Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-02-04

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Johnson & PIERCE. Commencing
with the first day of the present month, a
new law firm was made up in this city.
1t is composed of Judge D. B. johnson
Jr., one of the oldest lawyers in Austin,
and L. A. Pierce. one of the youngest.
This new alliance ought to be success
full one. Judge johnson has had many
years experience, and is Il good lawyer.
He has fine legal mind, and has few
equals as counsellor. Mr.. Pierce, for
two years past, of the firm of Richardson,
Day s. Pierce of this city, has had large
practice, attended with success unusual
for young lawyer starting in fresh from
q distant state and unfamiliar With the
Minnesota code of laws. The new firm
start in with new ofhce-the pleasant
front rooms over Churchman's store.
SANTA BARBARA.-A letter from n
P. Austin, dated Jan. 10Th, telling US Of
the warm sunshine, 50 warm that he must
needs go into the shade to be comfortable c,
seems little inconsiderate on his part,
when We Minnesotians are so happy in
indulging in the 30s below zero. And
then to add yet more to our SORROWS, tells
US of the fruit and ornamental trees he
was that day setting out in the yard about
his home. He says: Il have several va
rieties of palm-have set out one to-day
eight feet high, also banana. orange,
white fig, apple, peach, plum, magnolia
lemon and other varieties" n. P. it
seems intends to sit beneath his own vine
and fig tree. Well, N. P. Austin and wife
have many we'll wishers at their old home
in Minnesota.
1T may interest our early settler
readers to know of the whereabouts of
Mrs. Phebe ]. Mooers, the widow of Rob-
ert P. MooerS who went out from Aus
TIN in 1862, as the first Captain of Com
pany X, 4th Minnesota Regiment, which
Company was organized in Mower coun-
ty, and consisted almost entirely of Now
er county boys. Capt. Mooers was man
highly spoken of by every one who knew
him, and beloved by all the members of
his Company. He was instantly killed
by rebel bullet while his Company was
engaged in skirmish with the rebels at
Iuka, Miss, in September, 1862. 1twould
seem, from deed recently recorded IN
this county. from Mrs Mooers to her
daughter, Nellie P, that Mrs. NJ. has
never married since her husbands death.
Her address is 313 Sackctt street, Brook
lyn, n. Y.
THE GOLDEN WEDD1NG.-Nrs.C Z. H.
Davidson having returned from her Illi-
nos trip, where she has been to assist in
celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary
of her parents, we shall be excused if we
give the following brief account of the
event:
THEIR SEMI-CENTENNIAL.- ycster
day, Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Wheeler, of
St. Charles, celebrated their fiftieth ami
versary Of their wedding. Their chill
dren, six in number, with the husbands
or wives and children. were all present.
The children are Hiram. editor of the
Quincy Journul; Brainard, the St. Charles
farmer; Charles, agent for musical in
struments out in the far west; J. Kilt
ridge, pastor of Baptist church at Terre
Haute, Ind; J. Niles, editor of the Gen
eva Patrol, and Mary, wife of Charles
Davidson, editor of the TRANSCRIPT,
Austin MINI. Father and Mother Vince
lie, are yet bale and hearty, and will. in
all human probability, be spared together
to celebrate many anniversaries OF their
wedding day. They are rare old Chris
tian people, and have labored through
many years to secure the peace and COM
fort that surround them in the autumn of
their lives.-Elgan Ne,cs, Jan. 18th.
There Is feature of the B. s. 0. Red
Book wholly different f1om any of the
other political text books issued, and that
is the comparison of results one year with
those of previous years. In some text
books there are columns of returns of diff
ferent years side by side, but in none CT
them but the Red Book are the calcula-
tons of losses and gains and other com
PARSONS carried out SO that the story of
the contest is learned at a glance. This,
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most valuable feature, and it has never
been more successfully maintained than
in the special edition of the Red Book
just out. The fields of the recent contest
are covered in strikingly complete form,
and if the publication is an advertisement
of the B. & 0. road it is such hardly more
than in name, and the intrinsic merit OF
the book is of value largely in excess of
the little trouble of forwarding address,
with stamp, to T.. X. Lord, Baltimore,
for copy. Not only should the political
student have it, but those contemplating
trip to Washington in March will find
the Inauguration data given to be invalu
able
Thursday. Jan. god, frankie, son OF
Chas. Buck. who lives few miles south
of town, met with a very sad accident.
While watching his brother chop wood,
ling splinter suddenly flew and struck
him in the left eye, intlicting a very seri,
Gus wound, which has since resulted in
the loss of the eye. The day following
the accident he was brought up town.
and Drs johnson and Macdonald advis
ed his speedy removal to St. Paul, where
he nigh, have the benefit of the superior
skill Of an 0culist. Accordingly, early
Monday morning, in the kind care of DR.
johnson, he started for the city, and or
his arrival was placed in St. Luke's hospi
tai, where he has received the best of care
and medical skill. At first the doctors
held out faint hope that the eye nigh
be saved, but all such hopes were blighte(
by letter from DR.. johnson on Saturday
saying all efforts to restore the sight hat
proved fruitless and the eye would hav,
to be removed, but on account of its swol
len condition, would have to postpon'
the operation until Thursday or Frida,
of this week. We sympathize with tn
little fellow in his misfortune. and ais
| with his grief. stricken parents It is hon