Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-11-14

Miss Gertie Ellis was good deal
surprised" upon the evening Of her birth
day, Monday, to have her pupils march
in, single file, and double file, and take
possession OF the cosy parlors of the Ellis
Evergreen Farm. The children enjoyed
the evening to the very close. and Miss
Gertic will remember the evening visit
with pleasure.
We received pleasant call one day
last week from I. j. Dacy, of Woodstock,
III. Mr.. D. owns farm or two just over
the line in Freedom county, and he came
out to view the land for the first time.
He thinks this country will come out all
right; and while waiting for that good
| time, he will extract sweet consolation
from the weekly visits of the TRANSCRIPT
Go to Mrs. McNIillan's for millinery
She is selling way down for cash. You
can get French felt hats for 81; Wool
felt for IS cents; Plumes that are worth
Sc, for $4.15; three-dollar plumes for
$3.50, and everything at the very lowest
prices. And don't forget that she keeps
constantly on hand embroidery and filing
silks also the Electric Fluid, used for
cleaning all kinds of goods.
-Earnie Andrews, of the late firm of
Fish & Andrews, one of our live and re-
liable young business men, left Austin
Monday noon, for a prospecting tour
in Dakota If he finds a location
that meets his mind, he will go into
business there. Much as We hate
to part with any of our rising young
men, still we can heartily comm md Mr..
Andrews to the welcome and patronage
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lot.
-Chattield has new law firm, Kings
ley Il Shepherd, who have recently form
ed a partnership for the practice of law
and a general real estate and loan bust
ness. The senior member of the firm has
been practicing law in Chattield for a
number of years and is at present the
county's attorney. The junior member
has recently settled there and is a young
man full OF energy, enterprise and bust
ness, a graduate of the Ann Arbor law
school.
Mrs. J. X. Sayles, of this city, is now
canvassing Austin for very valuable
book entitled Treasures from the Prose
World" 1t is sort of companion book
to 1.-The Treasures from the poetic world. "
G. D. Belden says of the work, that
| the selections are made from some of the
best prose writers.
Prof. Rankin considers it valuable
collection of the best selections from prose
authors.
Rev. C. E. Wright says it is composed
of some of the best thoughts from the
best authors, and will be found quite a
library in itself.
0. W. Shaw says the book contains the
most admirable selections from the best
authors in our language.
AS the NJ. E. Church, at it's last state
| Conference did not appoint any minister
| to preach on the Brownsville and Lansing
part of the old circuit, Rev. E. r. Lathrop
will take charge of the Lansing interest,"
and endeavor to see that they are supplied
with preaching every Sunday afternoon.
He preached in the Lansing pulplt last
Sunday afternoon. Rev. Stanley will fill
! the appointment next Sunday. Browns
dale is left to the care of Elder Belden
The new NJ. E. circuit is Blooming Prai-
RE, Berlin and Geneva. Rev. Stanley
breaches at Towheads twice every month
During the fall the Austin ministers
preached several times in Enterprise
school house, but have been compelled to
give up regular appointments there for
want of time.
- Services of peculiar interest were held
in the Baptist church Sunday. In the
morning, the pastor gave memorial adj
dress tol the memory of Miss Stone. who
was buried last Wednesday. In the even
ing, very interesting Missionary Sunday
School Concert was given under the d.
rection of Miss Emma Kaiser. One fea-
ture of peculiar interest was the large
card in colors which hung upon the front
wall over the pulpit. 1t was divided into
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the worlds inhabitants, and the card the
entire population. Each section was
colored to indicate the religious faiths of
the earth. The Pagan was marked black,
and comprised nearly two thirds of the
card. The chart, which was the work of
Miss Kaiser, was neatly framed, in ever
green, and will remain on the wall as a
reminder of the need of urgent work fol-
missions.
| We wish to call the attention of our
readers, and of the community in general,
once more, to the fact, that the State
Dalrymen's Association will meet in this
city, and hold three days session, De.
cember II, IL, and 10. This convention
promises to be one of great interest to
our farmers, especially at time like this
when the effort is being made to turn the
industry of the county in the direction of
stock raising and dairy business. A large
number of delegates and practical stock
raisers and butter and cheese makers will
| be present, and our people will never
have a better opportunity to gather
practical ideas on these subjects. 1t is
expected numerous specimens of butter,
cheese and ether dairy products will be
Mower county will manifest their public
spirit, in insuring, by their attendance, u
grand success for the meetings of the as
ISOLATION.
NOTICE. In future, tickets to Aber-
deem and points north and west thereof,
will be good via the Iowa and Dakota
Div. and Mitchell, via the Southern MINI.
Div. and WOOnsocket, or via the Hastings
and Dakota Div. direct. Holders of
round trip land exploring tickets to Aber-
deem and points north aud west thereof,
can go to Aberdeen by the Iowa & Oak,
or Southern Mimi. Divs., and return by
the Hastings & Dak ota Div, or vice versa.
Land exploring tickets to Weonsocket
will be good going via Iowa & Dakota
Div, returnin g via Southern MINI. Div,
or vice versa, or passengers can 20 and re-
turn by same route if they choose. Tick
cts to points south of Aberdeen sold on,
or south, or east of the line of the South
ern MINI. Div, will only be good via
Mitchell or Woons0cket. Tickets to
points south of Woonsocket, sold on, or
south, or east, of the line of the Iowa &
Dakota Division, will only be good via
Mitchell. G.. H. CoLEMAN, Agent.
Be CAREFUL The genuine Rough on
Corns is made only by E. s. Wells. Pro
IPrletor OF Rough on Rats, and has laugh
! ing face OF man on labels 15c. & 25c.
Bottles. , 81 :. I. ...S ..,s (
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