Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-29

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tall grass, searching out the resting place
Of the prairie chicken. "Nest hiding
will not avail them, for the pointer is
always ncst.6nding.
r. P. Mcbride, (who by the way, il
one of Austin's most enterprising bus
mess men) has mansard roof, which
on very hot days, he places on the top
knot of his pony, which totes about tina
ever.busy delivery wagon.
"A. V. Ellis, as usual up to time, hat
harvested and marketed 1000 bushels o.
barley, one piece yielding over 43 bush
els to the acre, and sold to the elevator
for 4219 cents per bushel, the highes
price paid here this season.
Miss Emma Johnson, Of Winona, q
pleasant and finely cultured young lady
is enjoying a few days Of her vacation
with Miss Eva Fenton, of tins city. Mis-:
Johnson is to be one Of the teachers ir
Rochester the coming year.
We have spent our money for the
Austin s. Mankato Railroad. Is this tt
be the end of it? The line from Man
kato to st. Cloud is surveyed, and the in
teresting of capitalists IN the projec
comes next in order. Wake up, directors
We see by the Mankato Reuiew thai
W. T. Mills Qhe old settlers of Austin
will remember him. has recently pur
chased Knabe grand piano, and "who Is
furnishing anew his capaclous residence
on Second street. 1t IS an elegant instru
ment."
Mrs. Fl. e. Anderson has rented hel
house, possession to be given the latter
part Of August. She and Caddle will
visit with relatives and friends in the
East before their return to Sherburne
Mrs. Tallmadge leaves for Sherburne il
a few days.
Webster gives three spellings for the
"chinch bug" viz: chinch, chin,z, chink
The mean little pestiferous bed-bugs
which they resemble in appearance anc
odor, are unworthy so many spells. W.
wish they would all catch a fatal SPELL
of sickness.
The wheat harvest IN this vicinity is
we'll under way this week. We hear con
siderable complaint about the blight, bu
more about the chinch bug. Some fields
are being badly used by the pests. The
general opinion is, however, that tn,
wheat yield will be some better than las
year.
Six of our young lads went over t
Albert Lea last Thursday by private
conveyance: Bard Wall, Del. French
Ed. Morgan, Ed. Richardson, Joe
Schwan, and Carl Johnson. A pleas
ant ride, sail on the lake, good din.
ner at the Hall House, and lots of fun
filled up the programme.
Miss Mary Engle, OF this city, very
pleasantly entertained large number O.
the young people on Friday evening o
last week, at her fathers residence or
Water street. The company" was giver
in honor Of her friend and guest, Mis-:
Lizzie Callahan, Of Lacrosse, who i:
spending short time in Austin.
in his dispatch to the Pioneer Press
Supervisor Crandall gives Mower county
a population of 16805, an increase Of 81
over our total Of last week. We publish
the official table this week. Of the
twenty six counties in the district only
Winona, Fillmore, Blue Earth and Ohm.
sted out.rank our own county of Mower
--Tramps, or "harvesters," are plenti
full on every corner of our business streets
Chief of Police Riley tells US of one
Harvester" who has come to Austin every
season for five years ITO work in har-
vest" He is here, now, and the lock
up has him engaged for this season, as i,
has had for every "harvest" he has spen
in Austin.
The bricking-up of the American
House is progressing rapidly under thu
m management of Pat. Sullivan. He il
using good brick and doing a good jot
we should say. Andrew Moonan say!
his improvements on the American
will cost $4,000. He is re-plastering his
house throughout and making many
other improvements.
-HoRsEs.-We cannot understand how
the merciful man, who is ever merciful t
his beast, can leave his horses standing
for hours where the burning rays of I
broillng sun can beat upon them. Why
not seek out some shady place for these
faithful creatures. Remember, IN no
Pdays, your horses, like yourself, will en-
Joy the "shady side."
The Methodist people had 1872 pas
sengers on their excursion to Minneapo
lis. Manager Merrill carried them tn
round trip, tickets good for three days
for 81 per head, and the excursion man
ayers feel very grateful to him for thi
re asonable rate, and to station agent Nc
Grath for favors shown. The net receipt
we're $114, which goes toward paying of
the church debt.
Hugh D. Mills. Of Window, had {
narrow escape recently from instan
death. He was laid up for some time
but is beginning to get around again
He is laying the foundation for a new
house to be 17x30, main part, with an
the same dimension, all two story, to b
veneered with brick. al! dependent on tn
crops this fall. We hope Hugh may real
twenty bushels to the acre.
Mrs. l.. NJ. Ober, of this city, and he
little daughters, gave an afternoon o
pleasure to quite number of little girl
last Thursday. The little Misses we're TAX
en- to grove near town and the hours of tn
lovely afternoon passed away all too soor
games and refreshments Fastening the1
on. At early evening the little daughter
we're safely returned to their respectiv