Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-24


Mason, and E. Chapman, brother, are
expected this week as guests at the Mason
home. Mrs. Brooks and Mr.. Chapman
started from Detroit and making a tour
of the lakes will arrive in Austin via
Duluth.
The Fair opens at Rochester,and Min
neapolis Sept 5. AS many from this vicin'
ity would like to attend the fair, but cannot
do so with the present time of trains, we
suggest to Supt Prior to run the Ovation.
ma Accommodation to Austin during fair
week. This would accommodate many OF
this county and would also be profitable
for the road.
Lambert & Reynolds took little
stroll into the country last week. They
started Monday, taking the Southern
Minnesota as far as Jackson. Took in
Spirit Lake about 20 miles from Jackson,
and from there they staged south abou,
60 miles. They enjoyed the sightseeing
and pronounce the country fine. They
returned Thursday.
Tuesday morning, about 8 O'Clock,
as wild and wIerd black looking Cloud
as ever passed over Austin, was looked
upon by many Of our citizens who won.
de,ed, as it was passing, what might be
wrapped up within its heavy folds Of
darkness. Some heavy thunder, and vivid
lightning flashes, with little rain, we're
its only effects, however.
w. B. Nilsson has been elected Chair.
man of the Board of Commissioners to fill
the vacancy resulting from Mr.. LaBar's
resignation, Mr.. LaBar has been appoint
ted by the Board to oversee the work of
the court house. This appointment is
assurance that both work and overseeing
will be we'll done. Mr.. LaBar's place on
the Board will be filled by tine appoint
ment of Mr.. T. K. Dahle of Brownsville.
The baby boy Of Mr. and Mrs. James
Lang, of London, departed this life
Thursday, August 18th, 1881, and was
buried in the Beech cemetery, August
10Th. The services were conducted by
Rev. A. CresseY, Of Austin. A very large
number attended the services at the Bump
school house, which at this season OF the
year, manifested great respect and sympa-
by for the parents in their bereavement.
". p. Lewis will be most happy to
introduce his twelfth child to his friends
"malst ony day." 1t is little daughter
about two weeks old. We congratulate
Victorious upon his large little family of
eleven living children, every one perfect
in form and feature, handsome, and
bright as new silver dollars, in per-
feet health, and family of little Olive
branches that any parents should be
proud of.
Wheat has been on the biggest kind
of boom for the pas! few days. Fair.
banks, at the elevator, paid $40 Satur-
day for good No. 2, and Monday and
yesterday $1.10. The eastern markets
are weakening, so that not nore than 81
may be expected after today, unless
another advance is noted at the east.
Farmers, thrash out your golden grain
and hurry it in. 81 per bushel is bang
up good price.
Speaking of the new railroad extern
sion from Austin, the Zumbrota Independ-
ent says:
"There has been some talk of convert.
ing the narrow gauge road from this
place to Wabasha into broad gauge
track, thus enabling the Eau Claire
branch to run their trains to Hammonds
where they would branch off and build
road to Austin IN the southern part of
state. There has also been considerable
talk of extending the narrow gauge to
Pennington. This is mere guess work as
the G., NJ. & St. P. company have as yet
made nothing public IN regard to the
proposed extensions.'
"A GOOD APPOINTMENT. - Messrs.
Auditor Elms, Register Trowbridge and
Judge Allen, appointing power, have
appointed Thomas K. DAZZLE, of Browns.
dale, County Commlssi oner to succeed
O. G. LaBar, resigned. This IS a wise
selection. Mr.. Dahle is a young man OF
excellent attachments. A man who
knows how to run his own business will
generally be best qualified to run the
peoples business. There is no more
prosperous merchant in Brownsville than
Mr.. Dahle. He is energetic and vigorous,
but cautious and tar.seeing, and will
make faithful County Commissioner.
We will give him longer term this fall.
"A picnic! to be in the Turtle, a.
the mouth Of the Turtle, Or in Mr.. Hollis
ter's lot. You must bring just as many
as you can with YOU. and victuals enough
for yourself, and the ones who come with
you, and little more. Meet to the Con-
gregational church; and the men will be
there with their horses to take you, and
ifyou can get any horses yourselves to
take folks there and back he wants you to.
It's on this Wednesday, between 2 and g.
just COngregatlonalists, men or women,
or old women, or little tots-just anybody
that's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES be sure
to come" This is the form of the "appoint-
ment" for the Congregational picnic, as
delivered by tour Jim" last Sunday after
noon on his return from Sabbath School.
Died, Of gastric fever, Mrs. Florence
Benedict Strong, last Thursday night, at
midnight, in Rio, Wis. She was at the
house Of her brother-in-law, VIM. Wood
ford. Mrs. Strong, as is we'll known to
many in Austin, had been in very poor
health for about two years, and not long
ago she wen, to Wisconsin, til ink ing the
change might prove benefit. But
few days ago she passed her 35th birth.
day, and since that birthday she said to
her mother, "Mother, I shall never see
another birthday here" She seemed TO
feel that her earthly life was fast drawing
to close. Saturday last, father, mother,
husband and other sorrowlng friends
accom- named her rema1na from Wisconc,n