Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-12
NEWS AND NOTIONS.

per annum.
The salaries Of telegraph operators
are largely dependent upon the income
of their Offices.
New Madison, d. T., has just S7s in
habitants by actual count, and is less
than Ave months old.
The Congregational church at Brain
erd vas entirely destroyed by fire las!
Thursday evening. No insurance.
IT you want 10 be wealthy get upon q
mule. You will soon find that you are
better of.-Er.
Jest so.
-Mankato and St. Peter are more large.
ly subject to the ravages Of diphtherla
than any other towns we know Of In the
state.
Whisky is reported as making sad |
havoc among some Of the young men Of
Naseca.-Er.
We do not wonder at this, do you!
Fargo has an idea th at she is situate
over a gas region, covered by crust
of earth about forty feet thick. Well, we
wouldn't wonder.
Geo. Chamberlin has sold the Jack
son Republic to Burt W. Day, late Of Fair.
mont. Geo. will now have plenty of time
to look up wife.
We hope those of our exchanges who !
are publishing "Prof Guilmette's French
Kidney Pad" advertisements will get their
pay, but We very much doubt it.
NJ. w. Greene has been appointed
Postmaster of Wells, IN place of W. W.
Woodland, resigned. Mr.. Greene is said
10 be competent and deserving man.
Freedom county secured two clerk
ships ia the Legislature this winte1-A.
G. Wedge, assistant secretary of the Sen.
ale, and C. E. johnson assistant Sergeant.
alarms OF the House.
The outlet to Fountain Lake, Albert
Lea, Is filled with millions of fish of all
descriptions ard sizes, alive, dying and
dead. The Standard advises its readers
10 20 and smell for themselves.
The Preston Republican comes to US
wrong side out this weck-the patent
'lnards on the outside. We can under.
stand this dodge. Like ourselves, he
will keep the inside Of the platter clean.
The Winnebago City Press and Times
comes to US with new head. Ifitwasn't
for hurting friend Aliens feelings, We
should like to say, the man who planned
that job had better next put head 90
himself
The Winona Republican has taken
in its single, "tor SALE" u. Sinclair hav.
ing bought ont Walter G. Dye, who has
heeu with the paper since its establish
ment, nesrly twenty-five years ago-and
is mighty good fellow, too.
"A beautiful snd unusually prom,s-
lug little boy Of NJ. W. Lewis, OF st. Paul,
died last Wednesday morning Of diph-
iberia. In answer to his mothers saw
Ing, mamma will go with you, darling,
as far Al she can, aud Jesus will meet
you," he answered, cheertully, "An right,
mamma"
We copy the following sure recipe
for curing drunkard: THE habit of
drinking can be cured by giving the
drinker all the liquor he wants to drink
all the time. We know Of two in our
own experience who were cured in three
weeks. One jumped out ola fourth story
window and ran curbstone into his
head. The other didn't get up one morn.
ing, and has now q curbstone growing
over his head in the graveyard"
B. F. Straub went up into the tower
on the courthouse. ., Faribault to oil the
clock. While the lubricating of the ma
chinery Of that clockle In that steeple was
gong on, the clock began to strike, and
the large fan began TO 60 round, and
straub began 10 dodge, and only by con
slant and quick lodging, could this mas.
ter of ceremonies keep his olfac:ory GU,
Of the way. Indeed, he came very near
coming down with close shave.
Hon. Mark II. Dunnell announces
that he will send copy Of the report OF
the agricultural department on diseases Of
domes,icated animals to such farmers
OF the district as will apply to HIM for il
at Washington.-Herald Farmers Owl
ing Thomas cats afflicted with in-grow
ing nails or skunks troubled with stone
in the bladder can get instant relief fol-
their patients by applying to the deputy
OF the commissioner of agriculture a.
above indicated. And still they tell u:
that our representative is unmindful o.
the welfare Of his constituents.-Wasect
Radical
The above is q specimen Of the CHG
toned journalism" of Hon.(0W. G. Ward
the Page candidate for Congress last fall
BAKER 4 CHRISTIE, former proprietor