Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-09-12

Parties buying anything in the hard
ware line, please remember:
/. That we will not be unders0ld.
g That we will allow no one to sell
you better goods than we do.
g. That we will allow no one to treat
You better. FISH & ANDREWS.
Lon. Hollistcr left Austin Monday
for short visit to his grandparents re-
siding at Belvidcre, Ill. He will go to
Chicago before his return, and Miss Sarah
Beatty is expected to come back with
him. This bit of news will be very graft
fying to her large circle of friends in this
city.
Mrs. George Webb and daughter
Sadie, sister and niece of Mrs. D. B.
johnson, leave Austin for their home in
Plattsburg, n Y, the latter part of the
week. Their visit has been an enjoyable
one to their relatives and to quite an cx-
tended circle of friends who have had the
pleasure of making their acquaintance.
IS. G. Olson has put new glass front
in his former store building. and now the
front of the two stores combined make Il
very attractive and convenient window
for the display of goods. S. c. Olson
has large stock of furniture, comprising
the elegant and useful, ut only living
prices Go and see him before you pur-
| chase.
-STRAYED OR STOLEN.-From the
stock yards at the depot in Austin, Tues
day night, August 28th, 1888, a 2-year
old red heifer, and large red calf, with
tips of both cars frozen. Any one giving
| e. ~, <l>1s,
covery will be suitably rewarded. Ad-
dress j. c. Williams, Mason City, Iowa,
or Geo. w. Benton, Austin, MINI. In
| formation may be left at this office.
A new cashier for the First National
Bank arrived in our city Friday morning
and took full possession of the position
offered him upon his immediate arrival.
| To say that he was warmly received and
most Cordially welcomed, would but half
express it. AS he is a full band himself
the city bands were not called upon to
| welcome him. We presume the young
chap will be titled Nathan F. Banfield,
Jr.'
-STRAYED.-Thursda night, August
10Th, = two or three months old sucking
| colt. Bay, with light colored legs below
| the knees. Had white strip in face, and
showed several scratches from barb fence
on legs. Had on halter, with hitching
strap tied up. Followed team out of
Austin about II o'clock p. m. A suitable
reward will be paid for the return Of the
property, or information leading to its re-
covcry. Apply to A. NJ. Fleck, Fleck
House, or Richardson, Day s. Pierce, at
torneys.
john A. Cressey and G.. Fred Baird
have f1Ourishing trade IN Worthwhile,
Sphinx county, D. T.. their store building
being 22x7O feet. Rev. Alfred Cressey
recently organized NJ f. church society
there of 80 members. The boys have
opened a branch store on their claim
twenty eight miles northwest. a post
office has been established there. The
name of the new office is Cresbard, COM
bination of the firm name of Cressey g.
Baird, and Fred Baird has been appointed
| postmaster.
Round trip tickets for the Chicago
and Milwaukee Expositions will he sold
as follows To Chicago and return, $685.
Sept nth and 18th, good to return until September 10
Sept 18th and 18th, good to return until September Is
Sept. "a to Goth, inclusive. good to return until Oct
October I'd and Sd, good to return until October
October 9th and 0h good to return until October Is
October 18th and 17th good to return until October q
To Milwaukee and return, $3.50. Sell
on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during
continuance of Exposition Good to
return until the Tuesday following date
| of sale. G. H. COLEMAN, Agent.
SILVER WEDDING.-On Wednesday,
the 9th instant, the relatives and friends OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy Goslee of Lyle town.
ship, celebrated their silver wedding at the
residence on the farm, it being 1 their s5th
anniversary. There were over 100 guests
present. The presentation of the splen-
did silver service, coal oil stove, rocking
chair, &C., &C., was made in his usual
happy style. by the Rev. Mr.. Tickner,
and replied to by Mr.. and Mrs. Goslee in
very neat and appropriate manner.
The day was beautiful, and every thing
went pleasant and merry as marriage
bell" A.G
SAD ACCIDENT AT RAMsEY.-Yester-
day afternoon, at half-past four Chas.
E. RoWley, station agent at Ramsey,
while assisting the trainmen in making
up the train leaving there for the east at
4:3O, caught one of his feet in frog and
before he could extricate himself, the
cars came onto him, three of them passing
over one of his legs, mutilating it horri-
bly,. Drs. Gibson and Squires were sent
for Immediately, and they amputated the
leg above the knee. 1t is said that the
unfortunate man is in a very critical con-
dition, and 1t is doubtful if he survives
the accident. MIR. Rowley came to RAM
sey about year ago from Spring Valley.
SUDDEN DEArH-Wednesday after
noon a rumOr spread about that q dead
body had been found in an outbuilding
in the rear of Kent's agricultural depot.
Investigation revealed the fact that
Thomas, son of Mr.. James Geraghty, had
met his death thus suddenly. The coro-
ner, DR.. ]. P. Squires, was notified, and
jury empanelled, consisting of G. H.
Litchtield. H. w. Films, G. N. Fish, G. K.
Hanson, Joseph Adams and E. D. Fenton.
The verdict of the jury was death by a
fit of apoplexy. We learn from Lawrence,
a other of the deceased, that Thomas
few days before by falling from the cars
near Blooming Prairie. which doubtless
precipitated the event of his sudden
death. He was buried from the Catholic
church Thursday afternoon.
| -SoLNER's NEW SToRE.-Henry ia
cobs removed his stock of clothing Mon
day morning to the park place store, and
yesterday wOrkmen commenced tearing
down the old frame building. It is ox:
Dected the walls of the new store will be
up inside of 60 days. Joseph Adams in
forms US that Mr.. SolneI's store will be
"a feet inches in width by 50 feet inches
/ in depth, the largest single store in town.
The Mower County Bank building is to
be extended back to the same depth as the
Solner building. The stairway of the
bank building is to be removed, and a
common wide stairway placed between
the two buildings to be used in common
by the occupants of the second floors of