Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-03-07
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Dairymen's Convention, March 9Th to 9Th
we notice F. A. Richardson of this city
has been assigned the following topic fol
discussions: "Obstacles to establishing
creameries, and how to overcome them.
II. w. Page of Austin, is also down for
talk; subject, ''Our wants as Dairy Sec
ton" Our delegates have been instructed
by the Board of Trade to extend a cordia
invitation to the Association to hold theil
next annual convention at Austin. We
hope Messrs. Richardson & Page will see
to it that the invitation is accepted.
The first concert of the Austin Choral
Union will take place at Jones hall this
Wednesday evening. This musical soci
ETY. is composed largely of members OF
our church choirs, with others unsteady
inclined, and should receive the patronage
of our people. We hope the good people
Of Austin will give them a rousing house
and encourage home talent and enterprise
The labor of drill and rehearsals is good
deal, and we are getting the benefit OF the
improvement of our musical talent, and
we ought to encourage them in their
good work. Let us all so. Admission
only IS cents for adults, and % cents fol-
the young people.
st. Bernard Commandery, No. 10,
held its annual election Monday evening.
There was large attendance of Sir
knights from abroad-Messrs. Hard,
Footc and Webb from Preston; Farmer,
Warren, Huntley and Boncsteel, from
Spring Valley; McKenney, from Chat
field besides representatives from Leroy,
Taopi and Lyle. The officers elect are as
follows: D. B. Smith, E. c.; Eugene
Wood, G.; s. G. Clark. c. G.; G. L. West,
Prelate; A. Friedrich, S. w.; H. B. Co.
rey, j. w.; w. +. Sutherland, Sword
Bearer; j. D. Beechcr, Standard Bearer
D. B. Smith. Eugene Wood and c. II.
Davidson, Finance COMMITTEES; w. T.
Wilkins, G. Schlcudcr and B. F. Farmer,
Trustees.
For Floral Club Social. Questions on
Syria, including Palestine:
1. Where is Syria?
9. What are its mountains?
3. What are it's rivers?
4. What are it's animals9
). What are it's vegetable products?
=. What are its manufactures?
7. Principal cities?
| 3. Language now, and formerly?
9. Government now, and formerly?
10. Educational institutions?
II. What great battle has it been the
scene Of?
H. What its religions?
49, Which are the four chief holy cities
of the world; sacred shrines, to which
millions have turned longing eyes, and
weary feet?
Pictures and articles of interest from
Syria will be shown in connection with the
answers to the questions.
UNION TEMPERANCE MEETING
Jones hall was filled Sunday evening with
a large and intelligent audience. to hear
the address of Rev E. II. Lathrop, pastor
of the NJ E. church, on the subject. 1.-The
liquor traffic: A crime" The speaker set
forth from Scripture testimony the value
God places upon human life, and affirmed
that whatever destroyed life was crime.
lie arraigned the liquor traffic as crime,
because of it's great destruction of human
life, prosperity and happiness. He set
forth in eloquent words the wrongs this
traffic inflicted on the home, the child and
the public, and stated that not only was
| it a crime but the cause of four-fifths of
| the crimes committed in our land. He
affirmed the duty of the citizens to re-
move this evil from the land, if they
would escape responsibility in this mat
ter. The address was worthy effort,
andreceived many hearty commentators
from those who listened to its delivery.
Music for the occasion was furnished by
the Austin Choral Union, under direction
of DR.. Phillips.
The public schools can do and must
do something different from the mere
fancy book-learning that can benefit a
very few at the best. One thing they
can do at the foundation is to train the
children from the youngest upward to
the disciplined use Of the eye and hand
not with the idea of making them either
artists or artisans, but to inculcate habits
of application that will turn their
thoughts toward industrial pursuits and
prepare the ground for technical training
1t must not be supposed that industrial
drawing is panacea for all the evils of
false education, but it certainly does typ
ify, at least, the kind of training that
ought to be and must be Joined to the
other elementary work of the schools if
we are ever to recover our standing as a
working people. We should teach draw
ing in the same way that we teach read
ing. writing and arithmetic, not as an
end but as means, and in doing so
should try to incite the ambition of youth,
not to be President of the United States,
but to be an industrious and useful citi-
zen.-Er.
THE New RA1LRoAD.-Senator Off
Ger says everything is progressing finely
with the Austin, Mankato & St. Cloud
Railroad. Something over $3.50, 900 in
bonuses have been voted, and nearly $780,
600 more are required. The last $4,000
goes harder than the $40, 1000, but it
must be voted by the towns along the
line if the railroad is built The condi-
ton of $3.50, 900 in bonds is the essence
of the agreement with the construction
company, and must be strictly fulfilled.
We are glad to know that the prospects
for raising it are very flattering. Wilton,
in Waseca county, voted $4,000, and
New Richland in same county, $4,000,
last week. Gaylord in Siblcy
county, defeated the bonds by one vote
Newry, in Freeborn county, is to vote
again on the proposition on the 18th, this
time on $4,000 bonus. There ought not
to be vote against this very reasonable
bonus in the town of Newry. Mankate,
which already has three competing lines
of road, and is bonded as heavily as the