Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-03
We Have Fifty Farms for Rent

On next Sunday there will be harvest
service in the NJ. e. church. The morn
ing hour will be occupied chiefly by the
children. The program will be interest
ing In the evening there will be a
reunion by the pastor, appropriate to the
season and occasion. 1t is emlnently
fitting to thus bring in the first fruits
of our labor, and through them direct our
thoughts to the author Of "cvcry good
and perfect gift"
The Ladies' Floral Club and Austin
Circulating Library, will give an enter
tainmcnt at the library room IN the new
court house, Tuesday evening, September
9th. The main feature of the evening will
be served as refreshments. Everybody is
most cordially invited. Come bring
your friends; look oyer the books; see
what is being done; and have a good
time. S. L. DAVIDSON, Secretary.
ANOTHER JAIL DEL1vERY.-Last Sat
urday night about 10 o'clock, the three
inmates of our county prison broke Jail
and escaped. They were Schumacher, in
for forgery O'Bricn, in for helping Shu-
machcr escape on a former occasion and
Wilson, in for stealing money from Will
Day. AS, on the former occasion, the
jailcr was not at his post when the pris-
oners escaped. The Sheriff is the respon-
sible party, and we respectfully call his
attention to this matter.
Julius G. johnson, Of Sparta, and
Daniel Mills of Black River Falls, Wis,
were III the city last week, and closed q
lease for the corner store in the new Opera
House block. They will occupy the same
Oct 10Th with a stock of drugs and med
icincs Mr.. johnson is brother of Chris
tian and Mrs. Seymour Johnson, of this
city. He understands the drug business
thoroughly, having had several years ex
periencc therein, and we predict for our
worthy young friend successful career
in Austin.
This "wednesday evening Rev. A.
2. Mead, of Faribault, will lecture at the
M. e. church. The Faribault Republican
thus alludcs to the lecture: ''Thc lee
ture was fine production, and Mr.. Mead
is an able and eloquent speaker who
and interesting his audience with wit,
hnmor and illustration, while he enforces
the words of truth and sobcrness and
common sense with telling effect" Ad
mission only Is cents. There should be
full house.
M. Majors purchased last week the
house and lots on Main street formerly
owned by E. P. VanValkcnburgh. The
purchase was made through L. D. Bairds
real estate agency. Geo. NJ. Fish was
the owner of the property, and the price
paid was $4,000. MIR. Majors expects to
take possession this week, and station
agent Coleman and family expect to
BOARD At the Wlndsor House Tor "nlle.
John Fisher and family are expected TO
occupy the =. ": Austin house 10 be
vacated by MI. MAJORS.
According to the returns of the AS
SCISSORS of the different towns, Mower
county has
Horses. all ages. Observation-Disclosures. 1927
Mules and asses. Observation-Disclosures. 113
Cows. .................... s, 432
All other cattle. 1880
Hogs. III, 694
Sheen, 1892
The total valuation of the personal
property of Mower county for 1884, as
equalized by. the County Board, is
81, 144, 1854.
Augustus CARL, Lansing town, met
with severe and painful accident on last
his grain, when he was thrown from a
load of oats, falling under the wagon, one
wheel of which passed over his left leg,
causing compound fracture of both
bones midway between the knee and
ankle. DR.. johnson was called TO attend
him, and reports the patient doing as
we'll as could be expected. Mr. Carll is
about II years old, and one of the most
respected citizens in the township. -Bloom-
| 5ng Prulpie Tribune, Iug 90.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -uonrv Rennott ;s
;mnrov;n~ his residence neor A r .H,lps
H. is buiIainr an addition which is y
large one. ~. -.
}. NJ. Hiltchins is reno wing his barn to
the corner OF his beautiful lots, and will
fix it up for dwelling house, and it will
make good one. ....
| Joseph Adams will probably repair the
foundation OF Clemmer q Pooler's store.
ne also expects TO put IN new tounda-
tlon under inc ola mover County BANK 50,
pulid'ng' near the old Court House. inns
VIII, VIII Give Aus'ln announcer hrst class store
nuilulhs' g.. --s.. S
| VALUE OF CLovER.-Rev. Mr.. Bar
nett, OF w inncmac, Indiana, has left with
us a sample of this years crop of Indiana
winter wheat. 1t is certainly the most
beautiful berry we ever saw, and it
yielded "a bushels to the acre, weight
attributes TINS enormous yield to clover,
land now for several wears Previous to
SEEDING to clover The hest this same land
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