Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-16
Work in raising the corner buildln.

vision of Mr.. Buestrin of Milwaukee,
preparatory to putting under a new foun-
dation, was begun last week. On Thurs
day, Mr.. Buestrin arrived on the ground
| with the necessary screws and blocks,
since which time the work has pcen push
ed vigorously. New and firm founda-
tions of .Mankato stone, laid up in &C.
ment, will be put under the walls. The
entire front of the buildings will be re-
placed with plate glass, new cut stone
and galvanized iron. The plans for re-
novation are very fine. and the work
when completed will be creditable to the
city.
AID TO THE MINNESOTA & NORTH
WESTERN RAILRoAD.-Last Thursday
this city voted on the proposition to is
sue $16, 600 in bonds to the above named
Co. AS will be seen by referring to the
Council proceedings elsewhere, 257 votes
were cast ''For the Proposition, and not
one against.
In the township of Austin, Saturday,
81 votes were cast for the proposition to
issue $4,000 in bonds, and 10 against.
In the town of Waltham, Saturday, 80
votes were cast for the issuance of $4,000
in bonds, and &C votes against.
In Dodge Centre, Dodge county, on
Thursday, bonds of $4,000 were voted
by 1874 majority.
We hope the friends will not forget
that Mrs. A. c. Reynolds has opened Art
rooms over j. Levy's clothing store, and
is now ready for pupils. a good deal of
interest has been manifested in this city
in this direction, and we hope to see this
interest increase, and no people can be-
come patrons of Art without cultivaing
to greater or less degree a love for the
beautiful and the true, and the develop
ment of this sentiment makes better men
and women. There is no lovelier study,
no more enrolling work for our young
people, than the study of art, none that
speaks more forcibly to the better nature
OF men or women. We hope to see Mrs.
Reynolds gather about her large class
IN this beautiful study.
War is being waged by farmers
against all Birds except few popular
songsters and most boys are taught that
birds and birds nests are their rlghtful
prey. These little creatures do some dam
age, it must be admitted. They will pick
up seed that has not been well covered,
but that ought to teach the farmer to SOW
his seed more carefully. They will feast
upon the ripe grain, and sometimes des-
troy more than they eat; but the farmer
seldom considers that he may not have the
grain to harvest were 1t not for these same
feathered intruders. During the time be-
tween sowing and harvesting, birds must
live on something besides grain, and
| fancy that farmers seldom think that that
principally insects, and the eggs of in
sects. They rear their young on these,
and one can hardly estimate the immense
number OF insects thus destroyed. Were
| it not for this safe guard that nature has
kindly furnished us in the form of the
feathered race, the world would, accord
ing to the best calculations, be completely
overrun in a few years of uninterrupted
propagation, with crawling, singing
pests. Birds have an important work to
do, and we should aid them with all the
means at our command; certainly we can
not afford to destroy our protectors.
Every farmer should teach his children
to cherish and protect their feathered
friends. Encourage the birds, and child
rem too, by building bird houses about
the farm buildings. Teach the boys to
build these houses, and thus serve two
purposes at Notwithstanding them to
the use of tools, and imbuing their minds
with humane sentiments. Many a farm
nome knows naught of music but that
Which floats on the air from natures own
orchestra. Let us have all the sweet
sounds we can, to soften and tighten our
rural toils.-Er. z.. 80. w..