Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-18
GRAND MEADOW,

Grand Meadow favors the immigra-
ton scheme.
The TRANSCRIPT is good news
paper.-Record.
"A new iron bridge is to be built across
Deer Greek at frankfort village.
"A carload of hogs and sheep shipped
to Chicago last week by Lindsey & Son.
Brothers J. NJ Weiser, Stephen Ives,
D. L. Tanner and Moses Boliou visited
our Masonic fraternity last week Monday
evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Bush celebrated
the fifth anniversary of their marriage last
week. They received several appropriate
presents, the Hon. S. Bostwick making
the presentation remarks.
The new council have selected their
minor officers, as follows:
Road Overseer-J. Ridlington.
Chief Engineer-T. j. Grimes; assistant,
John Hudson.
Board of Health-Dr. G. w. Gray, chair
man, John Brown, w. T. Hughart.
The Record says Station Agent Girls
we'll has been suspended from his position
for 30 days because he attended church
Sunday before last! If the reason given
was the simple and only reason for his
suspension we should say it was "the
most contemplate and over bearing piece
Of business that we have heard of for
many day.
-DIED-On the first day of April at
his residence in Pleasant Valley, Mower
Co., Mimi, Mr.. Vincent Weber Mr..
Weber was born March 9th, 1882, in Aus
tria, Europe, and therefore was 81 years,
26 days old. He immigrated to America
A. D., 1855, and located IN Racine, Wis,
where he remained 10 years, doing good
business as merchant. and also running
farm. In 1868 he removed to Minnesota,
and located in Mower County, where he
has lived ever since. Two years ago he
lost two children which weighed very
heavily on his mind and greatly impaired
his general health, and he seemed never
to see the bright side of life again. He
took his bed last December, and has suf-
fered terribly all winter. His physical
and mental agony, as it seems, had over
powered him. He told his eldest son to
90 and rest and he would try to sleep. In
a few moments his wife entered the room
and found him sitting in a chair with his
throat cut, and he said Il have suffered
so much could not endure it any longer"
He cut his throat with razor which he
had kept concealed unknown to his fam
lily. He leaves wife and twelve children
to mourn his loss. His family is well pro-
vided for, as his farm of 400 acres is we'll
titled and stocked and he is out of debt
Record
-IMMIGRAT1ON.-Rev E. r. Lathrop of
Austin, addressed fair audience at the
School house last Tuesday evening, 18th,
on the subject of immigration to Mower
county. The severe blizzard that began
about 5 o'clock. kept many away who
otherwise would have been present. He
first showed that the tide of immigration
to the west at the present time is unprc
cedented; that there are 45O, 900 acres of
land in Mower county, of which 10000
are uncultivated. The problem with us is
to get these lands into hands that will
make productive. The scheme which he
advocated is to attract attention to this
part of the country by a judicious system
of advertising, and the employment of a
live and vigorous man to go to the cen
trail and eastern states, whence the people
are going west, and show them the adj
| vantages of settling in Mower county
rather than go to Dakota, where they are
three hundred miles further from market,
and where they must be without the ad-
vantages of we'll settled community.
Here are roads made, bridges built, school
houses and schools already at hand.
Land can be bought very cheap here where
all these advantages are, and where they
do not have to drink alkali water as in
many parts of Dakota.
This scheme of immigration is double
blessing. It blesses him that gives and
him that takes. The people who could be
induced to stop this side of Dakota would
be gamers, while we, the citizens of Now
er county, would lie large gamers.
The meeting was presided over by S. Y.
Paddock, and at the close the following
resolutions were adopted:
1. Resol0ed. That we heartily approve
of the plan proposed to advance immigra-
ton to Mower county, and will CO. operate
in carrying out this or any other practical
BILE measure for this purpose.
2. We are in favor of the County Com
missioners taking such action as in their
wisdom may best accomplish this much
to he desired object. and will sustain them
III any appropriation which they may
make for this purpose. -Record