Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-08-07
TRANSCRIPTIONS.

IIow'is it. Win?
The days are interchangeable even
ings frightening.
Page is playing hide and seek with
the dear people" Of this county.
The political hen is doing double du.
|ty. Candidates for Office are Matching
out daily.
We give two more essays Of the
graduating class this week-probably the
last installment
Nov down your weeds. We've told
yon before. We mean, in the s,reets-in
front of your door-yards.
We understand the Windsor House,
under the management of Mr.. G.. W.
Circuit, is doing good business.
Bring in your two or four dollars as
the case may be, and get the book pre-
MUM, and receipt tor the TRANSCRIPT.
If you want to borrow money ut rca-
sOnable rates, apply to Jon Fl. Brown,
Watkins, N. Y. Read his advertisement
elsewhere.
Most of the hired girls have severe
attacks OF shay fever" about these times,
and lasts about rs long as they can get
81 or $3.50 per day.
The weather is very fine for harvest
ing operations. We lave had no rain,
with the exception Of two light showers
last week, in nearly five weeks.
! The roll of honor is increasing. Send
in your names, friends. So per year, and
a book premium thrown in, gives you the
TRANsCR1PT-thc best local paper in the
county.
-ltacnc township had the largest
number of cultivated acres in 1878 of any
town in the county-Windom standing
second. We shall soon give the record
for 1879.
WI. Whipple, of the Winona Herald,
is on the inside track. That lap-board
has arrived, is neat affair, and a great
convenience in every household. Many
thanks.
1t is the fashion nowadays for the lit
tie boys, and some of the big boys, to
have their heads run through the lawn
mower" Rather an unbecoming fashion
for big ears.
The appropriation made by the last
winters legislature for volt scalps, is
already exhausted. Parties entitled to
bounty cannot now be paid until after tho
appropriation for 1880 applies.
The subscribers to the TRANSCRIPT
should not forget that we give valuable
book premium-A treatise on the Horse
and his diseascs-to all who pay up de-
llnquencies and a year in advance.
Rev. J. G. Rounce, of Brownsville,
preached in the Congregational church
last Sunday. His sermons were earnest
ana well received. We understand he is
faithful and popular pastor at home.
Several Of the little boys Of Austin
are in the harvest fields, earning their
IS cents and 81 per day driving harvester
Will Cooper, Bonnie Vaudeville and
Charley Davidson are among the number
"A party Of Austonians, consisting of
Hon. r. l. Smith and wife, J. A. Walters
and wife, d. H. Stimson and wife, Wa.
A. Richards and wife, and Mr.. o. Somcrs,
are planning hunting excursion, to
start the 18th, as that IS about as soon rs
the law will allow. They'll be gone two
or three days, and will camp out We
wish them Il happy time.
"A little unpleasantness occurred
Wednesday on the Hastings & Dakota
between Charles Waterman, conductor,
and e. W. Case assistant superintendent,
the latter receiving bruises which rcqu:r-
ed the attention of a physician. Conduc-
tor Waterman is suspended, and will have
hearing before lie is discharged. Mr..
Waterman is quiet and gentlemanly, is
one Of the oldest conductors on the road,
and has hosts OF friends among the rail
road men who want to see the matter
amlcably sct,led.-Huxtingx Gazette, ill.,
gust I'd.
How is it about our county fair? We
hear many inquiries. 1t is high time
preparations were being made. This year
we hope to see more OF our farmers TAX
ing an interest in the fair, and we hope
the officers Of the society will put forth
every effort to induce the farmers aud
stock growers throughout the country to
take hold Of this matter with will. Our
society have always been slow-te% late
in getting out their premium list and adj
vertising matter. Early and thorough
advertising is what is needed. There is
no time for delay.
We understand it has been reported
on the streets, by Mr.. Bigelow, or his
friends. that he made the Board of Edu-
cation an offer TO work for $500 next year.
We can state, authoritatively, that this is
not so. Also, In regard to the statement
that Mr.. Bigclow lad no notice of the
! intention Of the Board as to not employ
ing him for another year. We can state
that he did have notice, and reasonable
notice, by MIR. Wilkins, some three weeks
before the close OF the school, and several
months before the close of his year, which
does rot expire until the last of August.
MIR. H. e. milford, who will be re-
mem bercd as the proprietor of the shirt
factory In this city, several years ago, but
now in Chicago, Was made the victim of
a huge joke out in Dakota territory few
days ago. 1t seems that bogus sheriff
arrested milford for selling shirts with
out a license After a long trial OF in
tense interest, the action was Withdrawn
by the prosecuting witness on condition
that Milford set up the beer to the crowd,
which he did, and then sat down on a
reaper tongue and wept tears OF JOY at
his release. When he found out the sell,
he had his jokers arrested, and it cos,
them about ten dollars apiece to settle
the matter. A second scare was then
worked up on milford and he took
circuitous route out of the territory, de-
termincd to return only in the far of
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