Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-07
II. o. G. T.-Austin Lodge No. 10Y,

Il. o. G. T.-Austin Lodge No. 10Y,
installed its officers Monday evening.
The following is the roll of officers:
J. E. Robinson, W. c. T.
Ada Douglas, w. V. T.
F.; Mrs. S. N. Boiler, Chaplain.
| s. Bell Robinson, Secretary.
J. w. Engle, Assistant Secretary.
Will Lord, F. s.
Mrs. s. L. Fenton, Treasurer
Perry Rolfe, w. NJ
Frankie Lowell, A. NJ.
| Peter Johnson, o. G.
! Bell Richardson, I. G.
! Mary Yates, R. H. S.
Mrs. G.. Ward, L. H. S.
| Rev. W. E. Stanley, P. w. G. T.
! Thomas Beatty, Lodge Deputy.
This institution is in fourishing con-
dition. The Lodge room is pronounced
by all who visit it, the finest. in the west.
FINE ART.-Pedestrian taking their
way along the west side of Main street,
will find some specimens of fine art
worthy of their attention in the windows
of Wizards store. Mrs. A. G. Reynolds
has recently finished fine portrait of
Rev. N. NJ. Learned, formerly of Mime
apolis, which is pronounced by friends of
the gentleman very fine likeness. With
this is q painting of Easter flowers which
shows great skill in coloring. In these
days of cheap chromos, the possession of
a fine oil painting to adorn the parlor is
even more desirable than ever before, and
is unrivalled in its influence to give to
home the air of refinement and beauty
Not only this, but home talent should be
encouraged. No doubt Mrs. Reynolds
would be glad to receive limited num-
Der of orders. We understand she thinks
of establishing an art school IN Austin
this summer.
| The Young Ladies' Society, connected
with the Baptist church of this city, held
its annual business meeting April ID, at
the home of Mrs. A. w. Rankin The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Ida
Smith, President Emma Kaiser, Vice.
President; Louise Robinson, Secretary :;
Eta Cooper, Treasurer. At a subse-
quent meeting, the name and object of
the society was changed. 1t will be call
ed "The Circle Of Industry" and will
direct its efforts to church aid for the
most part. During the past year, the
society has raised over $780, 1t donated
1926 towards the support of lady student
at Atlanta Seminary, $40. towards the
purchase of the new piano at the Baptist
Academy at Owatonna, and $40 towards
the church fund. They have assumed
the purchase of the new carpet for the
church. The proceeds of the sale Of the
old carpet will be added to their funds.
They expect to have the first strawberry
festival of the season, about May 81 or %.
Edwin Brownsill has returned from
his three months trip much improved in
health. He has travelled through parts
of Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, New
Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada,
Utah and Nebraska, and took pains to
observe all things carefully. He comes
back better suited with Minnesota than
everx before. California climate is all
that is claimed for it. Some maladies are
benefited by the change, some are worse
for it. If a persons lungs are not too
weak, they stand chance of recovering.
He reports number of cases of death in
a few weeks after arrival there. Others
improve at once. Business and profess
lsions are all overdone. There seems to
be q surplus of laborers and mechanics,
and the fruit business is in fair way to
be Overdone. 1t is poor country for a
man with limited income. Unimproved
Hand Sc @10n +D @R00
improved from $500 to $1,000, and man
must work hard to make a living off from
20 or 80 acres after the orange or lemon
trees come into full bearing. He would
advise all who are troubled with the Cali
fornia fever to 90 and look before selling
their homes here. ~.s-3.4
An Albert Lea Odd Fellow writes up
for the Independent the recent anniversary
exercises in Austin, April 25th. The
following are extracts from the same:
We were here met by committee
from Austin Lodge No. 20, and assigned
place in the line OF march, headed by
the second regiment band of Austin. We
marched to Odd Fellows Hall, land here
let me say that No. 20 has one of the
finest halls in the State) where we were
!. called to order and given words of vel
come by L. French, N. G., of Austin
lodge, who also gave us brief history Of
the order. X At 8p. M, a large
audience assembled in the handsome and
magnificent new court room. **
At 1880, p. M, the most elegant banquet
+ ever furnished to mortal man was served
: in Masonic Hall by the ladies of the
Floral Club Of Austin, the visiting mem.
> bers being::furnished admission tickets bv
;. the Austin lodge The tables were artis