Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-03-27
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rHURsDAY MORNING. MARCH -, 1879.
OUR HARVEST FIELD.
AUSTIN. MINNESOTA:


-There arc 925 post-ofices In this state
We say it again-the Preston Republican
is hrst-class local paper.
p. NJ. Myers is now General Manager" Of
the Southern Minnesota Railway.
The no-liceuse ticket at Spring Valley was
victorious by a large majority as usual
Mr.. Atherton, editor of the Press, has been
re-appointed Postmaster of Usage, Iowa.
Albert Lea had five cases OF diphtheria
last week, and the public schools were closed
in consequence.
The Waterloo UowM Reporter thinks that
Mr.. Scott-Siddons ought to wear 4 olle ripoon'
with all that it implies.
Hon. CYRUS Foreman, Of Osage, Demo-
.rat. has been appointed Capitol Commission
err by the Governor Of Iowa.
A Connecticut man recently said: "Lend
me a dollar. My wife has left me. and want
to advertise that am not responsible for her
uebtS.-AnOn.
-Decorah. Iowa, pollcd 4S5 votes at her re-
cent city election, Cresco +3l, and Usage 80.
Austin polled 521 votes, and light turnout
at that.
Dave Pickell was in Osage last week
Wednesday and expressed himself willing
to bet on paying coal mines at Otranto. So
says the Nsrs.
REV. David Tice, years ago pastor OF the
~ E. church Of this city, has published col
lection Of gospel hymns and tunes of his own
compilation, which is highly commended.
Sam Lucas, first-class funny man, and
two years ago with the Hyers' Sisters Combi-
nr;1r al Con nrrS0
strels, which troupe will visit Rochester in
April.
The Cresco Good Templars are hauling
Mead. OF the Pldlndedler over the Goals, not
for drinking Intoxicating liquors, but for dar-
ing to oppose so-called temperance ticket in
his paper.
-Northdeld city election resulted in tho
defeat Of the temperance ticket, and the pro-
posed amendment to the charter giving the
right Of search and seizure OF liquors wher-
ever found.
The Metropolitan, the pleasant homo Of
so many Austin people when tarrying in St.
Paul, was closed up on Wednesday of last
week. owing to the sudden death Of it's genial
landlord, COL Culver.
Farmers dislike to pay II per cent. for the
use Of money. Yet very large percentage
OF them each year lose from 25 to 50 per cent.
on their wheat crop. from bad seed, late SOW
ing and bad condition OF soil.
John Kaerchcr, Of Fillmore county, the
greenbacker, is in bad fix financially, the
Weekly says. It's too bad the greenback party
failed. You see, lots ofigreenbacks just now
would set John on his pins again.
Our reporter inquired Of Undertaken
Mould: "what does funeral cost?" Mr.. NJ.
replied, "0h' anywhe1e from n+t; rs Lo to $lo@; III l
other dav, deep grave, iron casket, hearse, one
carriage -mother-in-law only twenty-five dol
lars.-N. Y. Gazette.
While the farmers Of this vicinity have
with it's sprouting qualities, many Of them do
not think it advisable to SOW early, as they
believe the seed would rot in short time
should the weather prove un favorable Tor its
termination. -OlUatOnnG Journal.
Noah was the first good templar. He lived
on water forty days.-N. Y. Observer. But
every other man in the country was killed in
trying to do the same.-DeTT1ck.
1t was being forced to live in water that
killed all these men. Had they been good
men, like Noah, they too could have lived on
water.
-Beecher says he would shoot burglar
quicker than lightning, This We consider
pretty lOuu talK from u lADOTeT III tue Vlue-
yard.-El0in Leader.
Such cloud talk is sound, and we wish every
man would do as lseecher says he would if
property or life were in danger from these
cold-blooded midnight thieves.
The last season the Southern Minnesota |
Railway was extended from WinnebagO City
to Jackson, forty-six miles, though the COM
pany was required by the land grant act to |
build but seventeen miles. It has until 1881
to build to the western line Of the state, but it
is proposed to build the entire distance,
eighty-five miles, during the present year.
the ties are already purchased, and surveys
are about being made. When the road reach |
es the western boundary of the state in Pipe
stone county, there will have been opened in
two brief seasons 100 miles more of beautiful
prairie to settlement and advanced civiliza-
ton, and a portion of our state unsurpassed
for fertility and resources. Not only the dis |
tance in our own state is destined for grand
wheat field and stock range, but as the road
penetrates Dakota 1t strikes one Of the finest
sections in all the bOundless West The road
will be promptly pushed through to the Big |
Sioux river in Moody county, Dakota, which |
county already contains population OF near
ly LOCO people.-Jdcks0n Republic.
"A no inconsiderable number Of towns in |
this and other states have just elected town |
trustees or aldermen who are opposed to the |
granting of liquor licenses. Saloon-keepers |
themselves are the cause of this result in a !