Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-15
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| -Lemonades are in order.
Excursion to the dual cities, Monday.
She went Tuesday, and, metaphor.
cally speaking, Winter still fingers.
We are ia the palm.leaf fan business
now -days--run one most OF the time.
-Itev. Cobb, Presiding Elder of this
district, will be in the city over the Sab
bath.
Monday was undoubtedly the hottest
day of the season. Mercury, 96 in the
shade.
Ed. Day has a "bran new" wagon
for the American Express Co.'S business
in Austin. !
We have yet to hear Of the first piece
of winter wheat in this vicinity worth
harvesting.
Tile assessor says that the only piano
in Lansing is the one belonging to Miss
Belle Jones.
Mrs. d. B. johnson, Of Faribault, IS
the city, and will spend few weeks
with her son, Judge D. B. Johnson, Jr.
Mrs. J. F. Cook and son, Charlie, are
spending few days IN St. Paul, enjoying
the sights and pleasures Of the twin cities
of the north.
MIR. and Mrs Lyman D. Baird, of Farl.
bault, are in the city, guests OF Mr. r. O:
Hall. Mrs. Baird is slowly recovering
from a severe illness.
Rev. Mr.. Tanner, of Owatonnd, viii!
preach next Sunday, morning and even
ing, at the the usual hours, at the Episco-
pal church, in this city.
Our old friend, Samuel w. Rice, is
one of the old settlers Of Austin, coming
here Dec Goth, 1S55-almost IS years ago.
'Fifty-fivers are not very numerous.
Hot! hotter! hottest! Hottentot! hot
tentisimus! hottentisimo!-mu cor
any other man." And if this continues,
we cannot tell whether we shall be mostly
a stew or friccasee.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fish, parents OF
George Fish, Jr, and William Fish, of
this city, spent day in Austin with Mrs.
F. King, on their way to their permanent
home in Minneapolis.
Sheriff Corey has appointed new
jailor in the person Of o. o. Finhart, Jr.,
of Grand Meadow From what we know
of Mr.. Finhart, we should say the ap.
pointment was very excellent one.
The following were the admissions
to the Congregational church Sunday be-
fore last: Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Case, Mr..
and Mrs. F. A. Engle, George Fish, Geo.
Coleman, Gertle VanValkenburgh, May
Willard.
Miss Hattie Judson, after pleasant
visit in Austin with many friends, left the
city Tuesday, Miss Florence accompany
ing her. The sisters are en- route for
Chicago, via St. Paul, Minneapolis and
Winona.
Mrs. E. P. VanValkenburgh delight
fully entertained quite number Of her
lady friends last Wednesday afternoon.
There will be many regrets in Austin
when this pleasant lady, with her family,
leaves us to join her husband in Ne
braska.
Mrs. P. O. DAVIS, of Norwich, Che.
mango county, New York. is in the city,
and tine guest of her sister, Mrs. A. q.
Lawyer. She will remain about three
months, and we doubt not it will be three
months Of continual pleasure to Mrs.
Lawyer.
Among the organizations represented
at the temperance picnic were the fol-
lowing: Reform Clubs-Union, Minnere-
ka, Austin, Rose Creek, Mona, Taopi;
I. .. G.. T.-Nevada, Woodbury., Lone
Star, Dexter; S. of T.--Austin and Browns
dale Divisions.
The Methodists of this city are to
have a grand excursion to St. Paul and
Minneapolis next week-$3OO for the
round trip we understand, and an elegant
dinner thrown in. We hope our friends
will have a good time. They leave here
next Monday on the midni ght tram.
A picnic yesterday, south of War
ner's mill, for the benefit and pleasure OF
the Sabbath-school children of the Sd
ward, was success. They had cheer
full time, and a goodly number present.
These pic-nics are full Of fun for the little
folks, and it IS good plan to mix them
in often.
On Tuesday evening the new officers
of Austin Lodge No. 20, l. 0. 0. F., were
duly installed by Ii. W. Elms, D. D.
Il. NJ:
A. W. Kimba)l, N. G.
Joseph Schwan, V. G..
james Truesdell, Treasurer.
Will Stanley, r. Secretary.
w. II. II. Bullock, Warden.
Andrew Noonan has been quietly at
work all the season making valuable i'm.
provements to the American House. He
has just completed a very substa ntial
stone foundation under the entire struc-
ture, and next week will comm ence We
necring the house with brick. We are sure
the old American will not be rccogniza-
BILE when Andy gets through with the job.
Mrs. Leonard French will spend the
remainder Of the summer in Boston,
with her parents, and at the seashore.
This is the first visit home since she came
to the west bride, about two years ago.
She left Austin yesterday, Mr.. French &C
companying her as far as Chicago. The
gentle lady will be missed, not only in
her home, in this CITY, but her society
friends will be glad when the allotted
time of her absence is over.
The days open up now with seeming.
ly no idea, other than being regular
scorchers, and sweltering humanity can
do but little else than wipe their dripping
brows and sigh for breeze. The sun