Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-29
TRANSCRIPTIONS.

"A few more packages left Of those
handsome new years cards, at this office
Miss Jennie Redner is spending Va.
cation with her parents u, or near Blue
Earth City.
The sermon to the "litt|e folks" Sun
day morning by Rev. c. Z. Wright was
very much enjoyed by them.
-Gunz has moved his stock of goods
from Richards block tn The store former
~ occupied by S. xen'ngson.
William Cha,hrld, OF Minneapolis
an uncle Of the Cranes Of this city, is
spending The holidays with the relatives
here.
We hope every parent will read the
most excellent article Of Prof. Keysor or
our local page. 1t is we'll worthy -o
Il careful rerusal.
Next week is the "Week Of Prayer
The Methods are intending to obsertp
it Whether the other churches inte1d
doing so, we cannot say.
Saturday and Sunday, snowy and
stormy days. Monday and Tuesday
cold--vcry cold. Mercury all the way
from 20 l." 80 degrees below Zero.
DR. J. L. Common and wife are spcn.
ding few weeks in this city. The d..
is picking up several cases among the
sick of our city. We wish him success
The Chapel in the laird Ward was
filled to ovcrtlnwing Christmas night, tn
meet IS mia Claus" WHO was present and
attended to the distribution of tue gifts
himself.
We wish all our readers a happy
new year, and that they will overlook
as The printers wish to "eat and be merry
with the rest Of mankind.
Christmas trees and other festivities
delighted the>children at all the churches
Of the city, either Christmas eve, OF
Christmas night, and made glad the
hearts Of the older ones as they saw the
brig eyes and happy faces of the child.
rem.
William Luithle1 is visiting his
sister, n rs. John Walsh, ia this city. lie
came Saturday, and will return to his
home in IL Crosse after New Years
Willie was always good-looking boy
and he has no, yet lost the clear title to the
same compliment.
The "halryon days" commencing
seven days before, and ending seven days
after, the winter so:slice, are over for the
year 1880. These days are said to desig
nate, in the Roman Calendar, a period OIL
calm We a,her, which follows the buster
ing winds OF Autumn on the shores OF the
Mediterranean.
C. Paul Smith was at the Fleck
House in this city from Thursday noon
until Friday noon, when he lett for Cresco
where lie gave an entertainment in the
evening. He reports good houses every
where. His mother travels with him ,hi,
season. lie will favor S.. Paul and Min
neapo!,s with entertainments in January
Our Christmas turkey, and II beauty
At that, Came from the home Of james G.,
Krnrvan, of Oakland, Freedom county
Mr.. K"ntvan is one Of the strong farmers
Of that county, coming in at an early dav
lie has Il large farm and considerable OF
PERSONAL possessions, including the hes,
Of all dressings, /. large family Of healthy
children.
We wish our friends would bear in
mind that We are glad and thankful for
every it, M If news occurring in the county
An editor cannot hc every whrr". he Can
not 81, in his flee ard attend to business
and at the same time See all over the
county. There art m,ny things cons 'antly
happening which would add very muci,
To- The local interest OF our paper if some
friend would kindly inform us "t them
The exercises at the NJ E. church on
CHI i>lmas Eve we've we'll rcnue; ed. The
choir gave exc. llrnt music and the liulc
girls spoke and did well. The tree was
very fine and we'll laden with presents
and all hearts were made glad. Tue
tree were furnished gratis by Mr.. A. v
Ellis. Long may lie live" Say S Rev
Crrssey, ITO furnish such trees for the hen.
eft of the churches" The church was
crowded, many tad to Stand during the
services. The parson and wife were not
forgotten.
Ed Hoppin, Of Pleasant Valley, wa:
in Austin Thursday, or his way home
from Waterloo, Iowa, wi ilher he had
been making a purchase Of some seed
wheat of new variety, which has been
''i,d in Mower county and found tn
yield 19 to 20 bushels TO the acre during
the past two seasons, side by side will,
The Old fife variety which yielded but
to s. He purchased 400 bushels, 200 OF
which he will distribute among his
ntighbors at a li'lle above cost Ed. is
always cup to snuff" never gets discour
aged, and makes farming pay.
The American Union Telegraph Co.
finished stretching their wires to Austin
from the south, Christmas day. The
line comes into Austin east OF the round.
house, just outside Of the c., NJ. & 81. P
r. r. Co.'s land. II is thought the Tel
Co. will run line into the business por
ton Of town and est. blish an Office there
The gang of wire. s,re,chers eleven in
number), ON account Of the exceeding
cold weather since Christmas, have been
laying by" a, the Railway House. The
first c"mfor table day they will proceed
n"r,hward. No offices will probably be
established until the wire is stretched
through to ST. Paul.
Exercises appropriate to Christmas
were held last Friday evening in the
Baptist church, for the entertainment, OF