Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-21

toms birthday, an effort will be made to
show the manners and costumes of "old
colony times" The walters will be in
costume and George Washington and his
wife will be represented. The supper
will be given at some convenient place,
to be announced by bills. Admission, 10
cents; supper, adults, 40 cents; children,
Is cents. All are invited to come and
enjoy good time.
According to the Minneapolis Tribune
the Austin, Mankato g. St. Cloud rail
road is to be built by construction COM
pany, part of whom are New York and
part Minnesota men. The road, so it is
said, is built to sell, and either the Illinois
Central or the Wabash is most likely to
become the purchaser. We are glad to
know that the prospect is good for one or
the other of these two companies to even
tually own the Austin, Mankato s. St.
Cloud. The assurance is thereby given
that the road will be run by a good strong
company, and will be no boys play affair.
Wdseca Herald.
COUNCIL MEETING, FEB. 15.-Peti
ton Of SO citizens to consider the propri
ETY. of providing one or more tire-engines
and other appliances. Committee ap-
pointed-the mayor and aldermen Fish,
Phillips, and Weisel.
Two wells were ordered sunken for fire
purposes.
Recorder ordered to advertise for pro-
posals by March 5, for digging and wood
curbing well, 8 by 25 feet.
Fish and Hall were appointed commit
tee to locate site.
Hall & Anderson ordered to place on and
over the smokc-stack of their straw mill
on Mill street spark
Personal Property taxes must be
paid before March list. Be prompt, gen
tlemen, and don't ask the treasurer to
make out all your receipts the last day;
attend to the matter the coming week
Five per cent penalty is added on the LIST
of the month. Don't wait until the pen
atty is added A penny saved is as good
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to pass the present Legislature which
requires the County Auditor to make a
list of delinquents and certify to the clerk
of the court, who will issue his warrant to
the sheriff and the said sheriff will
proceed to collect the tax by attach
ing sufficient goods and chattels, and
no property can be free from exemption.
Rev. E. r. Lathrop of this city was
summoned by telegraph February ~, to
Rochester, where sister was lying at the
point of death. She died the next day of
quick consumption. She was the wife of
Geo. B Stocking, prominent china mer-
chant of Rochester. Mrs. Stocking made
the request before her death that her
brother should preach her funeral sermon,
which sad request Mr.. Lathrcp dutifully
and tenderly complied with on Thursday.
| She was about twenty eight years of age;
a very devout Christian, gentle, patient.
and beloved by all who knew her On
| account of the snow blockade Mr.. L.
was unable to return to Austin until yes
terday. He will be in the pulpit next
Sunday as usual
The next Teachers Association for
Mower county. will be held at Leroy, on
Saturday, Feb "a, unless stormy. The
following program is assigned
Moulding to impress Geographical facts
j. NJ. Walter.
Select Reading-Alice Swasey.
Solution of Cube Root-Supt. Bclden.
Grading in Common Schools-F. A.
Pangburn.
Map Drawing-Frank Young.
Instruction in the correct use of Ian.
guagc-L. w. Prosser.
The Value of knowledge of Gcogra-
phy-James NJ Lukens.
How to make History recitation inter
esting-Chas. II. Sweet.
General Exercises In School-Mary
Keefe.
A careful record of attendance at these
| associations is kept. All teachers in the
county should try to be present. Session
to commence at 10 a. M, and close about
3p. M.
Elk Senator Officer, of Austin, father
| of the Austin, Alma City & Mankato
railroad, was in town the past week, en-
gagged as usual in pushing through his
favorite road. He has called a special
election for Wilton township to vote
81, 900 in bonds and will also hold cleo
tons at New Richland and Byron, he in
forms us. He says only $40, 900 Of the
| required amount is lacking, and he feels
assured that amount can easily be raised,
which assures the road. The depot in
| Wilton is to be east of but near the old
Silver Lake House on the old territorial
road to Minnesota Lake The road will
run south of Silver Lake. he says. He
said further, the town of Summit, in
Steele county, which failed to vote the
proposition last fall will be called upon
to vote again, with fair prospects of car
Radical, FEB. ID.
| How pleasant to sit down some times,
and let fancy touch with d magic hand
our fretful cares and idle griefs, and by
her spell dissolve them one by one to thin
nest air. How we love to seek her soft
embrace, and in her arms drift away into
the forgotten past, or the dim future,
where waters flow, where grass. and trees
and birds, and flowers, and azure skies,
and verdure-clad hillsides and lovely val
leys are. and over all, the sunlight resting
with its warmth and beauty, until the
scene becomes enchanted. Fancy is the
sunlight of happiness, and when the wea-
ried body wills or woos her, how quickly
she will wrest US from our WEAKNESS, and
often she so interweaves our griefs and
cares into that sweet rest that can come
to US only after toll, that we find our sor-
rows quoted. our cares smoothed away,
and instead of our vain regrets and heart
aches. new life of tenderness, and
strength, and hope.
Parties from few miles east of Au-
rora report very sad death that occurred
in their town last Sunday night at 10
o'clock. The deceased was Abey Alsip,