Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-04-01

teachers were in attendance, four-nf>hs
ladies. The intelligent looks of the
teachers and the character OF the ex'mi-
nations, certify that Supt. Tuttle cannot
fail to secure good corps Of teachers
for our county schools. -
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. H. Coleman, with
the two little motherless children of Mr..
Benjamin Mason, left Austin yesterday
for Beaver Dam, Wis. The children are
to live with Mrs. Winfield, an only sister
of Mrs. Mason. We deeply regret the
departure Of these friends from among
US. The families of Coleman and Mason
are an accession to any community,
and Austin could lily afford to spare
them. >2S
Our friends of the Mower County
Bank have had to deposit their cash in
the First National vaults for the past two
or three weeks. The lock to their fine
burglar-p proof got mad and wouldn't
work, consequently an expert was sent
for who had to "bust" open the safe.
March 10Th 1t was sent te Detroit,
Mich, for repairs, and has not yet been
returned. This little misfortune will
cost s. w. & E. about $175.
q. E. Snyder was in town last week,
with his mother and sister, on their way
to the west. For the past eighteen
months Eugene has been working for
Col. Chase, IN the Lanesboro hotel. Some
of his many friends in Austin tried to
prevail upon him to settle down again in
his old home, but he was determined to
seek homestead and earn an independ-
cnt living. He is faithful, honest young
man, and We hops will do well in his
new home.
Music AT PAUL SMITHS ENTER
TA1NMENT.-Miss Lottie johnson has
been engaged to give us several Of her
best instrumental selections next Satur-
day evening at the Paul Smith entertain.
ment. The instrument used will be first
class-the Sterling organ-for sale by
Phillips & Sterling of this city. Miss
Johnson represents it as the acme Of ex-
cellence. 1t has five octaves, two full
sets of reeds and two sets OF three octsves
each, sub bass and octave coupler; also
thirteen stops. A skillful performer on
such an organ, will certainly give US
some beautiful music. Don't forget to
secure your seats early, at J. J. Hayes &
Bros. Paul Smiths entertainment will
be the event of the season. Everybody is
going. Admission, only IS cents.
Mrs. Howard Wilder, daughter of
J. d. Rugg, of this city, whom we refer
red to last week as being very ill, was then
dying, we have since learned. Her twin
boys were born Monday, and soon after,
without any premonitory symptoms, she
was seized with spasms, from which time
she was considered in a critical condi-
ton. She lived until Wednesday even.
ing, when, closing her eyes upon all
life's treasures, she entered in beyond the
mystery. The young husband must
henceforth so on through all the coming
years of his allotted time with only the
memory of one bright year Of welded
bliss, before this shadow fell. The twin
boys, each so like the other, can never
know the tender mother love. The flu.
neral Of Mrs. Wilder was at her home in
Red Rock last week Friday, and was very
largely attended. She was beloved by
many. Rev G. D. Belden conducted the
funeral services.
Last Saturday the Board of Educa.
ton of this city held special meeting,
and adopted the State Series of Text
Books for use in our city schools The
books will be introduced gradually, as
classes advance, and thus no loss will FOL-
low, as in the case of sudden changes.
In this action the Board has simply Gem.
piled with the requirements OF the law.
All the books of the series are not among
the best text books, and should not, there
fore be used but, while we may question
the wisdom Of the legislature enactlng
the law, We can not disregard its author
,ty. A saving of 40 per cent. in cost of
books, will in a measure, reconcile US to
the change, even though it may not ut
present seem for the highest interests OF
the school. We tru.t the citizens of Aus.
tin will carefully consider the law and
its results, as the people of the state, at
the next election, will be called upon to
say, by their votes, whether or not the
law shall continue in force.
How TO STOP A PAPER.-We endorse
the following from an exchangs-evsry
word of II: "You have MI undoubted
right to stop newspaper whenever you
are disposed, upon payment Of all arrear-
ages. De not hesitate to do so on account
of any tenderness Of feeling for the edi-
tor. Don't yeu suppose he would stop
buying sugar of you, OF meat, clothing,
dry goods, etc., etc., if he thought he was
not getting his moneys worth? And
when you discontinue your paper do so
manfully. Don't be so spiteful as to
throw it back to the postmaster with
contemptuous, i don't want it any long
erp and have refused written on the
margin, and have the paper returned to
the editor. No gentleman ever stopped
a paper in that way, no matter If his
head Is covered with gray hairs that
should be honorable. If you do not wish
longer to receive newspaper, write a
notSsso the editor, like man, saying So
and Be sure that arrearages are paid.
This is the way to stop paper"
G.Paul Smith At st. Charles.
This talented young gentleman gave en-.
tertainmeAts at Kopp's hall on Friday
and Saturday evenings Of last week, the
concluding ones Of the Library Course.
They were largely attended. and every
body seemed pleased and more than sat.
isfied. To say that Mr.. Smith is a "tal-
ented" young man hardly expresses our
idea-he is genius in his way. His
voice IL phenomenal, capable of almost