Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-04
TRANSCRIPTIONS.


Ben Mayor is visiting Henry Judson
at Morris.
The children are free. 1t is vacation
this week only.
Seed oats for sale. Enquire of Mrs.
r. A. Barnes, Austin.
M. E. church sociable this (Wcdnes-
day. evening with Mrs. Wilson Beach.
IN. Kolle is building frame addition
to his house OH Bridge street, size 2Ox2O.
Mrs w. II. Adams left Austin last
Thursday for visit to friends in Albert
Lea.
Alex. Hill, who has been sick for a
long time with dropsy, is able to ride out
again
Mrs Boiler is in receipt of a new and
fresh stock of latest styles of millinery
goods.
The freight business on the railroad
is heavy just now.
Miss Mamie Ellington, from South
ern Nebraska. is visiting her aunt in this
city, Mrs. w. W. Engle.
Mrs Holway takes trip to St. Paul
this week, and will probably return with
new ideas in the Art way.
New Sweden, Nicollet county, has
voted 5000 in aid of the Austin, Man-
kato and St. Cloud railroad.
Miss Eva Slocum, of Red Rock, is in
the city attending the teachers institute.
A guest at Roswell Slocum's.
Miss Minnie Darrah came down from
ST. Peter last week to spend vacation
with her home friends in Austin.
St Peter has new bank, and Julius
Schleuder, brother of our Gustav, is one
of the directors and shareholders.
Mrs. J. A. Pierce, who has been i'll
and confined to the house for the past
two months is now convalescent.
Persons desiring to grow tomatoes
and corn for the Canning and Preserving
Co. will apply to John Walsh, Immediately,
for seed.
John Mcbride is closing out his stock
of groceries in Albert Lea, and will dis
continue business there within IL couple
of weeks
Senator Hollister, Gustav Schleuder,
Joseph Adams and A. E. Cox were among
the Austin delegation to St. Paul and
Minneapolis last week.
| john Rustad had the misfortune to
cut the end of his thumb off at the root of
the nail few days ago, inflicting pain
full wound in consequence.
r. O. Hall left town yesterday for 81.
Paul He will also visit Bismarck before
his return, and examine into his landed
possessions in that vicinity.
We take it all back. The dog law
has been repealed. We saw an item in
an exchange stating that it had not been
repealed, and were misled by it.
The Austin post office was closed last
Wednesday between the hours of and 5
D. NJ. out of respect to the memory OF
the late Postmaster General T. O. Howe.
%. J. Simmons has left Dexter and
joined the westward throng. He goes to
Lisbon, D. T. We wish prosperity to
friend Simmons in his new Dakota home.
In the list of real estate sales in Day
tona, Florida, we notice the name of
REV. G. E. Wright, Austin, Mimi, who
is down as having purchased four lots in
that thrivin r vOunr city
Annual meeting of the Ladies' Floral
Club Tuesday, April 10th, at p. NJ.
Not only the members, but all ladies in
terested in the work, and library, are
earnestly invited to be present.
C. Schleuder purchased the Gilligan
property. located Lear the bridge on the
south side of Bridge street, last week
He bought of Reese B. Clark, and paid
$500. We will give Gus. $50 for his bar
gain.
Miss Petite, Mrs. Peter Haley's sister,
who has been very low with acute intlam-
matory rheumatism for about two weeks,
is thought to be improving slightly. She
is under the watchful care of Mrs. DR..
Fairbanks.
Mrs. G.. II. Davidson, and Jim" our
youngest, left Austin last week Wednes-
day for a visit to the dear old folks at
home-in Kane county, Illinois. The
editor of the TRANSCRIPT wishes for them
very good time.
A week from next Wednesday night
the Methodists will give maple-sugar
festival in the store recently occupied by
Andrews & Son first door south Of Sol
ner's. The object is worthy, and liberal
patronage is desired.
Ed. slocum left Monday for short
visit in Illinois, where he will join his
wife, and thence to Rhode Island, where
he expects to make his future home. The
best wishes of his Austin friends follow
him to his new home.
Mrs Mcmillan is ''still alive" and
defes competition. You can get the
latest style of hat at her place for just
what it costs, for cash. The ladies of
Austin are rquested to give her call
before buying elsewhere.
Miss Sarah Pierce, last Sunday eve
ming at the Baptist church concert. re-
peated the names of all the books in both
old and new Tcstaments of the Bible
forward and backwards, from memory.
Few people are equal to this task.
-$4.05 is the round trip fare between
Austin and St. Paul and Minneapolis all
of this week to all of those who will at
tend the opera in either city. A great
many people are taking advantage of the
reduced rate to visit the twin cities.
The Canningfactory enterprise is
booming. An expert can-maker has
already been engaged, and the greater
portion Of the machinery needed for the
factory has been ordered. Work on the
building will commence in few days.