Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-03-05

"Wednesday evening at blooming
Prairie. 81
-Owatonna will vote on the question
of license or no license at their city cleo
ton, March II. ....-. ...-:>
Miss Grace Hart gave candy pull
last Thursday night to the delight of
several friends.
Lost. bunch of keys in vicinity of
post office. Finder will be rewarded by
leaving same at post office.
The town of Racine will vote March
10 to see If they shall give $1,000 in aid
of the Winona u Southwestern railroad.
For good hay or straw, remember
that Sachse Brothers & Co., can supply
your wants on short notice, aud at reason
able prices.
Albert Lea will hold their second an
nual county fair Sept. 1e, 10 and 20.
They are beginning early. which is the
proper thing.
Leave your orders for hay or straw
at Duffey & Mayland's and Sachse Bros.
& Co.. will see that they are attended to,
and satisfaction guaranteed
All sorts of tinware on tap at the
Austin I'd Hand store on Mill street, op.
posite M. Majors. at prices that paralyze
the Jews and kill competition.
II have large amount OF money on
hand to loan on farm 'and city property
at the lowest rate of interest in payments
to suit. FRANK A. T1cKNOR,
w. F. Sutherland has just secured a
position as general agent of the Force
Tobacco Company of St. Louis, Mo-. for
Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota.
Prof. E T. Fitch, superintendent of
our public schools. has been named as
one of the instructors for the state
teachers institute to be held at St. Peter
March 81.
j. F. Giles has received a letter from
the nurse, stating that Mrs. Giles is con.
sidered entirely out of danger, and is i'm
proving rapidly. This will be gratifying
news to her many Austin friends.
John Gould, the Ohio dairy man
with the farmers institute. was an old
friend of our townsman, Mr.. Kent. They
were neighbors in Ohio. and of course
had a very pleasant visit while Mr.. Gould
was hele.
About fortY-flve GYpsies were present
at Ed Goth's last week Tuesday night
and made things lively. They presented
him with an elegant easy chair. The
presentation speech was made by Rev.
c. E. Wright
DIR. J. N. johnson, of Spring Valley,
has been appointed as surgeon for the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad.
So says the Vidette. Glad to see the
doctor get to the front. He is a hustler
and an able physician.
In olden days King Solomon made
choice between gold and wisdom. He
said. "Wisdo ms ways are pleasantness.
so we. ask you to buy tickets for the
Demorest Medal Contest. Friday even
ing. March Z. Proceeds for the benefit of
the Band of Hope.
Earnest 1ngersoll has written paper
under the title Along the Great Kama
'wha," describing West Verginia and it's
capital. 1t will appear with handsome
illustrations in the four page Supple
ment to the number of Harper's Weekly
to be published March 5.
The Wren entertainment last Friday
evening was the thinnest thing we have
had yet. They could neither sing nor
act. How they were able to secure the
number of recommendations they had is
more than we can understand. The
Wrens will long be remembered here-as
good for nothing.
j. j. Weeks, lately of the firm of
Dalen & Weeks. bayfield,, has returned
10 Grand Meadow. and will open up q
drv goods and grocery store, we under
6IduU nc cApcCCS " nave Ills NC" StOTe
in operation by April 1. Glad to see Mr..
Weeks return to his old home and settle
down to business.
= -Tbe Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul railway will sell excursion tickets
from Austin. Mimi. to Chamberlain, s.
D., and return at $40 40 for the round
trip. Tickets will be on sale daily from
Feb Is until further notice. Good to re
turn until Oct, 81. No stopovers issued
in either direction.
We hear that Rush B. Wheeler and
s. L. Howell, two of Austin's former
prominent residents, have formed part.
nersh,p in the real estate business at st..
Paul. The firm will be known al
Wheeler & Howell. and they will be To-
Gated on the third floor In the new Pho
neer Press building.
Il wish to inform the ladies of Austin
and vicinity that will close out my en-
tire stock of winter hats. rib fancy feath-
ers, velvet and pushes positively below
cost Also trimmed hats at your own