Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-12-24

wish for all only the. good of life.
| Mr.. Briggs Of the Roller Rink, has
very generously offered the entire pro-
ceeds of one nights use of the rink for
skating to the Ladies' Relief Society OF
Austin. The date will probably be de-
cided upon after the busy holidays are
over. Ill.,.
Round trip tickets to New Orleans,
La, and return, commenced sale Dec. I.
1884. Rate for the round trip from Aus
tin will be $31.40, for tickets good for
forty-five (45) days; and $40. so for tickets
good until June 1st, 1885.
G. H. COLEMAN, Agent.
The musicale at the Baptist church
next Wednesday evening promises to be
an excellent entertainment. Messrs. Will
bour and Solner, Mrs. Cox and Miss Ad-
die johnson will have charge of the in
strumental part of the program, and this
alone will insure excellent music.
Aaron Hall was Postmaster at Pleas
ant Valley, Mower county, Minnesota, for
eighteen years. Two years since he re-
signed, and lately the Postmaster Gene
raj sent Mr.. Hall check for SLIT, his
due from the Government. Mr.. Hall
therefore bOastfuliy declares, that there
is one honest Ex-Postmaster, alive in
Minnesota. Valley Vidette.
AT the stated meeting of Fidelity
Lodge No. 80, A. F. & A. NJ, last Wednes-
day evening. the annual election occur
red, with the following result:
Joseph Adams, w. M.
H. A. Avery, s. w.
VIM. Todd, j. w.
L. D. Baird, Secretary.
! Anton Friedrich, Treasurer.
| How ungrateful it is, friends, to com
plain of "hard times" We have health
homes, friends, the necessities. God is
good and his tender mercies are over all
his works. Let us then be grateful,
hopeful, happy, and strive to make hap
pier those around US, and this shall crown
our joy, making the coming festal season
the happiest of all.
"A SURPR1sE.-Last Friday evening"
Miss Rubie White was very pleasantly sur
| prised by several of her old scholars from
IN the Obadiah Smith district, where she
used to to teach, with some others march
ing in, and all made merry the evening
hours with plays and other amusements.
A lunch was served, and all went home
deciding the evening was far too short.
We have just received the December
number of the Tra0eler's Official Guide. of
the Railway and Steam navigation lines
in the United States and Canada. It con-
tains everything the tourist and traveller
could desire to know about any possible
route in these countries. It is published
by the National Railway Publishing Co.,
46 Bond street, New York. Price so
cents.
The atlantic for Decemberis as usual
dignifed, staid and conservative in Lit
erature, art and science" For the next
year beginning in January, articles are
promised from Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Mrs. Oliphant and other authors of note"
Lovers of good sound reading will pat
ronize this me-honored magazine. Pub
lished in Boston by Houghton, Miffiin
& Co.
The annual meeting of the Mower
County Agricultural Society will be held
at the courthouse, Tuesday, Jan. 6th at
Up. m. Not only the farmers, but the
citizens of Austin, should attend this
meeting. 1t is important. The election
of officers takes place, and planning for
next years fair will he IN order. There
should be large attendance of all men,
bers of the society.
The Christmas number of st. Nacho-
las, will delight both young and old, as
it surely should, with such writers as j.
T. Trowbridge, Edna Dean Proctor,
F. r. Stockton, louisa Nj. Alcott, and
many others, with poem by Whittier al
so. Beautiful and numerous illustra-
tons adorn the whole number, making
it exceedingly attractive. 1t is published
by the Century Co., New York.
New BUSINESS HoUsE.-A. G. Case
of Fountain, brother of County Treasurer
G.. L. Case of Austin, will remove to Aus.
tin soon, and on the list of February will
open GU: a general stock of merchandise
in the McClelland'block. Mr.. Case has a
partner by the name of Billus, who will
also remove to Austin, and the firm name
will be '.Rillus s. Case" We bespeak
for these new-c corners hearty welcome.
|. In the United States there are squan-
dered in liquors every year $500, 900, 900.
Imagine that on every letter in the book
which is called the word of God. you see
piled up $50 dollars, and you can get
| some faint idea of the first cost of the
devils chief agent for running this nation
alone. Then count in the miseries that
grow from and are fed by this cause.
Then ask your soul-What, oh Soul, is
the Question of the Hour
&C. A. R.-McIntyre Post No. 66, G.
A. r., held a regular meeting Saturday
evening. Two comrades were mustered
in. A Board of Trustees was elected con
sisting of G.. L. Case. NJ. NJ. Trowbridge,
and w E. Stanley. 1t was voted to pur-
chase the old Presbyterian church edifice
of John V. Owens for permanent use
Price 1925. The net proceeds of the late
banquet were 5000. The Post is one Of
the best in the state, and IN fourishing
condition.
Many persons, on account of the
strlngency Of the times, are purchasing
for holiday presents this year something
serviceable, and not putting as much
money into perishable goods as formerly,
but are looking about for gifts which will
have an intrinsic value after the holiday
week is over. If purchasers who are in
tent upon getting serviceable and hand
some goods at low prices, will look over
the stock of hardware at Cook & David
sons, our word for it, they will not look
in vain.
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