Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-03-17
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
-Rchardson d Day sold four farm,

last week.
First thunder storm of the season
this (Wednesday) morning.
Last week Monday W. r. Phillips re.
moved from Austin to his farm in IDOL
pho township.
Rev. Stanley breaches at Towheads,
Sunday afternoon, March 81, and Of
Lansing March IA and 70.
The Davidson House is UNDERGOING
thorough repairing, and will soon be
opened as first class house. More anon.
Austin markets: Wheat, No. Q, S.
No. 3, 55@60. Barley, @@33. Oats,
23@25. Timothy. $50. Glover, $3.50
C. T. Mills, the furniture dealer, haa
received q full assortment Of cofans and
caskets, which he will sell ct reasonable
rates.
Master Willie Enele has been very
sick for few days, but under the skillful
management Of DR. Phillips. is all right
again.
H. w. Mercer's illustrated lecture or
Andersonville and Libby prisons las,
Friday evening. was largely attended,
and we'll received.
The San Francisco Minstrels" play
ed to a very slim house last Thursday
evening, and as q result. several bills
were left unpaid by the Co.
-FoR SALE.-A part or the whole OF
block six. Morgan's addition to Austin,
is for sale. Beautiful residence lots. Fol-
terms. inquire on the premises, Of the
owner, Mrs. J. L. Davidson.
Tho -Aelci.e. attendlng the dedica-
ton of the Masonic hall. which took
place last evening, were largely attended.
about ESQ people being present. We
have only time this week for this brief
mention.
-Conundrum: Jake Weisel asks,
what is the difference between saloon
and an opera houseY Answer-The latter
contributes, in a limited degree, to the
culture and pleasures of community,
while the former contributes only to their
degradation and sorrow. Sect
When buying goods that you see ad-
vertised in this paper. or when ordering
them by mail. be sure to tell the one Of
whom you buy, that you saw his adver'
tisement in the TRANSCRIPT. It will
please the merchant you buy of, and do
the TRANSCRIPT substantial favor.
Some person exchanged hats with me
last evening at Masonic Hall, taking 9
brown stiff hat, with blue lining, size 7.
leaving q black hat, same kind with white
satin lining size u. Any one having
such a hat will confer favor upon me
by leaving same at P. O. w. F. Anderson.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Austin post office for the 80 days
ending March 10, 1885:
Darling, John Paterson, Miss Maud
Etchel, Mage Pierce & Co
Fischer. William Rath, Arthur
Guliksen, Mrs Peter Smith. CT
johnson, Mrs Katie D sholtz, Frank
Leskir, VIM Tucker, Chas
Advertisers should remember that
an inch advertisement, in live. reada.
BILE. spicy paper, that is read BY every.
body, is worth . mile of space in the
papers that are net half read. The
TRANSCRIPT 10 read, and re-reaa, then
borrowed by neighbors, and then sent
ont of town to friends.
Judge Davis, of Illinois: Every
year, every local paper gives from one
hundred to i've thousand dollars in free
lines. for the sole benefit Of the vicinity
in which it is located. No ether agency
can or will do this. The local editor in
proportion to his means does more for
his town than any other ten men.
Who of 10 are without eur troubles,
be they small or large? The blessings OF
health are best appreciated when we are
severe cold or any throat or lung diseases
arc verY troubles ONE; but all these may
be quickly and permanently cured by DR..
Biglow's Positive Cure. Safe and pleas
ant for children. Price 80 cents.
Water is the strongest drink. 1t
drives mills; it is the drink of lions and
horses, and Samson never drank anything
else. Let young men be teetotalers, if only
for economy's sake The beer money will
soon buy house. If what goes into the
mash tub went into the kneading-trough
families would be better taught.-E1.
The new hardware house of Cook &
Roberts is now well organized. We have
q favorable opinion Of Mr.. W. NJ. Roberts,
the new partner, and it gives US pleasure
to speak good word for HIM. He is
gentleman who will honor his vocation,
and do business on the square,-or else
We are deceived in the man, and we do
not think we are.
-Messrs. F. l. Crane, o. w. Shaw,
Andrew Knox, G. Schleuder, ]. Solner and
Frank A. Day, all of Austin, recently
purchased 10 acres of land in Duluth,
bordering on the St. Paul and Duluth
track, paying therefor $500 an acre. The
same gentlemen a3e also negotiating for
the purchase Of 16O acres. out OF the city
q mile or two, for SIS per acre
-Atan adjourned meeting, March 10th.
the special committee on sites, plans, &c.,
for the fire department, introduced Thss.
Gibson, who filed an agreement to sell for
1856 cash, the WI Of lot 3, block IL, d.
Wilson's addition, being on the Sc. corner
of Mill and St. Paul streets. The same
was accepted, and to pay upon delivery
Of deed approved by Mayor French.
We hope that not mother or sister
IN Austin, Will be absent from the tenn
persnce meeting next Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock, at the NJ. E. Church. AL
are cordially invited. All are urged to
be present; and We hope oil who are not
present will have an excuse to offer to
their conscience that will stand at the
judgment day.
IN %ha rnro,,;% ~ Tho ooo6 thin "a NJ