Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-10-02
TRANSCRIPTIONS.

TRANSFORMATIONS.
April showers in September.
Weather delightful. The prophets
predict mild winter. Yo, no.
Business is getting more brisk, and
consequently our merchants are more
happy.
The gentle rains of the last three days
will be regarded as blessing to the
farmers.
No street sprinkler needed as the top
dressing of the roads Is about the cons ist-
ency of good mush.
Two excellent sermons at the Baptist
church las, Sabbath, delivered by Rev. Z.
H. Dewolfe, pastor of Owatonna.
The Autumnal tints, so variega.ed in
their hues. have touched up the forests
until they are now exceedingly beautiful.
BENZ. Msson has threshed his wheat.
1t turned out sixteen bushels to the acre.
The best yield reported in this ncighbor'
hood.
The Universalist Social will meet at
the residence Of Rev J. w. Eldridge on
next Tuesday evening. A cordial invita-.
ton is extended to all.
Austin GRAIN MARKEr-Whcat ut,
No. l, hard, 94c; No. 1, SOC; No. 2, SIC:
Nos, sec. Barley, 30@4Oc. Oats, 10000.
These arc yesterdays quotations.
The Willing Workers served their
oyster stews and coffee hot to all their
customers last FRIDAY evening. There
were not as many out as they had hoped
to see.
Page told the same old story last Sat-
urday evening, Of hate, crime and pcrse-
cution, which he has repeated so many
times during the past twelve years. 1t
scarcely deserves passing notice.
THAT music by the band Friday night
floatcd out upon the Austin air and Aus
tin ears clearly and sweetly, and was Ger.
tainly q treat Give US another outdoor
concert one Of these pleasant nights.
james Truesdell, the man Of boot
and shoe fame, is brushing up, and fixing
up his place of business, generally. A
new floor is also being laid. James is
getting ready for business. He has fine
stock.
Our Jim sends many thanks to his
little friends Robin and Orrin, Of La
Crosse, for those little white, long cared,
pink-eyed visitors. Hope they will enjoy
our Minnesota winter, but it is rather far
north for Albinos.
The fall campaign is opened. Pol
ishing and putting up stoves in order.
Premiums awarded to every man who re.
ports the job we'll done without a single
swear-word. Witnesses requircd-wives
the best evidence
-ERRATuM.-In the article last week
on grading wheat" we made two mis-.
takes. No. 8, must weigh not less than
81 lbs, instead Of sc as we had it. No. 4,
must weigh not less than 81 lbs, instead
of "a as We had it.
We knew Ben. Mason had done sore
Dragging about his spring chickens.
Wonder if they had anything to do with
those fine specimens of egg plant that we
have been enjoying for several days from
his garden. Mary thanks.
REPLY TO PAGE.-Mr. A. A. Har-
wood, of this city, will address the citi-
zens of Austin and vicinity, IN reply to
Page, at Jones' hall, on tomorrow (Friday)
evening. Let there be a large turnout.
Ladies, and people from the country are
specially invited.
Sweets for the sweet, so Mr.. S. H.
Ludlow brought around some Of that sy-
rup made from the amber cane. 1t was
really of good flavor, and We'll take some
more. Mr.. Ludlow has crushing mill
and boiling apparatus at work these days,
and they are dong good work.
Mr.. Bigclow and brother Zeller have
no doubt come to an understanding by
this time That last visit Of Bigelow's
to Zeller's place of business no doubt
completed the business and cooked the
goose" We suppose Zeller promised
his faithful support, and the votes Of all
his customers.
Mayor Ball, wife and children re-
turned home on Friday last from their
eastern trip. When they left Austin they
looked rather shadowy, but now we find
them more materializcd. They report
themselves as having splendid time,
and VIC arc glad to see them back looking
in better health.
The Minnesota Baptist Anniversaries
are to be held next week, at the First
Baptist church, Minneapolis. Rev. G.
D. Belden, Of this city, is to give the In
troductory address on "Home Missions"
on Wednesday evening. A very large
representation from the churches of the
State is expected.
The wolf at the very door of Benja-
min Mason. Who would have thought
it? 1t was not the wolf hunger, nor the
wolf in sleeps clothing, but a genuine,
furry, barking creature, hungry for spring
chickens. If the wolves are so lawless
now, as to come to our kitchen door wha,
will they be before spring?
Sheriff Corey, Deputy Sheriff Slim
son, and Chief of Police Riley, went up
to Saltwater on Thursday night with five
prisoners: Sneak Bismark, Edwin Clary,
George Smith, George Starkey and Tom
Dickman. Dickman told the boys on the
way up to Saltwater, that he expected to
die on the gallows. That he had been in
states prison three times before, twice for
horse stealing SAID he was four years and
six months better of than he expected to
be on this trip, as he supposed his SEN