Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-06-29

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Mower county by Mrs. B. Vosburg, ask
ing for a divorce from her husband
Their home has been for the past year OF
two in Lyon county, but formerly were
of Austin. Mrs. Vosburg is now in this
city.
Negotiations are in progress between
the officers of the St. Cloud, Mankato 4
Austin Railroad Company and the Off
GERS Of the Chicago g. Northwestern for
the construction of the St. Cloul &
Austin line, and it is confidently be-
lieved that within the next two months
definite arrangements will be made fol-
its building. The distance Is 1861
miles,
-THE FOURTH IN AUsTIN-Arrange.
ments are making for gala Gay here
the 4th day Of next July. The "Ku
Klux" are practicing on a new stock OF
antics which will interest and amuse all
beholders. The committees are giving
close attention to their duties, and it is
expected big time will result from all
this labor. Don't forget the day and
date-July Fourth, 1881.
With this week Thursday the school
work closes for another year. The exam
nations will take up good deal of the
time this week, and they occupied seve-
raj days last week. They have been very
thorough, and credit to both teachers
and pupils. We are satisfied that teachers
and scholars have been working earnest
ly and faithfully; that the work done has
been we'll done, and we believe the Aus.
tin Public School to be one of the best IN
the state.
MIR. and Mrs. W. T. Wilkins, sheriff
Corey and wife, w. F. Clay and wife,
Joseph Schwan, Col. Edward Daniels,
Miss Ada Noble, Miss Eta Barnes and
Maggie Morgan accompanied the Sir
knights of St. Bernard to Saltwater, last
Thursday morning. Sheriff Corey and
wife returned Saturday morning, W. T.
Wilkins and wife Monday. Miss Eta
Barnes remained over Sunday with her
friend Miss Eva Fe nton in Minneapolis,
Miss Maggie Morgan with her brother
Eddie in St. Paul
With mex: Thursday the school labors
Of Prof. ". w. Keysor closes in Austin.
We regret that this is so. His work here
has been successful one, far beyond the
expectations of the patrons Of the school.
His scholarly attainments, good common
sense, and natural ability combined,
place hlm in advance OF the ordinary
school superintendent, and from the
beginning his work has been marked
with no ordinary success. The school
board, parents, associate teachers, and
pupils of the Austin public school, part
with Mr.. Keyser with sincere regret.
Minnesota has blossomed out, the
hills and valleys, meadows and prairies
are waving in seas of beauty Of every hue
and color. Trees, vines, Towering shrubs,
and buds and blossoms fill every shady
nook and sunny dell. We find among
them countless varieties that were familiar
to us when child we roamed about at
will over Illinois prairies and meadows.
Oh, how we loved the fragrant wild pinks
and sweet williams, the honeysuckles, the
bluebe!ls, the wild roses, the lady.slipper,
and the Bethlehem star; their fragrant
memories are with US still, though score
of years have come between. And when
we find these children Of our youth on
Minnesota soil, we want to bless them eve
ny one.
Our comet, which appeared to the
Austin Sir Knights, Friday evening at
St. Paul, with its little tail only 100000
miles in length, is supposed to be moving
away from the earth at the rate Of 800, 900
miles per day. Its picture has been taken
by Prof. Henry Draper, at his observa-
tory, at Hastings on the Hudson. This
is the first photograph ever taken of one
of these mysterious travellers. I: is said
by some scientists to be the comet of
1888, which it was supposed caused the
disturbance of that year.
Prof Klein Of Hartford, Kentucky, claims
to have discovered this comet last Sep
TENDER, and one of its strange mysteries
is, the tail precedes instead of follows it.
Astronomers hope soon to become little
better acquainted with this unexpected
guest, and will be able then to determine
when if ever before this celestial s,rang-
er has been seen by mortal eyes.
We learn by California papers that
our friends, the Mayhews, of Red Bluff,
still live. We see the name of Mrs. H. A.
Mayhem as one Of the managers Of the
"Orphans' Home" an institution opened
under the auspices of the Grand Lodge,
and entitled the "Good Templars' Home
for Orphans" The only passport re-
quired at its portals is to be a homeless,
friendless orphan child. This Home is
under the management of Board of
Trustees of nine gentlemen, and Board
of lady Managers, eight in number, all
prominent members of the order of Good
Templars. Within this Home is a graded
school under the "public school SYSTEM
of the state. Over $14O, 900 have already
been expended in the erection, care and
maintenance of this institution. The
Good Templars Of that state have grand
work before them in this institution
alone, and God will bless them for every
effort IN this direction. Tue location of
this Home is near Vallejo, in solano
county. Mrs. Mayhem is Grand Worthy
Vice Templar, the second officer in rank
in the Grand Lodge. We are also happy
to report that Rev. MIR. Mayhem has
recently been appointed Superior Judge
of Tehama county.
Mrs. G. q. Wheat, mother of DR.. J..
N. Wheat, Of this city, was thrown from
a carriage in Kalamazoo, Michigan, last
week, breaking her hip and severely
bruising other portions of her body.
Mrs. Wheat, whose home is in Oberlin,