Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-16

on the sidewalk. If you don't believe it,
ask that tall, good. natured boss carpenter
James Knox. He will tell you all
about it.
Go to Mrs. McMillan's for nice hats.
You can get at her place, trimmed hats,
from 60 cents to $40. 1t would pay you
to examine her goods before going else
where She has nice line of gloves and
laces. You can get stamping done,
either for embroidery or braiding.
The latest bit of news we have in
regard to our new railroad comes from the
Waseca Herald of the nth. 1t is too
good. to keep:
We learn that they commenced sur
veying on the St. Cloud, Mankato 4 Aus
tin railroad on Monday, the 9TH, at Austin.
-Ames Brothers of this city have built
a complete engine and boiler which fur
nishes the power to print the TRANSCRIPT
newspaper this week. And as Ames'
boilers never "bust, the printing of this
paper by steam will be continued until
further orders. Please make note of it.
And Sunday the heavens opened and
the rains fell, and the floods descended
and for nearly forty ight hours, until the
people in and about Austin said, We have
plenty, and with warm, glowing sunshine
which we most earnestly desire, We shall
see our growing crops start into new life
each day.
Sorghum yields we'll on land too poor
to grow corn. This shows that the sor-
ghum derives more from the air, as its
sweet juice, largely carbon, would indi-
cate. The soil for sorghum must, how
ever, be in fine filth, as its small seeds are
more impatient of clods than the larger
corn grains.
"A citizen of Chicago-we could not
get his name-was in Austin week before
last negotiating with Jake Weisel for the
purchase of his old brewery stand. He
will he here this week to close up the
bargain. He is expected to build large
brewery here, and Jake says he has lots
of money to run the business with.
Seymour johnson has been grading
and improving the grounds about his
residence of late. Austin is doing much
more this spring than ever before in this
direction, and Seymour will never be
found behind in any public or private in
terest. His residence and grounds are
considered among the finest in the city.
Married, May 9TH, at the residence of
the brides parents, in Mower county,
Mimi, by Rev. N. c. Green of Oakland,
Arthur A. Smith of Minneapolis, and
Emma A. Ames of Mower county, MINI.
The best wishes of the TRANSCRIPT fol-
low this happy couple to their new home
in Minneapolis, where Mr.. Smith has a
situation in the harvester works.
Following arc the names of those
uniting with the Congregational church
Sunday, May 9th:
By Letter-Gordon G. Adams, Mrs.
Martha Adams, Mrs Elizabeth Todd.
On profession-Horace Wells, Miss
Maggie Wilton, Miss Cora Chadbourne,
Miss Grace Wilbour, Mrs. Edwin Day,
Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Hall, Mr.. Edwin
Brownsill, Mrs. Della Brownsill, Miss
Minnie Br6wnsill.
ID. B. Smith had very narrow escape
from disastrous fire last week Wednes-
day. About 2 o'clock p. M, the alarm was
given. and the fire discovered in the
second story of Mr.. Smiths residence.
The cause of the trouble was a defective
chimney. It will take about $500 to set
tie the bill of damages to building and
furniture, The building only was in
sured.
The families of our friends, Samuel
Dodge and Charles Vandegrift, are hav-
ing very serious times this spring. For
several weeks two children from each
family have been alarmingly i'll with spinal
meningitis. One of the children of Mr..
Vandegrift is entirely deaf since, though
it is hoped the deafness will not prove
permanent. We hope soon to hear OF
their recovery.
"A very pleasant wedding occurred at
GuC AuCuCldu Cuu1Cu 1tlSC OuAuNy
after the service. The parties most inter
rested were Mr.. Chris Hull and Miss
Maggie Nordness. These young people
are we'll known in our community, are
held in high esteem, and only the best
and kindest wishes of hosts of friends are
extended to them as they shall journey
on in this new and untried way.
Commencing on Monday last, butter
and egg refrigerator cars run as follows
Iowa and Minnesota division-Minneapo-
lis cars will leave Minneapolis every Mon
day 6:35 p. m. and arrive in Chicago Wed
nesday at $50 p. M; every Wednesday at
6:35 a. M, and arrive in Chicago at. sos
a. m. Saturday; Austin cars will leave
Austin Wednesday at 5 a. m. and arrive
in Chicago Thursday at 9:20 p. m.
Last season we had G. H. Smiths
double Uncle TOMS Cabin No. 2. Now
coming, next Monday, May 81, is G. H
Smiths celebrated No. company. This
same company played in all the leading
cities in the U. S.-Chicago, Philadelphia
New York, and the only Uncle Toms
| Cabin allowed in the great Boston theatre
since the war. The company is en- route
to St. Paul and Minneapolis, and they
bring strong company.
The summer sun has touched thu
earth, and the tiny blades of the greer
grass give answer back ''here am I.
Green grass, flowers, buds, are all here
wakened into new life by gentle springs
warm breath, and the heart grown weary
of winters long and dreary stay is full Of
joy and thankfulness to that great and
kind Father who will yet again verify
his promise of the "seed-time and har
vest"
Austin is specially interested jus
now in good high prices for the following
products: Creamery butter, canned corr
and tomatoes, Diamond Feed mills, pillow,
and harrows of the johnson & Smith
make. hutter-tubs of the Beiseker mann