Mower County transcript., 1894-01-24
Notes From Exchanges.

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Notes From Exchanges.
Anoka Union: Street corner talk
in St. Paul, tells that Joe Wheelock
and Fred Driscoll have lost their stock
in the Pioneer Press Company.
Winnebago City Enterprise: f. P.
Brown of this Fairbault) county. is
after third term, but will have an
opponent in the able E. G. Hunting
ton, of the Window Reporter.
Prison Mirror: One of our colored
brethren, recently from the south,
asked his keeper if Saltwater was in
Texas. Upon receiving reply in the
negative, he remarked: II tho't it
wasn't, ease nebber member seein'
so much snow daoun THAR
Owatonna Peoples Press: Joseph
Kubat started for Austin, Minn., on
the II o'clock a. m. train last Wednes-
day. Mr.. Kubat has bought half
interest in grocery store at Austin,
and will shortly remove his family
there. Three of his sons are already
doing business in that city.
Minneapolis Tribune: Charles E.
Marvin has been made defendant in
a suit brought by the Crescent Cream
cry Company for the recovery of
So, 1912, alleged to have been ap-
propriated by Marvin over and above
all that was due him. while he acted
as the company's president.
Window Reporter: The state CEN
tral committee is serving notice on the
country papers that they are not need
ed in the coming campaign. Howev-
er, if the committee expects to run the
approaching campaign with New
York and Chicago papers somebody
won't be elected next fall, and it is as
likely to be Knute Nelson as anybody
else.
Mankato Free Press: From six COWS
in 236 days G. W. Whistet: near Red
wood Falls, made 7SS pounds of butter
for which he received $204.95. The
value of cream used at home and sold,
and buttermilk sold was $34. 80, max
ing a total of $249.35 for the product
of his COWS. After taking out the
cost of keeping the COWS, he had a bal
ance left of $l58.19.
Grand Meadow Record: The separa-
tor people at Dexter rejoice on hear
ing that we are about to start a
separator. Misery seems to appreciate
company in these days as we'll as
ever. But our friend of the TRAN
SCRIPT is little previous for at the
present rate that patrons are forsak-
ing the separators for gathered cream,
the prospect is not very encouraging
for separator.
Benson Monitor: It's safe to wager
that in ten years from now the state
could not realize one half the amount
paid by the capitol commission for
the land in St. Paul. But it is great
locality for drainage. It is said that
when it rains in the summer the water
runs so swiftly down the steep declin-
ity, that the friction caused by con-
tact with the stone creates heat that
turns the water into steam, and the
foot of the hill is a colony of laundries.
Jackson Republic: The Growler re-
ceived the following letter this week
which explains itself:
SIOUX VALLEY, Jan. s.
l have been a reader of your paper
for the last six years and had no idea
how it's editor looked, but had I sup
posed he was such an ornery looking
cuss as your picture published in the
last issue, would have stopped my
paper seven years ago. Say, is the To-
cal editor as good looking as you are?
W. D.
Detroit Record: The following
story was told by knight of the grip
| about an Irishman who was out of
work and made the following COM
parison: 'Abe Lincoln and Grover
Cleveland are the two greatest menthat
ever breathed." A bystander admit
ted the greatness of Mr.. Lincoln, but
wanted to know what Cleveland ever
did to be classed with Lincoln. "Be
jabers" said the Irishman, "Lincoln
freed all the nagers and Cleveland has
freed all the workingmen-I haven't
had days work since he was elected. -
st. Ansgar Enterprise: Elmer
Whitaker, of Usage sprung surprise
on many of his friends by keeping his
marriage to Miss Mary Olson a secret.
About six weeks ago they were mar
ried at Austin, MINI. AS the young
lady was a guest at the Whitaker man
sion, no one surmised the truth until
some one told of his good fortune J.
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