Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-11-15


school house is building. It is to be 81
feet long by 20 feet wide, and ceiling 10
feet in height, and will be heated from
the basement. 1t will be furnished with
the Victor double desk. and will he COM
pleted, ready for occupancy. December
LIST. The roof is now. on, and the win
dows are enclosed. The rooms will be
nicely ceiled within, and the entire cost
will be $500. This work is superintendent
by the enterprising directors K. Ammund-
son, II. K. VolStad, and Ole Nelson. The
School Board have engaged Fred Glow as
teacher, a graduate Of Austin High
School, and a worthy and competent
young man.
Corn PLOw FAcToRY.-Mr. j. e..
Parmcnter is looking about for good
location for his corn pillow factory. When
he decides upon the lot the citizens of
Austin have agreed to pay for it. He in
forms us that he expects to commence
work on the building inside of the next
six weeks. The building will be a large
one. 30xlO0. three stories high. Austin
people may be congratulated upon the
acquisition OF another manufacturing
establishment. The pillow is. without Il
doubt, the best manufactured. and is
bound to have large sale all over the
embracing a dozen or more testimonials
from prominent and influential farmers
near Austin who have used the pillow.
They speak of this improved implement
for cultivating corn in the very highest
terms.
Last Thursday evening, soon after
supper, Mrs. r. o. Hall left her resi-
dence for her daughters. Mrs. Lyman
Baird, who lives almost directly oppo-
site. Mr.. and Mrs. Baird heard strange
noices frem the outside at different times.
though the doors were closed. Finally,
sounds were distinguished like groans,
and Mr.. Baird went to the door, the
groaning continuing and coming from
the gutter near their residence. Imagine
his establishment and sOrrowfully sudden
shock, to find their mother stricken with
paralysis, unconscious, and lying there
alone with the night. 1t was a most sud
den and almost paralyziny stroke to the
whole family and their friends. The
best med .ca1 treatment and the most low
ing and tender care have been successful
in restoring her to consciousness and to Il
condition. A partial paral-
y sis of the right limb is the present SER
ious symptom of the attack. The many
friends OF Mrs. Hall and the family are
hopeful and anxious for her immediate
and entire recovery.
The Hon. John Frank, just elected to
the State Legislature from the Southern
district of this county, was in town
and made US friendly call.
He has been one of our oldest and most
substantial settlers, coming into Mower
county in September, 1855, poor boy, 20
years of age. He soon. however, became
the owner of 24O acres, part of his pres
ent farm, und when the war broke out,
he enlisted, in 1861, in a Mower county
company of the 4th Minnesota Volunteers,
and was with the regiment from its Or
ganization until 1865 when it was dis
banded. Mr.. Frank, through strict in
dustry and economy, has become one Of
the leading farmers of Mower county,
owning at present a farm of 1880 acres
one Of the finest in this or any other state.
not as rugged as when he first
entered the Amy. yet by his careful man.
agenent and wise direction, he has made
his farm the model one of Mower county,
Or even the state. Mr.. Frank has always
been public-spirited, liberal and accom-.
to his neighbors. lie has
very large acquaintance, and is most fav-
Drably known throughout this section.
The capital invested in improvements on
his farm. in buildings, machinery, farming
implements and stock Of all kinds,
to sec, OOO. He was the first far
mer in Mower county who used the self
binder; the first to use the steamthresher;
horses do all the work; the first to prove,
by actual experiment, that from 800 to
1000 bushels of corn could be husked and
'helled by the threshing machine. We
believe that MIR. Frank, as farmers can
1idate, is surely asuccess.
Died, Saturday evening last, at 9
o'clock, John Frank HOLSTER aged IL,
youngest son Of Senator and Mrs. w. L.
Hollister. How sad to write of the sud-
len death of the bright, promising and
owing Johnny. The dreadful accident re-
ported in the TRANSCRIPT of last week,
proved fatal. 1t will be remembered the
accident occurred a week ago last
and up to last Friday
morning, no danger was apprehcndcd.
Friday evening decided change was
noticed, and by midnight symptoms Of
ock-jaw were apparent which were at
once alarming. and before the dawn of
father and mother felt impress
'ed that their boy must die. Johnny was
at intervals up to about noon
of Saturday but the agonies of lock jaw
were so intense physicians were obliged
% keep him consta ntly under the in
1uence of anaesthetics. Saturday eve
alng at 9 o'clock death came to relieve him
rom his intense suffering.
The funeral services were held at the
house Monday afternoon, conducted by
Rev. c. E. Wright. The very large at
tendance of friends showed the wide re-
gard felt for Johnny, and the deep sym
Felt for the afflicted parents and the re-
son. One touching feature was the
of the scholars from the 9Th
grade of our public schools. in which he
was pupil. These preceded the process
sion to the Gene y each one with floral
tribute to deposit in the open grave. e.
Johnny was born in Lansing in this
Oct. 18th. 1870. He was affec-
tionate gentle and amiable,-a great fav-
Drite among his playmates, and he will be
widely missed in our city outside the i'm
mediate circle of his relatives. -, I.
ExTRAvAeANCE is a crime; and ladies
can not afford to do without DR.. Pierce's
''Favorite Prescription" which by pre-
serving and restoring health, preserves
and restores that beauty which depends
on health. ~.
ROSE CREEK. i.
Editor IRA nscr;pt:: =
DEAR SIR: wish to mention the spe-
cial kindness of my parishioners AS man
fest in their recent visit to our home.
intending that we should know
of their purpose the ladies arranged for
surprise donation. Such things are hard
TO keep. One boy said to my boy-'I
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