Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-09-13
citv News. Notes and Comments.

We saw A. II. futile on our streets
yesterday afternoon.
DIR. Phillips, the new homeopathic
physician has card in our paper.
Rev. c. D. Belden preached at the
Baptist church in Owatonna last Sunday.
If you want suit of clothes, call on
Jacobs. Look over his new advertise
ment
Bulls s. Beatty consult their interests
by giving us a nice advertisement this
week. Read it.
Ground has been broken for Schleu
der & Mayors new block and the founda-
ton commenced.
Miss Ida Lathrop returned yesterday
from a two months visit at Zumbrota,
Rochester, Pine Island and Kasson.
-Vennor said that we would have a
| regular soak last week, but we didn't.
Finer weather was never seen in Austin.
Il. S. Willard is charging in an up
! ward direction the rear addition to his
residence, and is building another addi-
ton to the addition aforesaid.
The Prohibition County Convention
| will be held at Jones hall tomorrow,
(Thursday,) commencing at $50 P. NJ,
and continuing in the evening.
Many Of our people are suffering with
severe colds. Some call the attack hay
fever. We suppose this is because those
who have it have noses like red-top.
Capt Gardner, Of Albert Lea, was in
town last Friday and Saturday. He was
accompanied by his wife who joins in
his enthusiasm in this cause of the mill
tia.
Jos. Schwan proposes to keep pace
in the line of improvements. Joe Adams
has the snug addition of two fine sleeping
rooms to Mr.. Schwan's house nearly COM
pleted.
The Second Lieutenant of our militia
ry company has taken the TRANSCRIPTS
advice and gone west. May he escape
| alive and unframed from his first en-
gagement!
| The r. R. company has painted the
exterior of the depot, and will soon put
new color on the interior. The paint i'm
proves the appearance of the building
very much.
Never before have our schools open
ed with such brilliant promise. The
| attendance thus far is unprecedented.
Last week 425 pupils daily responded to
the call of their names.
See Hall s. Vests new advertisement
this week, 1t is thing of beauty, and,
if needed, will be a JOY forever. They
know how to advertise, as we'll as how to
sell goods and crafty their customers.
DOR and Schleuder go this week to
select their new stocks of goods. The
doctor will replenish, his pill boxes and
quinine bottles, and Mr.. Schleuder will
fill his show cases with elegant jewelry.
Bert NJ. Stoddard is assigned to duty
in the Pension Office at Washington, D.
c., charged with the examination of
Claims for Pensions. His address is No.
1914, 5th street, N. W.-Spring Valley
Tidette.
Julius johnson, of Sparta, Wis, the
popular clerk so long employed in W. W.
Mobiles drug store, called on us last week.
His stay was too short, but it was long
enough for US to learn that he is well,
prosperous, and happy.
Capt. E. P. VanValkenburgh has
christened his residence Oakley" We
think the Captain is growing aesthetic,
not only in naming his home, but in
choosing name so mellitluous.
Service was resumed in the Congre-
gational church last Sunday, and the sa-
crament administered, although the re-
pairs were still incomplete. When the
carpet is down the church will be one of
the neatest in southern Minnesota
Like dutiful son, Ira Jones has clad
himself in bran-new suit of clothes, and
gone to Michigan to visit his mother, who
is now nearly ninety years of age. He
will return next Tuesday. May he find his
aged, loving mother we'll and happy.
The Varco post Office, at Varco sta
ton, miles below Austin, has been dis
continued. People heretofore receiving
their mail there will now get it in Austin;
and all mail directed to Varco will be
forwarded to the Austin post-ofice.
Last Saturday all that death left of
the wife of Knut Goodwin was laid in the
grave. Mrs. Goodwin had been sick for
long time and was great sufferer. We
and an industrious woman. She leaves
five children, three by former husband.
The funeral service was held at the
Lutheran church.
Last Friday evening the stirring mu-
sic of fife and drum called together forty
six of our gallant young men for muster.
Under the manipulation and direction of
Capt. Gardner they were soon mustered
and their organization made complete.
The Captain thinks the company an excel
lent one and predicts that it will soon be
among the best drilled of the state.
Miss Alice Shultes favors the readers
of the TRANSCRIPT this week with very
readable and refreshing letter. Miss
Shulte's first trip to the east reminds her
very strongly of Josiah Aliens wife. and
she writes about what she sees with ease
and dash of humor. Her pupils will
enjoy the letter, for in it they can hear
her speak and laugh in every word.
B. A. Mayor arrived Monday after
noon from Fairmont, where, in company
with ]. A. Bates, he had been witnessing
the field trials of the National Kennel
Club for three days. Mr.. Mayor saw
noted sportsmen from all parts of the
U. s., and also many valuable prize dogs,
some of them rated at a $1,000. The trial
was still in progress when the above
gentlemen left.
Our old friend and pioneer barber.