Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-07-20
Miss Florence Judsou arrived in Aus

Miss Florence Judson arrived in Aus
tin from st. Louis Friday morning. The
inconvenience Of the washouts from Grin
nell to Marshaltown, in Iowa, detained the
party coming north four days. Miss Flor
ence finds many friends in the city who
are glad to see her again.
George Madison, number OF years
the faithful and efficient baggage-master
at Austin junction (Ramsey) has been
promoted to station agent ut the junction
of the st. p. & s. G. r. r. with the s. NJ.
division. L. G. Moore of Grand Meadow,
takes his place at Ramsey.
Mrs. Betsey Graves has returned from
Minneapolis to pass the heated term at
DR.. Wheat's. We regret that she IS not
we'll, and overcome by the heat and lassi-
tude OF summer weather. She certainly
has fallen into kind hands, and will soon
regain her usual health and strength.
Quarterly meeting next Sabbath at
the NJ. E. church-the last quarterly meet
ing of the year. Rev. ID. Cobb, presiding
elder, will preach morning and evening al
the usual hours. Love feast at half past
nine, and the sacramen t at IL. All are in
vited to come in and enjoy these special
meetings.
MIR. Fred futile last week found
himself en- route for Madison, Dakota.
He left Austin by private conveyance
will attend to his tree claim in the land
Of the Dakota's, and also prospect for q
business location for drug store. Fred
will be an acquisition to any place, and we
wish him abundant success.
Miss Arminda Smith will spend a
part of her summer vacation in St. Paul,
and at Lake Mlnnetonka. She will visit
her brother David in Minneapolis first,
going there this week. Miss Smith is one
Of the efficient teachers IN our public
school, we hope the needed rest will be
secured and the visit to the beautiful
cities of northern Minnesota an enjoyable
one
Last Sabbath was the quarterly sacra
mental day of the Woodbury. Presbyterian
church in the town of London, Of which
Rev. J. ID. Todd is Pastor. A sermon was
preached on "God willing to save" from
Peter 80. One adult was then received
on p rofession of her faith, and the LORDS
Supper administered. At five o'clock an
interesting missionary meeting was held
at which several gave items of missionary
intelligence.
Miss Hattie Cressey, with her pleas
ant school at Cedar City, had delightful
time pic. nicking in the Evan Watkins
grove near the school house. Several
were down from Austin and enjoyed the
good time with them. Miss Cressey will
close her school Friday for about six
weeks, when she will again teach fol
two months. She has given the best Of
satisfaction, we learn. We hear none but
good reports from our Austin girls who
have gone out from our public school as
teachers for the summer.
MOWER COUNTY's EARLIEST SET
TLER.-Does any one know Of an earlier
settler than County Commissioner Hans
G. Anderson? He settled in Nevada
township IN the spring of 1853. Mr..
Anderson says his fathers family was the
only family of whites then in the county
He can give many interesting experiences
of those early days-days OF trial and
hardship, Of hard work and privat;on.
Mr.. Anderson has faithfully earned what
ever of prosperity he now possesses, and
he has our best wishes for long life of
health and happiness.
The friends of Tony Litner, brake
man on the G., NJ. & St. P. K. r., will be
panied to learn that he was run over by
the cars near Castle Rock and seriously
injured. In attempting TO climb from a
flat to box car he fell between the rails
and was bruised and mangled by brake.
beam. He was not missed until the train
reached Northdeld. The engine and
caboose Immediately went back and took
him to that place, where he was well
cared for at the Central House. The doc
tors say that his kidneys and lntestines
are injured, and that he may not live.
Mr. Litner, who boarded at the Windsor
House, is single man. He has been a
brakeman for several years, and is pop
ular among the railroad employees. May
an early day enable US to announce his
recovery.
About O'Clock Monday morning the
fire bell rung our citizens out Of bed to
see the old Farmers hotel burn to the
ground. The building was occupied by
a part of the Irwin family, the father
and eldest daughter having left the
remainder of the family day or
two before. The origin of the fire is
unknown; but it is commonly believed
to be the work of an incediary. The
residence of Mr.. Beisecker, which stood
near the hotel, was saved only by hard
work and water. OF course there was
much yelling, stopping and sweating; but
Mr.. BIS. smile of satisfaction repaid all
the efforts put forth. This old land mark
belonged 10 Judge Cameron. Whether
insured or not we cannot say. 1t lies in
ashes. and peace to them, aye more to
them than t. the person who caused them.
Saturday evening little Johnny Gran
dali and play mate we're enjoying an
unusually pleasant ride with a small
barrel upon a childs' cart, and Johnny
being the driver rode, sitting on the
barrel. He fell to the ground, striking
upon the elbow of the left arm, breaking
the bone just above and very close to the
elbow. The fracture is pronounced by
his physicians as very bad one. His
mamma, Mrs. G. D. Belden. was out for
short drive in the country with Mr..
Belden, and so poor little Johnny had
neither papa nor mamma at home to
c..k 4. ~ A.