Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-29

Charles Snyder came to Austin last
week from the Black Hills. He was in
search Of his brother, Eugene. He left
home in Wisconsin eleven years ago, en-
tered the regular army in which he serv-
ed five years, since which time he has
been working in Deadwood. He had
not heard from any of the family since
leaving home. Some one here told him
Eugene was in Minneapolis. He went
there, advertised for him in the papers,
but could find no trace Of him. Return
ing last Saturday, he sought out 10. Ad.
ans, who came to this Office, and we set
him on the right track. Eugene being a
regular subscriber to the TRANSCRIPT, we
knew his address, and the absent brother
will have the pleasure Of spending a hap
Ply Thanksgiving with his mother and
brother, who live at Springfield, Brown
county, in this state.
Jonathan G. Yates, resident of
Austin for the past twelve years, died
last Sunday evening of typhoid pneu-
MONA. Mr.. Yates was born in 1916
in the state of New York; was married to
Miss Della Servis in 1916. He leaves no
children. their daughter, Mary, being a
child by adoption. Mr.. Yates was man
of remarkable health, and during a life
of sixty-six years, was never i'll, until this
last illness which proved fatal in only six
days. John Yates, rs he was Familiarity
known among us, was considered an up
right, honorable man in his dealings, a
kind and tender husband, a loving bro
ther, man respected for his true worth.
He was a brother of J. B. Yates of this
city, and Of Richard Yates of Lansing.
The funeral services were at the residence,
conducted by Rev. Spafford, and the last
| sad rites were concluded at lakewood
cemetery, where sorrowing neighbors and
weeping friends laid away to rest all that
was mortal of John G. Yates.
! There being some misunderstanding
as to the rules Of the School Board in
reference to absence and hardness, we are
asked by the Principal to print the fol-
lowing regulations:
50. The only excuse for tardiness or alb
sence accepted by the teacher shall be- sick
| ness Of pupil, sickness or death in the family,
| fcient excuse. shall be marked mot Accept
ed" returned to the parent, and the pupil
received under the followi ng ruIe:-.Any pupil
NOT return on the fourth shall p be n %arTed
| Left" II absent on account Of sickness, the
| restoration OF such pupil shall be made by the
o
| or dismissal for disorderly conduct shall be
| regarded as one absence. Absences for religi-
| Qua instruction or to avoid an imprudent cx-
posture of health shall be excused as absences
for illness.
So. Every pupil who shall DO absent or
| tardy three times in four successive weeks
without a satisfactory excuse. oral or written,
from parent or guardian, shall forfeit his seat
| in school. and the Supt. and parents shall be
| notified by the teacher in person of such sus-
pension. No pupil thus suspended shall DC
restored until parents or guardian satisfac-
| torily assure tho Supt. that the pupil will be
prompt and regular in the future.
BY the middle of January the En-
Itch patent envelope will be on sale at
the principal postoff1ces in the country,
in the shape of letter sheet and envel-
ope and stamp, all for cents, and cir
cular letter and envelope and stamp for 1
cent, adding cost of paper. The single
sheet is manufactured with gummcd flaps,
| which, when the sheet is folded, lap over
the two open edges and secure the mis-
sive. The government stamp is to be
embossed on one of these flaps, which
comes over like the lap on an envelope,
and the whole is licked, stamped and
sealed with the same motion, This
brings the stamp where the old waters
and seal used to be, instead of being on
the upper right hand corner. The letter
cannot be opened nor the embossed stamp
removed without destroying the stamp.
It would seem to be severe blow to the
| stamped envelope business, and to be an
important factor in hurrying up cheap
postage.-E1.
Lawyers, wait and see Woodlands
Court Almanac and Lawyers Diary for
the State of Minnesota. before buying
diaries for the year 1888. This almanac
and diary will be published early in De-
cember, 1882. 1t will contain names and
addresses of county officers, state officers,
calendars of general and special terms
! of District Court, U. s. Circuit and Dis
trict Courts, members Of Legislature,
1888, rules of State and U. s. Courts to
date, and many other matters Of statisti-
cal and legal information. Extraordinary
care has been employed in the prepare
ton. Price, $3.50, sent postpaid on re-
ceipt of price.
! To Advertisers-this almanac and dia-
ry will be in constant use during the year
1888 by nearly every lawyer in the stste.
and cannot fail to be a valuable medium
for advertising. A limited number Of
pages will be devoted to advertisements.
Send early to secure space. Advertising
prices sent on application. An attorney
name and address inserted in the attor-
neys' directory for so cents.
We publish below letter from our
State Geologist in regard to specimen
of clay sent him by Herman CUM of this
city. The clay came from we'll which
D. B. Smith has been digging recently on
his premises, and its peculiarities were 50
marked, some of our citizens wanted to
know what was the matter with it. The
Oldest inhabitants, meaning ourselves
have known for many years that the sol
where the residences of r. Dunkelman1
and D. B. Smith stand was mighty pc
cooliar." We have thought, perhaps, .
mine of coal was just beneath, or huge
kerosene well bubbling up and babbline
for liberty, or vein of gold, silver o.
copper, or sunthin' else just waiting t.
be discovered. We could never tell JUS
what, but this we do know, that thei
foundations are not built on solid rock
nor yet on sand, but on the queerest, viles
| kind If dirt that we ever saw.