Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-21
Winter has not vet lost its grip.

rise of water?
Miss Sophia Anderson has new up
right Sohmer piano.
The union services Sunday evenings
are largely attended.
We used to say cotton was king. We
now crown grass our king.
Mrs. F. A. Brownson returned to her
home in Minneapolis this week.
The GUM millinery and notion stock
has been removed to the Park Place
store.
M. ]. Wall of Spring Valley, was Wis
ting his sister, Mrs. W. T: Wilkins, last
week.
When the spring time comes, gentle
Annie, look out for a business boom in
Austin.
Mrs. Jones, mother Of Mrs. d. II.
Stimson, is in the city, the guest of her
daughter.
The cow is getting to be quite ma
chine, and she will never need a patent
attachment.
H. B. Corey, Sam Sweningsen and
Tom Riley spent several days at the CAPT
tai last week.
Mrs. Boiler met with small loss as
result of the recent fire, and unfortu-
nately had no insurance.
The infant child Of James Hutchins
has been very sick for the past week. We
learn the little one is better.
We should think winter might be
nearly over, were it not for our accustom-
ed six weeks of winter in March.
Virgins insists that the March per-
Torrance will be on time, with no post
ponement on account of weather.
We weep to record the fact that the
spring election draweth nigh. And the
question is, who shall be our new mayor?
Men and women are like boots-they
need mate to be complete, and they
shine the best when they are most pol
ished.
n
and seriously threatened with typhoid fe-
ver We earnestly hope for her immediate
recovery.
Rev, O. Williams, formerly pastor of
the NJ E. church in this city, has COM
menced series of revival meetings, in
Albert Lea.
The gational, Methodist and
Baptist churches have been holding union
services every Sunday evening since the
new year came in.
There was no insurance on Mrs. Nc
Intyre's stock of groceries. Mr. Slim
son estimates the loss and damage by re
moval of the goods at about $50.
Mrs. Senator Hollister has been
spending the past two weeks at St. Paul
with her husband. She will probably
remain until after the Governors recep-
ton.
Two Albert Lea men had fight re-
cently-one Pat Cronan, amputating W.
Cunningham's nose with his teeth, conse-
quently Cunningham k-nose less than for
merly.
Hubbard Sleeper of frankfort, is
dead; he died of general decay, at the
advanced age of II years, and was bur
led Sunday.-Grund Neado10 Record,
Feb. 16.
A registered male package, of great
value, arrived on the express train one
day last week, directed to the special care
of Postmaster Harris, of Adams. Weight.
ten pounds.
1t is good time now to hunt the
dear little rabbit. The snow is so deep he
can't run. Boys, all you need to do is to
find his ears. and you may rest assured
the rabbit is not far off.
j. F. Andrews & Son have the largest
and most complete stock of builders
hardware il Southern Minnesota. Re
member the place-three doors north of
First National Bank.
The roads into the country are get
ting full of holes. The old folks call
them "pitch-holes" the younger ones
cradle holes, and the boys and girls call
them kiss 'em quicks."
The farmers season of rest will soon
be over In a cold winter like this, he
has but little to do, save feed the stock,
get the wood, build the fires, tell yarns
and read the TRANSCRIPT.
-DULUTH.-F. l. Crane is enjoying the
pleasures of that unsalted city fer few
days, and while absent will no doubt rus
ticate little in those other country
towns in the northern part of the state.
The damage to Ira Jones' building
and stock of goods by the late fire, was
satisfactorily adjusted by the companies
adiusters last week. We understand
he was awarded $1,000 on stock and about
$500 on building.
H. H. Kent is visiting his relatives
in Cleveland, Ohio. We suppose he takes
this season Of the year that he may re-
turn well sweetened for the remainder.
BRING back good supply of maple, and
don't forget your neighbors.
The picnic sociable of the Ladies'
Floral Club of this city met with Mrs.
W. F. Sutherland Tuesday afternoon and
evening Of last week. A large number
we're present, and the evening was ap-
parently delightful one to all.
The Mason City Qowa) Times is a
new visitor to our exchange table. If we
mistake not Rec Stanbery, the publisher,
used to work in this Office. OF course
the Times is good paper, as TRANSCRIPT
printers never get out anything else.
AT the monthly concert of the Con-
gregational church. a week ago last Thurs
day evening, o. W.shaw gave most glow
ing and eloquent discourse ON the charac-
ter of Confucius as contrasted with that
of Christ. All should have heard it.
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