Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02
GRAND MEADOW.

~. GRAND MEADOW.
Sheriff Corey was in town over Sun
day. =.
&C. Auton's youngest child is quite
sick.
Mrs. G. W. Gray visited Rochester
last week.
Business called w. w. Ranney to
Rochester last Wednesday.
james Collins is in the vicinity of
Rochester haying and harvesting.
C. Cosell's sister, her husband and
son, arrived from Germany last week.
Many thanks to Mrs. G. Anton for the
first mess of string beans and other vege-
tables.
. johnny Tyrell has returned from
Dakota, and reports that crops are look
ing we'll.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Requa is very
low, it is thought that he is slowly
improving.
"A new crossing has recently been put
in, connecting sidewalks from c. G.
Coles to s. Y. Paddock's.
There seems to be an attractive organ
in Grand Meadow for the junior editor of
the Spring Valley Mercury.
j. J. Gilbertson has gone to Larimore,
Dakota, and madam rumor says he is
going into the mercantile business.
Charley McCloskey has been very sick
during the past two weeks, and is still,
we fear, in very critical condition.
Mrs. Goodwin's brother, who had
been visiting her, took the train on
Wednesday of last week for Lacrosse.
Ole Larson and wife went to Kasson
on Friday last to visit her parents, and
are expected to return to-day (Monday. }
We were presented by Mrs. Jas. Nc
Closky with sample of white currants
grown in their garden. The fruit is the
largest and richest of its class We have
ever seen.
Il. c. Lindsey has horse hay-fork,
and L. G. Moore built frame for him to
| use it in the field. The frame is "a fee,
in height and % feet in length, and Car
NC MOVcu IRON place 10 place.
Miss May Smith of St. Chrales, but {
former resident of Grand Meadow, is Wis.
ting her numerous friends in this village
| and at present is the guest of Mrs. Abnel
Hunt. Miss Smith is one of Minnesota
most successful teachers.
| w. T. Hughart thought his garde,
afforded the boss radish, as it measured
III inches in circumference, but when h
walked into J. H. Monroe's garden and
found one which exceeded his in measure
by II inches he gave it up.
Several panes of glass were broken il
Mr.. O. Jorgens' village residence, prob
ably by some vicious boys, the family a
present residing upon their farm. Wore
was sent to Mr.. Jorgens and he came int,
town and boarded up the windows.
When Mrs. Collins left she had in
tended to stop in Austin, but meeting
the family of Gen. Sibley, who secured
her services, she accompanied them t.
Fort Custer, where she will remain 70
one year, as then her term of labor ex
pires.
Those culprits who purloined tn
boots, razor, etc., were arraigned befor
police justice Gray and were sentence
to be held in durance for the term of
days. Dep. Sheriff McClosky waited o
them to Austin, and Ole Finhart "care
for them now"
We received sample of six rowe
Scotch barley from D. w. McCanna, til
seed of which was sown May 4th. Som
of the heads measured five inches
length, exclusive of the boards, wit
plump large, kernels, giving promise {
bountiful crop.
The following summary of the caus
and effect of certain school distri,
quarrel, not a thousand miles from Franl
ford, contained in recent opinion by h
honor, Judge Farmer, should be rea
with profit, not only by the intereste
parties but by school-district faction
generally. He says: II find that til
unfortunate state of affairs is the result
a personal quarrel between two officers (
the district and their supporters; ea<
faction seeming to be more interested
the success of their respective champion
than they are in the educational interes
of the children of the district. Ea<
party will pay one-half of the costs
this proceeding and Of the referees fees
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