Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-11
-"Uncle Tom" was gone through with

Legree, Marks, donkey and all, did their
part we'll. The donkey's best perform
ance was on Water street Sunday, when
he waltzcd up the street with his back
legs straight out behind the most of the
way. He was finally persuaded by oranges
to return with his keeper to the stable.
The Sabbath School in the third
ward is in a very tlourishing condition
We are glad to know of the advance
of this school. 1t numbers now about
one hundred members, and is still increas-
ing. The opening of the school during
the summer will be an hour later than
last winter, and will be four O'Clock
Let all interested in the sch DOL remember
this.
We learn by the Santa Barbara (Cal)
Independent that Chautauqua circle is
fourlshlng IN that city, and that Mrs. N
P. Austin is its president. A lengthy
notice of one of their gatherings, which
was addressed by Bishop Haven, presi.
dent Of the Thousand Island Park Asso.
citation, is full of interest. We have ~
circle in Austin, but we have number
of ladies who are taking the Chautauqua
course, and are within year of gradua.
ton. We call them "Chautauqua juniors. u
"A birthday last Thursday, at Father
Lltchfield's residence, was the occasion,
and sufficient excuse for about twenty
relatives Of Mrs. Sarah L. Davidson to
march IN and tell her they knew it was
her birthday. We succeeded in sur.
prlsing her, and in having right good
time ourselves, thereby filling out the full
program and fearing she might forget
that the day was properly celebrated, we
left slight souvenir to remind her of
the evening, that to her friends, at least,
was pleasant one.
Last Thursday Edgar A. Snow, the
youngest of Solomon Shows family
made his appearance in Austin, his native
town, whefe he was born % years ago
Ed. is no longer boy, but yonng man
and a good-looking one, too. He could
see great changes in Austin in the short
ten years since he left it, a rollcking boy
of 10, and this privilege Of fresh com
munion with the "boys" of his youth,
rejoiced his heart He is travelling
agent for E. B. & S. w. Ely, extensive
coal dealers, Chicago.
-Vennor has the following in regard
to May weather: after the 10th of May,
hot weather may be expected, and after
the 18th bush fires will probably break
out in certain localities, although thun-
der storms are also probable on the 18th
and 10Th. Between the Goth and 25th
there will probably be cloudy weather,
with rains, and vegetation will have
advanced considerably by the Oath of the
month. Between the Goth and 25th the
weather will probably be cool. The month
will end hot and sultry."
Seeding of small grain IN Mower
county is finished. The acreage of wheat
is believed to be one quarter less than
last year. Barley larger acreage. The
ground is in splendid condition, and the
grain was never put in better or quicker
Farmers are expecting large crop, il
chinch bugs and weather allow. More
corn than usual will be planted, but
wholly tor home consumption. Splendid
growing weather. The season is abou,
as early as the average in this county
The fields are green, and crop prospects
were never more promising at this season
of the year.
There is now a package in the Austin
post-office, with the address partly gone
The direction was written on a piece OF
paper and then sewed to the package "a
small bag Of shelled corn) The name
"Wm. Riley, Mower county, Minn.," is
left, and the post-mark, "Mapleton, Mich.
April 20, 1884," but the name of the post
Office, very important requisite for 6
prompt delivery of the parcel, is missing
A portion of the label, containing the
post-ottice address, was torn off. If Mr.
Riley, or any of his friends, read this
notice, they will know where their bag o.
corn is
Another package, which the open end:
tell us is a roll of patchwork, came Il
this office several weeks ago, without any
address whatever. 1t bears the post mark
"Columbus, Wis"
He went boat riding, We NEAR
Jones, the hardware man. He said hi
could swim. We doubt it. It was Sun
day morning, and his COW being an early
riser, took herself to the pastures in thu
meadows just over the river, before thu
tactical had been drawn for the 'squire'
breakfast. The hardware king stood or
the bank and viewed the scene, when
spying a youngster in a small paddle
craft, in his dilemma, "Come back, com.
back" he cries with grief, "across til,
stormy water" etc., etc.
Part second--He took his seat, for thu
boy said he did, in royal manner. Thu
lad smiles smole, and says, "Jones tip
ped the canoe over, and was seen NJ
more"
Later Upon inquiries at the Jone:
mansion, we learned that Ira, wading in
to the kitchen that morning, concluded
he would not take milk in his coffee, and
is now a wiser if not sadder man.
We would like to tell our lady read
ers, just to make them re alize that they
are not living in the Garden of Eden you
know, that Santa Barbara, CAL, has just
had rose fair. Nearly 300 varieties
of roses-and roses--and roses. Why,
while we write, we can almost catch a
breath of the perfume. This exhibition
is said to be the only one IN the world
devoted exclusively to the rose, the queen
of flowers. Only think of it, aislcs and
temples of roses, roses in banks, columns
and pyramids, roses In bursting buds and
living, breathing blossoms. roses of everv