Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-27

they prosper and not wait till the end of
the term when there - SO little opportu-
nifty Of judging Of what the real working |
Of a school is.
These are the days when the farmers
sit down and take their ease-or take
pleasant sleigh ride to Austin and doubt
less pity the poor people who have to
work the year round without any inter-
mission.
A special business meeting Of the La
dies Floral club will be held at the resi-.
dcnce Of Ms. c.. H. Davidson, Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mis-. w. W. BRowNsoK,
Secretary.
The father Of the young man who
broke into Mcrrick & Knnx's hardware
store thinks tia. Pete Nelson is hard
hearted, because Pete wouldn't sign the
boys bail bond. The boy probably had
no such thoguhts when he was 'chew.
ing" Pe,c's thumb
Prof. B;glow has arranged for course
of lectures before the advanced classes of
our Public Schools by several Of the lead
ing minds Of Austin. Last Friday after
mon Rev Mr.. Wright opened out on the
subject Of ."P"liteness" The idea is an
excellent one.
A few days ago, several long pieces Of
rSilr"ad bridge timber was stolen from
near H smsey station. The case was Civ
en- officer Riley to work up, and yesterday
afternoon mSde the arrest of two men
from Lansing, and recovered the stolen
timber They we're brought to this city
and danced 10 the tune Ut IS each and
costs, before Justice Griffith.
Will H. Withxm is doing the scenery
painting for the play Ten Nights in a
Bar Room" which will Reproduced by
the Austin Dramatic Club and Good
'remplsrs, on Friday evening, Feb. 4,t.-
Will is making \ nice "sccnc," and is en-
Titled t" much credl: for The pains he has
taken, aud the excellence OF his work.
The time of ringing the bell If the
B.pis, church has been changed 80 that
hereafter the first bell before every service
will ring one hour before the time of com.
mcucing servcice. Other than this it
will b. rung as heretofore, viz: at fifteen
minutes before each service. will toll ut the
appointed hour The ringing Of the new
Congregational bell 10 to conform to this
arrangement.
We have had thus far most delightful
winter. Many have said tina, it surpasscs
anything they have before known in this
section. The weather has not been severe
and sunny days have followed each other
in we'll nigh continuous succession. There
is doubtless /" lie trying cold before next
month is over, but IN a lew weeks at the
m"st the spring birds will be coming
back to tell us that winter is over.
| 1t is pleasant to see the familiar face Of
Mr.. F. King upon the streets once more.
Since last July he has been confined to
his house, and the greater part Of the
time to his bed and once lay very near
deaths dior. He is to 60 away soon to
visit among old friends in Illinois, and
We sincerely hope that after the few weeks
visit away from u. in = change Of sur
roundings, he may return entirely recov-
cred and able a. before bis long illness, to
take his place among our business men.
Tea parties are all the rage just now
A friend tells Of having had an invitation
10 four Of them last week. Las evening
Mr.. Mrs. n. w. Page entertained = large
number Of their friends1a at tea, some eighty
invitations being sent out. The effect of
such gatherings, large aud small. is very
beneficial in community. They break
down fnrmalitiss and tend toward that de-
ligh'ful ideal Of sociability that should
always exist. IT,
The following conversation occurred
in Austin few days since at dinner be-.
tween \ visitor and Z cunning little child
of three summers:
| "Whose GIRL are you"
! "Mama's." s-a.-
"Whose else!''
"Papa's' g..
"Wcll, whose elsof'
mot anybody's yet." She 10 beginning
early to get her ideas up.
Our ice men are taking time BY the
Neutrality-suspicious. Of next summer already
come before them, when ice-cold lemon
ade and oil sorts of iced articles will be
in demand, and they are filling their nous
es with ssplcndid quality of CONCEALED
water. Mr.. Basford IL drawing from the
Cedar some distance above Engle's dam
and 10 storing it, Of = thickness Of twenty
two inches clear Is crystal, and hard rs 1
rock. Mr.. Al.ipis getting his supply
and drawing it from the pou,h Of Turtle
Greek. Sr4..
| Last Tuesday afternoon the ''boys" had
anothsr pigeon shoot, for the champion
badge Of the sportsmen's Club. The con,
ttestants were 10. Swan and Otto Kunsth
Each had tweaty shots. AZ the fifteenth
shot, Swan missed his bird, but brought
!, down the remaining nve. Kunath sho,
/ fifteenapigeens in succession, but failed
At the sixteenth shot, bringing the remain
Ing four to the ground. This Is close
shouting, and leaves the msster still I'M
!, ssttled . 10 whom should wear tha
!. badge.
j Loon out for large stock Of DRY