Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-28
PERsoNAL MENTION.
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Waltham last week inspecting schools.
F. A. Engle returned from Dubuque
Wednesday. where he had made sale of
flour.
C. w. Taylor and Marcus Driesner. of
this city, left town last week Wednesday
for the Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Julius johnson left Saturday for his
former home in Sparta, Wis, for q few
days visit. Frank Sterling and Thedc
Mollison are in command at the drug
store.
Fl. B. Corey spelt Sunday with his
family. The ex-Sheriff is clerk of the
Engrossing committee of the Senate, of
which committee Senator Wilkins is chair
man.
Mrs. r. A. Barnes and daughter Ida,
went to Minneapolis last Saturday, and
returned yesterday. Herman Warner,
brother of Mrs. Barnes, is very low. and
cannot long survive.
Miss Belle A. Hall left for Dubuque
Wednesday of last week. to visit friends
for few weeks. Will Lord, who had
just returned from his western trip, takes
her place at the telegraph office at the
Fleck House.
President Furlong of the Mower Coun-
ty Agricultural Society, together with G..
w. Grimshaw, Andrew Knox and DR..
Holister, left for St. Paul Monday to at
tend the annual meeting of the State Ag-
ricultural society.
Charley Moe, brother of Mrs. K. 0.
Void, arrived in town last Thursday on a
visit to his relatives and friends, returning
Tuesday, Charley has been very success
| full in business, being the proprietor of a
drug store in Fergus Falls-and his nu-
merous friends rejoice at his success.
G.. L. West attended the annual meeting
of the Grand Lodge A. f. & A. NJ. at St..
Paul Tuesday, Jan. 18th, as The represeu-
tative of Fidelity Lodge No. SO, of this
city. Hereports very large attendance,
and very successful meeting. The
Grand Lodge dues were reduced from soc
| to 40c per capita.
Miss Ida Bliss, formerly pupil in the
Austin high school, writes us from Clyde,
N. Y, under date of Jan. Goth, enclosing
the cash for the TRANSCRIPT for one year
and says: 1--WE are having very nice
weather-there has not been much cold
weather We like it here very much, but
! not as we'll as in Minnesota
The Elder Brothers Turn Over Their BUS
mess Affairs to an Assignee
for Settlement.
| The following dispatch to the St. Paul
Globe will prove of interest to many of
our readers, Mower county being the
former home of the Elders
MooRHEAD, Mimi, Jan. EFT trans
PRED to-day that Geo. A. Elder and
Ferdinand A. Elder, late co-partners of
the firm Briggs & Elders, Of which r. R..
| Briggs was senior member, general real
estate. loans, law and insurance, made
| an assignment, on Thursday the 22d inst,
OF their individual property, TO Frank J..
Durham. The immediate cause of tie
| ASST gnmeEt was an attachment OF the
First National bank, OF Fargo, of the in
QlVldual property OIL EluclS OH ACCOUNT
| of obligations of the firm of Briggs 4 81
dc:s, held 10y the bank. The firm of
Briggs g. Elders was dissolved last May,
r. L. Briggs conducting since law bust
ness and e. a. Elder opened an office,
announcing that he would buy county,
town and municipal securities, negotiate
loans, and deal in real estate. 1t is said
by the Elders that Briggs joined with the
| First National bank of Fargo to force
| their individual property into meeting
firm obligations held by the bank. .prac,,
| tically making that institution apreferred
| creditor 1t is stated on the other hand
| that the Elders have transferred to rcla-
tives within year good deal Of proper
ty acquired with firm funds during boom
| times, and the attachment proceedings
are instituted TO force settlement.
| 1t is understood the assignee will attach
some of the transfers. 1t is believed the
affairs of the firm are much complicated,
and will require long time for settle
mcnt. The obligations Of the firm are
believed to run up IN the ncighborhood
! of $50, 600. The individual debts of the
Two ED ,rs are not large The assets of
the firm are large, but not available or
convertible at present.
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