Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29


localetles. A few fields show the blight
badly but in most of them there are very
few signs of IT,
The steamed white bread at J. T.
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.
While our blood is up to boiling heat
with this boiling weather. how we long
for the icebergs of the north pole. Yes,
we sometimes feel as though we could al
most hug polar bear.
The complete course at the DEBORAH
Business Institute. $50. Books and sta
tionery s.. Board at actual cost. uast
year $1.48). Furnished rooms from 80 to
50 cents, A. W. Rich, Prin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sterling rejoice
IN one of those little comfort bringers at
their homeland We doubt not they now
| feel that life had miss ed it's rarest blessing
unto the advent Of the baby girl.
The letter on "Rclics" in the Austin
TrnnScript, 9Th inst, from North Attle-
| boro, Mass, is by far the best of the G. A.
r. excursionist letters from the East that
has fallen under our eye.-Lanesbor0
Journal.
"A special meeting Of the ladies of the
Universalist society will he held next Fri
day evening. July 31st, with Mrs. Colos
Fcnton. A full attendance is desned, as
business Of importance will be brought
before the meeting.
The assessors returns show for the
city of Austin valuation of personal
property of $217,20O. There was no as
scssmcnt Of real estate this year. These
figures arc subject to change by the equa-
lization board now in session.
Now in transit, and will arrive this
week. and be offerl for sale Monday,
August 3, by l.. s. Willard, the largest
purchase of all silk ribbons ever shown
by one house in Southern Minnesota, and
at prices that will astonish every one.
--.-. Wilcox, Of Milwaukee, who
has been looking about our county
for several days, says the wheat crop is
very little damaged, and the oat barley
and corn crops were never better Wheat
will be ready to cut in from to days.
For good photographs, true to nature,
well finished and truly artistic in every
way, 20 to 6. S. Hildahl His gallery is
over Clemmcr & Poolers store. All the
new styles and sizes Of cards. Work
guaranteed. and prices low as the lowest.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Austin post office for the 80
days ending July Is, 1885:
Davis Smith Jacobson, SWoim
! GrergisOn, q JOrdon. JOhn
| Hart. Orric Miss Martinson, p
| Hcnich, JAS Whngenson, Chrl5tlan
| Hohcn, GeoB
George Baudlcr, living a few miles
west of Austin, brought to our house last
Friday basket Of nice green corn and
cabbagc-thc first we had seen this sea-
son. We complimcnted the donor and
sampled the vegetables in a good square
meal.
C. A. R.-McIntyre Post No. sc, will
hold it's next regular meeting Saturday
evening, Aug. 1, 1885, at their hall. A
full attendance is requested, as arrange
mcnts will be made for suitable observ-
ancc of Aug. 9Th, the day Of General
Grants burial.
Blocks and screws are on the ground
for raising the old court house and Now
or County Bank buildings, and putting
under new foundation. tits intended to
put them IN first class order with new
plate glass fronts Joseph Adams is
experimenting the work.
The Austin TRANSCRIPT has an Office.
commodious, upholstered, sweet as a
peach, and an ornament to the growing
city that supports that model newspaper
so wcll.-Spring Valley Vidette.
Thank you, Van, for the compliment.
We will back You up in all the good
things yoR say about THE TRANSCRIPT.
"A special meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Mower County Agricul-
tural Society will be held at the Sheriff's
office Austin, Saturday, Aug. 1st, al
2p. M. A full attendance is desired. By
order of President
F. Z. MCBRIDE, Sec.
-lsev. L. H. Cobb, D. D.. of N. Y, Sec
rotary of the Congregational church
Home Mission Society and formerly State
Superintendent of Missions in Minnesota
will preach in the Congregational church
next Sunday morning and evening
There will be union services in the even
ing.
How delightful and invigoratlng is .
bath Just before retiring these hot nights
and the river affords to many male bather:
Just this pleasant recreation. The watel
of the Cedar in many places is shallow
the bottom hard and sandy, and many
are enjoying a cool refreshing bath in it!
clear, cool waters.
The Cedar City district school CLOSED
its summer term last Friday, and cele
bratcd the event nv having a picnic
Gertie Sherwood of Austin, has taught
the school for four successive terms, an,
the large number of parents present a
the closing exercises showed their hig]
appreciation of her services.
: The young man or young woman
good principles. a good education, and
sound body has fitness for life's dutie!
and prospective usefulness that for
tune of millions would not give. 1t is
good thing for young people to remcm
her that the best things of this life AT,
not purchased with gold and silver.
Royal b. Clark, who has been pros
trated by very severe fit of sickness 70
the past three months, is beginning t
improve, and has fair prospect of ulti
mate recovery of health. For seven o
u hos 1oo