Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17

IA very destructive IrOst Sept. 9TH last
year.
Fillmore County Fair, 16 to Is, at
Preston.
"A. E. Ball of Rushford was to start
Democratic daily in Winona last week.
Hon. Burdette Thayer, of Spring Val
ley, is candidate for County Attorney
of Fillmore.
Charles City papers say that there is
altogether too much Lyle whisky brought
into that town.
Walter S. Booth, the legal blank prin-
ter, is to remove to Minneapolis and es
tablish his blank business there.
The Congressional war Is about to
commence. Milo White has an advocate
with the Scandinavians-impo from
Lacrosse.
The Spring Valley Vsdette says
DR.. Powers of Fountain is gaining a pow
erful following in his candidacy for the
Legislature.
The people of Albert Lea have tel
cphone exchange, and now they want the
telegraph in the business portion of the
city, and they ought to have it.
I'm the failure of the Elevator Co. of
Red Wing, and the Mazeppa Mill co.
of Wabasha, Governor Hubbard and
Senator Lawrence have lost their entire
fortunes.
Col. F. A. Husher, the editor of the
LaCrosse Norwegian paper, and very
able man, will speak at Grand Meadow
Sept: 18th. and at Lanesboro the 18th in
the Norwegian languagc.-Chat6eld Dem
0crat.
Graham Of the Waseca Radical al
ludes to General Benjamin Franklin But
leras ''old cork-screw eyes," and says he
will get good many votes if the. boys
vote as they talk.
&C. w. Huntley, while crossing Mower
county on Saturday last. visited the old
camping grounds of the 18th regiment of
Minnesota Militia, in Marshall. Friend
Huntley was first lieutenant of the Leroy
company under Capt. Pierce, the best
trained company in the regiment. aspiring
Valley Mercury.
Rev. E. r. Pierce has resigned the
pastOrate of the Baptist church to take
etfectAwhen his subscriptions for the
year are paid.-LeRoy Independent.
With such condition, we are afraid the
poor dominie's resignation will never be-
come operative.
The farmers in the country about Al
den have concluded that it was foolish
ness to let some one else grow rich hand
ling their grain and they have there
fore joined in an agreement whereby
about $50 of them agree to let their agent,
S. A. Carter, handle all their CROP for
which he pays all the market allows less
enough to pay for his time-Wel1s Advo-
cate.
The Presbyterians have secured at a
salary of $500 a year, Rev. DR.. Irwin
as pastor of their church. DR.. Irwin
preached in Pittsburgh, Penn, for seven
years, and has also been stationed as
minister in New Orleans, but during
the past summer has occupied the pulpit
the latter has been abroad in Europe
Albert Leo Standard
-Accordingto the Northwestern News
paper Union, which is in the best possible
position to know the facts, this is the
hardest year on newspapers known for a
long time; and that as the leaves fall
the mortality among them will be un.
exampled. And still there will be
plenty of people who think they know
how to run paper" and will spill their
few brains in the attempt.-St. Peter z'ri-
bune.
The Spring Valley Vidette gives the
following as the estimate of majorities in
the different counties of this district this
fall, as made by the shrewdest man in