Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-24

Assessor Wilbour is making hi.
rounds. Consequently, there are grea
many poor men in Austin just now.
We hear again the wedding bells, ant
their chime is pleasant, for they tell OF
happy hearts, good and true, to be united
Services at the Universalist church
next Sunday morning. No services il
the evening. Church meeting Saturday
! evening.
Flour is said to be the best article te
throw over fire caused by the igniting o.
kerosene. Ashes or sand arc also sale
to be good.
-Fcrnald & Co. are full of New Furn:
ture, which they believe they arc selling Al
the lowest figures to he had in Southern
Minnesota.
Mrs. R. I. Smiths stock of millinery
is elegant, complete and correct in style
and is unequalled in careful selection and
good taste.
Look out for fires. Rochester has an
inccndiary, too. Some one tried to burn
up the Rochester Post last week, but did
not succeed.
Mr.. and Mrs l. c. Thatcher, and Mr.
and Mrs. r. T. Cover, of Brownsville,
We're in Austin Monday night, guests at
the Flec::i House.
If you want to see happy man, call
on D. NJ. Thompson. He smiles all over
\ ten pound boy now runs the house
where he will hereafter board
The report that the Onion Band froze
their toes going to the dance last night is
not true. That lie was created by some
crank who don't like this weather.
Boys! We have the incest lot of OK.
press wagons, velocipedcs and whcel-ba
rows you ever saw.
CLEMMER & PooLER.
w. T. Wilkins and DR.. Hollistc1
caught $50 rock bass at Officers mill one
day last week with hook and line. 1t
must have been good day for fish.
~. II. N1A11AllSs OA1C VI ll1C PROSPEROUS
farmers of Racine township, was in town
last Thursday. We acknowledge call
and new subscriber to the TRANSCRIPT.
If you need anything in the line of
corn cultivators, call on Oscar Ayers, as
he has the largest and best assortment
kept by any dealer in Southern Minnesota.
Our spring stock Of wall paper has
arrived. Also nice assortment of shad.
ings, fringcs, tassels fixtures, &C., at
CLEMMER g. PooLER's.
The Owatonna Con egational Con
ference meets at Mantorvillc this year, on
the 5th and 9th days of June. Rev. C. E.
Wright of this city, delivers the opening
sermon.
The best spring medicine we know of
is good fresh air, enough sleep, plenty of
good food, and the disposition to take
plenty Of exercise. Try our receipt, and
be happy.
Jas. NJ. Hutchins has purchased the
J. c. Ackley place on Bridge street, OF
Mrs. Strong, for S1100. 1t is very pleas
ant location, and can be made very at
tractivc place.
Mrs. William Richards and Mrs. B.
A. Mayor are spending a few weeks at
their old home in Dodgeville, Wis
They will return in three or four weeks.
Ben. looks lonesome.
e. 8. Crane came home last week on
Il short vacation to take look at wife
and babies. Shouldn't wonder if the
heart strings are drawn pretty strongly
toward Austin some times.
Street Commissioner Geraghty has
been doing some much needed work on
our streets this spring. The north end OF
Main street and Mill and Water streets
have been much improved.
If you are in need of pump, call on
Oscar Ayers, as he has in stock wood
pumps, iron pumps. cistern pumps, gal
vanized pipe, lead pipe, elbows, &C., and
can fit you out with anything you want
in the pump line.
There are full twenty styles of spring
bonncts, all beautiful in their way.
These don't include the sunbonnet or the
old shaker, nor yet the male straw hat
that the housewife dons when she hangs
up the weeks washing.
The old boarding car, that has so
long served as depot at this place, was
taken east by Wednesdays train. 1t is
ordered to Ramsey, which may mean that
the s. NJ. track will be taken up at that
point and laid into Austin.-.Nuaiyou Sen
tiuel 1871.
Born, last Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Winter Andrew, of Boston, a son. We
hope the young chap may live long and
prosper, and our best advice to his fond
parents is, to bring the young man west
and let him grow up with the country.
Card wish to express my heart.
felt gratitude and thankfulncss to all
those who so kindly gave me their aid and
sympathy during the recent painful ill
ness and death of my husband.
ELIZABETH GEER, Lansing.
The Presbytcrians of Oakland, Free.
born county, are rejoicing over a new
bell for their chapel. 1t was purchased
through the liberality of our former cit:
zen, r. N. Paden, now of Litchfield, ILL.,,
who contributed the money which bought
it.
Hon. Alonzo Weeks, of Washington,
D. c., special agent of the Interior Depart.
ment, was at the Fleck House over Sunday.
Mr.. Weeks has large amount of business
to attend to in Southern Minnesota and
Northern Iowa and he has established Aus.
tin as his headquarters.
Miss Abbic schellenger said "good
bye" to her pupils of the fifth grade last
Friday. 1t was sad parting for teacher
and pupils. We hope to see Miss Schel.
lenger return to Austin ere many months
with her health fully restored.
An occasional tramp comes to the
kitchen door nowadays. Have your ak
or Duck-saw in come-atable place, and
lot them work for their cold v;c+,,ol,. ord