Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-24

Every drinking man, every sober
man, every man and woman who desires
a suppression Of the drinking CUSTOM
who desires to see his or her home, OF
neighbours home, free from the curse OF
drunkenness, should read the extracts
from the admirable sermon on Drunk
cnness" published in this Weeks issue OF
the TRANSCRIPT. Bishop Ullathorne is
doing noble work as Catholic for the
cause of temperance and morality-and
may God abundantly bless his efforts,
say we.
The churches of Austin will celebrate
Christmas Eve. The Sunday school PEG.
pie connected with the Congregational
church will take trip in the Morning
Star, frcighted with candies, popcorn
balls, sc. The Methodlsts are to have
appropriate exercises at the church for the
benefit of the "lamhs of the flock" The
Baptists have engaged Santa Claus him.
self to welcome the children there. A
Christmas tree and picnic supper tits ex'
pected will entirely fill the bill for the
young folks of the Universalist society.
The Sd ward Mission will hang up a
monstrous stocking-which closes the
list
Tile Century Mngazine for December
is sumptuous number. A portrait of
Gen. Grant adorns the frontispiece. He
has grown older, and LOOKS what he is,
the hero of many battles. dublin City
is the first article, and with its many illus
trations, it is cur own fault did we not
become acquainted with this city of the
olden time. Hunting the Rocky Noun
tain Goat" is engrossing in interest.
''Tales of the Black Forest, of the poet
Heine, and "Huckleberry Fynn." follow
with "Recollections Of Private in the
late War" An essay on blouse Drain
age, with "The Capture Of Fort Donel-
son" finely illustrated, and other matter,
make up this excellent holiday number.
THE Cold WEArHER.-The Manito-
ba Wave has reached us. Commencing
with Monday, 18th, the weather has been
very cold, the mercury being below zero
every day, up to this writing TUESDAY,
23d) Last week Monday night, the mer-
curry sank to 20, Tuesday, to %, and
Thursday to 80. And every day since
Thursday, the mercury has registered in
the neighborhood of 20. Last Sunday
night there was quite wind and snow
storm; last evening (Monday) the cold
was intense again, the mercury sinking
to 26 about II, but rose several degrees
before morning. There is plenty of snow,
and the sleighing superb.
If you want work, or if you wish to
hire help; if you wish to buy, or if you
wish to sell; if you have money to lend,
or if you wish to borrow; If you have a
house to let, or if you wish to rent one
for yourself; if you wish boarders, or if
you wish place to board; if you have
rooms to rent or if you wish to get a
room; if you have lost anything, or if
you have found anything; if you have a
farm to sell, or if you wish to buy one; if
you have house to sell, Or if you wish
to buy one; if you have.any thing to buy.
or aay thing to sell; in short, whatever
your wishes or needs may be, the cheap
est and the best way to make them thor
oughly known in this community is to
insert an advertisement in the MOWER
COUNTY TRANSCRIPT.
-ScuooL REPoRT.-Report of the
school taught in the village of Rose
Greek for the month ending Dec. 10, 1884:
No. of pupils enrolled So. No. of pup
ills neither absent nor tardy IA. No. of
cases of hardness "a. Time lost by tardi-
ness 6 hours. Total No. of days attend
ancc SIS. Total No. of days absence 142.
Average daily attendance % $40. Aver
age daily absence z 10. The names of
pupils neither absent nor tardy are as fol-
lows: Alice Sutton, Lillian Williams,
Flota Snyder, Mary O'Malley, Harvey
Snyder, James O'Malley, Sarah Mitchell,
Walter Snyder, Thomas O'Malley. Willie
O'MalIey, James Elliott, Asa Williams,
Alex Mitchell, Charles Hall.
w. G. ELLIOTT, Teacher.
DEATH OF VIM. A. Worcestershire
regret the sad necessity of announcing
the death of one of our Oldest settlers.
VIM. Allen Woodson. He was born in
Clay county, near Louisville, Kentucky,
Feb. 6, 1919, and died at his residence IN
the town of Austin, Dec. 1S, 1884. He
moved to Illinois when Is years of age,
first to Edgar county, then Cole county.
In the fall of. 1856 he came to Now er
county, and preempted the claim where
he resided at the time of his death, al
though he subsequently added to it by
purchase In December, he returned to
Illinois after his family, but found his
wife. had just died on the 10th day of the
month. He had previous to this buried
two children. He was married to his
first wife, Estalina Erwin, in 1841. In
1856 he was married again to Maria Phe-
fer, and returned to Minnesota, and has
resided continuously upon the land he
preempted until the time of his death.
He leaves three daughters: Mrs. J. E.
Storey, Mrs. E. w. Sleeper and Mrs. Liz
zie L. Saylor. His funeral services were
conducted at the house, Saturday noon,
Dec 30, by Rev. W. e. Stanley, and was
largely attended in spite of the inclem-
ency of the season. He was buried at
Rose Creek Mr.. Woodson has been an
active citizen from the first of his COM
ing to the town Of Austin, and held in
high esteem, for his manliness of charac-
tor, efficiency as public man, and bust
ness integrity. He was not only kindly
in his intercourse with his fellow men,
but devout believer in the christian
faith, having been professor Of religion
for nearly SO years. He has held many
offices of public trust, and at the time OF
his death was one of the supervisors Of
the town of Austin.
The King of Denmark is truly q pa
ternal monarch. Finding that during the
recent severe weather the royal foot