Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-11

H. NeyIns, the bed-Sprlng man.
proves to have been quite springy chap
Monday night he had his bed spring eff
fects all ready for shipment to Iowa, but
Charley Pooier, a creditor, got On to the
racket. and concluded to detain his goods
So an attachment was issued 1t had the
desired effect, and the money was forth
coming. This same experiment was tried
with gratifying success, by Hall & West,
A. II. FIeck and several other creditors.
They all got their money.
The Democrats of the first ward
Saturday night placed in nomination
John Walsh for Alderman; in the second
ward P. Z. Sullivan; in the third, Henry
Herzog. At the city convention fol
candidates at large, the fol
lowing officers were nominated by accla-
nation: Mayor, J. II. Mansfield; As
SCISSOR. T. & Kevser; Recorder. Robert
Griffith; Treasurer, J. 81. Patterson.
City Central Committee: Chris. John
son, Pat Geraghty, Mich Meyer.
New furniture IN the latest styles
and at prices that defy competition, at
T. W. Donavan's. south side of public
square This house will not be under
sold by anyother furniture house in this
city. One price to all, and that the low
est. You will find Mr.. Donovan courte-
Gus and obliging to all of his customers,
and with determination to please, we
know he can but succeed. All orders at
tended to with promptness. Caskets and
collins on hand. Read his advertisement.
C. A. R.-Mc1ntyre Post No. 66. G. A.
R., held its regular meeting at Armory
Hall Saturday evening. Two com, AIDES
were admitted on transfer cards: II. c.
Hall, private Co. G, 10 Wis. Init. Vols,
from Henry Rogers Post, No. II; A. c.
Chase. private Co. A. I'd MINI. INIT. Vol
One recruit was mustered IN: Harvey
Wiseman, private Co. C. 10 Wis. Unfit
Vol. A Bible for the altar was presented
to the Post from the Mower County Bible
Society A resolution of thanks was
adopted Next regular meeting Satur
day evening. March 81.
The Star Marble and Granite Works
of E. Downie & Co.. Owatonna, now
make the claim that they have no sup
erior in the West. They employ con
stantly seven (0 men in the shop, anC
four az men on the road. They are direc'
importers of granite from Scotland, ship
ping their marble direct from the quarries
They can and will undersell any shop il
the state doing good work. Their fore
man has been 81 years at the bench, anc
as designer and engraver, has no equa
in the state. Our readers are requested
to keep this firm in mind when in neee
Of anything in the marble line
"A HORSE TH1EF-One William A
Plnckney. hailing from Worth county
Iowa, recently sold team Of horses tt
J. T. Bowen of this cit, giving him bill
of sale. 1t now turns out that Pinckney
was not the owner Of the horses, bu
merely keeping them during the winte
for one John Dotson. Pinckney pocket
ed the proceeds of the sale and left 70
his home in Little Valley, Cattaraugu
county, n. Y, where he was arrested b,
order of Sheriff Mollison by telegram
Molllson started after him last Saturday
being armed with requisition from TIN
Governor, and is expected to return to-da,
or tomorrow.
Among the very interesting article
in the March number of the St. NichoIn
is Among the Law Makers" giving &C
counts of the Inauguration of Gen
George Washington. also of General
Grant and Gart1eld-the contrast IN SOM
Of them is striking with that of Cleveland
in 1885. Driven back to Eden, by E. P
Roe. is. as the authors name indicates, al
excellent story. The Children of tn
Cold" by Lieut.. Schwatka, is the same
Though for the young, this magazine i
attractive to old and young alike, and al
the contents are feast Of good things
as such we commend it to our readers
BY the Century Co., of New York
While at St. Paul last week we me
Mr. Davidson, of Austin, editor of tn
TRANSCRIPT, and he kindly showed u
the plans and outlines of the handsom
new Opera House being erected there
The building is a beauty-large and wei
arranged. But what surprised US tn
most was, that Mr.. Davidson is one O
the three gentle men erecting this fin
edifice. and he an editor. Where coul'
he have got SO much cash? Never hear'
of an editor building an Opera House be
fore. We were pleased with the idea
however, and resolved to come RICH
home and build an Opera House ourseli
but when We got home and counted GU
cash, concluded to wait till our friend
multiply our bank stock some more-o
pass the hat for us.-Waseca Radical.
Come down and see US, friend Graham
and we II tell you all about it.
-Harlan w. Page, who started til
first bank in Austin nineteen years age
which bank was merged into the Firs
National Bank about 1869, has resigne
his position as Cashier of the Firs
National Bank Of this city, the resigns
ton to take effect July 1st next. He r.
tains an interest in the bank and hi
membership in the directory. It's under
stood that n F. Banfield, the preser
very efficient Assistant Cashier will tax
Mr.. Pages position when he retires. W
do not know Mr.. Pages intentions fc
the future, but we hope any business er
gagements he may make will not tai
! him from Austin, where he has a multi
tude Of friends who highly apprecia,
his christian character and business e,
terprise.
Recent events lend special interest I
the opening paper in the March Centur
on The Land of the False Prophet" b
Gen. r. E. Colston. formerly of tt
Egyptian General staff, and leader of tw
| expeditions in the Soudau Gener,