Mower County transcript., 1890-11-26

NS' PAAS's
= -Halverson is doing the right thing
now. Good goods, right prices and
cash down.
Those who intend to buy furniture
should not fail to give Malmberg a call.
He will give you bargain.
Farmers can get coops to bring their
live poultry to town in by calling at the
Refrigerator, opposite the Williams
House.
The " G. T. U. will meet at Hotel
Robinson Saturday, November 20, at 8
o'clock. All members are requested to
be present.
m. E. Bowers has just completed
house, 2Ox26, fourteen foot posts, for
his brother, n. S. Bowers, on section 16,
town of Lyle.
60 in and see Halverson's stock. You
may find that he can save you some
money. If he can't you can get &C
quainted anyway.
"A knife sharpener given away.
Something for nothing. Every lady can
have one by calling on the Austin Furni-
ture Co.. 200 for nothing.
"A. W. Hawkins, who began the win
ter term of school is District 1O4, Nevada,
week ago, reports the school fourishing
and SAYS it is pleasant one to teach.
MIR. Glazier, lately from Spring
Valley, and prominent man on the S.
NJ. road, has moved to Austin and will
make this his future home. He occupies
Mrs. Kunath's house on Chatham street.
Bank up your house; put on your
storm windows and doors and get ready
for the bliZzards and cold weather. 1t is
much easier to make suitable prepara :
tiors now than to wait until the cold sets
III,
Will 81. Lacy, an old McGregor boy.
writes from Unadilla, Neb., to DR.. Wood,
of McGregor, for supply Of Woods
Worm Destroyer. He considers it 8
necessity in raising healthy children.
Fol- sale by G. A. Pooler.
lie Roy Independents: The Taopi
Congregational church will be dedicated
Sunday, November 80. G. W. Corbitt
and family start today for their new
home in Ontario, Cal. We wish them
success.
Mrs. H. L. Haney is closing out her
stock Of millinery goods. It must be
done by the first of December, and no
foollng about it either. 1t you want
first class goods cheap, now IS your time
to get them.
Dec 9 and 10 is the date fixed for the
fair and festival, gotten up by the ladies
of the Congregational church. 1t will
commence Dec. 8 at o'clock, at the
Armormy hall, where you will find a
supper served; an exhibition of our arti-
cles for sale at the same time and place.
Mrs W. A. Cook, wife of fireman
Cook of the I. s. NJ. division of the Mil
waukee road, died at Hotel Robinson
last Wednesday evening. Mrs. Cook has
been IN poor health for some time, but
was not considered dangerous until the
evening of her death. Her remains were
taken to Wlnona on Thursday for burial.
We are sorry to hear of the serious ILL.,
ness of Jerry B. Yates, one of the oldest
citizens of Austin and of the county.
He now lives at Ramsey. His trouble is
tendency to dropsy. Mr.. Yates was
the first sheriff of Mower county. He
had the first plat of Austin recorded
Many of our oldest citizens will learn of
his illness with deep regret.
The order of the Eastern Star will
hold a soclable IN Masonic Hall Tuesday
evening, December 2. All members of
the order and their families are most
cordially invited to be there and make
this one of the prize social events of the
season Don't forget the date. The
order is increasing fast in numbers and
a prosperous winter is anticipated.
Mr.. Nels johnson of Blooming
Prairie raised over 600 bushels of pota-
toes this year of of three acres Of ground
and has sold nearly all of them at fifty
cents per bushel and over. The largest
single potato he raised weighed two
ought to write another series of articles
-Abram 0. Hollister, who lives in the
south part of the CITY has just returned
from st. Paul. where he has been receiv-
ing treatment for his wounded foot. He
was q brave member of Go. Z, 4th Min
nesota Regiment, during the war and
was severely wounded in the foot. For
the last six months he has been able to
do but little on account of this foot.
Last week. in the operation performed at
St. Paul, we understand that a portion
OF the lead bullet with which he was
originally injured, was taken out, he hav
ing carried it for over thirty years in his
foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Dorr and accom-
plished daughters gave grand reception
and musicale Wednesday evening.
attended by 14O guests. Miss Media with
her violin, assisted by her instructor and
| Miss Burrette, pianist, accompanied with
a clarionet, furnished most ENJOYABLE
music, while the singing by Mesdames
Allen and Campbell was also highly
appreciated. The program occupied the
evening until refreshments we're served,
after which the spacious dining room
became brilliant dancing hall, where
the young people were sllowed to trip
| the eight fantastic" to delightful music,
until the smallest hours of night. when
the guests departed, bidding kindest
adleus to the Doctor and his family, who
had thus inaugurated the first grand
party of the season.
The costume social given by the Ep-
worth League at Tho home of j. A. Sands
was q delightful affair of its kind. The
gathering was large one and noted
characters were in abundance. Lo the
poor Indian from the far north mingled
with the peace-lovlng people of Jones'