Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-08-05

Rev. S. G. Lowry of Austin, formerly
pastor of the Presbyterian church in Rich
mond, Ind, used to preach at Point
Pleasant, Clearmont county, Ohio, during
Gen. Grants infancy Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant, the parents though Methodlsts,
attended his services. Rev. Lowry be-
gan his ministry at Point Pleasant in the
fall of 1922, Gen. Grant having been born
April 81 Of the sameyear.
These are the days of cholera infan
tum. cholera morbus and other summer
diseases. This extreme heat will test the
health of ali, and it is only by observing
every precaution that we may hope or
even expect to escape sickness. The ex-
treme old and the very young are the ones
most liable to become Frustrated, but the
strong man and the we'll woman need
also to use the greatest possible care.
Here is Mathematical curiosity for
the boys and girls to practice on: Take
slip of paper and place thereon in fig
ures your age IN years, dropping months,
weeks and days. Multiply the sum bv
two, then to the result obtained add the
figures 3,768; add two, then divide by
two; substract from the result obtained
the number of your years of age, and
you will find figures that will surprise.
We were threatened with good many
storms last week-jagged. ugly, hot, and
fierce looking clouds lowered over us sew
eral times. just such clouds we thought,
as a mad cyclone might leap from, but
like all the rest Of the storm clouds they
lifted. separated, and passed US by. While
many neighboring towns about us had
very severe storms. we had only the gen
tie shower. Austin so far has escaped
wonderfully.
j. A. Freshman & Co. of this city are
doing a flourisllng business in the sale Of
their popular summer drinks. They manu-
facture bottled soda, in lemon, vanilla,
strawberry, sarsaparilla, little daisy and
other favors Also bottled birch and
root beer, ginger ale, champagne cider
and Louisville sweet and crab elders.
They are put up in cases of 2 dozen bot
ties, and shipped to any point desired.
Orders from abroad solicited.
We learn by the Waseca Herald that
DR.. A. NJ. Hutchinson, better known as
'"Till'' in Austin, came near losing his
toddling baby boy last week, while at a
nei2hbors. from its getting hold of a piece
of bread that had been spread with
CROUCH on Rats" Emetics were instant.
ly gwen. but not until the chlld's stom
ach had absorbed enough of the poison
to make him very sick. We are
glad indeed results were no more serious.
Putting a whole egg into the morning
coffee for to make the coffee richer and
also to clear it, Is one of the humbugs of
the day. The 10Th century will do away
with it, however. The aroma of our cof
fee can be improved by no possible ingre-
dent, and the least egg used to settle the
coffee the better. as egg takes the
aroma to ITSELF instead of lgivlng out
any richness or improved flavor to our
morning luxury, as many housewives
foolishly suppose.
-SCHooI. REpoRT.-Report of the sum-
mer term IN district No. 112, town of
Oakland, Freedom county, ending July
3Oth: Number enrolled "a. Daily at
tendance H. Cases of hardness Hours
lost by hardness II. Number Of visitors
6. Those perfect in attendance are: John
Billodeau and Alice Murane. Nearly
perfect: John, Vene and Lorette Murane,
Cynthia. James and Albert Bailey, Joseph
and Henry Billodeau and Nellie Wese
man. LYDIA PURCELL, Teacher.
Our old friend, A. P. Warren, of
Brownsville has just received the ap-
pointment Of Superintendent of the Agri-
cultural Exhibits for Minnesota both at
New Orleans this winter and at Lon
don next summer. His business at pres
ent IS to collect grasses, grains. &c. for
the New Orleans Exposition which is to
re- open the 1st of November. Mr.. War
rem is we'll calculated for this business,
and we congratulate him upon his ap-
pointment.
| Report of district 90, for the term
commencing May 4, ending July "a. No.
enrolled 26. Average attendance 1G.
Neither absent nor tardy: Jennie Hart
and Orrie Hart. Standing of pupils who
took both examinations:
y grade: Maitland Brimacomb SO, Ma
bel French SO; Minerva Eddy IS.
G grade: Berdean Varco 88. Amy
Varco 81, Frank Pratt SO, Jennie Hart 80.
b grade: Edna Pratt 81, Roy Varco
SO, Lulu Hickok sc, Orrie Hart SO.
A grade: Kate VanCamp SO.
ANNA VAIL. Teacher.
Dog days are here, and, reader, do
you know the meaning of dog days?
Dog days are days when the Dog Star
(Sirius) is exactly overhead at noon.
They commence about the first of August
and continue until about the last of Sep.
TENDER. They were so called because
the ancients used to think that the canine
race was Influenced by the star, Sirius.
The Sickness however that frequently
attacks dogs during August and Septem.
Der. is due to the heat and not to any
supernatural influence.
-FIREs.-There have been two fires
since our last issue. The first occurred
Monday forenoon July 9th. and was al
derman Henry Herzogs house, in Sd
ward, the root of which was badly damag.
ed. The second fire was the two-story
brick oil-house of the Milwaukee r. r.
Co., and occurred last week Thursday
afternoon. about 7. The engine was
soon on the ground, and did good service,
Tn ere was plenty of water, and that was
what the engine required to show off to
advantage. The building was saved at.