Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-15

The Kellogg concert last Friday eve
ming. at the Opera House, was we'll at
tended. A large and enthusiastic audi
ence. with representatives from every part
of the county, were present to enjoy this
rich musical treat. The program was
most satisfactory, and Miss Kellogg and
her supporters were in fine voice and
most excellent spirits. Every number of
the entire program was applauded. and
the whole audience seemed delighted
with the entertainment.
Miss Kellogg's voice seemed as pure
and as strong as when we first listened to
her several years ago. After each num-
Der. she was heartily cncored. and re-
sponded with Il Will Marry My own
Love" and the "Swanee River" Who,
among American artists, could have more
beautifully rendered these touching and
familiar ballads? An Austin audience
certainly never before heard any thing
like it. Mr.. Adolf Close is a master of
the piano. and it does not seem possible
that his playing could be excelled. The
Company carry their own piano-a Weber
Concert Grand-and it is indeed a grand
instrument. Mr.. Whitney Woodbridge
captured all with his tenor, and Mr.. Mo-
rawski. basso, sung with unusual depth
and power. Miss Groves, the contralto,
received many compliments and the
heartiest applause, and Miss Ollie Tor
bett, the young violinist, was most en-
Enthusiastically encored at each appearance.
Altogether, the concert was a delightful!
entertainment to all present.
TRAM Boy THIEvEs.-A news boy
by the name of Geo. Spelling, on the c.,
NJ. & ST.. P. r. R., was arraigned before
Justice n f. Noble last week Wednes-
day on the charge of larceny of IS from
W. D. Peck. at Ramsey, a few DAYS before.
Mr. Peck wished to get $40 bill chang
ed. He applied to news-boy. who asked
Peck if he was going west. He replied
that he was. Well, he would bring him a
man who would change the bill. So
newsboy No. brings forward news. boy
No. 2. bound north on l. & NJ. Division.
No. 2. changed the bill according to the
approved rules of the sliding game. "
which is to slide away S. for your trou
BILE. They do it this way: 50 only in
small bills is returned; then the boy inno-
Gently says: Mr., you had better count
it, so as to see that it is all right" Peck
counts the money, and Of course finds 81
short. The hoY-''Is that so? Let me
see.' So Peck hands over the pile. 'Thats
so, says the innocent truckster in pea
nuts, Il will give you 81 in silver" and
counting out the silver, wraps the bills
around it, and hands back the roll of
money. Peck supposed the change was
now 0. K, and did not stop to count it,
but as both boys appeared strangely, and
were suggesting that he hasten on board
the cars or he would "gct left, he thought
something was wrong, so he counted the
roll, which was still IN his hand in it's orig
inal condition. Lo, and behold! there
were but So. The north train had de-
parted, and with it the thief The west
train started. Train-boy No. was sought
out. He did not even know boy No.
until Supt. Underwood, who was on
board. assisted his memory! The result
was the arrest of No. 1 at Fulda,
who was punished by heavy
fine. and No. 2 (Spelling) at St..
Paul, who surrendered the s. i'm
mediately to the detective making the ar
rest. Spelling was brought to Austin for
trial, County Attorney Greenman for
prosecution. l.. A. Pierce for the defense.
Spelling did not know anything about
the affair-never had seen Peck-and was
as innocent as babe Peck readily re-
cognized the boy, however, and the evil
dence being abundant, Justice Noble sen
fenced him to 80 days in the county Jail
in default of paying fine Of $40 and
COSTS Mr. Peck formerly resided in
Udolpho in this county; he now lives
near Pipestone. Many of these trainboys
are little better than common thieves,
and the r. r. authorities ought to weed
them out. 1t is safe for the public never
to patroniZc them.