Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-06-10
LANSING.

Mrs. d. Boessel returns to Nashua, Iowa,
this week after a prolonged visit among her
friends in Lansing.
The suspected thief of Mr.. McCalls corn
has been arrested and tried before Justice
George and acquitted.
Tho ladies of the Union Sociable passed
another of their pleasant afternoon enter
tainments at the home Of Mrs. J. G. Vaughn,
last Wednesday and adjourned to meet again
in two weeks at Mrs. L. A. Foote'S residence.
Some Of our Lansing boys, while out pleas.
ure riding one week ago last Sunday evening,
thought to diversity the monotony of pleasure
riding by engaging in little run. The cen
sus enumerator will find one horse less in
Lansing in consequence.
Hail all hail that is ii icebergs seven
inches in circumference can be called hail, for
of such was the shower that visited US last
Wednesday evening, breaking panes Of glass,
despoiling gardens, and frightening people
generally. Austin may have ice-venders with
Arctic ships, we don't need them where the
water falls ready supplied with ice.
Below are the names of the ten students
who sustained the highest examinations in
the past month in the higher department of
the Lansing Village School. Maximum 100.
Emma Smith, 96.45; Libbie Field, G4,4s; Asa
Vaughan, $500: Mary Miller, s2.l4; Gertrude
CARL, 9lS0: Almina Bush, 91.16; George
Vaughan, 500; Otis Robinson, 8o.14; Mabel
Vaughan, 1896; Louisa Robinson, $500.
kidnapping on the streets Of Lansing In
broad day light. About O'Clock p. M, on
Thursday last bare-headed man was seen
stealthily approaching Mr.. H.-back yard
where he caught up child, three or four
years of age, and made on with it at the top
of his speed. Dashins up Main-St., painting
for breath, and trying to look over both
shoulders at one glance to see q whole police
on and placing the child therein he drove out
of town just head Of his pursuers. Rumor
says the child was his own and one that his
wife had stolen from.him. r. &c.
RACINE CENTER.
ALI are looking an1iously for tho rain
bow.
"A hop, at Mr. Skyhawk's the other night,
we judgewas rather an equatic one.
Owing to the fullness of streams and
depth of mud the mail did not 90 out on Sat-
urday last.
Since We last scribed, Thos. Bohn, the
smith has moved away. We lose good
neighbor and smith.
About the hail IL that is what it might be
called suffise it to say terrible - We will not
try to describe for We could not.
Mr.. George Kenyon had a slight accident
the other day, he was carrying the schol-
ars homo from school, when the horses be.
came frightened and = sudden start turned
them all out, the horses ran but q short dis
lance and we're caught. Georges arm ia
some lame.@
AS it was impossible to get In items last
week pardon me for referring to May 3Oth'
The church was decorated, banner raised
ITO the memory of Robert Raikes and Our
Fallen Braves Festo0ns were hung and q
large GROSS adorned the back part Of the pull
pit, juniper was used for the decoration and
showed of at good advantage. Elder Hall
took up the discussion of the Inter Nation
Peace Society," with vigor that made us
think that the thoughts were just coined and
not from the old barrel. The sermon was
hardly finished whom there was some disturb
ance, caused by a team, belonging to Mr.
Eastman, which had become loose and start.
ed to run. They were soen stopped, no dam.
age being done, save the buggy somewhat in
jured.