Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-03-18

( Mr.. G. w. Ransom aud wife Lei
Austin Saturday for olumbus, Wiscor
+ sin, to visit Mrs. Ransom's relative!
Their home for the present will be i
Albert Lea, where Mr.. Ransom expect
to 60 into business.
We'll, now, the latest news for a ser
sation is that Paul Smith, tho imperso,
ator, has turned out to be an actual w
man in disguise. Well, ifhe is a woman
she ought to walk light up and lntroduc
himself and no more foolin'.
DIR. W. C. Young, from milwaukee,
has recently settled in this city for th
practice Of dentistry. He GENES to u
with the best of recomme ndations. Of1c
with Dr.. Staples. in Dunkelmann's new
block. Zee advertisement
Mrs. NJ. c. Canneld, we understa nd
has left Austin for the present, and IL
Gated in Albert Lea. She has been res
ident Of Austin many years and he
friends will be sorry to have her leav'
our city for home elsewhere.
R. J. Cochrane has sold his farm O
80 acres, about one mile north east of thu
depot, to Rev. D. Cobb, P. E. Of this dis
trlct, for $4,000. The Elders son Will
work the place. Mr.. Cochrane goes to
Minneapolis to reside the 10th of April
The supper and maple sugar festival
given by the young ladies of the high
school was we'll patronized and success
The supper was good and enjoyed by
many, the girls making $63.05 clear profit,
which will be expended in apparatus for
the class in philosophy.
MIR. E. J. Phillips il very much i'm.
proving his residence by raising the wing
to the same height as the main part,
putting in fancy double windows IN the
new story, and altogether making the
place much moro attractive. We like to
see these improvements going on.
The passenger train going west on
c., n. & st. P. r. r. now arrives at / 80
P. n, nearly one hour later than formerly.
No change in the train going east.
The western bound train on the s. NJ.
X. r. also passes Ramsey three-fourths Of
an hour later than formerly. Note
changes in our published tims.cards this
week.
The present term of the public school
closes next week. A vacation of one
week, and then up and to work again.
We like the one week vacation, instead
OF two, as it will bring the closing of the
school year one week earlier, and the
children and teachers may escape a
week of extreme hot weather for their
last week of hard school work.
Mr.. Silas Il. Coleman returned on
Tuesday from Wisconsin. He was sum-
moned by telegram to Minneapolis about
a week ago to accompany tho remains of
his father from that city to Fond du Lac,
Wis. 1t will perhaps be remembered by
some that Mr.. Coleman's father and
mother visited him last fail. They went
from here to Minneapolis to spend the
winter with daughter.
The pupils of the public school will
give an entertainment in Jones' hall, on
Friday evening, March Goth. 1t will
consist OF essays, declarations, songs, &c,
and will be participated in by pupils
from all the grades. Admission, IS cents !;
school pupils, 10 cents. Reserved seats
can be secured At Hayes Bros. The
profits Of the entertainment will be used
to purchase an organ for the high school
room. We wish them q full! house.
"A span of horses belonging to Jerry
Yates took quite lively turn about town
yesterday. They were tied near the post
Office, pulled themselves loose, turned
square around, upse,ting the buggy, and
to make the circle in better shape, swung
around the corner by the bank, taking
Main street for their fastest gait. The
buggy looked something like a road
scrapsr when We saw it last. The horses
were caught unframed, we were very
glad 70 know.
The friends Of the Uniyersalist 80
siety will give benefit dinner and sup
per at McBride's old stand, to-day. VIVA,
We mean by "beneft " il, that you will
be benefited, both physically and social
ly, by partaking Of it. Is cents for din.
ner on Thursday, IS for supper on Thurs.
day, and 4 maple sugar festival in the
evening, Is cents plate. The ladies of
this society will receive you cordially,
wait upon you cheerfnlly, and accept
your IS cents thankfully.
We clip tho following item from the
New Haven Conn Daily palladium, in
regard to our friend, Rev. Anketell:
Rev. John Anketsll, a member OF
Hiram lodge, No. l, Of this city, has in
vited its members with their masonic
friends to listen to lecture On Free Ma
SO01ys WIIIle0 W Tic reverend OrOt0er
while travelling in Europe in search of
masonic light q short time ago. The
lecturee treats on masonry "a exemplided
in baxony and other parts of the old
country, and 10 said to be very interesting
and instructive. The lodge has voted TO
accept the invitation and will namo an
evening for ito delivery At an carly date.
Silver is said to have been found in
paying quantities In a well-known bluff
in Marcellon township. near Portage
City, Wis. VIM. Goodman, the owner Of
the bluff, 10 father of = son.in-law of Mon
roe Peck, of Window township, in this
county. Samples of the ore have been
sent to IN assayer in Colorado, who re-
ports tho specimens 10 contain silver in
greater or less quantity. The bluff has
been leased for term Of years by sever
al individuals who will make thorough
investigation" Of the same. Hope their
brightest anticipations may be realized.