Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-03-07
II. r. Cooper is on the sick list.

DR. Wheat arrived in Austin Monday.
Spring is here, so says Ayers alma
nae.
Creamery cans at ]. F. Andrews &
Sons.
Spring zephyrs were meandering
about last week.
Virgins says it will come. Next
week is the time.
ID. B. johnson, Jr returned from a
short trip to Milwaukee last Friday.
&C. E. Carter has just sold nine head
of fat steers to r. B. Lowell, for $47S.
After the first of October next, letter
postage will be reduced to two cents.
We simply rise to remark" that Fay
Smith is the father of little daughter.
j. E. Robinson has been reflect
ed Worthy Chief: of the Good Templars'
Lodge.
Mrs. James Weiser of Brownsville,
was in Austin over Sunday with her
friends.
| 1t is now time to plant your spring
advertisements if you want a good and
early crop.
-Schleuder is tearing down his old
buildings. making ready for the new
brick ones.
Feb. 18th, was the ninth wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar R. York of
Brownsville.
A special session of Board of County
! Commissioners is called for Monday,
March 10Th.
Rev. Alfred Cressey, of Plainview
| has been quite i'll but is now considered
out of danger.
Clean out the cellars, and by so doing
you may throw case or two of typhoid
fever out of doors.
-Eben Kinney expects next week to
move back to West Hebron, Washington
county, New York.
Lady spectators at the masquerade
ball, March 18th, will be charged twenty
five cents admission.
Election next Tuesday. Read the
TRANSCRIPT the following morning for
the list of successful candidates.
Only seven trips have been made by
the passenger tran between Austin and
Mason City from Feb 1st to March Sd.
Leslie will make liberal discount on
bulk oysters and oyster crackers, to sleigh
riding parties, sociables and donations.
Miss Addie Folsom is still in our city,
and gives the best of satisfaction to our
ladies who are having dress making done.
WANTED. Two or three specimens of
the snow or white owl, for which lib
eral price will be paid. Inquire at this
office.
Union meetings will be discontinued
for time. Services will be held in the
respective churches Sunday evening as
usual
For SALE.-An almost new Web
ster's Unabridged Dictionary, latest edi-
this Office.
Will C. Brown of Cresco, of Clemmer
& Pooler fame. is in the city for few
days, greeting old friends who are glad
to see him.
Frank II. Green of Racine, has rent
ed his farm and moved with his family to
Minneapolis, to work there at his trade as
Il mechanic.
CLEANLINESS is next to Goodness. That
is the best reason we have yet heard for
having washing day Monday, the next
day after Sunday.
w. T. Wilkins, c. H. Goats, and
Sheriff Corey went up to St. Paul last
Wednesday to take last look at the ex-
piring legislature Of 1888
The ladies of the Floral Club will hold
a picnic sociable with Mrs. C. H. Coats,
on Tuesday afternoon and evening,
March 18th. All are cordially invited.
The little daughter of w. II. Adams
has been very i'll for some time, and her
parents almost despair of her life. We
hope this little daughter may soon be out
of danger.
If some of those young lads that are
continually catchingon to passing sleighs
don't look out. they will crack their shins,
and go right away quick" to make young
cherubims.
Hon. J. D. Allen of Leroy, has 16
year old daughter studying at Carleton.
Mrs. Allen returned home last week after
a few days visit with her daughter at
Northfield
Manager Merrill has promised Mayor
Cook of Owatonna that he will build a
new passenger depot in that city this sea-
son. That should mean a new one IN
Austin also.
The prospects are now favorable for
an early starting of the canning factory.
Our business men will be asked to
subscribe stock in few days. None
should refnsc.
"A black ostrich feather lost on the
streets of Austin recently. Any one find
ing and leaving the same at the TRAN
SCRIPT office will receive the thanks of
the lady who lost it.
&C. H. Coleman, our station agent, is
quite seriously i'll, and friends and physi-
clans fear typhoid fever. We sincerely
hope these fears may not prove reality,
and that C. H. will be out again soon.
st. Patrick's Day in the morning"
will be duly celebrated next week Satur-
day, March 18th, at Jones' hall, and our
Catholic friends anticipate large reunion
on this the birthday OF their patron saint.
Hon. P. A. Peterson of Udolpho
township. made this Office call last
Thursday. He reports several deaths of
children around Blooming Prairie the