Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-04
NEWS AND NOTIONS.

Albert Lea has 81 300 OF floating in
debtedness.
Spring no use. cleaning is being done
in the flooded districts by water power
this spring.
The new through tram from st. Paul
to ST. Louis, via the river route, will be
put on May Is.
There are 712 stations on the several
divisions of the G. M & St. p. r. r., 562
of which arc billing stations.
The s. NJ. division was opened to
Laketleld Tuesday of last week. This
station is 10 miles west of jackson.
The Detroit Daily Sneezer is new
Minnesota journal. It would make an
appropriate supplement to the Bird Island
B1izzdrd.-EC.
DIR. Ballard and wife, Of Albert Lea,
sailed from New York for Europe, last
Saturday, where they will remain two or
three months.
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern II. r. Go. is ready TO receive
propositions for the extension Of its line
from Pcstville to DEBORAH.
The "Gopher," little Minnesota riv-
er steamboat, was chartered by the St.
Paul agent of the American Express Co.
last Saturday to convey express matter to
ra,l and long shore points in the Mime
sofa Valley.
"A country editor in Wisconsin was
fined SIG for not keeping his sidewalk
cleared of snow. He appealed OF course,
sidewalk except what was brought in on
troit Free Press.
Fannie Scott, who was chosen by the
great Snowman as the prettiest woman in
America, failed to pass muster. One OF
our exchanges was cruel enough to say
that her feet got away with her. 1t is said
that Philadelphia girl was chosen.
The resignation by Rev D. L. Leon
ard Of the passionate of the Congregational
church at Mortified, and his acceptance
OF the position Of congregational bish.
OPP" tor Dakota, Montana and Utah places
in the latter field most energetic, sensi-
bic and fit person. HIS bailiwick is
nearly as large as all Europe, but he will
fill Indianapolis Trs6une.
The State fair is to be held at Roch-
ester from Sept. 10 the 10th inclusive.
Lawrence Barrett, one of the most noted
actors of the day, has made an engagement
at Rochester two nights during the fair.
Heywood's Mastodon Minstrels will also
give an entertainments during the entire
week. So the amusement programme is
we'll arranged.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. P.Ra,l-
road Co. has definitely decided to make a
bee line to Council Bluffs, from Marion.
The line, besides ignoring Cedar Rapids,
leaves Marshalltown and Des Moines out
IN the cold, to be reached by plug" and
strikes only one important town-Toledo.
1t is reported that the above road has
Joined the Iowa pool on all business IN
Iowa and that its new line 10 Council
Bluffs will be built so as not to touch
town or city through which either of the
old pool lines run.-I0aca Er.
They get terribly excited over char.
ter elections in Albert Lea. The Stand
ard published daily for few days prior
to the election for the purpose of "larrup.
ing" Gov. Armstrong who was a candidate
for alderman and prominent figure in
the fight. The Gov. is as calm as sum.
mer's morning, paying no attention to the
attacks made upon him, and he Will prob
ably he elected. Austin cannot hold a
candle to her neighbor on newspaper
squabbles.
ON THE S. M.-Yesterday morning a
special passenger train left Wells for Pipe
stone, aud the train which left this city
in the morning also reached that point
Tomorrow the train will reach Flandreau,
and probably by Tuesday get to the end
Of the main line, Madison, Dakota. 1t
will he at least a week before !, train
reaches Dell Rapids, as every bridge on
the Sioux river is out. The water is down
SO that that they Can be easily restored,
but the job is one of considerable magni
tude and the work of rebuilding cannot
be pushed beyond certain degree of ra-
pidity, no matter what appliances are
brought to lear. Yesterdays train was
the first into Pipestone since about the
the middle of January last, and the first
but one from the east this year.-La
Crosse Chronicle, April 29th