Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-08
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS.
Occurring In Austin and Vicinity for the
Third Quarter of 1884,.

Occurring in Austin and Vicinity for the
Third Quarter of 1854.
II III 81 July
Geo Fish retiring, =
Annual election of Farmers Alliance
June 90.
Hulett & ingalls, dissolve partnership.
Mr. Hulctt continuing the business
- Mills & Andrews dissolve partner
ship, James Mills retiring.
- Oscar Ayers moves into his new
warerOoms.
- New abutments OF Water street
bridge completed, and travel resumed.
- Geo n Fish and Hon John Frank
attend the National Democratic Conven-
ton at Chicago as alternate delegates.
- Work begun on the new south bridge.
2. H Q Basford appointed Postmaster
for Austin.
4. Celebration of the 1o8th anniversary
of American Independence. Grafton by
Hon NJ H Dunnell. AL Friedrich wins
the bycicle race.
5. The surveyor the Minnesota & North
western Railway nearly completed.
TIA. Co G, I'd Regt NJ N G, 20 into camp
Hubbard at Winona. Wis.
David Adley of Columbus, purchases
the VIM Crane property near lakewood
Cemetery
8. Mrs Geo P Morse fell down the cellar
stairs breaking her left limb
9. Fisher Brothers occupythc store room
recently vacated by w T Leslie
! 10. Work commenced putting q new
foundation under the Jones block, by
Henry Buestrn of Milwaukee
Mrs A G Reynolds opens art rooms over
Levy's store
The city of Austin votes unanimously
$40, 600 bonds in favor of the Minnesota
| Il Northwestern r K
- Miss Triggs elected assistant princi-
pal of the public schools of Austin Miss
Addie Teeter teacher of the second grade
| ton
IT, L P Schumacher, Thos Ward and
T, Claus Ivcrson make their escape from the
! county jail
Town Of Austin vote $1,000 in bonds
for the Minnesota & Northwestern r r
Waltham rejects So, 900 bonds
6 l. Freeman arrested for compli-
city in the escape of the burglars from
the county Jail
Messrs Briggs & Burr open the new
Austin Roller Skating Rink
IA. Reception given to Co 6 at the Rol-
Ter Skating Rink, by the ladies of Austin
Work begun on Park Place building
Is. Henry Buestrin, contractor for secur-
ing the walls of the Jones block, has a
narrow escape from death, from the fall
ing of an iron plate from the top OF an
iron column He lost the fourth toe Of
the left foot
Prospects aattering for fine crop of
all kinds
The hardware store of Cook & David
son moved into the McClelland block,
while Jones block is being repaired
- Judge Fl r Wells and Rev H H Hart.
members of the State Board of Corrections
and Charities, visit Austin, and inspect
the lock up, Jail and poor farm.
49, Jacob Richard Hickok, of the town
of Lyle, met his death suddenly, aged GO
81. Meeting of the Republican County
Convention After close contest, elected
White delegates
1926 National g A r Encampment a,
Minneapolis Mcintyre Post No 66 OF
Austin, attended in body Many citi-
zcns attended
%. VIM Bliss of Moscow, for % years q
resident of that town, died, at the age
of 66
George Fish, George Hambelg and
George Mcrrick left on an excursion tc
Montana
w A Richardson took 104 ID p,ckerel
out of the Cedar river before breakfast
Charles Squires engaged by II o Bias
ford as one of the employees of the post
Office
Father Sullivan's house raised
Arrival of new boiler for Canning fac
Mrs F Fisher sells her restaurant tt
II p Boyles
"a. Meeting of the First Congressional
Republican convention at the court house
!, IN Austin Mile White re- nominated fol-
Congress
Frank Stanley, son of Capt w Stanley
of Lyle, died. aged 10
IS. II 0 Basford takes possession of tn
post office
~. Hot weather.
Glass OF 83, Austin High School, hell
their first reunion at tho residence of C. .
Short.
$3.50. Board of County Commissioners
in session.
20. l. A Pierce, A Day, E 8 Day an<
w G Tryon left for Lake Superior on I
, hunting excursion.
80. W w Engie has the frame up for hi
, new residence on Mill street.
| New dray line formed by T Bower
and Frank A Clay, who bought out
Andrews.
ST Gibbons succeeds Jas Guy in tn,
Davidson House.
AUGUST.
/. Capt w H Sutton sells has house OF
Adams street to F Andrews.
Death of Mrs Elizabeth s Dcarmin il
Moscow. aged 81.
Abutments of south bridge finished.
L C Gillett of Red Rock. looses
machine shed and farm machinery by fire
Loss 81 200.
!: 3. Corporal Jas Tanner gives G A +
lecture in court house hall
- Fire in Brownsville. Geo Rolph
II A Brown and Fred Hecht loose build
ings and stock.
4. Death of Sidney Partridge. of Alder
Lea. A delegation Of Austin K rs at
tended his funeral 9Th.
6. Bert Vaughan leaves Austin 70
Villas. OAK, where he has purchased al
interest in a drug store.
10. Rev C C Humphrey and wife visl
Austin. Rev Humphrey preached twice
in the Congregational church. He wa
the second pastor of the church % year
ago.
W H Sutton sold his stock of goods t.
J F Andrews & Son.
Dalager Bros purchase the frame build
ing and lot where their store is, of K N
Padcn.
Frank D Beecher appointed agent OF
the G. NJ s. St P r r at Faribault.
Geo II Bemis. an old settler of Austin
died at Bingham Canyon. Utah, aged So
H. w H Harris Nickel Plate Circus ex.
hibits in Sd ward.
Herman Warner and wife leave fer q
home in Minneapolis.
IA. Geo Hamberg died near Miles City,
Montana. Funeral at Austin. on the 18Th
u.s. Mrs F Crane gives lawn party to
some 30 of her lady friends.
Death, at St Paul of Mrs c Atwater
mother of Mrs C III Fernald,