Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-01-29

feTmlC me 10 dsSlSt you, SalO man
politely to Mrs. Whyland, as she was mount
ing some icy steps at Virginia City, land to
take your pocketbook," he added, as he
snatched it away and ran off.-Er.
Mail Agent Bostwick, of the Southern
Minnesota railroad, last evening brought to
Mr.. David Drummond a pipe artistically
ductor Stevens, who runs from Fulda to Flan-
dreau.-LaCrosse Chronicle, 9th. - r.
Will w. Wall, a printer, and brother of
the Lanesboro and Preston Walls, has been
appointed mail agent on the S. M. r. R. Ma.
Trowbridge, of Fairmont, has also been APP
pointed mail agent on that road, in place of
Henry Solberg, relieved. -.
The new depot Of the Narrow Gauge Rail-
road at Preston, will soon be ready for Occur
pancy. The Republican says: ''It is very
creditable structure, being finished in the
highest style of architectural art We do not
know Of tastier Or better arranged depot
building anywhere
That fellow down in Iowa who prognosti-
Gated that January would be sort of warm
ish, coolish. slippery month"; wasn't so very
Tar from out OF the way."-Er.
Truly, this has been, thus far, an exceed
ingly cold, warm winter,-and the weather
prophets-hot or cold-could not miss it.
Judge F. w. Cook, for fourteen years Pro-
bate Judge of Houston county, but defeated
for reelection in November, committed sui
eide by shooting, at Caledonia, last Friday.
He was thought to have become insane within
the past ten days on account of defeat at the
polls and pecuniary losses.
-Four engineers on the 8. Nj. r. r. have
been rewarded by the Company, with pres
ent of SIS each, in gold, in addition to their
regular compensation, for services in pushing
the line into Flandreau before the close of the
year, and for valiant service during the snow
blockade. Their names are: L. Wyler, VIM.
Anderson, D. Leary, and T. Rafferty,.
The Narrow Gauge Railroad, from Gale
donia Junction to Preston, is now in running
order. A passenger train leaves the junction
daily at $50 p. M, arriving at Preston at 7:45.
From Preston, the train starts at s a. M, ar
irving at the junction at $50 p. m. The train
consists of q bran-fred new engine, coach,
and an express, mail and baggage car.
1T is announced from headquarters that
shippers and dealers having travelling men
can purchase shippers thousand-mile tickets
from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail-
same are used, according to- the conditions
thereon, and certificates returned to the COM
pany signed by the firm purchasing the tick
cts, a rebate of $40 per ticket will be repaid
the purchasing firm.
There is a well founded rumor that the
Southern Minnesota Railroad Company pro-
poses to push on three or four miles farther
to Roscoe at once. When the company was
doing it's utmost to reach Flandreau during
that cold weather the last Of December It
asked the people Of Flandreau to extend the
time few days that required the company to
reach that town in order to secure the small
bonus voted, but the town would not do it.
Hence 1t is proposed to make the winter ter
minus at Roscoe, to which the road is already
graded needing only the rails to complete the
road.-Jackson Republic. ~ ',.9s
The grading on the Davenport & St. Paul
road is all done between Fayette and Fl. At
kinson, which latter point is on the Dakota
division of the c., NJ. & St. P. road. The iron
is purchased and will soon be laid. The Da-
venport Democrat says: 1T may be set down
as certain thing, that by the first of April
next through cars will be running between
Davenport and St. Paul. AS this line to
Davenport is now owned. by the. Milwaukee
& St. Paul Co., the McGregor division will be
crowded with business after next spring-at
least that portion of it from St. Paul to Cal
mar. i5.s.s: ii Is = IL 49, i 49,.
JUDGE FARMER.-Judge Farmer seems to
be the right man in the right place. On Tues
day he convened his first term of court, in
this district, in this city. and went about the
All the people seem to like his manner of con-
Quoting business and even his enemies, those
who opposed his election the most yehemently
deliberately, coolly and methodically and
seems to strive to mete out justice to friend
and foe alike, regardless of how they acted
during the recent heated campaign. He has
won their esteem and respect. We are not
disappointed in Mr.. Farmer, and we believe
we snail never regret having labored with all
our might to secure his election. All hail q
new era OF peace Albert Lea Enteypyise ~:
| Probably the marriage fees of all minis
tiers would be greatly increased If the custom
were to have the amount paid to the Of1ciat-
t 1a, clergyman gym In some way made pubic.-Ne'u
Suppose the clergy adopt the plan Of pub.
fishing quarterly, in the newspapers, the
names Of the parties Joined in holy wedlock
by them, with the .".fee received" in each case.
The ministers are generally better. treated
than the newspapers. In the cases where the
first named receive IS, the printer receives
lperhaps-S cents for extra copies OF the
paper containing lattering notice, which, Ii
the result OF more brain labor than that con.
tanned in all the marriage ceremonies per
formed by the minister in year. S ixs.8i.i
-FLANDREAu, b. =. The present terminus
OF tho 8. n. Ry. is an old town having beer
/ founded over twenty-five years since. by
Judge Chas. p. Flandreau, now OF sc. Paul,
and q few other adventurers who sought Ia
found new statesS but Congress failed to
recognize the situation as F1andreau & Co
Viewed 1t, and 80 Dakota remained IN 4 dor.
mant state until u resurrection occurred
three or four years ago. The Elandreau Of
to-day is town OF four hundred, about, and
indian agency used to be located whore the
town NOW IL, and about three hundred Los
remain who have adopted white men,s ways
and cust0ms. They have, two churches and
discipline. The delomipatiohp ara HriScQpal
and Ftesbyt erian. l70kdb Herald l