Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-17

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!, ardson. Day & Pierce, has been confine
to his home with the accident of Thank
8 giving day, and is still unable to atten
to business. He has been to his offlt
: but once. He is rather restless undt
confinement, and does not, we learl
wear the honors of the sick room yer
contentedly. We hope soon to hear Q
his release, and the return to his office.
New Glass Sets-Beauties.
*'1 MCBRIDE THE GROCER.
Thursday evening very pleasan
, surprise was arranged for her husband
by Mrs. Chas. D. Stroud, the occasion
being his 38th birthday. After an hou
of social intercourse, Rev. W. E. Stanle
presented Mr.. Stroud, in behalf of Mrs
Stroud and friends, with an elegant gol
watch. Refreshments in abundance wcr
then served to the company, and the re
mainder of the evening passed socially.
DOR & Void have the largest stool
of Holiday Goods in the city.
Many persons, on account of tn,
strngency Of the times, are purchasing
for holiday presents this year somethin!
serviceable, and not putting as mucl
money into perishable goods as formerly
but are looking about for gifts which will
have an intrinsic value after the holiday
week is over. If purchasers who are in
tent upon getting serviceable and hand
some goods at low prices, will look Over
the stock Of hardware at Cook & David
sons, our word for it, they will not .lool
in vain.
C. Schleuder has toys for the mil
lion. Take a look at them before YOU
make your purchases for Christmas.
The enterprising grocery house Of
Dalager Brothers are selling as cheap as
anybody. Look at the following price
list:
( Is lbs. evaporated apples for. ......$1 .0(
10 lbs. new prunes for. ............ LOO
8 lbs new raisins, for. ....... 100
Is los. standard A sugar for. .... 100
| II lbs. granulated sugar, for. ...... loo
12 lbs. cut loaf sugar, for. 100
Water White oil. ........ zoe per gallon
All other goods reduced in same proper
ton. Dalager Brothers sell goods as low
| as the lowest, and do not wish to be con-
sidered behind the times. Call on them.
They are always busy, but manage to get
around and wait on all their customers.
Silver cake stands and butter dishes,
casters, pickle, syrup, and berry dishes,
knives, forks, spoons, ETC., ETC., a full line,
at G. Schleuder's.
The Baptist choir, assisted by other
musical artists, anticipate giving must
Gale in the Baptist church, New Years
eve., which we should judge, by the pro-
gram to be presented, would be one of
the finest musical treats of the season.
The instrumental music will certainly be
very fine, and will consist of IAN orches-
tra," of piano, two organs, base viol,
clarionet, guitar, and other instruments.
This entertainment promises to be one of
the best musical treats Austin has enjoy
ed for months. New Years eve. Re-
member the time. Two weeks from to-
night.
Don't buy your Christmas goods until
you look over Dorr & Wold's stock.
The ladies of the Floral Club are
making the loveliest flowers. fans, &c,
for the paper festival" imaginable.
Dame Nature herself, we think, would
almost take a second look. and sniff at
their fragrance to make sure whether
they were the real or the artificial. Do
not forget Friday evening. at Masonic
Hall. 1t will certainly pay you to go
and see and admire the beautiful things.
The cause is good one, the supper will
be excellent the ladies' will be glad u see
you, and the beautiful things for sale will
be well worth your looking at, even if
you cannot buy.
"A fine line of DIAMOND RINGS, with
elegant settings, also diamond ear-drops,
at HAYES Bros.
We take pleasure IN calling attention
to the advertisement of the Ruraz Ne,o
Yorker in another column. 1t is wide
awake farmers paper, owned and edited
by live, practical working farmers, who
own and farm $50 acres experimentally.
On this all new things are carefully test
ed, and the results faithfully reported in
the Rural. Really new and valuable
seeds are selected from those tested, and
annually from six to eight kinds are given
free to its subscribers. In this way it has
done much to benefit the farmers and adj
vance their interests: Our only wonder
is that everybody does not take the
Rural and share in these good things.
-Merchaum pipes, finest tobaccos, and
the choicest cigars. at the old stand of
John Fisher, now kept by s. A. Smith.
The or aders on the new railroad are
still at work at a certain point in the
township of Lyle. They will probably
finish up however this week, which COM
pletes the grading through Mower coun-
ty. There is some considerable grading
yet to be done in Dodge county, and the
finishing up of work all along the line.
The bridge builder is putting in piles for
the smaller bridges this winter, but it Is
not expected much Roadway will be made
on the large river bridges during the win
ter-unless the weather is unusually mild.
About the list of next August or Septem.
Der, you may expect to see the Minnesota
& Northwestern running regular passen-
ger and express trains between St. Paul
and Austin. .s... -
Michigan apples-Russets, Green
ings, Northern Spys, &C., &C., at G. w.
Taylor & Cos.
Thursday evening Mrs. N. G. Can
field, living alone in the west part of
Austin, was awakened by the sound of
footsteps outside, and heard directly the
crash of window glass made by burglars
forcing their way into the house. Spring
ing from her bed, she made her exit
through the back door, locking it after
her, and running over to Henry Plum.
mer's, block away, called for help Mr..
Plummer Immediately went over. but
found the house in possession of two
burglars, who pointed pistols at him and
ordered him to leave, The burglars left