Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-01

| ANY one giving the post Office address
of w. G. Goddard formerly resident OF
Austin, and also of the Town OF Marshall,
Mower county, will be literally rewarded
by calling on
Richardson, DAY & PIERCE,
Austin, Mimi.
Charlie Lord, one of our popular
musicians, now has small band OF his
own. 1t contains about twenty pieces,
all played at once and on short notice,
either day or night, by nice new boy
baby at his house. That's right, Charles,
Austin's reputation for good music must
be sustained, and you are the man to lead.
Mrs 3. F. Jones, of Austin, Mime
sota is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Drummond and Mr.. and Mrs. John Con-
we'll. Mrs. Jones is Il sister OF VIM. and
Daniel Drumond, Mrs. Conwell and Mrs.
VIM. Heery She contcmplates making
an extended visit among her friends and
relatives at Cascade.-Cdsc0de Pioneer.
Qa.)
Rev. F. A. Marsh and family on their
return to Beloit, via Iowa, received tel.
egram saying that the only brother OF
Mrs. Marsh was drowned. He was a
promising young man of Is years, a mem
Der of the Congregational church, and
about to enter his senior year in the high
school. His home was in Beloit with MIR.
and Mrs. Marsh.
Rev. n, F. Hoyt, pastor of the Bap:
fist church of Albert Lea, has resigned
and IS contemplating removing to Color
ado to regain his health. His place is al.
ready filled by Rev. Howard NJ. Jones, OF
Shellburne Falls, Mass. Mr.. Jones is
spoken of as a minister of fine abilities,
and Of great zeal in the work in which he
has so long been engaged.
"A most exquisite gem went by express
to the address of Mr.. Beadle, of Cresco,
it represented beautiful pond lilies resting
upon the bosom of Il lake, and to sec them
was to imag CINE their delicate fragrance,
with an almost irresistible desire TO apply
the nose for a deeper inhalation. The
painting was the work of Mrs. Florence
Holway, and bespeaks for her volumes, as
an artist.-lNstcAeW Go. Times.
Aaron Hall and wife, old residents OF
Pleasant Valley, expect this week to move
to Fillmore county to their new home
about three miles north of Spring Valley
Here their only. daughter lives and they
will be in the timber, protected from the
prairie billiards.. The Root River pos,
office, of which Mr.. Hall has been post
master, will probably be discontinued
the mail going to High Forest.
Miss Hattie Lambert returned to hcl
home IN New Sharon, Iowa, last Saturday
She carried away several pounds more OF
herself than she brought, and also &
brighter eye and more blooming cheek
We all trust that this improvement is the
beginning of speedy restoration to per
feet health Come again, Miss Hattie,
tor you are one of those people who are
most popular where best known.
GENERALLY, grain looks well now anC
fair crop at least is promised. Oats anc
barley will yield heavily, and wheat viii
undoubtedly turn out better than it has
for five years, Corn is growing rapidly
looking good to the farmers eye. Tho
weather during the past week has been
propitious, and the representations to-
the week before us are favorable. Already
are some fields Of barley cut, and Others
are ready for the sickle.
After boring down until he was afraiC
the Chinese would violate the Z. S. laws
by coming into this country through tho
hole, D. 8. Smith has obtained excellent wa
terat his residence Mr.. Smith lives on tina
peculiar strip of land running through
the center of this city on which it is i'm
possible to get good water from the ordi
nary we'll But he has gone below til,
strata supplying the poor water and goOl
wholesome palatable water is his reward
AT meeting of the Board of Trade
last Friday, Rev E. r. Lathrop, Il. 0
Hall, and C. Wilton were appointed {
committee to solicit aid for the Elgin suf
ferers After a consultation with Mayo
Dorr, it seemed best to all to submit thu
matter to the City Council next Friday
evening and to give as a city. We uus
that the matter will be promptly attended
to, and that Austin will shoW no niggard
~ hand to the town so disastrously STRUCK
by the cyclone.
The premium list of the twenty-fiftl
Annul Fair of the Minnesota State Agri
cultural Society is neat, handsomely
printed pamphlet, The fair is to be helt
at Owatonna in the first week in Sept
Austin is represented in the Advisory
Board by Hon. John Frank, of this coun
ty. The list OF premiums is very full ant
generous. The airpromises to be grea
men connected with it give it their at
tention, as most assuredly they will do.
Last Saturday number of Austin
ladies drove out to Mr.. G. 9: Adams farm
known as the SeldenWoodard place, ant
made a call which they enjoyed very
much. They found Mrs. Adams in
beautiful, comfortable home, and will
her her mother Mrs. Allen, and .
cousin, Miss Bell, both from White
water, ILL.,, who are here for the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Adams live SO neer Austi1
that they may be counted part Of It
and are O valuable accession to it's sOCi
ETY..
Cheap Charlie has moved his stool
into one of Schleuder's new stores op
positc the old stand. This new clothing
J store is handsomely finished in dark, ricl
colors, and ts we'll supplied with counter:
} and nice tables on which to pile goods
Cheap Charlie will now he enabled to pu
in larger and more varied stock of goods
conveniences while they aremaking selec
tons and purchases: In. beauty and. con
venience this store will stand second te
none in southern Minnesota He goes
east next week for new goods and whel
he returns the TRANscR1PT will tell YOU
more about him. ~.~.,....>
e. B. Crane and wife left for Super
ior City last week. Mr.. Cranes return tt
the scene of the transactions on which
were based the serious but groundles!
charges published in the Pioneer Press
week or 40 ago is good proof that he il
not at all alarmed and does not fear full
investigation.9 If he has become finan
cially involved, he will speedily extrtcatt
himself and preserve his reputation as
business man. The accusation of social i'm
proprieties is wholly baseless and withou