Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-09
BROWNSDALE.

u. N. Thatcher has gone to Minneap-
oils to work at his trade there.
-Nels, brother of T. X. DAZZLE, who has
been visiting friends at DEBORAH, Iowa, is
back IN town again.
Il. Anneball has received the appoint
ment as Night Watch on the s. NJ. R. r.
in the place of John Spohn.
George Abercrombie, q brakeman
on the Hastings and Dakota r. r. recent
ly paid visit to his mother here.
IS. B. Woodsum and J. D. Rugg have
purchased new hay press, and are press.
ing hay for Il. A. and A. D. Brown.
Miss Houck, of Good Thunder,
MIMI, is visiting her friends MIR. and
Curtlss of this place.
w. B. and o. A. Sleeper went to
Minneapolis and St. Paul recently on q
business excursion. We expect to see lots
of new goods arrive at this store soon.
The third Club dance was held
Friday evening, 28th, nearly all the men,
bers being present, and all enjoying q
good social party, with nothing happen
ing to mar the pleasure of the occasion 10
any.
1T is difficult to tell which is The hap
pier, l.. Edwards or his son Cliff. Lutte
Is happy, because he is grandpa, and Cliff
is more than happy in being the father
of a fine baby boy.
DIR. Dodd has been quite i'll. HIS
patients have been compelled to seek
glad to announce he is greatly improved.
nd ~ nd
among US again.
B. E. Colby reports doing flne usi-
ness at the Ramsey Mills Exchange. He
invites the patronage of the farmers, and
promises az much flour in exchange for
wheat, az any mill in the country can
give. Give him trial.
The drama "Seth Greenback" and
the farce 1.-THE Irish Linen Peddler," were
played in Sleeper's hall Thursday even
ing, Goth, as per announcement in Tram
SCRIPT. The hall was we'll filled, and the
audience seemed we'll pleased with the
rendering Of the plays. The Reform Club
members desire to express their thanks to
the public for their liberal patronage.
John Hedegaard, wife and child,
came near being smothered by coal gas
one night recently. Before retiring, they
built good fire in their stove, using soft
coal, turned the damper in the pipe, left
1t, As they supposed, all right, retired, and
were soon fast asleep. During the night
the child awoke and succeeded in arous.
ing the father, who was not so far gone
but that he was able to arise and venti.
late the room at once. Father, mother
and child were very much affected by the
gas, and it was some time before they
recovered from its poisonous inhalation.
NO mail arrived at this place on
Wednesday, Thursday or Friday, Jan. &c,
~, and 49, Three days without mail, or
the friendly sound of a loo omotlve whistle,
made US realize foreibly what friend of
civilization the railroad is. On Saturday
the road was opened so that mail was re-.
ceived from both east and west, and q
fright smart grist" of 1t there was too.
P. M. Ives and his deputy, John Nelson,
were kept busy sorting and distributing
for long time, and if every one did not
get letter it was not because there was
not enough to 60 around.
DIR. Gerard has gone TO live with his
uncle, Uncle Samuel, we mean. The doc
tor has received an appolnttn ent as Post
Surgeon in the regular Army, and has
gone with bis family to Fort Smelling to
report ready for service. He was unable
to state where he would be located, but
hoped to remain at Fort Smelling. DR..
Gerard has already served five years in
this position, SO he will thoroughly under.
stand the business, and the fact of his re.
ceiving disappointment confirms the fact
that his services were appreciated by the
army. W wish him abundant success