Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1880-07-08
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TRANSFORMATIONS.
The Sd was the 4th of July in Austin
| Answer not q fool accounting to his
folly.
Mr. Will Richards is down from
Minneapolis on a short visit.
We will try and give full particulars
of the races last Saturday, next week.
Mrs. John Morrison has been spend
ing a few days with her son, at Greene,
Iowa.
-Ferd Kirchof, Austln's enterprisinq
butcher, speaks to the readers of the
| TRANSCRIPT, this week.
Miss Flora Fay of Minneapolis. ar.
rived in the city on Friday, and is visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. II. W. Page.
j. K. Chadbourn, of Dexter, the emu
merator, kindly furnishes US the follow
ing report: Dexter village, 1865; town.
ship, 317; Marshall, 557.
"A large number of the Baptist ocie-
,y went out to the church sociable at
Oliver Bemis' yesterday. All were an.
ticipating pleasant time.
Mrs. Page, the mother of H. w. Page,
Of this city, is making her first visit 10
her son, Harlan. She comes from the old
home in New Hampshire.
Judge Farmer was in town Monday
and Tuesday, attending TO duties con-
nected with the special term. There were
few law cases before him.
Tho ladies of the Floral Club, who en-
entertained their friends July Sd, refresh
them with ice cream, strawberries and
cake, cleared the neat little sum of $40.
"A big crowd, big time, nobody
killed, one runaway, no arrests, no fires,
but every thing lovely, and the Fourth of
July, 1880, a success in Austin.
Lines suggested by vacation:
How doth the little busy boy
Improve each mighty power,
In doing mischief all the day,
Till evenings latest hour.
&C. H. Davidson's commission as post.
master arrived Saturday. Tuesday m orn.
ing he took formal possession Of the of:
fee. Bert Stoddard has been retained as
6rst clerk.
Mrs. N. C. McMlllin will leave Aus
tin Today for Chicago, where she will re-
main until the first of September. She
leaves Mrs. Bryant in charge of her MIL
linery store.
Some OF our county papers feel a
little "bad" over the post-otfice appoint
ment. And just for fun, we ask them
this question:: You wouldn't have taken
it, would you?
Mrs. G. NJ. Fernald and young juve.
nile has been scjourning some three or
four weeks with sister in Columbus
Wisconsin. Cass. looks happier since
their return on Tuesday.
Rev. Dickey Of Nebraska City
so we'll known in this community, Is in
the city, and may remain all summer
MIR. Dickey will find large circle of
friends here who will be glad to learn
| this.
Miss Ada Marshall, of Minneapolis,
whose mother is still kindly remembered
in this vicinity, is spending few days in
Austin. Ada went away little girl, and
now so soon, she comes back a young
lady.
We see by an exchange that friends
in Winona presented lady with a beau.
tiful little deer" 1t is no infrequent &C.
currence in Austin for the ladies to pre-
sent the gentleman with beautiful little
| dears.
MIR. and Mrs. Luther Smith are house
hunting in Austin, which leads US to in.
fer that they have left Kasson, and will
return to the city Of their first love. We
arc always glad TO have old friends re
turn to US.
| MIR. ]. II. Brown, Of Elmira, N. Y.
quite an extensive real estate owner ir
Mower county, and genial gentleman
spent few days in town last week This
is his second visit to Mower, and we ar
happy to say the country has improved
in his estimation very much since hi
first trip. = =. .,..-
VIM. E. Richardson left in our Office
last week copy of the Carletonion, o.
the third commencement number ol
Carleton College. 1t is published By
two of the literary societies of the col
lege, and as literary review, we enjoyed
its pages. We see that "Will'' is one o
lis editors. .. = ID. -
Information has been received a
Fargo that Geo. Il. Leslie, of Austin
MIMI, has been killed by the Indian
out at the bad lands.-E9. sr
We hope this report will prove untrue
and Mr.. Geo. II. Leslie be still remem
bered among the living. He has Wit
and one child living in this city. H
was carrying $4,000 life insurance.
Saturday evening while the crow
were, looking, ats the fireworks, Senate
Clough's team became frightened an
ran. In the south part Of the city the
ran into q barb.wire fence and were TOT
in : horrible manner. A physician VI
called and the wounds sewed up, %
Sunday the horses were led homo.