Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-21

We haYe some elegant parlor suites,
and more coming. Austin Furniture Co.
. Our sales Of the New Home Sewing
machine are still on the increase. AT Co
Picture mouldings in great variety
and nicely made frames. Austn Furnl,
ture Go.
ASK Fred Rolph for the best sewing
machine and he will tell you the initials
are n. II. I'LL. A..
Next Monday Geo. w. Merrick will
go east to buy goods for the Austin
Furniture Co.
The canning factory commenced OPP.
erations Monday. They intend to put
up all the corn, potatoes, pumpkins etc.
that they can get hold of.
The school board met Saturday even
ing and elected Prof Fitch member of
the examining board to succeed D. B.
Smith.
The sociable of the Universalist
society will be held with Mrs. Amos Hill
next Tuesday ey'g Aug. 81. Ice cream
and cake will be served. All are invlt ed
Eminent Commander G. L. West has
received on invitation from Duluth Com
mandery to attend at the laying of the
corner stone of the new Masonic temple
there,
The TRANSCRIPT force has found
where the smooth and delicious ice. cream
grows this season. A full set of dishes
came down from the G. A. r. Restaurant
and its excellency was fully demonstrated
by the rapidly emptied dishes. It is all
right sure.
The county commissioners are dis
cussing the subject of sewerage for the
court house. They were at the Auditors
office Monday and were talking of the
propriety of expending $1,000 IN that d.
rection. 1t is a job that ought to be at
tended 10 at once as it is badly needed.
j. NJ. Knox sends us paper from
Kansas City. Evidently our friend is
doing some rowing around. Our advice
Is don't adopt any but steady habits
young man. Later:-Mr. Knox is Just
back to Austin and promises to settle
down.
Captain Sands took Rev. Dewart out
to give him some lessons in target prac
tice this morning. The lessons come to
a close however when the representative
of the clergy made five straight bulls
eyes. The Captain is now looking for an
easier pupil.
John L. Sullivan has been sentenced
to one years imprisonment for partici
pating in the late prize fight. The case
will be appealed. If John L. has to
languish in Mississippi prison for a
year he will be apt to avoid that state
for future encounters IN the prize ring.
This is the proper treatment and it
should be continued until there is no
place left in the country where the elm
ate is cool enough for the practice of tina,
profession.
IS. 3. Woodsum returned last week
from his trip to Washington Territory
He seems to have enjoyed his trip, wen,
out by the Northern Pacific and returned
by the Canadian Pacific through Winni-
peg. S. B. was evidently anxious to get
back to Austin as he finds considerable
fault with the slowness of travel on the
Canadian road. Mr.. aud Mrs. Woodsuu1
intend to go to the coast IN about four
weeks to spend The winter.
N. S. Gordon leaves today for Schuy.
iers Falls New York, where he expects
to participate in wedding ceremony,
next Monday. The bride is to be Miss
Fannie Ricketson, we'll known to many
Of our readers as one of the former
teachers here.
j. L. Nudge. and his son Fred leave
today for the anthracite mining region
of the Northwest Territory Canada where
Mr.. Nudge has an important position.
quite serious runaway this morn
ing. Miss Maggie Kenevan who was il
the buggy received badly sprained an
kle and other injuries.
The habit of boys climbing upon thu
steam threshers to ride as they frequentl,
pass through our streets. came near end
ing in serious accident Monday even
ing. Rayburn Stimson, with severa
other little boys had climbed onto tn
pole of the separator behind the engine
when by some means he fell off and on
wheel of the big machine passed over hi
leg, seriously bruising it, but, strange t.
say, not breaking the bone. The little
fellow was carried home, having learned
lesson which all boys will do we'll t.
heed.