Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-10-29

Ana, Cal, has been quite ill with rheu-
matism for several months. Even the
balmy breezes of that land of flowers are
not a protection against this painful at
| Fiction.
Bert Palmer, who is attending the
Burlington Business College, is doing
we'll His first months report shows an
almost perfect standing. Ten is perfect,
and on bookkeeping, arithmetic, pen
manship and spelling, he was marked 81,
rapid calculation 8, department 10.
Oscar Ayers had birthday last We'd
nesday. A few friends were hidden to
enjoy the evening hours, and to break
the bread of sociability, and when de-
parting, left behind them as a benson
kindly wishes for many added years Of
life, health, prosperity and blessing.
Miss Ada COPYRIGHT has a large class
in instrumental music in this city, and is
giving the best satisfaction to her
patrons. She comes to us highly re-
commended by musical critics, and she
is considered well qualified to give either
vocal or instrumental instruction.
BY contracting severe cough and
cold, I was compelled to give up my
daily work and keep to the house. A
nelghbor recommended me to try a bottle
of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup; it was pro-
cured and used; to my astonishment re-
lief was instantaneous.
EDw. w. CLAYTON, Waverly, Md.
Hon. Adolph Bierman, Democratic
candidate for Congress, was in the city
Thursday. He not only expects to be
elected to Congress himself, but he pre-
diets the election Of Democratic Presi-
dent, and places Cleveland's majority IN
New York any where from Is, 900 to 10O,-
600! It's fun to hear these fellows talk.
The Davidson House, under the man
agement of S. F. Gibbons, is we'll deserv
ing of popular patronage. Good fare
aud lodging at low rates, with ample
stable accommodations for teams, are
the inducements which will attract the
country custom and travelling public.
Give the genial proprietor a call, and see
for yourself.
Jennie Cramer, whose parents form
erly resided in Austin, died at Dunlap,
Iowa, Oct. IS. She was niece of Mrs.
w. NJ Catherwood of this CITY, and
bright interesting girl of some IS. She
was graduate of the Faribault Deaf and
Dumb Institute, and was teacher for
some time in that school. Her disease
was consumption.
The track-laying on the Cedar Rapids
branch of the B. g. r. & N. R. R. was
completed to DEBORAH, Iowa. last Thurs
day morning. The last spike was driven
amid the booming of cannon, ringing of
bells, blowing of whistles, SC. 1t is said
via Spring Valley and Rochester, and
that engineers are now making the sur
vey.
N1,A~cr&c NE1r11poD1roonc Dopi
Hilker went rolling by, up Water street,
in style of his own, last week. It was
novel, and we should say a very con
venient way. He put their coy dwell
ing on Water street upon rollers, and
himself and family rolled by, eating and
taking comfort as they went. We warn
our neighbours, we must be we'll treated,
else we may go and do likewise.
The plate glass for the Opera House
block and post-etfice building arrived
last Friday morning, after perplexing
delay of nearly three months The order
was given Aug. 1st The work on the
outside of the Opera block will be finish
ed now very soon. The galvanized iron
work will probably be put up this week,
and the painting and sanding will follow
right away.
Il. NJ Ober's faithful horse, which
has served the patrons of the United
States Express Co. in Austin for several
years past, dropped dead in the harness
last Saturday near Ramsey, while bring
ing his master home from hunting cx-
cursion. Yesterday morning Mr.. Ober
was surprised by finding in his barn a
bran new young horse, 4 years old, gift
from friends"
Mrs. Elizabeth McIntire widow of
the late JAS. H. Mcintyre of the town of
Moscow, Freedom Co., died in Austin
Monday at midnight. She leaves five
children: Ella, Fred, Minnie, Jennie and
Herbert. Her funeral services took place
Quoted by Rev. W. E. Stanley. She was
buried in the cemetery, near the Vande-
warkcr school-house.
FALSE A1ARM:-Friday night last,
the town were out to see the schOol-house
burn It was false alarm. 1t seems
that Prof. Gibson and Janitor Cress went
up into the cupola to see if they could
not get rid of some of the doves which
make themselves nuisance there. The
light from the lantern, cleaning through
the shutters, looked as though the cupalo
was on fire, and hence the alarm.
List of letters remaining in the Aus
tin post office for the 30 days ending
October IS, 1884:
Allen ChaS kunkle John
Bachman John Lane John w.
Baum James Newton James
Benoist Frank Sohn Ed NJ
Brown Chester Steffens Emile
Cook Miss SValum ST.
Cole Atkinson Yegness Christian o
German Miss Amy Machlin W
Herraghty Patrick Wells j II
Jones P
1t was stated yesterday that probably
the Rock Island would have a hand in
the Minnesota & Northwestern pic before
the latter road is finished. The state
ment was based upon the general under
standing that the Rock Island has for
some time past been endeavoring to lease
the Illinois Centrafs lines in Iowa. If
such a lease is obtained, the Minnesota
& Northwestern is very likely to be in
cluded.-PSoneer Press.
The atlantic Monthly is devoted to
literature, science, art and politics, and
for 1885 will be particularly notable for
it's serial stories, namely, THE Princess
Casamassima," by Henry James; a novel
of Modern English Life, by Mrs. Oil
plant; and The Prophet of the Great
Mountains" by Charles Egbert Craddock.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes will write
frequently, ana the foremost place among
American magazines, as in the past,
must still be awarded to the atlantic.
The November number is an unusually
interesting one.
The Davenport, DEBORAH & St. Paul
company spent most Of last week survey
ing through Spring Valley. They first
run a line through the west part of town,
and then one through by the foundry, up
back of L. NJ. Ashley's tarn. They go
direct to frankfort from here, crossing