Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-05-08


| tuition.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster lectured in St. Clout
last Sunday.
-Barnum's 8 big show will exhibit in Madison
Wis.,, in June.
The Marble Dramatic Co. were in Worth
| ington on the 5th.
Tho cultivation of amber cane is all tn,
rage in Rice county.
Fall, gentle rain.-Weus Advocate.
| Keep on coaxing and may be it will.
State Sunday School convention, at Vino
ma, commencing on Wednesday. May 2lst.
Iowa State sabbath-school Association
will be held at Mason City, commencing June
10th.
Norwegian Independence Day-May nth
win be duly observed by the Norwegians Of
Albert Lea.
"A country lad was hauled up by the city
marshal at Rochester last week and fined 8.
and costs for swearing.
-Wykon wants soothing syrup and birch
beer. We didn't suppose Stowe wanted any.
thing but ''greenbacks.'
r.
has been doing Cresco. During the meetings
over 1400 persons signed the pledge.
One year ago last Friday occurred the ex-
plosion Of the great Washburn mill, which for
years had been the pride of Minneapolis.
-Waseca is alive with improvements, not.
withstanding it is a no-license town, and the
home of Pat. Child, and his radical Radical.
"A gentleman who arrived here from Iowa
saw was between Austin and Owatonna.-St.
Peter Tribune, April 30th.
-Highwaymen are uncOm1orraDIy plenty
in the woods in Rice county. Nearly every
week we read of some night traveller who is
attacked and robbed.
-Messrs. Pentecost and stebbins. prom
fnent revivalists, are holding religious meet
ings in Minneapolis every evening, the atten-
dance being very large.
1T is too early to talk much about the
Judgeship. Republican.
Guess not. The convention was held on the
5th day of July seven years ago.
Old settlers Of Freeborn county meet at
Albert Lea, June 10th. David Blakely, ESQ.,,
Of the Minneapolis Tribune, as heretofore on
will deliver the Grafton.
AN angel Kentucky lady has just left
took in reading his paper: This fills US with
new hope and courage. We love old ladies
Worthin0ton Journal.
An Iowa pickle-factory wants 100000 cab
hage heads. Dad Powers-stand forth!-St.
Paul Dispatch.
If Hotch wern't SO badly wilted, we'd trot
him out.
Gov. Armstrong, Of Albert Lea, had 900
q. S. 6-per cent. bonds which were recently
called in by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
he had them exchanged for $40 4-per cent.
certificates.
their annual meeting as required by law, but
they must have done something 'awful," as
they requested the County Auditor not to
publish their proceedingsi
Asparagus last Sunday and spring chick
ems to-daX-frOm our own garden. We're
5 Weekly.
Now Wykoff, such remarks are out OF order.
You know you took that spring chicken on
The earnings Of the Southern Minnesota
Railway Company for 1878, S643, ,o3s.4s: Oper-
ating expenses, improvements and taxes,
1881 ,8S4.25; net earnings $3ll. 1923. No rail-
road company in the state can make better
showing.
The grasshopper plauge has been nearly
forgotten In the excitement after Dakota
farms. In some localities, we are informed,
The people are nnpleasantly reminded of their
Eggs as lie within the influence Of the SUM-
kdss0n Republican.
The Sioux Falls PantaQruph says that IRE.
ports at headquarters'' indicate that the St.
Paul & Sioux City and the Milwaukee L st.
Paul roads Will unite at the James River, in
Dakota, and run single line from thence "
the Black Hills.
The st. Charles Times says the surveys are
nearly completed for an extension Of the WI
mona and St. Peter r. r. westward, = distance
Of 160 miles tho present season, and that con-
tracts for grading, ironing and bridging will
be let in very short time.
The post ONCE at Freeborn was entered
one night last week, and twenty-five dollars
stolen from registered letter, few dollars
dollars worth Of goods taken away. The latest
we have gives no account OF the
arrest of the burglar.-Albert Lea Entespstse,
Mdy1.
The Preston Republican says lovers of
stock cannot spend an hour more probably
than by looking through the stables and yards
on N. T. Grattan's farm near Preston. Mr.. G.
has invested great deal Of money in thor
oughbreds and to-day shows some Of the finest
horses, cattle and hogs In the state.
-CHoKED TO DfArH.-On Saturday last, q
little child Of BENZ. Hairs, in Joe Daviess.
while eating some dry bread, accidentally got
a piece Of the crust in its wind pipe, q council
Of physicians was called, and their united skill
tailed to remove the crust and afford relief.
The little sufferer died Wednesday night
Blue Earth Cttv Post. Mdv ID.
-Wellsites are in trouble with the owner Of
their "grand'' steam Touring mill. The town
gave bonus Of $4. 500 for it, and it has never
come half way up to anticipations. The
citizens are trying to settle the difficulties by
getting enough money subscribed to buy the
mill outright, and run it Themselves.
William Aliens new paper-The Sun-of