Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-09-29
PERSONAL

Sanford Washburn is down from
Waseca.
Mrs. C. L. West is visiting relatives
near Oshkosh, Wis.
A. w. Thornhill of Grand Meadow,
called upon US last week.
Miss May Callagan of Milwaukee, is
visiting her cousin Miss Nellie Chambers.
DR.. A. w. Allen and his mother, Mrs.
Orlcnzer Allen, are visiting friends and
relatives IN Milton, Wis.
Miss Annie Cottle, of Fairfield. Iowa,
niece of Mrs. Job Engle, IS visiting her
aunt and cousins in this city.
G. Schleuder and E. c. Dorr were in
Chicago all Of last week laying IN their
fall and winter stock Of goods.
H. C. milford, formerly of Austin, is
now in Minneapolis running a shirt man
ufactory. The firm is milford q Pur-
cell.
DR.. Fred Judson left Austin yesterday
for Philadelphia, where he is to enter q
Dental Institute for another course OF
study.
Mrs. F. II. Sterling returned last
Saturday from a two months visit at
Park River D. r., with her sister, Mrs.
Martin.
Frank Chambers, a fireman on c., NJ.
& St. P. r., with headquarters at Man
kato, is in Austin on a visit to his mother
and friends.
A good representation Of the Hall,
West and Baird families 60 to Albert
Lea next Wednesday to attend the mar
rage of Miss Nettie Pickett to Cbas,
Briggs.
Albert Allen, a drY-goods merchant OF
Palmyra. ILL.,, is visiting his sister, Mrs
G. C. Adams. He has been IN poor
health for the past few years, and comes
TO Minnesota with the hope of benefit
our city. Miss Mary Allen, a niece, is
| Adams pleasant home.
The following appeared some time ago ir
| The Mustcal Courier:
Out in Austin. Minn., q new firm has gone
into the piano business, and one of the frs
things l hear about this new firm is that it Il
selling a piano stenciied "Gable g. Bro
There is nothing very remarkable In the
discovery of curious piano stenciling, but II
this instance the stencil seems to be an in
territorial play upon the words .'Gabler &
| Bro" aud as Austin is not very far distan,
BY rail from Minneapolis and St. Paul, where
Messrs. W. J. Dyer 4 Brother are selling
large quantities OF Gab!er pianos. 1ndication'
"Gable & Bro" That. Of course. Is q down
right fraud, created TO deceive piano pur
chasers and it should consequently be OK
posed.
On the strength of It the following lettc
was received at this Office. The writer refer
to the above;
AUSTIN, MIMI, August 1856.
Editors Musical Courier:
You published the enclosed article in re
ference TO me. l opened a music store il
Austin, MINI, and sell the Decker Brother
furnished me by Gable s. Co.. Of Osage, Ia
who never had any stenciled Gable s. Brother
have sold this piano in competition will
the Gabler & Brother. and beat them II
their agent to write to yov. My customer
will testify that l sold them on their merritt
and that they were never represented as
enough to correct previous statement en-,
GEongE G. M1LLEE-
This is a kind of mixed letter. in my motto
it will be seen that never referred to an
Mr.. N ilIer. However, Mr.. Miller says ths
he sells Decker Brothers pianos and also
piano called Gable i Co., furnished by Gabl
& Co, Usage. Now the very best thing NJ
Miller can do II to try his utmost to &c
Decker nrothers' pianos. In that pursuit b
will find that he will gain the confidence
his customers and neixthors, for every tim
he sells q Decker Brothers piano it will n
lect credit upon him. Those are the kind {
instruments to sell. As to the Gable & c.
piano, furnished by Gable Co., Of Usage, Ia
I can only say that it necessarily must /
q stencil piano, probably OF the cheapes
grade. There is no piano factory at Osag'
Ia, and the firm there buys pianos stencile
Sable + CO. To sell It in competition wit
the celebrated New York piano known 1
the 6abier pisno, and manufactured by
9abler & Brother, 10 absurd. "
The very fact that this information reaohe
The Aussc6I Courier IS In Itself evidence th
transactions OF suoh nature will sooner I
, later be exposed and there IN one Plat
where they generally are exposed, and th
10 right here in these columns
Hundreds OFF. Gablcr 4 Brother plan
have been sold In the section Of the eUuHt1
where Austin. Mimi. is located. Poop
: Know that name and therefore 1t was pro
ably considered Z good idea to sell . CAT
L CO.. piano there and speculate npOn q
similarity OF the names Apparently II %
( stencil hdmbnx and caa never injure I
: Hel-kpown Gabier piano. | win do my b
to prevent That every time.
The Gabler Piano is for sale by G..
Mills Of this city.