Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-09
TRANsCRIPTIONs.
Sunday was Palm Sunday

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spend Sunday with his relatives.
! Next Sunday is Easter Sunday, and
hens not half taking in the situation.
Mower county Assessors have meet
ing at the Auditors office April Goth. N
-"Ah Sin" has arrived. Every well
regulated town has Chinese laundry.
THE MARKETs.-Butter 15@1Sc, eggs
12c, lard 1O@1Sc, cheese 15c, beans SIG
$3.50. -.
"A number of farmers in this vicinity
commenced seeding the latter part of last
week.
Hugh D. Mills has been quite ill of
late and has had several severe hemor
rhages. ..s .-.-.-"
Mrs. Piper was down from Mime
apolis last week visiting old friends and
neighbers.
We understand the recent freshet
carried away the dam belonging to the
Otranto mill.
Read Rev. Alfred Morse's paper on
"Fruit Culture" 1t is worthy careful
perusal by every fruit-grower.
SEED CoRN.-Those who wish to get
some of w. I. Browns boss seed corn,
must call soon, as it is going fast.
Any person having Minnesota sweet
corn, good enough for seed, will find a
purchaser at the Canning factory.
The Sunday evening services will
commence for the present at 7:30 o'clock,
instead of at as during the winter.
/ Col. Edwin Daniels came down from
st. Paul last Friday to do business aud
visit his Austin friends for few days.
The Grand Meadow Record says the
railroad company is going to erect an
eating house at that place this summer.
Mr.. Mccarthy, of St. Ansgar, lost
his mill dam during the recent freshet.
Loss, about $4,000. 1t is said he will not
replace it.
Parties wishing to grow tomatoes or
corn for the canning factory will call on
President Walsh and make the necessary
arrangements.
Mrs. j. Connors, Of Lacrosse, Wis,
only sister of Jas. Cronon, is in the city,
the guest of her brother. She will remain
some four or five weeks.
Work has commenced on the new
residence Of G.. s. Hildahl, on west side
| nj fhot hor, ctr Af -
the carpenter in charge.
A Chinese laundry, the first ever
| started in Austin, has opened in frame
building on Mill street, near the Windsor
House. "Sam Wing is his name.
Mr.. Geo. w. Metcalf, publisher of
the Mirror, Lansing, Iowa. spent Sun
day in Austin with his old friend, Andy
Book, foreman of the TRANSCRIPT office.
&C. L. West returned Saturday from
Chicago, where he has been to make his
purchases of dry goods for the accomo-
dation of his large trade. Now look out
! for fine stock.
The ladies of the Baptist church will
have ''box sociable" at Mrs. G. H.
Goats, Friday evening. A cordial invita-
ton is, extended to young and old. A
good time is expected.
The D. johnson property, now &C.
cupied by Alex Loucks, has been pur-
chased by s. B. Weodsum, who will soon
move into it. Consideration, $500. L.
D. Baird made the sale.
Harmon Cook has recently changed
his location from East Des Noines to New
Sharon, Iowa, and is manager there for
| Mahaska County for the York Nursery
Co. of Sioux City, Iowa.
The public schools began their spring
term Monday, with Miss Nellie M. Rolfe
of Atchison, Kansas, as Assistant Princi-
pal. vice Mrs. G.. W. Hall, and Mrs. Edwin
Brownsill in place Of Miss Ella Hunt.
For SALE.-One Amber Cane Mill
and Evaporator, all nearly new. Will be
sold cheap. I also have 2, 1000 bushels good
seed oats. w. H. LAWRENCE,
! Brownsville, MINI.
| There are several letters in town, and
one from ex-Gov, Marshall, of St. Paul,
|
! grounds through Dexter, for the st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Sea Coast R. r. 1t will
be granted and the road built this season.
|-Derter cor. g. NJ. Record.
Mrs. j. R. Martin, Of Evans Mills, N.
Y, finds her health very much improved
this winter. George has been teaching
during the past winter. His eyes are
better. They expect to return west
again.
Il. G. Moore and wife, of the Record,
Grand Meadow, made the TRANSCRIPT
office visit last Saturday. Mr.. Moore
was here in the interest of his paper, and
we learn took home the names of half
dozen new subscribers.
No. 2 wheat is now only worth about
70 cents in this market. Twenty-Five
years ago farmers in this vicinity used to
cart their wheat 80 miles to Winona and
sell the same for so cents per bushel. It
was those days which tried mems souls.
Joseph Adams says Miss Alice Blerce
who was married in Council Bluffs March
II, to Edward W. Fleming of Philadel-
phia, was the daughter Of Owen Bierce,
whom many of our readers will remember
as carpenter and builder, who formerly
lived in Austin.
The death of J. b. Keller, who for
the last ten years has been a conductor
on the s. M. railroad, will be generally
mourned by the travelling public. He
died Thursday of last week from the effect
of severe cold contracted while in the
blockade near INSTRUMENTATION Repub-
TIC, Apri14.
The additional cost of DeLand's
Chemical Baking Powder over cheap
goods pay for just so much additional
strength. Taking thi into account, it is
far more economical and healthy than the
so called cheap powders. It is made
from Grape Cream Tartar and Bi-Carb.
Soda only.