Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-01-02
Our HARVEST FIELD.

OUR HARVEST FIELD.
Only one prisoner in Freeborn county Jail
Graves, the Evangelist, will be in DEBORAH
this month.
&C. Stebbins, for many years editor of the
Hastings Gazette, Is dead.
times size-6 column folio.
Grand Meadow is not Monoy-Order Office.
| 1t wants to be and ought to be.
-Worthington must be a good place to live
in. Not II saloon i'll the town, nor even bill
lard table.
The Albert Lea Enterprise force, from ed
tor to "devil," are total abstainers from all
that intoxicates.
The twin evils Of civilization, according to
the McGregor Ne,rs, are the diphtheria and
Oratorio Of Esther.
1T is all wells at Wells, and she is rightly
named. Wells is the great artesian wells
center Of the state.
and Mrs. Samuel Foot, of Preston, was cell
ebrated on the 18th ultimo.
Col. Clark Thompson presented each of
the boys working for him a Christmas pres
ent Of five dollar bill. A sensible present.
While they say fine clothes do not make
the man, still we are quite sure a new dress
would make better paper Of the Winona Re-
publican.
Col. S. A. Hatch, supposed to be very rich,
had his household goods in his summer res
idence in Albert Lea attached by the sheriff
recently.
Knox, the hatter," has the Tilden hat
his latest style, just out. Any person can
make it. Just take an ordinary silk hat and
sit ON it for awhile.''
The State Grange held it's annual meeting
at Northfield Dec. 18th. The representation
showed that the Granger was not yet dead.
Next meeting at Albert Lea.
For removing paint or grease spots from
clothing, mix four tablespoonfuls of alcohol
with a tablespoonful of salt; shake well to-
gether, and apply with sponge or brush.
Charley Slocum, Of the Blue Earth City
Post, is in the show business. He promises to
bring Colfax and Ingersoll to Albert Lea-the
former during this month and the latter in
February.
throughout the State. The S. NJ. r. R. Co. is
talking of railroad from Lanesboro up the
north branch of Root river to Rochester, via
Chatheld.
The wood merchant of Wells 'compound-
ed a felony" the other evening by overhaul
ing man who was driving out Of his yard
with load of wood without leave or license,
and compelling him to pay for the same.
The Dodge Center Press is out of sorts be-
cause newspaper men will murder so plain
and straightforward a name as John Gorham,
-"our Senator" They call it Graham, Gar
ham, Gorem, anything but the right one.
The Albert Lea Enterprise man has resolv-
ed to turn over clean page after New Years,
and all who fail to square up their accounts
at that Office before that time, or make a sat
isfactory settlement, will be published as
dead-beats!
"A Man in Delevan, Faribault county, has
cancer in his throat. 1t has 50 nearly closed
up his throat that he can swallow only fluids
The Albert Lea Standard says DR.. Wedge has
decided against a surgical operation, and the
man can probably live but few days.
look out, sir; don't stand in front of
gave an innocent and rural looking old gen
tleman on the corner this noon. 1'Wh-why
not?-what's the natter" enquired the man.
as he moved away: "Old man, don't you know
that banks is liable to bust any minuteq"- q"-Ex
The editor presented a bill for eight years
back subscription: The old farmer was first
amazed, then indignant: He put on his spec
himself that 1t was genuine, he exclaimed,
"Ive been supportin' this yere paper for nigh
onto eight years, and never had no such
II" He not only withdrew his valuable sup
port but failed to pay the bil1.-Trutfful En-
change.
I'm his ''True Law of Population Double
day points out that Populations are UNIVERSAL
ly found thin in pastoral countries, where the
food is chiefly animal; denser where it is mix
ed; still denser where vegetable but plenteous; ;
densest of all where it is vegetable and scarce
The natural inference is that in the plethoric
deplethoric it is reinvigorated. In the poor
est times Irish families subsisting on potatoes
and and mea ana tSeees asaiqst FIVE in
countries the population is dense.
"A very commendable rule has been recent
~ adopted by the Chicago and Northwestern
railroad company. Each man when emDloVed
is ue expected to sign the following pledge: Il
the employ Of the G. 4 n. W. 4. +. ca Companv. n v.
I will entirely abstain from the use Of intox,,
icating liquors of every kind, including ale,
9eer ana VINE. and that 1 will not frequent
dram shops, billiard saloons, or other places
where such liquors are sold; and that I win
refrain from the use of profane, abusive and
Improper nR Language, ing 6 and win endeavor to treat
Failing to keep these pledges, shall expect
to be discharged" ."-R0ckf0T Register.
Mr.. Mead has evidently got himself into
an unpleasant tix.-$1H Rurdl.
You needn't worry about w. R. Mead. He
generally strikes straight from the shoulder,
and knows what he's talking about.-Moaver
County TrGnscrtpt.
We agree with the TRANSCRIPT that the
Of Wead Of fSeqs Se
Platndealer, in regard to the Mansfield publi-
cations: The Ho,cGrd County Times showed
mouthed talk about t; and seemed x r really %
tickled because there were surface indica-
t1ons OF fuss: The PlGtndedler evidently told
the truth, and that ends it.-Ltms Springs
Tho Albert Lea Standard says: There is
not and cannot be any excuse for Mr.. Lin.
coins o9ense; It was crime, and . serious
n;,d one, put ~ We 90 not believe that his release
are willing to see him given another chance
to win an honorable name, while lite is Vet
young. The impression conveyed, or sought
vindictively by the oacers Of the law. ID
not true, q! Mr.. Lincoln knows and has said.
The man who tries to create q contrary inn
know that Mr.. Lincoln does not attempt ia
palliate his crime, and does not ask pardon
on the basis OF any extenuating circumstan.
ce0. sg% sy.* .*@..=s ~ .o..<.-. IL.
II the last clause particularly Of the above
10 correct, We certainly have no fault to find
We supposed, Of course, there were ''exten
uattng circumstances" that It was not cold