Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-04-19
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ding anniversaries which we think may
be of interest to our readers: The first
anniversary, cotton; second, paper; third,
leather; fifth, wooden; seventh, wooden;
tenth, tin; twelfth, silk and fine linen;
fifteenth, pure crystal or glass; twentieth,
china; twenty-frst, silver; thirtieth,
liquid pearl; fortieth, the precious stone,
ruby; fiftieth. golden; and the seventy
fifth, diamond. We think this arrange
ment is certainly practical, and those who
may wish to celebrate will no doubt find
it entirely correct.
Gen. Manager, S. s. Merrill, passed
over the S. NJ. Div, eastward bound last
Saturday, (Sth), on a tour of inspection.
He visited Austin, and the talk is, Austin
is sure of the S. NJ. Div. now, and several
other changes are mentioned also as fol-
lows. Egan is expected to be at the end
of the passenger division. AT Jackson
freight division, also an eating house
will be erected there and five stall round
house will be put in, the surveying hav-
ing been made for the latter building.
These are changes talked of, and of
course if they are made, passenger trains
will breakfast and supper at Jackson
Preston Republican.
DIR: Stern is still at the Fleck House,
ready to attend to all callers who are
affected with diseased or inf1amed eyes.
No one knows the real value of good
eyes, until he is afflicted with poor
ones. We know, from personal and graf
flying experience, that Dr. Stern is a
skillful occulist. He uses no harsh or
cruel remedies, but his treatment is al
ways mild, soothing and curative. He
never harms his patients, and rarely fails
of curing the worst cases if instructions
are closely followed. 1t is impossible to
cure unless the Dr's instructions are faith
fully adhered to, but all who will use his
remedies as directed, unless incurable,
cannot fail to be benefited.
--Acc1DENr-J. A. Bates of this city
was accidentally shot last Friday. He
and Ben Mayor had been out west hunt
ing ducks. About 6 o'clock p. H., as they
had seated themselves in the buggy to re-
turn home, the buffalo robe was given a
sudden jerk, and it is supposed caught in
some way, on the hammer of Mr.. Bates
rifle, and the piece was discharged. Just
at that moment, the rifle happened to be
in such position that the No. 90 cartridge
penetrated his body under the left arm;
the ball followed around his side and is
supposed to be located at some point in
his back. The physicians think it is not
serious wound, and that the ball will
finally work out. Mr.. Bates is doing
we'll, and is in good spirits, and his many
friends hope for the best.
Our young Austin artist, Hatred
Oleson, is trying to arrange for himself
a course of thorough instruction under
some prominent artist. Specimens Of
his work have been sent to Madison, Wis,
and Prof Stuart, an artist residing there
and splendid teacher, says: 'The
young man ought to become an artist,
and he ought to begin instruction at once.
I am well pleased with his work, and
believe he has decided talent in that d.
rection." Prof. r. B. Anderson, of the
Wisconsin State University, offers to give
him $50 to help him make beginning.
Hon. H. K. Volstad, of Nevada, in this
county, has given him $25, and f. B.
Crane Of this city IS. We hope there
may be others who will also feel interested
in this young mans advancement, and give
him little more of the filthy lucre to en-
able him to make an immediate begin
ming.
If you own pup" fit brass
collar to his neck, and don't forget to get
your name printed on it; and the animal
must be registered before the 30th of this
present month; and the license fee shall
be one dollar for each male and two dol
lars for each female over six months old;
that the fee less fifteen cents shall be paid
over to the treasurer, to be kept in sep
arate fund; that annually, within one
week after the first of May, the clerk
shall post list of licensed dogs in some
conspicuous place, furnishing also copy
to the police officers or constable; that
failure or neglect to license a dog shall
subject the owner to fine of ten
dollars, that a fine of fifty dollars
shall be imposed for removing the COL
lar from or stealing licensed dog; that
the wrongfully killing or manning of such
dog involves liability for its value in a
civil action, and the distribution of poi
son, to a fine from ten to fifty dollars; that
any person may or every proper officer
shall kill all unlicensed dogs running at
large; that every owner shall be liable for
injuries done by his dog, double the
amount to be collected by civil action;
and that dog may be killed in self de-
Tense or found worrying sheep or cattle.
About nine o'clock last Sunday night
the Aurora Borealis could be seen very
plainly, but as you watched, it would
change, sometimes being very bright and
often hardly visible. When very bright,
you might see broad streak of light of
the shape of a rainbow with bright
streaks under it. About half past ten
o'clock, they had changed their position
from the north to around the zenith.
Some of these we're north of the zenith,
others south, but instead of moving slow
ly, as before, they were darting back
wards and forwards, to and from the
zenith, with great swiftness. Now could
be seen large red spot in the west, but
at the zenith you could see but little.
This scene soon changed, for in few
minutes gathered about the zenith as a
center was white cloud, strange in form,
on the one side, and on the other side
bright red. Below and around this CEN
ter were those streaks of light darting
backwards and forwards as before
Where these bright colors did not light
up the heavens they seemed almost black.
All this continued to change as before,
until in the height of its beauty, when
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