Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-09-07

Mr. and Mrs. John Bennett, livin
west of town, IN Freedom county, lost al
infant twin last Friday evening, of chole
IA infantum. The remains were burie(
Sunday morning. The other not expecte,
to live.
MIR. Charles Barnes has been spend
ing a few days with his mother, Mrs. O. F
Barnes, who is "at home" with her sister
Mrs Willard, for the present. This youn!
son will enter Harvard College the pres
ent fall term.
Mr.. VIM. Vincent, who lives upor
Judge farmers farm near town, has los
two valuable working horses Of typhoid
pneumonia, and now third is very sick
We are sorry to hear Of Mr.. Vincent's
continued bad luck.
Mrs. James S. Anderson, son Wertie
and daughter Della, started last week fol
New Lisbon, Wis, where they will visi,
father and mother McWhorter. They
will also visit Mrs. Wright in Madison
before they return.
-1Rcv. r. G.. Spaford and wife are
costly settled in housekeeping in the
little cottage owned by Andrew Knox,
next door to the residence Of T.. G.. Bas.
forda They will now be a little more
come at-a-ble to their friends.
John Keenan,, a prominent architect
and builder of Winona. was in Austin a
couple of days last week visiting his
brothers, Joseph, James aud NJ. Two
daughters returned with him who had
been in Austin for couple Of weeks.
Mrs j. W. Eldridge left Austin last
week Wednesday, with her father, Rev.
j. P. Barnett, for Winemac, Indiana.
Mr.. Barnett was in poor health, and his
anxiety to return home, fastened Mrs.
Eldridge's anticipated visit to her former
home.
DR. and Mrs. Marlzt and little ones,
after short visit to Austin relatives and
friends, returned to their home in Hamil-
ton, Ohio, last Thursday. The Dr.,
whose calls we enjoyed, is genial, wide
awake gentleman whom it is a pleasure
to meet.
Mrs. F. A. Richardson entertained
about thirty Of the Austin ladies Tuesday
evening The ladies call it a "dove
party" The gents, who perhaps feel
a little cross, might give it the name Of
goose party. 1t was an unusually pleas
ant occasion.
Our old-time friend, Henry G. Boil
com, who laid out an addition to Austin
in early days, was in the city last week
Wednesday, looking after few lots lie
has left We are glad to hear that Hen
ry has been greatly prospercd in Wlnona
Of late years.
Mayor Dorr and G. Schleuder leave
Austin Monday FIR Chicago. We always
know what to expect fter these semi
annual visits. These gentlemen know
how to please their customers, and, by a
personal selection Of goods, are always
enabled to do so.
Miss Bertha Dunkelmann, who was
to leave last Friday for school at Snsina.
wa Mound, was detained from so dong
by quite serious illness. Miss Carrie
Schwan, who was to accompany her, will
now wait a term, and expects to remain
at home until Christmas.
Austin is possessed of letter writer
OF poetical turn of mind. This is the
way he directed letter to his lady.love
the other day:
To Rock county I wish to 90,
State Of Wisconsin suppose you know.
In Emerald Grove wish to be,
Where Annie Creighton will cali for me.
R. B. Foster, Of Lyle, presented us
Saturday with samples of the finest red
dent corn we ever saw. The two ears
weighed two pounds and ten ounces, ana
are fair samples Of six-acre field planted
May 18th, and now fully matured and en-
tirely out of the way Of frost. We wish
friend Foster had crop OF 1000 acre s,
and it was worth 81 per bushel.
THE New COURT HoUsE.-Ground
was broken for the foundations for the
new county capitol the middle of last
week, and dirt will fly rapidly now until
everything is ready for the masons.
The county surveyor, Gilbert Allen, of
Grand Meadow, located the grade stakes
If the weather is favorable and help is
plenty, there IS no reason why the foan-
dation walls may not be completed this
fall. They ought to be if possible.
THE CHICAGO ExPos1T1oN.-The c.,
NJ. & ST. P. X. r. Go. will sell excursion
tickets from Austin to Chicago and return,
including admission ticket to the exposi-
ton, for 1895. Tickets can be purchas-
ed only on the dates indicated below, and
are also good only until the dates stated:
Date of sale. Good until.
Sept 9TH Gth 11t 5Sth inclusive
sept 2Uth, 2ist ........... Sept. 9th, inclusive
Sept S!tn, 70 ............. oct. 9TH, inclusive
oct. 4th, 9th Oct. 11th inclusive
Oct. 18th, 18th ...,,.... Oct. 18th inclusive