Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-07-20
TRANSCRIPTIONS.

along.
The question of the day: What will
the harvest be?
Now is the time to collect your ferns
for Christmas decorations.
The next general roast is next Sunday
when the full heat is to be turned on.
Mrs. B. H. Lampson of McGregor is
visiting Mrs. H. H. Kent of this city.
james Cronan has an apple tree which
is now bearing both fruit and blossoms.
Eddie Morgan is happy again with his
home friends and school mates In Austin.
MIR. and Mrs. H. o. Basford left Aus
tinlThursday for short visit to Winona.
DIR. H. A. Avery took a ride across the
country last week to his parents home IN
Rochester.
Mrs. H. E. Anderson Is in the city and
for the present with her daughter Mrs.
Talmadge.
w. w. Noble and family will occupy
the brick cottage recently vacated by A.
W. Kimball.
Mrs. Mat Miles is back again to Aus.
tin for few days. She will go to house
keeping IN Wells soon.
Another Garfield man, at the home Of
H. W. Ems, County Auditor. His birth
dates back about week.
Mrs. Lord went up to Owatonna last
Friday night in answer to telegram ia
meet an old acquaintance.
MIR. Edwin French has been very i'll
at his home in Window, with Erysipelas.
He is better, we are glad to say.
&C. H. Davidson and daughter Ethel,
return o-day from short trip to Chicago,
combining business and pleasure.
Mrs. Whitlock arrived IN Austin Tues
day. She comes to assist in the care of
her brothers., w. W. Engle's children.
w. H. Crandall of Owatonna, with
wife and sons are in Austin visiting old
friends, and there are many that are glad
TO see them.
MIR. George Gardner of Davenport
Iowa, an uncle Of Misses Lizzie and
Laura Ross, has been spending few
days in the city.
Several of the little folks in our city
are rather under the weather nowadays.
Among them the beautiful little boy OF
Dr.. o. w. Gibson.
The new Roller FIGURING Mills are
fast nearing completion. Messrs. Engle
are hurrying up the job that they may be
ready for the new wheat.
The harvest is near. Barley harvest
will be nearly completed this week. Oats
are about ready, and next week the wheat
also will be ripe for the sickle.
Mrs. H. b. Ball left Austin Monday
for New Haven Conn.,, where she expects
to remain several weeks. Mr.. Ball accom-
panied her as far as Chicago.
Herman GUM returned from Wiscon.
sin last week aud enjoys the cordial greet.
lngs of family and friends. He anticipates
going into business again in Austin.
Ed Griffith has been off on a little
pleasure excursion to Albert Lea, Greene,
Iowa, and some other points fishing, and
good time thrown in among the et-ceteras.
Miss Mamie Jacobs returned home
from her visit to Michigan last Saturday.
She has been absent nearly year and the
home friends are glad to get her back
again.
We learn that G. L. Chase and wife are
keeping house at Silver Cliff: Col, Mrs.
Chase's health is much improved, and
the Coils mining prospects are very fat
tering.
j. K. Chadbourne, Of Dexter, was in
town last week, and made a pleasant call
at the TRANSCRIPT office. He reports
the crops looking quite we'll in his
locality.
1T is rumored that Austin is to have
another band. Prof. Andrews has the lead
ership of one, and Charlie Wilbour the 9th
er. With such leaders Austin will have
two first class bands.
The Baptist Sabbath School have a
basket picnic this afternoon in HOLSTERS
grove. If you would have q good time
this afternoon 60 over and picnic with
them. Everybody invited.
Mrs. 8. Porter and daughter, of HuG-
son, Wis, have been spending a few days
with Mrs. F. King and Mrs. Richardson.
Mrs. Porter has been a valu ed friend of
the family for many years.
H. E. Wheeler, our most excellent
post-office clerk, has accepted a position
in the banking house of J. G. Easton at
Lanesboro. He left Austin Monday for
Lanesboro, 70 report himself ready for
immediate duty.
milwaukee has sent the New Ulm
sufferers $500, and many of our own
cities and towns are raising relief funds
for this truly unfortunate town. Shall
Austin be among the number to render
the distressed in a substantial way!
The face of Lyman Baird is again
seen on our streets. And it is happy
face, made so by the winning of his first
case in court. If he will take none
but just, righteous cases, we will wish
him the same results in all his practice
The third quarterly meeting of the
Austin circuit will be held at the school
house near John Beach's next Saturday
and Sunday. Preaching by Rev. Cressey
at 2 p. m. Saturday and half past ten Sun
day morning, and the other exercises will
be as usual.
William E. Todd, son of Rev. J. D..
Todd, returned to his home In this city
last week from Galesville University,
Trempeleau, Wisconsin, where he has
been studying the past year. Rev. Todd
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