Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-03-04

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Send money by American Express
Go. Money Orders. Receipts given.
! Money refunded if Orders are lost. Sold
at all offices of the Co. Payable at $500
places. Rates To $j-jc., $1Osc., $50
! lOc., 3O-12c., 10 15c.. Sj0-20c.
! First ward Republican caucus will be
held over johnson s. Smiths plow shop,
Saturday evening. at 7:sO, to nominate u
Ecandidate for Alderman and elect dele
gates to the city convention.
c. H. DAVIDSON, Chairman Com.
! How the hearts Of a crowd swell and
throb with pitilcss hatred against the
man who coughs during the performance
at theatre when they know he is too
stinyy to invest twenty-five cents in a
bottle Of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
! Country dealers in the smaller towns
contiguous to Austin. should send in their
! orders for CIGARS to LEVI W. DECKER
Austin. MINI. His goods are choice.
! and made from the very best Of tobacco.
j Mail orders receive prompt attention.
! -Fridaylast was The fifty first birth day
Of our Old friend. Samuel w Rice In
, the evening some eighty of his friends
and neighbors made him q ''surprise,' and
as slight testimonial OF their esteem
for him, presented him with nice couch.
Farmers report that the unusually
! cold winter has compelled the feeding Of
about onr-tiiIrd more hay. etc, than the
average winter requires. There is said to
! be considerable corn in the fields which
canrot be got at on account Of deep snow.
! Co. G. have received 80 new guns OF
: IS culibrc. The boys have regular drills
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
nights Of each week with squad drills on
! the alternate nights They have rcnteI
! The room over Johnson Il Smith plow
! shop.
! d mocratic caucus for the 1st Ward
! City Of Austin will be held at A. F. Cox's
Office, Saturday evening, March It'll at
! 80 O'Clock. City convention will also
! be held at Mansfield House on same day
| evening at 9o'cIock. BY order Of Com
mittcr.
w. r. Adams has rented the Zcler
building on Main street. which he IS fit
! ting up for Il boarding house. He will
/ occupy the same this week, and will be
ready for boarIers the latter part Of the
week We hope friend Adams will meet
with success.
Lost, on Feb 24th. in Austin. or be-
tween Austin and Ramsey mill, east side
| Of river, one lap robe. black one side.
wide red ,tri pes, and black and white
mixed stripes tn" other side. Finder
please leave at the TRANSCRIPT office.
| and receive reward
Cook & Davidson are the agents for
Bankers patent chimney top and venti-
lator, warranted a perfect cure for
smokey chimneys. Any one having 4
| chimney which is troubled for good draft
when the wind is in a certain direction.
will appreciate this top.
! Round trip tickets to New Orlcans
| La, and return, commenced sale Dec. |,
1851 Rate for the round trip from Aus
tin will be $3l 49, for tickets good for
forty five ci5) days; and $4o.SO for tickets
good until June it, 1885
| c. II. COLEMAN, Agent.
Three wise looking gentlemen from
abroad" arrived in town Monday for the
purpose Of rating the insurabl rca. estate
Of the city They represent all Of the
Board fire insurance companies doing
business here. This will be the first re-
vision Of the Board rates since 1879.
List Of letters remaining in the Aus
tin post office for the 80 days ending
Feb 20. 1885.
Amcs. F. NJ. Pete rson, Ole
Eureuka, Franz Perry David
,nrr Mrs. ~ G. Kynn, GG iss "
Laa-. Frederick Wilson, Hattie
Lowry, JOS. Fulgnann, &C..
RAILROAD NEws-Contractor Craig
has arrived, and work ON the stone abut-
| ments of the new north bridge will com
| meuce Immediately.
Grading near the location of the south
! bridge, on south side of the river, has
been resumed.
Next Thursday evening" March 5th,
| there will be q second grand Masquerade
Skating Party at the roller rink Lots of
;un and good time generally is promis-
ed to all who attend The Masqueraders
| will provide themselves with costumes.
| Music by the Austin Cornet Band. adj
mission for the ladies 10 cents. Gents Is
cents.
Tho Mower County Agricultural So
c;ely are making their plans for the
county fair for 1885. They say they cx
1,ert to have much better display this
wear than last The citizens of Austin
| axe expected to cooperate with the Of
ticrrs Of the society in doing everything
possible to make the 1885 exhibition Il
grand success.
The W. H. Officer Manufacturing
Company Of Austin filed with the secre-
AIRY Of state last Friday accritlcatc Of or
| caniza,ion, showing that SIS. 900 Of the
.apital stock Of the corporation has been
| paid in We trust the new corporation will
| \, vclop large and fourishing manufac-
tory here. 4 straw paper and pulp factory
'ught to do well.
! -NOT1CE. lot-owuers in Oak
wood Cemetery are requested to meet at
| the office of G.. II. Davidson. Secretary
If the Board of Trustees, on Friday after
noon, March 6. 1885. at 3 o'clock, for the
purpose Of eiec,ing two trustees for 3
wears in place of l.. n. Griffith and {. NJ.
| Fernald, whose terms Of office have eS.
n,red. G.. H. DAVIDSON. Secretary.
%. ]. Goodnature of Geneva and " I'M.
Bell of Newry have each purchased a
three quarter blood Holstein bull of the
Ellis herd near Austin and would have
secured full blood could one have been