Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-03

Warren, Ohio. arrived in the city Monday
on visit to his old friend, Lafayette
French, of this city. Mr.. Thayer and
French were classmates together IN Pres.
ident Garfield's college at Hiram.
-Gertie Sherwood entertained small
party last Wednesday at her home. Re
freshments were served in the yard under
the trees. We were not there, but we are
assured that Gert,e's efforts to please her
friends were entirely successful.
Miss Hattie Lambert, Mrs. Laura
Tanner, Misses Blanche and Nellie Engle,
and Miss Ger,ie Ellis started for Clear
Lake last week Tuesday to attend the
Musical Convention at that place. They
returned yesterday delighted with their
trip.
Parents should remember that the
toy pistol Is dangerous plaything for
our children. The powder from the cap
is deadly poison if it comes in contact
with the blood. We read of many deaths
since the Fourth of July occurring from
this cause alone.
Sour boys are all gone to the war;
was the title ola pathetic song in the days
of the rebellion. Now we sing, our boys
are all off to the harvest field, and pretty
good harvesters they are, too. Nearly all
the town boys are taking a whack at har.
vesting this year,
We wish to call the attention OF our
readers to the advertisement of the Man
kato Normal School, which appears else
where in our columns This School has
been fully equipped with new apparatus
and books, and under the charge Of Prof.
Soaring is rapidly gaming in public
favor.
Friend G.. L. Case, of Red Rock town.
ship, has been writing for the news
papers. Under date of July 23d. be wrote
the Chatfield Democrat as follows:
my greatest Joy is to know that the
President lives; next to that is, that 6
new boy, weighing 81 lbs, lives ALSO
Made his advent to-day at 3 80 p. m. All
doing well.''
Our friend, Jos. Adams, has assessed
himself over again, as he found last week
little girl which he overlooked in max
ing up the first list. We suppose this will
bring him up $4,000, 900; at least he will
not sell for that. The girl weighs ten
pounds, and better still, resembles its
hand-no! happy father.
Harvest wages have been high this year
in this county. Many farmers have paid
So per day, and some have offered So 80.
Notwithstanding the large number of
self-hinders in use, the demand for har.
vest hands has been brisk, aud many
farmers have been unable to secure help
when most needed at any price.
j. c. Hende rson, the gentlemanly
opera tor who has had charge of the office
at the Fleck House for the past year, has
been transferred to St. Paul, and his place
filed by W. Watson from Mason City.
We congratulate Mr. Henderson on his
promotion, and wish for his successor an
equal place in the esteem Of our business
men.
What temperance lecture more elo-
quent than a man crazy with drink, or
one who has drunk himself stupid and
insensible? Too many such are given US
every day. 1t may be ludicrous to see a
mans feet trying to change places with
his head, but 1t is sad to know that anoth.
er soul has lost its freedom, and another
man his manhood.
Our depot building has recently been
newly shingled, and new floors laid. THIS
would indicate that we are not to have a
new building right away. If this house
is to serve Austin many years longer, the
Go. should give it a thorough renovating
and repairing, and add more commedious
and respectable waiting rooms for the
patrons of the road.
If any of our Austin friend have a
desire to visit the scenes Of their child.
hood shack east" now is the time to 60.
The Grand Trunk r. r. Co. is selling
tickets from Boston to Chicago for IS,
and August 1st was to reduce to the same
figure from Chicago to Boston. Only
$40 for the round trip ought 10 start a
man with his whole family.
NEW HOUsEs.-Lars Nicholaisen is
building pleasant story and half house
with a lean-to, in Bolc0m's addition. 7.
Martinson is doing the carpenter work.
The many friends of Mr.. Nicholaisen are
glad.
Mrs. Wild ow Clark has a new house up
and enclosed, in Parker s. Brown'sj add.
ton, on West Main street.
Key. Belden has been ill for several
days, confined to his he'd, consequently
there were no services in the Baptist
church last Sunday. He is now improv
ing, and hopes to be able to lead the
Covenant meeting of the church Saturday
afternoon at 9 O'Clock. He desires the
TRANSCRIPT to invite full attendance
of the church members at that time.
One afternoon last week our little
folks and many of the older ones were
entertained by bird show on the street
The birds, among whom were canaries
and white and green parrots, were very
we'll trained aud performed admirably
They obeyed the word and motions of the
rod instantly, and were very active-bu'
not more so than the crowd when the hal
was passed for nickels and dimes.
Our old and esteemed friend, Peter
G. Lamoreaux, was in the city Monday
He is we'll pleased with the solid improve
ments Austin has made since his las
visit here, several years ago. Mr.. L.
GRAND was a sad one. He brought ia
Lansing the remains OF his uncle, Amman
da Sprague, who died in Minneapolis
last Saturday. Mr.. Sprague was a fine
old gentleman, greatly beloved and re
spected.
Squire Griffith does not dispense jus