Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-07-09
Il. o. o. F.-Last week Tuesday eve
ming the following officers were duly

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ming the following officers were duly
installed:
John F. Fisher, N. G..
Leon Dettlebach, V. G..
S. A. Smith, Secretary.
S. Sweningson, F. Secretary.
Joseph Schwan, Treasurer.
George N. Webb of Plattsburgh, N
Y, brother of Mrs D. B: Johnson, ar
rived in this city yesterday morning
This is Mr.. Webb's first visit to the west
From the specimens of the Webb family
we have had the pleasure of knowing
we expect he must be a pretty square
sort of man.
Fisher Brothers now occupy the store
room recently vacated by w. T. Leslie
They are feeling their way into the gro
Gerry business, have small stock on hand
and are already receiving their share Of
the city trade. You will find there fine
line Of fruits and confectionery, also
cigars, nuts, &c.
The St. Paul wholesale merchant:
are "doing" the prominent towns of the
state. Their excursion train will leave
Albert Lea for Austin at 8 a. M. Friday
July II. Will probably arrive here about
1890, and remain but short time. Ou1
merchants should have carriages at the
depot, and give the gents whirl about
town.
Bulletins Of the proceedings of the
National Democratic convention at Chi
ca go will be posted in the post office il
this city, commencing with to-day, and
continuing during the sessions of the
convention. For which we are indebted
to the Western Union Telegraph Co. and
it's accommodating city manager, Miss
Belle A. Hall.
Miss Julia E. Lynch, daughter of
j. G.. Lynch, Of Red Rock township, a
teacher in the Minneapolis public schools,
and formerly teacher of Mower county,
a very estimable young lady, was married
in Minneapolis, June Goth, to F. B. Lewis,
of that city, at the residence of her
brether-in-l law, DR.. A. E. Higbee, by the
Rev. D. D. Stewart, of Albany, N. Y.
The tax sale Judgment notice appears
on the first page this week. Only a few
years ago Is and 90 columns Of our paper
was required for the tax-sale. For the
past few years the. space required has
continued to decrease, until last year it
was reduced to seven columns. While
this year five short columns are sufficient.
1t is a good omen. Our people pay
their taxes.
Mrs A. G. Reynolds has opened out
rooms over Levy's store next door to
the TRANSCRIPT Office, where she will
give instructions in oil painting, land
scape, flowers, etc. Mrs. Reynolds
paintings, specimens of which have been
exhibited in the store windows of L. S.
Willard. are sufficient credentials as to
her proficiency in art. We bespeak fer
her generous patronage.
-Schleuder & Dorr are getting ready
for the boom. They have purchased the
Park Place store and lot of Mr. Buck,
for 81, $50, and will proceed at once to
place the building in thorough repair,
expanding thereupon about $4,000. A
new plate glass front, an extension of
the building to the rear 20 feet, and a
10 wering Of the floor, are some of the
impro vements contemplated.
j. F. Morgan, the new foreman of
the Austin Canning Factory, has arrived.
He comes from Elgln, ILL.,, and was for
merly assistant foreman of the renowned
Elgin factory, New processing machi-
merry, new corn cutting machine, and a
50-horse power boiler, have been ordered
and will arrive about August 1st.
About 10000 additional cans are to be
manufacture d at once. Don't you for
get it, the Austin Canning Factory is a
thing of life.
g. A. R.-McIntyre Post held its
regular meeting at Armory hall Satur-
day evening, The Quartermaster re-
ported the receipts of the last quarter
$7263. Expenditures $5O.6s. Balance
on hand $21.95. Two comrades were
mustered in
o. slocum, Co. NJ, list Regt MINI. Mounted Rangers
E. G. Dorr, Provost Marshal Dept. of Minnesota.
Present membership 81. j. E. Robin
son was elected officer of the day. It
was voted to have meetings every Satur-
day evening until after the encampment
at Minneapolis.
Life and public services of James G.
Blaine, published at Augusta, Maine. his
home. BY the renowned biographer and
historian, Col. Russell 81. Conwell, whose
life Of President Garfield outsold the
twenty others by 10000 copies. Mr.
Blaine, his friends and his relatives CO.
operated with the publishers in order
that the volume might bemost complete
and correct in all particulars. The Agus.
ia, Maine, edition is the standard life Of
Blaine The people Of this locality will
directly be called ON by the agent OF
the book; it is having tremendous sale
We are glad to state there were nc
serious accidents in our city upon the
Fourth. a little girl was run over by 4
light buggy but no serious injury re-
ceived. The child was in the street and
lodging from one passing team She
jumped into another. Parents should be
very careful how they permit their chill
dren to stroll about alone such days
when the streets are filled with teams
boys throwing fire crackers to brighten
making them at times almost. unmanage
able. We often wonder there are mo-
more accidents occur on these public
days.