Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-18
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TRANSCRIPTIONS.
The prairie chicken is ripe.

NorthwOod, Iowa.
The thermometers were at boiling
point several days last week.
Miss Polly Tics has arrived in town,
and IS interviewing het friends.
+ -Aleck Fleck was over to Rochester
last week to look over his oil town.
County Superintendent futile is a,
Herman, Dakota. spending q few days.
! -WANTED:--A few live correspondents
for the TRANSCRIPT. No dead ones need
apply.
The q. NJ. &. ST. P. R'y Co. will build
coal houses all along the line of the S. NJ
division.
"A wake" In the vicinity Of Farm
ington recently-and 800 clay pipes sold
for the occasion.
The tramps are getting little too
much of the "stuf" nova days, and j,
gifts away wild 'em.
Grain hereabouts is about all in the
shock, and many Of the farmers have
their stacking we'll under way.
Mrs. Alice Bowers, nee Ludlum, is
expected in Austin this week. Her many
friends will be glad to see her.
Fine showers of rain refreshed the
earth during Sunday and Monday, after
three or four weeks of dry weather.
Born, to the house of II. o Basford
this Wednesday morning, daughter
weight, eight pounds in her stockings.
Ward Strong was on the streets of
Austin Tuesday. He is looking we'll and
says Mrs. Strong is improving in health.
Henry Jacobs is on; west attending
to his harvest in Lyon county. He is ex.
pectel home this week. Reports crops
good.
Friday was regular scorcher. Them
sun spots must have got to working live.
ly, and the raging dog.star had fit of
hydrophobia.
The Baptist convene today at Hol-
listers grove for picnic. This is no
close communion affair. Everybody in
vlted.
| The City Council are up to their ears
in business just now revising ordinances,
etc. We gave our readers one last week,
and give five this.
"A most brilliant display of the Au.
rora Borealis could be seen last Thurs
day evening, the lights extending nearly
from the horizon to the Zenith.
Mrs. Harwood LET: Austin Monday
for visit to her parents home in Wau-
kesha, Wisconsin. She will be absent
about two months.
Charlie West took his little sachel
and started Monday morning with the
Albert Lcaitcs Tor Chicago. We only
wish we could have gone with him.
w. w. Keysor, principal Of the Aus
tin public schools, is camping at Lake
Minnetonka, near Excelsior, with his
college friends, Barrett and Chambers.
r. Dunklemann must get away with
some of his fine stock to make room for
the new goods that arc soon coming. He
will sell at prices to astonish you. Give
him call.
The new stone foundation under the
Richards block, is good job. We knew
it would be as soon as we saw Pat Bar.
rett working at it, He is a 6rst-ciass
stone mason.
Remember, our publication day is
Wednesday-not Thursday. All adver.
Using favors and communications should
he handed in not later than Monday to
insure insertion the same week.
Charlie West will freshen up his al
ready fine stock of dry goods-from the
Chicago markets, during his sojourn in
the city this week. Remember, a good
stock On hand, and more to follow.
Bishop Whipple, of Faribault, was
in the city Monday. He delivered fine
discourse at the Episcopal church the
same evening. His subject was "Moses
the greatest law-giver except Christ"
John Enwright, of Window town
ship, was gored by bull about u week
ago, and it was thought his injuries
would prove fatal, but later, DR.. Gibson,
who is attending him, thinks he M ay e.
cover.
&C. A. Groat, for some time one of
Mr.. Officers millers, has removed to Ap.
pleton, WIS, with his family. Mr.. Groat
is gentleman we are very sorry to loose,
but our loss will be the gain of that other
community.
Rev. H. A. Stimson, pastor of Plym-
outh Congregational church, Minneapo-
lis, for eleven years, has recently resigned
his charge to accept a call to the Union
Congregational church at Worces ter,
Mass.
Mrs. N. C. Mcmillan expects to re-
turn to Austin about the first of Septem-
Der. Her husband will accompany her,
and they will keep house in the rectory.
We shall be glad to have them settle per-
manently In Austin.
Miss Belle Chapman, of Rochester,
Michigan. arrived IN Austin Thursday,
and is, for the present, with Mrs. j. F.
Cook, of this city. Miss Chapman has
been engaged as assistant principal of
the public school in this city.
Geo. w. Mcrrick is back to Milwau-
kee attending TO his business again. He
is as well as ever in both body and m ind.
His firm, Lindman 6 MerrIck, will es-
tablish branch Office in Chicago in a
few days. These are glad tidings. i
The Board of Education have decid.
ed to have our public school commence
this year one week earlier than the stand.
ing rules of the Board would allow,-so
school will open the 30th day of August.
Scholars will please make note of this