Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-03-26
FINE FARMS FOR SALE.

We have just received at the TRAN
SCRIPT office, through the courtesy of the
Travellers Insurance Company, of Hart
ford, beautiful Autograph, 26x36, of
the Bartholdi statue of 'Iliberty Enlight
ening the World" which is to be erected
in New York harbor next year. Not
only is this superb picture an official
representation of one of the worlds
modern wonders, but token of the
large liberality and enterprise of this, the
Oldest and leading Accident Insurance
Company in the country. This company
not only gave ST. towards the pedes-
tai for this colossal statue of Liberty, but
is arousing a national interest in this
great work by sending one of these beau
tifully executed Autographs to every
editor in the country. May it reap a
large harvest of public commentator
and patronage for its patriotic invest
.ment.
PROFESSIONAL. SHoPL1FTER CAPTUR-
ED.-Monday a. m. R. Dunkelmann miss
ed two coats Of the value of SIS; in the
evening j. Schwan was minus pair of
his very best gents shoes of the value of
$6.5 ; and Immediately after, J. Levy
was short two coats of the value of ST..
Chief of Police Riley was notified by
Dunkelmann's clerk of an individual
whom he suspected as having taken the
coats. After receiving description of
the man, Tom started on the scent, and
as usual with him, he did not fail to cap
ture his game. Monday evening the shop
litter was arrested in Paul lenders saloon
and Joe Schwan's shoes found in his pos
sesslon--one shoe in each outside coat
pocket. Two of the coats were found at
Jake Fishers, and two at Larry Nj gents.
where he had left them for safe keeping.
Chief Riley says the thief is professional
shop-lifter. He was brought before JUS
tice Noble Tuesday morning, and plead
"guilty." He gave his name as Thomas
Ward, of Prairie du Chen. In default of
bail in $500, he was committed to Jail
where he will he obliged to languish
until the next term of court in Septem-
Der.
The coal bin is low, the wood pile
ditto. Our winter f1annels worn out,
holes in the toes and heels of our stock
ings, and we long for warm sunny days.
So come gentle spring, and show once
more thy genial, smiling countenance to
a weary, disguised, long suffering people
Shame on thee, any way, for lingering so
long on the lap of hoary- headed, frozen
hearted winter Arise from that cheer
less position free myself from those icy
clutches and come forth to once more re-
we, reinvigerate and rejuvenate host
of men and women from their shackles
from overcoats and sealskin sacuues
from homes, made comfortable only by
frequent acquisitions GA coal bins and
wood houses. Put on thy lowered calico
dress, bordered with verdant shades with
forests and fields, gardens and parks,
dyed in natures loveliest colors. Put on
thy polonaise, trimmed with violets, dais-
les, hollyhocks and johnny jump ups; thy
spring hat, decked with blue birds, robins.
humming birds and prairie chickens.
Please show up, if but for two days in
succession and four times = week. Give
us change of some kind-mosquitoes
flies, buffalo gnats, scorpions, tarantulas,
string snakes, vipers, copperheads-
thing to relieve the mon0tony of the past
four months. But for goodness sake do
not shed a copious shower of tears, at
parting with old, grizzly winter and de-
luge the jewellers along the shores of the
Cedar. Come quick, but come gently