Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-29
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Don't forget to spend the Fourth il
Austin.
The sweet wild strawberry IS quit
abundant this year.
The county commissioners will hold
special session July 9th.
New potatoes are now in the mark
els, also green peas and beans.
IN Corning aud wife, of Lyons, Iowa
are in the city for few days.
The floral decorations at the Baptis
Church last Sunday were very beautiful
Mrs. w. w. Noble is visiting hel
mother and brother, Will, in Mime
apolis.
Mrs. George Baird spent last Sunday
with her son Eddie,-and fine looking
boy he is too,-in St. Paul.
Stephen Cook, accompanied by his
great aunt, Mrs. Betsey Graves, returned
to Minneapolis last Thursday.
Rev. J. D. Todd and wife are in
attendance upon the Freeborn County
Sunday School Association this week.
Friday afternoon Austin was visited
by heavy rain storm accompanied with
hail. No damage was done, however.
Prof. A. w. Rankin. our new school
Superintendent, was in the city Yesterday
He leaves for his home in St. Peter to-day
Mrs. F. I. Crane left Austin Monday
for her home in Ohio. She will leave
her husband to his loneliness about q
month.
The hottest days Of the season were
Monday and Tuesday of this week
yesterday carrying off the palm at SO in
the shade.
We wish the clerk Of tho weather
would change his program about now.
We think this wet spell is running on
little too far.
Tuesday was good day for brojling.
The sun was no respecter of persons,
pouring down in Its intense heat upon the
just and the unjust.
MIR. and Mrs. Leonard French will
try the pleasures and delights Of Lake
Minnetorka this week, returning the
latter part of the week.
Mrs. Fannie Tallmadge will occupy
for the present the pleasant rooms OF E.
P. VanValkenburgh's, over the machine
rooms of Oscar Ayers.
&C. F. Kim ball, who has recently been
chosen superintendent of the Elgin,
(Ill city schools, IS brother Of Rufus
l.. Kimball, of this city.
Miss Jean Sherwood, assistant prin-
clpal in our public school, leaves Austin
for her home in Green Lake, Wis, Thurs.
day night, to spend her summer vacation.
Mrs. r. W. Chadbourn and little son,
of Columbus, Wis, are the guests of her
sister, Mrs. G. NJ. Fernald, of this city.
Mrs. Chadbourn will remain in Austin
about two weeks.
Crops of all kinds are looking spIen.
did!y in Mower county. Barley harvest
will begin in some localities next week.
The wheat crop is full of promise. Corn
also looking finely.
The graduating exercises of the
Austin public school comes of Thursday
night at Jores' hall. There are eight pu-
pills in the class, and we expect some fine
essays. OF course we shall ali go.
Mrs. Capt. Braden, of Preston, who
accompanied her husband, Sir Knight
Braden, county treasurer Of Fillmore, to
spent Wednesday night in
Austin with her brother, Harry Grlswold.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Milford left Min.
neapelis Friday for the east. Mrs. Null
ford is feared by many of her friends to
be in decline, and her failing heal tn is
the cause of great anxiety 20 her husband.
Those strawberries sent to the
TRANSCRIPT firm by Miss Ella Cook,
we're large and luscious, and with the
added flavor which ever follows when be.
ing remembered by our friends, they we're
much enjoyed.
The Austin Base Ball Club are to
play with the LeRoYltes the Fourth of
July, in this city, match game. We
the club from Leroy send
the challenge. This will be fun for the
boys from both towns.
If there is any one thing that is red
hotter than another, it is a ball Fourth
Of July night, but then you want to know
The ball of the season will be about that
lime in Austin. Harry Griswold and
Herman Kunath are the managers.
MIR. E. Bigelow was appointed cor
delegate by the Leroy Sun
day School Association to the Freedom
County Association. He left Austin yes
terday for Albert Lea, to be in attend
ance upon the convention which was to
convene yesterday.
-Peck's Sun has no regard for the feel
ings of large proportion of the business
men of Austin. He says: "The man who
advertises can easily be distinguished
rom the one who does not. The former
wears out the sole of his boots, the latter
the seat of his pants"
The Minneapolis Tribune of Sunday
says ga party of twelve good citizens Of
Austin dined at the Nicollet yesterday,
home at evening"" Yes, and a
merry party they were, too, enjoying the
good things prepared by mine host of that
popular hotel with hearty relish.
Mr.. George Moore, of Omaha, neph-
ew of the wife of Judge D. B. johnson,
Jr., has been spending a few days IN our
city. He visited Austin thirteen years
ago and notes many changes. He is con-
nected with the Omaha Paint and Color
Co., large and prosperous firm in that
city.
n. W. Pickard is expected to arriv e
in Anotin II, ia vuoolr from, Nov Ton1on