Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-22

| See advertisement 1Or DlQS IOr re-
modelling Universalist church into q
School building. Bids will be received
until next Saturday, 25th.
Remember that j. r. Bowen. at his
restaurant, on Bridge street, serves fresh
strawberries and the incest Of ice cream
at all times. Call on him.
What do girls that flirt and try to at
tract the attention Of gentlemen, think of
themselves? 1t is fact that some girls
are glad to be considered fast"
Thomas Jackson's barn in Oakland
township was struck by lightning on the
9Th and consumed. with 2 horses, colt,
cow, and himself badly injured.
We are glad to note that the lawn
about the court house has been shaven.
! Also that the weeds are cut from the out
side of the square, as we'll as the inside.
"A lawn party was held at VIM. Baud
ler's the other afternoon. Tables were
set under the beautiful native oaks, and
a party of German friends enjoyed the
occasion.
Monroe Peck and w. s. Benton Of
Window town, have purchased from L. D.
Baird, the SCI OF SEC SO, in Red Rock
town. Mr.. Benton will make the place
his home.
The steamed white bread at J. r.
Bowen's makes US think Of the lovely
bread we get in the east. Try it, and you
will not heat up your house this hot
weather to bake bread.
The Saints Rest Minstrels-A. w.
Rankin, managcr-gave an entertainment
at Enterprise school-house to full house
the other evening. Proceeds, $50, goes
into the Grange library fund.
Lost, last Sunday, a white linen
handkerchief, with drawn border. Any
one finding the same, and leaving it at
this Office, will receive the sincere thanks
of the young lady who lost it.
| Austin had runaway last week.
1t was one however that not many persons
are interested in, and those who are
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and three children ran away with a
man.
If you would make your town pros
per and thrive, think not only of your
own interests, but of your neighbours in
terests as we'll Whatever will help the
city in which you live. do with your
might.
| There are few loafers who sit about
the streets of Austin chewing their "cuds'
Of tobacco and gazing at passers-by,
thereby making themselves very disa gree.
able. Their names would not look we'll
in print.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Austin post office for the 80
days ending July 10, 1885:
Anderson, Az. Rasmussen, RasmusT T.
Bcall. G. S. spangor, Chatherlna
! Couch, NJ. Wiseman, Mrs. Ella
! Knapp, Frank.
Company G is discussing the advisa-
bility of giving series Of theatrical en-
tertainments during the fall months.
commencing in August. The net pro-
ceeds will be set apart for the building
of an armory.
closed Friday afternoon on an execution
for small amount in favor of George
II. Newell & Co. of Minneapolis. The
liabilities are stated at $3.50 in small
amounts, Assets small.
The Board of County Commissioners
meet next Monday, July27th, for general
county business The Commissioners
met last Monday for the equalization Of
taxes but adjourned. without doing any
business, until next week.
DO on know that J. T. Bowen fur
nishcs ice cream that is simply delicious.
1t IS not frozen custard. but made from
genuine cream that IS purchased from the
A. Y. Ellis farm. Church aid societies
will do we'll to remember this.
| TIE CROps.-J B. Revord is harvest
ing his barley.-C. w. Day has field of
corn all dressed out in tassels and Silks
Some fields Of wheat show signs of blight.
Green worms are consuming the tim
othy on some farms near Austin.
HOUSE FOR SALE. As expect soon
to remove from Austin, offer my resi-
stoves, and some other articles of furni-
ture, which do not wish to carry, and
will sell cheap. HARLAN w. Page.
For good photographs, true to nature,
we'll finished and truly artistic in every
way, go to G. s. Hildahl. His gallery is
over Clemmer & Pooler's store. All the
new styles and sizes Of cards. Work
guaranteed. and prices low as the lowest.
Mrs. J. F.. Cook and Mrs. S. L.
Davidson, who received several votes last
Saturday for school directors. were both
very urgently solicited to permit their
names to BE- placed upon ticket. They
however, positively refused the use of
their names.
-Transcendeut crab apple trees are
blightlng badly in this vicinity, just as
they did four years ago. Duchess and
other hardy varieties of standard apples
are dying on every hand. Last winter
was the hardest on fruit trees known for
twenty years.
Mrs. Hiram Smith received by mail
from Mrs. John Fisher, of Red Bluff,
package of fruit. 1t was little the
worse for wear; looked somewhat as
though Uncle Sam had sat upon it. There
were peaches, plums, green cages, necta-
rlnes, fig $ and almonds.
1t is quite an honest expression after
all. to make one hand wash the other"
The thoughtful business man will give
his work and his encouragement to the
business men who can do the most for