Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-10-22
BROWNSDALE.

BROWNsDALE.
The roads are dry and wheeling
good.
Fine grades of choice tea at Sleeper
& Sons.
Frank Stimson is stopping in Mime
apols.
james Cantwell of Lyle, was IN town
Sunday.
Thomas Hunt takes his meals at the
City hotel.
Choice comb honey, Is cents a h., at
Sleeper & Sons.
"A, L. Sleeper talks Of building nice
barn on his premises.
james Stokes is occupying the Heath
house for short time.
Phillip Kramer, our furniture man,
has nice stock of furniture.
Sunday we were visited by heavy
winds, and the air was full of dust.
The City hotel is still alive, and can
give you a square meal on short notice.
Len Anibel is the happiest man in
town. It's a boy, and weighs nine
pounds
Joe Thatcher came up from Spring
Valley, and stopped over Sunday with
his family.
Mrs. W. S. Woodward is visiting in
Minneapolis with her daughter, Mrs.
Nellie Sanborn.
B. +. Graves is always busy dispos-
ing Of loads of lumber, at the lumber
yard near the depot.
Carlos Sleeper is fixing up his pre-
misses nicely, by grading his lawn
higher. sowing seeds. &c.
Real estate here is On the boom. 1t
you wish to invest in good and paying
lands, try Mower county.
Mrs. Chas. Wilson returned the past
week from visit to her husbands par
ents, who reside at Randolph, Wis.
Saturday from Minneapolis where she
has been on a visit for the past three
months.
men Friday and now our grocery mer-
chants and butchers pockets are lined
with lucre.
A picnic was held in grove near
Mr.. William Poets residence, three miles
east of this burg, Saturday. The attend
ence was quite large.
The Christian church society held
sociablc at Slceper's hall Saturday even
ing. A good many were present Re
ciepts 81. Proceeds used towards can
ceiling church debt.
Elder Beauleu preached an interest
ing sermon at the Christian chapel Sun
day evening to Il good house Elder
Beaulieu's sermons are good, and we
hope will do good.
Mrs. John johnson, an old resident of
this place, and now residing in Wash
ington territory, has been visiting here
with friends and relatives for the past
month. Started on her trip home Thurs
day, the 10th.
Our markets: Wheat 55c; barley 80
to $50; oats Tic; flax $1.05; timothy 81 .O5:
buckwheat 40c, clover 81; Illinois coal
SIS; Iowa coal $5;woOd 81 to $3.50; butter
IA to 1Sc; eggs TIC; beans $1.00 to $3.50;
potatoes zoe.
Elmer Hall, resident here for
number of years, returned to this village
Friday, coming, from D; T.. He claims
to be travelling for the Northwestern Car
Works of Saltwater. We wish you sue
cess, Elmer.
-'Wild strawberries in full bloom"
and some of the fruit perfectly ripe. were
found and eaten one mile east OF this
burg Saturday, by James Hyland. How
is that for Southern Minnesota, and in
the month of October?
-Chas. J. Whitaker, of Waltham, has
beeE suffering with the erysipelas the
) o'clock, Oct. 10Th, he tried to kill him
self by taking poison, and cutting his
throat with a dull jack knife, but failed
to accomplish his purpose. Saturday,
the 18th, report says MIR: Whitaker is
hopelessly insane. His family has the
sympathy of the entire community.
We rise to explain that Sleeper &
Sons have some good waterproof at soc
a yard; hobby mems suits at Sc; all wool
mems suits at $40. They have every
thing that you can possibly want in the
line of dry goods clothing, groceries,
drugs and jewelry. Everything warrant
cd us represented. No wermy groceries
or moth eaten dry goods or clothing sold.
Several more fiji farms have changed
hands lately, through the agency of Capt.
A. j. Hunt. Among the many, eighty
| acres in Waltham to Rudolph Benekee,
eighty acres in Red Rock to J. H. Simp-
son; also eighty acres to T. Fl. Baldwin.
Mr.. Hunt informs us that he has large
list of good farms for sale in Mower
county, and at figures that cannot fail to
attract home and land-seekers.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Palmeter return
ed from Baldwin, Mo-, the 18th. Mrs.
Palmeter went there in August with her
brother, Mr.. Dan Darling. They were
both taken sick there with fever. Mr.
Darling telegraphed for his brother-in-
law, and he though that Minnesota was
| a better place to die in than Missouri, so
started home. After arriving here, he
was sick for short time, and is now able
to smile once more. Mrs. Palmeter was
very sick, and at one time no hopes were
entertained of her recovery, but a change
for the better soon took place, and as
soon as able to travel started for Mime
| sofa. Mrs. Palmeter, although not re-
| stored entirely to health, is getting along
| nicely. :
Gold Band and Moss Rose