Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-23
TRANsCR1PTIONs.


pound him If lie printed any more lies
about him, Hotch has kept very still.
The schoo! land sale by the County
Auditor, advertised to take place next
Saturday, October rs, should be attended.
! Read the add.
| "A special business meeting of the
Ladies' Floral Club will be held at DIR.
J. n. Whears, on Friday of tins week,
at 3 O'Clock p. NJ. s. L. DAVIDSON, Sec.
The Methodists spent a delightful
evening at the Windsor Hotel, last
Wednesday, on the occasion of their oys-
ter social, and we understand made quite
sum OF money.
Dnnkelman's block is the hoom--tho
boss boom Of the age. Tuck-pointing
the front, ceiling and painting the top,
hard finishing the walls and much more,
is what is going on at the old corner made
new.
| Our Catholic friends have fair IN
session which commenced yesterday and
continues three days, ending Friday.
They have planned for goodly attend
ancc, and will no doubt meet with sue
cess in the enterprise.
! Last Saturday night the dam at the
Otranto mills, was swept away by the
high water. The mill was owned by a
Lacrosse man, and was rented by Teedel
& Bell. About sixty feet from the mid.
die of the dam was swept away.
The Baptist society will have an
oyster and general supper, at the David
son House, next Wednesday evening, from
Z to 10 O'Clock. All friends of the sccie-
ty arc cordially invited 10 participate.
Tickets, IS cents.
| Elder johnson, venerable looking
colorcd man from Nebraska, Cat large),
| will address those who 60 to the Baptist
church tonight, at : O'Clock. Take 10
ceuts for yourself, and $ and 10 cents for
the children. Help build u church in
Nebraska.
Taylor g. Bal!y, our grocery goose is
cooked Mr. Taylor dared to telegraph
bets to Albert Lea that Farmer would
scoop Page everywhere, and as Pages
plan is to "freczc out" his enemies: we sup
pose he has already issued orders to his
followers to trade no more with Taylor
& Ball. Poor fellows! Put a barrel Of
salt in your eye.
| Our new pastor for the Methodist
church, Rev. Alfred C:essy, we are glad
! to intro ducc to our readers. MI. Cressy
comes from St. Peter. We hope that his
stay will be made pleasant for him by
his people, and useful to the entire com
muni,y by himself. All admire an ont
spoken, brave, and fearless adherence to
right, ON the part Of y conscientious man.
MIR. James Corrigan, of the Sd. Ward !,
has been suffering very severely for over
II weeks with inflaclaiory rheumatism
The lower part IF the left limb ls bent
from the knee joint and drawn close to
the upper part If the limb. AS VIC said a
few days ago, sickness Of Mr. Corrigan
means more than words can tell to his lit
tie dependent family; and let all bear in
mind these words, In as much as ye did
it," &C.
james G.. Clark, the poet, composer
and b"lladisl, will sing in the NJ. E.
church, next Monday, October 81, com.
mencing at 8 o'clock. 1t is enough to
say of Mr.. Clark, that he is the author
both Of the words and music, of "The
Old Mountain Tree" "Islcs Of the Bye
and Bye" and many another such loved
melody, and that he has made o:her
beautiful poems famous, by linking to
them such notes as are found in "When
the Mlsts have Rolled Away" Mr.. Clark
needs no introduction, save the au-
nouncement Of his authorship of such
class of music. Hear him. 1t will cost
only 25 cents, anu Is cents for children.
-Nor1cE.-K. A. Burnell, the Lay
Evangelist, who has just completed a
tour around the world, is to be in this city
and speak on Friday and Saturday even
iugs of this week, and the Sunday even
ing following-,hc Gath, Goth and Goth of
this MONTH The meeting on Friday
evening will be at the Methodist church
on Saturday evening At the Baptist church,
and on Sunday evening ut the Congrega-
,ional church. Mr.. Burnell is widely
and favorably known. 1t is at the re-
quest of the Evangelization Committee
of the Congregational Conference OF
Minnesota, and Of the officers Of the
State Y. NJ. e. A., that Mr.. .Burnell is
holding these gospel meetings iu various
parts of the State. Tie meetings are
free to all, and all are hereby cordially
invited.
The bald-headcd department of this
paper went to the desert to see the reed
Of popular opinion shaken by the wind
Of polillcs, and journeyed into the strong
hold Of the enemy, Dexter. He added
score Of names to the TRANSCRIPT list,
and over into Racine. There miracle
was performed, which is certainly good
omen for the "dcpartment" aforesaid, but
not so good for the Hon. Steve. Always
looking out for number one, the "depart-
ment" exchanged buggics with s. j., and
when the storm came on preceded by u
whirl-wind, they had just time to scud
into a neighbours barn. Providence
seems to have spite agin Stephen, for it
caught up his chariot in a whirl-wind of
a blast, and hung it in tree! No harm
done, strange as it may seem, but it Is a
lucky thing it was not our $50 top buggy
and phmton combined.
John Dillon was himself. Tuesday
night. More can not he said. The talent
which has made his name famous among
the ,heatre-lovers of the land, "did him