Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-11-19

unaccOuntable reason, being absent The
address of welcome by L. A. Pierce, Esq.
of course was well done. 0. G, Gregg
Of Marshall responded. The Secretary,
w. G. Rice, also made some remarks.
The convention opens this "wednesday
morning at9
| The PUCK" cigar is sold by Julius G.
johnson, at the elegant new corner drug
store, in Opera House block. The "Puck"
is manufactured for the reliable Western
News Co., Chicago, and we know what
we are talking about when we say that it
is one of the finest straight 1O-cent cigars
in the market. So. if at any time, you
want to smoke an extra cigar, one that
can be depended upon to please you,
step in to Johnson's and buy "Puck."
MIR. Decker's cigar factory has al
ready commenced operations in the back
room of the TRANSCRIPT Office, where the
quarters are rather cramped for the pre-
sent. Four men are busily at work, and
several more will be engaged as soon as
the type and fixtures are moved, which
will be the latter part of next week. We
had the pleasure of smoking one of the
cigars made the first day, and we can as
sure the smoking public it was very
choice Havana.
Matt Miles formerly of this city, but
now of Billings, Montana, the genial
mail agent, known by all the folks in
Southern Minnesota, met with quite a
serious accident lately. He was jumping
from the train while it was in motion,
breaking his arm and dislocating his
shoulder. The patient is doing we'll un-
der the loving care of his wife, who ar
rived from Minnesota just in time to
minister to his wants. We wish for these
friends in their new home, health, wealth
and long life, and hope to hear of no
more broken bones.
Julius johnson is now fairly settled
in his new store in the corner of Opera
House block Mr. johnson has large
stock of drugs, patent medicines, paints,
oils, books, stationery, cigars. and fancy
articles. In fact, he keeps a full stock OF
everything usually found in drug and
stationery store. Julius has had large ex-
perience in this line, and he understands
his business to perfection. His store is
| located in the finest block in the city,
and everything will be pleasant and con-
venient for his customers. He asks for
a fair share of the public patronage.
-D1ED.-In this city, Nov. IA, Minnie
Florence Hicks, aged 8 years. This family
have been the victims Of a singular fatali-
ty. The father died 4 years ago. Since
that time children have died, all within
years. Mrs. Hicks has children liv
ing, the eldest of whom, son, is in poor
health. The funeral service was con-
Quoted by Rev. w. E. Stanley, at the
home on Water street, Saturday p. m, at
2 o'clock. The Hicks family moved from
Greene county, ILL.,, to Austin in August
last. Dnring the illness Of little Minnie,
the neighbors have been very kind, and
much sympathy is felt for Mrs Hicks in
her Affections.
MIR. and Mrs. Oscar Ayers come near
meeting with most serious accident last
Sunday evening when returning to the
city from short drive into the country
One Of the span of horses they were driv
ing that is bin of an zee, stumbled, and
both horses fell from the little bridge
| near the railway track that passes by the
Caleb Crane residence, tipping the COW
cred carriage entirely over, and breaking
and smashing things considerably. To the
| surprise of tho Sc most concerned, as well
| as their friends, no bones were broken. A
| few bruises, and general shaking up,
were the results after the footing up.
Austin ladies will be represented in
the New Orleans Exposition by the arti-
cles following: Satin and velvet sofa
pillow, hand painted; plush wall banner,
arrasene embroidery; satin tidy, Kensing-
ton embroidery; macrame lambrequin;
lace jacket, in darned work; velvet table
scarf, embroidered in arrasene; commode
cover, in drawn work; knit bed spread;
stand cover, woven linen; stand cover, in
applique; doylies, in Kensington outline;
cover for sofa pillow, berlin and bead
work; lambrequin, in berlin and beads;
plaques, painted and pencilled; painted
shells; canvass tidy, cross stitch; ladies'
embroidered underwear.
Mr.. Grygla, of the firm of Grygla &
Sclden of Minneapolis, was in the city
yesterday to see about the closing work
on the exterior of Opera-House block.
His house furnished the galvanized iron
cornice and ornaments for the elegant
new Opera House, and all will bear us
out in saying that these gentlemen have
done as fine a job as it seems possible to
do. Everything has been done upon
honor-no poor work, no sighting in any
particular. The writer of this knows
whereof he speaks, because he is one of
the parties interested, and he takes pleas
ure in saying this much about firm who
have done such honest and faithful work,
and who have earned and deserve the
confidence and support of any who wish
work done in their line.
! -Sling-sh shot shooting is dangerous
pastime, and ought to be strictly forbid
den by parents, and prohibited by the
public authorities. Two little fellows in
this city will probably wish for the re-
mainder of their lives that they had new
er seen one of these villianous things-as
one of these little lads must go without
an eye, and the other must carry the
memory with him that his hand did the
deed. AS we understand the accident,
the little fellows were at play, each hav-
ing a sling-shot, and the accident was
just as likely to occur to one as to the
other These are not the only boys IN
town who carry sling-shots and we hope
parents will see to it that every sling
shot is destroyed. We fired one out
of our house on the double-Quick that