Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-01-01
CITY AND VICINITY.

THURSDAY MORNING. JAN. l. 1850.
CITY AND VICINITY.
Date your next letter, 1880.
Wish you all happy New Year.
-Slci9h,ng pretty g""d--thank y"n.
The H, len P,nter Pleiadcs mex, week.
1T SHOWS, "off and on" lille neatly
every day.
Have you settled up VII arrears for
the TRANscR1Pr.
-To.n,ght is preparatory lecture NJ
the Congregat. o.,nl church.
LYMAN Baird ard wife. If Farib'u't
are spending the holidays IN Austin
-Scl,r .l-mas,ers, and m,rms, ~ll
rested, ready for business next Monday.
Santa Claus wears NJ. IA bmn,s,
JUDI Ing by the tracks found IN the snow
on Christmas morning.
An exchange says the babies will en-
joy 500 h"lleraass in 1880. "Can =
mothers ten.:erer l"ve."-
We know If dear little girl. who
Was made happy on Christmas by the
present OF new piano.
IS 'tur.lay, Covenant meeting at the
Baptist church. Celebration If the Lords
Supper, Sabbath morning.
Santa Claus was very generous TO Us
this year. He mus, have had private in.
formation Of our sperisl needs.
Ed. Hoppin, OF Pleasant Valley, was
was in town last week. Ed. is one of
the A / farmers Of Mower county.
Auction sale OF household furniture
in the building west of Hansou's wagon
shop, on Saturday. See advertisement.
The number of students at Carleton
College during the term just closed, has
exceeded that Of any fall term in its his.
tory.
We know Of some good respectable
noses that were FROST bitten going out 10
the Congregational church Christmas eve
to see Santa Claus.
Over twenty five couple, attending the
dance, partook Of mos, excellent sup.
per al Mrs. Morrison's restaurant on last
Wednesday evening.
Trying to do business without adver.
Using is like winkiny at y girl in the dark.
Y"u may know villa. you are doing, but
nobody else does.-Ex.
1t is said that Dan Rice. the celebrat-
Cd Snowman, clrcu manager aud clown.
has been converted under the preaching
of Mr. M'ody-.he evangelist.
Ed. Homis'on, the reliable operator
Of the city telegraph OFFICE, has returned
from vlsi, to his parents in Milwaukee.
and is again At his past Of duty.
Mrs. ". A. Richards returned from
Kansas last week. Mr. Richards me. her
here, AMI they both left tor Minneapolis,
ON Saturday where Will is III business.
A few Of Dr. KendaIl's b"nks-'A
Treatise on he Horse and his Diseases"
left for those IF our subscribers who CONT
in and pay in advance for the TRANSCRIPT.
We are Ill ready for the cake. We
understand the wedding is to CONF Of to-
day. We will be ahead Of all the rest Of
your friends, and wish you happy New
Year.
The picnic sociuble of the Floral Club
which availed themselves ot the h.. pit A..
i,y Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilbur WAS
social SUCCESS. All participating had
agood time.
How the apron strings have tight.
eneds AID We been just lowed al ut from
one store to another I'LL through this.
Xmas campaign. Whew! ain, we glad
to have rest.
Band dance we'll attended last Wed.
nesday night. Hope those band boys
will soon be able to buy their "clothes."
Rather Cold. Mercury down to 49,
better hurry up.
There were larger number Of really
valuable and expensive presents dis
uted among loving friends In Austin this
Christmas than for many years before, ~
say our merchants.
When young man tries to swallow
oysters by the yard, he should frs. take
the length Of his neck. We knew u a
young gen, who did not, and serious con.
sequences might have followed.
-Messrs. White and Granahan. the
Evangelisls, have consented to make an
appointment in Austin, and will be here
soon after the drst OF February, to r.
main probably about two weeks.
--"Hunters continue to slaughter
deer, Notwithstanding by the game law
tits unlawful to kill them after Dec. 15th.'
The game laws are not very we'll enforced,
but then venison steak about now, is jus,
splendid.
Quite number Of Austin young PEG
pie wen, up 10 Brownsjale for = sleigh.
ride and Oyster supper on Tuesday eve.
ming. The sleigh,ny WAS good and the
weather me-, s"o c"ld-so Of course, the,
had good time.
The clrrgymen Of Minneapolis have
published = reques, that hereafter, lit it
desired that, 10 far ~ possible, funerals
be from the house, and be attended with
~ littls display as possible." This il
good advice in the right direction.
-Chris,mas Was "stunner." During
the whole day the cold was intense
Christmas dav. 1879, will long be remem.
bered. We guess the ,het mome,ers vert
little surprised themselves. ~ belo "
zero ~ 8 O'Clock 4. n, and 32e ut ~