Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-08-08
rRANsCR1PTIONS.

Bogue soap.
Mrs. H. s. Smith and her son Allie
departed for Minneapolis Monday.
:-4,OOO pounds of butter is the work
of the Austin creamery during July.
John Fisher and wife went up to
Minneapolis yesterday for short rest
Yesterday was showery, but not wet
enough to stop the work on the ruins
John NJ. Hayes, of Towarda, Pa, is
here on visit to his brother-in-law, L.
A. Pierce.
Mrs. w. F. Sutherland is now in Min.
neapolis spending few days with Mrs.
J. A. Walters.
Judge Farmer was in Austin a couple
of days last week attending to some
special business.
Work on the NJ. E. church is finely
progressing. under the supervision of w.
Thayer of Spring Valley.
Mrs. E. J. Phillips went on Monday
to Ripon, Wis, to visit her son-in- law,
s. A. Steele, of that city.
Mrs. s. NJ. Boiler, one of our popular
millincrs, went to Minneapolis last Mon
day, and will return next Saturday.
MIR. Basford has secured quarters for
the Register printing office in Peter Mel
sons old machinery depot on Bridge
street.
Our old-settler friend. Henry Holt,
now living on farm near Armstrong,
Freedom county, was in the city last
week.
One of Austin's bright little girls said
it was wrong to 90 to the circus, but her
mamma would take her to the 'imag-
mary"
Miss Josie Bcauregard has come down
from Ortonville, Big Stone Lake, to
spend a fortnight with her old com
panions.
The editor of this paper and his
daughter Ethel returned last Saturday
from a ten DAYS visit in Chicago, Elgin,
and St. Charles, III.
-O!what a relief it would be to the
editor who tries to be original, if Austin
people would go to some place besides
Minneapolis to visit.
Mrs. Carter. nee Rosa Litchficld, is
here from Sioux Falls. She will remain
until Mr. Carter can complete the new
house which they will reside in.
The sociablc connected with the Uni
versalist church will meet with Mrs. Co.
lOSS IculOu, NcAG evening,
August Il. All are cordially invited.
Lyman Baird has moved his books
and papers into a second story room in
Levy's building. and is again ready for
business. TRANSCRIPT office entrance.
Ward Strong's genial face was seen
on our streets several days last week.
Time deals kindly with him, but surely
not more SO than do his Austin friends.
Two weeks of dry, cool weather, I'm
surpassable for grain. But the roads arc
very dusty, and brief use of natures
great sprinkler would be very refreshing.
w. W. Keysor leaves Austin to-day
for Mankato About September / he
will go to Omaha, Nebraska. his future
home, and engage in the practice of law.
Rev. J. K. Wheeler, pastor of the
First Baptist church of Terre Haute, Ind.
will preach at the union meeting in the
Congregational church next Sunday even
ing.
Frank Farmer and two or three other
gentlemen came over to Austin last Fri
day. Did they know that we were to
have tirst-class circus performance that
day?
The office of the Judge OF Probate and
County Superintendent will now be found
in the second story of Levy's building
over his clothing store-TRANsCRIPT en-
trance.
Owing to a severe attack of hoarse
ness Rev. C. E. Wright vacated his pulpit
last Sunday morning, and 0. w. Shaw
read one of DR.. Bushnells celebrated
sermons.
Mrs. Alfred Cressy, of Plainview, and
her daughter Hattie and son Charlie ar
rived here last Saturday. They will
spend two weeks in visiting their numer-
Gus friends. :,'.'
The Ladies' Church Aid Society of
the Congregational church will hold
sociable at the residence of Mrs. J. F.
Cook. Friday evening next. All are
cordially invited.
"A little girl of Long Island offered
prayer both singular and true to human
nature, when she said, Il do thank thee,
0 God, for all my blessngs,snd I will do
as much for you some time
Mrs. T. D. Seal. better known here as
Miss Belle Kenyon, is now the guest of
Mrs. Jos. Schwan. Her home is in Min
neota, thriving little town which num-
bers her husband among its merchants.
We saw E. P. Kilroy on the street
yesterday, but he was going too fast to
stop and see us. Come IN friend Kilroy,
account of yourself which You have de-
served.
AT the recent meeting Of the G.. A.
A. C. Rev. F.. r. Lathrop was elected
state agent in the work of securing
a submission of the prohibition amend
ment to a vote of the people. He will
begin his work Oct. 1.
Crops in our state are nearly three
weeks later than usual in maturing this
year. Nevertheless they are fully as far
advanced as those of states much farther
south. Wheat now promises we'll, and
corn and oats will surpass it in heavy
yield.
In common with others of the pro-
fession Miss Matte Ellis proposes to take
d vacation abroad in order. to recuperate
from the exhaustion of teaching. She
will spend a part Of her vacation in Man
kato, and the remainder with Miss Jessie
Rankin in St. Peter.
Mrs. Oscar Ayers entertained num-
Der of ladies at her residence last Satur-
day It is cool summer weather that
brings out The "doves" in their elegant
p1umagc. 1t certainly did on the occa-
sion mentioned Ior all present say tney
had pleasant time,
Mrs. r. A. Englc, who has been in
Minneapolis several weeks. was joined
by her husband last Monday Unfor-
tunately Mrs. Engle's visit has been inter-
rupted by the sickness of her child. and
this is probably what called Mr.. Engle
there so suddenly last Monday.
-Supt. Bclden desires US to say that
number of letters which came during his
absence while visiting schools, and had
not yet been answered, were lost in the
ruins of, the falling building. Any of his
correspondents WHO do not receive replies
to their letters, are requested to write to
him again. "a
The members of the Ladies' Floral
Club will hold a. sociable with Mrs J. F.
Cook, ON Wednesday afternoon and
evening, August 18th: Tea will be served
at $50 O'Clock, to which the gentlemen
will be cordially welcomed. The literary
exercises win be held in the evening. All
are invited. -. PHI
We have been favored with a new
from Carleton College for the
last academic year. The institution is
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