Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-16

DEATH OF MRs. Amy CHANDLER
Last Friday morning, at the residence of
her eldest son, David L., in Austin town
ship-aged SO years. Two years ago last
December we recorded the death Of the
husband, Welcome Chandler, at the age
of "A. Mrs. Chandler has been in quite
poor health ever since her husbands
death. She has had eleven children, eight
of whom are still living, viz: David L.,
John, Mrs. Joshua Epler, George, Star
ling; William, Mrs. Jacob Epler and Mrs.
H. G. Trowbridge. All were present at
the funeral except the two Mrs. Eplers
who are living in Ottertail county. Rev.
E. R. Lathrop conducted the funeral SER
vices at the Cedar City school-house last
Sunday at o'clock. It is more than
twenty-five years since Mr.. and Mrs.
Chandler came to Austin from Canada,
and during all this time they have ever
been recognized as among the most valued
of our citizens.
COUNTY FA1R.-The executive COM
mittee of the Mower County Agricultu-
raj Society, which met in this city on the
Sd inst, voted to hold fair in Austin this
fall. The executive committee consists
Of Hon. John Frank of Leroy, Thomas
Gibson Of Lansing, and Mayor Dorr, W.
T. Wilkins, D. B. Smith, Geo. Fish, Ira
Jones, w. II. Merrick and r. o. Hall of
Austin city. At the meeting referred to,
it was voted to buy or lease the old fair
grounds, and fit them up for the use OF
the society this falkland a committee
| was appointed to get membership tickets
printed and to sell them, and to prepare a
premium list and get the same printed in
pamphlet form. The membership fee has
been fixed at 50, and it is expected the
citizens of Austin and farmers through
out the county will come forward and
join the society cheerfully. A thousand
of these tickets ought to be sold, as it is
principally from this source that the reve-
nue. is expected wherewith to meet the
expenses of the fair. We hope there will
be no holding back by any one, but that
all will unite in one effort to make this
enterprise success.
| "A New FACToRY.-Since the first OF
last December certain little factory has
been running in Austin, turning out
patented article for railroad use. AS the
existence of the institution was not gen
orally known to our citizens, we made a
trip to the factory last week Tuesday, to
find out about it, and will now proceed
to give our readers the benefit of our re-
searches. We found the shop in the
Sd ward, on the north side Of Bridge street
with J. E. Hanson as superintendent. The
article manufactured is 'seal punch. .
The tool was patented by H. NJ: and L.
A. Foote of Lansing, in this county, Feb.
20, 1882. 1t is for sealing freight cars.
A narrow strip of tin is run through the
paddock and staple of the car door and
the ends sealed with this punch. OF
course, this car cannot be opened without
breaking this little band of tin, which is
called the seal. If the seal is broken
before the car reaches its destination the
railroad authorities know that the car has
been tempered with, and the train-men
may look out for Thorough overhauling.
The device IS considered valuable one.
As proof of this fact, MIR. Foote has a
contract to supply all the stations on the
line of the Chicago, Milwaukee g. St.
Paul with the punches. The punch Is
about the size of large pair of shears.
Mr.. Hanson has been making the article
without help until about two weeks age
when Mr.. Foote furnished him an as
sistant, and also put up for him 4-horse
power engine. In few days Mr.. Han
son expects still another hand, when the
three will turn out the punches quite
rapidly. The shop is supplied with five
or six hundred dollars worth of machin
cry, viz: steam engine and boiler, one
of Packard's screw-cutting and self-feed
ing turning lathes, an upright drill, anc
an emery stand for polishing and grind
ing. The castings for the punches are
made at Rockford, ILL.,, and shipped here
in the rough; the springs and knives ART
of hardened steel. We hope to see thi
industry grow to large proportions, ane
we know no good reason why it may not
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