Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-09-27

called on us Friday. Mr.. Horn is an
agent for the Dewitt Portable Gas Works,
and he is DESTROYS of putting one OF more
of these machines into the stores or dwell
lings of our city in order that their merits
may be seen. The machines are perfect
for their purpose, and the gas made is
excellent and cheap.
There are AS pupils enrolled in the
public schools of this city, e., that
number of pupils in daily attendance.
In several rooms the seats are all occupied
and there is room for no more desks.
This speaks we'll for the reputation of the
schools and the corps Of teachers. This
is the largest number of pupils ever in
regular attendance in our schools.
Hiram $. Smith has moved from the
house at the south end of St. Paul street,
which his family has occupied for the last
fifteen years, to his new residence on
Water street, opposite the Episcopal
church. His neighbors-not the ones on
Water street-are in mourning over the
change, and refuse to be comforted; while
we, in the vicinity of the new home, are
jubilant, and appreciate fully the value of
the addition to our neighborhood.
DR. Hiram A. Kennedy & Co., of
Detroit, Mich, have returned to Austin
to remain for few weeks. The doctors
were here during the month of March
last. The doctors are considered by all
the best horsemen to be the most skillful
Veterinary Physicians now on record.
References: w. H. Durham, Chatfield,
Mimi; Chas. H. Coats and A. E. Cox,
Austin Mimi; L. H. Brady, NJ. D. V. S.,
Government Veterinary Surgeon.
Our young friend, w. E. Richardson,
a law student of Rush B. Wheeler, was
admitted to the Bar last Monday. The
examining committee consisted of Lafay-
cite French, j. NJ. Greenman, and L. A.
rigid examination, and received the COM
pliments of the committee for his pro
ficiency We trust that his success in his
examination is but an earnest of his
future, and that he will prove valuable
addition to the legal fraternity of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Beecher and
daughter Clara will start next week Tues
day for 'swing around the circle" first
visiting Des Moines, Iowa. then Water
town, Wis, and Milwaukee and Chicago,
bringing up finally at Louisville, Ky. at
the time of the converting of the Grand
International Division of Locomotive
Engineers, to which meeting Brother
Beecher is the duly elected representative
from Austin Division, No. 102. We wish
friend Beecher and his family pleasant
and safe Journey.
If the citizens of Austin wish to Sc
cure the location of the Corn Plow Works
here, they must take steps to provide
lot for the factory. Mr.. Parmenter, like
any sensible man, tells us he will 60 with
his invention where he can do the best
with it. The plow is'a pronounced sue
cess, and Austin ought to be the head
quarters for its manufacture and sale.
Such factories are invaluble to us. They
bring us money, and what is better still,
a good. class of citizens. The future OF
our city lies largely in the growth of
manufacture, and we should not allow
some ncighboring town to profit by our
illiberality in giving the enterprise
start. Mr.. Parmenter is already nego-
tiating for location and no time is to be
lost.
Ira Jones returned last week from
Michigan, the home Of his aged mother.
Mrs. Jones is now 81 years of age, and
expects to live until she is 10; and her
expectation is not groundless, for she is
we'll and was strong enough to make
pot-ple for her son while he was there.
OF her family of twelve children, eleven
are now living, the eldest being 70 years
old Her husband, who died 81 years
ago, was soldier in the Revolutionary
war, and mother Jones now draws pen
sion of S96 year. A few years ago
Mrs. Jones gave up the use of meats and
claims to feel better for it. 1t is we'll she
did, for it would certainly have ruined
her health in a hundred years more. Her
age is remarkable, but not more so than
her activity and vivacity.
The Natural Science Association of
our high school enjoyed visit from Col.
E. Daniels at its regular meeting Monday.
Col. Daniels spoke for an hour on sub
jects interesting to those connected with
the society. He also presented the socie-
ty with many rare and valuable speci-
mems of coal plants. fossils, ores, etc.
Prof. Baird of the National Museum, has
been interested in the society by Col.
Daniels, and has promised to furnish a
collection under certain regulations. A
room and shelves with locks must be pro-
| vided. Our citizens should aid the pupils
in their efforts to establish museum and
to become intelligent in respect to the
! wonders of the world about them. The
society starts out this year with an in
crease of memb ership and interest.
1t IS rumored that the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad company have leased the
main line and the branch, now operated
by them, for ninety-nine years. Wheth-
er there is any truth in the report or not
we are unable to say, yet recent develop
ments would indicate that there was.
For several years past the company have
made no improvements on the road-bed
only what was absolutely necessary to
keep the track in proper condition for
the running of trains. Last week, how
ever, a gang of two hundred men and
several gravel trains commenced gravel
ing at Independence, and another large
crew are engaged in laying steel rails
westward. An old engineer ON the
branch is quoted as saying that next fall
will find the northern terminus of this
branch one hundred miles north Of Mona:
st. Ansgar Enterprise, Sept. 20.