Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-07-13
TRANsCRIPTIONS.


We see the pleasant face of John
Mcbride upon our streets again.
Thursday, July 25th, Bishop Whipple
will hold confirmation in Austin.
e. o. Wheeler is in Austin greeting
old friends. He arrived last week.
Farmers are very busy with the hay
harvest, which is abundant and of fine
quality.
Mrs. Peter Haley is considered by
her friends to be very i'll, 10 the sincere
regret OF very many.
"A good sermon to the children Sun
day morning at the Congregational
church, by Rev. G. E. Wright.
We very much regretted that we were
obliged to leave our last weeks Browns.
dale items over, until this week.
Last Sunday was observed as child
ren's day at the Universalist church.
There were seven children baptized.
Mrs. George Hay has returned from
her eastern trip, which was an enjoyable
one. Her son James came back with her.
-R. J. Roberts, of Lime Springs, was
looking about Austin Monday and Tues
day, and attending to his business inter
ests in the city.
r.. 3. Mitchell of Toledo, Ohio, spent
a part Of last week with his sister Mrs
A. Morse, Of this city. He is pleasant
gentleman to meet.
Rev. Mr. Spafford will preach on
"The Attempted Assassination of the
President" at the Universalist church
next Sunday morning.
Rain Saturday night, Sunday, Mon
day night, and Tuesday morning shower
again for slight change. Rain enough,
Vennor, for the present
| Born, TO Mrs. Silas butcher, Tuesday
morning, five pounds and'oneIhalf of boy,
and FIVE pounds and half of girl. The
youngsters are cute little fellows and we'll
worth keeping.
One week ago last Sunday the fol-
lowing persons united with the Univer-
salist church: Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Hill, and M
NJ. Trowbridgc.
! Great care should be taken in giving
our horses water when they are heated
A poor creature has been suffering for
more than week down on the fiat IN
Balcom's addition from this cause.
DO not fail to read the criticisms of
jeff. Davis new book on our editorial
page. The villainous lies will hardly
wash in the north as there are yet too
many survivors of his barbarous cruelty
Arrived, July 9Th, at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Brownson,
of Minneapolis, little Floy. Weight nine
and enc half pounds, and its grandma
may receive the congratulations of Aus
tin friends.
-Halfred Oleson, Austln's young artist
has just completed drawing "Washing.
ton crossing the Delaware" that is really
remarkable piece of workmanship for a
lad Of fourteen years. We fully expect
great things OF this boy.
Prof. W. W. Keysor will take a short
vacation Of week or two with his pa
rents at Mankato, when he anticipates
returning to Austin and taking up the
study of law in the plea SAINT law Office of
D. B. Johnson, Jr., and Austin is glad.
Miss Mary Crosby, niece Of Mrs. F..
P. Mcbride, leaves Austin today fer New
York state where she will spend a few
weeks, and then journey on to Suffolk
county, England, her former home. Miss
Crosby has long journey before her, and
we trust it may be an enjoyable one.
County Commissioners Oscar Ayers,
O. c. LaBar aud W. B. Nilsson have
been doing considerable looking about
in the interests Of our new court house
Have visited Faribault. St. Paul. Mime
apolis, Milwaukee, end some intervening
points, consulting architects, examining
building material and obtaining prices.
ID. J. Dare, the high tight rope
walker and trapeze performer, did some
of the best travelling of that kind Saturday
| on Main street we ever saw done. Cheese
boxes, dresses, bags, &c., were no hind.
renee to him. He succeeded in getting
out quite crowd for the seven O'Clock
parade, but his gathering in the dimes
we guess, was not as satisfactory.
Mr., Mrs. and Fannie Kahnweiler
pareats and sister of Mrs. Leon Dettel
bach, are in the city, the guests of Mr.. A.
Dettelbach, Their home is IN Harris
burg, Penn, aud this is their first visit to
Minnesota. Mrs. NJ. Arnold, Of Daven
port, Iowa, is alec the guest Of father and
brothers in the Dettelbach home, and will
make short visit of about two weeks
Mrs. Arnold has many cordial welcom
in Austin, from those who knew her frs
as Miss Belle Dettelbach.
The following named brethren were
installed as officers of Austin Lodge No
20, I. o. O. F., last week Tuesday evening
| J. Schwan, N. G.
| W. H. Bullock, V. G.
Abe Detteibach, Secretary.
| j. Schwan, Treasurer.
s. Swenningsen, Warden.
! Lafayette French, Conductor.
L. G. Wheeler, R. S. 8.
E. Bigelow, L. 8. 8.
H. W. Elms, r. s. to N. G.
W. Stanley, L. s. to N. G..
A. w. Kimball, r. s. to va.
Ed. Clark, L. s. to V. G..
w. E. Martin, I. G.
w. T. Vaudeville is just recovering
from quite a serious accident, which
befel him last week. A trap door to tn,
basement in Crane & Patterson's hard
ware store being left open, and ii
the back part of the store where the ligh
was poor, W. T. walked down part of til,
way feet first, and the remainder head first