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

Benz. Mason is stocking up hi
60O-acre Lansing farm in good shape
He has now between 40 and 30 COWS, 2
yearlings, and 81 calves. He will 500
build a new cattle shed, about 26x60. MI
Mason has faith in stock-raising, an
shows his faith by his works.
The cold damp weather of the las
few days, attended with some snow, wi
compel the farmers to postpone the wor
Of seeding little while longer. If Their
is anything IN the alienation of season
we may be hopeful of warm and pro
ductive harvest time, especially in tn
line of corn.
Go to Mrs. Fishers restaurant an,
bakery for ice-cream. She will keep til
most delicious cream on hand at all times
and asks the patronage of the citizens o
Austin. Fresh lemonade at all hours O
the day. Also, a supply of cool refresh
ing buttermilk. Remember the place
north side OF public square.
-MARR1ED.-At the residence of w
W. Engle, April 2, 1884, by Rev. E. R
Lathrop, VIM. Galloway Of Austin, t.
Miss Rose Miller of Waterloo, Iowa
MIR. Galloway is an excellent young man
widely and favorably known in this com
munity. We wish Mr. and Mrs. Gallo
way much happiness and lifelong pros
perity.
AT the School Board meeting las
week the resignation Of Miss Ella Hun
as teacher in the Sd grade was rendered
and accepted, and Mrs. Edwin Brownsil
appointed to fill the vacancy. Miss Hun
has made many friends during her stay
here, who are very sorry to lose her, ane
whose best wishes will follow her in hel
new field of labor.
N. g. Perry of Millerboro, Kno1
county, Nebraska, writes to let us know
that he cannot get along without tn
TRANSCRIPT. He says he likes his new
heme very much, although there are draw
backs there the same as in any new coun
try. At the date of writing (March 21st
some we're sowing wheat, and the weathe
was quite spring-like.
Benjamin Mason sold his fine resi-
dence property last week to Jas. R
Webb. 1t consists of large brick house
a frame barn and three lots on Chatham
street. Mr.. Mason purchased the pro
perty two years ago of w. T. Vaudeville
and has put it in thorough repair. MI
Mason sold it for So, 100 cash, which i
considered an astonishingly low figure
Cleaned out, and cleared out-th
whole firm of Richardson, Day & Pierce
Left town Tuesday. Frederikse, tn
painter, cleaned them out, and will hol,
possession Of their office the greater par
of the week. So the firm concluded the,
would do little looking about over tn
real estate near Geneva Lake, and mean
time pick up few dead ducks if possible
"a. A. R.-The next regular meetin,
Of the P. T. Mcintyre Post No. &C, &. A
r., will be held IN the Masonic hall Satur
day evening, April IL. Veteran soldier
are cordially invited to join this ergani
zation. These posts are being established
all over the state of Minnesota, and th
Grand Reunion at Minneapolis in Jul,
will be largely attended by the Mime
sofa soldiers. - ~..
You will save money by going t.
Mrs. McMillan's to buy your millinery
The goods are direct from New Yorl
manufacturers, and all the latest styles
besides beingvery much cheaper than cal
he bought elsewhere. She sells very mic
ostrich tips for SO cents; ottoman ribbon
for 10 cents per yard; canton hats Is cents
all the desirable shapes; long black plume
III each, and everything else in proper
ton. -.
-"Just you quit, without oath, resolu
ton or promise. Simply quit. If yo'
have a young mans weakness for beer
wine or whiskey, as the railroad man says
Shut her off. There is no trouble abou
it. Let me tell you there is no harm il
whiskey. It does not and cannot hur
you-if yeu don't, drink it. just simpl.
don't drink, and all the whiskey in Amer
lea can't make you drunk if you don
drink any of it. Bob Burdette.
While in Austin we looked over tn
new court house, and can not but expires
admiration for it. 1t is we'll and sub
stantially built, and will last forever, i
seems. The cost so far, in round mum
bers, is $4,000, but the grounds are t,
be graded and some more work on the in
terror which will bring the cost up t,
about $7O,O 900, but the people may res
assured that this money has been honest
~ spent. ne jobbery or trickery has dis
graced the management, and to-day, tn
court house in Minnesota Val
leg Mercury.
AT the meeting Of the City Council
last Friday evening, $500 license fe,
was supported by Aldermen Hall an.
Litchfeld, and the present fee of $3.50 BY
Aldermen Dalager, Weisel and Miller
Alderman Smith absent.
a. II. Hill was voted $75 in full con
sideration Of his release Of suit vs.. city.
The following named persons wer
granted liquor licenses, at $3.50 each ]
r. Walsh, J. Weisel. N. Collins, N. Dries
ner. J. Fischer, 7. Meany, I. Nugent, P
q. Fender. J. Geraghty. r. Goodwin, F
Riley We understand D. Hehner close,