Mower County transcript., 1888-02-15
GRAND MEADOW.

Tho Valentines are coming thick and fast
to-day.
Mr.. Arthur Wilsey, of Plpestone, is visiting
his parents here this week.
Miss Chase, niece of Mr.. Bentily, is going to
Waseca to visit her cousins.
County Treasurer Requa was in town this
week. to receive taxes. He returned with
about $2.48O.
Deli Lesher, of Groton, Dakota, who used
to live here, has been visiting friends for
several days.
Mrs. w. A. Nolan returned on Saturday
from St. Paul, where she has been visiting her
sister. Mrs. Gilman.
D. o. Loe and Mary Olson bave received a
license to be married on Saturday. Also Nelse
Nelson and Rosa Oleson are intending to trot
in double harness.
The party consisting Of Mr.. and Mrs. Green
ing, Mr.. Sheldon, and Mrs. Ben Wright, also
Mr.. F. H. Warner, of Minneapolis, Joined
| them at La Crosse ON their trip to Florida.
There will be an entertainment ON Wedues-
day evening, given by the ladies of this place,
also supper, and the Maid Of Orleans. etc.,
which will be instructive as we'll as entertain.
ing.
Mr.. H. Plant, of Minneapolis, has been CIV
ing series of Bible readings at the Congre.
gatlonal church. The meetings have been
we'll attended and good interest is manifest.
ed and hope great good will result. He will
leave soon for his home.
delayed Correspondence.)
Mr.. Geo. Carroll was on the sick list last
week.
CT. Greeing and his wife are going to
Florida on Wednesday.
Miss Bell Elliott was taken sick in Mime
apolis, where she still remains.
DR.. Johnson has just received a fine lot of
choice apples lemons and oranges.
J. D. Connor and wife, Mrs. Barnard aud her
son Hazen attended the Ice Carnival.
Mrs. Geo. Corbitt, of Taopi, was visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Seaburn, last week.
DR.. F. NJ. johnson has returned from Viro-
qua where he went last Tuesday to attend the
funeral Of his brothers wife.
The G.. o. P. have organized club here.
The following are the officers that were elect
ed: G. T. Bussell, president; 1. p. Converse,
secretary. j. F. Carson, 1. P. Converse and
Will Nolan attended the meeting which was
held at Minneapolis February2.
The W. G. T. q. held their monthly meeting
last Sunday evening and carried out their fine
programme.
An essay on temperance, which was written
by Mrs. F. M. Johnson, will be found below:
We all know the object that spoke this
union into existence. We all know too
we'll the story of the wrongs of the liquor
traffic. In some of our homes and hearts
this blighting curse has been deeply felt.
The mission Of the w. G. T. U. is to wage
increasing warfare against this giant evil
and to promote social purity whenever
and wherever occasion permits.
Our first work is prevention. Proven.
ton is better than cure. To build wall
between the unpolluted lips and the in
toxicating is our great work and aim, and
we are determined to battle every intlu-
ence that stands in our way. We know
women are considered weak, but we in
tend to "cut and slash woman fashion"
until there is neither root or branch left,
trusting in God from whence cometh our
strength.
You know it has been said, That when
woman will, she will, and you may de-
pend upon it, and when she won't, she
won't. and that's the end on it," We
know that prohibition is in the range of
human possibilities (and this is the end
we labor for) and in our purpose we will
not be discouraged and as unyielding as
fate.
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for intemperance. License laws as they
now stand are feeble compromise with
evil, entered into by those who feel that
must be done, but are not yet
prepared to do anything effectively. We
are not willing to license anyone who
sells that which kills the body and des-
troys the soul, for which he was allowed
to pay paltry sum not even sufficient to
support the paupers made by the busi-
ness. II the liquor sellers would only
care for the wants of their victims of the
grog shop, they would be entitled to
some little sympathy, but they don't even
pretend to do this.
The w. G. T. U. are taking hold of the
with a purpose of saving the
next generation (if not this and bring
them up to be more temperate, more
truthful and more honorable. And when
they are sent to the legislative halls then
is when our teachings will be felt. For
we are now teaching them to hate runa,
and when the time comes for them to cast
their ballots they will dare to stand up
bravely and cast thch for God, home and
native land, no matter whether this or
that party goes to the wall, or this or that
statesman shall stand or fall; if it be
necessary overwhelm them IN the battle
for right Then is when prohibition will
be successful and our curses will be turned
to praises. .t ...:-..... .:.g.@ i
During the past year we have met with
some failures as we'll as success. Four
states havevoted on the prohlbitoryamenG-
ment and they have been rejected. while
on the other hand there has been several
judicial decisions in favor of the prohibit
tOrv amendment. and that of the Sunreme