Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-05-06
NEWS AND NOTIONS.

day, May 18th.
cleared $300, 600 by the sale of the Southern
Minnesota Railroad.
Tho editor of the St. Ansgar Enterprise
knows what time the sun rises. He has been
consulting his almanac.
The retail lager-beer dealers of Lacrosse
have compelled the brewers to discontinue
retailing the foamy beverage.
sensible name-one that the English language
can understandable Tribune.
The first newspaper published in this State
south Of St. Paul was the Winona Argus, dat
ing from June, 1853. It was Democratic In
politics.
-Owatonna derives its name from an Indian
word: "Ouitunya," meaning straight; hence
Straight is the official name of the stream on
which the city is built.-Er.
The Faribault Democrat says Hon. Geo. N.
Baxter, one of the leading attorneys Of Fari-
bault, has decided to locate in st. Paul and
will remove with his family to that city about
the first of June.
Spring Valley Vidette is out with a sensa-
tional article, column and half In length,
with big display headtngs-a puff for milli-
merry establishment. Van can write millinery
puffs with perfect ease.
The coal prospectors at Freeborn having
reached depth of about one hundred and
forty feet, have struck rock, under which the
precious mineral is supposed to lie in deposit,
waiting for the miners pick.-Albert Leo En-
terprise.
The name of the Lanesboro paper has
been changed from Journal to Hardtngs Her.
aid. We should say Harding was formerly q
citizen Of Indiana, judging from the contents
of his paper. 1t is newsy, spicy sheet, and
deserves a liberal support.
master General, the other day, requesting the
Department to allow her clerk as sue 'hadn't
time to read all the postal cards. and attend
to the other duties Of the Office.
OF course so reasonable request will be
granted without hesitation.
The Rushford Star says Squire Tillston's
lemon tree Is fairly astonishing everybody.
-Four large and ten small lemons are now on
the tree. Yesterday he showed US a lemon
just plucked which measured 10Y by 9A
inches around. 1t was beauty"
The free lunch at the fremont house.
Notice the calls for the Democratic conven-
lions in this issue-yesterday was well patr on
ized.-LdCrosse Chronicle.
A little mixed, Mr.. Chronicle, but still free
lunch with stick in it, always has much to
do with Democratic conventions.
s.. H. Kenny and C. E.Miller were in Fari-
bault recently, engaged in shipping $500
pounds of amber cane seed to Toxic, Japan.
The seed is packed in water-tight boxes lined
with tin. The cost of boxes, seed and express
age will be nearly 81 200. The order was pro-
cured through recent professor of Amherst
colle9e.-E1.
We have an American half cent Of 1920
What is it worth? We have also Spanish
coin, about the size of an American Is cent
piece, bearing on one side the inscription
"Carolus Ill. D. g." and on the other Hispa-
niarum, Rex, '17eO." Can any one tell US what
it is and what might be its value7 1t is evil
IDENTIFY built Of silver.-Aldcn Eagle.
About two weeks ago, Mr.. G.. L. Hender-
sons children caught nine young squirrels,
brought them home, and put them in box;
whereupon cat of the Thomas persuasion
got into the box and made the demonstrations
that q cat would with her kittens, and has
continued ever since to sleep with them and
watch over them with jealous eye.-Czern,o.t
Independent.
Mr.. Anti-cruelty Bergh undertook to ar
rest Barnum at his great show In New-York
for letting his horse Salamander jump through
fiery hoop: but bold Barnum went into the
ring, ordered tho hoops set on Are and then
jumped through them himself without expe-
riencing any injury. Then Bereh and his
officers sat down and saw the rest Of the show
out.-Er.
Tho Hastings Gazette objects to the holding Of the
Dakota county convention en- Friday, because Il is
''hangmana day" What ssnseIess talk to coma from
script.
Not 50 senseless after all. A very appropsi-
ate day. tor republican convention to be
held.-WtDOnd Herald.
Friday is as appropriate for Republican,
Democratic, religious or other convention,
as any other day-no more or no less 10, friend
Whipple.
To determine the weight Of live CATTLE
Measure in inches girth around breast just
below shoulder blade. Multiply girth by
length and divide by IA. II girth be less than
three feet, multiply quotient by IL; If between
| three and I'VE, by 10; between Ave and seven,
by q; between seven and nine, BY 81. If the
| animal IL lean, deduct one-twentieth from
result; or take eirth and length in feet, null
tiply square Of sirth length, and multiply pro
duct by 3.ae. Live weight multiplied by .oot
gives net weight-neafly.-Ez.' r..>
| After all said and done. tho most reliable
sign Of future prosperous times in this coun
try IL tho immense emigration that 10 rushing
westward on every train. The source Of
wealth 10 the soil. Manufacturing may over
stock the market, and then hunger and cold
will come to those who labor In this depart
ment Of the worlds work; but no overstook
ing of the country with agricultural products
ever produces such unhappy results. The
farmer may not be able to sell products, but
he will at least be well fed and warmed. He
can rest on his oars and read up on politics
not caring much how trade goes while hill
barn ID full Of food for man and beast.-Er.
The editor Of the Baldwin Qowa) Independ
snt 10 = tobacco hater. Just hear him talk
'.There Is fellow In this town who has got
into habit OF coming into this once and
squirting tobacco juice all over the floor and
in III directions. Sometime that fellow vii
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