Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-08


p .ckrts. and growl and grumble over tv-
cry new enterprise. unless it is in some
way TO aid them in their own selfish inter
ests.
An egg just received il lying upon
the editors table waiting for our faber to
write its obituary-so here goes : Arthur
Edwards chicken furnished the spheroid-
zeal body we are about to describe. 1t is
s inches in circumference the long way,
and 81 inches around tie otht way Now,
how's that for business?
Gas fixtures are being taken ont of
many of the homes of England and on the
Continent, because the use Of gas is deem
ed unhealthy. 1t is said to consume the
air Of the rooms. is a very hot light,
soils ceilings, and dims the paintings.
Lamps and candles are taking the place
Of gas in all houses, cxcep, in halls. hitch
ems, etc.
The spring term of the Minnesota
Academy will begin April Z, and con
tinue ~ weeks. This is frst-class in
Stitution ard you cannot do better than
recommend it 10 the patronage of any
young people who may be thinking of
going away TO school. For catalogue or
any information, address J. L. Ingraham,
Principal, Owatonna, Mimi.
Castle & Kennedy have rented the
Creamery OF Mr. Page for bother season.
The route wagons will he put ON about the
1st of May. We hop the farmers will
patronze this institution literally. Only
by liberal patronage can creameries be
made to pay. 1t costs Messrs. G. 4 X.
no more money to gather five or six cans
Of cream than it does TO gather one.
An exchange rather severely observes:
| When you hear il man sntering at the local
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| new-y as ~ her papers,, Ou Cal safely bet that
he does not sq,ander h 5 wealth in ASST tin,
to make them bet cr.
Yes, and more than likely these same
men borrow the papers to read, or 1t they
take them, fail to pay til small pittancc
of Il subscription. letting it run from one
years end TO another.
THE COST The salaries of all the
ministers of The L. $ are said to amount
10 six million dollars The cost of sup
porting the dogs Of tn" country is seventy
million. The fees of the lawyers thirty
five million. Over six hundred million
for tobacco. fourteen hu,adrcd million for
liquor, and DcLand's hemical Baking
Powder only sixty cents per pound. FRY
| it! Test it! sold in cans only.
j. j. Fur]ong has sold his handsome
! short horn bull, Gen Scott TO NJ. Sheehan
| of Freedom ounty. He was two years
and nine months old. and weighs 1850
! pounds. He took first pr, MUM at the
county fair last fall in competition with
several other short horn bulls. Mr.. Fur
long has just purchased another bull by
the name Of "Barron Cinella, no "a. $50
! tie is a large handsome animal, dark red,
! thorough bred short horn, of line form,
years old.
Very agreeable are the articles that
/ fill thn n rf tina 1fIu,f:,. la, f<>r
April. One of the leading papers is upon
''Poltical Economy and the Civil War;"
showing the drift of popu lar desire to
know more of that war, tina t SO upturned
! our whole country, and has now passed
into History. AS we rear., how do the
faces of those connected with that past
come before us, the sad. rugged features
of Lincoln, of Seward, Of Gen. Grant, of
Garfield, OF Stanton. and others, who
gave up time, and life itself. to their
| countrys service. Madame Mohl," "a
Country Gentleman" THE New Portfo-
Ito. &C., are continued. Very pleasant
usual, and to the ntellcctus Il reader give
rich reward
TRANSFERS. Il. D. BAH d, as agent.
sold last Thursday, house and lot and
a half, in Yates s Lewis addition. to
Andrew Knox. Con. $780,
Peter Nelson has sold his + lace on St.
Paul street, house, barn AM 3 lots, to
Rev: c. l.. CIausen Of Bloom ing Prairie,
for S1';5O Rev. Clausen. we are glad to
learn, will make his permane, 1t home in
Austin about May 1st.
Last Wednesday s. B. Wo, ,dsum pur
chased lot 10, block 3, origi nal village,
for $3.50, of Ed Dalagcr- Ed purchased
the lot less than year ego for $l15. 1t
is said that the depot of the ne W railroad
Will not lie very far away, and Mr.. Wood
yard.
Those who are deli oqucnt in paying
personal property taxes will new have to
der the new law, the pc :nalty Will be 10
per cent. The names of delinqucnts were
handed to the county c) Jerk April 1st. and
he issued warrants to Il Re sheriff directing
him to proceed to collec t the amount dAe.
and if such taxes are no t. paid on demand
the sheriff shall distrain sufficient goods
and chattels belonging to the delinquent,
to pay the same, togeth YER with costs and
penalties Of collection. 1t will thus he
seen that since last week Wednesday the
matter Of collection passed entirely out
of the hands of the treasurer and the
sheriff will be compelled to enforce col
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tell you all about 1t.
-D1ED.-1n St. Paul FRIDAY morning
last, Mrs. 0. H. Wheeler, u former resi-
dent of Austin. and well K nown as the
mother of Messrs. f. O.. 4 B. & L. G.
Wheeler, and Mrs. I. N. II awkins She
was about seventy-two 1ears Of age.
tered severe stroke Of paralysis, from
which it was not thought She would re-
cover, and which was the i; Immediate cause
of her death. She was CHI ,ered in her last
days by the presence of all her family
every child and grandchi ID bt ing present
save one son who died 3 ONE years ago.
Mrs. Wheeler. on account of intrm health,
was not personally kn0 wn to many in
Austin. but by those wt knew her she
was much loved and res4 'ected, being not
Ell tor her cheerful, gent and kindly DIS
position. She died in II re Christian faith.
saying. in the mids Il Of her pam, There
is rest beyond" Her funeral services
were held in St. Paul. Saturday after.
noon, April 4th, at / o. clock, Rev. G. E.
Wright officiating, and Rev. Dr.. Dana of
St. Paul, assisting. The music for the oc-
casion was beautiful lily rel ,dered by choir
of former Austin inyerk: Mrs. w. w.
Noble Mrs. Fred n oble, VIM. w. Cook
and L. W. Frenc b. All the Austin
friends now residin z in ST. Paul, were
present.
CHINA WEDDl Ea.-The twentieth
wedding anniversa, Y of Mr.. and Mrs.
{. n. Beiseker was 1uly RENE nbered and
delightfully."- celebrat I'd last week Thurs
day, by large NUM- Ter of frlen0s, who,
without being bi dden to mar.
rage feast, brougl It the feast and
the guests, and i. Lvited friend Bel
seeker aud wife to ntte md their china " ed
ding. Mr.: &: was up town, and was po
htely invited by sol ne frie nd to make
haste home: and upon arrivir g, he found
some ~ or 80 friends ia pos& ession. Hr
Besekcr and Miss Rile " wen, married in
the city of Brooklyn n. Y :, on the I'd
day of April, 1865. he day the Union
troops captured Rio :hmond. he having
just left the army, .fter a service of 8
Xcars and Z noptha Cl,<as sazeu