Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-22
OUR LEGISLATORS.
SENATOR.

49,. W. IL. AAOAlStCl, VuE Ocu8tOT eleCt,
was born in Schoharie county, New York,
January 9th, 1887, and is therefore nearly
forty-six years of age. He settled in
Minnesota, at the village of Lansing, in
1867, where he remained until 1872, when
he removed to Austin, where he has since
resided. AS physician he has enjoyed
the confidence Of the people, and has
always sad large and growing practice.
For the past four years he has been Coro-
ner Of the county, and County Physician
for the west side, which positions he still
holds. He has also occupied the position
OF member of the Board of Education of
this city for three years, and for two
years of that time was President of the
Board. He has always been more or less
interested in politics, and has been favor
ed with the appointment of chairman of
the Republican County Central Committe
by each successive convention for four
years. The DR.. was nominated Senator
by the flattering vote Of 63 to 81 over his
competitor, Mr.. w. T. Wilkins, very
strong and popular man. DR.. Hollister
is in sympathy with the masses. will be
an unseltish friend of the laboring and
producing classes, and we have conf
dence to believe will prove IN able legis-
lator, and an incorporating foe to all
forms of legislative jobbery and cor
ruption.
REPRESENTATIVE, NORTHERN DISTRICT.
James F. Carson, the successful candi-
date, was the regular nominee of the Re-
publican party. Mr.. Carson has been a
resident of Racine township for the past
twelve years. He is large and success
full farmer, working farm of over 400
acres. Is a nephew of VIM. Carson Of
High Forest, who is quite we'll known
A native of Maine. and thirty-eight years
of age. He has fine reputation at home
for the strictest honor and integrity
Nearly all the time he has been a resident
of Racine, he has occupied some town
Office, either supervisor. town clerk, or
assessor. Jim" Carson is strictly honest,
intelligent. and hardly ever fails in being
sound in judgment. We are sure he will
faithfully and wisely represent his con-
stituents in the Legislature
REPRESENTATIVE, SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
John Frank, Representative elect from
the southern district. is large farmer of
Leroy township, and was the candidate of
the Farmers, Democrats andGrecnbackers.
He has been one of our oldest and most
substantial settlers, coming into Mower
county in September, 1885, poor boy, 20
years of age. He soon. however. became
the owner of 240 acres. part Of his pres
ent farm, and when the war broke out,
he enlisted, in 1861, in Mower county
company of the 18th Minnesota Volunteers,
and was with the regiment from its Or
ganization until 1865 when it was dis
banded. Mr.. Frank, through strict in
dustry and economy, has become one of
the leading farmers of Mower county,
owning at present a farm of 1880 acres
one of the finest in this or any other state.
Although not as rugged as when he first
entered the army, yet by his careful man
agement and wise direction, he has made
his farm the model one of Mower county,
or even the state. Mr.. Frank has always
been public-spirited, liberal and accom-
modating to his neighbors. He has a
very large acquaintance, and is most fav-
orably known throughout this section.
The capital invested in improvements on
his farm, in buildings, machinery, farming
implements and stock of all kinds,
amounts to $4,000. He was the first far.
mer in Mower county who used the self
binder; the first to use the steam-thresher
the first to use hay-stacker. where
horses do all the work; the first to prove,
by actual experiment, that from 800 to
1000 bushels of corn could be husked and
shelled by the threshing machine. We
believe that Mr.. Frank, as farmers can.
didatc, is surely success.