Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-04-27
TRANSFORMATIONS.

Clean out the cisterns and the wells
The children are gathering the sprinI
blossoms.
Make your mark this spring by set
ting out tree.
The yards about our city are fas
donning the green.
"A huge minstrel troupe Friday night
May 9th, at Austin.
The present is not mans world. HI
eve: lives in the future.
"A good deal of repairing is being
done about the ONES of our citizens.
Sunday was warm day for we.u ps
mercury flying about in the eighty-slxes
MIR. F. A. Richardson will soon pu
a new roof on part of his commodieu'
dwelling.
And now it is Prof Andrew who re
joiceth and is glad over the birth of {
young son.
w. W. Gibbs was in town Friday
Our old friend has continued and abid
ing faith in Austin.
If you have colts to pasture, send
them to W. NJ. Corbitt, Rose Creek. See
his notice elsewhere.
Paint up your fences, and make your
homes externally as we'll as internally
look as we'll as you can.
Nathan Lamb, of frankfort, a son Of
Chas. Lamb we believe, IS reading law
with c. c. Wilson of Rochester.
-"Do you know of house to rent"!
is the first question Of the day, in this
city, and the answer is, not any.
The backbone of winter is at last
broken. Strawberries in the Owatonna
market, only one dollar quart.
The best is always the cheapest
Remember that the best local paper is the
best paper In which to advertise.
&C. H. Youngs has moved over the
river, somewhere near Warmers mill
where he is now engaged as miller.
Il. H. Brockway has decided to stay
in A1stln, and has been employed in the
new store of Lambert & Reynolds.
"A beautiful shower Sunday night
frightened and freshenejl and cleaned the
dusty walks, fences and grass plats.
The Floral Club picnic soclable was
we'll attended, and we'll entertained by
Mrs. d. B. Smith last week Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. G. w. Austin spent last Sabbath
with an uncle in Ackley, Iowa. and had
the pleasure ofmeeting her husband there
also.
-F1RE!-Don't be startled, ladies
This is only a ruse, to entice you into
reading Mrs. McMillan's new advertise.
ment.
Thomas J. Lake, formerly a reslden
Of this city, is now Postmaster at Athens,
the county seat Of Limestone county, Ala
bama.
The railroad company agree to haul
stone from Faribault for the new court.
house for the reasonable price of So per
carload.
Mrs. W. T. Vaudeville has rather sur
prised her friends by daring to say II am
ill.," and for several days has been cont1n
ed to her bed.
-Whitewash the back shed and fence,
he garnet and the cellar, and do not be
afraid of scattering a little lime around
,ow and then.
e. P. VanValk enburgh has raised
he kitchen part of his residence a story,
md it will now afford commodious
chamber apartments.
Coleman, OF the Tennesseeans, has q
compass of voice ranging from A fat to
Ugh G. No other living person has this
phenomenal register.
w. c. Brown, long with Charley
oooler in this city, is now in the employ
# J. J. Clemmer, Cresco. viii is good
10Y. Success to him.
There are some cases of diphtheria in
ur city. We hope our physicians will
lrge upon all persons the danger of
preadlng the disease.
j. A. Walters is in business again, and
Is full Of energy and push as overland
IS a result his advertisement re.appears
n the TRANSCRIPT this week.
Some Of the streets in this city need
attention. The filth is very
Intensive to the passers.by, and unless
leaned, will "mean business" by and by.
Hon. w. G. Teller, formerly of Leroy
n this county, is to have charge of the
& st. Louis r. r. Co.'S new
teamer on Lake Minnetonka this summer.
MIR. Raymond Palmer, from Burling-
on, Vermont, arrived in the city last Fri
lay, on visit to Joseph Palmer, his
'rother, whom he has not seen for thirty
ears.
The First National Bank are refitting
he store in Richards block until re Gently
by Herman GUM. NJ essrs.
lambert & Reynolds are to occupy it as
Don as ready.
"A good many of our children have
'een good deal annoyed with what some
pronounce the eplzootic. We know of two
ditors in the city who consider them.
elves among the unfortunates.
AIM. Welles,assistant principal of the
Saribault public school, was in town last
week. He is regarded as a fine teacher.
We understand he is an applicant for the
'rinclpalship of the Austin school.
AT Dixon, ILL.,, April 10th, they were
IT'LL reciting that lovely poem "beautiful
now." Over two feet of solid ice in the
Rock river, and snow banks ten feet deep.
Poor fellows. Come to Minnesota.
"A new way to get rid of putting down
he carpets: Take off your coat with the
beat of humOr and hppin After a littlo