Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-05

care of over SEVENTH five teams last week
IAN average of about thirteen per day
and fed over one hundred persons at din.
ners. All this was in addition to his reg.
ular boarders, and it was not an extra
week for travel either.
Mrs. T.Otis, at one time Superintend-
ent OF Schools of Mower county, is teach
ing school at Union Corners, Goodhue
county, in this state. He is assisted by his
daughter, Mrs. A. NJ. Hutchinson. We
learn by the Pine Island NeVs that both
himself and wife are in poor health.
Mr. Simon AID erson made Austin q
flying visit last week, returning Monday
to his present place Of business in James,
Vile, which Is little town about six
miles from Waverly. Mr.. Anderson is en-
gagged in the milling business at that
place, and we certainly hope that he may
be successful.
David Smith, whom everybody
knows to be good boy, leaves town to-
day for Worthington. He goes into the
McManus, or Second Avenue House, as
clerk. This hotel is we'll spoken of and
its good name will not be injured by the
acquisition of David as one of its bus
iness managers.
"A good many of our subscribers have
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one year in advance, the subscriber gets
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for nothing. We believe this is the best
offer ever made by paper in this section.
Rev. A. s. Foster arrived in the city
the early part Of this week, and has been
enjoying very cordial greeting by many
of his old friends. Himself and wife
will visit Mr.. Banks, Mrs. Fosters father,
who resides in Owatonna, before their
return, to Iowa, which will be some time
next week. We acknowledge a pleasant
call from the Rev.
-AsPHYx1A.-Look out for your chin.
neys. Through the accumulation Of SCOT
IN the lower part Of a chimney in the
residence OF F. A. Richardson, and the
gas escaping from the coal stove in an
adjoining room, the family below were
nearly reduced to sutfocation. Only the
partial waking of Mrs. r. saved them
probably from this result.
Mrs Ann Eliza Young had to lay ov.
or in Austin Sunda y on her way from
Cresco to Nashua, the trains failing to
connect so as to take her through Satur.
day. She is indeed a charming lady.
As brilliant and entertaining in the par.
Tor as she is upon the platform. She
makes friends wherever she goes by her
bright intelligence and modest woman.
ly ways.
"A furry bird, of sandy complexion.
and long slender body, with lovely
taste in his mouth for chicken, and a
sneaking quiet way of getting 'em, was
brought to our Office for his pictur las,
Monday. He was caught in steel trap
last fall, near Rose Creek, by Mr.. Horace
Greene. Judges disagree as to the name
of the animal. 1t is certainly lynx OF
a wild cat.
The City Council has ordered the
purchase of ten "Chicago street lamps"
The cost we know not, but if the city
has to run them, you may depend upon q
nice steady little drain on the treasury
With an empty cash box, SIC, 900 OF debts,
and default in interest, we should say ii
stood our city fathers in hand to postpone
INDUCING in these little Injuries, for a
time, at least.
Mrs. Oliver Somers has recently re.
ceived government pension of about
$1,000 (up to Dec. 4th, 1872 on account
of her only son, William c., who was
killed in battle in the early part of the
war. She will also receive So per month,
commencing Dec. 4th, as long as she
shall live. Judge Ormanzo Allen assist
ed in procuring the pension, and it was
allowed in just ten months after the up
plication was filed.
Our folks have been giving Sherman's
Compound Bar Soap trial for about
four weeks. They like 1t, and consider
I it great assistance. The garments are
easily cleansed, and are much cleaner
and whittier with the use of this than 9TH
er soaps. Then it lessons very materially
the labor Of washing, and IS about one
half cheaper than other soaps. A family
right to make this soap costs but $1,-for
sale by G. W. Shapley, OF this city. See
advertisement
Mrs. Eugene Manchester, nee Mag
gle Smith, daughter of David L. Smith.
of Window, is BOW resident of Rock
ford, Wright county, in this State. Miss
Maggie was married last September to
Mr.. Eugene Manchester, State Univer.
sity pupil, and both herself and husband
are teaching at the above named place.
They are engaged for an eight months
school, after which Mr.. NJ. will take up
the study Of law. Maggie was a good
girl and deserved good husband, which
we are assured she has. We are always
glad to learn of the well-doing of Mower
county's girls and boys.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Relief Association was held with Mrs.
c.. H. Davidson, on Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
| Officers elected:
| President-Mrs. G. E. WiIbour.
| Vice Presidents N. K. Noble,
Mrs. r. o. Hall.
Secretary-Mrs. o. w. Shaw.
! Treasurer-Mrs: G. H. Goats.
Observation-Disclosures church: Mrs. A.
Cressey and Miss Camp Engle. Baptist:
Mrs. G. H. Davidson and Mrs. G. H: Coats
Presbyterian: Mrs. Fl. Frederike and
Mrs. j. Schwan. Universalist: Mrs. J
W. Eldridge and Mrs. w. F. Sutherland
Congregational: Mrs. L. s: Willard and
Mrs. F. King.
Enthusiastically morning, at ten
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