Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-04-02
AUSTIN, MINI.
FINE FARMS FOR SALE.

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Sixteen years ago last Sunday G. K.
Hanson moved his household goods to a
railroad station in old Oswego county,
New York, preparatory to coming west, i"
as Greeley told all the young men to do.
Upon the sixth of April snow fell there to
the depth Of 10 inches on level. How
would such storm suit Minnesotians
about now?
"A dispatch to the Pioneer Press says
Pat Rooney an old resident of Nevada,
Ninn., went to Austin early yesterday
friday morning on hand:car for a
physician. On his return he fell under
the wheels, receiving probably fatal in
juries about the breast" We regret to
hear this sad news about our old friend
Rooney, and hope his injuries are not so
serious as reported.
While strolling down south Main
street the other day we suddenly missed
our bearing, and concluded we were lost,
and probably should not have discovered
ourselves until this time, had not friend
turned US about and piloted us toward
home. You see we had been looking fol-
Alderman Litchfield's cupola, and it
wasn't there. George had taken it down
without even saying by your leave.
When the President of the Canning
Co. so far fergets the high position to
which he has been called. as to go about
the city, calling upon such notables as
the Mayor, President of the National
Bank, Sabbath School Superintendent,
and the whole TRANSCRIPT force, to make
"April Fools" of them, we think he
ought to be asked by the general public
to resign, and start a sugar factory.
Miss Gertie Ellis, a most excellen,
teacher in the seventh grade of our public
school-you see we have young damsel
in that reom-will while away the pass
ing hours of this school vacation with
her sister, Miss Jennie Ellis, teacher in
the Winona Normal School, and Miss
Jessie Rankin at St. Peter, and some dis
ta1at connections at Mankato. We wish
her very pleasant visit. She left Austin
Friday.
"A customer once upon time made a
purchase of suit of clothes of an old
German acquaintance, paying for them
cash down. The merchant was so de-
lighted and surprised that he said to his
friend, take drink with me-" and the
answer was, "no, I never drink any
more" The merchant exclaimed, ''Dot',
de reason w you. bay for de CLOSE sc
quick you got EN-" There is a good
moral to this little item.
e. A. RIP. T. Mcintyre Post No
sc, held it's last regular meeting in Ma
sonic hall, Saturday afternoon, at 2!
o'clock. Seven comrades were mustered
in:
NJ. B. Slocum, CO. A., LIST MINI. Cav.
E. Watkins, CO. c., 9th MINI. Vol. Init.
John Osborn, Co. B., I'd MINI. Cav.
Geo. G. Allen, Co. D., 18th Penn. Vol. Init.
Joseph Palmer, Co. B., Sd MINI. Vol. INIT.
Farga Larson, Co. H., 18th Wis. Vol. Init.
Allan Mollison, Co. B., list MINI. Vol. Init,
Next regular meeting, Saturday even
ing, April 10.
The high-water, with running ice
has seriously affected some of our bridges
thus greatly inconveniencing travel t,
and from town. The bridge crossing
Turtle creek, near e. E. Carriers, is abou
one third down, and the bridge across tn,
Cedar south of Austin is closed up, hav
ing lost some Of its stays during the recen
freshet. 1t is reported that the bridg'
over the Turtle, near the Catholic GENE
terry, is positively unsafe. There are nov
no safe bridges between Warmers mill t.
the east and the Poor Farm to the north
west.
Young Langworthy of the Spring
Valley Mercury was in Austin the othc
day, and visited our Roller Skating Rink
and this is what he SAID about it in hi
paper:
When in Austin you should visit tn
Roller Skating Rink, over johnson !
Smiths pillow works. The room is 36x1O
feet, and has one of the best hard woe
floors in the state. The rink is run by
club of young gentlemen of Austin, an,
is kept up in style. There are some yer
fine skaters there. Mr.. Lyman SherWoo
is the best gentleman skater, while anon
| the ladies the honor should, in our est
nation, be given to Miss Carrie Schwan.
The series of entertainments give
by the High School last week in thei
hall, were very successful, not only
pecuniary results, but in intellectual PR
fit. Maria I. Sanford's lecture 8
Venice, illustrated by the stereopticar
was exceptionally fine.
| Friday evening, the schoolroom ws
filed to overflowiag with an expecta1
crowd to witness the program prepare
by the young people, under the supe
vision Of Mrs. F. E. Hall, the assistal
teacher. 5t..s
Without going into details we can 50,
all rendered their parts well, and kept Il
audience fully entertained with must
recitations, presentations and tableaux.
Receipts Of the two entertainment
about sos.
This last exhibition was given by Mi
. Hall as her parting gift to the scho
d Library Fund. Mrs. Hallha demonstr
ted during her short term of service b
! eminent fitness for her position, and Ii
resignation is generally deplored. II
best wishes Of her pupils and nunero
q friends will accompany her in her futu
lcareer.