Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-24

&C. Il. Kennedy, ex. editor of the Leroy
was in town on Monday.
Mrs. Geo. o. White and Mrs. w. F.
SMITH left Austin Tuesday for Yellow
Medicine county, where Mr.. White and
Mr.. Smith have homcsteads. They 60 to
on tho Winona & st. Peter
which in only five miles from
their claims.
VIM. William. who has had a pleas
ant situation with the Forbes Dramatic
Troupe, for part of the season, returned
home week ago last Saturday. We
can't see that BILLY" has taken on any
flesh during his absence. but he is just
the same good natured soul as ever.
On Monday next, MIR. l. Ingmund-
son, his son Charlie, and Mr.. P. T. McJn-
tyre, will take up their line of march tor
their homestead claims in Lake county,
Dakota, about two hundred miles in a
north. westerly direction. They so "over-
land" with two wagons, drawn by OK
teams. We wish them "safc voyage"
ALL the old friends of Wallie Van
Va:ken burgh in this city, will be glad to
read the following notice from late
number ct the Daily Green Bay wis.,
Gazette. We wish our young friend a
long life of good fortune:
w. L. VAN VALKENBuReu has now
n1> IF Of G
Van in this city aud is purchasing grain
during the absence OF Mr.. P. Smith.
"Van" is a keen young man of fine bus.
he is to make Green Bay his permanent
home.
1T looks exceedingly natural to see
Col. A. S. Everest walking the streets OF his
old home. He arrived in town on Sat-
urday from his present home in Atchison,
KS, and will remain some two weeks
looking after his business interests here.
He doesn't seem to grow old bit, and is
the same jolly Aaron as of yore. A late
copy of the Atchison Daily Champion
publishes the cards of twenty-five differ
ent lawyers, and from the following
notice therein contained we should say
that the firm of Everest Il Waggener'
stand at the head Of the list in point of
ability, influence and amount OF business
done. OF course, no acquaintance of
Aaron's IS surprised at this fact:
Col. A. S. EVEREST, one Of our oldest
attorneys, is en- rou;e to Austin. MIMI,
his former home. The Col. has been An
honored resident of our city since 1871,
and has earned a reputation second to
none in the west, being attorney for four
different railroad corporations, and midi
viduals representing hundreds of thous-
ands Of various bonds. His northern
friends will be pleased to learn Of his
''Independent" News from Leroy.
-Halvor Hague Is putting in the foun
dation for new building.
IS. c. Ball has dark Brahma "gen.
tleman hen" that weighs 1917 pounds.
F. w. Frisbce accompanied DR..
Clemmer IN his overland trip to the Red
River country.
Il. H. Thompson, the old town miller,
has bought Mr.. P. Morans store and
stock, and will start in flour and feed
store.
Hon. John D. Allen has about CON-
pleted his elegant new brick block, and
has moved into the storc-room with his
fine stock Of hardware.
The Cornet Band lost their fine 36
inch bass drum and cymbals and their
snare drum in the late fire. They have
just purchased a beautiful Prussiar pat
tern, nickel. plated snare drum and GYM
balls, and are to have new bass drum in
a few days.
j. NJ. Larrabee is about to begin the
erection of what will be when finished,
the finest residence in LeRoy. It is to
be of brick and over two stories in
height. There is to be more building in
Leroy the present season than usual; q
thing we like to see.