Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-09-08
-Srvrpr Loss. Quincy. living

SLACK anu CO0SumcU lIOM ~ ~ ~ tO0S
of hay, 10 stacks of wheat, 2 stacks Of
oats, 3 haryesters, seeders, a corn sulky
pillow, snd valuable bull which was tied
in straw shed. The barn also caught
fire, but they succeeded IN putting out
the flames. They have 70 idea of the
origin of the fire. Some insurance on
the grain In the Continental Insurance
Company. Loss estimated at from 3d..
200 to $500.
See Cheap Charles $4.65 suits.
"A colored woman, born in Georgia,
passed through Austin on her way to the
Minneapolis fair Monday, having two
heads and one body, four arms, and four
lower limbs in her possession and under
her perfect control. She can sing two
parts at the same time, can play duets and
dance beautifully, speaks three languages,
and is said to he very intelligent She is
two perfect persons united in one body,
and has the appearance of two persons
side by side when she is walking, the
bodies being Joined just back of the arms.
She can eat with both mouths or not, and
couldn't she scold though. Just think of
two tongues blazing away at a fellow all at
once.
See Cheap Charlie'4 $3.50 suits.
LOCATION OF TEA tuRBs.-Prof. w.
w. Keysor goes half and halt this term.
That is, he takes break fast, dinner and
supper with "mine host" Of the Flick
House, and lodges hims elf IN a pleasant
room at the residence pf MI. F. King.
Miss Alice Shultcs and Miss G. A. Pick.
ard will be found by thef friends costly
tat home" with Mrs. Geo. E. Wilbour.
Miss Chapman with Mrs. J. F. Cook.
Miss Redner with her an Mt, Mrs. Charlie
Coates. Miss Minnie Darrah at Mr.. A.
Galloway's. Mrs. Belle Short at her resi-
dence on West Main street. Miss Arminda
Smith at Rev. G. E. Wright's. Miss
Chandler and Miss Lambert with their
parents. Miss Crandall ut the residence
of Mr.. Pete Haley.
See Cheap Charles $40 suits.
NEW BLocK.-Ben Mason will soon
commence the foundation for his new
block on the corner of Main and Water
streets. We understand Pat Barrett is TO
do the work. Austin stands much in
need of few more good brick stores.
P.S. Work has commenced, Pat Bar
rett being engaged to lay the foundation,
and P. c. Sullivan the BRICK. These
gentlemdn know how to do a good job
and will be sure to do it. J. J. Hayes &
Bro will also build their store on the
south, and it's said that Fay Smith is
thinking seriously of building store ad
jo;nging Hayes. We hope this is So
and four good brick stores be added to
Austin's business houses this fall. They
are all needed.
See Cheap Charles $13.50 suits.
Mrs. Dr. P. G. Berry, who was resi-.
dent of Austin some ten years ago, is
again in our city, and the guest Of her
sister Mrs D. A. Lord. When she left
Austin she went to Nashville, New York
where she remained until about three
years ago, when she moved to Burlington
Vermont, that she might have better cp.
portunity to educate her sons George
and Willie who we're about nine and
eleven years Of age>when she left Austin
Willie has graduated and his every day
weight is only 200 lbs. DR.. Berry died,
and was buried in our Austin cemetery
just before Mrs. Berry left Austin. He
was man respected and mourned 10 this
community. We have heard rumors that
Mrs. Berry may again make her home in
this city, which we hope may prove true.
See Cheap Charles $3.50 overcoats.
"A SUIT For DAAAaEs.-Wm. ].
Woodson, son Of NJ. J. Woodson OF Aus.
tin township, was sued July 28th, by a
tramp, for damages in the sum of $500.
The damages to the tramp consisted In
The damaging effects of damaging whip.
ping by said Woodson. The story, as we
learn it, is about ~ follows: July 9TH, the
said tramp, while tramping along the
road, picked up a boys vest near the
school house IN Woodson's neighborhood.
The little boy who owned the vest hap
rened to be a cousin of VIM. I. Woodson,
and he came to the house, which the
tramp had just left after partaking of a
square meal, and informed VIM. l., the
cousin, of the situation. VIM. started
after said tramp and demanded SAID vest.
The tramp denied the soft impeachment,
and made move to chastise the small
boy who had been "lelllng on him."
VIM. objected 10 that, so the tramp made
pass for VIM. AS VIM. has h super.
abundance of grit and muscle, Gf he is
small) the tramp soon ascertaincd that
he had counted without the costs in that
little venture, as he was badly "cleaned
out" The tramp immediately pointed
to clump of bushes near the roadside
where the vest was found. Peace being
declared, the Heenans departed, one 60
ing North the other South. We are on
the side of that vest, but as the merits oil
the case are soon to be determined III
court, further comment is out of place.
See Cheap Charles $565 overcoats.
Frank and Jesse James.
Hon. J. A. Dacus of st. Louis, the well
known editor and ex-Member of the Mis-
sour Legislature, has written carefully
prepared Life and Adventures of Frank
and Jesse James," which has been issued
by the we'll known publishing house OF
II. u. Thompson & Co., of that city. Mr.
Dacua, We are informed, spent two years
in the preparation of this work, much Of
which time was with the family and
friends Of the James Boys, whose friend
ship and confidence he gained, and who
gave him all the facts concerning thei,
antecedents and ancestry as well as the
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