Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-06
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS


CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS
Occurring in Austin and Vicinity for the
Last Six Months of 1888.
JULY.
1. Hot Sunday. 100 degrees above
2. G.. Schleuder and Dorr & Void COM
menced improvements on the building
which they occupy.
8. Report of Austin Public schools.
Number enrolled 626, against 544 for last
year.
4. 10Th anniversary of our National
Independence. Fine parade. Eloquent
grafton by o. w. Shaw. Fireworks IL
Elimination of new courthouse.
8. Rev. F. A. Marsh of Beloit, Wis,
and family, visiting in town. Preached
to a large audience in the Congregational
church in the evening"
GIG. Co. e, Austin National Guards,
in camp at new Ulm.
II. Mrs. Monroe S. Ellison nee Smith,
married June "a, visiting relatives in the
city
Wind storms Much damage done
about town. The new courthouse had a
narrow escape from fire.
Is. Sportsmans Club organized.
Depot building at Ramsey being raised
one story.
J. NJ. Greenman charging and improv-
ing his residence.
New Touring mill being erected at
Lansing by Simon Anderson.
10. Uuiycrsalist S. S. picnic at Hollis
ter's grove
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and new organ purchased.
81. Cyclone at Elgin and Owatonna
1928. Heavy rain falls.
25. C. w. Taylor purchased the resi-
dence of r. B. Wheeler Considerations
SIS,
j. NJ. Welser and family left Browns
dale for his former home in Virginia
~. Mrs. Christina LOOMS, of Lyle
township, died, aged 81.
%. Racing at the Austin Driving Park.
20. Rev. A. L. Freeman Of Munford,
n. Y, Mower county landowner,
preached in the Baptist church.
81. Baptist s. S. picnic in Hollister's
grove.
AUGUST.
1. NJ. u. s. s. picnic at HOLSTERS
grove.
Walter L. Hunt, son of Richard O..
Hunt, formerly of Austin, married in
Santa Barbara, CAL, to Miss Ella j. Shaw
3. W w. Coles circus in Austin.
6. Collapse OF the Basford-J Jones block
Loss SIS, 900.
7. Will c. Snow, formerly of Austin.
married in Chicago, to Miss Mary L. Simp-
son.
g.. Charles W. Sawyer, formerly of
Austin, died in Minneapolis.
D,,)1 O.
taurant.
II. Death of Mrs. W. K squires. Aged
36 years.
II. Rev. J. X. Wheeler and family of
Terre Haute, Ind, in town.
Rev. Wheeler preached in the Congre-
gational church in the evening at the
union service.
1914. Deputy State Examiner Frink
inspected County Treasurer a I'D Auditors
books.
Is. Edith Brownsill has a narrow es-
cape from drowning.
Death of Miss Addie Leavett, formerly
a teacher in our public schools, at Wells,
Mimi.
Hatred Olsen and Miss Annette Corne-
veaux left for New York to study art.
IS. The Shaw Hall building being taken
down.
II. Rev. A. c. Reynolds badly injured
by being run over by Il harvester
- Cheap Charley moved into his new
quarters in Masonic block.
IS. Death of George Heintzman, an
old settler. Aged 70.
E. D. Fenton returned from Chatauuua,
Co., N. Y, with head of thoroughbred
Holstein cattle, purchased at cost OF
81, 700.
10. Rev. C. o. Brown of Kalamazoo,
Mich, preached IN the Congregational
church IN the morning.
81. Terrible cyclone at Rochester,
MINI.
%. Joseph Palmer purchases J. A.
Bates residence for $500 cash.
Reception given Rev. w. E. Stanley at
Jones hall
II. NJ. Daniels of Austin, comes out
with the first number of the Blooming
Prairie Tribune.
1894. Mayor Derr and others visit the
devastated city of Rochester.
20. City council donate $500 to the
Rochester sufferers. $3.50 added by vol
untary contributions by the citizens.
Ladies' Relief Society send box, in ad-
dition to other donations, containing 274
new made garments. The hotels thrown
open for the women's work.
~. heavy thunder and wind storm.
G. G. Kinsman's barn struck by lightning.
and consumed. House of D. F. Blyton
in Window, blown to fragments. B. w.
Lovells barn blown in; and much damage
done about the country.
Opening fall term of school.
20. L. s. Willard moved into his new
quarters in Masonic block.
20. Schleuder and Dorr g. Void moved
into their new store.
81. Temperance picnic at HOLSTERS
grove.
SEPTEMBER.
l. Annual election Austin Indepen-
dent school district. o. Allen and F. P.
Mcbride elected school directors.
+. G.. Cress appointed janitor of the
public school building.
co. G., Austin National Guards, with
the I'd Regiment Band, 70 to Minneapolis
to participate in the Willard Reception.
3. Postal notes first issued in Austin,
Prof Rankin purchased the first one.
D. MIR. and Mrs. I. F. GOslee celebrate
their silver wedding E
Geo. o. White receives his pension with
SO, 400 back pay.
Austin Canning Factory starts up.
J: Solner purchases the Mayor lot for
So, 700, and commences the erection of a
fine brick block. s~s'--- ~
South bridge closed for repairs. B
Thos Geraghty found dead.
7-8. Heavy frosts.
8. Boiler explosion at the Canning
Factory Fred Knox killed. :,
IL. G. E. Rowley, station agent at
Ramsey, has his left limb crushed by tae
cars.
IL. New firm of Fish & Andrews.
10: Kaiser & Quincy occupy their new
building. 80 ~ 4
II. September term Of court com