Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-02-19
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ID. s. Fitleld, our former townsman
now Of Hampton iowa, came to towr
Monday.
Mr.. Kaner is building dne altar fol
the Catholic church, which is much
needed appurtenance In that house 81
worship.
The adjusting agent for the Amer
can, Of Chicago, is in town, looking TO-
wards settlement Of the loss recently
sustained in the burning Of Mr.. Tyrrel'E
barn and contents.
-Ye editor of the Independent is hav
Ing hole dug in the ground, ostensibly
for tho purpose of securing water, but
it's wisely limited on the corners, that he
is boring for locals.
Our pulpits were unoccupied on last
Sunday. Elder Raymond, of the Presby
terian, being absent filling his regular
appointment at Taopi, and Elder Reagan
OF the Baptist, was absent in the western
part OF the state organizing a Temple Of
Honor, he being q. w. Chief of thai
honorable Institution. Mr.. Reagan Is an
enthusiastic and consistent worker in the
temperance cause.
The dramatic entertainment, given
by the LIE Roy Comet Dramatic Club
last Friday, was, IN every respect, an en-
joyable affair, and in many respects, fal
surpasses that of many of the travelling
troupes, which is evidenced by the full
houses which they always secure. They
aim to put new play on the boards
every month. One night IN four weeks
is about as often as they can wedge in, as
what, with church soclables, CHI DIR
rehearsals, temperance organizations, Ma
sonic, Odd Fellows and Club dances,
the six evenings of each week are pref.
ty we'll kept. LIE Roy is a live town and
fast becoming metropolitan.
The new iron bridge on the Little
Iowa, at Brewers, IS up and painted.
The men in charge from the factory,
Canton, Ohio, with such assistance as
was procured here, put it in place in three
days. Mr.. Richards, charm an Of county
commissioners, was in town Tuesday,
we presume, viewing the same. 1t is a
fine looking structure, and ore much
needed at that point. But it will be some
time ere it can be utilized, as its ap.
proaches are not yet commenced. Speak
ing of bridges, we now have three, built
by the county, and need one more ere the
system will accommodate the whole
community in times of high water, while,
by judicious arrangement of them
originally, two would have accomplished
the same.
Our town, from its inception, has
been prolific in the production of fires,
and we came very near sustaining our
record by another Monday afternoon.
Smoke was seen issuing in rather sus-
picious volume from the chimney of q
house, owned by VIM. Craig,
and occupied by Scandinavian family,
in the southern portion of the town. The
alarm soon brought great numbers on the
ground, both citizens and countrymen,
being Monday, and warm day, the town
was full Of people. Our citizens have
had so much experience in this line that
the cry Of fire brings every man out with
pail, and as it had been thawing rapidly
all the forenoon, ponds Of water were
convenient, and with the aid of an axe
and few pals Of water, the fire was
soon e1tinguished with but small dam
age 10 the building by fire, more by an
overdose of muddy water and some
plaster knocked off: The occupants
sustained no damage other than a good
scare, and the privilege of an early house
cleaning and readjus:ing Of furniture.
-Apropos to the recent raid upon the
vendors of the ardent, In our town, it
may be of some interest to the temper
ance readers Of the TRANSCRIPT, to learn
what our temperance people are doing,
now that an armistice is declared.
The village council published in last
weeks Independent very lengthy ordi-
nance whereby druggists can secure,
under certain regulations and restrictions,
= license to sell for medicinal purposes
only. 1t is a very strict law, and oncrous
alike upon the druggist an l the physi-
clan, and 1t is doubtful if there will be
any license taken out under it.
The temperance organizations, of which
there are three in this village, resting on
the laurels they have won in the late
combat with the enemy, have turned their
to the more pleasing and harm
less pas-tlme of "mock trials"
Two evenings of last week, Tuesday
and Wednesday, were devoted to one of
these trials. 1t is said it was highly
amusing and instructive withal. The
idea, am informed, originated In the
Good Tcmplars, and an invitation was
extended the Temple of Houor to partici-
pate, which was accepted, the Social
Temple being an invited guest as specta.
tor. The case was arson, very aggrava-
ted one, by reason OF endangering the lives
Of several persons, inmates of the burned
building. DR.. E. j. Kingsbury and W.
Z. Porter appeared as attorneys for the
prosecution, on behalf of the Temple,
and Prof. E. G. Stevens and J. Little for
the defense on behalf of the Templars,
J. D. Allen, presiding. Dr. Klngsbury
has read law for several years, handles a
witness shrewdiy and is an easy and fluent
pleaeer, and was very creditahly assisted
by Mr.. Porter. Prof: E. c. Stevens has
also read law, and only desisted temper
ar'ly in consequence Of trouble with his
eyes, intending to resume the study and
ultimately the practice when practicable.
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