Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-05-03

Jumbo, Barnum's big elephant,
drinks whisky and chews tobacco. If he
could swear, he would be on a par with
some of our young men.
Boys! We have the incest lot of ex-
press wagons, velocipedes and wheel-bar-
rows you ever saw.
CLEMMER g. PooLER.
Il. NJ. ODER has removed the Office of
the U. S. Express Co. from Wizards
store to Fred Baird's, where his patrons
will find him until further notice.
The May festival, to have been given
by the Universalist Society Monday night,
was given up on account of the death of
the little daughter of Rev. Spafford.
100 colts wanted for pasturagc, on
my farm, 10 miles east of Austin, at 4.50
for the season ending Sept. 18th.
w. NJ. CoRB1TT.
Our spring stock of wall paper has
arrived. Also nice assortment of shad
ings, fringes, tassels, fixtures, &C., at
CLEMMER s. PooLER's.
j. Solner keeps only good goods,
sells at moderate profits, represents things
exactly as they are, and every customer
is courteously treated and perfectly salts
fed.
The measles have been going about
in Austin now for several weeks, and we
have been afraid the supply would run
out. They are, however, mild, and easily
managed.
Miss Frances Smith is again behind
the counter in the pleasant dry goods
house of Hall & West, and will assist in
retailing out their fine and elegant stock
of dry goods.
DO not miss sight of the fine line of
spring and summer millinery at Mrs. r.
I. Smiths Her assortment has never
been more complete, and never selected
with greater care.
No business transacted at the meet
ing Of the Farmer Alliance Saturday. On
account of the busy season only eight or
ten were present. Another meeting next
Saturday afternoon.
If there is any one thing we wish
more than another at this particular time,
it is that that horrid dilapidated old
skeleton of what was once Capt. Ever
est's barn, would fall down.
w. a. Richardson broke ground
Monday for the foundation for his new
building on Chatham street. Pat Barrett
has the contract for the foundation. Mr..
R. expects to build house costing over
$4,000.
The handsome little gray driving
horse of D. B. Sohnson's was sold Mon
day and shipped to Minneapolis. We
understand carload of horses was pur-
chased in this city and shipped at the
same time.
The Austin TRANSCRIPT has donned a
new dress. 1t is lively local paper and
merits prosperity. Lea Standard.
Thank you. The TRANSCRIPT has been
prosperous under the present manage
ment, and it has modestly tried to be de-
serving.
1T is fun to ride through the country
about Austin and read the advertisements
painted on the fences. Scores of the adj
vertisers are now out of business or moved
away, but then advertising on the fence
boards stand as monuments of what has
been.
Ira Jones is going to CONNIE nee soon
general renovating and improving of
his hall. The walls are to be kalsomlncd,
the wood work painted, new wide easy
entrance made on the north side, and the
present stairway on the south renewed
and improved.
Dan Vaughan of Lansing, passed
through town last Thursday with a full
blooded Jersey bull and COW which he
had purchased of farmer east of Mitch
ell. Dan is bound to improve the
breed of his dairy stock. His head is
level. 1t will pay.
Monday Henry Jacobs removed his
stock of readymade clothing and gents
furnishing goods from his old location
on Mill street to the old stand of c. NJ.
Boehmer on Main street. This is good
location, and is not far from his stamping
ground of several years ago.
Boys, don't shoot the little birds.
Their lives are sweet to them, and they fill
our forest trees with living beauty, be-
sides their sweet songs are like morning
incense ascending upward to that living
Father who holds even the life of the
tiny sparrow in his hands.
Rev. and Mrs. Spafford left Austin
Monday noon for Barre, Vermont, taking
the remains Of their little daughter with
them, to be buried at the old home. Mr..
Spafford will return home in about three
weeks. Mrs Spafford is expecting to re-
main east through the summer.
-Losr-Sunday, April 80, in Austin,
an account book, containing accounts and
two notes, one for $50, the other SIS. No
value to any one except owner. Finder
will be rewarded by leaving the same at
TRANSCRIPT office.
HENRY J. PLUMMER.
j. E. Slocum ian Austin boy) has re-
signed his position as general agent for
Southern Minnesota for the Singer Manu-
featuring Company, and accepted posi-
ton of travelling agent for the Whitehil]
Sewing Machine Co., of Milwaukee, with
headquarters in this city.-Al6ert Lea En-,
terprlse.
In the late graduation exercises of
the Normal School at Winona, Miss Ger
trude G. Ellis, Of Austin, member of
Glass A., opened discussion arguing
that Law Creates a Nation" The Re-
publican says facts both interesting and
logical were presented in support of her
position.
The home of Charlie Lord was in
vaded last night by merry crew, who
brought luncheon and good cheer enough
to last fortnight. The wives of the
railroad boys and the wives of the band
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