Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1883-05-02
Cant J. Mcknight, the new editor of

Capt J. Mcknight, the new editor Of
the Leroy Independent, was in the cit,
last week Wednesday. He called upor
us-and talked solid business in regard
to improving his paper. He starts of
well, by wearing tall beaver, which
gives him quite commanding appear
ance.
Albert Lea Creamery Association
has backed down, and the Creamery is no
more. During two years of operation the
Co. lost about $4,000. Farmers Of Free
born county. bring your cream to Austin,
where we have as good an appointed
creamery as there is in the state. This
concern won't fail. The men who man
age it are not of the failing kind.
Seeding is about finished, the weather
having been very favorable for seeding in
this vicinity. The farmers are generally
greatly diversifying their crops this year.
Wheat. oats, barley, corn and flax is about
the way it stands. They are going slow
on wheat this year. The ''Sca Island"
variety, which was so successful in 1881,
was almost complete failure in 1882.
ROLLER SKATEs.-A Grand Roller
Skating Rink has opened in Jones' Hall.
Skating afternoon and evening. Free
instruction to ladies. Come and see
more fun in one evening than you will ir
a life time. Admission, gentlemen, 15c.
Ladies, 10c. Use of skates, gentlemen.
15c. Ladies, 1Oc.
w. D. AMENT, Proprietor.
Prof. Rankin has really been quite ILL.
Pneumonia and himself took the bed last
Friday, and they have occupied 1t the
most of the time since. Perhaps the Prof.
may find out some of these days that all
flesh is grass, and that there is, or should
he, limit to endurance. We opine that
Mr.. r. is doing more hard work than his
health will permit.
The graduating exercises Of the Aus
tin high school will take place in the lat
ter part of June. The class is large, and
composed of Horace Wells, Addie Teeter
and Cora Chadbourne in the English
course, and Maggie Whitton, Charles
Squires, Will Willard, Katie Gibson,
Edith Short, Jennie Short, and Gertie
Sherwood in the Latin course.
%. B. Dearborn of Lyle township,
died last Sunday morning. Mr.. Dearborn
was very fine young man, and highly
respected by large circle Of friends. He
leaves wife and two children. The
funeral services were held Monday after
noon, conducted by Universalist minis
ter from Usage. He was buried, with
Masonic honors in the cemetery near Mr..
Beach's.
Nineteen, just one short of twenty,
of the oldest fellows of this city, went
over to Albert Lea Last Thursday to assist
in celebrating the Goth anniversary of
Odd Fellowship. John Owens, "Noble
Grand" which interpreted, means, noble
grand fellow, headed the procession. All
report good time and royal entertain
ment. We longed to be there.
The bond election in Mcpherson, Blue
Earth county, last Saturday. was carried
for the 49, 600 bonus by vote of 104 to 85
So the amount of bonds raised to date for
the Austin & St. Cloud R. R. amounts to
$188, O0O-a thousand or two dollars short
of what was asked, yet enough to practi-
cally fulfill the contract with the Con-
struction Co. Now let the grading pro-
cession move on.
-Minnesotians need not be discouraged
on account of our season being back
ward. Mr.. Lowell, just returned from
old New England, says Southern Mime
sofa is nearly two weeks ahead of that
part of the hemisphere, and reports from
Illinois advise US of no more advanced
vegetation than we have here. So let us
not be discouraged. We shall have our
''seed time and harvest"
II. O. G. T.-Austin Lodge No. 1O7,
elected the following officers last week
Tuesday evening:
j. E. Robinson, w. G.. T.
Mrs. B. w. Lowell, W. V. T.
G. X. Truesdell, Secretary.
James Engle, Financial Secretary.
Miss Belle Robinson, Treasurer.
Rev. E. r. Lathrop, Chaplain.
Ira Padden, Marshal.
Miss McGilvary, Inside Sentinel.
VIM. Galloway, Outside Guard.
WORK Soon TO BEe1N.-Hon. w. NJ.
Campbell the other day received a letter
from the President of the cross road con-
struction company, in answer to letter
from him stating that the bonuses were
nearly all voted and the amount was
guaranteed. The President stated that
he was glad to hear of the success in vot-
ing bonuses, and that arrangements would
be at once made to begin the survey
Litchfeld Ledger.
Mr. B. Mason and family are prepar-
ing to 20 north for the summer, starting
week after next We shall miss them all
and will look for their return early. No
more enterprising, energetic man ever
struck the East Coast than Mr.. Mason,
and we are glad to add no more successful
one.-Dnytona Journal, April 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mason left Florida on
Monday for the north. They stop in Chi
cago for a few days, then at Fond du Lac,
Wis, after which they come to Austin to
spend the summer. We shall be glad to
see our enterprising friend in Austin once
more.
THE ROCHESTER, RA1LROAD.-Report
come from Rochester that the Chicago,
Milwaukee, s. st. Paul railroad will soon
be extended from Hammond's Ford, a
point on the Zumbrota division, to Aus
tin, via Rochester. Our folks never get
excited over railroad news. We have
learned better by bitter experience. How
ever, we can throw up our hats as high as
any body when the proper time comes.
Notify us when the dirt begins to fly.
CANNING FACTORY NOTES.-THE
machinery for making cans arrived Mon
day morning. Also carload of tin-all