Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-25

The wells Idr0c0te, under the new
mana gement-Messrs. Foss & Greene
Is very much improved.
Fillmore county mourns the loss of
two newspapers during the past two
weeks-only six papers left!
The butter market is dull The
DEBORAH creamery has reduced the price
Of cream to IA cents per inch.
Don't fish on Sunday. A man
was drowned at jackson while engaged
III that recreation week ago last Sunday.
Old Settlers Association of Freedom
county meets ed Tuesday in June. Hon.
David l}lakely will probably deliver the
address
The G. Paul Smith troupe have been
recreating the past two or three weeks at
Zum brota previous to their final return
east.
Prof Powers has removed to Roches-
ter with his Gyeenback paper. 1t will
hereafter he known IS the Rochester
National
The first train into Madison, D. r.,
the terminus OF the s. NJ. division, since
the 18th day Of last February, was on
Thursday, May 5,h.
w. W. Cargill has paid $500 for
a half block of ground in Lacrosse on
which he proposes to erect Il residence
costing from $1,000 to $4,000.
Sells circus had a reducing influence
on the Owatonna council. Last week
they reduced the license fee to $50, which
they had raised to 800 the week previ.
Gus.
We expect soon to hear some of our
neighboring exchanges saying hard
things about Dr. Connaughton of Daven-
port, Iowa. They probably will fail 10
get their pay for advertising.
Wednesday, $1,000 spcckled trout
consigned to Judge Farmer from the
state fishery arrived III Spring Valley.
G go. r. Farmer was on hand to give
them tho freedom of our Fillmore county
streams .-tSpring Valley Viaette.
Mrs. VanCleve of Minneapolis, lee
Iured in Albert Lea last week Tuesday
evening, on Life in the Sandwich
islands, Mrs Van is a talented woman,
Md the lecture was pronounced very in.
teresting.
No man can go to heaven on another
mans goodness. Every ticket Of ndmis
sion iuto paradise is marked mot Trans.
ferable," or, in the language of the col
ored thinker, mo gentleman admitted
unless he comes hisself."
1t Is impossible to elect President
OF the Council of Albert Lea, there being
a tie vote on every ballot. The partisan
feeling is so strong and the issues so
that not one Of the aldermen
will "budge" from their positions.
Dennis O'Day, Of Carlston found
quarter section of land IN that township
last fall which had been taken as a home
stead and abandoned, and filed upon it,
His papers have been accepted at the
land office and he is now in possession
OF the land.-AlJert Leu STANDARD.
The Albert Lea Board of Trade have
put buyer on the wheat market, and,
as a result, the price ju&ped from 10 to
90 cents, which latter sum is now the
ruling price for No. 2. The Austin
market needs little shaking up of this
kind.
Judge f. H. Williams, founder and
agitaior of the narrow. gauge system of
railroads." and President of the Iowa
Eastern running II miles from Beulah
to Eikader, is agitating scheme to build
325 miles of narrow-gauge road north
west of Elkader.
"A Mrs. Johnson, Of Rochester, was
poisoned last week by eating canned
lobster. She died or Sunday. Three
other persons who ate from the same can
were poisoned also, but finally recovered.
Great care should be used in the purchase
of canned goods that they are fresh and
wholesome
The prize of $4,000, for the pret,iest
girl in America, was not awarded to a
Minnesota girl as at first reported, but
has been awarded to Miss Louise Mon
tague, of ST. Louis: variety actress.
the Snowman, gives her
5 900 for thirty weeks engagement.
He received photographs from over
:, 1000 women who aspired to win the prize
-Er.
The above is the latest.
We like to have any paper copy items
from the TRANSCRIPT, all we ask for
being proper credit. Country editors
are altogether too careless about appro
priating to themselves the fruits of the
labors of brother editors. Don't steal,
brethren; do by others as you would they
should do by you. Brother Emery, of the
Pennington Press, has need OF a little
caution.
The B., G. r. & N. Ry. Co. don't want
its men to play billiards, drink or swear,
and wants them to pledge to abstain, as
we'll as 10 promise 10 be civil and cour-
locus TO everybody. Those who don't
want to take the pledge can quit work.
En-.
Good for the B., C. r. & n. We know
now why the employees of this Co. are
generally so sober, civil and courteous.
They are taught and know better than to
be otherwise.
-Downey, Cedar county, Iowa, has
Augging club. The girls have organized