Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-30

~ W AUe11d, Drown county, tO.mOITOW
She will hereafter visit Mower county
instead Of Brown county once a year
Like many who 60 away, Mrs. Geer will
keep informed Of our county and its PEG
pie by reading the TRANSCRIPT. She
subscribes and pays for it.
; The Methodist church sociable, at the
residence Of j. F. Andrews last Wednes.
day evening, was attended by a merry
throng of young people, and sufficient
number of the older heads to preserve the
required dignity. Mrs. Andrews has a
beautiful home, and all present were
made to feel at home in it.
We are in receipt of copy of the
St. Louis Republican,, containing q full
description of "enterprising Litchfeld'
in Illinois, and of its oil wells. These
wells are numerous and produce consid-
cradle lubricating oil. Our friend, r. N.
Paden, formerly of Austin, is heavily in
terested in them, and we rejoice in his
prosperity.
Miss Minnie Darrah returned last
Wednesday from a SIX weeks visit in
Evanston, Chicago, st. Louis, and few
other small places outside of Austin. She
will remain at home in state of calm re-
pose, rejecting upon the many beautiful
things she has seen and heard, until her
departure to begin her labor in the school
rooms of St. Peter.
WIN. J. Fish, the brother of our alder
man, has purchased ranch Of 5000 acres
in Montana, and has gone into the bust
ness of raising cattle. He has a good
location, is surrounded by an abundance
of the nobler game, such as buffalo, deer,
and antelope, and is greatly improving
his health. William, you may send us a
quarter Of your nice beef to sample, if
you please.
One of Austin's precoclous youth,
who knows more about politics than
science, went to the Inter-Oce circus,
s'just to see the animals. you now" He
gazed thoughtfully upon the mangrel and
said, Mamma, is that greenbackerr
And before his astonished mother could
reply, he shouted out in the greatest glee,
as he pointed to the midgets, 'just see tie
little jridgetsn'
Jimmy Yates accidentally trod on the
sensitive corns Of the door-keeper of one
of the circus sideshows. The door-keep-
er handled Jimmy in sort of an un-
christian fashion, and refused to admit
him to the show, Notwithstanding the
tender Of the ticket. Jimmy complained
before Justice Griffith, and the door-keep-
er felt much better after paying fine
and costs amounting to eight dollars.
Last Friday, H. J. Anderson, of
Spring Valley, the architect in charge of
the construction of our court house, came
to Austin from Albert Lea, where he is
erecting $1,000 house for VIM. NORM.
He says that no more work will be done
on the court house this season on account
Of the scarcity of brick. In the evening
Mr.. Anderson went to Leroy to see about
erecting a fine residence for Hon. J. D.
Allen.
We are glad to learn that G. Schleu-
der and R. O. Hall have been prevailed
upon to be candidates for reelection as
members of the school board Mr.. Hall
has served three years and Mr.. Schleuder
five. Mr.. Schleuder's services have been
so valuable that his friends would not
heed his emphatic determination to run
no more for the laborious and thankless
position. Both should be unanimously
reelected next Saturday.
The receipt of more exact informa-
ton enables us to correct our last weeks
item concerning Miss Jean Sherwood.
While it is not advisable for her to enter
the school room for an exhaustive years
work, she is by no means completely
! Frustrated. She will go east, in few
weeks, to rest, and not to enter a water
cure We rejoice that we are permitted
to make this correction, and report her to
her many warm friends as not yet an in
valid.
Harvest is over, and now is good
time to subscribe for the TRANSCRIPT.
Those who pay in advance may have it
tor $3.50 per year; those who pay at the
| end of year or years may have it for
$2.00, and those who don't pay at all can't
have it at any price. We make it positive
ly the best local paper in the county. Ev-
cry subscriber is presented with copy
Of DIR. KendalPs Treatise on the Horse
valuable work, selling everywhere at
Is cents.
e. R. Daniels had his life insured in
one of the old-line insurance companies,
so we are told, to the amount of 1000.
He was also insured in the Oskaloosa Ma
sonic Co., of Iowa, for $4,000. This claim
has been allowed and G. L. West, the agent,
has received orders to pay the amount.
Mr.. Daniels was wise and prudent in in
surfing in good companies. The cost was
small, but who can say what will be the
real value Of the s., 900 to the widow and
her fatherless children?
Mrs. H. NJ. Moore surprised her rel
atives by her unexpected arrival last Fri
day. Mrs. Moore is the only sister OF
Mrs. Judge D. B. johnson, of this
city. Her husband, who died about a
year ago, was the custom house officer at
Rouse's Point on the Canada line, Mrs.
Moore has been an invalid for several
years. She will reside in the future at
Omaha, the home of her son. The CHM.
ate Of the western states will undoubted-
ly bring her renewed vigor. go
Last Wednesday, Thad Wilkins and
wife, of Spring Valley, accompanied by
Miss Chef Ober, of Preston, and J. Doll
and wife, Of Erie, Pa, came over to visit
their friends and relatives. Mrs. Wilkins
and Miss Ober are sisters Of our genial
express agent, L. N. Ober, and Mr.. vii.
kins and Mrs. Doll are nephew and neice
of our popular banker, W. T. Wilkins.
Mr. Doll has been in the state nearly two
weeks. shooting ''snipe" every day. The