Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-07-14

Sunday afternoon. while thirteen.
year old daughter Of : Bohemian named
Keicha, living nine miles west. was pet
ting a young colt, the colt turned sud
denly and kicked the girl violently in
the forehead. The bone was broken in
tx splinters, being afterwards removed
by DR.. Phillips. The sight of the right
eye is totally DESTROYED. 1t is not now
thought that the accident will result
fatally.
One week from to day, on next week
Wednesday afternoon. the W.. c. T. q.
will entertain their friends with grand
old fashioned picnic. on the lawn, at the
residence of Oscar Ayers. Everybody
invited; all cordially welcomed; and all
families expected to bring lunch bas-
ket. The young people of tho city
especially invited to be present. Order
of exercises: Supper, at 6p. M, music,
and good time.
Choice Dairy Butter, in 60 ID. tubs. .13c
Choice Dairy Butter, in small packages. 1Oc
Eggs. 5000. ..lOc
By my arrangements with the dealers
in all kinds of merchandise, you Can
have your selection from stocks of over
One Hundred Thousand Dollars worth OF
Groceries, Crockery, Dry Goods. Boots
and Shoes. Hardware, Furniture, Drugs,
Clothing, in fact almost anything you
can want. MCBRIDE, THE GROCER.
Cook & Roberts will sell you first
class washing machine for IS.
p. G. Sheffield. formerly of Leroy,
died at his home in What Cheer, Iowa.
Monday Of this week. His remains will
be buried at Leroy to-day "wednesday.
Mr.. Sheffield came to Leroy from Hi
nois in 1857. He was one of the first
Justices of the Peace when Leroy town
ship was organized. in May, 1858. For a
number of years he taught singing school
in the neighborhood. and in 1865 ran a
store for short time. A few years ago
he removed te What Cheer, Iowa.
Washing Machines, only s., at Cook
s. Roberts.
Why come to Austin to trade? Be.
cause you can always sell your butter.
eggs and other produce at highest market
prices, and can buy all kinds of goods At
as low prices as in any town in the state.
with very large stocks to select from.
Look over our advertising columns, and
see the low prices quoted by our mer-
chants. and these prices are not for bats;
with a hook behind them. but only sam
Piles of the usual prices for all kinds of
goods; and our merchants are noted for
the QUALITY as we'll as prices of the goods
they keep.
Reduced Prices on Barbed Wire at
Cook s. Roberts.
w. L. Stiles, of Pleasant Valley, after
a lingering illness was called from labor
to refreshment on the 9Th inst. The de-
ceased was one of the pioneers of Mower
county, native of Vermont and noted
for his honesty and sterling integrity.
Although SO years of age he was appar-
emily as vigorous as any young man, I'M
til about one year ago when he was at
tackled by something like cancer in the
stomach, which resulted in death. High
Forest Lodge, No. IS A. F. and A. NJ,
of which the deceased was an honored
member, bore the body to its last resting
place and buried it in due form, accord
ing to the impressive rites and ceremon-
les If the fraternity.-Register.
--Go te D. B. Smiths for hard or soft
coal. and wood.
THE CRors.-The following state
ment Of condition of the crops of Mower
county, is taken from report published
in one Of the issues of the Pioneer Press
of last week:
Reports from six points in Mower
county are contradictory. 0. G. La Bar
writes from Lansing that the crop is
damaged about so per cent by early
drouth. c.. W. Hunt writes from
Waltham that the damage is about IS per
cent. E. T. Walker writes from Red
Rock that there has been NO damage, and
that the wheat is Is per cent. better than
at this time last year. j. F. Fairbanks,
Austin, says: The damage ID 80 to
10 per cent" All reports cay weather is
now very favorable, and places the aver
age yield Mt to Is bushels. Corn in
good condition. Oats only fair. Flax
and barley good. Hay about twe-thirds
crop except around Red Rock and Aus
tin, where the yield promises full.
-3.burner Gaselene Stove. with Russia
Iron oven. for $40, at Cook & Roberts.
The law on the subject of destroy
ing noxious weeds is very strong. The
general statutes of 1878 make it the duty
of every and all persons owning or oc'
cupying lands in towns, villages or cities,
to destroy all Canada thistles, burdock
and wild mustard. Any person neglect
ing so to do is liable to fine of not less
than five or more than fifty dollars. 1,
is also the duty of the supervisors to de-
stroy all along the streets and highways
and in case Of neglect of the owners Of
the lands to destroy these pests. they arc
authorized to employ men to cut and
burn them and collect pay from the
owner or occupant Of the land.
The statute reads:
Any person owning any lands within
the state or occupying any lands whether
within the plat of towns. villages OF
cities or otherwise, knowingly permit
ting or suffering any Canada thistles. bur
dock or wild mustard to 90 to seed upot
any land or lands thus owned shall b,
deemed guilty of maintaining and sup
porting common nuisance, and upon con