An 1893 Notice in the Local Paper Regarding Stolen Flowers
"The parties who recently took flowers from the garden of Mrs. M. E. Nancarrow are known and must call and pay for them or be subjected to serious trouble."
September 6, 1893
On this day, a brief notice about stolen flowers appeared in The Mower County Transcript out of Lansing, Minnesota.
The parties who recently took flowers from the garden of Mrs. M. E. Nancarrow are known and must call and pay for them or be subjected to serious trouble.
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