Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-06-21


Iowa, being the greatest sufferer, the
storm striking that place about $50 last
Saturday evening, doing its deadly work
in the short time of two minutes. Full
half Of the residences are gone, and over
forty persons were killed and large num-
Der injured. Particulars as to the doings
of the 'Fcruel winds" can be found under
that heading on our first page.
The Congregational sociable, enter
tanned by Mrs. A. V. Ellis at Evergreen
Farm last Friday afternoon, was one OF
the sociables that we shall remember.
The drive is delightful to begin with, the
grounds lovely retreat of sunshine,
shade and beauty. The fine blooded
stock is full of interest to old and young,
from the mature "Stalwarts' down to the
handsome calves that adorn the luxuriant
pastures, and last, though not least, the
abundant entertainment provided for the
physical and social nature, which was the
closing up Of the programme for the day,
and which features combined, and taken
as whole, made the occasion most en-
joyable.
The Brownsville schools closed for
the summer last Friday. Both schools
gathered in the upper room where they
gave the following program:
ooug-"We Welcome to all"
Recitation-Mary McClelland.
Recitation-Ora Woodward.
Song-'Speak Gently"
Recitation-Allie Rose
Essays, by members of the High school.
Song and Dialogue-Tardy Scholar.
Recitation--Ora Woodward.
Song--''Love One Another"
Northumberland Sodegreen.
Song-'There is land beyond the
river"
Addresses by Supt Belden, Capt. Hunt
and Mr.. Hardy.
A good number of the patrons of the
schools were present and much enjoyed
the exercises. At the close fine picnic
dinner was served in the lower room.
The Musical Convention will be held
in the Congregational church. The
tuition for full course tickets admitting
to the Convention and singers seats at
Concert, $1.O0. A fee of 10 cents will
be charged those wishing to attend the
rehearsals. Admission to Concert Friday
evening, 25 cents. Reduced rates have
been secured on the railroads. Those
who pay full fare coming over the G. M.
s. St. P. will be returned at one fifth fare.
The citizens of Austin will furnish free
entertainment to all who come, and offer
every opportunity for enjoyment during
their stay. The society have engaged to
make this Convention the grand musical
and social event of the season, and are
| confident that the music and work before
them will prove satisfactory to all, and
pleasing to the most fastidious. For
further particulars, address F. P. Mcbride,
Secretary, Austin, MINI.
"A GREAT INvENT1oN.-The Mantle
voc Chronicle has the following relative to
the good fortune of two well-known Mil
waukeeans: 'tJos. Rankin, E. A. CAL
kins and Geo. H. Paul have hired man
to invent, a process for distributing type.
The man who does the invention thinks
that he has finally discovereda process or
method Of distributing with common
milk skinner. The types, which are to
be of glass, are thrown into a vat of some
kind of liquor of about the same specific
gravity as glass. A drop of mysterious
liquid, which at present is kept in bot
tie, is let fall into the vat. The change is
magical. The specific gravity of the liq-
uor in the vat is changed and all the AS
pop up to the surface, like lot of bad
peas, and are skinned off in about the
same manner that a cook skins off bad
peas from boiling pot. Another drop
is added and up pops all the BIS and so
on through the entire alphabet. There is
heaps of money in it if it works we'll, we
understand, and Rankin, Calkins, Paul &
Co., are so confident that it is going to
pan out all right that they wouldn't sell
out for gold mine. The inventor is kept
under lock and key for fear he will divulge
the important secret before the patent is
issued"
Saturday night German woman,
about thirty years of age, stopped at the
residence of NJ. Teeter, about mile and
half north of town. wishing to stay all
night. She said she came from Germany
with her husband about two years ago.
Her husband left her last February, going
west for homestead, and where he is she
does not know. He left her in Mitchell
county, Iowa, working for her board.
Money was given her to go to st. Paul
where she was told she would receive free
of charge the care she would so soon
need. St. Paul parties gave her money
to bring her back as far as Blooming
Prairie. From there she came to Lans-
ing, and from Lansing to Mr.. Teeters.
She was tidy and of good appearance and
told her story in truthful manner.
Sunday morning baby was born and the
homeless German woman is its mother.
We know she will receive good care for
the present from the family of our worthy
friend, Mike Teeter, but, we say, God
pity her. Poor woman, without husband
or friends, without dollar to provide
food or clothing for herself or helpless
babe. Homeless and destitute, stranger
in strange land, in this her hour of
weakness and dire necessity. Yes, God
pity her we say, and raise her up friends,
who, though they can be to her neither
husband, father, mother, brother or sister,
yet they can give her sympathy and sup
DIV her physical needs
The following Sir Knights of St..
Bernard Commandery spent two or three
days of last week in Spring Valley.
They were practicing the Commandery
drill. Here they were joined by several
Sir Knights from Preston, lie Roy and
Spring Valley, the full party numbering
about twenty five. They were nicely
treated by the courteous Knights of the
Valley, and these weary pilgrims re-
turned to their homes with grateful re-
membranes of a long march in pleas