Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-02-02
TRANSCRIPTIONs.

Egg famine, and the hens all taking
a vacation.
There are no swear words in the Jap
anese language.
The March term Of court will b
held in Jones' hall
The dearest (s)pot of earth TO me, say:
Jack Frost, and then he bites.
Gen. Garfield is. an active Knigh
Templar. "St. Bernard" sends greet ing
| -331 cases of boots and shoes were
shipped from Boston to Austin last year
! We regret that our Brownsville item:
came to hand just too late tor insertion
this week.
Rev. E. S. Peakc, once stationed a
Austin, is rector of the Episcopal church
at Moorhead.
Senator Officer was at home agair
last Sunday, returning to his legislative
duties Monday.
Rev. Potter, the Evangelist, common
ces his series of meetings in this city mex
week Tuesday.
About six inches ofsnow fell Monday
night, covering dear mother earth with 9
fresh white blanket.
so cents per dozen for eggs! JUS
think of it! Majors offers that price in
cash. See his notice.
oh! the beautiful snow yes, so much
Of it, that our beautiful roads are SC
blocked as to be almost impossible.
Edwin French goes to Auburn, N. Y.
the first week in February to visit his
brother. He will leave Victor there.
"A new recipe, that works like a
charm for curing burns, is to rub the burn
with ordinary cooking soda Try it.
A buckwheat tlapjack cut on the
bias, with an elegant sacharine trimming,
is, on cold winter morning, said to be
just too sweet for anything.
John Frank, NJ. E. Frisbee and John
Mahony, came up from LIE Roy Monday
to attend the first regular conclave of st.
Bernard Commandery K t.
A. n. Alsip will settle in Madison,
Dakota, in the spring, to make and lay
up bricks. Alsip understands that bust.
ness to perfection, as many of his Austin
customers can testify.
Rev. Alfred Morse IS making all
possible inquiries in regard to the expense
of a canning factory. He would like to
prepare for canning tomatoes and sweet
corn this year if possible.
Minnie Irvln-who is we'll known to
many OF our Austin people-died recent
ly IN Crawford county, Wis, at the resi-
dence of an uncle, of scarlet fever. 1t is
about year since she left Austin.
Rev G. W. Merrill, Congregational
minister at Waseca, has received call
from the American Home Missionary
Society to the Superintendency of Dakota.
A great loss to Waseca, but as great a
gain for Dakota.
DIR. J. W. Warner, of New York City,
advertises in the TRANSCRIPT a farm of
$50 acres for sale. 1t Is cultivated
farm, provided with good house, stu ate
near Rose Creek, and will be sold for
$4,000. A rare bargain.
-Kinnie Woodland, of Wells, was in
town the other day. He said he came
down especially to pay years subscrlp-
lion in advance to the TRANSCRIPT. Like
Ill our patrons he carries smiling face
and seems to enjoy life.
"A. E. Cox, of this city, is to take
charge of Star Tuckerman's brown Ham,
blelonian stallion "Sam Weller" for the
reason of 1881, and break him. "Sam" is
'aid 10 be 'three-minute" nag. His
owner lives in Minneapolis.
MIR. Pete Reynolds has returned from
his eastern business trip, and better than
al, has been successful, and we are glad.
he will, now, we suppose, become a
bloated bondholder. A few thousands,
ess or more, are not hard to take, and
need no sugar coating.
The Philadelphia Times almanac is a
neatly bound pamphlet of IA pages, con-
tanning fund of home and foreign infor-
nation rarely equaled, and is very CON-
plete political almanac. The compiled
election returns by states is we'll worth
the price of the book, fifteen cents.
Pat. Sullivan, of this city, is to COM
mence the manufacture of brick at Norris
as soon as the snow disappears in the
spring. Henry Judson writes US that Mr..
Sullivan has the contract to erect build
ing, 50x100, for the Bank of Morris. We
hope Mr.. Sullivan Is not planning for
permanent separation from Austin.
LUCKY PENs1oNERs.-We hear of the
following persons in the vicinity of Aus
tin who have secured their pension ar
rears recently:
Guile Olson, Adams, over. ........$ 300
Robert Spears, Moscow. .......... 1904
J. D. Woodward, Window. ....... 1,112
The business was largely done by Or
manzo Allen of this city.
Last Friday Chief of Police Riley
arrested Frank Krvgh at the depot in
this city, and he was sent back to his
home in St. Panl to answer to the charge
Of beating his wife, stealing her hard
earned money, and running away with
woman of questionable character. He
had his trial Monday, and was found
guilty. Another candidate for the whip.
ping post.
MIR. Jas, Goslee, of the town of Lon
don. was greatly cheered on Monday by
surprise visit made by his neighbors and
other friends invited by Mrs. Goslee and
his son Henry, to celebrate the fiftieth
of his birth. 1t was com.
plete surprise, and the occasion was one
Of great enjoyment, from 10 A. M. to 9 in
he evening. Forty persons partook Of
he bountiful repast provided by his wife
and family.