Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-25
C;ty News, Notes and Comments.

her trip to Wisconsin.
We learn that B. A. Mayor is quite
ill at his home in New York.
Stephen Cook came down from St.
Paul to spend Sunday with his parents.
The golden pumpkins left US last
week by G. w. Grimshaw shall be made
into pies.
Election is two weeks from yester-
day-and you want to vote the straight
Republican ticket
"A large soft coal stove, for store OF
office, for sale cheap. Inquire at the
TRANSCRIPT office.
Did you ever see woman 80 color
blind she couldn't tell the exact shade of
her neighbours bonnet.
Bracket saw for sale. Good as new.
Cost SO and freight. Will sell for SIS.
Inquire at this office.
Somebody says a good powder or
snuff for catarrh is made of gum arabic,
myrrh, and blood root.
Mr. Slocum, of the Charles City
Advocate, was in the city last week, and
we acknowledge call.
Walter Cowan, of Window, brought
into town Monday large dead wildcat
which he caught in a trap.
DIR. J. n. Wheat and wife left Aus.
tin for their home in Rochester Friday.
Their visit to our city was short.
The Cniversalist sociable will meet
with Mrs r. G.. Spafford on Tuesday
evening, Oct 31st. All are cordially in
vited.
Mrs. W. T. Wilkins and Mrs. L. NJ
Ober are visiting relatives in Madison,
Wis. They will return in about two
weeks.
Mrs. S. D. Tallmadge expects tc
leave Austin the latter part of the week
for Fargo, where her husband will go in
to business.
The Catholics of this city are to have
big fair at Jones hall on the I'd, Sd and
4th days of November next. A large
turnout is expected.
&C. L. Chase was in the city over Sun
day. He has large hopes of getting
some returns very soon out of his Flori
da railway ventures after ten years Of
waiting.
Wonder if the boys know that they
can never find an ear of corn with an ode
number of rows on it. Always fourteen
sixteen, or some other even number or
every ear.
w. H. Anderson brought US down .
peck of the largest. finest apples to sam
pie we have seen or tasted in many day
Many thanks; we would take most any
amount of that kind at the same price
DO not forget to avail yourself o.
Mrs. Holway's instructions in sketching
painting in oil, and water colors, also il
decorating china. Her terms are reason
able, and she gives to her pupils the bes
satisfaction.
There seems to be great many mink
about this season, and they are constant
ly helping themselves to the chickens
We should think it might be paying
business to commence trapping some of
these fellows.
Mrs. C. NJ. Fernald and little family
leave Austin the latter part of the week
for their new home in St. Paul. Mrs.
Fernald's departure is regretted by many
friends whose kindly interest and best
wishe follow her.
We should Judge by the noise on ou1
streets last Sunday evening that some
rather rough boys were out. We made
up our minds there was good work for a
live missionary right among us and plenty
of heathens that needed converting
DIR. Kennedy & Co., veterinary Sur.
geons, are still in our city, and though
they are full of business, they are willing
to take more. DR.. Kennedy is a great
friend to the horse, and it is pleasure to
recommend him as its faithful snd skill.
full physician.
-LosT-Friday evening, Oct. Goth, on
the highway, between Austin and Ian
sing, a Scotch plaid wooden shawl, main
colors green and blue with little yellow.
The finder will be suitably rewarded by
leaving shawl at this office or the resi-
dence of E. H. Wells, Lansing.
mo, papa, do not wish to marry
vet. What want is man who does not
drink, smoke, chew, snuff, go out at
night, gamble, bet, over.eat, etc, in short.
q man with no vices, and one who is al
ways good" MY daughter" said Mr..
Dusenberry, ''you are but a stranger here;
heaven is your home"
There is no longer doubt but what
the grading will commence on the Austin
Mankato & St. Cloud Railway early nex'
spring, and that the Illinois Central Com
pany will operate the road when com
pleted. Verify the plug mey yet be re-
cognized as a trunk ine.-St. Ansgor En-
terp'ise.
We know a woman who rose early
one morning last week to cometize, ant
owing to the darkness and her natura
blindness she tumbled down stairs. Sh'
moralized some. astreno mized less. ane
went back to bed for q fresh start tn
next morning. about as cross woman 81
you could we'll find.
-"Children." said the minister, ad
dressing Sunday school. "Why are w
like flowers1 What do we have tina
flowers haveY And small boy in tn
infant class whose breath smelled of yer
mifuge, rose up and made reply, Worms.
and the minister crept under the pulpi
chair to hide his emotion.
H. B. Hardenburg, travelling agen
for Foster, Milburn & Co., Buffalo, N
Y, was in the city last Saturday. MIR
II. is a very pleasant gentleman and rep
resents very prosperous house, made
prosperous by those famous medicines
Thomas Electric Oil and Burdock Bit
tiers sold by Dorr & Void Of this city.