Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-10-19


who is now resident of that city. Mis-
Rice is very kindly remembered in Aus
tin by some of the early settlers.
The Rev. David Tice, of Saltwater
a resident Of Austin in ye old en- time, Ia:
taken "a supernumcrary relation with the
NJ. E. conference, and will shortly re-
move to St. Paul. He intends to devote
a portion of the coming winter to evan.
gelislic efforts.
The gentle showers which continued
to fall IN gentle drops all day last Tuesday
prevented the meeting of the Floral So
cable with Mrs. D.. B. Johnson, in the
evening-and so the invitation was ex-
tended, and the sociable will he cou-
tinued until the next chapter.
Mrs. Geo. Robertson and Miss Hen
rietta Robertson, mother and sister o.
John Robertson, of London township
Freedom county, left Austin Sept. 2Stl
for New York, from which city they cx
pected 10 set sail for England Oct. 9th
They go to visit relatives in Glasgow.
We were favored last week Tuesday
with Call from Frank B. Fobes, an old
Albert Lea boy, who has been making
Chicago his home for the past year OF
two. Frank, who is.cvery inch gentle
man, IS now travelling salesman for Brint
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Chicago.
-Rev. E. r. Lathrcp is going to re
move to Austin in accordance with the
behest of the general conference. Mr.
Lathrop and family will leave behind, in
this village, host of friends who will
all unite III wishing them health and hap.
piuess in their new home.-Kusson Re-
publican.
Grandpa Litch field is quite i'll, and
confined TO his bed. Since the recent
death of his wife he has seemed unusu
ally feeble and is apparently gradually
letting go his hold on earthly things
His lamp burns. very dimly, and the pres
ent indications are, that the ED may be
very near.
"A Christian friend from LIE Roy
writes us under date Of Oct. 18th, as fol-
lows: II wish you would advertise tor a
reasonable amount of dry weather from
now on, as can't stand this wet weather
much longer without swearing" Keep
your powder dry, John: you know every
cloud has its silver lining.
-Messrs. Abe L. Dettlebach, Adclber,
J, French, E. B. Sterling, and W. j
Swan, OF Austin. were in the city enjoy
ing the sights Of OWatOnna and vicinity
over last Sunday. They expressed them
selves surprised at our growth and pres.
peri,y.-Oua tonnG Peoples Press.
Owatonua is sufficiently remote from
Austin to make good town.
look out, now, for your horses that
are ID pasture. The cold, bleak autumn
winds, and early frosts, are very bad for
them, rendering them stiff and oftentimes
producing serious COLI. 1t is we'll
enough to let them run through the day,
but every night should find them we'll
bedded and we'll fed. 1t pays to take
good care of stock.
THE CAUcUsEs.- following dele
gates to the Republican county conven-
too to be held in this city Friday, were
elected last Saturday:
Austin township-G. w. Clough, w.
A. WoodsoE, j. H Bliss, Thomas Varco,
Eaton Officer.
Red Rock-L. kirkland, j. F. Tomp-
kins, L. ". Thompson.
f. A. Richardson and George Fish
returned last Saturday from "pic mic"
out to Rice Lake. They went on wheels
overland, aud returned via the Turtle
creek by boat, sending back there team
soon after arriving at their destination.
They report royal time and plenty of
ducks. They brought back about 60 OF
these feathered fowl with them.
The Kasson Republican gives the FOL-
lowing "pedigree" of our late Methodist
minister, Rev. Alfred Cressey: He was
born in England torty-seve years ago.
He has been in the ministry sixteen
years; has a wife and four children Ohree
at home with him). He is five feet seven
inches in height, rather corpulent and a
Christian gentleman wherever found"
Arthur w. Wright, brother of Rev.
Wright, expects to leave Austin for Cam.
bridge, Ill.,, about the 10th Of November,
He has purchased an interest in hard
ware store in that place, in which bust.
ness he will engage. Cambridge is also
the home Of his father and mother Ar.
thur is a model young man, and Austin
people will regret that he is to leave US.
We hope there will be good house
to greet Miss johnson and her juvenile
class this evening. Miss johnson
is always ready with her rare musical &C
complishments to assist in all our public
gatherings, aud we hope our citizens
will show, by their presence at her con.
cert Wednesday evening, their full ap-
probation Of her musical ability and her
ready assistance in every good work.
Our young friends, Kinnie Woodland
of Wells, and Miss Maggie Morgan OF
Austin, were married last week Wednes-
day morning, at the home of the bride in
this city, by Rev. Tanner, the Episcopal
clergyman of Owatonna. Mr.. Woodland
has taken from Austin one of her most
valued and estlmable young ladies, and
we know our loss can but be his gain
Mr.. and Mrs. W. are already house-keep
ing in their new home at Wells.
Last Wednesday E. D. Fentou was
injured by the falling Of a derrick used
fer hosting stone into position tor the
foundation Of the new court house. Mr..
F. was standing by when the derrick fell,
the same striking him blow on the back
of the neck. The blow made him uncou-
sclous for short time, but it was soon
discovered that he had sustained no seri.