Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-05-14
Prof. Rankin, Superintendent of our

Prof. Rankin, Superintendent of our
Public Schools in this city, closes his
work with US at the expiration of
the present term. To say that we, with
nearly every patron of the school, regret
his departure from our city, but mad
equately expresses our true feelings
Prof. Rankin goes to Owatonna at an adj
vance in salary of 500, and we wish our
school board could have agreed on this
slight advance in salary.
Now is the time, just now, and should
not be delayed another day. We have
reference to the cleaning out Of the win
ter's accumulation of filthy refuse in the
back alleys of our business streets. This
makes two or three times we have referred
to this matter; and we happen to know,
if the garbage is not soon removed by the
owners or occupants, the authorities will
do it, and it will be we'll done. regard
less of expense"
| Mrs. Lucy A. VanLeuven of Lime
Springs, Iowa, was buried last Sunday,
May 18th, at that place. She was u
years of age, came to Lime Springs thirty
years ago, and leaves to mourn her loss
eight grown children. For sixty years
she was member of the M. E. church.
She was the mother of Col. H. G. Van
Leuven editor of the Spring Valley VI,
| 7off nd hall fotI,
mothers pass on, and enter into the rest
eternal.
-Wer rejoice with those that do rejoice,
and so we extend our congratulations to
Mr.. Henry Wheeler, of Erie, Pa. We
learn from the Utica N. Y Observer that,
| upon the list day of May, Mr., Wheeler
was married to Mrs. NJ. M. Sharpe, of o.
tawa, Kansas, at the residence of her bro
Their residing in that city. Mr.. Wheeler is
a brother of Mrs. c. HI. Goats. was resi-
dent of this city for year or two, and
has many friends here who wish that the
sky Of his future may be one of uncloud.
ed brightness.
May, the month of flowers, is here, and
/ though the warm days have not been many,
yet nature refreshed by her long wintry
sleep has awakened to new life, and the
green verdure, buds and blossoms are
again clothing mother earth. and making
glad the hearts of her children. The
sweet May blossoms, frail and delicate as
the breath of morning, rival in our hearts
the cultivated blossoms, for in these mod
est fowerets we see the faces of old and
dearly loved friends, and again as in our
childhood days we are worshippers.
The ladies of the Library Association
of this city moved their books into their
new room in the court house last week.
Their library consists of about 1000
volumes. They are hardly yet in good
working order but hope soon to be-.
so new volumes of late and standard
works have just been ordered. Miss Sarah
Beattie is expected to be their librarian,
and the ladies look forward to wider
field of labor, as a greater opportunity
for doing good. Wish for them public
Apr eciation and a liberal patronage.
Mr.. L. N. soper, representing Messrs
dyer & Howard of st. Paul and MINI.
eapolis, for Southern Minnesota, for the
world-renowned Steinway, Chickering
and Haines pianos, and Mason and Ham.
lin and Packard organs, and other in
struments in their list, will visit Austin
this week in their interest This list en-
braces, beyond question, the best IN the
soorld. Persons wishing information as
to the popular prices and liberal terms
for any of these will receive prompt at
Itention by dropping card of inquiry to
MIR. Soper at post-of6ce here.
| The Royce Swiss Bell Ringers gave a
very fine entertainment at Mcclellan
block Saturday evening: We were very
much pleased with what we saw and
heard of this troupe. The bell-rlnging
was well done; Ray Royce in his charact.
er representations was first-class; the vo.
cal music rendered by Lizzie Royce and
Nellie Hoskins was qnite good; the cornet
solos by Mr.. Thiele excellent; Web Ian
sing was good at most anything, especial
ly proficient in playing upon five differ
ent musical instruments at once The
/ Co. is deserving Of success, and they have
our best wishes.
--MARRIED-In Austin, Mimi, May 9Th
\ 1884, at the residence of the bride.
parents, by Rev. w. E. Stanley, w. j. Ur
l batch of Winona County, MINI, to Mis-!
: Clara Beecher of this city. The home q
). our worthy fellow citizen, j. D. Beecher
) was thus made the scene of a pleasan
and yet sad occasion, where fond parents
gave away in marriage an only and lovet
daughter. After bountiful and elegan
supper, the young couple took the trai,
l for their new home in Dakota, MINI.
: where Mr.. Urbatch is employed as tele
o graph operator. We wish them prosper
ity and Joy
5 Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Barnam an,
E little son OF Van, Eastern Turkey, spen
e Sunday in our city, stopping on thei
way east, as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs
) Geo. Fish. Mrs. Barnam was sister Q
7 Mrs. William Fish, and herself and hus
+ band are now taking two years vacation
e from the arduaus duties of the missionar,
8 field. Last winter was spent at Mile
:. City, Montana, and at Gladstone, Da
kota. Mr.. Barnam preaching part Of til,
i time. Mrs. Barnam is a lady Of large ex
g perience and rare mental culture, ant
g quite number Of our ladies had til,
\ pleasure OF meeting Mrs. Barnam Satur