Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-10-01

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and verify he draweth trade from afar off.
My rooms will be found in Mrs. Hill
dahl's millinery store. Cutting and fitting
speciality. Jackets and vests in the latest
styles Prices to suit the times.
Mrs. LIZZIE SAVIOR. =
-Messrs. Fiester & Brooks, state agents
for the Hawkeye Mutual Life and Acct
dent Association, pulled up stakes" for
Minneapolis week ago last Monday,
whittier they were ordered by the home
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Tho Congregatlonalist church choir
| have just received a new set Of Anthem
books, new in style and the most complete
to be had. We shall expect some rare
selections from the young peoples excel
lent choir.
The editor of the TRANSCRIPT was
honored by the Executive Committee OF
| the Mower County Agricultural Society
with special premium of SIS for his full
and complete account Of the fair in last
| weeks paper.
For SALE.-A handsome three year
old mare colt we'll bred, we'll trained,
! a good traveller, and as gentle and
kind as kitten. Will be sold cheap.
Rare opportunity for any one wanting q
good carriage horse.
The Davidson House is doing a pros.
porous business under the able manage
mcnt of landlord S. +. Gibbons. The
house is central, the meals and beds
always good, and the stabling for horses
the best in the city.
"A Republican caucus will be held at
Gregson's mill, Thursday, Oct 9th, at2p.
M, for the purpose of clcctlng three dele
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ventions at Austin on the 10th.
H. w. LIGHTLY, Chairman.
Benz. Mason, who for the present is
located with his family at Ypsilantl,
Mich, arrived in the city last Wednesday.
He will remain IN Austin about two
weeks, and soon thereafter will go to his
Florida home to spend the winter.
For SHER1FF-I am candidate for
Sheriff of Mower county. subject to the
decision of the Republican county conven-
ton. ask support on the grounds Of be-
ing an old soldier, an old settler, and a
true Republican. P. J. CRATER.
The Republicans of Lyle will hold
their caucus at Minnereka school house,
Saturday evening, Oct. 4th, at Z o'clock
D. M, to elect delegates to the county
convention and to the district conven
ton, both conventions to be held at Aus
tin Oct. 10th.
w. J. Schwan goes to St. Paul to-day
| to take his new position with the leading
retail boot and shoe house of j. L. Lover
ing of that city. Joe thoroughly under
stands that business and we are sure Mr..
Lowering has made no mistake in secur-
ing his services.
The right of confirmation will be per-
formed next Sunday morning at the Scan
dinayian Lutheran church in this city by
Rev. Swend Stradd. The candidates are:
Lena Charlotte Nichola1scn, Eddie, son of
Christian johnson, and Alfred, son of
Seymour Johnson.
Judge Farmer yesterday appointed
James Truesdcll, Of Austin, J. J. Hunt,
Of Waltham, and Welcome Osborn, of
Lyle, appraisers of the value of lands
taken by the Minnesota & Northwestern
Railway Go. for right of way through
the county of Mower.
Thomas Purcell of Oakland Township,
will probably be the peoples candidate
for Representative from the east side of
Frceborn county. Mr. Purcell is solid
man, and worthy Of support. His neigh
bors and friends will probably see that he
wins if he enters the race.
The Brownsville Republican caucus
was held last Saturday: The delegates:
NJ. B. johnson, Thos. DAZZLE, Dr.. Gray.
The same day Lodi township elected
Thos. Rough We understand eight
caucuses were appointed for last Satur-
day. The early bird catches the worm.
The Register printing machinery and
material were removed to the Park Place
building last week. The building has re-
Gently been reftted for the use of the post
office in front and printing office IN rear.
The post office will be removed as soon
as the plate glass for the front arrives and
is put in.
Right will prevail and in the near flu
ture the strength, purity and excellence
of DeLand's Saleratus and soda will be so
thoroughly proven that they will be found
necessary articles in every home in the
land. Test them in every way possible
and you will find them what they are
guaranteed to be.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, of Austin
township, has harvested two good
crops of potatoes this year. June Oath
she dug and sold from the first crop,
receiving as high as 50 per bushel for her
early potatoes. June 25th she planted a
fresh patch, and on Sept. 25th was har-
vcsting the second crop.
B. N. Lewis of this city, left last
to attend the National Convention of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
He will represent Mason City Division
No. III, and will be absent about four
weeks. He says Austin Division No.
1872 will not be represented this time.
j. w. Farquar of frankfort, arrived
in Austin yesterday this being his first visit
to the county seatin twenty years. Mr. F.
is one of the first settlers of Frankford,
coming there in the spring of 1855. He
was the acting constable who made the
arrest of J. B. Yates and others for steal
ing" the county seat IN the winter of 1867.
AT Cascade, eight miles beyond North
field is the line of the new Minnesota Il
Northwestern road which is to run from
Mona to St. Paul. Graders are actively
at work upon the road bed and enor-
nous piles of steel rails and ties attest
that the work is likely to be pushed to
speedy completion.-FarsdauH Repubh-
can.
The frosts have been unusually kind
to us this year. This is the 1st of October,
and but two frosts have yet visited
us. These were so light that they did no
real damage. Cucumber and tomato
vines continue to bear fruit as naturally
as they did earlier in the season. Corn is
ripe, and being harvested independent of
frOStS.
The offering Of prizes by Messrs.
Briggs & Burr is creating much interest
at the Skating Rink. In the pumpkin
race last week Wednesday night, Art
Friedrich carried off first honors and
$3.50. Will Patterson second, and Geo.
Minnette third. The Rink continues to
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public under the able management Of
Briggs & Burr.
LANSING CAUcUs.-A Republican eau
Gus will be held at the Ramsey school
house, October 9Th, 1884, at 1880 p. M, for
the purpose of electing three delegates to
attend the Legislative Convention to be
held at Grand Meadow, Oct. 9th, 1884;
and to elect three delegates to attend the
County Convention at the Court house in
Austin, Oct. 10th. i.
D. B, JOHNSON, Jr., Chairman.
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