Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-25

1T will now he in order for our friend
to remember that we are very affection
ately inclined toward prairie chicken
We hope none will feel any delicacy ii
regard to the matter, but any time, wher
convenient, just send around brace.
Jas. Hull, the father of the ill-fatet
Henry Hull, arrived IN the city Friday
the next day after the remains of his poor
boy had been buried in the cemetery. He
lives in Lima, Rock county, Wis. Thu
Il. r. Company returned him to his HON.
free Of charge.
p. P. Wall and Mr.. Webb, of Preston
were over last Thursday. MIR. Wall il
one of the best of newspaper men, ant
we were glad to meet him. Mr.. Webb i.
a partner with Henry Wells in the bank
ing business, and cousin of Mrs. D. B.
johnson OF this city.
Fishing at Officers mill begins rath
er early in the morning some days. We
guess Mr.. r. N. Brown sits up the night
before so as to get good start, as he hae
his poles set about O'Clock one morn ine
last week, at Officers mill, which il
about four miles from this city.
-PoL1T1cAL MEET1NGs.-Hon. NJ. II.
Duunell, Republican candidate for Con
gress, in the FIRST District, will address
70 people of Leroy, on Wednesday
eF>' 18th, at ~ P. NJ, and at Brownsville
Sept. 9th, at 711P.M. Turn out
and give Mr.. Dunnell hearing
MIR. Henry Jacobs must have known
we liked plums, and likewise brought US
a pail Of the choicest natives we have
seen for many a day. Thank you, friend
Jacobs. May your shadow never grow
less, nor your plums either; and may
never a curcullo be found in all tina,
thicket.
1T Is of the widest significance to
business men who desire to make their
business known, and their business a
household word in every home, what pa.
pers to give their advertising to. Find
o ut the papers that are sought after and
read the most, and you will "hit the nail
on the head"
Mr.. Leonard French, Of the Railway
House, boarded the eastern bound tram
last Saturday for Boston, where he will
meet his wife who has been visiting rel.
atives there for several weeks past. They
will make trip to the White Mountains
before returning to Austin, which will be
about October LIST.
We were a little mistaken on the
"actual count" of the number present at
the organization of the Hancock club
last week, the number being 109915, in
stead Of 100, as one who was there has q
Garfield wife, and she has given him his
orders, which is to ''vote for Garfield
and we just bet he'll have to.
GRAIN MARKET.-So far Charley
Wilton has purchased all the new wheat
which has been brought in. The Ele.
Vator Co. IS now, however, ready for busl.
ness. We are glad this week to report a
slight improvement in prices. Good No.
, wheat is worth 20 cents. Barley is
firmer-quotations IS to As cents.
Mrs. Dr. Barnes, of this city, thou ght
one day last week her carriage horse
had been stolen. The horse was loose
near the premises, and one of her neigh,
bors saw man lead it away. After about
eight hours the horse came back, and
was first seen near the Corning House
having every appearance of fast driving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Smith, of Novi,
Oakland county, Michigan, arrived in
The city Saturday, and will remain several
weeks with their children, Mr.. d. B.
Smith and Mrs. E. P. VanValkenburgh.
This is the first visit of this father and
mother to their children in Minnesota,
and we hope it may be very pleasant
one.
Mrs. Waldo, of Milwaukee, mother
Of Robert Waldo, who married Miss Lou
Dodge, of this city, also sister of Maj.
and E. P. Van, sailed for Ireland, with
her brother, Judge Robert VanValken-
burgh, and his family, recently. She is
10 remain abroad some three
Or four years, and anticipates spending
the winter in Italy.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Brown leave Aus
lin this week for Mortified. Mr.. Brown
has secured the head clerkship in a drug
store there on good salary. will" is
3 good boy, thoroughly competent, faith
Ful and honest, and it gives US pleasure
o say so, too. His old employers, Glenn
ner & Pooier, will say the same as cheer
,ully as we do, and regret 10 part with
him.
The Mansfield House had a narrow
escape from destructive fire Monday
about O'Clock. A lamp in the
in the Office exploded, but the
COL, who had not retired, hearing the
rash, rushed in from his room, and scat
ering -four on the flames, soon extinguish-
Y them. He says -four is sure ex.
'onnosher Of burning kerosene oil, and
,rc. IL nothing Tor the Information.
"A. B. johnson, wife and son, of Ken.
on, Ohio, arrived in Austin las. week
Friday, and are the guests of E. B. Crane,
who is a cousin of Mrs. johnson. MIR.
Johnson, who is knight Templar Ma
on, was in attendance upon the grand
celebration at Chicago, and, being on the
way, thought he would take his family
'ver into Minnesota and made his friends
visit. He is lawyer by profession,
I'D an intelligent, sharp looking one, too.
The Misses Kate and Abbie Wheat,
daughters of William Wheat, of Oberlin,
Ohio, are guests of their uncle, Dr.. N.
Wheat, of this city. They arrived Satur.
lay, and will spend about two weeks in
when they will leave for the
last, taking with them their sister, Miss
1ic4 whn hao haon ~ b ID - 80, Il