Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-09
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We are under obligations to Mr.. g
A. Groat for number of the Appleton
l(Wis.) Post for January LIST, containing q
lengthy review of the trade and industries
of that city. 1t is "a 6-column pages in
size, printed on new type and heavy
paper, and profusely illustrated with
very fine wood-cut engravings which
alone must have cost the publisher sew
eral hundred dollars. 1t is very cred
liable sheet, and cannot help but be Of
great advantage to this thrifty, enterpris-
ing city.
The old firm of "Friedrich s. Gies'
have dissolved partnership-Mr. Giles
retiring. MIR. G. stands very high in the
community, and he will be missed from
the old meat-market by his m any friends
Mr.. Friedrich will continue the business
We believe Erred" is the oldest butcher
in the city. He has reputation for
honorable dealing, and we'll deserves it.
We wish him good fortune to the end of
his days. See notice Of "dissolution"
elsewhere in this paper.
The city council OF Oskaloosa, Iowa,
has passed an ordinance exempting the
property of all new manufacturing enter.
prises from taxation for five years, where
the capital employed is $4,000 or more.
This action is worthy of emulation by
other cities than Oskaloosa. 1t is too
| often the case that our public.splrited
men-the men who build blocks and
houses, and improve the place are over
burdened with taxation. Enterprise
should be stimulated and encouraged,
then Austin will begin to grow.
The city election comes off the I'd
Tuesday in March-on the 9Th, this year,
Why not re. elect the old officers? Where
can we better Fl. B. Ball for Mayor, Fay
Smith for Treasurer, Robert Griffith for
Recorder, and E. D. Fenton for Assessor
No Justices of the Peace to be elected
this year. The terms of Off &C of Alder
men Wllbour of 1st ward, and Page of
I'd, expire this spring. They should both
be reelected. In our opinion they cannot
be bettered. Give US experienced hands
every time. No constables to elect, the
present officers holding over.
Cal. TAYLOR made Austin visit last
week. He started from Spring Valley
| Monday noon. The cars brought him
to Dexter Monday night Here he re-
manned until Tuesday morning, when the
train succeeded in making two miles
west of Dexter, where 1t stuck in snow.
bank. CAL, Senator Wheat and others
walked five miles to Brownsville, and
Harris train brought the pilgrims TO
Austin-to haven of rest and civiliza.
ton. Cal. promised his wife he would
be home Tuesday, but circumstances
over which he had no control" prevented
ful6Iment of his promise, and he found
it convenient to sojourn in Austin until
he could get home.
The family of John Erwin are nearly
all of them sick with scarlet fever. The
first case taken the early part of last week
and the others have come down one after
another. Little Jimmie, about thirteen
years of age, who was on our streets Fri.
day, was taken sick Saturday morning,
and died Monday morning. 1t is hard
ly expected that two of the little girls
will recover. 1t is a sad case in every
particular. The Relief Society took the
matter of providing needed clothing in
hand, and we learn their immediate wants
have been supplied-and the town is pro-
vidine provisions. We sympathize with
this mother in her heavy burdens and
deep afliction.
The weather for February, 1881, will
present quite mild days when mid, and
quite cold days when northerly to wes-
terly winds occur. The more marked
storms ending with severity, high winds
and high barometer will be near S, 10, Is,
10, %, %. The storm periods will be
to 5, s to 10, IA to Is, 18 to 20, % to rs,
and ~ to March 1, extending to March
4. The milder days with easterly to
southerly winds, and rain or snow near
sea coast lines, will be near 2, 8, 10, 10,
20, ~. The colder days with clearing
sky will be near 4, 5, II, 16, 20, 20.
Earthquakes and auroras near 1, 8, 10,
IA, 10, %, ~. The zodiacal light may
be seen on the clear evenings near 6, 10,
20, &c, and more generally near the latter
dates in the western sky at evening"
Couch.
SALT FOR WHEAT LANps.-Bassett,
Hunting & Co., the owners Of the Austin
wheat elevator, have issued circular
"To Farmers and Wheat Growers" 1t
gives valuable information in regard
to the use Of salt as fertilizer. Also that
the c., NJ. d st. P. Ky. Co. has given spe.
ial rates of freight on salt, and they desire
an estimate of the quantity probably re.
quired by the farmers on the line of the
road in Iowa and Minnesota. Farmers in
this vicinity can report to A. Fairbanks at
the elevator in this city. He informs US
that the salt will be shipped in bulk, and
can be laid down here for about $3.50
per ton. 1t is an important subject and
deserves the prompt consideration of all
wheat growers. Bassett, Hunting s. Co.
say that the experience Of farmers in Wis
consin in the use of salt on their lands
has demonstrated that it not only Is an
excellent fertilizer making the yield o.
wheat much larger than before it's use, but
that chinch bugs will avoid land on
which a liberal quantity of salt has been
sown. Many farmers in the vicinity of Ea
gle, Wis.,, on account of the destruction Of
their crops annually by the ravages Of
chinch bugs had entirely given up the
raising of wheat for a number of years.
They began using salt on their lands and
have for Q or past years raised As good