Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-17

1shed. The grain is all cut and stacked,
with the exception, perhaps CT piece or
two. The weather has been dry, pleasant,
and most of the time cool. In some
places the threshlng machine is running
and solving the problem of the yield.
Enough has been threshed to indicate a
good yield of fine quality. The farmer
who fails to harvest good crop this year,
should depend less on weather and more
on fertilizers hereafter.
Mr.. Leon Dettelbach has been in
Chicago about two weeks, and while
attending to the purchase of his large
stock Of goods for the fall trade, he has
also been consulting prominent
physician Of that city in regard TO
throat difficulty which has been annoying
him quite seriously of late. Mr.. Dettel.
bach expects to return next week much
improved in health and with supply Of
gentlemen's wearing apparel, which will
not only astonish but prove ample for the
whole trade of Southern Minnesota.
Last Friday evening, while taking a
ride in the beautiful moonlight, we
stopped before the brilliantly lighted
lawn about Mr.. Swans residence, and
found Joseph aud his sister Carrie
entertaining large company Of young
people. A liberal plate Office cream and
cake was sampled by US and pronounced
suitable for the critical palates and deli
cate appetites of the party. We left the
company happy IN their conversation and
games, and wished that we were young
enough to be one of the joyful party.
Hector A. Holmes, of Hoosac Falls,
N. Y, is in Austin visiting Mrs. Frank
Tlcknor, his step daughter. Mr.. Holmes
isthe inventor of Woods Cord Binder,
an invention which has cost him
fifteen years of unremitting labor
and thought. The patent was grant
ed last year, and more than
10000 Of these popular machines have
been sold. Mr.. Holmes was resident Of
Lansing for several years. He removed
! ~ ""atOuud "uc1c Hc 1cludlucu dOouI
five years. Last year he went to Hoosac
Falls, his present home. The friends of
Mr.. Holmes are clad to have al oppor-
tuDlty TO congratulate him on his deserved
! success.
The Floral Club sociable at Mr.. r.
0. Halls was an unusually interesting
affair. The evening was one of beauty,
cool and bright. The grounds were
lighted and provided with chairs. There
were no literary exercises, and the music
was not perfectly enhancing, though 1t
was good; but the sociability of the
eighty or ninety present was delightful.
Conversation was interrupted only by the
delic ious ice cream and cake served, and
by the contribution plate into which the
silver fell with merry jingle to the
amount Of FIVE or six dollars. The ladies
are laboring faithfully and persistently
for their library and are making collec-
! ton Of books OF which the little city may
! be proud.
We have large number DR.. Ken:
dall's Treatise Of the Horse, book which
every farmer and horseman needs. We
will give copy to every one who sub
scribes for our paper. We will present
every old subscriber with Que, if he will
pay up his subscription; more, we will
give him one, if he will drop IN and see
US, even though he is not able to pay at
once. And we Will give two copies to
every one who pays all up and a year in
advance. If our friends will remember
that this is large book of 80 pages,
handsomely bound in paper, elegantly
| illustrated in the highest style of the art,
and written in the inimitable style of
Addison and Shakespeare, they will ap-
preciate our offer and secure one Of the
books at once.
Public SCHOOL NOTES.-The mex,
term will commence Monday, Sept. 9th.
The annual school meeting for the
election of two school directors will oc
cur Saturday, September Sd.
August Funk is elected janitor for the
ensuing school year.
Miss Gertrude Magill, OF Swathmore,
Penn, and Miss Hattie c. Drake, of
Birmingham, Mich, have been elected to
fill the vacancies caused by the resigna
tons of Miss Pickard and Of Miss Darrah.
Their acceptance of these positions has
no: yet been received.
Our school building is being thorough
ly repaired aud cleaned, preparatory to
the commencement of school.
The roll of pupils in our schools mum.
bers about 500.
The bonds for building the court
house will soon be issued. We suggest
that they be issued in small denomina-
tons, a portion at least, in sums of $25,
$50 and 500, so that eur own citizens can
invest in them. There are no doubt many
who would be glad to take a few
of the bonds. Indeed, the people of Mower
county should take them all. There j.
no reason why our city aud county bonds
should be sold in other cities and hund-
reds Of. dollars of interest money annually
sent away. If the citizens Of this county
would sacrifice little in order to pur-
chase the bonds issued by the county,
towns. and school districts, they wou
safely invest their money and have the in
| tcrest which is paid on the bonds. Home
investments are good even ifthey are small
Died, Sunday afternoon, August 18th,
Marian Mason, infant daughter of Benja-
min Mason, aged % months. Marian
has always been child of very delicate
health, and the summer heat and dreaded
teething time of childhood, proved more
than the frail little life could withstand,
an i though the tenderest, watchful care
that loving parents could give, was
ever about her, she could not stay, and
so gently did the death angel WOO, his
arms were about her, and he bearing her
away, 'ere friends could realize she was
going from them. Many Of the dearest
fripnlo nf LITTLE m orianso dana ri OIL m othar