Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-05
THE night has a thousand eyes,
The day but one;
Yet the light Of a whole world dies
With the setting sun.
The mind has a thousand eyes,
Tha heart hut one:

| "rss. Wn6n love Is done.
In preparing the magazines of thu
! Floral Club Library, for binding, the
ladies find the November number O.
Lippancott for 1881, the December mum
Der of st. Nicholas and the March mum
> Der of Harper's for 1882, missing. Any
. one able to supply the deficiency viii
, confer favor by leaving the magazines
at the Library, at any time before the frs
of December.
, The following officers were initiated
in Austin Lodge, No. 10Y, I. O. G. T..
Monday evening: W. CIV. E. Stan.
ley; P. W.. E. Robinson; w. V.-Mrs
e. H. Ward; w. C.-Mrs. E. NJ. Gregg
W. S.-Nlrs. NJ. L. Slocum; W. F. c.
Miss M. Yates; W.. T.-Miss F. Lowell
W. Mp. johnson; W. D. M.-Miss E.
Richardson; w. miss E. Skinner; w.
81. Peterson; r. H. S.-Miss Ada
Douglass; L. H. G.-Mrs. S. M. Boiler.
NEW FLOUR AND FEED STORE
D. P. Kittridge and Fl. w. Kicker, both
of this city, have leased the Nelson brick
building first door west Of r. Dunkel-
mann's. the clother, for the purpose of
handling flour, feed, light grain and pro-
duce, in fact, to do general produce
business for cash. All those having any
thing in that line to sell or buy will do
well to call and get prices. If they can
not suit on prices on what you have to
sell they will ship and sell for you on
small commission. The firm will be
known as Kittridge & Co.
CIGAR FAcToRY-L. W. Decker, of
Pennsylvania. is in the city, looking for
a suitable building in which to start a
cigar factory. He is having considerable
difficulty in finding suitable building,
but the probabilities are he will succeed.
His foreman, VIII. Warrington, former
ly of Utica, N. Y, is also in the city.
He has large experience in the business.
Mr.. Decker expects to commence manu-
featuring with force of six men, and in
crease the number as the demand for
goods increases. Mr.. Decker is an old
friend of L. A. Pierce of this city.
"A very lively affair took place last
Saturday afternoon, about o'clock, at
the saloon of James Geraghty, in the in
! terest of St. John and Daniels. Charles
Teeter, having drunken to excess, became
| disorderly, and Chief of Police Riley
| went in to arrest him, when Teeter re-
| sisted. Orlo Baker and others grappled
| with Riley and held him until Teeter
escaped. Baker was arrested for aiding
prisoner to escape, and brought before
Justice Sheedy on Monday, found guilty
and his bonds fixed at $500. Not being
| able to give bonds, he was committed to
Jail to await the action of the Grand
Jury. Joe Garrad was tried before JUS
tice Noble the same day, for the same
ofense, and sentenced to pay fine of
$40 or ten days IN Jail. He chose ten
days in jail
The sixteenth annual meeting of the
Woman's Board of Missions for the In
terror was held at Minneapolis last week.
Delegates were present from all parts of
the country. In the absence of Mrs.
Moses Smith of Detroit, the president of
the Board, by unanimous vote Mrs. Ly-
man Baird of Chicago, was elected to
preside over the meetings. The husband |
of Mrs. Baird is a brother of George !
Baird of Austin. The Minneapolis Ill.,
une says:
The ladies yesterday transacted their
business in manner that would do credit |
to any organization in the country. |
Though given but little notice that she |
was to preside, Mrs. Baird conducted the |
exercises with apromptness that showed |
herself to be good parliamentarian.
The exercises were opened on schedule |
time, and there were no delays.
Eta Smith, daughter of Obadiah !
Smith, died yesterday (Tuesday) morning |
at few minutes past twelve o'clock, aged
10 years. For over months she has |
been confined to her bed, and most of |
the time suffered severely, but has en-.
deared herself to all those around her by |
her gentleness and lovely patience in all |
these sufferings, and even expressed graf
itude to God that her life had not been |
fuller of suffering, though since child !
hood sufferer from hip disease, and pre-
vented from enjoying the usual sports |
and amusements of childhood and youth. |
just before she t'fell aeleep" to wake no |
more on earth, she asked how long it was |
since David her brother died, and when
told, said, 1T will be pleasant to meet |
him again, " and then closed her eyes on |
earth, to open them in the land of pure |
delight, where her Saviour had gone to
prepare place for her.
The Republican Rally at the court
house Monday evening was success in
every way. Mr.. Shaw opened the ball |
with few soul-stirring patriotic remarks. |
He was followed by Lafayette French.
who was introduced to the audience of |
familiar faces g zone whom you have
known as boy and man." MIR. French's
address was full of energy and feeling,
and he was frequently applauded during
its delivery.
The Male Quartet, consisting of DR.. |
Phillips, Will Willard, Chas. Squires and
Ernie Andrews, sang two or three cam |
paign songs during the evening with in
spring effect.
L. A. Pierce closed the meeting with |
an effective arraignment of the Demo |
cratic party on national issues. He is a |
very pleasant, easy speaker, and cap
tivated his audience with knock down
arguments and happy illustrations.
The courthouse was crowded during |
the entire evening, fifty or more being
obliged to stand. The meeting closed
with three hearty cheers and tiger for
the entire Republican ticket.
The Century has but one or two
equals in this country as monthly mag
azine of choice literature The Novem-
Der number is the initial number of vol
ume xxx and one of the hest Of the !