Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-01-21


iberia, Jan. II, 1885, Bertha May, aged 4
years and months. and Jan. Is. 1885,
Chester E., aged Q years II months, chill
dren of p NJ and f. NJ Foster. These
bereaved parents have in this sudden and
mysterious stroke of affection, wherein
two beloved children were taken from
them under such peculiar circumstances,
the heartfelt sympathy of al.
The Norden Dramatic society will
repeat the play ''Yeppe on the Mountain"
a tragic comedy, at their hall over the
Mower County Bank, Tuesday evening,
Jan. 81. Although the play will be given
in the Morse language yet the different
acts will be explained so as to make it
Ineligible to people speaking English
only, The proceeds are to go for the
benefit of the Norden Society, and the
public are invited to give them helping
hand Tickets. Adults IS cents. Chill
dren g. For sale at Dalager Bros. and
Swenlngsen & job nson.
1T is with pleasure that we recommend
to our readers that sterling Republican
journal, the Philadelphia Weekly Press.
Its columns are laden with all the inter
esting news of the day, the freshest and
spiciest paragraphs, interesting stories,
excellent literary notices, and heap O
common sense" talk to the agricultural
community. We have concluded arrange
mcnts with the publishers by which we
are able to send you the TRANSCRIPT and
the Weekly Press one year for $3.50. A
sample copy will be forwarded to any Of
our readers who will apply by postal card.
Address the Weekly Press, Philadelphia,
Penna.
| "A SLIGHT MISTAKE. Saturday morn
ing Ralsey Hudson, recently from the
free and festive cline of Montana, and
now is the employ of A. Friedrich, hav-
ing imbibed too freely of benzne and
having grudge against Al Friedrich, re-
solved to administer punishment at sight.
The first man met was Joseph Schaff near
Heffner's saloon. and Hudson, laboring
under the hallucination that 1t was Al,
proceeded to chastisc him. Schaf ran,
but did not escape without considerable
nruising and scratching on his face. He
made complaint against Hudson for as
sault and battery, who was brought
before Justice Shecdy for trial. Hud-
son plead guilty and was fined SIS.
He thought it tough to mistake his man
and then se fined. 1t may be if he had
encountered AL, the mistake might have
bccn greater.
The weather for the last month has
been all that Laplandcr could desire.
Commencing with the holiday season it
has held its own below zero, with the
brief interval of two or three days, with
wonderful tenacty. The past week has
been characterized by great severity, the
mercury running down into the thirties.
Last Friday a snow storm of great sew
Gritty swept over the belt of country south
of us, reaching as far as New England.
In Iowa railroad travel was almost en-
tircly suspended, and all points reported a
storm of great violence. Telegraphic
communication with the east was for a
time interrupted. The Mason City road
has been closed up for several days from
the drifting of the snow. and trains in
Southern Minnesota are somewhat delay
ed i'll their movements There is large
body of snow in the country, and roads
are difficult Of passage. AS result bus
mess is dull, and general activity is sus-
pended so far as possible until the wealth
er becomes more endurable.
Fellow pilgrims in tins busy vale OF
tears, does it occur to you, that you are
all pack of mouldy sinners floating with
the wreck and drift of time upon the
broad sea Of humanity? And does it
ever occur to ycn among other things,
that you have let the past years slip by
with many duty unfulflled? Did it ever
occur to you that you might have been
happier If you had been buster, and that
you might have been better if you had
been more liberal? There is an old say
ing that free hand maketh light heart,
and the greatest charity gaineth the
brightest crown. Now, don't be afraid
you will give too much TO the poor OF
or give too much toward benevolent en-
tcrprises, either religious or secular; and
do not make this mistake, thinking tina,
you can invest in lands and houses and
mortgages and because you have by sc
doing. used your ready money. escape
the duty and responsibility Of giving
) You cannot. The opportunities are ever
t about us. The poor we have ever with
us. The churches must be sustained; be-
t nevolent enterprises Of many kinds are
alwa, at our door. and let us have fo1
, our motto of the New Year. ut is more
blessed to give than to receive.
The Floral Club and Circulating
Library Society are steadily pushing thei
. enterprise, and making commendable
progress. With the proceeds of thei
late festival. they are having large
number of volums of magazines bound
They are also about to add another small
reports an increased interest on the par
of the public, in the library, thu
number of books out at a single coun
rising rs high as 70. We are pleased t
learn that quite number Of our you'll
and young men are forming habits 0
reading One feature of public interes
to the young especially, and to all wh'
u have leisure to read these cold days ant
. evenings, is that the library room is opel
during library hours, Tuesday, Thursda!
and Saturday afternoons and evening
: for free use by all who desire to avail
themselves of the opportunity. TIL
latest Harpers and &c injury magazines ar
kept upon the table, and books may b.
taken from the shelves and read in til
room. ANY one can obtain the privileg