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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
A BOARDING-HOCSE
DIT GE
A FMILY GROUP.

for the truth lay his hand on his heart
any honestly say that he has not often
stared at these tluttering frailties and
wondered what they meant. When
the wild wind from the sea tired of tos-
sing the wan, Swinburnian waves,
come over the city roofs and flung it
self upon the tugging garments, have
you not sat wonderingly at'your car
window and tried to solve the puzzle?
Have you not smiled superior sort of
smile at the ruffles and furbelows and
things, and allow yourself to be car
ried two stations beyond your street in
the brown study that tried to tell
which side was the bow and which SIDE
was aft? And when a rude companion
remarking on the red flannel the white
patch and blowing wind, said red and
white and blew, did it not jar upon the
gentle nature of your reverle? Hon
est y, now, didn't it?
Then, as the train swept on and low
down you caught the 1utter of a pillow
case, torn by time and patched by
careful hands. you remember how in
stinctively you knew that line led into
clearinghouse. You knew that pill
lO"-case well, you nad mel IL OIteu,
and now it came again like some ghost
of the past to recall the boyhood days
when you had glorious pillow. fights in
the darkness Of your own room at the
imminent risk Of all the evils that At
tend spanking. Later on you told
your loves and hates and fears to that
same old piece of linen, after you had
grown to manhood and were fighting
your way through the boarding house
purgatory to the heaven of a home Of
your own. Many a time it was damp
with tears of disappointment, and now
that 1t comes up again there is more of
pathos than Of humor in the old thing
fiuttering its life away down there.
And the little white baby garment
drying upon the root, all alone. seems
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Monday Storm.

The storm Of Monday was damaging both
by lightning and the fury of rain and wind.
At Winona, Minn., man was killed and a
lady and boy severely shockad. At Eden
Prairie, Minn., n barn containing horses
and farm utensils was struck and burned
with it's contents, several men being
temporarily injured. At Brunswick, Bar
ron and Washington, Wis, corn and
wheat were damaged, in the latter town
estimated at 5000.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Internal Eevenue.

The collections of internal revenue dur
ing the first eleven months Of the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1856, amount to $107,-
104, 4s5, being an increase of 8, ,402, ,S3S over
the receipts for the corresponding period Of
the previous year. There was All increase
Of $72S,6 on spirits, an increase Of 1443,-
SOL on tobacco, an increase of 1900, ,01S on
fermented liquors, decrease of s25 900 on
banks and bankers and decrease OF 81,
S44 on miscellaneous items.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Wednesday, June -.

SKxArE-Without debate the bill passed
amending the steamboat INSPECTOR law,
providing payment ont Of the treasury Of
expenses OF inspectors. The motion 70 re-
consider the prohibiting congressman act
ing ~ railroad attorneys was agreed to,
yeas 81, nays q, Van Wyck being the only
rsa . .se jsGisas.2 ese@itsss, = 5: s. . 4
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
DAKOTA.


It is stated upon authority that W. D.
Washburn and his railway associates have
purchased the Dakota Midland, to be used
as a branch line for the Minneapolis &, Pa
cific, which these gentlemen are now bull
ding northwest from Minneapolis to .he
Missouri. The Dakota Midland was firm
erly the Glendale East e. West road, and
was intended to run from the Missouri to
Duluth.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
T N. WHEAT, II. D.,
Special attention given to the diseases of women
and children. Once and residence opposite
Congregational church, corner st. Paul and Mil
streets, Austin, Mower comfy, MINI.
THOS. PHILLIPS, n. D.,

YlHOS. PHILLIPS, n. D.,
XONEOPAZHIC PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON.
Has permanently located in Austin. Calls in city
or country promptly attended to 1t all hours.
Once and rooms In Schle uder's block. drst door
north of Mower County Bank. Electric
baths given st the ONCE.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
MINNESOTA,
Lynched at Detroit

VIM. Kelleher, alias "Big Red" shot and
killed John Convey the marshal of Detroit,
Minn., while the latter was attempting to
prevent the murder of another gambler by
the desperado, with whom he was quarrel
ing at 80 a. m. on the 23rd. In the after
noon Kelleher was found asleep in some
bush not far from town and put in Jail. Be-
fore midnight posse of 500 men took him
out and hung him to a tree 100 roods from
the jail, and perforated his body with pis-
tol shots. Kelleher made the boast that
Convey was the sixth man he had shot.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
indemnify I.anrla.

Commissioner Sparks has made decis.
ion in the Winona, Oak. ,townsite case that
practically results in throwing open for
settlement all the odd sections between the
forty and fifty mile grants, of tie N. P. r.
R. involving about l,100, 600 acres Of land
in Dakota. The decision is one of great
Importance, and a number of persons vii
take advantage thereof to rush into the ter
ritory thus thrown open for settlement.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Accidents.

Three girls, from 16 to Syears OF age were
drowned on the 26,h, in Weed Lake, at
Broad View, near Winnepeg. The fourth
girl had a narrow escape from the fate of
her sisters, all being the daughters of VIM.
Moulding.-The E. S. Corser elevator at
Carmen, d. T., with $4,000 bushels capacity,
fell on the 26th letting 25,000 bushels Of
wheat out into the ground. 1t was weak
ened by the heavy wind of the lith.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Tho Expelled Bourb0ns.

The expelled French Princes left Paris on
the 23rd, Prince Napoleon going to Geneva
and Prince Victor to Brussells. No demon
stration was attempted. The royalist press
pronounce the passage of the expulsion bill
the forerunner of the downfall of the re-
public.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Democratic Caucus.

The Democrats of the Heuse, at a caucus
on the oath, attended by all the members
in Washington, agreed to . policy to
expedite business and secure an adjourn
ment BY Inly IS. The appropriation bills
being all the measures that will receive
attention. rhe impression prevailed that
no further attempt at tariff legislation
would be made.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Minneapolis p. NJ.

On Tuesday J. ]. Ankeny was nominated
to the Senate for postmaster at Minneapo-
lis. The nomination is we'll received at
Minneapolis and understood to mean
satisfactory and business like administra-
tion of the Office Mr.. Ankeny is so years
of age and has resided at Minneapolis
since 1857.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
NJ G1odafnna.

The Home Rule campaign develops de-
cided sympathy among the lower classes
for Mr.. Gladstone while the higher classes
are opposed to him as rule.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Agricultural Bill.

The agricultural appropriation bill, as it
passed the senate, was considered by the
house committee on agriculture. The sem
ate amendments relating to the bureau OF
animal industry statistics aud sugar were
non -cOncurred in.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
DamaGinE Storm.

On the 21st violent hail and rain storm
inflicted much damage to growing crops
at Ortonville, Brainerd and reaching along
the Northern Pacific line. Hundreds OF
acres of grain are said to be ruined.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Another French Demand.

The French radical press demands as a
reply to the manifesto of the Count of
Paris, thu Immediate expulsion of all the
Orleanist princes and the seizure of their
property.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30

On the oath President Cleveland sent 80
additional vetoes to the capitol, but at too
late an hour for them to be opened and
read This makes total Of 65 vetoes this
session.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
100000 Fire.

On the 21st the car ssohps of the Boston,
Mass, Metropolitan street ailway, former
ly an Institute building, was maliciously
set on fire by disgruntled employees. and
sixteen sworkmene lost their ives. Loss
$4OO, 600, Insurance. one-fourth the loss.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Sw1tchmen's Strike.

The Lake Shore switchmen at Chicago,
by their strike have embarrassed business
at the Union transfer and all the freight
managers are interested in an early ad
justment, to raise tho damaging block
ade. ~, ~ -
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Second Ke1iment.

New Ulm was in holiday attire for the
encampment of the End n. 8. n. G. which
began on the 23rd. The hospitality of the
city was unbOunded.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Dokota Conventions.

TheCentral Dakota Editorial Convention
began an important and largely attended
session at Aberdeen on the 22nd. The Re-
publican Territorial cOnvenJi Jion has been
called to meet at Yankton, September
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
New HahHidaA.

The French flag is not hoisted officially
over the New Hebrides Islands. It is simp-
ly displayed over a Flench stere house
near by.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Postal Clerks.

The Postmaster General has directed the
discharge of IS railway postal clerks for
,nsubordination, the forming of a, secret
Organization with view to dictatiop to
the department menacing it with en-
harrassment.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Sick Senators.

Senators Mitchell, Pa, Morrill,, sabin,
Malone, Edmunds and Frye are on the sick
list and unable to be in their seats, and
with tho exception of the two last likely 70
be absent sometime. ae .s.sl#
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
River and Harbor Bill,

The Senate committee has increased the
amounts fixed by the House for the river
and harbor bill, in the aggregate $2,2s6,-
Senate fixed the amount for the Duluth
harbor at $75, 900 and decreases the appro-
priation for the Mississippi river survey
425 OOO
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Anti Buttefine.

The New Hampshire State Grange has
passed resolutions asking Congress to pass
the oleomargarine bill.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30

Gary ct Chicago, ON the 2lst, for trial.
Tbs missing Parsons suddenly appeared
aud udsuFTendered for trial with tne rest.
Motion to quash the indictments. were
overru1ed and the selection OF . jury
begun.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30

with unmixed delight the story of the
man who always told everybody to
''Look Aloft." That was the title of
the tale, and recall with what strange
foadness l hung to that Pierian fount
and drank deep with the look aloft man
who told how if u sailor only looked
upward he wouldn't get dizzy, and if a
landsmaa had the sporting blood to
stare at the sky things would always
90 well with him. :.
That is what l have been doing for
the past few days. Somehow some-
thing recalled the Second Readers ad-
vice, and I have looked aloft in my
iourneyings about the town and have
seen but one thing that haunts itself
against the city sky and flaps in the
city wind clothes. At first there was
no particular interest in these airy ex-
hibitions, but by and by the clothes
lines of the town began to tell their
tales to me, and found myself haunt
ing the back yards to listen as persis-
tently as evev Carlyle's Tenfelsdroech
did. Untbinking people will tell you
that the difference between New York
and ether towns is in the opera or the
elevated roads or dishonest
Aldermen or something of that kind.
but wise men know that the real differ
ence is in clothes-lines. In other
towns clothes-lines grow near the
ground, but here they swing high in the
air. From the tenth story If a Fifth
avenue flat comes the tluttcr of rutiied
garments, and on the roofs of tall ten
ements you catch a tleeting glimpse of
1svo, of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Moro Critical.

On the 26th the condition of Senator
Morrill, was reported as much more criti
cal.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
Saturday, June 28.
SENATE-NOt in session.

House Considerable progress was made
on the sundry civil bill, preparing the
way tor reaching the main question OF ap-
preparations Monday. The conference re-
port requiring oil land grant railroads to
pay the cost of selecting and surveying
their lands, was adopted.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
The Haymarkes Rioters

August Spies AID six OF his anarchist
associates were brought before Judge
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30

HoUsE-There was an attempt. to on
tinue debate on the report of the comm ttee
on rules, but it was defeated by the Re-
publicans who left the House without a
quorum uktil p. M, when it adjourned.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
BUSINESS CARDS.
Obj, J. w.

oBB' . W.
BARBER AND HAIR DRESSER.
At his new tonsorisl psIlofs. Shower and hot
baths. have two arst class bath room, Base
ment Dunkleman's block, Main street, Austin,
Ainu.s
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30

The bill to repeal the preemption and tim
Der culture laws was debated, with the
agreement to come to vote at p. m. on
the oath.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
4 W. ALLEN, N. D.,

4 W. ALLEN, n. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SUR0EON
Office at Mills 4 Johnson's drug store, Aastin,
MINI. Office hours from TO II A. H., and Ia
5P.A. Residence, Water street
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30

nR. N. r. MOON,
VETERINARY SURGEON AND HORSE
DENTXST
Permanently located At Austin, MINI. Calls
promptly attended to. ONCE at Windsor House.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-30
BACK YARD STUDIES.
The New Philosophy OF Clothes. Some Of
of the Queer Things Stretched Across
the Sky.

ONE time ago-so
long, in fact, that
going to school had
not lost its novelty
and my knowledge
of literature was
sstill bounded by
5that interesting
work vaguely
known to youth as
the Second Reader
II used to read
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-25
THE LEES RISING.

Two in High Positions and Two More Coming.
For nearly twenty years after the war
the sons and nephews of Robert e. Lee
lived IN retirement, devoting their atten-
ton to the tilling of the soil and seeking
no public notice. All at once, within the
last few years, they have como forward,
and Just now it seems that they will soon
have large share Of the good things in
the way OF offices. General Fitzhugh is
Governor and has still MISREPRESENTATION
He IS already looking with longing eye
upon the seat Of Senator Riddleberger.
and from the present indications it would
seem that his longing is likely to be
gratitied. The next Legislature is sure
to be Democratic, and there is hardly a
man i'll the State who would enter into n
contest with General Fitzhugh.
General Runy, his cousin, is Congress-
man elect, and as it is the custom to re-
turn member two or three times in his
district, he las good lease of office be-
lore him. His small majority this time
Will not hurt him, since it was due to the
security felt by his friends. Two other
Lees are now looming up and will proba-
Diy SHINE III the political armament in
the near future. One is General Custis
lee, brother Of Runy. He has never
before dabbled with politics, but since
the recent elevation of members of his
family it is said that he is waking up to
ambition. According to the programme
OF the Lee enthusiasts, he is to succeed
tuZhugh i'll the Governors chair three
years since. This arrangement is Il very
pretty one if it can be carried out. rs
fltzhu3h, by the Constitution of the
state, cannot be reelected, and his term
lL Office will expire just about the time
ltlddlcbcrgcrs scat becomes vacant. So
II the Governor steps into the United
States Senate and Custis into the Execu-
tive Mansion at Richmond, there will be
no intcrregnum Of the Lees
Few people in Virginia know that
there is fourth Lee who is likely to bob
up into politics. He is brother of the
Governor and lives a very quiet farming
life down on tho Potomac, in Stafford
County. He has never run for any Office.
nor has he ever taken part in any polit;
cal canvass. Now, it is said, he is 20 be
brought forward, partly as a Means of
further honOring the Lee lamily and
partly to punish State Senator w. T..
Meredith, of Prince Willi'm. Meredith,
1t will be remembered, was General Lees
most bitter opponent in the Congress
slonal Convention, and his course came
very near defeating the General. Now
tie Lee men propose to have the Gov
crnor's brother nominated in place of
Mercdlth for State Senator in the Alex
andria district next year, and thus ac-
complish a double purpose.
Ii political conditions do not change
soon, the whole programme for the eic-
vatlon OF the Lees can be carried out.
The Governor can go to the Senate; Gus
It's can take Lis place; Runy can stay in
the H":;3,, and the obscure Stafford
brother can go to the State Senate. The
only persons who object to this arrange
mcnt are the workingmen of the State,
who do not take we'll to the old families,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-25
Violations Of Business IIuuor.

An old mercantile authority saws that
honor is violated when man uses infor.
nation confidcntally intrustcd to him 10
anticipate the informcr. a man violates
lnc laws OF honor when he takes advantage
of anOthcrS unSkilfulncss or incyncrirnC5.
or the tcchniCalitics Of the law to imn0sr
on him. A man acts dish0nurably when
he docs not make sacrifices to pay his debts
promptly; when he attempts to raise the
market price on another buyer; when he
sells below the market price to get away
his ncighbors customers when he is nm.
mindful of favors; when he does not allow
his clerks and dependents TO share in his
prosperity, and in all cases when he docs
acts which, ii thoroughly understood
would tend to lower him in the estimation
of his customers or Of any good man, -,
DJy GOOdS ChI0HtcLe.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-25

otnclal announcement OF the death of the
eX-President to the Supreme Court of
the United States. -, -
President Cleveland and several men,
bers OF the Cabinet will leave here Fri
day night for New York to attend the
funeral Of ex-President Arthur. Senator
sherman will appoint O committee of
Senators to attend the funeral,
PosTPoNING THE FUNERAL.
In perfecting the arrangements for tho
funeral of ex-President Arthur. IL has
been determined to change the date of
the ceremony until the morning of Mon
day, November %, in order to allow time
Tor the arrival of several of the members
of his Cabinet and other persons of dis
tinction.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Chester Allan Arthur was born in
Fairfield, franklin County, Vermont, on
OctoDer D, 1880. He was the son of the
hov' VIM. Arthur, u Baptist Clergyman,
VINO came to America at the age of Is
from the County Antrim, Ireland. Ex-
fresident Arthur's early education was
acquired In the schools of Vermont, and
ne hnlshed his education ut Union Col
e9e, schenectady, from which he was
8t"uuated IN lo49, taking q prominent
position III his class. After teaching
scnool tor few years he studied law,
ana having been admitted to the bar he
formed copartnership with Henry d.
Earolner, which was eminently success
full. Ex-President Arthur was associated
with Mr.. William M. Evarts in the cele-
brated Jonathan Lemmons case in 1852
Ill which the liberation of eight fugitive
Court of the United States, the arou-
ments on that position having been made
by Evarts and Arthur
Mr.. Arthur early took an active into
rest in politics as Henry Clay Whig.
and was delegate to the convention nj
Saratoga, which founded the Republican
party of New York. In 1860 he WAS an
pointed engineer in chief on the staff Of
Governor Morgan, of New York, and was
afterwards made Inspector General and
l3uartermastcr General, which last office
lie held until 1868. In 1865 Mr.. Arthur
returned to his law practice, and soon
became engaged in politics, having been
appointed Collector of the Port Of New
York in 1871, and was reappointed to
that Office in 1875.
IN 1877 President Hayes ordered Mr..
Arthur to resign his party position as
Chairman of the Republican Central
Committee of New York, with whicL
order Mr.. Arthur refused to comply. H,
was therefore suspended from Office III
1919 and his successor confirmed by tn,
Senate, although the special committees
appointed to investigate Mr.. Arthur's
oiliclal conduct found nothing on which
to base charge of dcrcliction.
lie was a jealous supporter Of the
claims of General Grant to the Rcpubli.
cam nomination to the Presidency in
1850, and, after the defeat of Grant, was
himself nominated by acclamation to the
Ice Presidency, with Garfield as Prcsi,
dent. On the assassination of Garfield,
III July, 1881, Arthur succeeded to the
Presidency, which position he held until
the election of President Cleveland in
1854.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1886-11-25
Div creed. and Resumes Her Maiden Name.

Mrs. Elizabeth +. Linicum having sued
for divorce from her late husband Charles
II. l1nlicum in the April Term, 1886, SUI
pcrior Court Of Warren county in the State
Of Georgia, and that tribunal having had
sufficient proofs submitted to authorize a
total divorce, lit was considered, ordered
adiudgcd, and dccrccd by the Court that
the marriage contract between said parties
be sci aside and declared void and that the
status of said parties be in all respects the
same aS if no such contract had ever been
entered into by thcm," and she will no
longer be known by amy other than her
maiden name, Miss Estcllc Griffin. She
was in town last Monday, and we get these
facts from her. .--AbbeciUc Press md Bun-
HCr.