Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-11
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"A S. Wilson, former resident of
Austin, is spending a few days IN the city.
The gentle showers of the past few
days are making vegetation fairly jump.
-Chintz bugs will likely be the worst
enemy of the growing wheat this season.
Mrs II. S. Smith and Mrs. John Fish
er are visiting old friends in Spring Val
ley
George w. Merrick was shaking
hands with friends on our streets last
week.
Last Saturday was the best day of
the spring for business. Town full Of
people.
The Board of Health will soon be
organized. Read the ordinance with ref.
erence to it.
! DR. Gibson's home looks as fresh as
a full-blown rose, and the painters brush
has done it all.
-Heywoods MINISTRIES gave fair en-
acknowledgements, hardly up to antic.
ipations we think.
We understand Andrew Moonan lost
{. little child on Monday after long and
distressing illness.
Telegram of 10 words from Austin
to Chicago will cost you so cents. To
New York City, $3.50.
Jeff Morris has completed the job of
painting Officers mill. He gave it three
coats, and it looks handsomely.
! Capt Z. H. Sherwin and wife spe Mt
last Sunday in Faribault, and went up to
St. Paul to hear 10. Jefferson.
We are sorry to learn of the illness
of Ed, son of L. N. Griffith. We hope
soon to learn of his entire recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Kent waxed the
maple with few invited guests last
Thursday evening. We doubt not it was
a "sweet' occasion.
Il. G. Wheeler ard wife and S. L..
Howell and wife went te Minneapolis
Monday to attend the Supreme Lodge of
the Knights of Honor.
The Episcopal soclable met with
Mrs. 4. X. Hanson last Thursday even.
ing, and the friends tell US "good time"
was the evenings password.
REV. r. G. Spafford exchanged pulpits
with Rev. Gowdy of Albert Lea last Sum-
day. Mr. Gowdy is veteran in the Uni
versalist church, being over 70.
Mrs. D. A. Murdoch has started
restaurant second door east of John
Walsh's, on Mill street. Lunches, ice
cream, lemonade, Sc, served at all hours
The Baptist sociable will meet this
week with Mrs. Bulls of the Davidson
House. A cordial invitation is extended
to all, and good time may be expected.
Mrs. H. c. Milford was visiting
friends in Austin last week. She was the
guest of Mrs. G. w. Austin, and returned
to her home in Minneapolis last Saturday.
The annual meeting of the Owatonna
Conference will be held with the Congre
gational church Of this city, May 81 and
June 1. The program will be published
in next weeks issue.
DR.. A. Boyd and wife, of Greeley,
Colorado, arrived in the city Monday, the
guests of W. T. Wilkins. Mrs. Boyd is a
sister OF Mr.. Wilkins whom he had not
| seen in seventeen years.
&C. NJ. Fernald leaves the latter part of
this week tor Detroit, Michigan, where
he will spend few days with brother.
No doubt big stock of furniture from
the city of Chicago is now In his eye.
MIR. and Mrs. W. w. Noble arrived in
Austin last week from Sioux Falls where
they have been sojeurning for few
months. Mrs. Noble left Austin Monday
! for Minneapolis 10 visit her mother and
other relatives.
M. V. B. Goschell, the unfortunate
man who was run over by the cars at Ram
sey On the I'd inst, and had to have one
of his legs amputated, died from the
! effects of his injuries at his home IN MIN
neapolis, Monday evening.
The annual meeting Of the stockhold.
ers of the 81. Cloud, Mankato & Austin
| railroad company, has been postponed
from the 18th Of May to the 14th of June
The executive committee will be absent
this month negotiating for the building
Of the road.
John Rowley and Ed Hoppin, with
their wives, from Pleasant Valley town.
ship, were in town Saturday, coming 20
miles TO do some trading, much preferring
to Austin nearer markets.. These are two
of the sturdiest and most prosperous farm
ers in Mower county.
The millionaire warehouse and ele-
vator firm of Bassett, Hunting & Co.,
McGregor, Iowa, who own the Austin
elevator, also own and control seventy five
elevators and warehouses on the Chicago,
Milwaukee s. st. Paul lines alone, and do
an immense business in grain.
The new game law prohibits the kill
ling of ducks, geese or any Aquatic fowl
after the 18th of May to the list of Sept
ember. Prairie chickens, quails and part
ridges can be killed only during the
months of September, October and Novem-
Der. Sportsmen will take notice.
Mr.. Ben Mayer received Monday a
telegram from Hot Springs, Arkansas,
informing him that sister, who has been
trying the medicinal properties Of those
far famed waters, was lying near to death,
and summonlng him to hasten to her.
He left Austin Tuesday on the sad jour-
ney.
"A full house greeted the children of
the Baptist Sabbath School last Sunday
evening, and listened attentively to the
exercises OF their missionary concert
The program was rather lengthy we
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