Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-08-20

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the city.
Peter Haley smokes the cigar of peace
again with his friends in Austin, and looks
as though St. Louis zeyphrs were good
for him.
The "Garden of Eden" Southern
Minnesota, has never seen the like of this
years yield of grain, grasses, fruits and
vegetables.
Lord Coleridge says that twenty-five
minutes is long enough for any sermon.
Does very well when the mercury is 100
in the shade. ~
Mrs. ]. J. Daley and little son, of
St. Paul, are in the city for few weeks,
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. I. Brown.
Miss Edith Short left Austin yester-
day for her second trip to Fort Scott,
Kansas, where she has been engaged to
teach the coming year.
Miss Nellie Meigs, of Tennessee, is
visiting in Faribault. She expects to
come to Austin soon, and will be the
guest of Mrs. H. A. Avery.
Mrs. G.. E. Wilbour has been appoint
ed Librarian of the Floral Club Library,
Mrs. E. B, Crane taking her place as 1st
vice president of the Club.
John Fisher will furnish you with
cigars, fresh candies, nuts, and fruits at
Leslie's old stand. Give him a call, and
you will find his goods No. 1.
Rev. Forest Marsh, of Beloit, Wis.,,
interested full house Sunday morning
at the Baptist church. Old friends, par
ticularly, are always glad to listen to him.
Going to eat him. Joseph Mackey,
farmer, bit off an ear of William Came
ron, grain dealer, all of Mason City.
Let the dealers of our city take warning.
Ira Jones arrived in Austin Saturday
directly from Portland, Oregon. He likes
the country and the climate, and likes the
people. Thinks he has found the prom
iscd land.
Mrs. F. I. Crane gave lawn party
last Friday afternoon, entertaining about
fifty of her lady friends in most agree
able manner. The occasion was thor
oughly enjoyable one.
Miss A. c. Douglass returned from
her visit in Aberdeen, Dakota, last Fri
day. Her sister, Mrs. Blalock, with her
two babies, came back with her, for a
short visit with old friends.
An exchange says: 1t is not generally
known that country editors wife was
the first one to introduce the crazy quill,
greatness. She got the idea from real
view of her husbands brooches.
Miss Lille Warner is IN Austin, de-
lighting the young friends of her former
home with two weeks visit. She is the
especial guest of the daughters of A. V.
Ellis, at Evergreen Stock Farm.
Geo. W: E. Hill, formerly teaching at
Otranto Station, goes to Mitchell, Iowa, to
take charge of the high school there
Mrs. Hill is to be preceptress. We are
! glad to hear of Georges advancement.
When a poor editor has just one
apple tree, and the apples upon it are the
pride of his eye and the JOY of his
heart. it is too utterly bad for the boys to
come and pick them unbeknownst to him
The festive oyster is now ready fol
duty. The church festival and the board
ing house will soon engage him for active
service He is expected to keep his head
above water as he sails around IN the
wash boiler.
Pro Bono PUBL1co. introduction
of pure and healthy Soda and Saleratus is
an immense benefit to the public. D. B.
| DeLand & Co. were the pioneers of this
movement, and they continue to be the
leading manufactures of these goods in
! the United States.
Rev. Barnett, of Indiana, aged father
of Mrs. j. W. Eldudgc, is in the city. He
opened the Sunday morning service at the
Baptist church with an effective prayer.
He will preach in the same church next
Sunday morning.
Old Sol did his best for us last week.
And though he nearly took the tucks out
of we, and all the rest of us, we continued
to wipe the sweat from our noble brow.
without word of complaint, for wasn't
it the loveliest corn weather?
AT recent meeting of the State High
School Board thirty four of the high
schools of the State were accepted to be
under the supervision of the High School
Board, for the coming three years, Austin
school being among the number.
r. P. Boyles, at Mrs. Fishers old
stand, will serve you up in any style. oy-
sters in stew, fry. raw or in counts. They
| will be ready for you the latter part of
the week. Also bread, pies, cake, and
delicious ice cream always on hand.
Bert NJ. Stoddard has been appoint
ed.Special Pension Examiner, with head
quarters at Lapeer, Michigan. The ap.
pointment is most praiseworthy one,
and we congratulate Bert upon his honor
| able promotion. -Sprsng FdtteV Vadette.
On Saturday, the 10Th, pleasant
party met at the home of Willard H. Sar.
gent, being the occasion OF his 34th birth.
day, and gave him a surprise" Over 80
were present, and a good time was enjoy
ed by all, who left several testimonials OF
their respect.
! -G. w. Grimshaw showed us speci
men of wheat last week called the ''Blue
Stem, raised on his farm this year, that
was as bright and plump berry as we
ever saw. Says he thinks it will 90 Is
bushels to the acre, is the best crop he
ever raised, with one exception.
Mr.. Marvin, of Rochester, the Genera
Superintendent of the Dairy Department
of the Worlds Fair at New Orleans, ha!
appointed F. A. Richardson, of this city
General Field Agent for Minnesota, ant
also head of a Department at New Or
leans. The choice is q wise one