Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-16
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Women prefer to be well husbanded
Go to jones' Hall and hear Rev. Mr.
Potter.
Our scarlet fever cases are all i'm.
proving.
Mrs. De Witt will sing in the union
. meetings this week.
Dell French is employed in the drug
store of w. w. Noble s. Go.
-Sno, SNOW, and no sleddin' either
Too many of those kiss-em- quick places,
for married man.
Never run up any small debts. Cred.
ltors are like chlldren-the smaller they
are the more they cry.-Er.
Col. G. L. Chase, of Lanesboro, has
gone to Colorado to take look at Silver
Cliff, with view of locating there.
The High School will celebrate with
appropriate exercises the birthday of
Washington next Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Lacy are in the
city, being welcomed by old friends, who
are glad indeed to meet them again.
The family of H. G. Milford arc in
tending TO leave Austin this spring for
Minneapolis, where they will reside.
1T is now about time for the annual
mixing of sulphur and molasses-you
might speak to the children about it.
The grounding came out Feb. I'd,
and failing to see his shadow at noon,
went back, and an early spring is GER
tain.
Jack Wilder, one of the early settlers
Of Otranto, buried daughter Monday.
We should be glad if we could give par
ticu!ars.
Lansing is to be incorporated as vii
lage. Representative Allen introduced
a bill to that effect last week Monday,
which passed the House.
-Give your COWS plenty of good pure
water to drink, and do not neglect to give
them salt, as a lack of salt tends to pro-
duce enfeebled digestion.
Cracking jokes and hickory nuts by
"Crown Jewel" with good warm fire
aboard, we found very pleasant occupa-
ton during the cold stormy wave of last
week.
Mr.. NJ. Majors daughter, who has
been SO severely afflicted with rheuma.
tism, is getting better. She has suffered
tor months with this exceedingly painful
disease.
The best time to advertise is when
business is dull. Remember, that when
times are brisk and everybody busy, pur-
chasers will not stop to do so much look
ing about
Our good friend, Benjamin Mason,
with his wife and two little daughters,
are expected in Austin soon as the wealth
er warns up little. We gladly welcome
them to home with US.
"A bill, introduced by Mr.. Allen, has
passed the House, amending special laws
Of 1879 fixing salaries of officers in Mower
county. We know nothing of the provi-
sions of the amendment.
We publish the article read at the
last Floral sociable entitled "A grouping
or Words in Daily Use, Some of Which
are Mispronounced by Everybody" and
! IN of,,6v
Mr.. II. s. Smith Is anticipating the
buying out of the heirs of the "Smlth |
property" on Water street. he will re-
pair and beautify the already fine proper
ty, and then move in and occupy.
MIR. H. w. Bulls, and one of his
horses, had rough time last Tuesday |
night. Difficulty, the horse was sick
nigh unto death, and Mr.. Bulls was tax.
iHg the best possible care of him.
The postmaster found out that Mon.
day was st. Valentines day, as there was
about ton of them to distribute, but
then the bright eyes and happy smiles of
the children paid for all the trouble.
AT the annual convention OF the
Young Mems Christian Association, held
at Mankato last week Wednesday, F. P.
of this city, was elected men,
Der of the State Executive Committee. A
good man for the place.
Young man, if you can't do any bet
ter, hitch up a double span Of nightmares
upon an old fashioned paper cutter, and
just as quick as you can, "come where
my love lies dreaming" and persuade her
to take short sleigh-ride.
MIR. Fairbanks informs US that Bas-
sett, Hunting & Co. will deliver salt to
the farmers in Austin, in carload lots, at
$3.50 per ton. A number Of farmers can
club together and subscribe for car
load. No orders taken lor less.
Mat. Hammond, of Rochester, but
formerly Of this city, il talking of going
west, like sensible young man, where
he will settle and 60 into business. Mats
good qualities will give Ihim q cordial
welcome in most any community.
Charles Kellogg, living near Otranto,
was buried last Monday in Beach's bury.
ing ground, Rev. Cressey attending the
funeral service. The young man was
sick but four weeks, dying of quick con-
sumption caused by a strain produced
by heavy lifting
Hon. w. II. Officer was at homo last
Sunday. He left for St. Paul Monday
night. the train being several hours late
on account of the second blockade. Mr..
Officer says the new railroad Co. are sure
to get their swamp land grant, at which
good news we all rejoice.
Peter johnson, Norwegian living
three miles north of Dexter. was taken
last week to the Rochester Insane Asylum.
l1umor says his farm was badly mortga-
ged, and pressing debts, with nought to
pay, was more than the poor man could en-.
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