Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-03-12

vas man whose example, 10 worthy q
emulation, by all who would attsln to .
high degrco Of usefulness In this life. or
Of Happiness In the liis % come.
| ,RnsoLvED-Thst % his bresvod and
stricken family. W tender ouf dsep and
abiding sympathy. >,~~>. ,--.-~. !
REsoLv1D-That President French, be.
and IL hereby directed. to transmit \ copy
hereof 10 tho widow and children OF de.
eeassd-to cause an entry Of these rcsolu'
eions to be made upon the record Of the
Union; and to request their publication In
each Of the county papers.
On motion tho meeting adjourned 70
meet In the same place on tho follow.
ing evening, to act upon the report ct
the committee.
On Monday evening P,esidsut
French called the meeting to order, aud
On mot: on w. w. Noble, aud Rush Il.
Wheeler. were appointed secrst''
ries Of the meeting.
The largest audience over con-
veusd in Austin, greeted the
committee Of s;x, on whose b.
half A. A. Ilarwood prssented tho fol-
lowing report. to>wit:
Re:olvetl, LIT. That ~ a community
loving Law aud order, jealous Of our
home interests and our reputation
abroad, Va d., here and now. so'emnly
agree, aud pledge ourselves, that We
viii, BY divine aid. ia all reasonable
aud prudent ways, seek fer the remove.
al Of the traffic in intoxicating drinks
from this city and that ve will persue
thi. our deliberate purpose from day
70 day unaiachingly.. until our other
wise happy and prosperous community
shall be free from tho burden and gall.
Ing yoke Of rum.
Fur carrying cut this our purpose
your committee, respectfully present
tho following recommendations.
That Austin Temperance Union BE-
the medium through which We will en-
dsavor to carry on the work Of suppress.
sing the traffic in Intoxicating liquors
in our midst.
That committee Of ladies' be ap-
pointed, six for each wsrd, whose duty
it shall be to make lists containing the
names-6rst, Of oil temperance men
and women second, Of those who are
h&bitual drunkards, -shird, oftht'se who
are-so called moderate drinkers. and
fourth, Of tho boys above tho age Of
ten years, both OF thse who have and
who have not taken the pledge.
The following named ladies arc su2-
gestcd Us committee for tho severa'
wards Z; respectively. For the first:
Mrs. w. F. Sutherland,
" s. Chandler,
/" II. J. Whitlock,
Is Curtis Austin,
Mrs. K O. Hall,
Rev. L. Hall.
al ward.
Mrs. Geo. E. Wilbour,
i" Il. N. Paden,
j" E. O. Wheeler,
i" Mrs. A. n. Fleck,
J: G. Engle,
~~-~~ T. n. Gerry,
Sd ward.
Mrs. Gertrude Hazclton,
" Bowen,
Abbott,
" Anterior,
=" H. Warner.
i" b. .GhOsam.
That committee oil three ladies be
appointed to visit the editors Of the
respective newspapers, with y view to
secur ing their support u the temper
ance cause, and Tor that purpose We
recommend Mrs. F. King, Mrs. Chas
Wiloour, and Miss Irene Reed.
That the attorneys OF the city be re.
qucsted not to render professional aid
10 those who may have violated the
law, regulating ths sale Of Intoxicating
drinks, aud that Miss Ada Noble, Mira.
". W. Cook, Mrs. r. L. Kinbail, be
assigned to the duty Of pretsrring the
request. -. =
That tho following named gcntlea,en
BE- constituted a committee, t. wait up
on the saloon keepers Of tho city. and
inform them Of the parpoee Of this or
ganisation, concerning tho traffic in
liquors. r. O.. Hall, +. A. Richardson,
and E. o. Wheeler.
That Mesrs W. L. Austin, r. N.
Padeu, II. W. P.gs, ). Z. Kaiser Star
ling Chandler, i. +. Morgan aud Tm. I
Brown, be con.ssittes t. confer. with
che Pastors Of the several churcl,es-
both Protestant and Cathsiic-with
view to securing their osn, aud the
cooperation Of The members of their re-
spective organisations.
That I. N. Hawkins, Lafayette
Frenoh, and .. W. Shaw, DO . COM
mittee to confer with he tusinsss meo
Of the city, aud especially with those
Who rent to saloon keepers, concerning
tho position proper for them to a.suu,e
in connection with the Temperance
work.
That Messrs K. Knsdson, Roland
Tisdel, andWm Olson b = committee Il.
workwith the Scandinavian population.
10 aid Of the this effort 70 suppress iu-
temperance.
That the committee Of five. appointed
last Sept, to-wit : s. L. Howell, A.. E.
Meies, Rush B. Wheeled, Rev "A. &.
Reynolds. and Startling Chandler, a. 4
committee on prosscutiaa, b. continued