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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
PlKAaANT VALLEY.

Following 10 the closing program executed
In the Webber district, Pleasant Valley, OF
which Miss Carrie L. Manning OF Austin 10
thacher:
Opening Poem torisiuaD... ...."....H; Weber
Reoitetion-"W -. .:.:... John Ward
hec'tat'on-"santa Claus aud the s1@Ss
Reotation.::.xi Grateful ;0hiid Alice weber
lisloRue-"We Are Four" :..........:...:
Dsc'sm;tion.:::;fi Farmer boys: -.
1,t;,. BROOK f .:..s. y wssa
FF:yas
TSs ssa:s IL s.S By: ksiph F:yns
Recitation for ov w:,..
way OF F: i: liz: s;e :yy.,..
hs. Sss sa Ssnee grow od
ntaosue-*Xn iowa Court Mf IN SCI SESSION. :":
Fscisstion--"X Lesson in Geography,
Reo!ta,!on-:::;The Falling snow" Martha WOOD
Act rs:os
Reeitation-"Lasy D s .::Lzzie Durhmsn
MISUNDERSTANDING and something"..::
.. ....AAo 0v"C
Music .....:.........: bauu
DialOgue-"Signs and Omens". 49,.
Cluster OF Nevers"
Reotation-;:Tie; Romance Of the Delr'"
Music. :.:...:,.... ............... ."..band
scnscTne ga Black cat":::: Lille 3 Pierce
Secrets. .......
is the Reason?', ;..;..:
Dialogue-:'The Negroes Promeuade''. ".....
Tableau-"Little Jack HOrner".... ............
Declamation-'.The Mule Stood on the
Burning. Deck" Will Durhman
DiaIogue-"Tne Best Of "....::.:...:......:"
Mary's Lamb" ....:...:.
Observation-Disclosures Goat. .............
D,alosue-"A Hotel soene'.:.. .....:.".....
Dentist. .......''....... 49,;
~ uSlc. 1900. .s... - paul
as Thorough as You Can"
Closing Poem (oriqinai). ..............H Weber
closing song ........... ................Q uarLeC
The house was we'll filled and many were not
able to gain admittance. The manner In
which the exercises were executed was highly
complimentary to both scholars and teacher
Miss Manning is retained for the summer
term Of school.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
SPRING VALLEY.

J. r. Johnson has been elected city mayor.
AL Smith went to Austin Sunday TO visit hi s
friends and parents.
C. ]. Mordoff was in the city one or two days
last week on business.
Spring Valley is rustling for the Winona &
Southwestern railroad.
Miss Lizzie Shut of LIE Roy was in the city
last Sunday: guest OF her sister, Mrs. G. D.
Allen
j. s. Lee is in Chicago buying goods to meet
the wants of his many customers during the
coming season.
L. A. Hoard has returned from Waupon,
Wis, where he went to attend the funeral of
his wife's mother.
Charles F. Halbkat went to Waseca Tues
day, March 10, where he will go into the en-
ploy of Ed Castor, jeweler.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
The Western Rural, Chicago

We call the attention of our readers to
the Western Rural and American Stock.
man, one OF the oldest and best known of
our agricultural and family newspapers.
Upon questions of Political Economy and
Reform the Rural is one of the ablest ex.
ponents of agriculture aud q faithful
worker in behalf of the farmer and his
best interests. See our clubbing rate,
with this valued exchange, in another
column. The single subscription price
of the Rural and Stockman is 81 so pei
year, of f1fty-two issues. For free sample
copies address. MILTON GEORGE.
Chicago. Ill.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19

Tho vast amount Of labor performed
by the heart In keeping all portions OF
the body supplied with blood is not gen.
orally known. 1t beats 1GO,O times.
and forces the blood ut the rate of 1875
miles day. which is 5000. OOO, 600 times
and s. 15O $50 miles in a life time. No
wonder there are 80 many heart failures.
The first symptoms are shortness OF
breath when exercising. pain in the side
or stomach, futtering, choaking in throat,
oppression, then follow weak, hungry OF
smothering spells, swollen ankles, etc.
DR.. Franklin Miles New Heart Cure is
the only reliable remedy. Sold by Giles
s. Tryon's.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
ELKToN.

The mercury went down to 8 below Satur.
day, March Is.
J. w. Hansell of Iowa shipped two cars Of
cattle from this station March is. The two
cars contained eighty-one head of young
cattle. This shipment with another of thirty
nine head shipped just a week previous,
makes 100 head of young cattle shipped out
of Mower county from this station within less
than ten DAYS.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
Elsc,trla R Il. =,

This remedy 10 becoming 90 we'll .Inows
and 90 popular . 70 need no special
mention. All who have used Electric
Bitters sing the same song Of pralse-A
5purer medicine does not exist and It Il
guaranteed 70 do al that u claimed.
Electric Bittere will cure Oh diseases Of
the liver and kidneys. will remove pin
pies, boils, salt rheum and Other afoc.
lions caused BY impure blood. VIII
drive malaria from the system and pre-.
vent % we'll @ cure I'll n.slsrisl levers.
For cure ot Headache. Constipation and
Indigestion try Electric Bitters. Entire
sat'sfsctioa guaranteed, or money 10.
funded Price 6Oc. and 81. per jollle q
QoEr d Wold'A Drug Stole.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
Neuralgia causes much Insanity.

The highest medical authorities of
Europe and America have recently de-
cided that large percentage of cases of
insanity is caused by the excrutiatlng
pains of Neuralgia of the head and face.
If any member of your family suffers this
tormentor induce them to try Ballard's
Snow Linimint. One application will
afford immediate relief and you will soon
be rid of a dangerous and .tormenting
disease. Billiards. Llniment is the most
penetrating Linement known. It pos
itively cures Rheumatism. Lame Back
Contracted Muscles, Old Sores, Corns
Bunions, etc. It penetrates and opens
up the pores, drawing all poisonous
matter to the surface, restoring and pro-
noting natural circulation of the blood
through the diseased parts. Sold by
Giles & Tryon. 2
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
BLOOMING PRAIRIE.

The Farmers Alliance received car of
corn Thursday. 1t cost them &c.
The Alliance had their semi-monthly meet
ing Saturday. Four new members were adj
mitted.
Miss Gena Jensen gave birthday party
last Thursday. Many little boys and rls
we're there and had a merry time.
DIR. Johnson and Ole Jlle, who went to
Washington in January, have come home.
They are better satisfied with Minnesota than
ever before as farming country.
Martin Strale, of the firm of G. Jensen &
Co., came down from Duluth Friday. Mr..
Strale will stay in Blooming Prairie few
weeks and in company with H. A. Peterson
will buy few car loads of mich COWS for the
Duluth markets.
There will be a teachers examination here
Friday and Saturday by Superintendent
Adams Of Owatonna.
wEsTFIELD TOWN.
Supervisors-M. Burnham, chairman; Ole
Embricksen, n. Wortenberg.
Clerk-C. Symes,*
Treasurer. Peterson
Assessor-G. A. Peterson.
Justicc-N. Phillips.
Constable-M. c. Bathroom.
@Ihe vote between tue Two canuldates IOT
clerk, C. Symes and E. O'COnnor, was tie
and Mr.. SyneS won the ONCE.
NEWLY r''WN.
Supervisors William He "a. chairman
John G. johnson, D. Hoilo WOOD.
CIeck-Thomas Hevig.
Assessor-JOhn Morrison.
Justice-Thomas Herrin.
Constable-M. Bell.
BLOCKING PRAIRIE ToWS.
Supervisors-Niels Johnson, chairman; W.
Winsel George Johnson.
Clerk-George Zwener
Treasurer-Nels Nelson.
AssessOr-George Johnson.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
OAKLAND.

Splendid weather for March.
1t appears that an Iowa pugilist is harass-
ing the Moscow boys now.
H. S. King is going to sell the Plano this
season at cost for cash. Call and get prices.
Last year at this time your humble servant
was seeding. Not much show for it now for a
while.
One of our section men, Chris Norseeden, is
the happy father Of three girl babies. Hurrah
for Chris.
Dances are all the rage now. The one at
Registers was success, and good time re-
ported. The same at Kings.
Mrs. George ". King was quite seriously
Injured last week by being kicked by horse.
AS yet she is not able to be around. =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
Many Dollars Saved.

A good live. honest, reliable agricult-
ural paper like Farm, Stock and Home
should be upon the table of every farmer
in this county. It would save many
farmers from making mistakes, and re-
suit in saving of hundreds of dollars
annually. We can furnish it in connec.
ton with this paper one year for only
81
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BROW N8pALE.

BRoWNsDAlE.
Spring has come.
c. A. Warren left for Chicago Friday night.
John Hoy, Sr., is confined to the house ol
sickness.
Prayer meeting At Baptist church Thursday
night at 1850.
W, H. Lawrence 10 busy furnishing his new
house in elegant style.
Henry Kollings returned from Mankato
Monday looking as fresh ~ daisy.
W.O. Bacon left here Monday for Fargo.
N D., on a visit to bis brother, Frank.
George l.. Dingman aud wife Of Minneapo-
lis were the guests OF w. H. Lawrence Sum
day.
A new line of lboots and shoes. hats and
caps, vail papers. etc.. just arrived at Sleeper
& Sons.
c. A. Warren is going out Of the hotel here,
and himself and family will 60 to. La Crosse
to reside
W.O. Bacon got 4 saddle on wagon wheel
last week, and it made him sick. He is now
able to be about on clutches.
The medal contest ut Slesper's hall was we'll
attended Saturday night, and the declama-
lions by our Young orators were credits to
themselves and the occasion. BERTHE john
son was the lucky one to get the medal. COL
lection, $3.50.
S. A, C..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19
ROSE CREEK.

Mrs. Newcomb, the state lecturer of the w.
G. T. u, will speak TO the ladies Saturday aft
ernoon, March ~, at 2:3O, and will lecture to
the public in the evening. Also Sunday alter
noon at 3 she will speak to the children, and
to the public IN the evening. All come.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-19

Mud again.
John Hoy is on the sick list.
Mrs. B. Woodward is very i'll.
Blizzard Thursday afternoon.
George Dingman of 81. Paul Sundayed here.
There was dramatic play in the hall FRI
day evening.
Remember the teachers examinations FRI
day morning.
Only q few days more warm weather aud
the farmers will be putting in their spring
crops.
The Farmers Alliance means business.
They met in Johnsons school house Thursday
evening.
Friday evening Rev. F. X. Peters, state
superintendent OF missions, preached in the
Baptist church.
Married, last Wednesday, John Felty of
Waltbam and Mary Pick of Red Rock. Con-
CALCULATIONS extended.
At the Demorest medal contest Saturday
evening, Burt Johnson took the prize. The
next contest will be held Friday.
Died, Friday morning at 9:35, Miss Agnes
Pick, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Pick
of Waltham. The deceased was ill about
seven weeks and was very patent to the end.
at l o'clock Sunday, Rev. W. J. SNnborn offic-
iating. The bereaved family have the SYM
pathy of many friends.
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Valdez Business College and Norma
School. UocOrah, Iowa.

Valdez business College and Normal
School. DEBORAH, Iowa.
This institution has five courses of
study, as follows: Commercial Course;
Normal Scientific Course; Common
School Course; Shorthand and Type
writing Course; Penmanship Course.
800 students have been enrolled since
Sept. g. 1889. Spring term opens March
81, 1890. Textbooks will be rented. Day
board $1.65 per week. Rooms so cents.
Board and room g so per week. Drop a
postal card for Cataloque
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
A Twenty-tMo Pound Flower.

The boo" the largest flower known
to botanists, is found only on the ISL
and Of Mindina, the most southern of
the Philippine group, Its scientific
name is somewhat longer than the
native name, the botanists recognizing
IL rs a species Of the rafflesia. 1t has
been given the name of Ratflesia Scha-
denbergia, the first half Of the name
being In honor of Sir Stamford Rafiles,
the British governor of the islands,
and the last half in honor of the dis
coverer, DIR. Alexander S~chadenberg.
The flower was discovered in January,
1889, by the exploring expedition head
ed by the doctor above mentioned, and
who says that he could hardly believe
his eyes when one vine was found
which had four of the blossoms ex-
banded to a full three feet and several
buds as large as drumhead cabbages.
Three specimens which were weighed
turned the scales at Is Ii, 20 l-2 and
81 "a pounds. The flower is a beauti-
full creamy white, with stamens Of the
bluest violet. st. Louis Republic.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
A Mighty Mean Woman.

For some time girls employed in one
of the departments of the Bridgeport
Corset company's shop have been great
ly annoyed and delayed in their work
by the machines constantly being found
out Of repair when started in the morn
ing. At times three or four hours would
be required to put them in shape for
the work. This state of affairs con
tinued SO long that many Of the old
hands left and new girls We're taken on.
On this particular work there is only so
much to be done every day. and as it
Is all piece work the breaking of a ma
chine causes a loss to the one operating
1t. and at the same time gives those
fortunate enough t. have perfect ma
chimes a chance to make extra pay.
There was N woman working in
this department who kept constantly
busy, her machine never appearing to
get out Of order thus giving her a
larger share of tie work. Finally the
machiniS of the shop became suspi-
cious that some m was tampering with
the machines and set q watch. Early
M morning he got to the factory
about 6 o'clock. and. hiding himself,
waited for developments. He had not
long to wait, for the woman in ques-
ton arrived, Is she was always the
first to appear every morning. After
looking around and seeing no one In
view she took a screw driver, and go
ing to one of the girls machines began
to disarrange its gearing. The ma
chinist stopped her and reported her at
the office. She IA Immediately dis
charged. Hartford Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
When Lightning Strikes q Person.

II is indisputable that persons are
sometimes struck by the full force Of
the electric fluid and live. In such
cases, however, it will be found that
the current IN no instance enters the
body, but passes down the clothing via
the collar studs, watch chain, pocket
knife and other conductors. In such
passage the flesh Is often badly burned.
June II, 1874, lightning struck a tree
on South Water street. in New Bedford.
II stripped n line of bark from the tree
down to a point five feet from the
ground. Then it sprang across the
sidewalk to a nail in the fence, and SO
on into the earth. There was a young
woman on the sidewalk just at that
point and she fell senseless. A free ap.
plication of cold water restored her to
consciousness, and then it was discvv.
cred that her dress was burned at the
shoulder and that her collar bone was
broken. The steel buckle that fastened
a bretcllc to her dress at the shoulder
was torn off. In this ease it would ap-
pear that the lightning used the metal
buckle as a stepping stone in its path
from the tree to the nail in the fence
Boston Globe.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
Food Value of Fresh Fruit.

We do not attach to fresh fruit the
food value 1t actually bears; for ir.
stance, bananas. A keen social analyst
has said that the habits and obligations
of civilized life are purely a question OF
geography, and the uses Of food are %
absolutely. In that wonderful record
of perils and triumphs, In Darkest
Africa" Stanley cites among his chief
resources against starvation bananas,
plantains and a large variety of pine.
apple. From days too painfully neal
starvation, when two bananas daily
was all the food he could allow him.
self, to that time of plenty when the
foragers brought in four tons, the sole
nutriment was bananas and plantains-
with what cries of Joy these wild chill,
dren of nature flung themselves upon
the fruit and kindled fires to roast and
boil and bake" IL the reader would
know the possibilities Of this admirable
fruit lie: her try thick slices dipped in
butter, salt and pepper and broiled, Oh
Dreaded and fried, or baked, or made
into fritters. Even boiled plain they
are as good in their way as boiled to.
matoes. - Juliet Corson in Chicago
News.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
The Old Creed. and the New.

An unecclesiastical and broad minded
clergyman whom we will call Smith
was walking down Broadway in com.
pany with a friend whom we will call
Jones. Pretty 500 they met an ac-
quaintance of Jones, who presented his
clerical companion in these words: Let
me introduce you to my friend the Rev.
Mr.. Smith, who, as you may infer,
makes divinity his specially" Par.
don me for making a correction" said
Mr.. Smith laughing, 'but II l make a
speciality Of anything it Is humanity
rather than divinity" This answer
shows the very marked line of cleavage
between the old and the new school OF
clergymen. The former thought SO
much of the attributes Of God that they
had little time to think Of man; while
the latter pay so much attention to man
that they have little room in their sys-
TEN for abstract speculations about
God.-New York Tribune.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
Value Of Good Clothes.

. I once heard n gentleman tell thi,
story: II believed that clothes never
made the man" said he, until / start
ed out in life for myself. was rather
indifferent then regarding my attire-in
fact, ! think il might have been deemed
shabby. Well, what was the conse.
quencel Every hotel | went to made
me pay in advance il / stayed but q
single night. l noticed then that
Others with better clothes than mine
were treated with greater confidence.
! took the hint and braced up, and,
would you believe II, ] could remain al
a strange hotel for three and foui
weeks after that and never be pre-
sented with n billf-New York Star.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
Difficult fermentation.

An individual whose features and
general ensemble betrayed his Gaelic
origin entered a Broadway car the
other day, and after paying his fare
requested the conductor to stop at re
France street" The conductor not
compromising the name, the passen-
ger repeated with some emphasis,
''Prance-Prance street" Still he was
not understood, when a fellow passen.
ger suggested that Prince street was his
destination. With many expressions Of
gratitude the son Of France turned to
his self constituted interpreter and ex.
planned that France street" vas not
precisely where he wished to alight,
but that it was the only street the name
Of which he could pronounce.-Ameri.
can Grocer.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
An Awkward Predicament.

A gentleman. about leaving Nurem-
berg at night, and being late at the sta
ton, paid silver for his ticket in a fur
RED manner, and darted toward the
waiting room to pass through it to the
train. Suddenly he was tapped on the
shoulder; upon turning he saw q po-
liceman, who told him that he wa ar
rested for passing counterfeit money.
At the police Office the silver the
gentleman had paid at the station was
produced. 1t had a peculiar whitish
luster, and a queer feel to the fingers.
He was asked to show what money he
had, and all the silver in his purse
looked and felt the sam way.
But on examination the silver was
found to be genuine. His purse was
also examined and he was asked where
he had bought it. lie said he had pur.
chased it from a street vender two
hours before, for a very small sum.
Then the secret came out. The
purse was made from the EAST off sheep
skin bags in which quicksilver is ex-
ported from Spain. The skin Of the
purse being strongly iInpregnated with
quicksilver had given to the silver coin
Its whitish luster and greasy feel to the
touch. The gentleman was ut once
liberated, but he had to remain that
night in the quaint old town.-EI-
change
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
Tl.: TEES MEET.
s '.,af's Soak There the Rivers Dead
.rall., Rise to the surface.

: '.sar', sork where the Rivers Dead
.~'-",l.y Rise to the surface.
CNu.oa the other side Of the East
river the yylluw wall that bounds the
aouA,ern side cf the navy yard runs
G0wn To the edge If the water and
abruptly ends here. Along this wall
run; Il narrow, dingy street. Ii is sew
eral hundred feet long. but there are nc
houses upon il. 1t terminates in a
dirty, rickety dock that is usually GOV
cred with ashes and refuse to be loaded
on the garbage boats, and is thronged
with women. children and old men
delving into the dirty as.
Sometimes you will see men here bent
on an entirely different business. They
seem to do nothing but watch the river,
and to pay no attention to anything
else. \ curious person asked Il tough
looking small boy who was ~lounging
about the dirty wharf the other day
what those men were watching for.
Them said the tough one. ''Oh,
they's layin' for %stiiIs." A ~loquacious
policeman supplied more information.
That street." he said, pointing to
the dingy alley before described, is
Little street, and just where that dock
is is where the tides in New York har-
Dor meet. l don't know much about
it. but I'm told that the bodies Of per-
sons drowned in the East river or
in the bay at any place are likely
to come to the surface. They say
that persons drowned in Harlem
have come up where the tides meet
at the foot of that dock, and so have
the bodies of persons drowned ut
Staten Island. I've got a friend on
the police boat who tells me that some
times of a night when things are dull,
and when the river thieves are keeping
quiet, it's a common thing for them to
run around To that dock at certain
hours to see If any bodies have come
up.
They say the water is uncommon
deep there, and l heard once that a
full rugged ship sunk right OFF there and
nothing was ever seen of her-even Of
her masts-by the divers. And they
say, too, that the dock is haunted by
the sailors on that ship, who dance
hornpipes there on stormy nights and
have a big time generally. But don't
take much stock in that. However,
there's no gloomier spot on the river
front on a dark night. In the summer
season of the year dead bodies in the
river that have been there for months
come to the surface. That's what those
fellows down there are looking for"
A cheerful place is Little street, isn't
iti-New York Mail and Express.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-07-29
Boiling Eggs and Making Coffee.

Il think there are more egg and cof-
fee cranks than any other" said the
head of a large house furnishing store.
Nearly every day inquiry Is made for
some new coffee pot or some new meth
cd of boiling eggs or more probably
timing eggs while they n boiling.
This little hour glass was invented a
few years ago. Il is to hang on the
wall to notify the cook when the egg is
soft, medium or hard. You put II
right in the water with the eggs, l sup
pose said a lady the other day before
I explained its use." There are prob
ably more patents yearly issued In
connection with this simplest process
in cooking and for coffee pots than for
almost anything else in the realm OF
the kitchen. All this goes to show that
there are n great many cooks in Amer
lea who have not yet learned how to
make coffee or boil eggs or such inven-
tons would not find ready sale.-New
York Tribune.