Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-01-17
THEY START WITH THEIR WOODEN
WEDDING.
High School Capers.

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| High School Capers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin were given very
pleasant surprise yesterday afternoon.
There has been something in the air
around the high school-room for several
DAYS. Teachers and scholars have been
consulting with each other and with the
Board of Education. Messengers were
| sent to the various ministers and to the
furniture stores. The master of the high
school thought that some of the scholars
were getting a little off, but there was
not sufficient, out of the usual way, to
arouse any suspicious as to what was re-
ally coming to pass. All of this activity
took place in very quiet way. 1t was
subtle genius planning and executing,
and, yesterday At the close of school,
Mr.. Rankin, accompanied by Mrs.
Rankin, who, by some strange coinci-
dence, CHANGED to be visiting the schools,
entered the high school room, and what
was their surprise, establishment and con-
sternation to see the rostrum filled with
ministers, members Of the Board of Edu-
cation, and citizens, and all the other
teachers, present! The brave pedagogue
was entirely taken aback. He who had
for so long faced four-score unruly boys
and girls, and even dared to get married.
was now subdued. He looked around as
one in doubt, his spouse sheltering her
self under his protecting arm, figurative-
ly. and then, seeming to think that his
throne was usurped and his place taken
possession of, he quietly sought the near
est seat and submitted to the inevitable.
Rev. Mr.. Wright arose, and after speak
ing briefly of the high regard in which
both Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin are held by
the teachers, scholars and Board of
Education, in their name, presented them
with pair of beautiful willow easy chairs.
Mr.. Rankin, in a few fitting words, ex-
pressed his thanks and appreciation OF
the gift saying that it would be new
encouragement to him and his work.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Rankin stand high in
the estimation of our citizens, as well as
in the regards of the pupils and teachers
of the school, for their sterling worth and
unquestioned ability. They have both
wrought in our schools, and their present
high standard IS very much owing to their
efficiency. They have inspired their pu.
pills and urged them on. Mrs. Rankin will
no longer teach except by curtain lectures,
but Mr. Rankin will still continue to be
our most efficient superintendent, and I'M
der his wise counsels and kindly judg.
ment, our schools may be expected to
prosper Long live Mr.. and Mrs. Rankin.
death OF Mrs. SHERMAN PAGE
Last week the sad news reached Austin
of the death of Mrs. Page, Jan. 18th, near
Los Angeles, Cal. She left Austin some
three or four months ago not entirely
we'll, having slight cough, and occasion,
ally complaining of WEAKNESS, yet none
of her friends dreamed of her being in
consumption. After her arrival in Cali.
fornia, she continued to grow weaker,
and about week before her death had q
congestive chill, after which her decline
seemed more rapid. Hattie-Adams-Pa Page
leaves two little children from whom il
must indeed have been hard for her to
part. She was resident of Austin fcl
| more than twenty-five years, coming here
with her widowed mother, her sister Mrs.
r. L. Kimball, and her brother Charles
B. Adams, who is still resident of this
city, Mrs. Klmball and the aged mother
residing at Minneapolis. Mrs. Page was
woman of many virtues. Those who
knew her best, loved her most.
The rich man in the parable said to
himself, "Soul. thou hast much goods
laid up for many years; take thine ease,
eat, drink, and be merry" And God
said, 'Thou fool, this night thy soul shall
shall be required of thee: then where
shall those things be which thou hast pro-
vided?" This is the point we have been
coming at for some time. We believe in
honest recompense after toll. We believe
in laying by something for old age, but
we wish our gains to be honest gains.
The building up of an immense trade, or
the possessions of a millionaire, will not
be placed to our credit when that last
night shall come. 1t will matter little to
US then, whether we be rich or poor.
whether our home has been palace or a
howell. What are the investments, then,
that will pay us best, that, when footed
up in the light of eternity, will leave a
balance in our favor? Suppose that this
is to be the last year Of our lives, will
it pay us to cheat9 will it pay US to lie!
will it pay the lawyer to take advantage
| of his client? the collecting agent to take
| the last bushel of wheat, or the last COW
from the destitute family? will it pay
the merchant to misrepresent his goods.
to increase his profit? will it pay the minis
ter to trifle with the truth, keeping back
part? will it pay the editor to be das
tardly coward. and for fear of giving
offense to some, keep silent on moral ques
tons that he we'll knows should be dis
cussed and placed before his readers? W.
think it will not pay. We want to make
some of the investments that have eterna
values. to have some treasures that will
outlast time. And so, friends, we have
decided we can live without whisky
money, for one thing. We must talk TEN
perance, and to be consistent, how can W.
advertise it, We look upon whisky
money as the pieces of silver for which
homes are betrayed to death. We wan
to help the citizens of Austin to be TEN
perate, and not to spend their money TO-
that which is worse than naught. W.
want to help our young men. and ou
boys, to see the danger and death tina
there is in the cup. We want the wive
and mothers of the drinking men of Aus
tin to know that the TRANSCRIPT is will
them in heart and sympathy, and will
do all possibly to aid them. We wan
the saloon-keepers Of Austin to know
that the TRANSCRIPT would take them b,