Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-08-12

knows woman has wrongs and needs her
rights, and he intends she shall not only
have her rights, but her let's. too. She'll
take 'em both, and say amen.
Rev. c. E. Wright and wife, leave
Austin this week for Cambridge,
Illinois, where they will spend about
three weeks with Mr.. Wright's parents.
We wish the pastor and wife safe journ-
ey and pleasant visit.
F. E. MINER. of Flaudreau, spent
Tuesday in Austin among old friends.
Frank is doing we'll on the frontier, and
reports everything booming in Dakota.
He says wheat Is splendid crop-will
average Is bushels to the acre.
MIR. H. s. Smith has cousin, very
pleasant lady, Mrs. Hallowell, of Gales.
burg, Ills, visiting in his family for few
weeks. She has her little daughter with
her. They will, no doubt, find much
pleasure in their Minnesota visit.
There will be no preaching services
In the Congregational church during the
absence Of the pastor. Rev. Mr.. Wright
expects to return about the first Of Sep
TENDER. The Sunday school and prayer
meetings will he kept up as usual.
The story books tell us that the
Indians made water boil by dropping in
red-hot stones. 1t is beautiful story.
In the same way you can make paper
warm up during the campaign, by drop
ping red-hot dollars into it. Wagh!
COOP Y1ELD.-D. j. Butte, living
about eight miles southwest from Austin,
has threshed the first wheat We have heard
OF this season, and we are happy to
say it yielded the fortunate possessor twcn-
tY bushels to the acre. Good enough.
MIR. George Martin arrived in the
city Monday from Flandreau, where he
is trying his luck in the hardware bus
mess. He brings encouraging word nom
that lively town, says business is brisk.
crops good, and everybody happy.
We never had more magnificent har
vest weather. Hardly drop Of rain thus
far, and grain nearly all cut. Now, let
the farmers work carly and late on their
stacks; as. when the rain does come, it
will be likely to stay with US several days.
Miss Lottle johnson has returned
from her visit to relatives in Beaver Dam
and other points. She will receive cor
dial welcome from the worshippers at the
Baptis, church next Sunday morning.
We know she has been missed by many.
The Universalist Sunday school has
its annual picnic on next Friday, Aug ID,
at the mouth of the Turtle. A cordial
invitation is extended to all friends, who
desire to attend. Come all. Those at
tending will meet at the church at ten
o'clock A. NJ.
-"ARvE ScHoNEs."-After an hours
study over the above address last week,
the postmaster finally come to the con-
clusion that Ira Jones had received q
letter from some of his Deutch friends
in old faderland-and sure enough, he
was the man.
Miss Jennie Ellis leaves Austin next
Monday for Winona. The vacation is
nearly over, and our teachers are making |
preparations for the beginning of another
year. We are very glad to have our Aus
tin young ladies do we'll, but we are al
ways sorry to have them 60 from US.
Next week Wednesday the Baptists
of this city are anticipating an unusually !
pleasant time. The church and Sabbath |
school have made arrangements for a
picnic in HOLSTERS grove. All the
friends are invited. We know that a |
good time is insured to all who attend.
MIR. and Mrs. G. W. Ransom came
over from Albert Lea by private convey
ance Sunday evening They are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson. q.
w. looks as though he had been doing |
some hard work since he left US. 1t is
better TO take little rest now and then.
There is a Canary mother, in this
city, that should be permitted not only to
take the "top roost," but be presented
with q Garfield medal aud allowed to
vote. She has laid 40 eggs and raised
10 birds since the let of April. This
famous mother belongs to Mrs. Joseph
Adams.
Mrs. James Anderson started We'd
nesday for New Lisbon, Wis, to visit
father and mother AcWhorter. Her
children, Wertie aud Della, have already
spent several weeks there, and Mrs.
Wright is also visiting there. We should
think it would be pleasant occasion all
round.
Articles of incorporation Of the Ger
man Evangelical Lutheran st. Johns
Congregation, of Racine, Mower county,
were filed with the secretary of state,
yesterday. The trustees of the corpora.
ton are: Carl Bottcher, Charles P.
Schroeder, and John Biederbick.-St.
Paul Globe, Aug. 9th.
CONFERENCE.-The shall "continue" till
the winters frost and snow shall hide
them from our view, TO suggest the pro-
priety Of cutting down the weeds.-and
we know we only echo the sentiments Of
some less than million Of people, beside
strangers. The weeds must receive their
proper share of attention.
We have just made arrangements for
a "devil." Our friends may Tot be
aware of the fact, but this has been "a
want long felt by u.s." A printing Office
without devil, is like kite without a |
tail, and can never expect to get on or up |
in the world. We already feel that we
are being lifted to our proper sphere.
"A little before 8 O'Clock, Tuesday
afternoon, the barn Of P. T. Mcintyre, in
the southwest part of the city, was dis |
covered In flames. The citizens soon
rallied to save other property from des-
hn