Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-11
Saturday evening was

Although Saturday evening was a
stormy one, and "Uncle Toms Cabin"
also played at Jones' hall, yet fair audi
ance waited upon the pupils of the high
school at their place of business, and were
glad, every one we believe, that they
braved the storm and climbed three flights
ot--not golden--stairs. The high school
room was very bright and cheerful that
evening, flowers lending their beauty and
perfume, and other decorations also, that
made it seem fitting place for Our lads
and lassies to place before us the enter.
talnment prepared. We would gladly
speak of each exercise, as there was not
one but would merit special remark.
The program was most excellent one,
and certainly reflected much credit upon
those having the exercises in charge, and
no pupils could do better than did those
of the Austin high school who took
part in the entertainment last Saturday
evening. The net proceeds were about
forty dollars.
| Song-Greeting Glee.
Observation-Disclosures Defiance :, Gertie Ellis
neutrality-suspicious. Bedott's Poetry .Addie johnson
Decamation-Our Public Schools Albert Palmer
Declamaton-Mark Twain on Chambermaids--
Freddie Wood
Song-The Kings Highway.
Recitation of Little Paul Maggie Wilton s
Observation-Disclosures with the Air Pump
Fred Glow and BERTHE Dinsmoor
kssay-The best way of Eecting President
Blanche Engle
RecitatiOn-Charlic McChree Gertie Sherwood
Declama tion-Jim'nie Butler and the Owl
Willie Willard
Recitation--The Fisherman's Wife Katie Gibson
Declamaton-The Battle of Ivry.. Berthe Dinsmoor
Song-Hunting Tower.
Play-Pyramus and Thiebe. An extract from Shake
speare's "Midsummer- Nights Dream.'
RAILROAD Goss1p.-Messrs. H. w.
Page, w. T. Wilkins and H. B. Ball, the
committee appointed by the Council to
confer with Manager Merrill as to the
location of the repair shops in this city,
could not have been bettered. They will
leave on "their errand of mercy" proba.
bly, this week.
Superintendent Prior was in the city
Saturday, to whom we are indebted for
the following important bits OF news:
LIST, That survey for the Us at Ramsey,
which would bring the trains of the
Southern Minnesota division into Austin,
were made last fall. A completion of
the work now rests upon Superintendent
Egan, who is to see to the procuring Of
right of way as soon as he can spare the
time from his other duties. 1t will not
probably be long now before the matter
is brought to focus.
I'd, An artesian we'll, near the round
house il this city, is to be tried for at
once. MIR. Prior has already ordered the
drill here, and he thinks a flowing well
can be had at this point at the depth of
about 500 feet. At any rate thorough
trial IS to be made. They have very
fine artcslan we'll at Britt, on the Iowa &
Dakota Division.
Sd, About the 10Th inst, there is to be
a big change in the running of nearly all
the passenger trains in Iowa and Mime
sofa. The new river route to Chicago,
via Dubuque, Sabula and the Chicago &
Pacific, will then be open, and the trains
on the several divisions be run SO as to
make connections with the trunk line at
the different connecting points on the
river, and all through travel be sent by
| this route as the shortest line to Chicago.
| AS we stated few weeks ago, the dis
lance from Austin to Chicago by this
new route is only $50 miles. against 1893
| by the old Prairie du Chen route-a say.
ing Of 43 miles travel. Under the new
arrangement, the trains on the I. s. NJ
division will connect with the through
Chicago express at Calmar, making the
! Iowa and Dakota division the main line.
The train from the North will probably
not leave St. Paul until about II A. NJ,
arriving at Austin about P. Ma late
hour in the day to wait for the daily
papers. The train from the East will
probably arrive two or three hours ear.
lier than now. What changes will be
made in the Austin and Mason City trains
we do not know, but the prospect is good
that the Owatonna accommodation will
be run to Austin, and its title changed
accordingly.