Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-10-31
TRANSFORMATIONS.

-O3ercoat weather approaches.
Beautiful snough will soon be here
1T is no difficult matter to catch a col,
these days.
Take off your gates. Tonight will
be Halloween.
L. G. Wheeler, of St. Paul, was il
town yesterday.
! H. II. Kent started yesterday for I
months trip in Ohio.
We hope the boys will be careful ant
do no damage tonight.
". P. Lewis is again on the streets o
Austin, shaking hands with old friends.
-Chas. I. johnson returned last Tues
day from trip to Chicago, where he hat
been on business"
MIR. and Mrs. Fl. w. Page are agar
at home, and the health of Mrs. Pag
seems much improved.
Miss Louise, daughter of ]. E. Robin
son, is now convalescent She has beef
sick about two months.
Prof. Rankin is now costly settle,
with his family in the pleasant uppe
rooms of the Mason house.
| Mrs. j. N. Wheat went over to Roch
ester last week to visit her daughter, Mrs
Bascomb, who has been quite i'll.
Miss Rosie, daughter of Harmon
Cook, has returned home after two
months absence in DesMoines, Iowa.
Mrs. j. Schwan is again at home aftel
an absence of about seven weeks among
eastern relatives. Joe smiles serenely.
-WANTED.-A girl to work for he
board and attend school. No cooking
washing or ironing. Leave word at thi!
office.
Mrs. Thomas w. Corey, Of Tullahoma
Tennessee, is expected in Austin this
week to visit her son, Mower County'E
popular sheriff.
Six of Mrs. Sutton's Canary birds still
will confer favor by returning it to thu
Windsor House.
Mrs. D. A. Lord and Mrs. Heller
have purchased the entire CUM stock Of
notions and millinery, and moved then
into the Parry building.
-Dea. Giddings, of DEBORAH, who
spent last winter in Austin, was in towr
Friday He has just returned from foul
months trip in California.
Mrs. Mary S. Rae, mother of Mrs
Harmon Cook, returned to her home ir
Slbley, Iowa, after visit of several weeks
with her daughter in this city.
The new stock sheds. 20x64 feet, or
the farm of G. L. Case, were RACED to the
ground by Wednesdays gale (Oct. ~
They were not fully completed.
Miss Clara hutz, of Sandusky, Ohio
accompanied her aunt, Mrs. ]. Schwan
home last week She will remain in our
city making quite an extended visit.
A black overcoat lost on western out
skirts of city Monday, Oct. Goth. Finder
will please leave at Post Office.
R. DAVENPORT.
The sociable connected with the Uni
versalist church will meet with Mrs. E.
Der 9th, 1883. All are cordially invited
to attend.
Mrs. Hollister accompanied the Dr.
on his way to Philadelphia as far as Chi
cago, and upon her return by way Of Bel
videre she visits with the Dr.'s parents 8
week or two.
The people of St. Louis are just be-
ginning to find out what terribly wicked
city they live in. We know of an aw.
fully wicked man that recently moved
away from LueTc.
ID. Bosworth, of Leroy, an old timer,
called upon us last week Wednesday
Mr.. Bosworth is doing quite an extensive
business IN real-estate in the southern
portion of the county.
&C. w. Taylor and family have moved
and are now settled in their beautiful new
home. We wish them many years OF
happiness, and each succeeding year
brighter than the one before.
ID. L. Sterling and wife of Waukesha,
Wis, arrived in the city Thursday on a
visit to his mother, Mrs. E. j. Phillips.
Mr.. Sterling is manager of White Rock
Springs, popular summer resort.
The NJ. E. sociable which was held at
Mrs. J. T. Sargent's, Wednesday evening
last, passed off very pleasantly. There
were about seventy in attendance and an
enjoyable time was realized by all.
Miss Kate Wilcox, over two years
postoffice clerk in Austin, is now at
Fayette, Iowa, and has commenced the
study of medicine. She has our best
wishes and blessing, world without end.
Miss Gertie Sherwood will teach this
winter in the O. c.. LaBar district, and
Miss Maggie Wilton in the Dea. Cook
neighborhood. We consider these schools
both fortunate in their selection of teach
erS.
Geo. P. Morse last Saturday purchas-
has used for his butcher shop 80 long. The
lot is 25 feet front by 1O1 in depth. He
purchased the property of John Walsh,
for $3.50.
"A Kentucky girl glories in head of
hair which is seventy inches long and very
thick, but our chief glory is tn number of
cures made recently by the use of DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup, the best remedy for coughs
and colds.
Col. Baker, of DEBORAH, Iowa, has
been in town several days trying to make
arrangements for putting in a gasoline
machine for lighting the block between
Churchman'S and Poolers. We hope
he will succeed.
Mrs. Ormanzo Allen left on Thurs
day for visit to her sister. Mrs DR.. G.
G. Robinson, in Milwaukee. After this
she will visit the family of Solomon Snow
in Chicago. She will return to Austin
about December l.
Miss Charlotte Sherwood, sister of
Mrs. Prof. Rankin, is in Austin, and a
pupil in our public school, Her home
will be with her sister, Mrs. Rankin.
Miss Charlotte is making many friends
among our young misses.
The Shaw-Hall block is being pushed
rapidly. The galvanized iron cornice is
in place and is being painted. The build
ing is enclosed, and the lower rooms are
being plastered. 1t will be ready for oc-
cupancy by the middle of November.
Mr.. w. A. Richardson's residence ap-
pears in white instead of the modest drab
it has been wont to wear. We have been
trying to decide for several days whethe,
we like the change or not, and the Ques
ton is still open for further consideration.
Geo. VanCamp has moved from Aus.
tin to his farm near Rose Creek. Austin
loses, Rose Creek gains, and the bright lit.
tie daughter who stands at the head OF
all the classes in her grade, what of herr
We certainly hope she is not to leave
school.
james Bliss and family, of Varco
have moved to Austin, and will occupy
the brick residence near Mr.. E. B. Crane
This will give the children the advantages
of attending our excellent public school
We are glad to welcome such families tc
Austin.