Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-01


consumption, at her home in New Lis
bon, Wis. She spent about six month";
of the past year In Austin the guest Of he
sister,
The thirtieth anniversary of the we'd
ding day Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Decke
was duly celebrated by their friends yes
terday. We very much regret our irabil
i,y to be present and enjoy with othe1
friends this occasion. We vii. try t
give our readers IN account of this visi
next week.
Good authority says mourning is 60
ing out Of fashion in England. A wild
ow's bereavement is the only bereave
ment that must, according TO the canon'
Of society, be symbolized by yards q
Grape and paramctta. All other degrees
of grief for the departed can, it seems, be
amply expressed by band of black Grape
worn round the sleeve.
Prot. John, Of Hamline University
visited our school on Monday last, and
made some very instructive remarks &c
the scholars of the High SC hool room,
1t is certainly an excellent thing for pu.
pills to listen to advice from older persons
and Prof. John is we'll fitted by loag cx-
perience in teaching to address the young
on the responsibilities of school life.
The County Commissioners advertise
for sealed proposals for building the
Mower county court house, exclusive OF
the foundation which is already con
,racted for, according to plans and speci
fications on file in the County Auditors
Office. Proposals invited for labor and
materials separately, also for the whole
work contemplated. Bids will be re-
ceived until March 23d, 1882, at Il
O'Clock NJ.
Yesterday, about II A. NJ, just before
train time, as Mr.. James McGrath was
about to say ':'good by'' to his old COM
rades about the station, J. s. Anderson,
foreman of the round house, on behalf
of the Austin railroad employees, present
ed him with an elegant gold-headed cane,
bearing this inscriptions: "Presented to
James McGrath by the Boys" We know
Jim Will appreciate this token of regard
from his fello associates at the depot.
Saturday last was cuisines" day
for Austin. During portion OF the day
the streets were literally packed with
teams and people from the country. Our
merchants are making Austin an A 1
trading point. Groceries and dry goods
are sold very low, and it is to the interest
OF business men TO keep prices down 10
the lowest possible point. 1t ls better to
have small profits, and keep the money
turning rapidly, than large profits and a
slow turning of money.
IT. L. Catherwood, son Of W. NJ. of
this city. received the degree of "Doctor
in Medicine" at the commencement exer-
clses of Rush Medical College, Chicago,
last week Tuesday, Feb. 21st. We be-
lieye DR.. Catherwood returned home last
week, his coat of armor, crisp, fresh
''sheep-skin." Our young friend has CIV
en- much time and study 10 preparing
himself for his chosen profession, and
we wish him a successful and skillful
practice wherever he may desire to settle.
The following, which we copy from
an exchange, has local interest,-thc
Elders formerly residing in this city:
Briggs s. Elders sold John Pash!ey 100
acres of land adjoining Moorhead, for
$40 per acre last November. The deed
was executed, $4,000 paid, and mort
gage given for the rest. Before the deed
was delivered the land became worth
5000 per acre, when Briggs & Elders re.
fused to deliver it, and plated the land
as an addition to Moorhead. Pashley
has sued for it.
We presume there are two sides to this
story.
Prot. E. Bigelow and family left
Austin Monday. Mrs. Bigelow will visit
relatives in Monticello OF this State, for q
time, and the Prof. will travel in the in
terest of the "Knighls of Honor" institu'
ting lodges and working for the good OF
the order. Mr.. Bigelow takes with HIM
the good wishes of many in Austin, and
also more substantial evidences Of the
OF his faithful work in the
choir and Sabbath school of the Congre
gational church, where he has so long
done faithful and efficient service.
"A. B. Whittier, the travelling agen
for that solid, tlmehonored institution,
Dr. J. G. Aver s. Co., was in the city last
week. Of course. he closed an advertis
ing contract with the TRANSCRIPT. Mr.
Whittier looks after the immense bushes:
of this house in the states Of Wisconsin ant
Minnesota and the territory Of Dakota
He requires about 18 months time to Wis
it all the villages covering this vast coun
try and he is lively, energetic fellow too
He has his own conveyance-a hue way
on drawn by a"spanklng" team of blacks
According to previous announce
men,, the County Teachers Association
held meeting in Austin last Saturday
In success and interest this meeting wa.
no exception to the preceding ones nnde
the management of Supt. Beldcn. Thu
program was carried out, with one O.
two exceptions. Quite large number
of teachers and visitors were present
Among other subjects, that Of "patron
visiting Schools" was discussed. Tha
the highest success of a school absolute
ly demands the visits and cooperation o
parents was emphatically and truly al
serted.
We were pleased to meet r. r. Ricl,
ards, of Otranto, who was IN town OF
Tuesday. He has recently purchases
what is known a. the "West property, I
at the State line. He is building I'm
farm houses there at cost OF severa
Thousand dollars, and will have a farm
of about 1900 acres under cultivation
He came here from st. Lawrence Co.. n
Y, is wide awake, and will have the lare
est and finest farm IN the county wher Il
gels his improvements made.-Osa9