Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-11-09

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for asthma, and he suffers from this diff
fcultY very seriously at times. George
is boss in his trade Of carpenter, and will
no doubt find plenty to do, if he is able
to work.
We are sorry to learn that the Clara
Louise Kellogg troupe will not stop at
Austin. Miss Kellogg will shorten her
route somewhat, and as she is obliged TO
cancel some of her western engagements
the state Of Iowa and part ofthe state of
Minnesota must be left out.
"A council convened in the Congre-
gational church at Owatonna last Wednes-
day for the purpose OF installing Rev.
J. N. Brown as pastor of that church.
Rev. c. E. Wright OF Austin delivered the
sermon, and the services were said to be
impressive and very interesting.
| j. T. Bowen, formerly a resident of
this city, but who, for the past two or
three years, has been living in Winnebago
CITY, has returned To Austin with his faml-
", and is now a resident Of the Third
ward. We always extend hearty well
come to all the wanderers. Mr.. Bowen
will himself winter in Denver, Colorado,
running mining machinery.
The first crystal of snow fell IN the
city of Austin, in the autumn OF 1881,
Thursday afternoon Of last week. The
fakes were scarcely discernable to the
naked eye, and you had to do some
squirting, and not look cross-eyed either,
to keep track of them. The next day
the snow flakes were large enough, and
the snow piled up two or three inches.
The church sociable at Mrs. Kings
last week was very social and pleasant
evening for those who availed themselves
of the opportunity. 1t was one Of the
kind we believe in, informal, and old
and young alike participating in its
pleasures. They certainly help the
church and society to become better &C.
quainted with and more Interested in
each other.
| -Life's allotted time of seventy years,
and which so few mortals reach, is not
long enough to pay man tor being a
william. Life pays the honest, generous,
kind-hearted man far the better wages.
There are some business men in Austin
who seem to prosper, as the world goes,
but whose money we should be afraid to
be the possessor Of In all our getting let
us get honestly.
The rhetorical exercises of the pu.
pills IN the high school room last Friday
afternoon were, we think, unusually good.
1t is most a capital training for our boys
aud girls. We know It means a deal Of
hard work and drill for teachers, and an
aptness and desire for improvement in
this direction by the pupils, but it Will
pay these young masters and misses in
the end, and pay we'll.
Get ready for winter, friends, for the
last autumn month with ITS chilling winds
reminds US ofthe near approach of winter.
Bank up the house, fill up the cracks and
crevices, repair the broken panes of glass,
put on the storm doors, and get ready for
a Minnesota winter. With little labor
and expense, many dollars can be saved
| in fuel, and deal of comfort derievd
thereby, before another spring.
Did you buy this paper, or is it one
you borrowed: Have you paid it's pub
Usher for it, asks the Evansville Argus:
"Borrow -four, recipes, collars, hose, seal.
skin sacQues or anything, but for heav-
ems sake never borrow newspaper
We know of well-to-do men who Dor
row the TRANSCRIPT regularly every week
and we know of one copy that is loaned
weekly to five different families. How
is that for cheap reading of local paper ,
The young people Of the Methodist
society thought it would be just the thing
to make a raid upon their friend, DR..
Mcdonald. so, Saturday evening was the
Appointed time, and accordingly the gents
and young ladies, baskets and bundles in
hand, repaired to the doctors boarding
place at 8. w. Days. Games and fun
were the pastimes of the evening, and
a choice lunch the refreshments. It was
a pleasant evening.
The new Union Band boys took their
wlves-those who had wives to take,-
their music and the oysters, Satur.
day night, and went up to spend the even
ing with their friend and comrade, John
T. Henderson and his wife. John has
tor many years been faithful, efficient
member with them, and will be very
much missed by the boys. The evening
WAS very much enjoyed, though sadden.
ed by the thought that Mr.. Henderson
and family we're so soon TO leave Austin
for their new home in Yankton.
The MAYHEws.-Wet take the liberty
of publishing the following extracts from
a private letter from F. J. Mayhem to The
editor of this paper, dated Red Bluff, CAL,
Oct. 26th:
I'VE are all quite we'll and ENJOYING
uuc lbIl WCHlucI. VIC uccu ~ utc oACCpt
now and then in the evening or morning
or on rainy day. Fall sowing is about
done. Wheat brings $3.50 per GENITAL.
Barley same price. Hogs are scare al
$500 on foot. Under our new cOnstitu-
ton our court is always in session, the
same as Justice court, consequently
father is quite busy. This week they
have trial jury and all criminal cases
will be disposed of, and the Jail will be
cleared of criminals. Mother and sister
Mary have been in San Francisco all
summer, and will return in ten days.
Mary is employing her time in music
and paint ng lessons. Charley Smout is
selling Singer sewing machines in this
and Shasta counties. W. L. Aust in and
wife are quite we'll" .:
We clip the following very excellent
bit regarding table etiquette from the
Rural Neo Yorksr. LIE, the parents call
the attention OF their children to it. and
some parents, perhaps, better read and re-.
member themselves: One thing should
never be allowed at tabie-tho habit of