Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-08-27

Charley Wilton purchased the first
load of new wheat of the season last Sat
urday. TWAS of very fine quality, and
was brought in from west of Oakland.
IS cents was the highest price the mar kets
would allow Charley to pay.
Mrs. Robert Campbell and two
children, of Minneapolis, we're in Austin
last week, and were the guests of Mrs.
Giles. Mrs. Campbell has many friends
in Austin, her old home, who always ex-
tend hearty welcome to her.
Mrs. G. Schlcuder started for Germany
Monday, Mr.. Schlcuder going Us far as N.
Y. We wish her safe and pleasant jour
ney, and much pleasure in this visit to
the home of her childhood. The TRAN
SCRIPT will carry her the news.
That pleasant gentleman, A. B.
Whittier, we'll known to the drug and
newspaper men of Wisconsin and Min
nesota, for the past six years, as the gen
eral travelling agent for DR.. j. G. Aver &
Co., was in town over Sunday.
Passenger rates are trembling in the
balance. We advise our friends to get a
good ready to visit their old homes in the
east Considerable reductions from regu-
lar rates have already been made, and a
complete collapse is expected daily.
The County Commissioners ought to
appropriate small amount for the pur-
pose of properly showing up the resources
| of Mower county at the forthcoming
Worlds Fair at New Orleans-in the in
terest of Mower county immigration.
Mrs. E. D. Fenton is visiting friends
in Randolph, N. Y. She will be absent
some time, meantime E. D. will pine IN
loneliness, saying to himself II wish I
was and I know where" The TRAN
SCRIPT follows her with our good wishes.
The ladies of the Library Association
| anticipate holding a sociable at their new
library room the second Tuesday IN Sep
TENDER. We are glad to have these
| sociables start up again; as we think they
will aid aud increase the interest in the
| society.
1t Is understood that legal proceed
! ings will soon be instituted in our district
court against the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
St. Paul railroad in behalf of the heirs of
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division some two years ago. Damages
are laid at $4,000.
We thought we must be growing thin
of late, with taking in editorial trips,
| thinking days and dreaming nights of the
| new railroad, and then the excessive heat,
but know we hold our own at 175 pounds
| without our watch chain or collar. Mime
sofas the boss state.
The Touring mill on the Cedar at old
Otranto, was burned during the thunder
storm last week Tuesday, We under
stand the mill was owned two-thirds by
Mr.. McClellanl, of Galena, ILL.,, and one
| third by John Norris, of Lyle. Amount
of insurance not known.
We this week print the list of premi-
ums to be awarded at the Mower County
Fair, to be held in this city September
1G to 10. We ask for it careful perusal
by the farmers of the county. The fair
cannot be made success without the
farmers take an interest in it.
M M. Prindle, former P. NJ. of Kas-
son and brother of Mrs. Luther Smith Of
this city, met with a serious and painful
accident few days since while loading a
gun. In recapping brass shell it explod-
ed, tearing the flesh and muscles from
the left hand in frightful manner.
Jerusalem is a city where every week
has three Sundays. On Friday the Mo-
hammcdan stores are shut, on Saturday
the Jews, and on Sunday the Christians;
| and in Austin we have some whO-have
no Sunday. Their Bible reads "seoen days
shalt thou labor and do all thy work"
The prospectus of an electric sweat
band for mems hats declares that lit
stimulates the imagination, strengthens
the memory and greatly augments the
working power of the BRAIN" And as VIC
do not know Of any earthly mortal that
needs one more than an editor, we shall
order. s.
For the Southern Minnesota Fair to
be held at Rochester September LIST to 9Th,
excursion tickets at a fare and fifth for
the round trip, will be sold to Winona,
Owatonna or Zumbrota, as passengers
may elect. Sell September 1st to 5th,
inclusive. Good TO return until Septcm-
Der 9Th.
| -Kazoo. if you do not know what it is
like, borrow your neighbours small hoy;
unless you are fortunate enough to have
one of your own, give him 10 cents, and
tell him to invest in a machine which is
spelled in this way-"K-a-z-o-o." The
desired information will be Immediately
forthcoming. ,-<
| -DeLand's Chemical Baking Powder
Is strictly pure powder. 1t is made from
Grape Cream Tartar and Bi-Carb. Soda
only. They manufacture their Soda ex'
pressly for it, and as it is put together on
chemical principles, we claim it has nc
equal on the market. Try it! Test it
and you will use no other.
Politicians make diligent use of the
telescope during presidential campaign
with the small end to the eye when look
ing at the opposing candidate, and the
large end to the eye when looking at their
own. The result is they magnify the
faults of the one, and diminish the other
Voters should bear this in mind.
Willie Lincoln, brother Of Mrs. Geo
Litchticld, arrived in Austin Friday from
Burlington, Vermont, where he has been
tarrying for two years past. He has
some three or four years ago, and he
brings home with him an honest, manly
countenance. and a good looking face.
Cora, little five year old daughter Of
Jake WeiGel, has been ill now for several
weeks Her little body is wasted and
worn to shadow. The best of medical
advice has been employed for her, but
her case has seemed to battle the skill OF
physicians. We hope this little daughter
may yet recover, and be spared to her pa
rents.
s List of letters remaining in the Aus
tin post Office for the so days ending Au
gust IS, 1884:
Brown. O. A. (e) Greene, Rance
Hall, j. O. Knox, Mrs. David
3 Langerud, Hans Svenson
Lee, Albert Whitman, Frank
Schmidt, Withwe Ulrich
Wo0dard, Elbridge.
SPEAK RIGHT Or. - Have tried Thomas
i Electric Oil for Group and colds, and fine
!, It the best remedy have ever used in my
. family. !" VIM. Kay. $40 Plymouth Ave.
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