Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-25

i Mart n. Nichols of Usage, and web.
known in Austin. has been sued by the
Government for $50, 001 81, in the e. S.
Court at Dubuque, which amount il is
claimed he procured from the Govern
ment under false pretenses." This is said
to be one Of the many star route frauds
brought to light during the long trials in
Washington. We trust friend Nichols
will come forth unscathed.
Let each one ask himself this
question, what can l do to aid in the
great temperance reform movement that
is now agitatlng the country? We will
suggest some of the things you can do.
You can talk about it at home with your
family, with your sons and your daugh-
tiers: talk about it with your neighbors;
ask you pastor to preach about it, your ed
itor to write about it, your business men to
handle it without fear, and every Chris
tian man or woman to work and pray for
its success.
chief Engineer Evarts, of the Mime
sofa & Northwestern railroad was in town
last week; he has located the north
bridge over the Cedar river in this city.
Mr.. Craig of Mankato has the contract to
build the piers, and will commence work
this week. The river is about 800 feet
wide at the point of crossing, but the
bridge will be 1875 feet long. Pile driv-
ing through the ice will commence at
once, and the piers and approaches finish
ed early in the spring. The iron bridges
are already built. ready to be put in.
We are very sorry for the physicians
of this city. "Poor fellows" we often
say to ourselves. We hope they will for
give us, if we do keep right on saying in
our prayers every night, Dear Lord,
keep US all we'll, and keep our neighbors
all we'll" We really are troubled
about the Austin doctors for true; nothing
to do, unless somebody tumbles down
cellar, or gets the toothachc, or the dys
pcpsia for living too high. Our plan for
their relief would be something of this
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oyster stew just to keep their courage up,
and stay their stomachs.
The public school building in Spring
Valley was destroyed by fire Saturday
night, 14th. A large and handsome ad
dltion to the building had recently beer
completed at an expense of $4,000 The
building was insured for $4,000. 1t il
thought to be the work of an incendiary
as there was an attempt made to burn il
a short time ago. and there was no fire
about the building Saturday. Besides
loss of the building the books of all the
scholars were in the building and al
though the fire started in the basement
the intense smoke prevented anything
from being saved.
School REPoRT.-Report of schoo
taught in the village of Rose Greek fo
the month ending Feb. co. 1885:
| No. Of days taught 20. No. of pupils
belonging 50. No. neither absent no.
tardy Is. No. of cases of hardness 20
Time lost by hardness hours 45 minutes
Total No. of days attendance $50. Tota
! No. of days absence 10. Average daily
attendance 31t Average daily absence
81. The names of pupils who were
neither absent nor tardy for the month
are as follows: Alice Sutton, Daisy
Dean, Flota Snyder, Walter Snyder, Will
lie Dean. Tommic O'Malley. Arthur Sut
ton, Willie O'Malley, Maurice Elliott
james Elliott. Harvey Snyder, Asa Will
liams, Sam'l Mitchell, Alex. Mitchell ant
Sarah Mitchell.
w. G. ELLIOTT, Teacher.
The Woman's Suffrage Association
at recent meeting, adopted resolution
dcnouncing all religious dogmas tina
teach that woman is an after thought o
creation" We agree with them bodily
Woman. the best and cleanest, decentest
and sweetest of the two, not planned
for from the beginning. Our wife laugh
US differently years ago. We know bet
ter than to take her for second edition
And if father Adam had not been a COW
ard, hope he will pardon US the asser
ton. he would have stood up like man
confessed his sin, and not laid it off Of
the delicate shoulders of his wife. Com
to think of it, we really feel ashamed o
him.
ALLIANCE MEET1Ne.-The Farmers
meeting was we'll attended last Saturday
The discussion on 1.-The most profitable
breed of stock to raise in this locality,
was participated in by Jno. A. Thomp
son who was in doubt as to the best breed
G. w. Grimshaw favored the Holsteins
Jno Mathieson, the Short Horns for a
purposes. A. Dickerson, G. II. Hunting
ton, Andrew Knox, Thos. Malone ant
VIM Cowan were favorable to the Shor
Horns. Jonas Haney wanted a larg
COW, which was good for milk and goo
for beef, and he thought the HOLSTER
came nearest filling the bill. The sam
question will be further discussed mex
Saturday at p. m. at the court house.
THE consolidation of the Colonies
is an excellent historical article in til
Atlantic Monthly for March. "A Plung
into Summer" is pleasing description c
tour in Mexico, which we all would lik
to share at this time of the year. Othe
valuable papers on Carlyle, aud Adam!
and the continued story, "A Countr
Gentleman" &C., furnish the materi;
for this always excellent magazine. T
these we will add particularly sketch {
The Brown Stone Boy" story G
warning to all young men, showing ho
weak will, and carly indulgence, wor
out ruin-ruln to themselves and sorro'
to their friends. The atlantic Monthly
published in Boston by Hough:on, Mi
fen s. Co.
Mrs. Oliver Somers was not expec
ing company at all last Wednesday afte
noon, and wondered how it happened
that SO many of her friends should h
upon the same day to give her call, an
when they had gathered in knots of hal
| q dozen ut q time, and were making then