Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-02-07


winter since 1864.
Take good care of your stock this ter
ribly cold weather.
California grapes, fresh figs, oranges
mixed nuts. ut Leslie's.
Oscar N. Hills aged father is quite low
and his recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. G. W. Benton has recently bee,
very ill., She is some better.
Rev. Spafford and wife left towl
last Saturday for their new home in Still
water.
--Supt Belden started Monday TO
Brownsville and Grand Meadow to visi
schools
Mrs. P. o. French is principal of tn
Minneota school in which 70 pupils ar
enrolled.
John Monroe lies at the point of death
His sons came down from Minneapolis OF
Monday.
Eddie T. Bemis of Window, is attend
ing public school IN Austin, boarding a
MIR. Belden's.
| j. A. Mills has sold half interest il
his dray business to Henry Curtis, hi:
former partner.
We see large flocks of snow-bird.
nearly every day. How do they kee!
from freezing to death?
Another invoice of that silver polish
Just received at Leslie's. 1t cannot bt
beat. Price csc per box.
-Dea. Marsh has been kept in doors fol-
some days by a severe cold. We hope ne
will very soon be out again.
Our city authorities ought to arrange
| for good town clock to be put into the
tower of our new court house.
Mr. Daniel Brown, father of Mrs.
George Baird, has purchased the pleasant
little residence of Eugene Hoy.
Miss Emily Pratt returned to her
home in Milwaukee last week. We were
very sorry she did not remain with US.
-OdulCl DIV" IL AHA WIZ VI tAIo NAsv ,
Mrs. Geo. Baird's father and mother. Gel
ebrated their golden wedding the 9th of
January.
"A business man says that frost can be
kept off store windows by first wiping
them dry and then applying thin coat of
glycerine.
The stock of groceries of Griswold &
Elms are being sold by the sheriff, to sat
isfy the chattel mortgage held by Mrs P.
T. Mcintyre.
We call attention to valuable list of
books offered to agents by the Sun Pub
fishing Co., Of St. Louis, advertised else
where in this paper.
Frank \. Ticknor started Jan. 18th
for visit with his relatives in New York
state. His mother and three sisters live
in Cataraugus county.
Hugh D. Mills of Window, was called
Jan. %, to the bedside Of his aged mother
who is lying very low, in this city. His
own health is not good.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Cox left Austin
last week for few days. Mrs. Cox to
visit in Faribault, and Mr.. Cox to pros
pect little in Minneapolis.
H. S. Lillagar, who was landlord Of
the Davidson House for a time few
years ago kept the Club House, on Mimi
etonka Lake, last summer.
Sunday morning was ''scorcher"-
the thermometers indicating anywhere
from 80 to 40 below zero. Monday night
was even colder if possible.
Company G. Austin Guards, will give
grand ball on Washington's birth day, ED
inst. The boys agree to make it pleasant
for all, and we know they will.
w. D. Rosbach and wife of Minneap-
oils have been visiting friends and relatives
in Austin the past week. Mrs. r. will be
as Miss Laura Kunath.
john F. Cook has recently purchased
the T. ]. Lake farm of 70 acres on the
Lansing road. adjoining Mr. Cooks old
farm on the south. 1t is valuable &C
QUESTION.
Why do people, with items of note,
or other matters they wish to quote, all
such communications delay, alas! till
publication day?-Er.
We give it up.
The cap sociable Of the NJ. E. church,
to have been held last week Wednesday
evening, was postponed until this WED
desday) evening. Remember the place at
W. w. Engle's.
j. F. Andrews & Son have removed
their stock of hardware from west side of
the public square to the store occupied
by V. p Lewis. they having purchased
Mr.. Lewis stock.
james NJ. Pierce and family have NOV
ed from Brownsville to Austin. He is
now working again at his trade, being in
with w. w. Patterson in the
blacksmith business.
January, 1883, is said to be the cold
est January on record in Minnesota, it
being II degrees colder than last year,
and 134 degrees colder than the average
for IS years.
Wolf killers must present to the
County Auditor head of wolf with
scalp and ears thereto entire" in order to
get the bounty to which they are entitled.
The scalp will not do.
The arithmetical problem of the
hour is, how many tons of coal will it
take to keep ten-cent geranium and
hanging basket of the "Wandering Jew"
from freezing until spring?
Albert Galloway we understand has
offered to give ten acres of land for the
new depot grounds. The land lies d.
rectly west of Henry Jacobs place. We
think it little too far south.
We are very sorry to learn that our
friend, Allan Mollison, is sick again, and
confined to his house. A swelling in the
glands on the side of his neck is causing
much Inconvenience and suffering.