Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1879-12-04

On Sabbath morning a white winget
messenger came to the house of DR.. o
W. Gibson, Of This city, bearing go"t
tidlngs. and leaving in their late desolat,
home, once more son and bcir.
The usual Thanksgiving services
were held at the Episcopal church las
Thursday, with sermon by the rector
Rev Anketell. There were services also
at the Universalist chapel, with sermon
by the new pastor, Rev. Spafford.
MIR. and Mrs. Matt Miles left Aus',r
last week Wednesday for DEBORAH
where they spent lew days with relatives
Mr. Miles will no doub. receive the up
po.ntment of mail agent soon on the G..
c. D. & NJ. r. r., which will be good
news to his many friends.
Mower county has eight Touring
mills, located as follows: Two in the
city Of Austin; two in Austin township
one at Ramsey; one at Lansing; one al
Leroy; and one At Brownsville. Al!
water mills, except the one at Browns
dale, which IS run by steam.
MIR. and Mrs. F. A. Ticknor will
journey eastward soon TO Versailles, New
York, where they will remain through,
the winter, spending the most Of their
time with Mr.. Ticknor's moth r, and sister
Mrs. Col. DAVIS, who is so kindly re.
membered by many Austinites.
Two very pleasant ladies, Mrs. w.
P. Belts, sister, aud Mrs. N. A. Spier
IN aunt, of Mr.. F. P. Mcbride, Of this
city, started for their home in Ballston
sara,og acounty, New York, on Tuesday
They have been enjoying our delightful
Minnesota climate for about two months
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wheeler, Of
Silver Creek, New York, an uncle of Mrs
Charlie Goats, arrived on Thursday, just
in time for Thanksgiving dinner, They
came direct from s N Francisco, where
they have been spending the past year.
They expect to remain all winter in Aus
tin.
The Alden Eagle says ). G. Petit, oI
Dexter, is now IN the employ of the 8
NJ. Il. r. Co. to supcr,nt end the erection
of depots and other railroad buildings on
the extension. The Eagle recommend
Sands" as just the man for the place
having bee for many years heavy con
tractor in Wisconsin.
What is an editor? An editors biz
ness is to write editorial, grind out poetry
sort manuscripts, keep mighty big waste
basket, steal matter, fight other peoples
battles, take white beans and apple sass
for pay when he can get it, work nineteen
hours out Of twenty-four. and be id BY
every body.-Pipestone Star.
"A. P. Kirkland and wife returned
from their eastern trip on Wednesday Of
last week, just in time to eat Thanksgiv
ing turkey at home. BY the way, Mr.
Kirkland celebrated his 10th Dirt h-day or
Tuesday, and we are happy to say, with
few of the bodily infirmitIes to which
many people Of his age are subject.
Miss N. c. Soper, so long and favor
ably known in Austin, will leave fo,
Chicago soon, to remain for the present
and will still follow her accustomed bu.
slness Of millinery in that city. Mrs. w.
W. Cook will take charge Of he: estab
lishment in Austin during her absence
The ladies will be sorry I" lose Miss
Soper, even tor Few months.
The pleasant rooms Of the W. T
Vaudeville residence we're thrown open
TO about thirty.fivc of the friends ard
neighbo rs in that part Of the city, wh'
deemed it duty as we'll as privilege
tn help each other to BE- very thankful, on
last Thursday. We think they succ -eded
admirably, as all participating say they
never more thoroughly enjoyed Thanks
giving day.
DIR. Tanner, Of Minneapolis, delivered
a temperance address Thanksgiving even
ing, at the Methodist church. His sub.
ject was the physiological effects of alco'
hol, and IN mastery way, he showed
the falsity of DR.. Riley's statements 10 our
state legislature last winter. The DR.,
bore hard upon those members Of Chris
tian churches who have not principle
enough to vote for temperance while they
profess 70 pray for it. 1t was an elaborate
lecture, and we'll received.
-Fiehn & Kunath dissolved partner.
ship on the lot inst Geo. Fiehn retiring.
The reconstructed firm will be "Kunath
Brothers," we understand-our old friend
Otto Kunath, who has been residing in
Owatonna for few years past, having
returned to Austin, and formed co.part
nership in the meat business with Rob
We understand Fiehn talks of settling
in Bloom ing PRAIRIE Geo. will be missed
from Austin. Next to Friedrich, he was
the oldest "meat market man" in town.
The new tWo-ceut International pos.
tai card adopted by the postal union Is
now being issued, we believe. The de-
sign is, necessarily, somewhat more elab.
crate than tie present card. At the top
are the words, "Unlversal Postal Union,' u
little curved, aud repeated in French in
smaller type beneath. Then come the
words, in bold type, "United States Of
America" also repeated in French, and
then the line, In English only, "Wrlte
only the address on this slde." The
stamp is we'll designed head 1T Liberty,
surrounded by an sllip:ical border, with
q figure %" on each side, and the words
~. y. postal card" around 1t.
-Col. Van Leuven, Of the Spring Val
ley Tsdette, has sold the Lime Springs
Tribune printing establishment to two
pnod Drinter bOvs of this citV-Mr, A.