Mower County transcript., 1893-09-13
Big bargains in single pants at

Big bargains in single pants at
Hirsh's. I'LL s%&z
For rent, furnished room for gen.
tleman. Inquire at this Office.
"A letter from Prof. c. D. Decker
states that the schools at LIE Seuer
commenced last week Monday with
excellent prospects.
The infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
George Adams died Wednesday after
noon, after very brief illness. Flu
neral services we're conducted by Rev.
G. M. Pullen on Thursday afternoon.
Sands & Morgan are putting in
two furnaces to take the place of the
huge stoves which take up so much
room in their store. They will allow
more room for their extensive busi-
ness.
-Messrs. John Ricketson and F.
w. Kimball visited the latter's old
farm in Waltham township Monday,
and found, corn averaging nine feet in
height on a four acre patch. It has
matured in just 108 days.
--latest styles in fall hats now
ready at Hirsh's.
We overheard the following con-
versati0n in front Of our office last
Friday: A passing gentleman to a
small boy, "Hello, boy, are you a
Dutchman?" mo, sir, I haint," was
the prompt reply, "I'm publican.
That boy has had the right start,
evidently.
Midsummer sleighing on real
snow is delightful, refreshing and ex-
hilarating. The Ice Railway at Chi
cago furnishes all this, and is most
pleasing and attractive novelty. 1t is
located in the Midway Plaisance d.
rectly south of the great Ferris wheel.
Visitors to the worlds fair should not
fail to see it.
Miss Esther McCaffrey, of Grand
Meadow, one of our Mower county
teachers, left for indianapolis, on the
3rd to visit her sister, Mrs. Julius
Nancy and attend the marriage of her
brother, John, to Miss Emma Bear, of
that city. Miss McCaffrey's mother
accompanied her. They will take in
the worlds fair on their way home.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for in the Austin post-office for the
week ending Sept. 9, 1898:
Joseph Allen, Albert Ayers, Fred
Butcher, Mrs. Jane B. Coons, Francis
Hagan, Miss Alice Heiny, Mrs. r. J.
Johnson, Tim Kating (2), Gertrude S.
Medby, Miss Minnie Nelson, Mrs. H.
Peterson, Jessie Rines, Miss Emma
Tasson, w. D. Tupper, E. L. Wing.
GEORGE BAIRD, P. M.
John Eichstad, of Pleasant Valley
was seriously injured by bull of his
week ago last Sunday afternoon. He
was out in the pasture when the ami
NAL caught him, and if he had not been
near small stream (which he crawled
into) he would certainly have been
killed. AS it was four ribs and his
collar bone were broken. His neigh
bors hearing him call for help came to
his assistance. DR.. O'Conner, of
Grand Meadow, was the attending
physician.
Knee pants and shirt waists II
cents each at Hirsh's.
r. Hobson, Of Clayton township;
has purchased the south ten acres of
the Joseph Keenan, land south of this
city opposite Alex. Fleck's, and will
build substantial residence in the
early spring. He will move to Austin
about October l when he gives possess
sion of his farm to his renter, G.. J.
Parker. Mr.. IIobson is one of our
Mower county farmers who has accu-
a handsome property by hard
work and diversified farming. We
welcome him to Austin.
On account of the large number
in attendance in Miss Eccleston' s room.
the school board are now fitting up
another room with the intention of
an additional teacher. In
order to reduce the attendance to
working number, it has become nec-
essary to ask all new pupils who began
school this fall, to remain at home
until this new room can be put in
shape. The board expects to have
the room ready for use in about two
weeks. VT. f. SELLECK.
The New Peterson for September
is in many respects the very best num-
Der yet of that excellent magazine.
Among the illustrated articles of spe-
cial mention, both from a literary and
artistic point of view, are ''New Eng
land Nooks," by Mary G.. Umsted,
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