Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-06-18

We have also MON6Y
SALE at figures lower than t
Mrs. G. s. Hlldahl continues to fur.
nish the ~lovliest hats and bonnets for the
ladies of this city and vicinity, net exact
ly free of charge, but at the lowest prices
Give her a call, make your purcha SEES,
and you will certainly feel that you are
not behind the times.
Rev. E. P. Robertson began his labors
last Sunday at the Methodist Episcopal
church. He is a young man, a student
at Hamline University, and will supply
the church until the Conference meet.
next October. He made a fine impress
| sion in his first sermon.
1T was with mingled emotions OF
| pride and regret that Prof. A. W. Ran
| kin received last week two offers to take
schools at a large advance of salary, be-
yond that given at Owatonna. a neigh
boring city Offering him $1,000, and one
in the northern part of the state $1,000.
In another column will be found the
professional card of C. H. Johnson, ply
stefan and surgeon, graduate of McGil
College. Dr. johnson has located per
manently, and succeeds DR.. A. Mac
donald. He is a young nan Of gentle.
manly address, and we wish him success,
"A. M. Fleck being the lowest bidder,
has secured the contract for carrying the
mails between the %post-ofice and the de.
pot. Col. Mansfield has been mail mes.
senger for the past seven or eight years
and it is but justice to him to say, that
he has been a careful painstaking mes.
senger, giving good satisfaction.
Miss Helen F. Banfield arrived in
Austin last week, and is the guest Of he1
brother, n. F. Banfield. She comes from
Colorado, having spent last winter at
Colorado Springs. Miss Bantield will
probably remain through the heated
month of August, when she will then re-
turn to her home in New Hampshire.
The Universalist state convention
held it's annual session in Saltwater, Sat
urday and Sunday, June IA and Is. W.
T. Wilkins was elected a member of the
Executive Committee, and E. B. Crane
lay delegate to the General Convention.
Strong temperance resolutions were
adopted. Next place of meeting East
Minneapolis.
The Farmers Alliance will hold their
semi-annual meeting Saturday afternoon,
June %, at 2 o'clock, at the court house
hall, for the purpose of electing officers !:
President, Vice-P President, Secretary and
Treasurer. Also to consider the interests
of the county fair this fall. A large at
tendance is expected.
G. w. QR1MsHAw, President.
"A week ago Sunday, George Hay,
one of the proprietors of the Railway Eat
ing House, was taken severely i'll, and has
continued to decline until the present
time. And just as we 60 to press We
learn of his death shortly after 9 o'clock
this morning. Mr.. Hay is we'll known,
and we'll beloved by all. We will give
particulars next week.
Pref. George B. Alton, whom many
of our citizens have had the pleasure of
meeting, and who has been principal Of
the Owatonna schools for the past two
years, was recently married to Miss
Mabel. daughter of Prof. Sanford Miles,
of Rochester. Mr.. and Mrs. Alton will
sail for Scotland in q few days, where
they will visit an uncle Of the Prof's.
after which Prof. Alton will enter a col
lege in Germany and remain two years.
Glass report of school in district No.
AZ, Pleasant Valley, for the month ending
May 3oth Sadie Hoppin 95}, Matte Row
ley 899, Ollie Rowley S8 1910, Henry
Rowley 80 Is. Frank Heppin 81 is, Her.
man Graves 95f, Oscar Olson 87}. Ada
Olson s7l, Ada Cotton 891, Augusta
| Graves TO-. Neither absent nor tardy
during the month, Sadie Hoppin, Frank
| Hoppin. Not absent, Ada Cotton. No.
of visitors, six.
CAL1IE A. WEIGH, Teacher.
About midnight Thursday, one OF
the most severe thupder-storms for many
years occurred in this city and vici4 ity
People were quite generally alarmed,
We have heard Of no special damage
frsm lightning ave the loss Of q COW be.
longing to q German farmer living just
east of G.. T.. Cases farm, Red Rock.
The liberty pole in Austin was quite
badly shattered with the lightning, and
q large tree in the yard of ]. Levy was
peeled.
While in Chicago at the Convention
We met our old Acquaintance, Thomas
Jefferson Lake, who will be well remem
bered blythe early settlers Of this coAnty,a q.
at one time holding the position Of county
Treasurer, and being for many year,
q resident of this city. Nj. Lake Is post
master ct Athens, Alabama. and was a
alternate for p of the delegates at larg,
from that state. He looks prosperou'
and happy, as though the passing year
had dealt kindly with him.
Let the parents Of this city bear ii
mind that gssd order is to be preserved
at the exercises in courthouse hall mex
Thursday evening. We think it woult
be much more agreeable also, If . few o
the children Of the town and country ad
joining. should be left ct home. T,
speak politely. their Dom in the hall vii
be preferred % their company. as ther
are enough ofs them 70 al the hall I,
over1ewing. who will enjoy and be pro
! lifted by the evenings exercises.