Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-01

Merrill d Stroufs advertise . Anal
closing of cloaks and winter goods. 1t I
large discount. Read their I'd in another
column.
DO not forget the hop at Odd Eel
lows hall tonight, given by the Merry
Makers Twins band will make the
music, and good time may be expected.
Hall d West Will move INTO their
new store next week They haYe one of
the best locations in the city, and very
fine store. See their new I'D IN another
column "
The party at l.. Dettlebsch's last
Friday evening, is very highly spoken OF
and glorious time reported. One of
the largest and liveliest parties Of the
season they say
Hall and West move into the new
store opposite Opera House block next
Monday. The new building will make an
elegant store and We congratulate our
such pleasant quarters.
The co-partnershap in the second hand
store between F. E. Smout and E. r.
Campbell, late insurance agent, is dis
solved. r. F. Smout carries on the sec
ond hand business at the old stand where
he will be glad to see anyone that wants
to buy OR sell.
Owatonna Peoples Press: Lners &
Luers have secured the services of Mr.. ].
C. Johnson, a first class druggist Of
Chicago, formerly of Austin, Nina BE
viii arrive February first next.
Friends of Mr.. Johnson will be glad to
nave him back SO near home.
All ha, Now we know why It was
that T. J. Kirby was SO mysterious while
| in the city last week. Just look at thf
following item clipped from the Ansti1
| items to the Pioneer Press:
| A double wedding of these parties a.
/ the Catholic church took place yesterday
| Thomas J. Kirby and Miss Sarah keenan,
of Lyle; George E. Smith and Miss Lizzie
B. Windal of Window.
There were 100 arrests by the cit,
Marshall during the year 1887. Twt
women and three insane persons vert
confined in the jail during the year Tit
number of dodgers was between IS ans
20 Our officers must be more active, OF
our criminal class large in comparison
with ST Paul. as the arrests there wer
only about 1900. The difference is prob
ably owing largely to the closer watch TO
offenders our officers are able to give.
"A country editor, says an exchange
is one who reads newspapers, writes o.
any subject, sets type, folds papers
makes up mails, runs e1rands, saws wood
works in the garden, is blamed for ,
thousand things he never heard of, work
hard all day, is subject to spring fever
helps people into Office who forget al
about it afterward, and very frequent,
gets cheated out of his earnings. 81
puffs ND and does more to build up tn
town and country than anyone else, an
the miser and fogy are benefited, ye
they viii not take the paper.
Old settlers have to 60 back to th
winters of Sc and 81 to find parallel t
the weather that has been dealt out 8
bountifnlly to Us during the last three o
four weeks. That winter had raI
storm that formed a crust sufficient
strong to bear a team where there was n
> brush. The crust was from one to tW
inches thick and the only way to break
road through it was by the use of an AZ
When team had broken through the
went into snow three feet deep and coul
not be got out without shoveling Will
the cold was not as severe IS the the col
7 of this winter. tho settlers were pooTl'
: prepared to meet it and the sutierin.
, was far greater than what the settler
now endure.