Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-12-11
TRANsCR1PTIONs.

Last Saturday was busy day in Aus.
tin.
If you want tie eea's, subscribe for
the TRANSCRIPT.
County Commissioners meet in spe-
cha! session tomorrow.
Yes. Ira's promised, and he will be
as good as his word.
III 8. Smith and wife spent last week
on visit to ST. Pau! and Minneapolis.
Miss N. c. Soper left Austin Monday
for Chicago. Austin ladies' will miss her.
The fall term of school closes on the
10Th. Winter term commences January
5th.
When in a crowd a man steps on
your loot you often acknowledge the corn.
-Er.
Wish We could have good old-fash-
Toned singing school. The youth Of Aus.
tin need one.
The father Of J. A. Walters, ot this
city, is lying dangerously i'll at his home
iu Shippensburg, Pa.
We have heard of one live Grange
in Mower county-the "Enterprise," in
Austin township. Who knows of another?
Those young fellows who are waiting
for snow that they may 60 on that deer
~ 1,Nt1
MIR. A. w. Dennis has gone into
business at Faribault. A. w. has our
best wishes for lots of good luck IN his
new home
1T is about time now for the small
boy to make his arrangements to attend
Sabba,h-school, as the Christmas tree will
soon blossom.
Chief Riley and Charley Huscr each
ruined a good suit OF clothes in their ct:
forts TO put on. the fire in Sprague's store
on Tuesday morning.
Harrison Vanwinkle and wife started
last week Wednesday to spend the winter
with relatives and acquaintances in the
more genial cline of California.
The Housekecper offered a Webster's
Unabridge to the person sending IN tn e
largest list Of subscribers in this State for
the year. An Austin lady won it.
MIR. w. H. Monk, a very gentlema''ly
member Of the Psoneer-Press staff, was
in the city on Tuesday, and reported the
proceedings Of the peace convention.
A few of Or. Kendall's books-<'A
Treatise on the Horse and his Diseases"
left for those If our subscribers who come
in and pay in advance for the TRANSCRIPT.
The city treasury is empty Of cash,
and very little replcnishing may be tx
pected until after the March appo:tlon-
ment. The machine must be run with
care.
The premium rascal lives in Wino.:a.
His name is Adams. He whipped his
mother severely because she refused TOT per
nit his harlot to live under the same roof
will, herself.
TAPE WoRM-By means Of DR.. J.
P. Squires' skillful treatment, one of his
patients, III this city, on Saturday last,
was relieved Of tape-worm over twenty
scet in length.
Austin MARKErs.-Y Yesterdays quo
tations: Wheat, NJ. l. $l.10; No. 2,
$l.06@$l09; M. 8, soc. Barley, 400
45c. Oats. 2lc. Hogs, live. 1926 per
cwt.; dressed, $4@$450.
In our last issue we spoke of Mr.
Henry Wheeler, OF New York, rs the
uncle ut Mrs. Charlie Goats. The gen
ticman is u brother, and We hope his stay
ia Austin will be pleasant.
Pat Sullivan, our enterprising brick
maker, has u small kiln Of 11s, 900 yet l."
burn this winter. H. ships his fuel in
on the cars, the best hart maple, which
costs him about 1926 per cord.
Rev C. E. Sanders, of LIE 6ucur, better
known to some Of our "boys in blue" IS
Captain Sanders, has recently removed
to Faribault to take pastoral charge Of
the Baptist church at that place.
Rev. R. G. Spatford, Of this city,
preached in st. Paul's Universal,st
church, Lacrosse, last Sunday morning
and evening, AMI Rev. Brigham, Of La
Crosse, supplied the Universalist pulpit
here.
The circulation Of the TRANSCRIPT
is steadily increasing. Although not IN
the gift enterprise business, with its
special indu cements," we promise to give
our subscribers the best local paper in
Mower county.
We are happy to say that Ira Jones has
promised to FIX up" his hall--box up
the stage, 1T it with scenery, AID give
the hall general reftting. 1t needs it
badly enough, and we believe Ira will
find that the Improvements will pay.
-PLEAsANT.-If an editor allows a
paragraph to appear in his paper which
don't exactly suit everybody, he cate
Hail Columb ia," with every note; but
let an article appear of any particular
merit, aud they "wonder who wrote it,"
The pork market is booming. B. W.
Lowell, of this city, has fourteen car
loads of live hogs on the road to Chicago,
and knowing ones say he will realize 4
clear profit on them of over 5000. B..
w. is certainly in luck, and we are glad
Of it.
Thomas squires, of Geneseo, Liv-
ingston county, N. y, has been In the
city some two weeks visiting his brother,
DR.. J.. P. Mr.. squires is we'll pleased
with this country, and is looking around
little with the view possibly Of locatiu 6
In the west.
Efforts are being made to have Messrs.
White s. McGranahan, the Evangelists,
lab or in series of union meetings In this
city. during the first part of February
They have closed their st. Paul engage