Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-08-31

up to Minneapolis last week to visit re:a
tives. Miss Gertie expects 10 enjoy the
pleasure Of a visit to Lake Minnetonka
during her absence. She will return the
latter part of this week.
: The rush Of work has already begun
at the TRANsCR1PT Office, and We have
been obliged to employ an extra hand
We.arc now ready to do all kinds of job
q work on quick time, in the best style Of
the art, and at lowest prices.
j. N. Wheeler, formerly of the
!. TRANSCRIPT, but since leaving it, the ell.
ltor and proprietor Of the Elgin Qll.)
Leader, has recently changed the name
of his paper TO The Frank, a very origi.
nal name for a paper TO say the least.
Mrs. Phoebe Baker and her grand
daughter, Miss Emma Kaiser, started last
week Tuesday for Elmira, N. Y, to visit
relatives. Upon their return they antici.
pate visiting intervening points. They
expect to be absent about two months.
An exchange advises the politician
to cultivate cheek, as convention time is
rolling round, and it will be needed
Such advice Is adding injury to insult.
Did you ever see politician who didn't
have cheek enough to take him any
where?
The picnic for the Congregational
Sunday School came off according to pro.
gram,in the Hollister picnic grounds, last
Wednesday afternoon. The afternoon
was a delightful one, the supper abundant,
the little folks happy, and the older ones
ditto.
Rev. J. P. Barnett, of Winamac, Ind,
is in the city, the guest OF his daughter,
Mrs. J. w. Eldridge. Mr.. Barnett is a
Baptist clergyman, though not in the
ministry now, and is very pleasant gen.
tlema1 to meet He will remain several
days in our city.
Mrs. Robert Waldo, of Milwaukee,
and Mrs. Thomas Vandegrift, of Eagen,
Dakota, are in the city, the guests Of Mrs.
William Vandegrift. Mrs. Waldo returns
to Milwaukee this week, and her friends
regret her stay is SO short. Mrs. Vande-
grift will remain In cur vicinity longer.
"A line from the Mountain View House
in the Adiroudacks, reached US this
week from our friend VIM. ]. Fish. He
is on the tramp all the time, having a
capital time, and, we are glad to learn,
gaining fast in strength. He will remain
in camp as long as the weather will per.
nit.
MIR. George White has rented the
pleasant residence owned by Edwin
French. and recently vacated by S. L.
Howell. Mr.. and Mrs. White are already
domiciled there, and persons wishing to
find pleasant boarding quarters cannot
fail to be suited with their accommoda-
tons.
The Protestant Episcopal Church
Building Society of this country desire
to raise round million Of dollars this
year for church building purposes. The
congregations of Minnesota will be CIV
en- an opportunity to pledge their pro.
portion OF this amount the second Sun.
day in September.
Rev. c. D. Beldeu and wife drove
over to their farm in Window last Thurs
day night, already to entertain the thresh
ers the next day. During the heavy
storm the following morning, one Of his
large stacks of wheat was struck by light
ming and burned to the grouRd. The loss
estimated at 500.
And still they come. George Dutton
and wife from Geauga county, Ohio, uncle
and aunt OF Mrs. H. H. Kent, were IN Aus
tin last week. They have been visiting
in Illinois, taking in Minnesota on their
way to Iowa, where they are now. We
believe the uncles and the aunts have q
corner on the Kents.
Miss c. A. Pickard formerly teacher
in the Waseca public schools, is at her
home in Neenah, Wis. She has been
very i'll with neuralgia of the heart, but is
improving. She will probably take a
rest from teaching next year and assist
her brother, who is editing paper at
New London, Wis.--Wascca Herald.
Our Information in regard to F. r.
Cordely and wife was a little mixed last
week, hence our item jus partially incor-
rect. F. R. is Assistant Cashier of the
National Exchange Bank of Boston
Mr.. Cordley returned I'd business Thurs
day; his wife will remain for time with
her mother, Mrs. N. G. Clark.
"A sensual nature and habits Of dissi-
patton deform the finest face. Young
man, young woman, you cannot even
think bad thoughts without their lines
being written upon your face. You can
not be bad and hide it. Nature ever puts
up her sign-boards, and she never yet
painted lie upon any human face.
Farmers should clean their wheat
before bringing it to market if they
would expect good grades and good
prices. It is unreasonable to complain
because you do not get the highest market
price for poor article. Clean your
wheat well, then if the buyers will not
give you the best price going, you have
right to find fault
Mr.. E. G. Bascomb has secured a !
position IN the mammoth business house
of J. D. Bake, of Rochester, and has al
ready commenced work. Mr. and Mrs.
Bascomb started for their new home
Monday, where they expect soon to be
settled IN housekeeping. We were sor.
ry to have these friends leave Austin, and |
our best wishes follow them.
SCHOOL ELECTION.-On Saturday of
this week two members of the Board of
Education are to be elected in place Of
Messrs. Hollister and Wilbour. These
gentlemen have been very efficient mem.
bers, and We hope to see them both re-
elected. Election. will be held at the