Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-09

Six applicants for certificates at tn
final public examination of teachers las
Friday and Saturday. Superintenden
Belden started out Monday on his tour o
summer visits of schools, and is this weel
at Taopi and Leroy.
Test your seed corn. Not by thu
costly experiment of actual planting
in we'll fitted ground, at a heavy expense
but in some moist dirt in box behint
the stove. This will prove much thu
cheaper plan, as reports go to show
that much of the seed saved is worthless
-Er.
TOMATO PLANTS FOR CANNING.-$(
per 1000; IS cents per 100; Is cents PEI
dozen, at the residence of A. Morse
Have filled one order for 10000 straw
berry plants; other orders coming in
plenty more for sale: SIS per 1000, ST PEI
100. Cabbage plants for sale, on ane
after May 20.
The G.. W. Walters Comedy Co. will
visit Austin next Saturday evening, May
18th. The noted John Dillon is with this
troupe. He is an actor of No. reputa
ton, and Jon es' hall will no doubt be fill
ed on the occasion of this his third reap
pearance in Austin. Note the date: Sat
urday the 18th.
Marriage licenses were issued by
Clerk of Court Sweningsen for the montl
of April, as follows:
William S. Tierney and Mary A. Kilroy
Henry Edgerton and Theresa Baudler.
John Peterson and Matilda J. Olson.
G. W. Reed and Alice FraZe.
Leonard Zero and Lola Bush.
James Sucha and Mary Lucksek
The Southern Minnesota country
editor will be glad to learn that A. B
Whittier, the genial travelling agent fol
the great j. c. Aver Co. medicine house
of Lowell, Mass, is nearing his territory
If Mr.. Whittier's advertising rates are :
little low, his patronage is regular, thu
pay prompt, and little or no complaining
by the house.
Mrs. G. s. Hildahl is doing up tn
hats quite rapidly. Her stock is YER.
choice. She spared no time in Chicago
when selecting her goods. and she had tn
| very first choice at time when the lates
styles of goods were coming in. Thos'
who have not already purchased new hat
should call and see her goods at Willard
| dry goods store.
Prof. F. j. Toland and wife closed {
two weeks term of writing school in thi
city last Saturday. The class was no
large, but successful one. Mr.. an(
Mrs. Toland seem to be masters of thei
profession. Several of the teachers il
the public school were members of tn
class, and they and all the pupils wer'
highly pleased with the work.
The Committee on immigration me
at the courthouse April 24th. VIM
Cowan was made President and Rev. E
R. Lathrop Secretary. A subcommittee
consisting Of Messrs. Cowan, Lightly
Phillips, Seebach and Lathrop were ap
pointed to present the whole subject Of
immigration to the County Commits
sioners when they shall meet, on the It'll
OF this month.
The photographer is now prepared
for all kinds of outdoor view work. Mr.
Hildahl has lately secured what is calico
the Blear combination view camera, fol-
taking farms, buildings, and horses. This
is the right time of year for taking views
of dwellings. After this fine selection
of stereoscopic views from Austin ano
surrounding country will be found in his
gallery over Clemmer & Poolers store.
Fred. Judson, youngest brother OF
Mrs. H. A. Avery, arrived in the city last
week. Fred has been in the offices of the
Canadian Pacific Railway at Winnipeg
for the past year. He thinks of remain
ing in Austin, and studying dentistry
with his brother-in-law, DR.. Avery. Fred
has grown to be big boy. His old
schoolmates and friends are glad to sec
his pleasant, geod-looking face once more
Several of the friends of s. F. Glib
bons gave him surprise last Friday
evening. Mr.. G. has been confined to the
house with inflammatory rheumatism fol
some six weeks, and his friends thought
to try the effect of new kind of medi.
cine. 1t was purse of $25. The effect
was very cheering. 1t is to be hoped
friend Gibbons will soon be able to be
around, and to take his old place in Nc.
Brides grocery store.
Rochester is talking a '.great trotting
tournament" for the Sd and 18th Of July
next. The military companies Of South.
ern Minnesota (Austin company included,
are invited to make grand encampment
on the fair grounds. A big fair is also to
be held in Rochester in September, and
we notice the name of Mayor E. G. Dorr,
Of Austin, as member of the advisory
board. Our Rochester friends will please
excuse us this year. We are going tc
have big fair of our own in Austin.
Mrs. Fisher will serve ice cream, with
the cream in it, to her customers butter
milk, fresh and sweet, good for YOU
health every day in the year; lemonade
that is always good for your liver-and g
most palatable and refreshing drink as We
all know. Her bread is as white as the
driven snow and light as feather, be-
sides pies and cakes to tempt the hungry
to over-indulgence. Give her a call if you
need anything in her line, and you will
get your full moneys worth every time.
H. w. Page, Treasurer of the st.
Cloud, Mankato s. Austin R. r. Co., was
around last Saturday returning to the
stockholders IN the Co. the cash assess
ments which they had paid on their stock,
which was at the rate of $40 per share
There were large number of single
shareholders, while others owned two
three, four and five shares. We were for
tunate enough to be the possessor of one
share. The outlook for an early com
mencement of work on the road is very
bright.