Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-03
RACINE.
is our TURKEY

where IS our turkey?
Mrs. 10. Chamberlain Of st. PanI. is
TO spend the winter at her sisters, Mrs.
w. II. Eastman.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Nicholson also
celebrated their forty fifth wedding an
niversary last Friday.
The happy couple, Mr.. Ole Johnson
and Mrs. Anna Sevcrson, were married on
the twenty-fourth ult. Many good
wishes for their future. -
Z. e, kinyon is charging his house and
improving his other buildings His son
wallace, Tor the past two years of Alex
andria, has returned to the house of his
father. .rsr5s " a'1-'..~
In all probability this coming winter
Will be unusually severe. All the old
weddings are being overhauled and made
ready Tor winter, and some new ones
have taken place.
The school house is completed. and
makes a fine appearance. 1t is probably
the best house in town, and but few bet
ter ones in the county. It is true we are
$500 in debt, and 1t is hard times, but we
must remember that some one built
school houses wherein we were benefited,
and now we but do our duty to help beal
the burden for others; besides what could
speak better for our community r.
i see by report of election returns
that Racine failed in making any returns
for State Representative This is a grea,
mistake. N OF that the result would have
heen any different, as Mr.. Carson was
elected by handsome majority, without
any assistance from his own town, but it
greatly reduced his majority. lean only
account for this mistake, by the name OF
State Representative being on fourth
page Of return sheet. aAd the last anC
only one there; the superstition being
that when the Clerk arrived at the end OF
third page that it concluded the list oil
candidates. The town of Racine is PROUD
OF her Representative, and regrets the
mistake. She showed her appreciation
OF him by giving him the largest number
OF votes ever polled III the town for any
one candidate. Jim is boss fellow bu
it is not to be wondered, that after re
ceiving 112 votes from his own tow1
against Is for his opponent, and being
returned as nonenity, he should be on
on the war path. Jim, it's all owing t
your mixing the contents of the Whit.
bottle with that in the B.
The many friends of Hon. S. J. San
born and wife, gave them happy sur
prise on the evening of Nov. 18th, it bcins
! the fifteenth anniversary of their wedding
day; and Judging by the numerical
strength of the party present, and tn
beautiful and extensive crystal tina
adorned the table of gifts. the friends o.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. must be very numerous
The house was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity, and sociability and festivity
mingled with music and singing, abound
ed. Every one was in The height of thei
enjoyment, and good cheer reigncd ram
pant. About II o'clock, the house wa
called to order, and Mr.. J. r. Campbell
stepped forward and made the presenta
ton remarks. He said lit was deere
as old as Adam that a man should leav
father and mother and cleave unto hi
wife and they twain should be one, an
If any one present knew of any reaso
why this couple should not continue tn
relation they bore to each other, let ther
speak now-or forever after hold thei
peace. There being no dissenting voice
in the name of this happy company,
| pronounce you husband and wife, II
then referred to the gifts, which were to
kens Of respect and esteem, and truste
that in their quiet moments when thei
thoughts might turn to these compliment
they would be still and quiet monitor
bearing to their minds the fact that the
had the best wishes Of their many friend
and neighbors. The ladies then brough
forward bountful supply of refresh
ments, which were treated in very credi
table manner. About one o'clock th
company made their adieu. w. F. G..