Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-22
TRANSFORMATIONS.

Austin is in good health, ans The coo
tors nearly out Of business
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Reader, you can best answer this.
Rev. Belden preached to the peopl
of Mona, Iowa, last Sunday evening.
.-Rcv. G. E. Wright has sol his fine
carriage horse to Ole Lee of this city
This is glorious wheat weather, anl
the prospects arc now good for q fail
crop.
III. ". Page, after an absence OF sew
eral weeks in Chicago, is expected home
to-day
Mr. and Mrs. II. L. Kimball, for the
present, are boarding at the Mansfield
House.
Sammy Merrill has been engaged tc
teach the fall and winter term Of schoo,
at Mona.
The Madison Cd. T) Sentinel says
Mrs Ingmundson lost q valuable horse
last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Norman Bowers have
been visiting Miss Shultes at her home
in kasson.
Mrs Lucy Stafford, from Faribault,
is in the city visiting her brother, Judge
D. B. Johnson, .]r
The oldest person the enumcrator
could find in Window township was Sa-
rah Johnson-ageu IS.
Andy Book was in Austin over Sun
day. He Is we'll pleased with his new
home in Lime Springs.
! Mrs. J. II. Mansfield is taking short
rest from her labors, visiting her dauyh-
ter, Mrs. IIinman, in Chicago.
| Mrs. Alanson Wright has just return.
ed from quite an extended visit to her
son, \. d. who resides at Yankton.
L. n. Griffith is the only man in town
paying tax on diamonds. We suppose
squire feels very "toncy' since this dis
covcry was made.
-Milking-time comes early in the
morning these days, and the morning nap
rather shortened thereby, as our bossy
take an early start for fodder.land.
Miss Sophia Anderson, one Of Aus
tins sweet singers, has just returned from
Chicago where she has been adding to
her already fine musical attainmcnts.
The finishing touches have been put
upon Mr.. Dunkemann fine block, the
iron work being painted black and gild-
ed. which adds very much to Its beauty.
Peter IIa.ey we guess has come home
to stay lie is looking about little, and
talking of farm.buying, and we are glad
NJ rather not let such families go out
from us.
-EJ. Day has fitted up q neat little
office in the rear Of Hayes Brothers jew
civ store to accommodate the American
EXPRESS Co. lie informs us that business
is opening up better than he expected.
l. Dettc!bach Cheap Charley leaves
for the East Thursday, to purchase cloth
ing for the poor man. We all under
stand what this means, and know that
after his return large stock is sure to
follow. :
The circulation Of the TRANsCRIrT
has nearly doubled in The last two years:
x 10, for IN f,ic
who would help on the Republican cause
this fail, would DO we'll to send in their
names and their dollars.
Mr. S. F. Gibbons and family are en-
joying visit from a brother Of Mr..
Gibbons, whose home is in Nebraska
Mr. Gibbons is in poor health, and we
hope our hcalthful climate may prove Il
permanent benefit to him.
REV. Mr.. Ashley, young Divinity
student of Faribault, has been furnishing
the Protestant Episcopal church OF this
city with spiritual food fir the past
month"; Il is probable that lie will be in.
viteu to preach here the coming year
-MOrE TwISs-D. L. McGrath. the
marble cutter, Is the happy father Of twin
boys: Weight, So and So lbs. And
they look SO much alike that they can't
tell which is himself or the brother.
Well, tie the "bluc ribbon" on one Of the
little fellows, Nc.
Mrs. G. E. Wilbour was called to
Owatonna last Friday to attend special
meeting Of the trustees Of the Baptist
Academy. This institution is in flour
i~hng condition, and under its present
management, is far exceeding the antici-
pations of its warmest friends.
NEW BARLEY-Mr. A. Fairbanks
bought yesterday the first load Of barley
threshed from this years crop, of Mr.. i.
X. Clark. The quality is fair, consider.
ing representations to the contrary.
He has also contracted for about 1000
bushels, to be delivered this week.
We are pleased to learn that our
Methodist friends cleared $112 on the
Minneapolis excursion this week. One
hundred and twelve persons avalled them
selves Of the opportunity, and with such
delightful weather, we know the bright
est anticipalions for good time must
have been realized.
The Congregational church sociable
is cordially invited to meet with Mr.. and
Mrs. S. N. Frisbie, at Oakland, to-mor-
row friday afternoon. All those who
can and will furnish teams to assist in
carrying guests, are requested to be on
hand at the Congregational church at 2
o'clock. A pleasant time for those who
attend is surely in prospect.
1T was a debatable question in Austin
last Tuesday, whether the cream Of the
city had all been taken for the excursion
or no, but of this we are we'll aware, that
a large representation of Austin's best
citizens left on the Monday midnight
train, or between two days, for the twin