Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-08-02

Don't argue with your own conscience
in questions Of right and wrong. Search
out the truth and the right, and give the
order 'March on" in words so emphatic
that they may be heard even in the inner
most chambers Of the soul.
This time it is the Rev. o. Williams
who is exceeding happy over the advent
of seven and half pound daughter at
his home, and the Rev. gentleman sings
louder than ever.-Blue Earth City Post.
We supposed he had entered the upper
register" while in Austin. :,
--Halford Oleson has two landscape
oil paintings, and also some drawings
which he would like very much to sell.
Holford is very anxious to so to New
York and receive Instructions in the Coop
er Institute, and We wish he might.
ALI persons wishing to avail them
selves of good opportunity for study
ing art, will do we'll to call upon Mrs.
Holway. Terms, so cents per lesson, or
$40 per term of "a lessons, to be paid at
the close of first half of the term.
The Baptist Sabbath school picnic,
next Tuesday, in HOLSTERS grove, will
not be forgotten by the little folks. A
good time is expected. Should Tuesday
be an unpleasant day the picnic will be
postponed until the next fair day.
DOC Losr.-A chicken dog, pointer,
color yellow. Was missed the 18th of
July. Was licensed, with my name and
No. Sc on the collar. A liberal reward
will be paid for information which will
lead to his recovery. s. G. OLSON.
Mrs. E. P. VanValkenburgh started
Monday for Detroit, Mich. She will Wis
it relatives in Milwaukee and Chicago,
spending the greater part of the time be-
tween now and the first of September in
Detroit with her parents and brothers.
While in Rochester, we met member
of one of their bands. During his CONVEX
sation he paid the Austin Union Brass
band very high compliment, thinking it
one of the best brass bands in the. state.
We agree with him.-Spring Valley Mer-
curry.
George Tuttle, of St. Paul, brother of
Mrs. F. A. Engle. has been stopping with
his friends in Austin some two or three
weeks, and has been quite seriously ill
with inflammatory rheumatism. He works
in the St. Paul Harvester Works when at
home.
Methodist Episcopal Church. The
presence of every member of the congre-
CATION is earnestly desired next Sunday,
Aug. 6. Don't stay away for rain, wind,
heat, or any other cause, except sickness
or death.
E. r. LArHRoP.
Mrs. Florence Holway, teacher of
painting in our city, has now secured the
large, airy, well-lighted rooms of G..
Schleuder's, over Hall g. Vests dry goods
store, for the use of her class. Mrs. Hol-
way has very large class in oil painting,
and is giving the best possible satisfaction.
Austin was represented at Clear Lake
over Sunday by nearly score Of her cit
liens: G. L. Case and son, D. NJ. Thomp-
son, Harry Patterson, Genie Andrews,
Mrs. D. B. Smith and two little sons,
Mrs. Messersmith and daughter Matte,
and Mrs. DR.. Squiers and daughter Nellie.
We expect they had royal time.
Boys, don't chew tobacco. 1t is both
filthy and unhealthy. The increased flow
of saliva must be spit out, and this con-
slant splitting will soon have it's bad
effects. 1t weakens the nerves, poisons
the blood, deadens the sensibilities, and
dulls the activity of the brain. Boys,
for your own sakes, do not use tobacco.
| Charlie B. Adams, residing near the
brick yard in the western part of town.
has an apple-tree now in full blossom
He purchased the tree this spring of A
V. Ellis the tree was quite large, and the
leaves nearly all fell off after our heavy
frosts. A new crop of leaves now adorr
its branches and the tree is filed with
blossoms.
TO mark tools: Cover the part to be
marked with thin coating of tallow o.
beeswax. Then, with sharp instrument
write the name in the tallow, cutting
clearly into it. Then fill in the letter!
with nitric acid. Let it remain from ont
to ten minutes. Then dip in water and
rub of, and you will have the marx
etched.
IN. G. Daniels, of Watertown, Wis,
John, F., of Paramount, Martin county
Mimi, and George H., of EuClaire, Wis
brothers of Edw ard Daniels, were in Aus
tin in attendance at their brothers fune
raj. Also Byron A. Wright, of Sparta
, Wis, and E. D. Wright, Train Dispatche
on the Prairie du Chen division, brother
of Mrs. Daniels
IS. G. Oleson keeps as elegant ant
complete stock of furniture as can b.
, found in southern Minnesota. He also
has fitted up, and in connection with hi
wrae-rooms. the finest hearse in Souther,
Minnesota, and is fully prepared at al
times with everything desirable in tn
undertaker's line. Call upon him, soutl
side of public square.
SCHOOL REPoRT.-Average standing
of pupils of District No. 100, Dexter
Emma Arndt, 81, George Arndt, SO, The
= resa Arndt, 50, Emma Betcher, 81, Henri,
Betcher, So, John Betcher, So, Mary Mil
Ter, SO, Annie Schmidt, 81, Berth,
Schmidt, 95, Jacob Schmidt, IS, Arthu
Seebach, SO, Bertha Spreckels, 80, Kat
spreckels, 81, sophy spreckels, 81.
2 Arthur Seebach was neither tardy no
absent during the term.
;. MARY G. BECK.
y. E: Dodge, of Waltham, was badl,
kicked by a horse last week in one of tn
! sheds back of Oscar Ayers warerooms
He was kicked five times before thos
standing near could get the poor fellow
from under the horse feet, where he hat