Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-09-14

We attended one of the thousand
receptions Of the great mammal or Prince
Of Whales on the Minneapolis fail
grounds. We don't like him. He is q
great mass Of decayed blu bber, hoped
and patched, and with a terribly bad
breath.
If you wish TO know where you can
get the best bargains when you come to
Austin to trade, look over the columns OF
the TRANSCRIPT. We advertise for all
the leading firms in the city, whom we
cheerfully recommend to alf purchasers
of goods.
Miss Jennie Redner, teacher in our
public school, was called home by tele-
gram to Blue Earth City Saturday.
Cause, the very serious illness OF her
mother. 1t will be quite difficult to fill
Miss Redner's place, and we hope for her
Immediate return.
-Burnhan's Electric Light Dramatic
Co. appeared at Jones' hall3last Saturday
evening. The quality Of the acting was
better than that usually bestowed upon
country towns, and the electric light was
new and pleasant feature highly graft.
flying to the audience.
Those who remember the juvenile
concert, under the management of Miss
Lottic johnson about a year ago, will be
glad to learn that she is now perfecting
the arrangements for another concert.
Her class in mus &c will be her assistants,
and we expect fine musical treat.
Scientists are always advancing new
theories; the latest is, the years we raise
peaches, We must have hay fever. This
simply means no peaches and cream, no
fever and sneezing. That's new way
to make the best Of short crop. We
could afford to- do considerable sneezing
and will take the peaches, so here goes.
Geo. Duffy arrived in Austin recently
from the west. He has tree.clalm near
Cabmy, and not many miles from the
Austin settlement. He reports fair pros
perity among the Austin people, VIZ:
French, Hooker, Graham, Kenyon, ct. al.
Crops quite good. Geo. leaves for his
new home next week. We wish him
we'll.
Mrs. Il. /. Smith and Mat Miles enter.
tanned about rs of their friends Wednes-
day evening in their very pleasant rooms
in Jones' Block. Good music, and an
occasional stepping to its measured time
fastened OF, the hours until midnight
warned their guests the new day was ap-
preaching. ..nd the allotted time of their
invitation b nd expired.
Friend O. o. Void, brother Of K. o.
and Johan of this city, who is doing a
prosperous business in st. Paul in the
drug line, was married September 7th, to
Miss Ella ]L. Eriksen, of St. Paul. The
happy couple, for their wedding tour,
took trip two hundred miles north of
st. Paul OH the Manitoba road, to Rothe-
say, where the bride has sister living.
IL. G. Giilett has recently patented an
improved corrugated creamer, which he
says is thu: most philosophical article Of
the kind yet invented. he guarantees it
to produc more cream from the same
quantity milk than any other creamer.
We have examined it. and we think
friend Gil let's faith is we'll founded. A
sample pan may be seen at Crane & Pat
terson's store in this city. Farmers, ex-
anime it.
Tie Wizard OIL Troupe favored our
people with open.air concerts Monday
and Tuesday evenings. There are five
members Of the company; they have an
elegant turn.out-a handsome wagon and
four beautiful horses. Will remain two
nights longer. If Wizard Oil is not good
for all the Ills that flesh Is heir to, you
will probably be made 10 believe it is, by
the persuasive eloquence of the courteous
gentlemen in attendance.
We regret to hear that Charley
Miller, boiler maker in the c., NJ. st. p.
R. R. repair shops OF this city, has thrown
up his situation. We are glad to hear,
however, that he has another job in Min.
neapolis in the Minneapolis 8 st. Louis
r. r. hops at advanced wages. Charley
left fol- his new situation Monday. His
family will remain in Austin at present,
he having a home here. Charley is a
square man, and we wish HIM abundant
success wherever he may cast his lot.
The Waterloo Reporter well says
Nothing builds up city and leads to
permanent prosperity equal to we'll con-
Quoted manufacturing enterprises. Per-
manent prosperity is never assured with
out labor, and the institution which fur
nishes the greatest amount of labor to our
citizens is the one most to be desired. If
we go into any really prosperous city we
find, In the teated furnaces, flying belts,
turning pulleys and busy hands Of its
manufactures, the cause Of its pros.
perity."
Last Friday night occurred the hea.
West storm of the season at Owatonna,
the lightning striking in several places,
aud the hail doing much damage. Thirty
lights broken in the Congregational
church. The severest hail storm ever
witnessed in this part of the state, comes
to us from Mankato at the same time.
The storm territory at Mankato was about
four miles in length and two wide; hail
stones fifteen inches in circumference were
picked up after the storm had passed.
The Minneapolis fair, considering
the Indictment weather, was quite well
patronized by Austin people. Had the
Austin friends been as wise as the TRAN
SCRIPT editor, they would have been truly
fortunate. He knew just what days would
be pleasant, and was on hand Thursday
aud Friday, the only pleasant days of the