Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-10-04
City News, Notes and Comments.

City News, Notes and Comments.
County convention Oct. goth. See
call on editorial page.
--Ex- County Auditor Wyckoff was up
from Leroy day or two last week.
Mrs. Ed. Morrill, of Minneapolis, was
visiting her friends in Lansing last week
Luther Wheeler left Austin Monday
night for St. Paul. His wife will follow
soon.
Mrs. Charlie West is expected home
from Delevan, Wis, the latter part Of
this week.
Miss Jean Sherwood anticipates {
visit with Miss Alice Shultes in Boston
this week.
Rev. j. A. Dake will preach in the
Railroad Mission Chapel, Sunday morn
ing and evening.
Rev. c. E. Wright has rented thu
pleasant home of L. G.. Wheeler and vii
occupy the same soon.
Mrs. A. V. Ellis will return home
soon. The medical treatment for hel
eyes has been successful.
H. G. Milford, who has married re
Gently, expects to return to Austin soor
with his family, to reside.
Charlie Coleman, our good looking
station agent, rejoices in his heart Over
the advent of little daughter.
Who says our friend Ed. Dalager is
not happy-with a baby girl to brighten
every nook and corner of his home.
The water-tables are being put on the
Court House foundation and the timbers
for the first floor will be laid this fall.
Mrs. C. NJ. Fernald went up to St.
Paul Saturday to spend Sunday with hel
husband. They are expected home to.
day.
w. w. Keysor left Austin Saturday
for his home in Mankato. He will leave
for St. Louis about the middle of the
month.
Mrs. P. A. Livermore and daughter
Florence will leave Austin soon for Dun
kirk, N, Y, where they expect to spend the
winter with relatives.
Judge Farmer was serenaded week
ago tonight by the Austin Cornet Band
The evening was beautiful one, and the
music very enjoyable.
M. Majors now smiles from head to
foot as his sanity form waltzes about in
the midnight dance while he whistles lula
bies to bran new boy.
ID. B. Smith Is building a tasteful
porch over the front door of his residence
and making other Improvements which
add to its general appearance.
H. A. Fairbanks has new boy that
will do to brag over. We hope the little
fellow may be spared to this father who
has been so many times bereft.
DR. Hollister accompanied Mr.. Qua
Of Austin vicinity, who is ill with heart
disease, to Chicago last week. The Dr.
expects to return home this week.
H. A. Fairbanks has purchased the
"Wells House" and will take possession
in about two weeks. We wish II. A. q
full house." and no "dead BEATS"
ID. j. Barnett and wife of Winamac,
Indiana, are visiting his sister, Mrs. J. W.
Eldridge Of this city. Mrs. Eldridge will
return to Indiana with them for the win.
ter.
"A special business meeting of the
members of the Ladies' Floral Club, will
be held at Mrs. F. Kings, at $3.50 o'clock,
Friday afternoon of this week. A full
attendance is requested.
Mrs. P. o. French. Minneota, Mimi,
closed her summer school, near her home
on Saturday Sept. 23d. She has had the
offer of the Minneota school for fall and
winter, and will probably take it.
Andrew Knox has exchanged his
dwelling opposite DR.. Avery's on Bridge
street, for Mrs. Livermore's residence on
Adams street. Mrs. Livermore's property
was valued at 1000 in the trade.
&C. w. Ransom, formerly of this city,
owns section of land next to a town
which exhibits signs of regular boom.
Mr.. Ransom has been offered $4,000 for
his property, but he refuses to sell fol-
that price.
R. F. Engle, of Hamilton, made us a
pleasant call last Friday. Mr.: Engle
served as petit juror during the recent
term of court. We trust that his calls at
our Office will be no fewer than his visits
to Austin.
DO not forget to avail yourself OF
Mrs. Holway's instructions in sketching,
painting in oil, and water colors, also in
decorating china. Her terms are reason
able, and she gives to her pupils the best
satisfaction.
&C. NJ. Fernald has just received a
large stock of center-tables, also a nice
lot of rattan and willow chairs. Call and
see them, and be convinced that finer
stock nor lower prices cannot be found
in Minnesota.
Some one teleg raphcd the Lacrosse
Chronicle that Smith and Wilkins have
1856 acres near town, all but seventeen be
ing mature at the time of the frost. The
frost fastened its ripening by affecting il
as topping would.
Mrs. Winter Andrew and little son
of Boston, are now visiting with hel
mother, Mrs. B. J. VanValkenburgh, a.
Green Bay, Wis. Mrs. Andrew has been
quite ill, and hopes to be benefited il
health by the change.
The new Anthem Book now used by
the Young Peoples Choir at the Congre
gational church, was recently presented
to the choir by Joseph Schwan, Jr. It il
very fine book, and the gift was very
generous act on Joe's part.
-Dea. s. F. Gibbons and family, ate
living in 10 different houses in Austin, or