Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-09

Capt. z. n. Sherwin and wife, Of St.
Paul, spent Sunday on their old camping
ground, coming here from Iowa. The
Capt. informed us they had been taking
an extended trip over the new lines of
the G. NJ. & st. P. r. r. in Iowa. We
are glad to see friend Sherwin much i'm
proved in health.
The family and relatives of the late
Edward R. Daniels wish to express their
heartfelt thanks for the kind sympathy
and aid extended to them, during their
recent bereavement, by their many
friends. They are grateful also for the
kindness of the Masons and especially of
the Knights 'Templar.
The residence. of s. G. Clark, on
West Main street, was entered by thieves
last Wednesday night while the family
were absent. A dozen silver tea knives,
silver dinner knives, 8 solid silver spoons
and few silver forks are missing. These
were all marked with an initial. A par
of jet earrings was also taken.
s.. C. Oleson keeps as elegant and
complete stock of furniture as can be
found in southern Minnesota. He also
has fitted up, and in connection with his
wrae-rooms, the finest hearse in Southern
Minnesota, and is fully prepared at all
times with everything desirable in the
undertaker's line. Call upon him, south
side Of public square.
Rev. J. D. Todd, wife and two chill
dren have been visiting relatives and
friends in Albert Lea and Freedom county
the past week. Rev. Todd made the trip
with his team of ponies, overland" and
reports very pleasant journey. They
made short stay in Austin yesterday,
and started on their return trip this morn
ing.
The whole of the first series ($2OO, 900. }
of the stock of the Winona Building and
Loan Association has been taken. These
associations are introduced into the larger
cities of the state and are of great benefit.
Austin should have one without delay.
1t would be a splendid investment for
money and great help to those who wish
to build homes for themselves.
Rev. E. r. Lathrop will preach next
Sunday evening, in Jones hall, on the
subject of prohibition" Everybody
should come out: no matter what their
belief on this subject. Temperance men,
saloon men, all classes, are invited. and
promised courteous and fair treatment.
Ira Jones has kindly offered the use of
the hall free of charge.
The following are Vennor's weather
predictions for August: Il cannot but
think that August will be another month
of storms and unusual rainfalls, with one
or two remarkably low curves of temper.
aturc. Iexpect snow falls will be recor-
ded in extreme western and northwest
ern sections, and cold rains at more
southcrly points after the middle of the
month. October will be very similar, but
of course, colder"
james E. Manchester, son of Carlos
Manchester of Udolpho, was in Austin
last week, canvassing for ''Gaskell's Com
pendulum of Forms valuable book fol-
reference. His wife, whom we knew well
as Miss Maggie Smith, is now visiting
with her parents in Window. Both have
been teaching during the past year at
Watertown, Dakota, and both will pursue
study at the State University during the
coming winter They have already partly
taken the course there.
-CRoPs-Corn has grown luxuriantly
for the past two weeks, tho it needs
dry weather now. We notice it tasseling
out in many fields and occasionally begin
ming to silk.
The wheat yield in this county does
not promise to be a heavy one, but the
acreage is much less than last year.
Barley harvest has been busily pushed
during the past week and is about over
in this county. The berry is very plump
and of excellent quality if the rains dc
not color it. The crop will be good one
| Oats are an excellent crop. Flax looks
first rate.
| The Travellers Official Guide" fol
August has arrived. This valuable work
contains full and complete railway time
tables, connections and distances, maps
of principal lines and lists of general Off
GERS, together with all such miscellaneous
information relative to railway improve
ments and progress as may be useful to
the travelling public, the business COM
munity and railway companies. Publish
ed by National Railway Pub. Co., n
Bond street. New York.
WEED DAY.-In Mankato the BoarG
Of Trade has requested the Mayor te
name, or cause to be named by the Com
mon Council, some day upon which all
the citizens of the city will be required te
cut down all the weeds adjacent to theil
property, and deposit the same in the
street, and the Street Commissioner to
provide wagons ON the following day t.
carry away the same. An early remova
of these unsightly weeds, now so abun
dant in every part of the city, before they
have seeded, will not only improve thu
appearance of the city this year. but pre-
vent their increase the coming year.
Respectfully referred to the Mayor and
Common Council of Austin, for likt
action.
Our enterprising citizens. G. Schleu
der and Benz. A. Mayor, have fully de-
cided to build fine business block or
Main street early next spring. The block
will fill the entire space between Dorr 6
Wold's store and the Mower County Bank
thus filing out the west side of Main
street for the whole block with fine bricl
fronts. Mr.. Schleuder has already con
tracted for the brick and will have mos
of the foundations laid this fall. HI
will have two stores IS #. ZOO it,, each
The Masonic orders of this city hav,
leased the whole second story and will fl
| II IN in very cOnvpnient md f1no etv1o