Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-11-23

Rev. G. D. Belden's services close
with the Baptist church Of this city Dec.
LIST or Whereabouts. Mr.. Belden has been
a faithful, Jealous christian worker dur
Ing his stay in Austin, and the church
feel that they lose an excellent and eff
cient pastor. His church part with his
services as their pastor, regretfully, yet
not so much so as though he were going
away from Austin, for they know, that IN
his new field, he will not entirely forget
them. 49,.
"A change of time on the s NJ. divl-
sion took effect Monday. The engines
were not capable of making the fast time
laid out for them, aud the train from the
east SO generally missed connections at
Ramsey that about the old timetable has
tccn restored. The train from Lacrosse
now arrives at Ramsey at 2 :05 P. NJ. No
change in time of The train from the west.
Fairbanks stage will leave Austin at
10 AS making close connections with the
west bound train.
IS. Sweningsen will take the chair
vacated by Clerk Of the Court A. ".
Kimb ball January LIST. Though he was
not our candidate. yet, personally, we are
his friend, and we expect Sam will make
q popular and efficient county officer. We
had no words Of censure previous TO
election; we have hone now. Sam fought
and won; we chez trully abide the result :;
and, until he prove 5 himself unworthy the
trusts reposed in him, the TRANSCRIPT
will have NO unkind words for hun.
Eugene Snyder, so we'll known IN
Austin, removed from this city to Brown
county, some two or three years ago,
where he has made his home since that
time. He was known as a young man OF
exemplary christian character. He died
in Minneapolis recently, OF typhoid fever.
His friends wished to bury him in Oak
wood cemetery, in this city, but on &C.
count of the malignant type OF the dis
ease, the health officers Of Minneapolis
would not permit the removal of the fe-
mains.
"Wednesday night of last week, a
Norwegian, 1--WE could not learn his name, }
on his way home from Austin, on account
of the darkness, ran his team into wire
fence. In endeavoring to extrlcate them,
he received severe cut, nearly severing
the end of the nasal organ. lie went to
the house of John G. Mills near by, who,
acting the part Of the Good Samaritan,
washed and scwed up the wound, gave
him a comfortable nights lodging, and
in the morning sent him on his Way, lie
carrying with him tender regard for
neighbor Mills, but very poor opinion
of barbed wire fences.
Well Johnny Alien succeeded in
getting an appropriation of $500 from the
stale for a bridge across the Cedar on
Bridge street, for which the citizens OF
Austin ought to be truly grateful to our
Leroy friend. This will be- little help
towards the new bridge which is to be
built rext spring. Austin city has to
keep up three expensive bridges within
The city limits, and-the city and township
three others outside the limits. This is
the first dollar of appropriation ever
voted to Mower county from the state
for bridges, no other member being so
fortunate in this respect rs Mr.. Allen.
The internal improvement fund, from
which this appropriation is to be drawn,
Is now short OF funds; so we may have 10
wait a while for the money, but we can
afford to wait.
-WR1T1NG CLAss.-Mr. F. M. Harvey
has secured % scholars for his writing
class, which meets Monday, Wednesday
and Friday evenings, in Miss Redner's
room, in the public school building. Mr..
Harvey has fine qualifications as teach
err of penmanship, and parents should
send their children. He ough, TO have a
class of one hundred. Every scholar in
the public school above the age of 10
ears, needs the drill. "Practlce makes
perfect" This is as true in penmanship
as in everything else. 1t is to be regret
ted, however, that this branch of educa
lion, so useful to every man and woman.
is more generally neglected than almost
any other Mr.. Harvey charges 81 so
tor a course of thirteen lessons. Every
family should send one Or two pupils
Scholars can join class at any time. Mr..
Harvey is prepared to give private les
sons 10 all who may desire them.
"A New F1RM.-H.. B. Ball, late of
The firm of Taylor g. Ball, and Harry G
Griswold, formerly in The employ Of same
firm, but now clerk for Auditor Elms,
have formed a CO. partnership to carry on
The grocery business under the name of
BALL s. Griswold." They have rented
the corner store in Jones' block formerly
occupied by H. Sprague, and will open
to The public full and complete stock of
staple and fancy groceries, provisions,
aud everything usually kept in first
class, well-appointed grocery store, on
Monday Of next week.
The extended and busy experience of
Mr.. Ball in the trade in this city cannot
be otherwise than Of much value to him
and his patrons. He knows how 10 buy
to the best possible advantage, and he
knows how to sell so as to give his Gus
toners the benefit Of that advantage.
Harry Griswold has had long and val
liable experience as an accountant. He
is careful, me,hodical and trustworthy,
and his services will be especially valua-
BILE in the new concern.
The new firm of Ball & Griswold GER
tainly have bright future before them,
and start in with the best wishes for sue
cess of many friends. ),
AN UNFORTUNATE MAN.-Geo. W.
King, of Moscow, has met with so many
rovorooo oc for%u~o u,,th,r tho rorncopt