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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-26
A euro for DIarrhoea.

Mr.. J. A. Burnison, of Colburg, Mont
gomery Co., Ia, has found out how he
can cure any case of Diarrhoea. Two of
his children had the disease; for about
six weeks he tried four different Patent
Medicines without benefit, but he finally
got hold of bottle of Chamberlain's Colo
Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, which he
says completely cured them, and is con-
fdent it will cure any case when the plain
ly printed directions are followed. Sold
by Giles & Tryon.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-26

A GENTLEMAN from the Northwestern
part Of the State says that Merriam will
poll a wonderfully large vote in that part
of the state. Everybody is for him there.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-26

TIE latest conundrum at Washington
runs as follows, why is Cleveland like
tree?" and the right answer is, BE
couse he leaves in the Spring."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-26
Notice..

Notice.
. LANSING TOWNSHIP.
COUNTY OF MOWER, MINNESOTA
August Is. 1883.
Notice is hereby given to all persons that
may hereafter run or drive steam engines
over the r0ads or bridges in the town of Lam
ages done by them, while running or attempt.
Ing to run their engines over the roads and
bridges in said town. ,..s... -. SEQ. e.
By order of the Board,
o. G. ANDERSON,
HEMAN ROE,
JOHN HERZOG.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-26

IHEIRANSCRlPl
AUSTIN, WEDNESDAY,. SEPT. 70, 1855.
WASHBURN & GORDON.
PROPRIHroRs.
National Republican Ticket. .
For President
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
of Indiana.
For Vice President
LEVI P. MORTON,
of New York. r
For Member of Congress, First District
MARK. H. DUNNELL.
of Steele county.
STATE TICKET.
For Governor .x.>@.s
WILLIAM r. MERRIAM,
For Lieutenant Governor
A. E. RICE,
For Secretary of State
HANS MATTSON,
For Treasurer
JOSEPH BoBLETER,
For Attorney General
MOSES E. CLAPP.
For Chief Justice
JAMES GILFILLAN, ,
For Assistant Justice
L. w. COLLINS.
COUNTY TICKET.
C.H. WILBOUR.
For Treasurer
ALEX. REQuA.
For Sheriff.
ALLEN MOLLIsON.
For Register Of Deeds
G. J.SHORTT.
For Probate Judge
WV. RANNEY.
For County Attorney
D. B. JOHNSON, JR.
For Superintendent of Schools
c. D. BELDEN.
For County Surveyor
G. H. ALLEN.
For Coroner
A. W. ALLEN.
For Representative South District
INV. LIGHTLY.
For Representative North District
=. 8. HOPPIN.
For County Cemwissioner First District
Mt. JOHNSON.
For County Commissioner Third District
W. W.SWBET.
For County Commissioner Fifth District
JOS. ADAMS.
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MRS. Ellen G. Foster: '"The liquor traf-
fc finds it's open ally in the Democratic
party. That party makes NO contrary
claim" \
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-26
mittee. to apply on the contract with D.
y. Tubbs for abuttment 10 bridge near

Officers mill. 81
On motion. an appropriation Of $500
was made payable to the Bridge Commit
tee for repairing bridges and building
new bridges throughout the county, .
detailed statement to be made to the
Board Of each item of expenditure, where
and when made and properly sworn to.
On motion board adjourned to Q q. m
Sept. 10, 1883.
September 10, 1883, 8 q. m.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Members all present.
BILLS ALLOWED.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-09-26

On motion board adjourned sine die.
E. g. DoRR,
Attest: Chairman.
G. H. W1LBouR, County Auditor.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04

ing out of the window, our friend noticed
the unwelcome sight of the Indians
feathered crest coming for the coech at
horrible rapidity. AS one who knows his
end is nigh he swallowed his heart a
couple of times, grasped the side of the
coach with fierce tenacity and shut his
eyes. lie forgot his brave resolve and
ignomeniously cried out ''Save me, save
me-" The horses gave a jerk which re-
suited in a serious injury of Farmer Blues
head. The other passenger, incensed at
the white feather shown by his compan-
ion, gave him cuff which doubled him
up. The Indians came on, killed this
man, and were preparing to dispatch the
senseless farmer, when lol Pavnee Bill ct
al. swooped down upon them and they
scattered like the whirlwind before the
pistol shots of the cowboys. The two
senseless passengers were taken out and
strapped on the backs OF ponies, face and
legs down. The band played a doleful
dirge and the sad cortege passed in pro-
cession before the enraptured audience.
At this iuncture Farmer Blues pony
began to caper and TO rear his hind legs,
which performance perforce aroused the
dormant senses of the newly initiated
cowboy. A series OF well defined yells
were the result, but as the straps would
not allow the pony to throw off its burden,
Mr.. Farmer was unrelieved. The process
sion stopped and Pawnee Bill and Cyclone
John had q debate whether or not the
dead should be buried without consulting
their wishes.
"The two men have undoubtedly been
killed and must be buried Immediately"
These words produced agony in the
mind of Farmer Blue, and amid the rear
ings of the pony came forth tones OF sup
plication and begging. At last the audi
ence was appealed to, but cruelty refused
to interfere. Orders were given to dig the
graves. A band of friendly Indians per-
formed the funeral dance with doleful cries
and poundingon tamborines. At the end
of these orgies Farmer Blues body was
limp enough. He had fallen in a swoon.
The hard-heaIted men then changed their
minds and resolved to bury the men at
Crown Hill. They were then taken off of
the grounds.
The reporter expected to have a great
job on his hands of giving the graphic
account of a man who had died from fear
at the Wild West show, but the new cow
boy, on investigation, was found all right,
and the reporter went back to see the rest
OF the show.
After a great amount of western prac-
tees were INDUCED in the grand finale was
announced. 1t consisted of the burning
of a lonely hunters cabin by crowd Of
Indians. The hunter was killed, but his
wife was rescued from their clutches in
Just the nick of time by the brave cow
boys. The reporter identified, among the
persons decked in Indian uniform, the
face of FARMER Blue, whose face was
painted now, not with paint, but with the
'reviving drsughts" that had been admin
istered to him.
That night the police reporter in report
ing the list of drunks reported the name
of Farmer Blue. A week or so in the
work-house and he will return to the
bosom of his farm.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04

was one of the greatest riders in the West
and had killed many a man. There was
also Kansas City Lilly who was fourteen
inches high and just zone year old yester-
day" He came down the track sitting on
the strong right hand of one of the great
horsemen high up in the air.
The first thing on the programme was
an Indian war dance and Farmer Blue
thought it was quite an agreeable innova-
ton on the country hoe-down. Then the
race tack was covered with the greatest
of rapidity by means of relays of horses by
q man who loudly proclaimed that Lin
coin was elected president and the coun-
try was saved"
Farmer Blue was now thoroughly
aroused by the excitement and when the
stage coach was brought out he readily
agreed to take a seat therein. He was adj
monished to do credit to himself, which
he mentally resolved TO do. The. Did,
rickety coach drawn by four horses With a
couple of drivers and two passengers
started off all right Capt. Harry Horne
gave the parting words: e--
Now, my lads, whatever happens never
cut traces, but whip up freely"
Pawnee Bill and a dozen cowboys ac-
companied the stage for few miles, after
which two horsemen alone comprised the
guard.
Farmer Blues heart.began to throb with
expectation as the coach began to 90 faster
and faster and swing from side to.side
more violently. Now the cpach was
rounding bend in the road, vixen lc9k-
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brows' which were suffused with perspira-
TONS drops of water.
The foll0wingconversation was snatched
during an interlude. One who was called
Capt. Jack was very corpulent and blew
his great horn with vigor. Beside him sat
slim Maj. Baxter:
Say Baxter" said somebody, "you're
drunk"
eyes," replied Baxter. 'I am getting
hmbered up. About every three minutes
/ take deep swill breath from the end OF
Capt. Jacks horn. He is blowing lush
out at great rate"
Lecturer Harry Horne then put in:
"Here, you fellows, quit your chinning so
can proceed. You make me forget all
my grammar"
Then he turned to address the grand
stand, which was half square off, He
proved himself equal to the occasion, as
the words that evolved from the regions
of his mighty lungs could be heard for
many squares. He first introduced every
member of the aggregation to the audi
ence. The aggregation sat on horseback
afar off, and when each hero was intro
duced there was a brief cloud of dust
along the track and he sat upon his pony
before the grand stand doffing his hat in
digniied obeiSance.
Among the forty or SO thus introduced
was an Indian, ninety-four years old, who
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04

laws of the West, and longed to
be a member of their charming
circle. The show began and Farmer Blue
was escorted to the lecturers stand by the
Wild West buckskin band and was seated
beside the famous lecturer Capt Henry
Horne, who could not read or write but
yet could talk most profoundly about the
great achievements of Pawnee Bill,
Cyclone John, Don Juan Misewaka and
number of other elebrities-members OF
the great show.
The show opened by the performer on
the base drum who threw his leg over the
drum and leaning back with complacency
made noise enough to tumble down the
walls of Jericho in one day instead of seven.
He had on fur cap made OF coon skin,
and his pants were buck skin. His eX-
pansive breast was covered with some
uncertain material which was set off by a
large tretoil of diamonds that glittered
and glistened so as to make Farmer Blues
eyes burn with estacy. His countenance
was of Roman stolidity, patched with
pieces of clay. All the other nine mem
bers of this band we're correspondingly
objects that denoted great musical genius,
The hot sun beat down upon their noble
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04

WINNERS or THE PRIZES OFFERED FOR THE BEST
FOUR LOTS OF ORIGINAL TANGLEs SUBMITTED on
OR BEFORE MAY 25. 1SSS.
The 1ls lots of puzzles submitted have been care
fully examined, and these competitors have been
selected as fairly deserving the respective prizes:
L. One hundred dollars. Hector Fezandie, AS
East 57th-st., New York, n. Y.
2. Twenty dOllars.-E. w. Harris, Boston, Mass.
3. Ten dollars.-William Wilson, Pt. st. Charles,
Montreal Canada.
4. Five dollars.-J. W. Hardness, Keeseville,
Ny.
One dollar awards.-For other lots containing one
especially good tangles, dollar has been
awarded each of the following competitors: Sea,
Riehfeld, Mimi; NemO Hackettstown, n. j.;
Aleda, Dsnvlle, Va. Happy Thought Freeport, ILL.,;
NJ c. WoOdford, Avon, Ct; H NJ A, New Haven,
CT Nelsonian Nelson, Ill; Joe AmOry, New Road,
5. c.; S. p. Hopkins, Duo, w. Va; c. H. Davis,
Pittsburg. Pa. Anise Lang, 0conOmowoo, Wis; ;
Grace O'Boyle, Ottawa, Canada r. X. Nus, Nor
borne, Mo. n. E. Mo, Herkimer, n. Y; X T.
Cher, Baltimore Nd; H. r. Whitlock, Rockville,
Ct; Franza, Canton III. Emma IL. Sawyer, Provi-
dence, II. l. w. B. Hall, Wolcottville Ind. Miste-
toe, baltimore, Md Portable Electric, Waterman,
ILL.,; Uriah, East Saginaw, Mich; +. NJ. johnson,
Hinsdale, n. H; s F., Allegheny City, Pa; Hi
bernia Plainville, Mimi Odell Cyclone 0dell H.; (;
Bee, Brooksville, Ne. Nautilus, Windsor, CT. G.. E.
Fair, York, Neb.; Alice B, SharTard, Louisville,
Ky; Eva Hamilton, Sharon, Pa. !; Mrs. NJ. A Rich
ards, Elbridge; n. Y; st. Elmo, East Brady, Pa.
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Papa's "system" rakes.a Tumble.

iostu NuTOhlCie-l
The husband of this lady in Oakland
has theory. ! never knew a husband
theorize on the subject. He was always
quite sure. 'Now," he said to his wife
one day, 81 don't like your appearing
ignorant before the child. never do. 1t
is not well not to have an answer to any
thing the child asks. If you say 'I don't
know" you simply kill your child's faith
in you. She'll lose her respect for you
right away. 1t does not matter what she
asks, you must always have an answer,
and a positive answer, for her." And he
went down town and bought her one of
those box-alphabets that lie all over the
floor and fall under the sofa and get into
the crack of the door and finally render it
unsafe to walk about anywhere in the
house. She sat down and he selected the
word chen" to illustrate the meaning and
value of the alphabet. She looked at the
three letters lying on the carpet, and to
the guileless father thus she spoke:
'.Papa, which did God make first, the
hen or the egg?"
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, ap-
pointed By the Board Of Commissioners OF Marion
county, State Of Indiana, Superintendent of tie
construction Of the work Of improving the S. T.
Hague Free Gravel Road in Lawrence township In
said county, ordered b. said Board 10 be improved,
will receive sealed bids for said improvement and
prior % II clock Of Saturday, the 18th day OF
July, 1855 at the Auditors office OF said county. All
bids 70 be accom- panied by bond executed By the
bidder with freehold suretes payable TO the state ot
Indiana in double the amount OF the bid. The bids
will be received ana the work let in three separate
allotments known and numbered as follows:
First ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at the county line
dividing Hamilton and Marion counties, and running
thence south one mile
Second Allotment-Beginning at 4 point in said
road one mile south of said county line and running
thence south from said point one mile.
Third MISUNDERSTANDING at point In said
road miles south OF said county line and running
thence south from ssid last named point 10 the FAN
Creek and Mud Creek Gravel Road, the southern
terminus Of said road, distance OF one and one
third ia miles, more or less
The contractor win receive his pay for the work
constructed by him in certificates executed by me,
at not than the par value thereof required by
law, and which said certificates are lien on tbs
real estate described In the certificates.
Said work all 10 be completed on or before the
ist day OF November, 1855. Tho plans and specih-
cations for said work dle in the Auditors
Office Of said county The work will be let in thres
separate contracts, and 10 the lowest responsible
bidders.
DANIEL II. HERRIN, Superintendent
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~HERTFF,s SALE.

By virtue of certified copy Of decree 70 me di-
rected from the Clerk OF the Superior Court OF
Marion oonnty Indiana, in cause No. 3f 500 where
ia Rufus A. Blame is plaintiff and William Monroe
ct 81. defcDdants, requiring TO make the
OF seven hundred and ten dollars aud twenty cents
due the plaintiff and the further oi fifteen hun
dred and eghty-two dollars and fltyeght cents due
David ". Coffin, Trustee his crOss-c0m plant,
provided for In said decree, With interest on said
deerea and costs, viii expose at public sale 70 the
highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, THE 21st DAY OF JULY, A D. 1883,
between the hours Of 10 o'clock g. m and ( o'clock
p OF said day, the door of the court house Of
Marion county, Indians, the rents and prOdts for
term net exceeding seven years, Of the following
real estate, to-wit:
The west half Of the northeast quarter of section
tEenty-nine (23), township fifteen 40 north, OF
range four ca east, except twenty 3 acres OF Of the
ments other lands which belong 20 and used
in connection with said land herein mcrfgsged sit
uate in Marion county, State Of Indiana. subject
10 mortgage said real estate held by Josie. C.
Cline aud Alexander c. Stevenson, ir., TO secure the
repayment five years after the 9Th day of November,
1885, Of the sun thirtyhve hundred dollars, record
ed at page 21s mortgage Record No. $50 in the Re-
corder's ofice OF said county.
II such rents and pro6ts viii not sell for sufficient
at the same time and place expose TO public sale the
may be Sufficient discharge said decree, interest
and costs. Said sale win be made without any re-
liefwhaiaysr from valuation or appraisement laws
ISAAC KING, Sheriff Marion County.
A. B. Young. Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
Disenchanted.

II is nowadays all the rage
For the girls upon the stage,
To firt with every young man in the town;
And in love is he at this,
With the pretty little miss,
As upon the stage she dances up and down.
Now hope L am not rude
But the ordinary dude
Sometime or other in his life)
Meets this charming girl
Who upon the stage does whirl,
Aud would like to have that maiden for his wife,
You should see her off the stage,
When-goodness knows her age;
You gaze upon the creature with surprise,
Then your wits are cast asunder,
And you wonder aud you wonder
How she ever met such favor in your eyes.
Is this the same brunette,
Is this the pert soubrette,
That you saw upon the stage the night beforef
Her hairs not dark-instead
It's the brightest shade OF red,
Now is this the pretty maiden you adoref
[LoU WESLEY.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
No. e,411-A Mystery.

More transformations do know
Than Ovid's curious tales can show.
/ slide along and slink away,
am a cream that is made OF clay;
Babies and steamboats, know me well,
Ask the church ushers, they can tell:
Errors make and hounds 1 bold,
Paddles retard, or uncontrolled;
Horses and dogs away are gone
When | let 90 that should hold on.
I'm long and narrow when of paper,
But all aslant when found in strata;
l sheath the pillows or a sword,
But many a blunder L record;
Ny very bones get out of place,
'Twixt buildings Pm little space;
Shipbuilders like me, printers use me,
And unmatched prisoners can't refuse me;
in trough OF grindstOnes you may find me,
And English knitterS often wind me;
Silver l seem, though made OF brass,
And sneaking slyly, on pass;
And then the gardener cuts and tries
To make me grow; TO his surprise
give him what / am, and die
Oh, tell me, tell me, what am 1?
H NJ A
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
The English Slang Epithet ''BIoody."
[Rlankwnndia Macanina

The aforementioned word-which is much
morecommonin IN England than it is in America,
and which is seldom long absent from the con.
versation of the vilest classes of low English
men-is not really synonymous with "sanguin-
airy" in its genealogical origin, though it is
usually held TO be so, but proceeds from Brit
ish root of quite different and altogether Of
fensive meaning-from blOidhe, "rather;" as
when Dean Swift wrote to a friend in England
that it was 'bloody hot in Dublin" he simply
meant in Irish Gaelic phrase that it was rather
hot But the English lower classes, who en-
Rloy the WORD SO iTbeGOeny though ought they some
haps, interlard their talk with il so persist
emily and Extensively if they knew that no
greater force attached to it than the very meek
and colorless sense of rather" which etymolo-
gically belongs to it.
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A Common Mistake.

Mr. Winks-"I see your card is from the
American unintelligent employment office.
Have you hired out?"
Fair Maid-"No sir"
"Can Won cook?"
"No sir"
"Wash and iron?
NO. sir"
"Can you do anything at all about house ;
sew for instance"
NO sir"
"Humphl Are you good for anything?"
"No, sir"
'My dear girl, you have made a great mis-
take. Don't waste any more money on en-
ployment agencies. Go to the ma trimonial
agency"
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Explained.

Uncle Bat-"Yas, sir; de scriptur' larns us
indisputably dat all Krischuns mus be ker-
soused under de water by er preacher what's
been kersoused himself"
Citizen-"Bat who do you suppose inn
mersed the first preacher, Uncle Bat?"
Uncle Bat (seratching his head)-"My eder-
cation am sorter incomplete in dot reygard.
He mus hab took a mite too much, boss, an
fell ofen the guards OF de ark"
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
A Fresh Journalistic FieId.
IwalIa walla wah-w -wah.

WaIa WaIIa " ah-Wah-T
This paper on this, its first birthday, shutters
not in saying that it is Matched TO fill alongfelt
want. 1t is a fact, attested by several able
bodied witnesses, that wallpaper for ranch
houses comes high.
That shelf-lining is high.
That bustles are high.
That real lace dishrags are high.
The Wdh- IPah would fain fill these fallow
fields.
II aims to so shape its course that no house
wife will ever regret having used it for the
noble purposes above outlined.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
A WILD AND WOOLY WEST.
ITsvARlED ATTRACTIONS FOR BLUE.
His Disastrous Experience While Enjoying
Diversions Provided by Pawnee Bill,
Cyclone John and Their Band-Winds
Up at the WOrk-House.
rARMER BLUE went to the Wild

FARMER BLUE went TO the Wild
L. West show and enjoyed himself
immensely. he much resembled
old Uncle Sans picture, with a
Hoosier tinge to the countenance.
Farmer Blue first ingratiated himself
into the confidence of Pawnee Bill,
who handed him over to one OF the
cowboys, with instructions not to be too
hard on the old man. Many were the
marvellous tales of Indian massacres and
antics of Western desperadoes and rob-
bers that these heroes told to the aston
ished plower of corn, untilthe old man be-
came infatuated with the wild out
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
Papa Is Thrown Into Confusion.
Toledo Blade.l

A bright four-year-old Reynolds boy
was walking along Madison the other day
with his father. He seemed in brown
study and his father was about to call him
out of his reverie, when the boy turned
and suddenly looking up, said: ''Pa, what
makes little piggies eat so fast?"
''Pa" was so confused that he blushed,
and finally said that he would have to
give it up.
cause they want to be hogs" said
four-Year-old.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
No. 2, 2,414-Anagram.

Did you ever, in your ramblings,
Strike upon some quaint old stones
Telling age, and great perfection
OF the owner OF the bones
That now rest in peaceful quiet
With my ZINE ROOM" over head,
While the lilies of the valley
Graeed the green and mossy bed7
approached a brown old stone, once,
and with curiosity,
pulled aside the woOdbine
With great expectancy.
saw, engraved, pen and ink;
And there sat Father Time;
He held a scroll on which was traced
Died, Puzzling ia bad rh2Ble.
AIE1A
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
Confirmation and Emancipation.
TRoefou Post

Iam often astonished to find what tire
less reasoners children are. They are apt
TO be little hasty in their premises, and
their logical processes are not always
according to rule, but their minds are very
busy in drawing conclusions. The other
day, for example, heard small boy say
to his mother: "Well, | suppose that
now John M, mentioning a youth OF
fourteen or fifteen who had lately received
the rite of confirmation, "will do just as
he pleases; go without his coat when he
wants to; play ball till after dark every
night, and stay at mefrom school when
he feels tired" His mother naturally
asked why John M should be sup
posed to have been emancipated from all
parental control TO this extraordinary de
gree, and the urchin replied: "Well,
was told at Sunday-school that when you
were confirmed you took everything on
yourself, and Isuppose that means having
your own way.
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A Domestic Fairy Tale.

Time
Wife-"Toast all right, darlingY'
Husband-"Done TO a tlrn, pet"
Mife-"How thesitates( (-how is the cofeep
Husband-~Pe Perfection"
Wife trembling so good as your
mother used 10 makeT
Husband (calmlyl-'Afy mother never knew
how to make coffee at all, precious"
lTableau.)
The Indiana State sentinel., 1888-07-04
No. 2,4I5-The Merry Fence.

You have heard, presume, of hyenas that laugh,
And Of gentle fawns that weep,
You have seen the rope walk,
The house fly, the bird talk.
And the weasel one can catch asleep.
But have you observed the fence that could laugh7
An enclosure by bank or by ditch2
Unsuspected 1t lies, till, 10 your SURPRISE
Hal hsi right upon il you pitchl
HAPPY THOUGHT.