Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-01

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Usage, Iowa, are to remove to smother
field Of labor; sorry because we like to
feel and know that they are near Austin.
The Mitchell County Press refers to them
in the following pleasant manner: "All
classes Of our citizens will r=gre, the re.
moval IF Mr.. Slade and his estimable
wife, for they have endeared themselves
TO every one by their strict christian de.
pertinent and kindly sympathetic ways"
--"Our Little Ones" is the name OF a
little monthly that the very sight of makes
the children wild with delight. I, is
sent out by the Russell Publishing Com
pany, Boston, Massachusetts. Terms
one year, $3.50. No Christmas present
for one dollar and fifty cents can possibly
give greater pleasure to young readers
than this magazine, which is so full of
beauti III stories, wi h excellent morals,
and beautiful sayings. 1t is ais" finely
illustrated, aud this II another feature, az
what child does not doubly enjoy the
story that is placed before them in y pic.
ture. Send for sample copy.
Nav PRESBYTERIAN CHAPEL AT
OAKLAND.-The Pr,sbv,er,ans Of Oak.
land, under the Passionate Of Rev. J. d.
Todd, have nearly finished = pleasant
church building. It's size 10 24x40 on the
ground, with u pretty little spire on one
T<,A@ Inf~ sR,~a -,
hope to open it for services before New
YEARS., although It will no, be finished at
that time. A lady member Of Dr.. Pax
tons church-the First Presbyte, ian-of
New York City, gave $500 to the build.
ing fund, about halt the cost of the chapel.
Rev. Todd presides over two churches,
one at Oakland and one in the Goslee
neighborhood, London, preaching for
each every alternate Sabbath.
-D1ED.-In the town Of Moscow, Nov.
"a, 1880, Of diphtheris, after a painful
illness Of only few days, Stella Harris,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. 8. Harris,
aged Z years aud some months. Stella
was the pc, Of the household, and very
| precious child In frankness and simplici
| ~ and in the lovable qualities. She was
= companion OF each one Of the house,
aud in thousand ways endeared 10 each.
She was early taught the love of Jesus,
and IN her last hours, s,gnlded to her
Borrowing mother, her expectation Of
meeting her dear father who passed on
before little less than year since.
Though her sickness had been painful.
yet in answer to prayer, she was permit.
ted 4 quiet and painless entrance 10 the
portals Of new being. Jesus has taken
her II himself, and this consoles the
deeply sorrowing family.
NEW TELEGRAPH LINE TO AUSTIN
The American Union Telegraph Co. is
stretching ito wires along the line of the
Central Railroad of Iowa. The line 10
completed to Mason City, and the poles
are se. to Northwood. From there the
lire is to cut across the country 10 Ply.
mouth on the Mason City division Of the
Milwaukee road, and thence to Austin.
From Austin it follows the Milwaukee
road TO Pennington; from there to
Hastings via the Hastings division, and
from Hastings to St. Paul via the River
divisi on. The workmen are now en-.
gagged IN setting the poles between Ply.
mouth ar d Austin. They are set north
to Lansing. The superintendent of the
construction informs Us that it will BE-
about two weeks before the wires are
stretched to Austin, and about four weeks
before the offices are established and the
line in working order. The poles along
The line OF the milwaukee road are set
just outside the fence of The railroad com.
psny, the company refusing the privilege
of building rival line to the Nor,hweat
ern on their lands. This new company
is headed by Jay Gould. and 10 extending
It's lines al over the country. Wherever
this company is doing business, rates
hrve been reduced Is to so per cent. Ike.
low customary tariff.