Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-16
TnANSCRIPr1ONs.
Wheat is booming.

| Wheat is booming.
| Potato crop splendid-nevcr better.
! -Dunkleman's new block will be beauty
when completed, and that will be soon.
Did you know that you owed us for a
years subscription? You do, or most of you.
Go to see our next President at Jones
hall, next Tuesday evening. He'll be there,
and SO will John Dillon.
! Page advertises to speak in Albert Lea to
only those who desire "purity and integrity y
Mind, none but the purely Lovely crowd will
attend.
| "A bright-eyed, 1--WE had almost said laugh.
inq) daughter. put in an appearance at the
residence of Mr.. Anton Rustad last Sunday
morning.
Mr.. Howell entertained the Congregations
alists by reading a sermon last Sabbath. Rev.
Wright was absent at the convention at
Minneapolis.
"A little girl, Of about seven years, child
of Mr.. N. Connor, section boss ON the C. NJ.
and St. P. H. r., fell from wagon box Tues.
day, breaking her arm. Dr. Gibson attended
the little sufferer.
u
cial held Mt Mrs. w. C. Browns residence last
Friday night. The host and hostess, although
young in the business, have learned the art Of
entertaining to perfection.
Mrs. P. A. Livermore had four stacks of
grain, standing upon her Brownsville farm,
| burned Monday night. 4 threshing machine
| had just been set there, which also was burn
cd. There arc suspicious of evil intent.
-Nordhotf, son of MIR. ]. solner, fell from a
swing last Wednesday, and broke both of his
arms. Mr.. Solner was teegraphed for, went,
and now news comes from Nebraska City,
that the young man is doing as we'll as could
be.
Mr.. E. w. Somers, of Hopkins, Missouri,
is spending a few days with his brother, Oliver,
in our city. Mr.. S. in the long ago when
Mower and Dodge counties were one, repre-
sented them in the Legislature. Therefore
we should have called him "Hon.''
John Dillon, name that once drew crowds
where over displayed. He will be in Jones'
| Hall October 2lst, next Tuesday. There is no
doubt that he will have a crowd, and there is
no doubt that John Dillon can entertain us.
His reputation as a comedian is established.
MISPLACED CoNF1DENCE.-Last Friday
while Paul Gender was ut dinner, man by
the name of John Aureen, called him down
stairs to speak to him. AS soon rs Gender
reached the bottom, Murcen whacked him
over the eye with a slung-shot, rushed out
and leaped upon his horse and fled the scene.
A warrant was issued for his arrest but up to
this time, Tuesday, he has not been found.
WEAK SroMACH.-We understand there
is getting to be quite strife among our
"gray beard Of our.town who goes along the
streets spewing up the beer he drank but a
moment before. He then goes back prepared
to repeat the operation, and so keeps up a
perpetual guzzlng-peor old fellow. By his
frequent visits to the office, he is thought to
be associate editor of the Republican.
Mr.. Pat Geraghty met with a severe acc-
dent last Monday morning. He stepped into
the wagon Of friend, and stepped out upon
the tongue to adjust the bride. The team,
year old colts, were thought to be SAFE but
as he had advanceda step or two they became
frightened and he fell between, was kicked,
and run over in the abdomen, and one leg.
Two ribs on the right side are broken and he
is severely bruised. He is coming out all
right however and may we all be thankful.
-D1ED-October I, 1879, at the residence of
her brother-in-law, Robert Gilbert, Effingham,
Illinois, Mrs. Caroline J. Judson, aged IA years,
months, and days.
Mrs. Judson, mother-in-iaw of Mrs. Mary A.
Judson, formerly of this city, but now res
ident of La Crosse. Wis, had many friends in
this city, though she was but little known
beyond the precincts Of the home circle, as
she had been an invalid for nearly forty years.
In character, she was mild and amiable, ever
self-sacrificng and cOnsideratc of others, and
one whose heart ever went out full of kind
ness and sympathy for all mankind. Dear
old lady. She has walked out into the mystic
ry, but for her we know there was no dark
ness, but Weakening to 4 bright and blissful
Immortality.
-DIED.-At his residence. the Corning
House. on Friday, October 10, 1879, Mr.. J.: S.
Corning, of Austin.
He was born in St. Lawrance Go. MY, in 1927,
where he lived until 1885, when he came to
this state. He was resident of Austin for II
years, and was quite an extensive property
owner. His death was caused by inflammation
Of the bowels, and though in much pain, he
was conscious to the last, bidding his wife
and children farewell. Mr.. Corning leaves a
wife and three children. Ella, wife of Mr.. w.
NJ. Adams. Ada, wife of MIR. Clint. Clark and
young son.
The sympathies of this community are ex-
tended to the family in their bereavement.
Mr.. J. S. Corning was resident of Shcllrock,
Freeborn county, for ten years previous to
his settling in Mower. He erected the first
saw-mill during his term of residence there