Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-18
MAY, Master we are seven," counting

! -NaY, Master we are seven" counting
out our COW "Kalula," who can walk any
barb wire fence in Mower county. And,
by the way, this is the same "critter'' you
heard about once before Well, to the
question before US. Last Friday morning,
our "Jim" broke in upon us with these
words, Jones' pasture is just the boss
place. Fanny's found colt, and it's
just awful! cute, only lis legs are so big"
We publish this card to save the trouble
of writing 10 our many dear friends and
relatives.
"A. II. Thurston yesterday sold his
photograph gallery to q. S. Hildahl, a
very promising young artist, who has been
working the past two or three years at St.
Paul with Pepper s. Son and with Zim-
norman. He will also be remembered as
working for r. I. Smith for short time
previous to leaving for St. Paul. He is an
artist of rare experience for young man,
and is sure TO do we'll in Austin. He GER
tainly has our very best wishes for sue
cess. Remember, the old stand, over
Clemmer & Pooler's drug store,
-Ieabout g Valleau, grain dealers of
DEBORAH, Iowa, have failed with liabil-
ties of $4,000. Valleau bought wheat
| IN Austin for a short time some years ago.
AUSTIN TRANSCRIPT
AS we understand it, Frankfort: where
Charley Lamb resides, was named after
frank Teabout mentioned above. Also
1. NJ. Chapman Esq. was formerly Mr..
Ieabouts general manager. The trouble
with Teabout & Valleau was; most all
their cattle died last winter IN northwest
ern 1owa.-Spring Valley Vidette.
And Tim Chapman was Mower county's
first Register of Deeds-in territorial days,
the county seat being then at Frankfort.
lie is now resident of Spring Valley.
MIR. and Mrs. c. w. Austin left us
last Saturday for years absence. Mrs.
A. will visit her parents for couple of
months in Prairie du Sac, Wis, after
which she will 20 to Chicago, Mr.. AIS
headquarters, where they will board the
remainder of the year. A pleasant So
journ and safe return is our wish.
| Mr.. Austin is in the employ of Adams
& Westlake Of Chicago. He is a thor
oughly capable, energetic business man,
master of whatever he undertakes, and
no employer will ever find his business
neglected or trust betrayed when Curtis
eye is upon it.
Died, in Lyle, May II, 1881, Mrs.
Eliza Parmenter, aged 81 years, widow
of the late Mason Parmenter, who died
four years ago. The parents and children
were reared in New York state, the
family moving to Madison, Wisconsin,
in 1855, and to Austin in 1858. The
oldest son died in the army during the
rebellion. -Four children survive, James,
John E., Mason j., aud Sarah, all of
whom were present at their mothers
death. She was in former years con-
sistent and worthy member of the Baptist
church. Appropriate funeral services
were held May 10 at Enterprise school
house by Rev. G. D. Belden, of this city.
A large circle of friends ere in attend
ance.
! BY unanimous vote of the Board of
Education A. w. Rankin, now Principal
OF the Zumbrota schools, was last week
elected to the SUPPLEMENTARY Of our
public schools. Mr.. Rankin was student
in the State University, where lie gradual.
ed with the honors of his class last year.
His recommendations for character, schol-
arship and successful work IN the school
room are of high order. That the Zum-
brota board raised his salary 5000 in Or
der to retain HIM for another year is in.
dubltable proof of his success in that
town. We congratulate him on his cleo
ton, and also the Board of Education for
securing gentleman of so high attain.
ments to carry on the Improvements in
our schools so we'll begun by Prof Key
! sor
-D1PHTHERIA.-Dr. Gauthier, of St.
Paul, tells in the Chicago Medical Reusesc
Of his success in an epidemic of diphthe-
ria by the use of iodine. He has treated
200 cases with but two deaths, while be-
fore adopting this method he lost one
third Of all his cases. The treatment is
as follows: The patient is ordered tinct-
ure iodine in ten to twelve drop doses
every hour, we'll diluted with water, so
long as the fever lasts. subsequently re-
ducing to ten drops every two. and finally
every three hours. Local applications
are made use of at the same time. These
latter should be made by the physician
at least twice day. For internal use the
decolorlZed tincture is used. Bread and
starchy articles of diet are used in abund-
ance.
-OwAToNNA Conference.-The an.
| nual meeting of the Owatonna Conference
will be held with the Congregational
church of this city, May 81, and June 1,
1881. The order of exercises will be as
follows:
TUESDAY, NAY 81, EVENING.
500. Opening Sermon. Prof. Geo. Hunting
ton, Carleton College.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE l, MORNING.
900. Organization and Miscellaneous Bust
1000. Prayer and Conference Led by Rev.
L. L. H. Moses, Rose Creek.
ll:O. Paper: Inspiration of Scripture. Rev.
E. Gale, Faribault.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
200. Reports from the Churches.
500. Communion Service. Sermon by Rev.
A. 81. Tebbets, Dodge Center.
4:15. New West Education Commission. Rev.
D. L. Leonard, Northheld.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
500. Addresses by Rev. James Powell, Of
Chicago. Sec. Am. Miss. Association,
and Rev. L. H. Cobb, Supt. of Home
Missions in Minnesota.
-"Greeting!" was our exclamation
as we entered the supper room. You
would not ask why, if you had seen the
floral display to which hot house, woods
and fields had given Of their choicest
bloom. "A thing of beauty is joy for
ever" means something, and when that
is multiplied by hundreds what thea
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