Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-07-18


there, and with the rest of the Estate liars,
take in the scene. After we have been
over the ground VIC will tell you about it.
County Attorney J. NJ. Greenman is
cnlarging and improving his residence in
this city. When Thos. Beatty is through
with the contemplated improvements, MIR.
Greenman will be relieved Of about 500,
but he will have Il very pleasant and con
venient home
When our citizens are out driving, it
would be we'll to turn their steeds up in
the direction of Austin's Driving Park,
and see the improved condition OF the
grounds and buildings, and the Fair AS
soclation have only fairly commenced
their improvements.
The Musical Festival at Clear Lake
August 7-15, under Manager |. n. Padee,
OF Sioux City, Iowa, and Prof. H. S. Per
kins, of Chicago, promises to be the
grandest ever held in Iowa. Many stars
are engaged. Who among our musicians
will represent Austin?
The energies and attention OF every
family in Mower county should now be
directed towards our County Fair. We
can just as we'll make this fair a grand
success as to make it failure. Let us, one
and all, decide that it shall he success,
and work to that end.
The travellers Official Railway
Guide" for July is before us. Again we
say it is the best publication of its class
in America. Every person who rides on
railroad cars should be in possession OF
copy of this indispensable travelling COM
panion. For sale by news dealers.
Rev. Lathrop was the representative
of the temperance people of Austin at the
big meetings of the c. A. A. G. at NAH
tomedi last week. Gov. St. John OF Kan
sas, J. Ellen Foster, and other big guns,
were among the speakers. MIR. l.. favors
us with communication this week.
There are two families of the assisted
emigrants. from Ireland, located at Ian
sing, in this county. They appear rather
of the better class of such, but very poor.
The men have secured work, and settled
down to become good American citizens.
There are children in the two families.
! Gardner B. Chaplin of Boston, Mass,
and our old ex- County Auditor H. NJ. AL
len, and his wife, now of Dubuque, Iowa,
were IN the city on Monday and Tuesday
of this week Mr.. Chaplin is a brother of
Mrs. Allen. They were here on business
trip, but the old friends we're glad to meet
them.
1t is we'll to be rich if We use our
riches wisely. The best use to make OF
riches is not display or selfish luxury, but
that we may do good to those about us,
and we must remember that we shall be
held responsible for the wise use of this
worlds means that is intrusted to our
keeping.
| w. T. Vaudeville and family left
home last Thursday for the camping
grounds at Clear Lake. Miss Kate Will
cox accompanied them. They went by
private conveyance taking a tent and
all the necessary utensils of war with
them. We wish them all, the best the sea-
son affords.
"A slight tornado just touched Austin
last Wednesday evening, about 10 o'clock,
and made us feel, in the twinkling of an
eye, what tornado might be. In less
than minute, however, the force was
spent, and we caught our breath and look
ed about us, for the damages which we
found were very slight.
Charles Lamb, ESQ.,, of Deer Creek
farm, frankfort, left Wednesday for
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown and
short horn herds of the Hawkeye state,
with view of purchasing fine short
horn bull, and some other pure bred stock.
Spring Valley Vidette 18Th.
Call upon man of business,
In hours of business,
Only on business.
Transact quickly your business,
Then 60 about your business,
In order to give him time
To attend to his business.
We clip the above from business
mans circular, and it is business.
! The present outlook for crops. in this
vicinity is certainly the best for some
years, It is too early, however; to put
much dependence upon appearances.
Grass is abundant. There is 20 discount
on that. We can tell more about wheat
when the heads begin to fill. If the
weather is cool and dry during the filling
period we are sure of good crop of
wheat.
10 for lodge in a garden Of cucumbers!
| Tor an iceberg or two at control!
s1S 81 %'osp} III sSg
Now, see here, what comfort is there IN
thinking about cucumbers when you
must take in the cholera at the next
breath, and no need of signing for ice
bergs when Peter Crater delivers them at
your door every day.
JAS. L. Lee, of the house of Schneide
wind & Lee, Chicago, was in the city last
Wednesday, and made us call. This
firm are the northwestern agents for the
famous Campbell printing presses, and, of
course we received polite i4Eitati9n to
invest in the ''best power press in Amer
ica." We have the matter under consid-
Grafton. Mr.. Lee is very pleasant gen
tleman.
Rev. Forest Marsh preached in the
Baptist church Sunday morning; Rev.
Stanley preached in the Methodist church
Sunday morning, and at Oakland Sunday
afternoon in place of Rev. Green; Rev.
Wright preached the sermon at the union
evening: Rev. Forest Marsh and family
leave for their home In Beloit, Wis, Wed
nesday.
Bic Y1ELD.-A year ago last May, 8.
n. Frisbie of Oakland, purchased a doz.
variety of A. NJ. Purdy of Palmyra, N. Y,
paying therefor 81. As a result of the
proper cultivation of these plants, Mr,
Frisbie reports that he has picked thirty
five quarts of berries from the vines this
season. Mr.. F. says the big Bob" are
the biggest yielders he has any knewl-
-B9gue's soap is the "hGss." No boil
ing of clothes required: No steam in the
house. This soap is the friend of every
woman on wash day. Nothing like it
ever known. Guaranteed not to injure
the finest fabric. Use this soap, and the
] dirt will just drop right out. No doubt
about 1t. g, ". Taylor sells the soap in
it. Gali faro around and geta bar Il the SOAP }
and try it.
Cut down the weeds about your
premises, and keep them down on the
sides of the streets near your homes. If
all will do this, it will very much improve
the appearance of our city. Beside a
rank growth of weeds, rotting and decay.
i9g i1 the extreme heat. and frequent rains
are said to be sources Of miasma and dis
ease. 50 cut them dewn, and let in the
blessed fe-giving sunlight, and also add
to the beauty and tidiness of the city in
which you live.
TO preserve flowers in their natural
form and color insert their stems in water
in which twenty five grains of ammonium
chloride (sal ammoniac) have been dis
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