Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-23

received nice line of gloves, initial pins
and bangles for the hair. She also Keeps
on hand the Electro Fluid for cleaning
kid gloves and removing grease and soil
from all garments worn.
I'm the program for the Central Mime
sofa Baptist Association commencing
it's session at Albert Lea May 21st, we no
tice Rev. w. E: Stanley of Austin is down
for first sermon, Monday evening, and
Rev. G. D. Belden ''of Brownsville" for
a sermon Wednesday evening.
John B. Hodapp of Mankato, was in
town last week Tuesday and Wednesday.
looking over the Austin Canning and
Preserving Factory, for points for the
Mankato Canning factory: He expressed
himself very much pleased with our fac
tory and Austin and her future.
The Board of Trade meeting last
Tuesday evening was devoted to dis
cussion Of the immigration scheme for
Mower county. Rev. Lathrop made a re-
port of his meetings throughout the coun-
ty. Another Board of Trade meeting
will be held next Tuesday evening.
Geo. E. Allen, of Utica, N. Y, ar
rived in the city last Saturday, spending '" g
a nephew Of the late S. G. Hand, and is
here to settle up the estate. We acknowl-
edge call from Mr. Allen, who is very
intelligent and agreeable gentleman.
George Litchtield is in brown study
these days. His handsome large house is
either too small for two, or else not ar
ranged conveniently for his large family,
so he is about to make some changes in
the present arrangement. Well, hurry
up George; get through and invite us all
down.
Mrs. Minnie Mayor has been i'll in
Oakland, CAL, some five or six weeks;
and having reason to believe that her ILL
ness is of serious nature, her mother,
Mrs. VIM Richards of this city, left for
Oakland last Thursday, to care for her,
and bring her home as soon as her health
will permit.
1t is strange how poor, and OH the
verge of charity, some men are when the
assessor calls on them; but if their pro-
perty could be bought for what they
swear it is WORTH and sold in fifteen min
utes after the officer leaves, for it's real
value, there could be some big fortunes
amassed in a few minutes.
Mrs. D. NJ. Thompson and son are
visiting their relatives in Usage. When
they return they will find them.
selves moved from the Mayhem
house on Water street into the Peter
Giles residence next door to W. T. Will
kins. Seems to US D. NJ is taking upon
himself great responsibilities.
| -Donavin's Tennesseeans gave a very
pleasant entertainment in Jones hall las,
Thursday evening. The audience was an
appreciatlve one, giving them several en-.
cores through the evening. Should they
come to Austin again, their coming will
be anticipated with pleasure. Mr.. Dona
vim we found very courteous gentleman
Friday evening of this week the lus-
cious strawberry will be done up in ice
cream, sandwiched with cake, and served
by the young ladies of the Baptist Society
in the rooms recently occupied by j F.
Andrews as hardware store. A cor
dial invitation is extended to everybody
and we hope everybody will accept
Price, IS cents.
The cold spell the 18th to the 18th Of
May, was distinctly marked this year, anC
Mr.. Proctor has recently made most in
teresting argument in favor of the theory
that the depressions in temperature are
caused by the huge swarms of meteOrs
that are passing between the earth and sur
in their orbit around the sun about this
time of year.
MIR. and Mrs. BENZ. Mason are once
more with their Austin friends, who are
always glad to see them. AS Mr.. Mason's
business interests will call him south early
in the season, they will board during the
summer with Ira Jones. The little daugh
ter, Stella, will spend few weeks with &
sister of Mr.. Mason in Fond du Lac, Wis.
before coming to Austin.
-Danferd Bacon, a respected either
of Lansing township, residing two miles
east of Ramsey, died Monday night Of
lung fever: Mr.. Bacon has lived on The
farm where he died for over 20 years: Hi
age is about sixty. He leaves a wife and
12-year old daughter. Funeral to-day
at 10 o'clock a. M, services to be con
Quoted by Rev. A. G. Reynolds.
LEROY people . are very fortunate y ~, in
and family, who removed to that pleas
ant town about the first of April last
from Brockport, Monroe county, N. Y
Mr. Brown and his wife we know to be
very estimable people, Mr.. B. is also ,
man of wealth, and owns several farms il
, Mower county; he will make the LEGALITY
of Leroy his future home.
j. NJ. Flowers and wife, formerly
residents of this city. are now living OF
a fine summer-resort farm of L. G. Mer
, rick, of Chicago, "a brother of W. H. an(
Geo. situated near Oconomowoc Lake
Wis. w. Fl. Merrick, of this city, informs
us that J. NJ. left last Monday, 18th, for
trip across the waters to the Shetland
Isles for the purpose of purchasing TO
the farm herd of Shetland ponies.
Our young friend, Simon w. Anderson
arrived in town last Saturday from Hamp
ton, Iowa, where he is extensively en-
gagged in the produce business. He say
Hampton is the finest town in Iowa
They boast of beautiful business blocks
finely graded streets, and $50, 600 hotel
r Chris. Anderson is in the grain bushes
at Sheffield, Iowa, and he is also doin,
, well-all of which we are very glad t
hear.
Mrs. H. NJ. Moore, and daughter Lula
left Austin last Wednesday night fe
: Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mrs. Moore, VIII
is sister of Mrs. D. B. johnson. came t,
Austin last fall, but during nearly all o
l the six months of her stay here, Mis-
7 Lula has been sick with typhoid fever
Their friends here hope that this long ant
serious illness will not prevent their max
ing Austin another visit at no very dis
< tant day.
We often hear of rings. There is tn
star route ring, and the whisky rings
WucdI rings, pork rings, COuit-AOuS
t rings, political rings, but the ring W
mean was a golden one,-a finger ring
and to he worn on the engagement finger
, We promised not to diyulge on this me
:. mentous subject, but the happy two no,
q suppose themselves to be one, bound b.
' the golden circlet, and the secret is to b
a compound one"
: For the National Exposition of Rail
y way appliances to be held in Chicago Ma
= oath to June Esd, 1888, excursion ticket
: will be sold at this station for $500 TO
the round trip. Tickets to be sold O
Tuesdays and Wednesdays during tn
continuance of the Exposition, and mad
good to return until the Monday follow
ing date of SALE First sale as above
Tuesday, May Goth.
G. H. COLEMAN, Ticket Agent.
Austin boasts that her bridge bonds az
at premium: 0watoVaa can do better still
+ She Joined with the county, two or three year
o ago. and built two iron bridges without iss,
: ing bonds. She now proposes to build a cit
I hall and has enough money In the treasury
}; | pay for it. There are but few cities of th
t size of Owatonna in as good financial cond
= tiOn.-JOu17adl.
We will admit that it is better not t