Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-03-15

week. We are not SO sorry about thu
rush Of lega! advertising, as We are tn
consequent curtaillng Of reading matter
W. s. Luther, the superintendent ant
partner With Mr.. Majors in the Aus,i'
Creamery, arrived in town Monday from
Ossl"n, Iowa. We acknowledge a pleas
ant call. He seems to understand hi
business.
IF A. Richardson went to Rochester
last week Tuesday to attend the annua
meeting of the Minnesota Butter ant
Cheese Association. He was elected ont
of the vice presidents. and reports yer,
pleasant and profitable time.
Austin is not bad wheat marbe
One day last week farmer hauled load
of wheat to Shell Rock station and was
offered for it soc per bushel. He refused
it, and the next day brought the same
load to Austin, where he sold it 20 one Of
our buyers for $1.05.
Capt. z. II. Sherwin aud wife came
down from St. Paul Saturday, remaining
over the Sabbath, and were guests at the
Fleck House. Hosts of friends were
greeting them 1t every step. Better come
back to Austin, Capt, ard make your
friends happy.
"A very practical, earnest sermon was
delivered at the Baptist church Sunday
morning by the Rev. c. D. Belden. He
is kindly treating the Baptist congrcga-
ton to some of his old sermons while they
are looking up a pastor, and those we
have heard were good as new.
-Republ lean ward central committees
were appointed as follows at the caucuses
last Saturday evening:
First Ward-C. II. Davidson chair
man, H. W. Elms, Joseph Adams.
Second Ward-Ormanzo Allen chair.
man, W. T. Wilkins. N. K. Noble.
W.T.. Wilkins says, while on his jour-
ney from Wisconsin last week he counted
"a babies in two cars. He concludes their
mammas are taking them west to grow up
with the country. If each sang differ
ent tune we should rise 70 remark that
there must have been q full chorus
aboard.
Miss Alice Shu!tes, teacher Of the
eighth grade in our public school, has re-
ceived an increase of wages, and we think
very worthily, too. Miss Shultes has
been in our school for several years, IS an
excellent teacher, and we think merits
the advance. She will now receive $50
per month.
1T is now the settled rule for every
lady to have her age indicated on her hat
brim. Every inch of the brim represents
three years. A ten inch brim means that
the lady is thirty years old, \ twenty
inch brim indicates that she is sixty, and
so on.-Er.
But the ladies will no: long consent to
this rule, see If they do.
ID. b. Smith, E. Bigelow and L. G.
Wheeler were at Winona last Wednesday
and Thursday in attendance upon the
annual session of the grand lodge Of
Knights of Honor. Mr.. Bigelow was
elected Grand Dictator, the highest Office
in the grand lodge, and Mr.. Wheeler was
chosen one Of the supreme representa-
tives to the national lodge.
We were very sorry to omit our last
weeks issue, a notice of the temperance
concert given at the Baptist church
week ago Sunday evening. There was a
crowded house, and most excellent pro-
gram, composed Of music, recitations,
&C., and among them an origi-
nal article reed by Mrs. Luth er Smith,
which was full Of pith and the right kind
of ideas.
The Methodist Oh urch is still in debt,
though the Indebtedness is small. 500
we believe is the amount. Rev. Lathrop
says it shall be paid, and that his life-work
will not be completed until the debt is
cancelled. We are glad to hear this. The
NJ. E. Society is in quite fourlshing
condition, and little extra effort now
will NO doubt enable them to pay up the
last dollar.
The call for the farmers meeting"
last Saturday afternoon, at the court
house, was responded to by about fifteen
or twenty of cur farmers. J. J. Furlong
was elected president!and F. A. Richard.
son secretary. A good deal of interest
was manifested by those present, and
they resolved to organize Farmers AL
lance" A charter has been sent for. An.
other meeting next Saturday, at 2 p. m.
MIR. and Mrs. H. w. Page presented
the Congregational Sunday school of this
city with 100 Sabbath school singing
books, engravep upon them in gilt: "Con'
gregationa! Sunday school. Memorial
of Frank w. Page" frankie loved the
Sunday sch DOL, and but day or two be-
fore his death he wanted to learn the
"golden text" for the coming Sabbath
lesson. Dear little boy. Christ, tn.
great teacher, taught him that Sunday.
lesson.
Austin teels happy over the almos
certain fact OF having the Southern Min
nesota railroad changed to run through
that city at no distant day.-Lanesbor
Journal.
Indeed we do. Austin is just starting
out on new era of prosperity. Tw'
first-class creameries are 10 be starte;
within few weeks, and other importan
enterprises are sure to follow. When tn
change above contemplate is made, on
splendid railroad facilities will max
Austin a grand place for manufacture
enterprises, and monied men seeking IL
vestments are invited to call "a US. W.
will give them a cordial welcome.
THE ELEcr1oN.-The following cit,
officers were elected yesterday:
E. G. Dorr, Mayor.
Fay r. Smith, Treasurer.
G. E. Wilbour, Assessor.
Robert Griffith, Recorder.
First Ward-Orris Hayes, alderman;
N Griffith. Justice: Thos. Riley constable