion, at distinguished
tuted for bridesmaids. they are ali dressed
alike, mostly in red or blue velvet or satin,
with silk stockings and gold buckles, and, tor
! their business, have to attend on the bride,
carry her prayer-book and boquet, support
her train and veil, and generally be ut her bid
ding all the day. Young brothers, or relatives
under IL years OF age. are usually selected for
the omce.-El0in Leader.
"A public meeting was called for Dec. 9th,
in Austin, at which Judge Page and several
of his friends were to speak, for the purpose
of showing, as is claimed, the frauds and cor
ruptions by which the Judge was recently de-
feated. After the magnanimity of his oppo-
nents since election, it is beyond comprehen-
| sion that he should wish to continue the broil.
st. Peter Tribune.
"A Floyd county victim of a medical hum
bug, cautions all persons against employing
"said travelling DOCTOR" Whereupon the Tel
ephone comments: "But what does that ad-
vice amount to If travelling doctor come
into town and to day kill ten out of fifteen pa.
tients and sxindle the whole fifteen out of q
hundred dollars apiece, the next day another
travelling doctor could come into the same
town and kill and swindle as many more. Our
advice is to employ them all, believe all they
say, and sign every paper they present. That
is business. Bushes for other doctors, bust.
ness tor lawyers, business for comm makers,
business for grave diggers and business for
administrators. Business is business and
ought to be encouraged"