Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-12-15
lie ROY.

LIE Roy.
The usual Caswell House sociable
was held Friday evening. A good time
and everybody happy.
Weather still exhibiting great varie.
ty of phases, coquetting from the frlgid of
the Arctic to the fog Of the gulf.
-Sleighing fair, what there is oft and,
as the boalder said to his hostess in re-
gard to the table butter, "enough of it
such az it 49,"
"A. H. Palmer, OF lie Roy, who took
"iree claim" in Dakota some two Years
since, has disposed OF his property at
very profitable figures. Abc is now anx-
ious to try his hand again.
The receipts of wheat during the
week ending Saturday, the 18th inst, were
light. Owing to the icy condition of the
roads. but few farmers teams graced our
streets during the fore part of the week.
Wheat quotations, 68 to 90 cents.
"A gentleman, travelling through LIE
Roy, got his horses shod at McKce's.
Soon after lie left, well-6lled pocket
book was found on the shop floor. Tie
gentleman did not discover his loss until
he arrived at Spring Valley, and, upon
returning, his property was restored to
him.
We learn that E. A. Whitcomb's no.
MES tried the experiment of travelling in
the ditch with the cutter bottom side nm.
in total disregard Of Ed s earnest endeavors
to the contrary. Measured by the limp
which now characterizes Eds otherwise
noble gait, we judge the experiment a
success. The episode occurred in the
vicinity Of Chester, Iowa.
On Saturday P. NJ deputy sheriff W.
W. Sweet, exposed for sale on the streets.
lot Of household merchandise, VARYING
from cracked saucer, TO a respectable
sewing machine. The goods were taken
under mortgage, the owner of which
the goods, and not the mortgage-had
skipped the country. The sale drew the
usual crowd, who cracked the usual jokes,
and made the usual bargains.
The schools which were to have
commenced on the 18th inst, have been
postponed one week. The delay is caus.
ed by very general compiaint-want of
coal. If no coal can be obtained during
the week, an attempt will be made to
heat the building by burning wood in
the coal stoves. Owing to this extension
Of vacation, the usual recess between
Christmas and New Years. will not be
given.
j. M. Larrahee is in Chicago stocking
up for the holidays. Although Mr.. Lar.
rabee deals chiefly in drugs and grocer.
les, carrying an extensive stock of each,
yet he has a large assortment of silver.
ware, jewelry, ct cetera. Call and examine
his goods. His prices are reasonable and
persons in search of holiday articles can
find no better variety in this section. We
warrant that you will find the proprietor
and his efficient clerk, Mr.. Geo. Harden
gentlemen in all that the name implies
| Our citizens have watched with deem
interest the developm cnts in the Page
Riley case. Your correspondent has
sounded public opinion somewhat IN the
matter, and finds it very generally conce.
ded that justice Kelley had sufficien, cv.
ldence 10 warrant his decision. The
evidence, circumstantiAl as it is, appears
10 be full of implications and dark insln
nations. There seems to be woven
through the entire case, wool Of myster,
which we hoped would have been unrav
"led. We think it an established fac
that Riley is tough customer, and there
are many in our midst who go further
and take ground that he is the would. be
assassin.
The number Of public worshiper
"n the Sabbath was about equally divided
b"tween the two churches. Rev Nh
Todd, of Austin, preached in the Pres
| hy'erian, having made an exchange Will
Rev. E. N. Raymond. Preaching in th,
Baptist by the pastor. The sermons O
The day were interesting and forcible
While we would not attempt to dictate
we feel tree in saying, that the church-go
ing populace of this village would r..
ceive more intellectual and spiritual goo,
lid they worship in the aggregate on tn
Sabbath. Enough attend TO constitute
one good audience, and one only.
seems to us that the old method whereof,
services were held in the PRESBYTERIAN OF
me Sabbath and in the Baptist the mex,
and so alternating, was decidedly the b.
ter plan.
-fhys,ologists tell US that the stomach
ia its normal condition usually hold
about one pint. A certain fun-lovin,
druggist, living not thousand miles from
LIE Roy, was conversant with this phys
biological statement. One cold day las
week, when several persons had sough
the warmth of the druggists stove 70
comfort, the conversation turned upon til
amount of oysters man could eat /
this company was person remarkabl
for his "sand" and diminutive size. II
the utter establishment Of all, this perso
boldly affirmed that he could eat tw
quarts of raw oysters. The druggist, re
membering the capacity above referee
to, and taking ioto consideration the siz
Of the candidate, Immediately scente
''un, and bet was made whereby the Ii
tie chap was to eat the two quarts OF "a,
oysters without "break," or pay 70
them. In case he ate them, the druggis
footed the bills. AT the commencement
of the cont est, it appeared very unequa
with the odds greatly against the man an
in favor of the bivalves, for the bulk O
the one, apparently, equa'ed the bulk O
the other. In an Incredible short tim
the contest ended. Oysters were homes
while smile Of triumph played abou
the features Of the victor. Our trient
The pharmacist, now denounces the "a,
lhoriies," and Is more firmly lntrenchc
than ever in the belief that appearance