Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-09-02

The members Of the Woman's For
eign Missionary Society of the N. E.
Church will hold its Tea Meeting with
Mrs. A. w. Edwards, at the parsonage,
Friday, Sept. 4th, to which all are cor
daily invited; gentlemen as we'll as Ia
dies. whether members of the society OF
not. All who can will please meet at
three o'clock. Tea at half past five.
The premium list of the Mower Co.
Agricultural Society is rather extensive
pamphlet of seventy-six pages and shows
that our southern neighbors are not only
alive to the importance Of their agricul-
tural interests, bnt that the merchants
and business men of Austin propose to
identify themselves with the interests of
the Soc:ety.-Dodge Center Record.
The following complaints confined
Smith to his bed for week:
Worms.
Headache.
Indigestion.
Stomach ache.
Kidneys out of order.
E-rysipelas.
yellow jaundice.-Georgia Cracker.
p. Clausen, the well-known artist. re-
turned on Wednesday from q tour of the
Yellowstone Park. While there he made
some excellent sketches of the scenery
which has made that region famous, and
his reproduction of the vari-cOlored
waters is simply superb. The collection
of views is one of the most extensive
ever painted here.-MinneapoIis Journal.
Mr.. Clausen painted the scenery for the
Austin Opera House.
The State Fair is TO be held Sept. Z,
8, 8, 10, II and H. 1t will undoubtedly
be the most successful State exhibition
we have ever had The grounds are very
fine, and 100000 have been expended
upon them in buildings and improve
ments. The location is between the two
wonder-cites of st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis, and the patronage will no doubt be
very large.
Nine Fry's Boston Concert Co., con-
sisting Of Nine Fry and her three daugh-
tiers and two gentlemen. IS advertised to
appear IN St. Paul Sept. 10Th. The ladies
have admirable voices, and play on the
horns and violin. The admission price
in St. Paul IS 81. This Co. is arranging
to appear at the Austin Opera House
Sept. Oath, when the admission will prob
ably be reduced to so and 75c.
We warrant the Royal Compound to
cule Catarrh.
Hammocks for Is cents.
Hammocks at all prices.
Croquct sets cheap.
Gasoline always on hand.
We have just received fine line OF
Ladies' Hand Bags, varying in price
| from so cents upwards.
MILLS & JOHNSON.
Don't ask US to write up any disa
gree able subject upon which you would
be unwilling to publish a communica
ton over your own signature. OF course
we are always willing to do such work
and have shoulders broad enough to car
| ry any amount of responsibility, but we
don't like to humor cowardice. Thus
saith the Morris Tribune, and we most
heartily endorse the sentiments ex
| pressed.
"A very pleasant social event occurred
in Leroy, Thursday evening, in the mar
rage of Hattie E.. eldest daughter OF
Wentworth Hayes, to Horace II. Duben
dorff of Alamosa, Colorado. The cere-
mony was performed at the residence of
the brides parents by Rev. w. E. Stanley
of Austin. The bridal pair were made
the recipients of many beautiful presents.
They will make their future home in
| Colorado.
David p. Kittridge, who died of con
sumption in Austin Friday, August 2Sth,
was native of Maine, where he was born
in 1885, He has been a resident Of Mower
county for the last 10 years. Mrs. Kit
ridge died in February, 1881. He leaves
five orphan children-Mary, Eta, Ella
Willie and Sadie. His funeral services
were conducted by w. E. Stanley, and
the burial was in Cedar City cemetery,
Saturday afternoon.
| j. A. Presman & Co. of this city arr
doing flourishlng business in the sale Of
their popular summer drinks They manu-
facture bottled soda, in lemon, vanilla
strawberry, sarsaparilla, little daisy ane
other flavors. Also bottled birch ant
root beer, ginger ale, champagne eide
and Louisville sweet and crab elders
They are put up in cases of 2 dozen bot
ties, and shipped to any point desired
Orders from abroad solicited.
| -NEw FRUIT SToRE.-HenrY Fishe
has opened new fruit store on Mail
street. in the building recently vacated
by Landon Taylor. He will keep the yer,
choicest of all kinds Of fruits in their sea
son, such as oranges, lemons, pears
peaches bananas, grapes, plums. &c. HI
has also nice line of fresh confectionery
all kinds of nuts, and the best of tobac
cos and cigars. This fruit store will sup
ply a long felt want in Austin, and Mr.
Fisher asks for the liberal patronage o
the citizens of Austin.
The Big Woods" of Minnesota wei
deserve the name, for they cover 500
square miles, or 4, 2OO, OOO acres of surface
These woods contain only hard wooc
growths, including white and black oak
maple, hickory, Eastwood, elm. cotton
wood, tamarack, and enough other varie
ties to make an aggregate Of over fifty
kinds. The hard wood track extends il
q belt across the middle of the state, AM
surrounding its northeastern corne
is an immense pine region covering 81,
600 square miles, or IL, 44O, 900 acres.-Ez
Royal Beeman Clark, who has beef
seriously i'll for several months, died a