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

Live chickens and turkeys wanted
at Rice & Lashbrook's, Call and get
prices, opposite Court House.
Somebody's bed spread came around
to the editors house during the storm,
and has been carefully sheltered and en-
tertained since. Will the owner please
call, etc.
Edwin Richards and daughter Ida of
Udo]pho. are spending part of the win
ter in Louisiana. Mr.. Richards feels the
necessity of looking for milder climate
than Minnesota offers during the winter.
California excursions from Austin
via G. St. P. g. K. G. R'y and A. T: s.
S. F., U. P. Mo. P. or N. P. Rvs for
sale every day during January and Feb
ruary. For further information address,
Geo. ". Turner, AIT c. st. p. & K. G.
R'Y.
The portrait of Superintendent Bel
den, on exhibition in the P. O.. is fine
specimen of crayon work and is attract
ing very favorable notice from the fire.
quenters of that busy place. The picture
is the work of Miss Josie G. Tasker, who
has rooms over G. l. Johnson's shoe store
and is prepared to execute work for any
one wishing anything IN that line. Her
prices are very reasonable for work of
the tine quality that she is doing. Call
at her rooms and get prices, as you are
now offered an opportunity that does
not often occur.
Seven teams started out from Austin
Sunday morning to drive a distance of
about IA miles through the country. A.
ter getting two miles into the country
| they got stuck in a snow bank, had to
unhltch their teams, shovel the sleighs
out of the snow, and then turned around
and came back to Austin. They did not
attempt the trip again until yesterday If
tcrnoon. Not very pleasant travelling
through snow banks, especially with a
load, and we understand they were load
ed with flour, feed, etc.
The following from the Albert Lea
Enterprise shows that Brother Luce has
at last commenced to appreciate the "get
there" qualities of two of Albert LEAFS
neighbors: 1--WE haye been asked why we
did not publish an official catalogue of
all the various manageable bachelors in
the city as we did four years ago, and the
reason is, and we deem it good and suffi
Gent, that we feared. had the list been
published. Austin and Waseca would
send IN a carload or two of old maids to
utilize the most eligible of the lot. No;
We believe strongly in protecting home
industries" Fancy what would happen
if the enterprising old maids of Waseca
and Austin should enter the field.
Wouldn't they introduce an interesting
gait TO the attention of those unfortu-
nate (D old bachelors? Yes, protect
them if possible, and in so doing, protect
us, as we should hate to see that kind of
an exodus.
| H. s. Hammond has bought year
ling colt of F. Kenyon, breeder of Per
fcheron- Norman horses, of Walworth
county, Wis. The colt is 1916 Norman.
and weighs 1910 pounds. &. W. Streeter
of Rose Creek has bought yearling
colt, 81 80 Percheron. weighing 1850
pounds. of the same breeder. Messrs.
Hammond and Streeter have also Dur
chased fine stallion that will be kept on
Mr.. Hammond's farm in town of Austin,
The following from the Capron Herald of
Boone county, ILL.,, shows that the animal
| will be valuable addition to the breed
ing horses of Mower county: John Van
Antwerp sold his stallion, Superior, this
week, to Streeter s. Hammond. of Aus
tin, MINI. Superior is the finest horse
for breeding that has ever come into
| Boone county. He was imported from
France by N. W. Durham in August,
1881, and took the first prize at the Chi
cago Fair in September of that year in
class of horses for general farm work.
The regular meeting of the Austin
Pressed Brick Association was held al
the Austin State Bank last Tuesday eve.
ming, and the following officers were
elected:
President, E. G. Perkins.