Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-04-17

I've manners. Forests vocation was we'll
and wisely chosen, truly.
Mr.. II. R. OTT, Of this city, claims the
championship Of the State as stitchcr,
he having stitched set of heavy team
harness tugs, on last Friday afternoon, in
three hours and fifly.two minutes; stitch
ing the first tug In sixty minutes, second
one in fifty-five minutes, third one In fifty
five minutes, and the fourth one in fifty
two minutes. The tugs are six feet long,
are stitched five stitches to the inch, each
tug containing 720 stitches, making an
aggregate of $3.50. Good for OFT.
A CIRCLE OF the intimate friends of E.
P. VanValkenburgh made him genuine
surprise visit on his birth day anniversa-
~, last Monday. No'hing was spared to
make the occasion pheasant, and it was
indeed one Of unusual enjoyment. Mr..
and Mrs. Van excel in the position of
host and hostess, and the congenial com.
pany were reluctant 10 depart at the close
of the evening. Mr.. Van has host of
warm friends in this community who ex-
tend cordial wishes for his future pros
perity and happiness.
EXSHER1FF HALLS trial at Albert Lea
came to sudden termination on Friday
morning last. On Thursday, after the
evidence for the State was all in, Halls
lawyer made q motion to dismiss the case {;
first, because the evidence was INSULT.
cient to show any cause; second, because
the indictment did not set forth sny time
or place Of the commission Of crime.
The Pioneer Press reporter says that Page.
in giving his decision said, Gas to the
sufficiency o: the evidence to warrant
conviction, have no doubt 1t was full,
direct, clear, explicit. There is tcchni-
cal defect in the Indictment undoubtedly.
BY inadvertrnce, it fails to contain the
words then and there For this reason
the motion to dismiss is granted" Thus
ended that case. Now, will any reasona
bic man in Austin, or out Of it, tell us
that Judge Page, after expressing himself
as to the evidence against Hall as he did,
is impartial and competent to try his
case? There are two more indictments
against Hall, but the trial Of the mis- de-
ferred until the next general term of
court
Mrs. MATTE A. BRIDGE, of Florida,
favored Austin with two Lectures on Mon
day and Tuesday evenings last The
first on Tragedy aud Comedy Of the
Florida Lagoons,' the second on the
"Mysteries and Romances OF Florida"
She gave universal satisfaction both
eveninss-yet we regret to say she did
not have the patronage which her merits
entitle her 10. We cannot attempt to re.
port her lectures. They were highly
interesting and well delivered. She
makes no attempt at Evolutionary prcci-
sion, but in her pretty, modest. acomanly
way she entrances an audience. Her
naturally graceful oratory and frank,
open, womanly ways ought to be, and
We believe are, far preferable to the un-
natural and agonizing struggles Of a pro-
fessed elocutionary artist. She has rare
natural gifts, Is evidently very accom-
plishcd. and is truly, as says the Phila.
delphia Times, "a pretty woman, as lus.
cious as the oranges of her beautiful
home and as bright as her flowers" She
is great admlrer of Florida, and the
Emigration Society of that State ought
to make liberal contributions to Mrs.
Bridge for her fascinatingand convincing
advertising of the productiveness, flora
and scenery Of "lovely Florida" Her
last lecture gives US the Florida fever.
She has only good words for that beau,i.
full land of fruits and flowers. In health.
fulness even, Florida stands second only
to Minnesota. Mrs. Bridge is the widow
of Past Grand Master Samuel I. Bridge
Of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Of
Wisconsin; and before closing her lect
ures she never omits a good word for this
grand brotherhood which she says has
done and is still doing noble work for
her.
AT the close of Tuesday evenings lcct.
ure, an impromptu reception was 20 item
up by the wives Of the Odd Fellows in
honor Of this worthy Daughter of Odd
Fellowship. Refreshments were served,
and an hour very pleasantly spent in
informal social intercourse. All was
success.
The LADIES' Floral Club and Library
Association held their last literary socia.
bic for the season, on Tuesday evening
last, with Mrs. w. T. Vaudeville. A
very good representation of the members
and other citizens were present. The
programme, as rendered, was especially
interesting, particularly the papers of
Mrs. Morse, and Mrs. Geo. E. Wilbour.
The subject being "Men's Rights" The
reading Of these papers Was listened to
with great attention, for tile truth they