Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-04-19

thinking, no doubt, that che who by the
plough would thrive, must either hold
himself or drive" Most any farm will
pay the owner nearly double if he is him
self on hand to do the managing.
Miss Minnie Patterson left home and
Austin Monday for Shakopee, where her
sister, Miss Mabel, is teaching. Miss
Minnie will teach music there through
the summer, and. has class already Sc
cured. The Misses, Patterson will be
much missed in our social circles.
Miss Mamie Jacobs expects to spend
the coming summer again with her rela-
tives in Ohio. She seems to- have been
very much of favorite with her eastern
relatives, and they have succeeded in per-
suading Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobs to let her
return for few months at least.
DIR. Avery has purchased the cottage
on Bridge street, formerly owned by Mrs.
Judson, and will improve the same and
make for himself and the little wife a
tasteful and pleasant home. "a little
house we'll filled, little wife we'll willed, "
must be one of the Dr's everyday mot
toes.
Henry Jacobs has sold his brick store
building on Mill street, that he has been
occupying several years as a clothing
store, to Frank Riley. Mr. Jacobs will
endeavor to find commodious quarters on
Main street, which we doubt not will
prove more congenial to his temperance
tastes.
Seeding will be backward, but the
present indications are that our farmers
will very soon be busy with the prepare
tions for the coming harvest, which Min
nesota is already looking forward to with
much interest. The ground is wet, but
with warm weather, the seed will soon
take root and thrive.
GUMS millinery store is filled with a
fine assortment Of hats, bonnets, trim
mings, ribbons, laces, flowers, &C., direct
from the east. Ladies, before purchas-
ing, should look over their assortment
They also have we'll selected stock of
notions which they offer at low prices, as
they are bound to sell.
For dry goods and notions, at halt
price, call on Papst, the auctioncer, at
Andrews old stand. Closing out of
BEGINNERS stock. Goods going fast.
Wonderful bargains! This is positively
the last week he will remain in Austin,
so do not neglect the opportunity to buy
goods at almost your own price.
Arrangements are made with the
editor of this paper by which students
can enter the Great Mercantile College,
Keokuk, Iowa, at about half price. The
Great Mercantile College is bringing a
practical education within the reach of
thousands of young men who cannot af-
ford to attend the high priced colleges.
Mrs. George Benton, of Window
township, came near being the subject of
a very serious accident last week. She
was standing near the stove putting some
camphor upon her hands when she sud-
denly found herself enveloped in flame
Her hair was quite badly singed and face
and hands good deal burned before the
flames were extinguished.
Pat Sullivan, who is ever in demand,
has taken the contract for laying the
foundation of the creamery, and is already
at work. Adams & Hunkins have con-
tracted for the superstructure, and are fast
getting the frame ready for the raising.
Work on the building will be pushed rap
idly as possible towards its completion,
and about 2, 600 COWS are waiting.
For carpets! carpets! mating, mat
ting, oil-cloths, oil-cloths, druggets, drug
gets, &C., &C., go to SoLNER's
New dress goods, latest styles, and low
prices. J. SoLNER
Dress trimmings, buttons, laces, en-
broideries, novelties and notions, at
SOLNER's.
Mrs. H. r. Hayward, sister of Mrs. W.
T. Wilkins, and who has been a member
of the Wilkins family for some time,
has gone East for the present. She will
spend few weeks in Madison, Wis,
with brothers residing there, and then
journey on to Dunkirk, Chatauqua coun-
ty, New York, her old home, where she
probably will remain through the sum-
mer.
The Young Ladies' Mission Band con
nected with the Baptist church of this city
have sent to the Freedman's Industrial
School at New Orleans quite valuable
box of clothing, and about 800 blocks of
basted patchwork for the little dusky
maidens to sew. The preparation of the
box gave happiness in Austin, and we
doubt not it will carry even more hap
piness to the teachers and pupils of that
southern school.
1T is not very pleasant to know that
some men, well-to-do, refuse to subscribe
for their home paper, and then sponge the
reading every week. It shows up the
man, makes him appear in a good light be-
fore his neighbor. And the merchant
who refuses to advertise in his home paper
hoping to spunge his share of the trade
which the newspaper brings to town, is
another cheeky leach that should be
spotted.
We must say that we think it very
strange that our girls and boys deem it
their privilege to attend public lectures,
concerts, and the like, and disturb those
about them with whisperings and chat
tings loud enough to be heard several
seats around, to the very great annoyance
of those who wish to hear "Christopher
Columbus" and "Susan Jane" may get
spoken to in meeting some time, much to
their modification and that of their
parents.
Tom Friedrich faithful,
who deals out the sausage and steak to
Fred's customers about town-made up
his horsehip's mind one day last week that
some things in this mortal life he would
not endure, and one of them was to have