Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-09-30

days ending Sept. 26, 1885:
Anderson, Miss Julia Martin, Miss Minnie (2)
Chapman, HarryC Mitchell, William w
G cosf Miss es Anna su naaa' G GEORGE
Cook, Mrs Anna Stora, Ole Benson
Comfort, Irving Turner, Thos w
G Gs5yin rs Miss Mary W Wech' 'Snn
Herbert Brownson, fireman on st.
Paul freight, when returning to Mime
apolis from this city Sept. 18th, came
near meeting with a very serious accident
at Farbault-himself and the engineer
jumping as their engine and three cars
went down an embankment of fifteen
feet. The engine was badly smashed,
and the boys escaped with few bruises.
We warrant the Royal Compound to
cule Catarrh.
Hammocks for Is cents.
Hammocks at all prices.
Croquet sets cheap.
Gasoline always on hand.
We have just received fine line OF
Ladies' Hand Bags, varying in price
from w CSuIS upWdTuS.
MILLS s. JOHNSON.
The display of stock at our State
Fair was the finest and largest ever seen
in one collection in the Northwest. The
Holsteins were we'll to the front, and we
are proud to write that the representa-
tlves of this breed from the Evergreen
Farm of A. " Ellis came home with rib
bons. Mr. Ellis being awarded second
premium on Holstein cows, and also Sc
cured premium on Holstein yearling
helfers.
The NJ. E. church has closed one of
the most successful years of it's history,
and the pastor has gone to conference at
Rochester to-day with universal desire
for his return another year. The follow
ing is a statement of the finances of the
church for the past year:
Paid for Ministerial Support. 81 ,092 2C
- BenevOences Observation-Disclosures. Sll.os
s. Sexton, fuel and light. ............ 10y 81
Cash on hand ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 56.71
Total. 81 ,521 sc
"A lazy boy makes lazy man, just as
a crooked sapling makes crooked tree.
Whoever saw boy grow up In. idleness
that did not make shiftless vagabond
when he became man, unless he had a
fortune left him to keep up appearances?
The great mass of thieves. criminals and
paupers have come to what they are
by being br ought up in idleness. Those
who constitute the business part of the
community, those who make our great
and useful men, were taught in their boy
hood to be industrious.
Rev. Frank L. Thayer was taken tc
the insane asylum at Independence las
Thursday. He is talented young man
the son of Rev. A. A. ThAyer, of this
city, and has preached in this vicinity
during the summer. 1t is thought tina
over exertion in study caused his loss o
mind. This is severe blow to the young
mans father and mother. and frlend
earnestly hope for his speedy recovery
Osaqe Iowa) Nesos.
The young man above referred to wa
we'll known in Austin among the Uni
versalists, he having preached for then
several times during the past season.
There are some croakers In almes
every town Austin has hers. We ar
not going to scold them, for we canno
all see alike, nor think alike. nor reaso
alike. We have unbounded faith in Aus
TINS future. We know, for eurself, tina
it must be bright. Natural causes alon
will make it 80. As we say, we are nc
gong to scold Austins croakers; we ar
simply going to ask them to stop the
everlasting croaking, look on the brigt
side for a while, and see if they won't fet
better. If they will but do this the
spirits will certainly improve.
A number of years ago young ma
by the name of G. w. Mcdonald, the
aged about 16 or 19, clerked for year {
more for Ira Jones of this city. He ".
nephew of our old friend, John Hoy {
Waltham. The young man left Aust
for Kansas, where he studied law and WI
admitted to the bar. Later he was electe
Judge Of the District Court. Now, he
one of the most prominent citizens
Concordia, Cloud county, Kansas,
president of bank there, and editor an
proprietor Of the Republican Empt
newspaper of that nourlshing city. He
a talented gentleman, and his paper Civ
evidence of his great influence in Il
community.
THE Austin Farmers Fire an
Storm Mutual Insurance Co" was organ
lied in this city under the general la,
September 10TH 1t is an assessme1
company, and similar companies in 9th
. portions of the state have been very su
: cessful and furnished insurance at on
fourth the cost of old line companie
G. L. Case is President of the Compan
and Robert Eckford Secretary. Folio,
ing is the first board Of directors: G. ]
Case, Austin city; r. Eckford and o
Fenhart. Grand Meadow; n. W. Light
Austin town; j. J. Furlong and Jno.
THOMPSON, Window; G. Seebach Al
Daniel Williams, Dexter; E. 5. Hoppi
Pleasant Valley.
r Monthly report of District No. 4
= The following are the names OF tho
j, who had an average standing above IS t
= the month commencing Aug. Gath, al
b ending Sept. 10th. 1885:
J.. Edith Chaplin 81, Cora Bell 95. Harv.
Chaplin 81, Clara Gregson IS, CHAR
}, Kaska 80. Frank Kaska IS, Henry Chap
y SO. Willie Bell "a, Maggie Byrnes 92. e
:, die McGovern 81. Joseph Kaska 90. Phe
> McGovern 80. Frank Oregon Sc. Aaurin
e Pearce 50, Anna Welsh 50. Abbie Chap
< 81, John Welsh 80, Mary hcGovern 81.
!. ROsE GRIAsHAw. Teacher.