Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-14

Mrs. LUCINDA HICKS, died IN THIS CITY, on
the 7th inst, of consumption. Deceased
was within two days of being eighteen
years, and was born in Green county, IL
LIMOS. Mrs. Hicks, with her family,
came to Austin in August last, for the
special purpose Of giving her children
the benefit of the pure air of Minnesota.
But the change was too late for John. the
disease being thoroughly fastened upon
him. A large number of sympathizing
friends attended the funeral which was
conducted by Rey. A. W. Edwards
Mrs. Hicks has the sympathy of the city
in her bitter bereavement, this being the
fifth of her children she has been called
to part with by death in less than two
years.
ATTENTION that diphtheria
threatens the city, every physician or in
terested party should report immedlate-
ly to the board of health; DR.. Phillips,
F. A. Engle and F. A. Richardson, any
case of contagious disease, as scarlet
fever, djphtheria or small pox. The
general laws of Minnesota give this local
board almost unlimited powers relating
to care of the sick, prevention of visitors
and the destruction Of clothing, also to
see that the dead are buried within "a
hours after death. 1t is hoped all who
may have charge Of any such case will
exercise great firmness on complying with
the above requirements as it will obviate
more stringent sanitary measures.
RAILROAD BUSINESS to
Railroad Commissioner Bakers report
for the year ending June 30th, 1884. Aus
tin station shipped commodities over Chi.
NJ. & St. p. r. R. as follows:
Going eastward-wheat 81, 214 bushels;
other grain sc, 1923 bushels; flour 1926 bar
rels; other products, $50 tons; lumber,
1000 feet; merchandise and miscellaneous
1895 TONS Going westward-wheat
5, 1913 bushels; other grain 1858 bushels;
flour 1870 barrels; other products. Al
tons; lumber g. 900 feet; merchandise and
lnIsceieanous wv ''n'
Total Business and Receipts-Tons OF
freight forwarded 6, 738; received 1887
R.v.nue s4A 400 86 Passenpers-No.
from: 10 397: No. to: 9987: Revenue
ZIG 1877 "a Total revenue 1851. 237.54.
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This economical and reliable mutual
insurance association is in flourishine
condition. and has no superior in the
world. 1t has membership OF 3,OOO IN
Minnesota. Next meeting the last Fri
day evening, January Both.
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For that matter nobody knows. Tho
Fahrenheit scale was introduced in 1720
Like other thermometric scales it has two
fixed points, the freezing point, or rather
the melting point of ice, and The boiling
point of water. The Centigrade and
Reaumur scales call the freezing point
zero, and measure therefrom in both di
rections. This is very natural arrange
ment. Fahrenheit kept the principle on
on which he graduated his thermometers
a secret, and no one has ever discovered
it. 1t is supposed, however, that he con
sidered his zero-32 degrees below freez-
ing-the point of absolute cold, or alb
sence of all heat, either because, beng
about the temperature of melting salt and
snow, it was the greatest degree of cold
that he could produce artiticially, or be-
cause it was the lowest natural tempera'
ture of which he could find any record
The grounds on which Fahrenheit put
1870 degrees between the freezing and
boiling points is likewise unknown.
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! them a goodly supply of rations for {
protracted siege. Once in possession
they set themselves about having a goot
social time. Mrs. Cox and Miss Addit