Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-28
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The II. r. Co. have gang Of men putting
in a turn-table here.
Business men report trade the best it has
been for number of years.
-Benner is pressing considerable hay. He
loaded three cars the past week.
We hear of a number Of lawsuits on the
bill of fare before Squire Rising.
Scott s. March are putting up an addition
and otherwise improving their shop.
John Scott, of Chattield, brother of E. P,
has been visiting here the past week.
-Lilley s. Cornsforth have started their
feed mill and are doing considerable work.
j. D. Converse nearly severed one of his
toes with scoop short time ago while load
ing wheat.
w. A: Medbury has rented the Vermilya
shop, and we hear the ring of the anvil in that
direction again.
1T is rumored that number of weddings
will take place here soon. Yes, o. B. j., we
will smoke with you.
DR.. Jackson. of the Meadow. was called to
visit Mr.. Wither's family on Saturday last,
Mrs. w. being quite sick.
The Drama Club inform us that their ext
play will be BETTER than Cold to conclude
with farce, 1.-THE Prosecuted Dutchman."
-Robt. Swann's cards for dance on the
Goth at Gaskill's Hail are out, also G. D.
Pearce's club tickets for q dance the same
night in the old drug store.
1T was about the hour of midnight when
one that takes his neighdor's goods walked
away with 6. D. Pearce's beef, about forty
pounds. G. d. says he knows the thief and
will bring him to justice.
AT last we are to have fire company.
Our citizens have donated literally to start
the much needed enterprise. We hope it may
be rapidly pushed. and the outfit bought at
once, so we may save something in case of a
fire. ZERO.
Mrs. H. Derr has returned from Chicago.
where she has been on a visit.
We have no preaching ut Dexter, but the
Sunday School is still continued.
We have been having very foggy weather
lately, but as it has turned colder, there is a
prospect of snow.
We are doubly thankful this year. or at
least we are to have two dances the 10Th OF
November, if that shows thankfulness.
-Caswell Fairbanks has found his way back
home after making his parents at Newburg,
and his crOnieS at Milwaukee and Madison,
Wis, visit.
Another runaway. This time q team be-
longing to Dan Williams. started out indepen-
dent OF drivers and hitching posts. No dam
age but a broken pole.
Some Of the farmers, not being satisfied
with Dexter prices, which they got Instead of
Milwaukee prices, will ship their barley them
selves, and not give it away.
The school here has closed for a short va
cation. Our able teacher, Miss Anna Funder-
school she taught last spring.
--Threshing is about over with,and as a gen.
eral thing the results are satisfactory. About
the best showing we can give. is that OF a
crop of one of orr most enterprising young
farmers. John Zw;Ad, who, from IS acres,
raised 500 bushels OF barley. 1000 bushels Of
oats and go bushels Of wheat.
There is always more or less opposition
work here, and never more than at present.
So we have two clubs, fighting and striking
each other without resting. One, the Dexter
Dramatic Club, which is striving faithfully to
found a public library for the benefit of some
Of the benighted members of the other club.
which is too young to claim Il name.
Society in our little town was very much
worked up the other morning, when certain
small boy about town, threatened to have a
set of young bachelors arrested. Said bache-
ors are in good and regular standing, and pub
lie indignation was at its highest pitch, when
it was discovered that the crime was not muir
der in the first degree. as had been stated. but
that they had killed and caten-they are not
cannibals-his duck! It was only circum-
stantial evidence, as the noted duck was seen
alive and kicking by your correspondent yes
terday. CUI Bono.