Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-05-28
GeanA Meadow items.

Graa4 Meadow ltesas.
The Meadow Is improving. Those WhQ
do not believe 1t, como down and see
what has been dono towards redeeming
the town.
4 partial list of the additions, improve
monts &C., since March LIST, 1874, are q
follows:
A nne now store. completed, two stories
high, 22x00 by Messrs. Allen Bros. They
have ju"t opened splendid stock Of new
goods, Of almost every description,
II. N. Kellogg, agentleman from Koch
ester, has opened out a stock Of fresh
goods, groceries, dry goods, hats, caps,
boots, shoes &C. He is giving the lowest
prices ever known In this region: Sells
for cash, and deflcs competition. He has
purchased four lots fronting the Allen
Bros. and intends erecting store, short.
~, 24x80 feet. Ho has also purchased 4
city scale, and will operate It soon.
The Chatwood building has been CON-
plctcly rcmoddled, and leased for term
Of years to a gentleman from near Roch-
ester, by the name of John McDcvitt, who
now occupies it, and is keeping a good
hotel.
John Brown of tho "lrown House" IL
builing a large and commodious addition,
also . splendid cellar. lie does not pro-
pose to he beaten in tho hotel line, end
will soon le able to give first class rooms
and accommodations to tho travelling
public.
Nessrs. Edward Bros. 4 Rexford, drug
gists, SUCCESSORS to D. B. Colman, contem.
plate building fine store shortly.
ID. B. Colman has just returned ff'omm
! the east. and : large stock Of goods are
now arriving. His store (c1osed tempo
rarily while the seeding continued) IL
now open to the public, and he asks .
share of the business, tributary to this
place.
r. Dunbar is keeping up with tho times
by filling up with new goods. marking
prices down lower than ever. Says he
won't be undersold.
Math. Fjelstad il ready to wait on his
numerous customers, and carries . fine
stock Of choice goods.
G. Anderson, furniture dealer, is now
overdone with business, cannot finish up
goods - fast a. demanded.
Dr.. jerks, who sold out short time
ago, to try and better his prospect in some
other part Of Of the county, has looked,
como back, and has concluded to stay
with ~, and keep US in good health. He
has already bought two lots, and 10 again
building residence,
Mr.. Frank Warner and wife, are
among the new arrivals to stay, and a.
soon az he can complete his house (now
building) will enter into co-partnership
with G. F. Greening in the hardware and
tin business. Frank is a brother-in-law,
and also an old apprentice Of Mr.. Green
ing, and if he does not furnish good tin
ware you may hold G. F. G. responsible
for the same. The business will be ex-
tended by carrying = heavier stock of
goods, and by building tinshop separate
from the store soon.
Mrs. ]. Joslyn is now supplying the
public with millinery goods, a want that
has long been felt,
John Joslyn has just purchased six
lots in the center Of the village, and will
probably build very shortly upon them.
His eyes are open.
Wheat has been coming in during the
last week at the rate of nearly 5000 BUSH
els daily, price ranging from 90 to $1,05.
and still we are not happy. We want a
Touring mill. With the county settling
80 fast. steam mill could hardly be any,
thing but a splendid success, where the
farmers have to 60 from 8 to 10 miles to
q mill, and often make two or three trips
for one small grist.
Land has advanced in price from Is to
70 per cent since Jan. LIST 1874, and is he.
Ing very rapidly taken. Who can say we
are not improving on this side Of the
county.
The school house has been furnished
with an A No. bell, by subscription.
The world moves on.
Yours Truly,
EIaHTH CORPORAL.