Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-24
Are YOUR house plants frozen vet?

Mosquitoes are not troublesome now
a-days.
Trains have been blockaded for thu
past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Richards will
board at Mr.. F. I. Cranes.
Chandeliers are out of fashion, anC
we shan't have to buy any.
All serene, and every body contcntec
and happy in and about Austin.
Mrs. D. B. Smith has been spendin!
a few days with friends in Spring Valley
Evening parties and sleigh rides arr
now the order of the day-or night rather
Not much adulteration in this weel
of weather. We should call this simon
pure.
Oscar Ayers was enjoying the balmy
zcphyrs of Minneapolis and St. Paul few
days last week.
Henry Crane left Austin last weel
for Missouri, where he will remain thu
remainder of the winter.
One of the rooms in our public
school were closed Monday ana Tuesday
on account of the extreme cold.
Wonder if Austln's whisky is frozer
up? The cold spell of 1864 froze tho
whisky of this town nearly solid.
Only two trains from St. Paul since
last Thursday-onc late Saturday night
the other late yesterday afternoon.
Old Borcas shows no respect fol
either Cupid or Hymen. So thought
Frank Richards, last week, we opine.
Charley West has purchased the
Atherton property on Main street, where
he now resides. Consideration ZOO.
Mr. William Fish Austin left Wednes
day for Minneapolis. He will remain
there few weeks and then go on to Mon
tana.
e. J. Grattan has taken young
boarder. We trust the little lad may
never disappoint the fondest hopes Of his
parents.
The aged mother of the keenan, boys
has been very i'll recently. She resides
near Oakland and we are glad to learn is
some better.
AL. Levy. of Minneapolis, was the
guest Of the Dettclbachs for day last
week, on his return from trip to Oska-
loosa, Iowa.
Rev. J. n. Liscomb Presiding Elder,
will preach at the Methodist Episcopal
church Thursday evening at the usual
hour of service.
Teachers are very apt to spend too
much time in telling children what they
already know. We think it is better to
hear recitations.
80 . below zero 6 o'clock Monday
We have not yet heard of any
one who dared to meet the mercury any
earlier in the day.
Have you seen the spring styles yet
in any of the fashion magazines? We
see that short bob-tails are still the pride
of the young men.
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.
Owing to the delays in mails and
travel the Teachers Association appoint
ed to meet at Grand Meadow next Satur-
day, will be omitted.
The Miss Lenora Austin Party" a
very popular company, will give one en-
tertainment in Austin next Tuesday even
ing See advertisement.
No mails, we'll hardly any, no news,
plenty Of snow, colder than Greenland,
and the Editor at St. Paul, that's what's
the matter with the TRANSCRIPT this
week.
We understand F. l. Crane has sold
out his lumber interest in Austin, to f.
P. VanValkenburgh. Rumor, says Frank
is talking of exploring the great North
West.
"A little stranger arrived at the house
If E. R. Campbelrs Sunday night. The
mercury registered at 36o but the young
traveller preferred not to wait for warmer
weather.
The friends of Rev. c. w. Merrill and
wife, of Lincoln, Nebraska, formerly Of
Spring Valley, will regret to learn of
their recent loss, of little fifteen months
old boy.
"A flock of.2,000 sheep that had been
driven from Southern California to East
tern Colorado found to have lost nothing
in flesh, despite the fact that the drive &C.
cupied five months.
Miss Emily Pratt has arrived in Aus
tin, and is the guest of her friend, Miss
Nagaret Shaw. She will be glad to re-
cieve the names of all persons wishing
in music.
Mrs. c. L. Simons, of Charles City,
is now IN Austin and would like situa.
ton as sick nurse. Can give good refer
cnces. Persons wishing such services
can leave word at the pest Office.
-BATns.-W. H. H. Bullock, at his
new tousorial quarters next door west OF
the post Office, has fitted up fine bath
rooms. Baths, hot or cold, at all hours.
the place-at Bullock's.
Rev. Spafford was blockaded at Owa-
tonna over Monday-as there was no
down train until Tuesday. The just and
the unjust are served alike in these storms:
even ministers and editors are shown no
favors.
Anything in the shape of cards, en-
velopes, letter heads, bill heads, state
ments, invites, dodgers, etc., promptly
and artistically printed on our new Cor
don job press. 1t is beauty and its
speed is 1900 an hour.
The fourth annual convention of the
Minnesota National Guard assembled a,
Winona last Wednesday. Our Austin
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