Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-15

WILL preside, ana the rage llOel sullS
against the Pioneer. Press and various in
lividuals will probably be tried.
-1fall the borrowers OF the TRANSCRIPT
would subscribe, we should have q circu-
lation that would frighten US. There are
persons in this town-seme of them prom
inent business men-who have stolen the
reading Of this paper for the past two
years, and will no doubt continue to do
so for years to come.
The many friends in this city OF Hen.
~ s. Holt will be glad to learn tn at his
application for pension on account Of
disabilities received while in the army,
has been granted, the pension dating
back to 1864. Henry is living on farm
IN Freeborn county, near Armstrong sta
ton, and is splendid fellow.
B. F. Langworthy, of Grand Meadow,
all old timers know B. F.-was in town
on Monday, and looked in upon the
TRANSCRIPT den for q few moments.
Benjamin is nothing new but common
editor of country newspaper. He was
once up in the world-a member of the
Legislature, and government officer.
"A few weeks ago J. B. Revord made
a sale of 800 acres of his fine farm in
Window township, to Thomas Malone,
of Berlin, Wis. Consideration, $1,000.
The land is five miles straight east of
Austin. Mr.. Malone will: not move out
until next spring, Mr.. Revord having ar
ran ged with Malone to crop the land this
season.
-ENTERPR1sr.-Aw ell-to.do business
man in Austin walks into dry goods
house and enquiries for bleached muslin,
gets the lowest living figures on piece of
forty yards, replies, II can do half cent
better per yard in st. Paul." That is 4
good way to build up town. Query!
Are such men benefit or = positive in
jury to town.-BYsTANDER.
MIR. and Mrs. Phelps, Of Fremont,
Wisconsin, have been spending several
months in Minnesota and will return to
their home this week. G. G. Kinsman is
a son of Mrs. Phelps, and Luther Phelps,
a farmer living near Albert Lea, is q son
of Mr.. Phelps. So this father and moth
er have been dividing their time with
their children through the past winter.
Send US the local news. Anything
and everything that is readable. If
body dies, gets hurt, gets married, builds
barn, or house, makes sale. or runs
away, breaks his leg or neck, thrashes
his neighbor, or pounds his wife, or runs
away with anybody's wife, and you know
1t, send US the facts. Ifyou would haye
a good local paper, these things will help
10 make it SO.
"A disastrous fire occurred at Dixon,
ILL.,, last week Wednesday, burning
large Touring mill, valued at $500 900, be-
longing to Becker & Underwood. Ezra
L. Becker, son of one of the firm, was kill.
ed by falling wall. Mr.. Becker, the
owner, it will be remembered, visited his
niece, Mrs. r. o. Hall, in this city, last
fall, and the young man who was killed
was cousin of Mrs. Hall. He was an
only son, and leaves = wife and three
children. 80
Mrs. N. I. Johnson, Of Kasson, was
brought to Austin and buried in Oak
wood last Thursday. Mrs. Johnson had
been suffering for some time with IN ova.
ran tuner. About two weeks ago, Drs.
Allen Of Rochester and Turner Of Kssson,
took away the tumor, which weighed
about two pounds. She died on Tuesday
Of last week. She was sister Of Mrs.
Seymour Johnson and Mr.. Chris. John.
son, of this city, and was said to be :
faithful wife and loving mother. 4 hus.
band and three children mourn her early
death. She was thirtv-ons years Of age.
Mrs. Frank Crane arrived in Austin
from Ohio last week. She il for the pres
ent ct the homestead. where there is room
enough and to spare, nowadays. How
these dear old homes change in few
years. The children 80 away, one after
another, and the boys rooms and the
girls rooms are theirs no longer, and In
thls home, the father, that for 90 many
years bore the heat and burden, has gone
away, too, 70 that far Of country from
whence no traveller returns. Tho old
''home'' IL there still, and the mother, and
while the shadows lsngthsn she waits q
little longer. Be-
GREEN WOOD wanted il exchange for
boots and shoes, q J. 1AuEspELL's.