Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-12-20

Among the live business men O.
Brownsville is I. G. Thatcher. He has
fine new store filed with large stock O.
goods. He believes in advertising. ant
will prosper. Read his advertisement IL
to-day's paper.
The Methodist Episcopal folks had
large company at their sociable at Mr.
Job Engle's last Wednesday evening
The gentlemen enjoyed buying, they
knew not whose lunch, and then finding
the lady who put it up, and eating will
her.
George Baird left his home for shor
trip to Chicago the latter part of thu
week. He will visit his brother Lyman
who is a resident of Chicago, and who ha'
recently returned from the burial Of thel1
brother Charles, whose home was IL
Macon, Georgia.
The Baptist Sociable will meet thi!
evening at the residence of the pastor
Rev. w. E. Stanley. This will be good
opportunity for the church and congrega
ton to become acquainted with the new
pastor, and we hope there will be large
attendance.
The frame building on Bridge street,
just west of Hanson's wagon shop, J. E.
Parmeter occupant, was discovered on
fire Thursday evening. A few pals OF
water, however, put out the fire before
any particular damage was done. De-
fective chimney f1ue.
"A yarn comes from Michigan that
there is young man in that state who
has the power of setting fire to cloth,
paper, ETC., by simply breathing on it.
Wonder if his breath couldn't be bottled
and utilized by Minnesota husbands who
have to build the morning fires.
Our advice to Austin's young men in
future is, to beware of the Wisconsin
young ladies. Think of two of Austin's
young men being booked for the holidays
and the programs arranged in Wisconsin,
and Minnesota not even invited. Wish
we owned pencil that could do this mat
ter justice.
You frequently hear the question
asked, "Where is Leslie's?" Second door
north of First National Bank, on Main
street. When you find him. do not leave
him without purchasing one of "TansilPs
Punch" Sc cigars. ''Rich," fragrant,
"Fine," are the expressions of those who
smoke them.
Mrs. J. R. Webb will entertain the
young ladies' sociable of the Congrega-
tional church Friday evening, and very
pleasant evening may be expected. Those
persons wishing to make useful and pref
ty Christmas gifts, will do we'll to exam
inc the aprons which the young ladies
have made and wish to dispose of on that
evening.
g. s. Hildahl has again renewed his
stock of frames, the largest and finest
assortment that ever came to Austin. AL
so the finest line of velvet and plush
frames in every style that can be found
in the market. A photo and a nice frame
makes the cheapest and finest Christmas
present out. Rooms over Clemmer s.
POOler's.
Why don't some poorman, who wants
to make an Independent fortune, start a
chewing gum factory in Austin? We
know of youngster who could keep a
sized one busy most of the time,
and since medical men have prescribed
this beautiful exercise as healthful, school
girls and little boys will not have mo-
nopoly of this practice.
Mail matter for all points on the
Southern Minnesota railroad must here
after be IN the post-office by 1:5O A. NJ.
The mails for that road are carried to
Ramsey by stage, which is rendered
necessary by the frequent failures of late
to make connections by train. Mails for
other directions close at 1850 P. NJ. as
G. H. DAVIDSON, P. NJ.
Thirteen hundred and twenty miles in
a minute, scientifics tell us was the time
made by Venus while transitting over the
suns disc last Wednesday. In our inter-
view, which was strictly private, she diff
fered somewhat with the above statement.
We know, however, she has been consid-
cred fast child, rather faster than her
sister, earth, who is about the same age
and size.
Simon Anderson has one of Ames'
Diamond Feed mills, large size, and a
corn shelter, running by steam, in one of
the frame buildings on south side of Mill
street. These machines are doing large
business grinding feed and Smelling corn.
Mr.. Anderson is shipping large quantities
of the feed thus ground, and buys all the
corn, oats and barley that he can make
room for.
School has closed. Our children are
vacating on three weeks leave, and ex-
pect to take in Christmas and New Years
with unusual delight. We think the three
weeks vacation very sensible invest
ment at this time, and as the mercury set.
ties into the twenties, our good appreci-
alton of the School Board in making this
arrangement, increases. During this ex
IRENE cold weather it is far better to have
our children at home.
The Travellers Official Railway
Guide" for December is before us. 1t Is
just as full of meat as ever. How the
railroad traveller can get along without
the latest number of this book always al
command we cannot see. The latest
timetables, maps, connections, and list
of officers of all the railroads in the U. s.
and the Canadas, are the valuable fea.
lures of this standard book. Price, SO
cents. National Railway Publication
Co., As Bond street, n. Y.
"A few of the friends of Mr.. and Mrs
G. L. West, remembering that Monday
Dec. Is, was the tenth anniversary of theil
wedding day, took it upon themselves