Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-04
80. per key for nails at Roberts.


tad felon.
-S6,25 for an Elgin Stem Wind
W atch at Schleuder's.
Rufus Allen IS putting up residence
near E. D. Fenton's house.
Fresh Pork Sausage only Sc per
pound at the Flying Dutchman.
If you want tip-top table butter at
the lowest price, you can get 1t at Lash
brook & Co.'S.
Mr.. Bascomb will put up $500
house on his new lot. James Sergent
is doing the work.
-Thos. Riley went to Milwaukee to
act as special police detective during the
there.
so cents each cleans watch or clock
puts in main spring and warrants 1t
for one year at Schleuder's.
Sheriff Mollison went over to Albert
Lea Thursday and captured a young
man charged with jumping his hotel bill.
He is now in the cooler.
The managers of the Mower county
Fair ask the citizens of Austin and the
county to contribute \ purse towards
making the fair success this fall.
Mrs. Henry Miner who was stricken
down Nov. % last, has never recovered,
but We are glad to say that she is tride
better. She has been a great sufferer.
Pat Barrel is crowding the work on
the foundation for the new store for the
Austin Furniture company. 1t will be
very much of an improvement to our
locality.
MARRIED: At the residence of Miss
Camp Engle, in this city, Aug. 20, by the
Rev. c. E. Wright. Henry Thurston of
Chenille, and Mrs Laura Tanner Of
Albert Lea.
Mrs. S. Elliott, Scarborough Eng
land is one of the latest new subscribers
to the TRANSCRIPT. Its local papers
make Austin and Mower county known
far and wide.
Jacob Weisel is building house on
his farm near Lansing, bought of Jerry
Yates. 1t is IS by 26 with Is foot posts.
He is also putting up barn Is BY 26
with "A foot posts.
For the Steele county Fair to be held
at Owatonna, excursion tickets will be
sold at one tull fare and a third for the
round trip. Sell Sept. II to 10 inclusive.
Good to return until Sept. 90. 1889.
j. E. Robinson and F. A. Engle a
committee from the school board have
made a contract with Chas. Fox for 1875
tons of coal, with which they expect to
keep all the buildings warm this winter.
Spring Valley Vidette: Mort Wall
went to Austin Tuesday, and returned
Thursday. He has cancelled his engage
ment with the firm in Portage, and will
soon accept like position in Chicago.
The stone is on the ground for a
stone cross walk, across the street be-
tween the stores of Loucks Bros. and
Giles & Tryon. If it proves satisfactory
we are to have more of them. 1t ought
to be all right
We ask our friends to remember the
printer, now, that good crop is bring
ing IL the wealth. Just now we are be-
tween grass and hay, and the grass crop
an extremely light one. Your paper
has been costing US hard money, hard to
get, through all these months, now do
your duty by US promptly.
%. W. Shaw and family returned
Wednesday from their eastern trip. Mr.
Shaw says he enjoyed his vacation i'm
mensely, but Is Just as happy to get back
to Minnesota again. Our people all
come back thinking that there is nc
place like the one we have right here,
This is Gods own country" Mr.. Shaw
says.
Joseph Keenan, the agricultural i'm
plement man is smiling at the bountifuI
crops. The firm that he represents, VIM.
Deering & Co., has by fair dealing work
ed up great trade in the west. Joe il
a practical implement man having haC
Is years experience in the business al
| general and local agent. He knows how
to get in good work for his company.
| Albert Lea Standord; Austin talks
of putting in an electric street railway
We admire such public spirit, but canno
approve of their discretion if they should
do it. A street railway is not really
needed and will not pay in towns lik'
Albert Lea and Austin, and even IN citie
as large as Mankato the companies tina
operate them frequently become
bankrupt.
"A select party consisting of Id;
Weisel, Anna and Katie Rademacher
Mamie Flebn, Erin and Alice Sui
livan went to Albert Lea for a picnic
Arriving in Albert Lea, they were m
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