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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-11

Regular meeting. FEB. 6, 1885.
Present-Mayor Dorr and full board of
Aldermen.
Petition Mr.. J.. A. Stephenson, for
compensation for injuries sustained from
defective sidewalk. Referred to Alder
man Litchfield and City Attorney.
Application s. A. Smith and Loudon
Taylor for shooting gallery IN the build
ing now occupied by them on east side
Main street, between Bridge and Mill
streets. Granted, conditional upon COM
plying with requirements of ordinance
for such licenses.
Bond of s. A. Smith and Loudon Tay-
lor for shooting gallery license, with Le-
on Dettelbach and John V. Owens as sure
ties, was approved and ordered on file.
City Recorder reported city bond No.
"a, for H. w. Page, due March Z, 1885, of
ST. wv. Also coupon upon same of $40.
Motion by Alderman Litchfcld, that city
order for 81 ,07O be drawn upon maturity
of SAID bond and coupon, with which to
pay the same. Carried.
The following bills were approved and
ordered to be paid:
J.F.Andrews s. Son, lock etc., for lockup$ 0 IS
&. P. Morse, hire tools for moving do s 90
J. D. >heedy, j. P. fees 900. ........... 2 25
Nick Kolle, watch and care lamps jan. 40 90
AnOA1uS AslAOys VAACA PONC0 SVESlCSS JHu. ~ w
L. D. Baird, city attorney do do u 50
K. Griffith. city recorder do do Is 10
Johnson Smith snndry blacksmlthln9. 9 50
H. B. Corey, com't'R and b'd9 prisoners 80 ~
Dorr Void, supplies for street lamps. il OF
P. Geraghty, St. Conn suqdry labor: rs
Allan Mollison, sheriff fees and boarding
Bill of Thos. Dugan, services i year
steward H. & l.. Co., 1874, referred to com
mittee on hills
Alderman Hall. of Committe on Judic-
larry, reported in favor of paying referred
bill of Thomas Riley for boarding priso-
ners in lookup of $4476. Report &C
cepted and bill ordered to be paid.
Alderman Litchtield, of committee on
bills, reported to pay sundry referred
bills as follows: J. H. Patterson, hard
ware, 1884; C. II. Davidson, printing,
$54. Is; D. B. Smith. tubing and work on
valve 1926 in full, Reports accepted,
and bills ordered to be paid in amounts as
reported.
Report of Thomas Riley, chief police,
arrests in January; larceny 6, drunk l.,
assault /. Ordered on file.
Report J. D. Sheedy, J. p, $62. 10 po-
lice fines collected in January, with treas
urer's receipt for same. Ordered on file.
BY AID. Litchfield. moved, that the
elections in the city of Austin, Mower
Co.. Mimi. during the year 1885. be held
in the several election precincts as fol-
lows: First Ward. at the Office of J. F.
Fairbanks s. Co. Second, at the office of
D. B. Smith. Third. at the Office of s. B.
Woodsum. Carried.
The council considered a draft of an
ordinance under No. 50. and upon the
question of its passage there were ayes
six (G) votes. and the same was declared
passed AS follows: [See Ordinance No.
81 as published in another column:l
And the Council adjourned
ROBERT GRIFFITH. City Recorder
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-11
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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
A POOR SHOW FOR WORK.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-With the pro-
verbal slowness of progress, Congress
can at this session do but little more
than pass the appropriation bills. There
is but little probability of the tariff re-
ceiving any considerable attention.
Even Senator Beck, confirmed free
trader as he is, says that there is to be
no foolng with our system of imports.
The whisky men will hardly attempt any
legislation that would be in their favor,
for they were very efectually sat down
upon at the last session. There will
hardly be any organized attempt to
revise the internal revenue.
In Democratic circles there is IN
doubtedly a feeling of anxiety as to the
probable course of the Republican ma
jority in the next Senate. If the Re-
publicans unite to protect federal Office
holders under the re-of-ofice act,
there will be but few changes during
the next two years at least. Such a
course would limit the appointments of
the Democratic president to the number
of commissioned officials whose terms
expire under his administration and to
the filing OF vacancies as they occur
from death, resignation and other
causes. He will not be able to make
any removals, except with the consent
of the Senate, so that Democratic aspir-
ants for Office must run the gauntlet OF
a Republican Senate even after securing
q nomination.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07

$65 900; and his farm in Illinois is
virtually sold, and will bring it's full
value, S25 1000. He said he received q
letter from Gen. Grant recently, in
which the latter said he was in very
poor health, and on Friday last he re-
ceived one from Fred. Grant, in which
he stated that his father was confined to
his room, and his condition was such
as to alarm his family. Gen. Beale
added: at is my belief this
illness, which I could not ac-
count for, is caused by his anxiety" Gen.
Van Vliet said he had no doubt it would
be found an easy matter to raise the
money necessary to clear away this
Judgment. He said Gen. Sherman is
now in Philadelphia, and he added that
he thought that by the time Gen. Sher-
man reaches this city he will have at
least $4,000 to pay off this Judgment,
even if that sum came from the pockets
of Mr.. Drexel and Mr.. Childs alone.
Mr.. Corcoran said he would not start q
subscription to relieve Gen. Grant of
this Judgment, but would assist In pre-
venting a sale of the personal effects.
He thought it would be dishonorable
in the people of the United States if an
ex-president and soldier like Gen. Grant
should be obliged to sacrifice the
trophies of his services to the country
for few thousand dollars.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
Old-Time Partisanship.
Iron the Hartford Courant.

In the elections of 1892, George
Clinton was the candidate on one side
and John Jay on the other. The re-
turns showed majority of about 800
for Mr.. Jay, but in the counties OF
Clinton, Otsego and Tioga technical
errors were discovered in the returns
which threw out Mr.. Jay by 108 adj
verse majority. The counties of Clinton
and Tioga offset each other, and the re-
suit was due to the manner of dealing
with the Otsego County returns. The
law required that the returns from each
county, after being delivered to the
sheriff, should by him be delivered to
the state canvassing committee. A man
named Smith had been sheriff of Otsego
county, and, when his term ran out, had
been reappointed. He declined the
second term, and his successor was
named, but did not receive his commits
sion until after the election. Smith.
therefore, received the ballots and sent
them to Albany. The majority of the
canvassing committee being Clinton's
partisans, decided that Smith was not
the legal sheriff at the time of the cleo
ton, and threw out the Otsego returns
altogether, thus changing jays majority
of 300 to 100 majority for Clinton. Not
withstanding great political excitement,
Clinton was duly inaugurated and
served out his term. This precedent,
ninety-two years ago, shows that in the
''good old times" partisanship was as
violent and unreasoning as it is now.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
Two CHARGES OF SHOT.

JERsEYvILLE, ILL.,, Jan. 2.-Calhoun
County has neither railroad nor tele-
graph, and at this season of the year is
cut off from all communication such as
is afforded by the river and stage-coach.
But courier, yesterday, brought the
news of desperate shooting ARRAY at
ball near Batchtown, in that
county, Christmas Eve. Rube
Harrel was jealous of a would
be rival, and in his madness got hold of
a shotgun and discharged both barrels
into the little company, wounding seven
persons, two fatally. The injured are
Laura Jones, eye shot out and dying;
Alice Beach, shot in head and neck
Belle Jones, shot in abdomen; William
Beach, shot in lip, and an unknown
man shot in the back. The others re-
ceived slight wounds. The murderer
mounted his horse and fed the country,
and is still at large.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
SHOT HIS MOTHER.

CARAII, ILL.,. Dec. 31.-This evening
about o'clock David Morrell, young
farmer living about two and half miles
out of town, accidentally shot his aged
mother. MorrelI had been troubled by
stray dogs prowling around his prem
Uses, and had prepared to shoot them if
they again caused any disturbance.
Last night one of the children had
stepped outside the door, when it came
running in, telling its parents that there
was dog out in the yard. Morrell
quickly got his gun and went out See
ing something that seemed to him to be
dog in crouching position he fired.
The object proved to be his mother,
who had stepped out but few minutes
before, and had white handkerchief
tied around her head. The shot will
probably prove fatal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
HOOKING VALLEY TROUBLES.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 31.-The officers
of the Hooking Valley Railway and
Coal Exchange report everything quiet
in the valley this morning, though they
express the opinion that there will be
some trouble tonight. They say the
demonstrations last night failed to take
an active form, for the reason that the
strikers we're met with such strong force
where they expected to make their at
tack. They consider the unusual dem
onstrations at this time as an effort to
keep the miners from breaking from
their ranks and going to work, as many
of them have decided to do. Early this
morning several shots were fred at
Happy Hollow, but without damage,
and this was the extent of the outward
demonstration on the part of the unlaw-
III element.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
The Loss of Locomotive Power.

The modern cargo steamer has now
become wonderfully economical
freight carrier, especially as regards con-
sumption of fuel. A freight train run
under the most favorable conditions
seems wasteful in comparison. The
Burgos, a modern steamer especially
built to carry cargo cheaply at slow
speed, lately left England for China
with cargo weighing 100000 pounds.
During the first part of the voyage,
from Plymouth to Alexandria, the CON
sumption of coal was 282, 24O pounds,
the distance being $3.50 miles. The
consumption per mile was therefore
only 83.5 pounds, and the consumption
per ton of cargo per mile 0.028 pound.
In other words, half an ounce of coal
propelled one ton of cargo one mile.
Assuming that paper is as efficient a
fuel as coal, we have, says the Railroad
Gazette, only to burn letter on board
this steamer to generate and utilize
enough energy to transport one ton of
freight one mile. It is difficult to real
ize that such trifing act az burning a
letter involves such waste of useful
energy, or can have any reference to the
energy sufficient to perform a feat
which, under less favorable circum-
stances, requires a couple of horses and
a teamster for about half an hour.
The best locomotive performance in
this country of which we can find any au-
thentic record gives consumption of
about two ounces of coal per ton of
freight hauled one mile at the rate of
thirteen miles an hour including stop
pages. On lines having grades of from
53 to 70 feet per mile, the consumption
often rises to five or more ounces of
coal per ton of freight hauled one mile.
The engines of the Burgos are on
what is termed the triple compound
system, the steam being expanded in
three cylinders in succession. The
boiler pressure is 100 pounds per square
inch. The average speed at sea in all
weather is very nearly ten miles an
hOur
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
GEN. GRANTS TROUBLESr

WASHINGTON, Dec. pa reporter
saw several prominent gentlemen in
this city with reference to the news re-
caived here from New York that all Of
Gen. Grants personal property, includ-
ing his swords and medals, the presents
received by him while abroad, his
pictures, his two farms, and his houses
in this city and st. Louis. have been
inventoried, and are to be sold to meet
the judgment held against him by
William H. Vanderbilt Among the
gentlemen interviewed were W. w.
Corcoran, Gen. Beale, and Gen. Van
Vliet, all of them old friends of Gen.
Grant. Gen. Beale said he had not heard
any details of this story. He was very
much shocked when he read it, and
said he thought there was some mistake
about it, and finally that he did not be-
ieve it. He said that Gen. Grants st.
Louis farm was sold three months ago
for $4,000 it's estimated value being
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
A Brave Signal Man.
From the New York Telegram. ]

From the New York telegram
The Hudson River express, due in
New York at 9 o'clock last evening had
narrow escape a few miles above
Peekskill, and many lives were I'M
doubtedly saved by the presence of
mind of signal man. The train was
half an hour behind time, owing to the
storm, and was near rock cutting, over
which was an iron bridge with the light
tower in the center. Just as the train
was within signaling distance the
bridge was blown down and as he felt it
going the man in charge turned on the
red light. This warned the engineer of
the approaching train, who put on the
brakes and brought his engine to a stop
within few feet of the wreck. The
debris covered both tracks and travel
was blocked for two hours. The pas
sengers made up purse of $75 for the
brave signal-tender, who was found
pinned to the track under the wreck,
witt his hand still grasping the lever.
He was injured but not seriously. His
name could not be ascertained.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
SOLDIERS WANTED.

MONTREAL, Jan. 3.-Vice- Consul Per-
rault states that he recently has been
in receipt of a number of letters
from France requesting conscripts to
join their regiments. These requests
have been forwarded to all consuls, and
if the conscript, or soldier, after being
notified, fails to respond, he will be re-
garded as deserter and be liable to
arrest. Perrault finds that number
who settled down here and are prosper
ing decline emphatically to go soldering
again. The want of troops for Ton
quin, it is thought, has brought mat
tiers to this pass.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
A MAN AFFLICTED WITH CHAMBERS.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Dec. 31.-Dr. Paa-
rem, the state veterinarian, few days
ago informed the state board of health
that he thought there was case of
CHAMBERS in man near Gilmore, Peoria
County. The board dispatched DR.. J,
H. Utley, of this city, to investigate it
and he reports that he found the pa
tient, Abraham r. Rearick, % years
old, suffering from disease contracted
about October II. Rearick had been
attending horses suffering with CLAN
ders, and the examination leaves nc
doubt but that the young man has the
same, disease. The family has been
quarantined and all necessary precau'
tons taken.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
NOT VERY HIGH.

SwANsBoRo, Ca, Dec. 3O.-There is
a man living in Emanuel County who
forty years ago sold his wife for jug of
whisky, and was an honored guest at
the wedding which followed. Several
days later he was presented with the
wife of another citizen, who had grown
tired of her. The aforementioned
woman was a second time traded, this
time for bushel of corn. The parties
then settled down in the same neighbor-
hood and have lived there ever since,
being now surrounded by large num-
Der of descendants, who are among the
most respectable citizens in the county.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
Decline of English Feudalism.
IFrom the Buffalo Express.I

The obnoxious features of feudalism
in England that have existed down to
the present time are likely to be extin-
guished without legislation. SO many
and great are the burdens that they
have placed on land in various ways
that it's value threatens to be extin-
guished. An estate in Devonshire, for
which 100000 was offered and refused a
few years ago, was sold recently for $4O,-
900. This, with other facts, leads the
Globe, strong Tory organ, to indulge
in the fact that. if the depression in land
continues, the Land-restoration League,
which is an organization after the heart
of Henry George. may have the land
for nothing in little while.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1885-01-07
a CHEERFUL BLAZE.

A cheerful blaze within the crate,
Reflections bright upon the wall.
winter has conceive like of late
A cheerful blaze within the CRATE;
Inough poor and narrow our estate,
We offer to the friends who call.
cheerful blaze within the CRATE,
Reflections bright upon the wall.
-lPOrHG1ld TRANSCRIPT.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-29
The Members of the Democratic Com
mittse Of the Fifth Congressional
District Met at Junction city.

Pursuant to a call of chairman Lifts,
the democratic congressional committee
met in the parlor of the Bartell house.
Monday afternoon, Jan. %. All the
counties were represented except Mar
shall and Cloud.
l.. II. Lifts, of Dickinson, was made
temporary chairman, and T. J.C.Smith,
Of Washington, was made temporary sec
rotary. And on motion, the temporary
officers were made permanent.
On motion, W. l.. Pepperill was
made proxy for Cloud county, and it
was recommended that Marshall county
selectitS own member of the committee
and report to the secretary.
The chairman appointed MeSSrS.
Clifford, Mcclure, Taylor, Keys and
Powers as a committee of five on reso-
lutiOns.
On motion, the chair appointed Mes
Sis. Clifford, of Clay, Powers, of Saline.
and Taylor. of Republic. as an eXecu-
tive committee of three.
The committee on resolutions report
ed the following, which were adopted
unanimously.
Resolved, We congratulate the country that In
the election Of our candidates for President and
President the great fundamental truths and
principles OF the democratic party have been In
dicated. We have unbOunded confidence in the
wisdom, integrity and craftsmanship Of Grover
Cleveland, and every assurance that In the dis
charge OF the great trust conf1ded to him, he
will give the peoplea pure, economical and hon.
est administrator, government for the welfare
OF the whole COUNTY, without distinction q rank
race locality or creed
The administration Of Gee, w. Click, the only
democratic and best Governor Kansas ever had
meets with our cordial and unqualified approval.
He has proven himself a wise, prudent and con
servattve Governor, an honest and faithful officer
safe and trusty party leader, and we will con-
tinue to honor him for his personal purity, his
official rectitude and his devotion and fidelity TO
the democratic party.
We respecefuily reqneSs THAI TIE president
elect OF the United States viii give proper atten.
ton and consideration TO the persons recon-
mended for appointments to Office in this con-
gressional district by the Hon. A. A. Carnahan,
our late democratic candidate for congress.
After the reading and adoption of |
the resolutions, the committee adjourn |
ed until . o'clock in the evening, at
which time the committee and visiting
statesmen INDUCED in love feast, 4
good old fashioned time was enjoyed by
The happy democrats, who were very
hopeful of the future. 1t was the gen
eral belief that the democrats of the
Fifth District would give Mr.. Ander-
son a closer race in 1886 than he ever
had before.
The committee then adjourned TO
meet at the call Of the chairman and
secretary:
i. H. LIFTS, Chairman,
T, j. G. SMITH, SeG'y.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-29
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

is eminenty proper during this cold weather to give
the readers of the REFLECTOR few ozen facts in terse
clear-cut language. H. II. HAZLETT & co. have just
finished their invoice and they find that they have on hand
$40 900 worth of goods than they ought to have
This firm does make this statement advertising
trick They make in sober earnest and they mean all
they when they that this large surplus OF goods
must be moved and once. To stimulate the people to
help them accomplish this feat they offering Over
coats Winter Clothing and Gents Furnishing Goods at an
reduction of twenty-five per cent below cost This
sacrifice of prices is real and you prove The fact to
your complete satisfaction by calling upon them Take adj
vantage of this great opportunity great because so
seldom that it is honestly offered. Winter clothing might
Just as we'll be bought at any time, even without
reduction Twenty per cent below COSTS big induce
ment to buy
The firm continue offer bargains in their Carpet and
House Furnishing Department, and to sell the finest and
best Groceries for the least possible money
In these days of business depression and scarce money
Hazett Co. will do you good in the fine old orthodox
nv reaching your hearts through the medium of your
pocket books
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-29

W. S. Hodge has been. Tc,appcinted postmaster
for term Of four years. Now what will Mr..
Cleveland do? Does any onc really think
that Cleveland will be consistent: Does any one
have the slightest Imagination that Cleveland
will Withstand the hungry horde of Democrats
and put In practice his fair theories OF civil ser
vice acknowledgements.
To be candid with you, Bro. Hart,
we are afraid that Mr.. Cleveland will
tell Mr.. Hodge to go. We take pleas
ure in saying here that Mr.. Hodges
commission expired on the 18th of Jan
uary, and that he did not resign as re-
ported to us. And while Mr.. Hodge
may have given our people an efficient
service, he has yet been an official par
tizan. He has openly and enthusiast
tically helped to elect republicans to
Office. He is even known as a politi-
cain Of no mean ability. Such being
the case, will his removal by Mr.. Cleve-
land do violence to civil service reform?
And if we were you, Bro. Hart, we
would not call democrats 1.-The hungry
horde" so long as you have republicans
who are desperately trying to retain
HOIu VI Inc Id1 pldCtS. 1Ho NOluS 90
not sound well under SUCH circumstance
es. We presume to ask Bro. Hart two
questions: If you call democratic as
pirant for office hungry" in what
bodily and mental condition must
republican be who asks the head of
large family to prefer him in preference
to his own children, who have defended
him against assaults of deadly intent?
And how much attention will Gov.
Martin pay to the civil service humbug?
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-01-29

We are proud of the high esteem in
which the REFLECTOR, the great moral
and religious weekly OF the county,
is held by the people, but We
do not know whether We deserve
the very fiattering notice which an I'M
known friend publishes in the Franklin
county, Ind, Democrat. Our modesty
is severely tried in reproducing the few
words of praise. but we hide our blush
es and copy from the Democrat as fol-
lows: Eight healthy, well developed
newspapers are published in the county
and ali Of them receive a full share OF
support. but the foremost and leading
paper of the county is the Abilene RE-
FLECTOR. which every week, in whole
some style, dispenses to its 500 intelii-
gent readers the gospel truths of the
pure old Jacksonian Democracy. This
paper is manipulated by the careful
hands of Strother Bros. who are gen
tlemen of high moral and intellectual
and are receiving the success
so justly merited.