Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-01-18

Look out for the red flag at Rice &
Lashbrook's Saturday.
40 below zero. and no mistake Sunday
morning. Do 1t some more. d
The news last week was showed
under along with the railroads.
Rice & Lashbrook have splendid
mince meat at 10 cents per pound. OPP.
poslte Court House.
"a. F. Baird will show you, in about
30 days, the best stock of boots and shoes
in Southern Minnesota.
"A freight train off the track at Hay
field Yesterday delayed the passenger 60
ing south for seven hours
Twenty pounds prunes for one dol
lar at Rice s. Lashbrosk's new grocery
store, opposite Court House.
II want to buy three 80 acre farms
within miles of Austin.
L. D. BAIRD.
The weather IS fine again this morn
ing, and the prospects are that we shall
have little spell of good weather now.
Mr.. Abrahamson and wife, now liv-
ing IN Nebraska. came up last week, and
are visiting their brother.in-law, Henry
Dennis, of Udolpho.
"A special invitation IS extended to
the boys and young men to attend the
morning service next Sunday at the Epis-
copal church, P. B. Peabody, Rector.
Mr.. Varco reports the road good to
his place. in spite of the blizzard. Says
the storm makes him think of the pleas.
ant times old settlers had here in the win
ter of &c.
The nomination of Lamar for justice
of the supreme court was confirmed by
the senate Monday by vote of 80 to SO.
The nominations of Villas and Dickinson
were also confirmed.
DIR. Macdonald and Levi Decker are
fitting up in palatlal style, their private
rooms in the West block in the rear of
the Dr's Office. Catherwood and DR..
johnson, their occasional guests, will
roost in the bath tub.
Last Wednesday, Jan. II, there were
81 car loads of freight at the G. NJ. & St.
P. yards, to be unloaded for the city of
Austin. Pretty good, and gives you
something of an idea of the amount of
business done in Austin
Frank Arnold stole a watch from
Mrs. Toplff Of Minneapolis. and was
captured by Chief of Police Ingall, and
taken back to Minneapolis by Detective
Hoy. He had trial at Minneapolis last
week, and was bound over under $500. 90
bonds. We understand both these par
ties were formerly from Austin,
-Waseca Radical: The young ladies
of Waseca have organized society which
they call Go. B, NJ. N. g." and which
we suppose to mean Company Beauties
and Mighty Nice Girls" They are bloom
ing out IN badges and rank straps. The
officers are. Captain, Miss Bennett, 1st
Lieut., Miss Sweet, aud End Lieut.. Miss
Bailey.
The Union Signal, of Chicago, speaks
of Mr.. Mills, the gentleman who lectures
on temperance at the Opera House next
Wednesday night, as follows: mo more
magnificent temperance address was ever
delivered in classic Evanston, than that
given by Walter Thomas Mills on last
Friday evening. under the auspices of
the Cook County Prohibition Club. His
presentation of the political situation is
mastery; his arguments why the Prohibi
ton party has right to be- unanswer
able" The lecture is free to everybody
and everybody invited to attend.
superintendent Belden was caught
by the storm last week in the town OF
Marshall. about half way between Taop
and Dexter. After mature deliberation
he concluded 10 "foot it" TO Dexter tc
look out for train to Austin. Provi
dence seemed to smile on the man O.
schools and train came along Saturday
afternoon and brought him to Austin
We think he should have been allowed t
walk in that time just to sample thu
weather and test his wind. Dexter ant
Austin ought to be very pleasant littl'
| walk for our lengthy superintendent O.
schools.
Hon. ]. J. Furlong presented the res
olution which secured the $4,000 appro
prlation from the State Agricultural So
ciety for Geo. D. Knox. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Knox was injured ir