Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-09-17
TRANSFORMATIONS.
( Your tumbling rods.

Harry Griswold is down from St. Paul.
The farmers are complaining of the
potato rot. %Zs-,
Isaac Levy arrived home Monday
from a six months sojourn in Chicago.
Read report of the speech of Col.
Roberts (Greenbacker) as made by our
special reporter. .e
Miss Olive, oldest daughter of V: P.
Lewis, of Hopkins, Mo-, is attending
school in Austin.
-Thos. Purcell of Oakland is talked
of this fall as candidate for the Leglsla-
ture from Freeborn county.
No. wheat in this market is worth
about 60 cents, No. 2, from IS to SEC; Oats
Is q zoe; Barley 80 @ 40c.'
Mrs. Boiler and Mrs. W. F. Musser
have formed a partnership in the mllin-
cry and drcssmaking business,
died, in Austin, twin sons of Oscar
Hill, Willard, Sept. 1e, and Leonard, Sept.
ID, both being about one year of age.
Joseph Levy returned last Friday
from New York, where he has been pur
chasing fall and winter stock of clothing.
&C. D. Douglas, of Racine, was IN Aus
tin yesterday, and made the TRANSCRIPT
editor happy by paying his subscription
to 1885,
Regina, Angela and Claud, children
of Joseph Keenan, of this city, went to
Owatonna Mondry to enter the Sisters
school in that city.
Only one light frost as yet, which did
no damage. Corn will be agrand crop in
Minnesota this year, and is now about
out of the way OF frosts.
II. F. Dunleyy of the Lansing, Iowa,
Journal, was visitor in our sanctum last
week Wednesday. Mr.. Dunlevy formerly
published the Grand Meadow Neacs.
The Skating Rink continues to be
we'll patronized. Briggs & Burr keep an
| orderly place, and arc good managers in
every way, which accounts for their
success.
Mrs. Mary Harrison, of this city. was
adjudged insane last Wednesday by the
Probate Court and taken to the Rochester
asylum Thursday in charge of her hus-
band and c. j. Short. Her trouble was
alcoholism.
w. F. Glover of Racine, called upon
us Tuesday. Mr.. G.. reports good crops
in Racine. S. J. Sanborn's ''Blue Stem
wheat yielded 81 bushels to the acre. The
average wheat yield is about 20; barley
yield, 80 to 40.
Peaches were 81. so per basket Satur-
day This is too high. The express COM
panies ought to give our groccrs lower
rates on fruit. Lower rates would sell
more fruit, and thus give the Express
Companies more business.
Luther Hollister and J. j. Whitbecl,
of Bclviderc, ILL.,, and G. Lane, of Port
Byron, N. Y, the first father second
uncle, and third brothcrin-law of Dr.
w. J.. IIollister, of this city, are in town
| visiting DR.. and A. O. Hollister
-McMlllan's "Wallacc' entered the 2 rs
race at Owatonna fair, but the class was
little too fast for him at that time, and
he was only able to take third money.
This promising horse will "get there" 1t
! is only a matter Of II short time.
The sale of lands for taxes Monday
did not open very .briskly:. TaX-titl
vendors simply bid in their old lists, and
did not tumble over each other in THEN
haste to get all. The Auditor opened the
sale and adjourned it until Tuesday.
| A large proportion of the baking pow
der is fearfully adulterated. A strictly
pure baking Powder is made of two arti
cles only, viz BiCarb. Soda and Grape
Cream Tartar No other ingredients car
be found in DeLand's Chemical Baking
| Powder.
Joseph Schwan Jr., is spending few
days vacation at home. He has severed
his connection with the wholesale house
of Kellogg, johnson & Co., and October
list will take a head position with j. L.
Lowering. the leading retail boot and shoe
house Of St. Paul.
! Wheeler & Hawkins, Of St. Paul
have removed their headquarters TO the
front room on the ground floor of the ell
egant new Drake block, where they have
one of the finest offices in the city, anC
will be glad to welcome their Austin
friends when i'll the city.
| Among the new settlers in this, city
is Mrs. Lucinda Hicks, a widow lady from
Macoupin county, Illinois. her family con
sisting of five children. Has rented W
r. Mundevillcs house on Water stree
where they will spend the winter. In tho
spring will go on to a farm.
Our young friend, George Garrad,
made us q call last week Wednesday
He and his wife We're down from ID. r.
on visit to the 'old folks at home.
Hc is doing a 1lourishing newspaper
business in Wahpcton, Dakota. George
is a good boy, and as to good looks, We
do not believe any Dakota editor car
beat him.
| List of letters remaining in the Aus
tin post Office for the 80 days ending
September Is, 1884:
| Adams, Mrs. Matte Foster, r. r.
Brown, G. A. Hughson, Eugene
Brown, D. Il. Jackson, J. S.
Buckley, D. w. Kasson, w. +.
Condell, Chas. F. ggs
Dudrey, G. II. NIasto, Lars L.
Pagan, Thomas Peterson, Frederick
Bert, thirteen year-oll son of C. E. Han.
cock, while riding bicycle to school on
Thursday morning last, fell to- the GROUND
with such force as to break the bones of hi!
| right arm just above the wrist. DIR. Hawkin:
was called TO attend the sufferer, and the pa
| tient is reported as doing first rate.-IFiDune
18th.
We were in error last week in saying
that the boy fell from a velocipede.
was bicycle instead, and his arm instead
of his leg which was broken.
Prof. w. II. Leib of St. Paul, tn,
leading vocalist Of the northwest, will
visit this city and hold musical conven
ton, beginning Monday. the 22d inst: Al
of our citizens who DEERE able and sci
cntiic instruction in the science of music
should not fail to join his class. FRS
meeting Monday afternoon, at4 o'clock
|
in the evening. School children especi
tally desired in the afternoon meeting.
Eddie Richardson spent Sunday il
Austin, together with Albert Leroy 0
Minneapolis, who was on his way to hi
home in Spring Vallcy.) Eddie inform:
US that Fernald & Wheeler will move Sept
Goth into a 4story brick building on I'll
street, opposite 0. O. Wold's drug store
and will occupy entire building besides
the 4th story Of the building adjoining
The building is fitted up with an elevator
run by an Otto gas engine which F. &. W
control. This furniture store will be sec
Ond to none in St. Paul.
About 10000 cans of corn have beer
put up at the factory of the Austin Can
ming & Preserving Co. in this city. Thi:
week will probably finish the corn pack
The tomato pack will be very light-prob
ably not exceeding 5000 Bib. cans Mex
week the factory will commence on pump
kin and squash, of which the Co. expec
to put up about $4,000 Bib. cans. Thi
will close the season which has been ia