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Official Paper of Mower County
Vol. XXIX—No. 4.
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UNMATCHABLE BARGAINS IN
New Spring
Dress Goods.
OUR OFFERINGS are of Gfeat Mer
it and include many beautiful
lines of Dress Fabrics in Exclu
sive Styles. Each lot is a special
bargain:
New French Serge, every
thread wool, 40 in. wide,
all shades, per yard 25 cts
50 pieces all wool Henrietta,
38 inches wide, all colors
and black, per yard 27 cts
25 pieces Fancy Mohair, 36 in.
wide,everypiecea beauty
a bargain of bargains,
per yard 17 cts
36 inch Cashmere, per yard.. 19 cts
4$ in. silk finish Henrietta,
very fine and silky,per yd 53 cts
Ben Hur, the new Cheviot
Suiting, handsome de
signs for spring Suits,per
yard 49 cts
French Novelty Suiting, silk
mixtures,beautiful goods
for Waists of'Suits, yard 69 cts
Granite Cloth, 50 in. wide,all
colors and black, per yd. 69 cts
A full line of exclusive novel
ties in Patterns, one pat
tern of a kind.. .$6.50 to $8.50
Plaids for Waists.. 10cto 75 cts
Black Dress Goods 17c to $1.25
A rare bargain in a 52 in.
Surah Serge, fine as silk. 69 cts
A full line of Silks in plain
colors and novelties for
Waists and Dresses,19c to$1.50
Linings.
Cambric Dress Lining, yd... 4 cts
Rustle Taffeta Lining, yd... 7 cts
Gilbert Silicia, per yard 10 cts
Linen Canvas, per yard 15 cts
Grass Cloth, per yard 7 Acts
Chamois, per yard 15 cts
Linens.
Bleached and unbleached
twilled Toweling, yard.. 4 cts
54 iii. heavjrall linen Damask
worth 35c, per yard. 25 cts
56 in. bleached or unbleached
Damask, worth 40c, yard 29 cts
$ Damask Napkins, per doz.$1.00
Huck Towels, pure linen,
hemmed or fringed, each 12} cts
Barnsley Towels 10 cts
Bath Towels, each 5 cts
MONEY IN COWS.
John Frank of LeRoy Tells of the
Profits of Dairy Farming.
We are permitted to publish thp
following letter recently received by
one of our citizens from Hon. John
Frank in regard to the dairy possibili
ties of Hfower county. The letter
needs no explanation. We are glad
to print it entire.
LEROY, Minn., March 3,1896.
MB. LYMAN D. BAIBD.
DEAB SIB:—Your letter of recent
date was received. The questions you
ask me are broad and can be enlarged
upon a great deal. However I will
answer you by trying to express my
own opinion, based on mv own experi
ence and observations.
You ask of the resources and profit
able methods of farming in Southern
Minnesota. Regarding farming in
Southern iMinnesota: Mower county
in particular, and portions of the sur
rounding counties as well, are one vast
great unsurpassed productive dairy
farm. With our climate and with
the grasses and fodder produced here
and the water from our streams and
wells for our stock we can produce a
finer article of dairy product than can
be produced 'anywhere south or east
of us. We can also produce a better
article of dairy product here than can
be made in the Alps of Switzerland,
the great Swiss cheese
country
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of the
world. We can not only make a finer
quality of cheese here than can pos
sibly be made in Wisconsin, Ohio,
New York state or Switzerland but
we can also make cheese here from
one pound to one and one half pounds
of milk less to the pound of cheese
than it has ever been made in Europe
or in any of our eastern producing
states. These are demonstrated and
undisputable facts.
But where are our dairies, where are
our creameries and cheese factories?
Well we have a few, a very few, and
for that reason our farmers (with few
exceptions) remain poor and hard up
in this rich country and seem to con
tent themselves by complaining of
hard times and the low prices, when
any farmer, who has lived her ten
years,should be in that condition where
it would not affect him whether corn
or oats were worth five cents a bushel
or a dollar. He should not have any
grain to sell by the bushel or other
wise than in the shape of butter,
cheese, beef, pork and mutton. If a
large majority of our farmers had
their farms stocked—we'll say with
not less than twenty-five cows to the
one hundred and sixty acres—this
would, be the richest country known
and in a very sbi,rt time every foot of
land In this county would be worth a
hundred dollars and over. But the
difficulty seems to be that so many
farmers and particularly the young
folks raised and growing up here don't
like to milk. Grain raising seems to
be pleasaater and rather easier work
ana does not require more than about
four and a half or at the outside, five
months of work daring the year,
which gives the farmer or farmer boys
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(lowing days.
shall show the
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than anything we have ever shown, but our prices remain always the same.
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accounts" that are sure to come to credit houses.
that people expect to buy cheaper here than elsewhere, and it's because their exj
Parasols.
24 in. fast color Satin Para
sols, only -. 50 cts
26 in. Serge Silk Parasols, all
styles of handles, only... 98 cts
Wash Dress Goods..
Never so attractive in price or de
signs before. Some as pretty and
effective as silks. In all colors.
Hundreds of styles for women
and Children's wear and the cost
is so trifling.
Beautiful new styles in light
Calicos at 4 cts
Splendid quality Standard
Prints, scores of styles,
worth 7c per yard, for... 5 cts
New style Simpson's Percales
beauties for Waists and
Children's Dresses, yard. 7 cts
Handsome designs in yard
wide Percales, the 15c
quality, per yard 12} cts
New style Crepons, as pretty
as silk, per yard 10 cts
Standard Apron Check Ging
ham, per yard 5 cts
Fine Dress Gingham, new
styles, per yard 7 cts
Those beautiful French Ging
hams, 12$c quality, yard. 9 cts
Dimity, new styles in stripes
and sprays, per yard 8} cts
Domestics.
A farmer,in order to do a sure and
safe business and make farming pay
and become prosperous and indepen
dent. must manage his business so as
to keep busy and some money coming
in every day in the year. The cow is
just vthat will do it, and do it every
time and no speculation about it
either. It is a sure thing and the
trick of milkiLg which every boy and
girl and every hired man on the farm
despises so much could be greatly al
leviated by making milking a part of
rhe day's work instead of making it,
as is done nearly everywhere, a 'Chore.
It is just as much out of place to feed
the calves and the pigs, to take care
of the horses and do the milking after
dark as it would be to go out in
the field after supper and work a few
hours after dark and then call that
doing chores.
By doing the milking and such
work before sundown (during the
summer, season at least) tb,ere would
be quite a relief to the farmers' wife,
sons and daughters would be more
contented and be willing to remain
on the farm a,nd the hired man would
be perfectly willing to remain with
them. The difference between the
cow farmer and the grain farmer is
simply this, the cow farmer hardly
ever has any time to throw away
but he has nearly always some money
on hand and his credit is good, on the
other the grain farmer has lots of
time but he hardly ever has any money
and a very little credit. We are in
debted to the few cows for the pros
perity and progress we have made
during the last six or seven years.
The cow has led the procession. The
cow enables the Illinois farmer to
pay from seventy-five to one hundred
and one hundred and fifty dollars per
acre for his land. Fifteen years ago
Greene county. Wis., had over two
hundred cheese factories and twenty
creameries and I am told they have
since then more than doubled and
have transformed one of the poorest
counties into one of the richest coun
ties in the state of Wisconsin.
Right in the next county north of
us in Dodge county, Minnesota, there
is a settlement of Germans at New
Bern, ten miles from West Concord
station. You will 'find there on a
tract of land two miles square nine
cheese factories besides a number of
creameries. No farmer in that neigh
borhood had any grain to sell the past
season, only in the ishape of butter,
cheese, pork, beef or mutton ana
right their farming lands sell for
higher prices than anywhere in Mow
er county.
As a conclusive proof of my state
ments I will leave it to every farmer
4 cts
LL Muslin, 36in. wide, yard.
Fruit of the Loom, bleached
Muslin, per yard 7 cts
8-4 bleached Sheeting, per yd 16} cts
more time to go to town, particularly
during the winter season. But let
them think the situation over and
they will find that there is no business
known in this or any qther country
which will make a man a comfortable
living for twelve months on four or
five months work. Some may live on
it but there are none that will ever
make money by that system of farm
ing. Besides, grain raising for the
market is altogether a speculation
and a farmer cannot afford to specu
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AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1896.
Millineiy Opening, Spring1 1896.
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LEADING PRODUCTIONS from New York and Chicago modistes. Our materials an
are richer and finer
More convincing prices that compel recognition of our leadership in value giving, prices that plainly demonstrate that
we are leaders of low price. Our goods don't have to be marked high to cover the losses on' 'charge
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always be realised that our patronage grows larger every day. You'pay but half tfie'uauaTproflt
on all kinds of Merchandise here. It the continual supremacy -*•has
a household word for economy in Mower County.
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.The very latest Cors&s out
is the W. C. C. Brocatelle
in fancy Coutelle and
to prove it for himself by looking
around himself in his own neighbor
hood and pick out those farmers who
keep the largest number of cows and
compare their condition with those
who keep only a few. Yonrs truly,
J.D. Sheedy, residence, Grove street
Peter McCormack, house William
Williams, addition John Malay,
house Robert Johnson, barn Mrs.
Brown, house .William Dart, barn
Otto Tollerud, barn A. Proschel,
barn Jerry Hoban, barn Bohemian
Hall Mr. Ellis, addition to house
W. C. Kennedy, house and barn Mrs.
D. Spreckles, house A. Anderson,
house and bam K. Olson, house N.
Quast, barn Frank Raymond, barn
S. Meyers, office Hazeltine, addition
to house M. F. Gunderson Frank
Krai, addition Fowler and Pay, im
provements at cement works James
Taylor, improvements O. J. Nord
land, addition A. Stoa, addition H.
C. Nelson, improvements Ole Bang,
machine shed. O. W. Shaw's fine
residence is now ready for the plaster
ers.
Attention Comrades!
The next regular meeting of Mcln
tyre Post No. 66, G. A. R. will be held
Saturday evening, April 4th. at 7:30
sharp.
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As business of importance to each
and every comrade will be transacted,
it is dub to yourselves that nothing
but ill health will prevent your pres
ence. By command of
Satine, price. $100
G. D. Chicago Waists, worth
$1.00, our price 69 cts
Schilling's Corsets, .worth
$1.25, our price... 93 cts
The best Corset on earth for
the money, long waist, 6
hooks, only 50 cts
Toilet Articles.
Kirk's Cologne, a 25c Soap for 10 cts
Wrisley's Buttermilk Soap.. 5 cts
Persian Bloom, a $1 bottle... 19 cts
Face Cream, a 75c bottle.... 19 cts
Curling Cream, a75c bottle.. 19 cts
Dentifoam, a 50c bottle 19 cts
Face Powder, a 25c box. 13 cts
JOHN FBANK.
More Building.
To the good sized list of new build
ings going up in this vicinity which
we published last week, we add the
following. We will be glad to have
any others omitted brought to our
notice for publication next week.
GEOBGE W. MEBEICK,
Commander.
B. J. VAN VALKENBUBGH,
Adjutant.
Closing Out Sale.
All new furniture will be closed out
at factory prices, freight added.
Come quick and get a bargain. Take
the goods at prices marked, no deduc
tion. S. JOHNSON & Co.,
Opposite Transcript Office, Austin.
For Sale.
^Thirty-five acres of land two miles
south of Austin, all under cultivation.
Price $35 an acre. Easy terms. En
quire at Austin Cereal Mills, or French
& Wright. -5
For Sale.
Black barley for seed. Call at
Loucks & Holllster's and see sample
and leave orders. *4
THE BIG STORE.
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supremacy of this sort that made TAIT'S
Gloves.
Mosqutarie Undressed Kid
Gloves, 8 button length,
per pair .. 79 cts
Foster's Lace Hook Kid
Gloves, per pair $1.00
Handkerchiefs.
Fancy bordered, hemstitched
Handkerchiefs, each only 5 cts
Embroidered Hankerchiefs,
each 12} cts
Gent's white Handkerbhiefs,
each 5 cts
S.
I visited Riverside, East Riverside,
Red Lands, Highlands, San Barnar
dino and Passadina. This is the prin
cipal orange locality. It is surprising
to see how they work every foot of
waste land in the blooming orchards.
From these towns named they ship
from six to twelve car loads of or
anges every day. You can see from
six to twenty teams waiting to unload
the large loads of the golden fruit.
This reminds one of Minnesota towns
in wheat growing times. I visited
the oil well district near Los Angeles.
This is anew industry here yet, but
it is giving work to hundreds of labor
ers and is a source of profit to the
owners of same. West Lake Park of
Los Angeles is very beautiful and you
cannot help but wonder where they
could have gotten so great a number
of plants and flowers. In the midst of
the park is a beautiful lake with
water clear as crystal. From all sides
approach beautiful walks and drives
all lined with palm trees. From there
I went to San Francisco. There is no
place of great note on »the way. We
passed through a rough part of the
country to the highlands. There is a
desert for quite along way. Nothing
of interest until we reach the San
Jose valley. Here are beautiful fields
of grain and farming is done on the
large scale, same as they farm in
North Dakota.
Oakland, lying on the opposite side
of the bay from San Francisco, is a
very nice city. This is called $he bed
room of San Francisco. We take the
ferry across the bay to San Francisco,
a distance of about ten miles. The
bay was clear, gfving us a a nice view
of all the islands in the distance also
You are cordially invited to at
tend our Millinery Opening on
Thursday, April 2, and fol-
this opening an epoch in the Millinery annals of the city. We
Capes and Separate Skirts.
We are showing a full line of the
latest styles in Capes at our usual low
price.
Broadcloth Capes in Navy,
Black, Tan, Brown, each$1.39
Very full fancy Capes, made
of good quality, English
Broadcloth, each 2.50
Velvet Capes, trimmed with
Jet, each 7.00
Silk Capes, each 7.25
Ladies' Separate Skirt, very
wide, beautifully made,
Figured Mohair, lined
throughout,velvet bound,
a big bargain 2.50
Ladies' Cotton Wrappers,
made full and good qual
ity Calico 69 cts
Millinery Department.
We have made every effort and scoured the
leading markets of the country to secure the
latest things in Millinery at prices within the
reach of all and have succeeded far beyond our
own expectations in buying the latest styles at
less price than ever before and are prepared to
give the ladies the greatest bargains ever of
fered in headgear.
Tam O'Shanter Caps in Plaid
Cloth, beauties, for only. 10 cts
Children's Yacht Caps for... 10 cts
Porcupine Straw Sailor Hats
were considered chaep at
39c last year, only 10 cts
100 Children's Hats, trimmed
with all silk ribbon and
flowers, for only 98 cts
200 Ladies' stylish Hats, ele
gantly trimmed at $1.98 to$3.25
We can save you money on these
goods.
The
SAVE
Satisfaction Guaranteed
or Money Refunded.
THE PACIFIC COAST.
A Dexterite Tells of Sights and Ex
periences From Riverside to
San Francisco—A Trip
Through China*
town.
TACOMA, Wash., Mar. 21, 1896.
EDITOBS TBANSCBIPT:—Lake Elsi
nor, southeast from Perris, Cal., sev
enteen miles, is a great place for
hunting geese and ducks. I never in
my life saw as many at one place.
The lake being so large it was hard to
get-at the game, but I got fifteen
ducks and a few other birds. Here
are the famous Elsinor Hot Springs,
a great resort where are met tourists
from all parts of the globe. Here are
the hot sulphur mud baths, or water,
as you like. The looks of the stall
where are given the "mud baths"
was enough for me. I thought that a
water bath was good enough for me-
TAIT'S,
the fort in the bay on one of these
islands 'also the great number of boats
lying at anchor in the bay. One of
the first places I visited was the Cliff
House. From here you can get a
beautiful view of the Seal rocks. At
a short distance from shore you see
the rocks completely covered with
seals. They are constantly making a
great noise, as bad as the barking of
hundreds of hounds. They present a
curious sight. As they first came out
the water they look black. The longer
they are out the lighter they become.
When they become dry they are a
light brown color. A little distance
from here we can get the best view of
Golden Gate, through which was just
passing the government war ship
Monterey.
I went through the Golden Gate
bath house, just completed. This
cost one million dollars they say.
It is claimed to be the largest and
finest bath house in the world. In
this house is located one of the finest
museums in the United States. It
seems as if you cannot think of any
thing in the mineral or animal king
dom that is not represented here
works of art until you get tired look
ing at them then you turn to the
animals, both water and land and you
find them here stuffed birds of every
variety, whole families of Egyptian
mummies in their coffins (all decor
ated), hands and feet of men, women
and children, broken off and tied as
they tied them for burial in ancient
Egypt. One of the ladies' hands had
on a beautiful ring. This they wound
with cloth so the ring could be visible.
Then there were the ancient equip
ments of war: clubs, axes, shields,
swords, etc. musical instruments of
ages. I left when I got tired, not
because I had seen all. I next visited
the Golden Gate Park. This is a
place of great interest and on which
a great deal of money has been ex
pended, but the park is so large it will
be some time yet before it is fully
developed. There is a large herd of
elf and and you see the elk as he used
to roam the forests, with large ant
lers, which make us think of pict
ures we have seen of him. There are
also bears which seem to be at home,
a large herd of buffaloes and a fine dis
play of birds. In this park is located
what is called the "children's play
house," donated by a rich man and
fitted up in as good shape as could be
wished for the children to enjoy them
selves.
I must not neglect to tell you of
"Chinatown." No tourist thinks he
Pins, per paper...
Corticelli Spool Silk, spool... 2
Corticelli Twist, per spool
Knitting Silk, per spool...
Dress Shields, per pair. 6 cts
Dress Stays, per set.. v*""' 7 cts
Bias Velveteen Slri^ .aid
ing, per yard.. r:....4 cts
Pearl Buttons, per dozen 5 cts
3 Spools of Coat's Cotton for. 10 cts
Curling Irons, each ...... 5 cts
Grocery Department.
The wonderful increase of sales in
this department is the best evidence
that the people appreciate honest
prices and square dealing.
Canned Goods.
3 lb. can of Peaches io cts
2 lb. can of Gooseberries 7 cts
2 lb. can of Strawberries 8 cts
2 lb. can of Blackberries 7 ctff
2 lb. can of Peas 7 cts
2 lb. can of best Corn 5 cts
3lb. can of baked Beans.... 12 cts
2 lb. can of Blueberries...... 8 cts
1 gallon can of Apples 23 cts
3 lb. can of Apples 8 cts
Sardines, per can 4 cts
Spices-
Pure Pepper, per lb 15 cts
Pure AUpice, per lb 15 cts
Cinnamon, per lb 25 cts/
2 oz. bottle Lemon extract.. 5 cts
2 oz. bottle Vanilla extract.. 7 cts
Ketchup, per bottle 10 cts
Quart bottle of Blueing 7 cts
Bulk Starch, per lb 4 cts
Arm and Hammer Soda 7 cts
Baking Powder, per lb 9 cts
Package of Corn Starch 5 cts
12 bars of Laundry Soap 25 cts
7 bars of Santa Claus Soap.. 25 cts
2 bars of Toilet Soap 5 cts
Dried Peaches, per lb 6J cts
California Prunes, per lb 5 cts
Raisins per lb 4 cts
Figs, per lb 7 cts
Evaporated Apples, per lb... 7 cts
Dried Blackberries, per lb... 8 cts
Ginger Snaps, per lb :... 5 cts
Oyster and Soda Crackers,
per lb 5 cts
Our Grocery stock is all new and
fresh, no old stale goods and we can
save you about half on your purchases.
^prices we give are an object lesson in economy and educate thefpeople how to
MONkY. If you are looking for real genuine bargains you cannot pass us by.
MIWNESOT
TERMS:—$1.50 Per Annum, in Advance.
Notions.
HISTORICAL
OCIETY.
Austin, Minn.
has done justice to this place until ha
has seen this place of interest. It
covers an area of six blocks one way
by about five the other and contains
about 30,000 Chinamen. We went into
their large restaurants and saw rows
and rows of them lying on their backs
smoking opium. We also saw them
eating rice soup with their chop sticks^
and went through their stores of all'
kinds. I never saw stores so crowded
every one seemed to be busy buying
something and all seemed to pay cash.
I also went through their factories.
They make cloth, boots and shoes*
brooms, tailoring, etc. They seem to
be quick about this work. All of this
part of the city is underlaid with
various underground passages. No
white man could ever find his way out
without a guide. Here they keep
their prisoners. Here you see a leper
who has been confined they say for
fourteen years.
San Francisco is a very busy city
streets clean and wide good street
car service, good hotels and some very
fine public buildings, residences and
business blocks. I never saw the
amount of travel that there has been
from San Francisco to Oakland by
ferry. The boats are only fifteen mia
utes apart and during several hours I
simply watched the stream of human
beings, all in a hurry, either coming
or going. Think of it. They estimate,
by the captain himself, an average
each day of 2500 each trip during the
busiest trips—about eight to ten
thousand an hour. Yours truly,
J. A. KING.
BENNINGTON.
Vacation—Weddings.
H. O. Larson has another new clerk
in his store.
Miss Clara Thompson is the guest
of M^ss Edna Roberts.
Julius Rund departed last Monday
for Murray county, Minn.
Dame Rumor says we are going to
have a few weddings in the near
future.
Mrs. A. O. Roberts went to her
home in LeRoy on a visit last Mon
day, returning last Thursday.
The music class in Ostrander is
about to have a vacation. Miss
Francis, the music teacher, will come
to Ostrander only three more Satur
days.
Miss Nettie Nordgaarden (one of H.
O. Larson's clerks) went to St. Paul
last week to look over a stock of mil
linery goods that Mr. Larson is going
to sell this spring and summer.