Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-04-11
The indemnity bond of $1,000 to the


has been signed by about 425 of the cit
Zens of Mankato 1t must have sc
names, and the Free Press says the
additional are going to be secured in spit
of all obstacles
Mrs. Jennie Brown from Cresco, is i
town visiting her mother. Mrs. B. +
Jones. Of course she called upon her oil
friends at the TRANSCRIPT Office, and e,
hibitcd to the editor her baby boy
which we must say is very good-lookine
Looks like his mother.
20. N. Olbcrg, of Albert Lea. made Il
a pleasant call last week Tuesday. Osca
was on his way to the eastern markets t
buy goods. We are glad to hear that on
Mower county boy is doing a prosperou
business. Mrs Laura Tanner of this cit.
is keeping books for him.
! james Q. Henderson, who has bee1
| foreman Of the TRANSCRIPT for the pas
nine months. left US March 28th for Yank
ton, Dakota, to work in the same otfic
with his brother, John t. The Henderson
brothers are good printers and coed boys
and we wish them success
| Mrs j. II. Martin and her son George
visited Austin over Sunday, Apri
8. Mrs Martins health is better than fo
Il long time. She will return to her OLE
home in New York state to live. George
has to report at West Point on June 18th
They had a warm welcome back tc
Austin.
The Locomotive Firemens grand bal
at Jones Hall in this city March 9th, was
very largely attended. Representatives
were present from all portions of South
ern Minnesota and Northern Iowa, and
every hotel in the city was crowded with
guests. The ball was given by Comet
Lodge of Austin.
The ladies of the NJ. E. church vii
give a maple sugar pancake festival, al
Andrews & Patterson's old stand, one
door south Of Solners, this "wednesday
evening, from to 8 o'clock. Business
mch and others arc cordially invited to
take supper with our Methodist friends
on this occasion.
Maine Prairie, in Stearns county
voted the 5000 additional bonds for tho
Austin, Mankato and St. Cloud r. r. on
the 31st, by vote of So for to IS against
Hutchinson carried the $4,000 additional
bonds April I'd by the following vote: In
favor 277, against 63. Litchfield voted
IS 900, April It'll, by 228 majority.
De man what ponds on de rooster fer te,
crow,
An wake i'm up 'arly in de mawnin',
May sumtime fin dat de rooster am no mo-
But WIZ stolen sev'al our fore de dawnin'
Yes, while good many are waiting in
this life for the rooster to crow, they miss
their golden opportunity, and the process.
sion moves on. and they find themselves
left.
Pat Leary of this city, was killed in
the yard of the Minnesota Transfer Co.,
St. Paul, Sunday night, April LIST. While
engaged at his work as brakeman, he was
run over and Killed instantly. His re-
mains were brought to this city last week
Tuesday for burial. He was 20 years old,
and had been in ST. Paul only week.
Rev. E. r. Lathrop talked to the peo-
pie of Grand Meadow last evening on
immigration. He will continue the dis,
cussion at Brownsville April 18th, Leroy
April 18th, and at Lyle on the Goth. We
hope the friends in each of these towns
will turn out and give Mr. Lathrop good
meetings He is sure to interest all who
attend.
-NIcssrs. Bulls & Babcock have placed
Mr.. J. NJ. Pearce at the helm in the
Davidson House. Mr. Pcarce expects to
improve the house in many respects, and
asks for continuance of public patron
age. The Davidson House has always
been favorite resort for farmers and
others who desired good accommodations
at reasonable prices.
- uHhCAHlNuu, ~ lOIS unu Wei
known to the citizens of Austin and vi
entity. as an honorable and successful
clothing merchant, has just received the
largest stock Of clothing, gents furn ish-
ing goods of all kinds, hats and caps of
every variety and style, trunks and valises
for ladies and gents, ever offered in this
market. In prices he challenges compe,
tition, offering all his goods lower than
the lowest, and invites the public to call
and examine for themselves.
Old corn growers say that this will be
a big corn year. They have observed the
weather during the winter and base their
estimates upon the past. Experience is a
good instructor, is generally reliable and
can be depended upon with vastly more
safety than the almanac. but even that
may sometimes fail in weather matters.
1t will be wise, however, to prepare for a
f adorable corn season. Where farmers
get their seed in the ground as soon as the
weather permits, they seldom fail to Sc
cure a good crop of corn.-Osnge Press.
The Charles City Adcocote puts the
question of subscribing for a good weekly
in the following practical
way: cit costs less than than half a cent
a day to take a weekly newspaper; less
than one cigar week, and a very cheap
one at that; less than barber would
charge by the year, to keep ones hair
trimmed; less than good sized Christmas
turkey; less than an energetic kitchen girl
will waste in a week. One half a penny
can be saved many way better than
stopping your newspaper. A man ought
to be ashamed to say he can't afford to take
his home paper
An intolerable nuisance is the habit
of school children running into the post
office morning, noon and evening. At
noon and evening they swarm into the
office until often grown persons cannot
get to the delivery or their boxes. Wedo
not believe that parents know that their
children do as we have specified. In
many cases they get mail and drOp il nv