Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-01-08
CITY AND VICINITY.

uarv ,haw," and rather stopped over, we
think.
The very original remark, swish
you Happy New Year," " as oil repeat
ed las. Thursday.
-Taopi had her village election on
Tuesday. No-license and tie entire tenn
perance ticket victorious
The teachers Of the public school
have all returned to their respective places,
and commenced the labnrs 1880.
Secure your seats for Helen Potter's
Pleiades, at J.J. Hayes and Bros, with
out delay. They are going off rapidly.
Locals are scarce this week. Wish
some one would get up something for u
sensation. Swallowan oyster,for instance.
The schoo. in the Sd ward opens in
the Congregational chapel next Monday.
with Miss Jennie Crandall, of Blooming
Prairie, as teacher.
There will be \ great rush at Jones'
hall Saturday night. Everybody is going
to the Pleiaues' entertainment. Secure
your seats in advance, at Hayes jewelry
store.
Peter Nelson has just nobby barn,
built on his newly purchased resident lot.
We almost forget now how the lrgens
property looked, so great has been the
recent changes.
Rev C. E. Wright spoke some very
plain words to the Young men last Sab
bath evening, a: the Congregational
church. None too plain, and we hope
they may bear fruit.
We beg leave to remark that the
TRANSCRIPT has now the largest mum Der
of resident subscribers of any paper pub
lished in Mower Country. Advertisers
NAV make mole ofthis.
Mrs. E. B Crane and little daughter,
Laura, returned to home and friends in
health and safety last week. Their trip
cas-, has been quite extended, being ab
sent some four or 1--WE months.
"A library OF fifty volumes was pre-
scented by Bishop Whipple to the Saba h
school Of Christ Church in this city.
They arrived Dec 3lst Some Of them
were very valuable, costing one dollar
each in England.
Miss Iia Smith entertained quite a
company of her young friends on New
Years Eve, very pleasantly. The Smith
residence was beautifully lighted, and We
suppose the New Year was ushered in
by the young people very happily.
Taking account Of stock is the mex
business in hand for our merchants
Busy clerks are hauling down the goods
trcm the shelves and busy proprictors
can mark some goods now alb 'ut Is per
cent higher. All right. We are willing.
Edward, youngest son OF Mr.. and Mrs
s. a. Coon, of Lansing has gone to Riches
ter to spend the winter with sister, Mrs D.
!. Griffin, and will attend the Commercial
School in that city. Thus, our young men
md maidens are being fitted for the active
duties of life.
ALL of the Scandinavians of this city
and vicinity SHOULD attend the Helen Pot
ter entertainment on Saturday evening,
and See The Swedish Ladies' O iartette, in
their elegant National costumes, and hear
them sing their sweet songs. Read else
where about their costumes.
Among the young people who lef,
for their respective schools Tuesday, were
Frank Day and Will Richardson. They
were the first young men who graduated
from our High School, and If they do as
we'll in Mortified, as in Austin, we shall
have reason TO be proud of our AustiL
boys.
When person falls down it is said
his frst impulse is to look about and see
il any one saw him. We verified this say
ing the other day, and when we saw there
were but few spectators, we quietly wills
pered to ourselves, the aeicked stand on
slippery places; guess we must look lit.
tie to our footing.
Don't be suspicious of everybody.
The man who is everlns,ingly looking for
evil eau find the greatest quantity of il
in his own llfe-Er. We have always
said this, and when you ind an individ.
ual in any community tina, is continual.
looking for evil, rest assured that the
creates, quantity of it lies in himself.
The Board of County Commissioners
convened ut the courthouse on Tuesday
The new members, w. B Nilsson, ct
Taop,, and O. w. Case, Of Grand Mead
ow, duly qualified and took their seats
VIM. Richards, who hrs been the faith
fiji and efficient chairman Of the Board
Tor several years, was reelected to thai
position.
Felix Regamey, the Thos. Mast, Of
France,) has recently re-j"ined The Helen
Potter combination, and, as we learn by
telegram from Miss Potter, will positively
appear in Austin on Saturday evening.
His instantaneous sketches on the black
board will be worth the price Of im,s-
sion. Secure your seats for the Helen
Potter Pleiades before it is too late. There
will be great rush.
The following persons were chosen
last Sunday officers. OF the Methodist
babbath school tor the coming year:
H. o. Hall, Superintendent; first assist.
ant, Mrs. p. Haley; second assistant.
llrs. Il. H. Dinsmor; Treasurer, Miss
Alice Brown; Secretary, H. r. OFT; Ii
brarian, Frank y. Hall; assistant, Mis-
Ne,tle Anderson. With such an efficient
corps Of officers, the school must prosper.
The custom among travelling CON-
panies of advertising themselves as stars.
has become 90 general that the public
place but litlle faith in such announce