Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-07-27
TRANSCRIPTIONS.

-IOulun't we nave lllllo luOTc Tell.
gion on Sundays and less going fishing !?
Frank Richards has changed his
quarters from McBride's to Taylor s.
Balls.
Geo. Maynard has secured situa-
ton with boot and shoe house at Min.
neapolis.
is there fat man in this town who
wouldn't make good sour mash these
sweltering days:
Mrs. Edison Graves, of Minneapolis,
is the guest, for a few days, of her cousin,
Mrs. J. N. Wheat of this city.
Il. Fl. Brockway has severed his con-
nection with Lambert & Reynolds, and is
trying his hand at harvesting.
Harvesting Of wheat is now fairly
commenced in this section, and the
weather is all that could be desired.
Mrs. c, E. Wright and Mrs. s. l..
Howell entertained their Sabbath School
classes Tuesday afternoon, at HOLSTERS
grove.
The brick cornice blown from the
store now occupied 10y J. J. Hayes & Bro.
has been replaced, and the building looks
much better.
The father and mother Of G. w. Ran
som were over from Albert Lea last Tues
day, and were the guests of Mrs. D. NJ.
Thompson.
Austin does not expect to be longer
troubled with tramps. No hired girls,
and as much as we can do to get victuais
for ourselves.
The children of the Congregational
church will give bird concert next week
August I'd and Sd.
j. NJ. Clark, living near Varco CON-
menced cutting his wheat last Friday
harvesting of wheat will quite generally
commence this week.
! Miss Lula Richardson accompanied
Mrs. Charles Porter to Hudson, Wis.,,
last week Monday, where she will make
visit of few weeks.
"A bright little lad, Frank Eckert, son
of hardware merchant in McGregor, is
spending few weeks with Ira Jones, the
hardware king Of Austin.
This year it will be lawful to shoot
prairie chickens only in tie months
Of September, October and November.
Don't go out "snipe hunting" then, until
Sept. l.
F. A. Richardson's blooded colt,
which by the way, is the "Pet" of the
household, was quite badly cut and
bruised last Friday, on barb-wire fence
it IS thought
In these dreadful days of heat, flies,
mosquitoes, bugs, gnats, chinch bugs,
cucumbers and cholera morbus, the cool
| nights of Minnesota are indeed blessed
boon, and fully as welcome as a dollar
bill
The Baptist Sabbath School enjoyed
the picnic grounds at HOLSTERS grove
last Wednesday to the fullest anticipation.
The little ones were merry, and the older
were not far behind in filing out the pro-
gram for a day of pleasure.
-Vennor says there will be decided
cool or cold change on the 9th, 26th and
Goth, with showery weather and severe
storms, chiefly in the west This cold
wave may carry frosts in western sections,
both in Canada and the United States.
Last Friday afternoon Miss Anna
Mcbride closed her school at Oakland
with picnic held in Mr. Frisbie's grove.
The children report a good time and
splendid supper, and the teacher hand
some volume of poems, the gift of her
pupils.
Samuel Hollister, wife and daughter,
arrived in Austin last Saturday from
Atchison, Kansas. Mr.. H. is brother of
DR.. ". L. and Abram O., and IS making
them a visit. He expresses himself
highly pleased with what be has seen of
the Gopher State.
Will Richardson left Austin last
Friday for Delevan, Wis, where he will
meet his Syrian cousins who are now
visiting in this country. They viii! TO-
gether spend few weeks boating and
fishing at the delightful lakes Astounding
IN the region of Delevan
Every business man, especially,
should have his printed address upon the
outside of every envelope he posts.
Much trouble and delay is thus averted,
and the postal service greatly relieved.
The TRANSCRIPT will furnish the printed
envelopes at reasonable rates.
-Fernald & Co. have suspended across
Main street, il front Of their place of
business, beautiful, graceful sign, whose
letters are on an invisible back ground
| of wire netting. 1t is the first of the kind
in Austin, and will add much to their
already attractive establishment
| -ICE.-P. J. Crater is doing large
business in ice this season. We have
known Pete 10! these many years, and he
is good square honorable fellow. He
would not object to few more customers,
and we can cheerfully recommend him to
any person wanting anything in his lice.
Cleo. o. White, of this city, is selling
an edition Of the Revised New Testament,
the best that we have seen. It contains,
besides the text, history Of King James
version and also full account of the
revision. 1t is just such book as every
Bible stud ent needs. We bespeak tor
Mr.. White liberal patronage and large
sale for this noble work.
joni F. Cook narrowly escaped a
serious crushing one day last week. In
passing into his barn with load of hay,
he was caught between the load and
beam and considerably bruised. The