Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-29
PERSONAL MENTION.


at Usage and Mitchell withfriends.
Miss Rachel Levy has a pleasant
position in dry goods store in Mime
apolis.
Miss Katie Gibson left for st. Paul
18th, for 10 days visit with
friends.
Mrs. George Baird and daughter, re-
turned Monday evening from visit to
her sons in the West.
Geo. W. Bishop of Chicago, an old
settler and former sheriff of this county,
was in this city last week.
Mrs. Little met with severe fall Sat-
urday, July IS, breaking her wrist. Dr..
SQuires ndered medical aid.
Mrs. Rev. Stanley is detained in St.
Cloud for the present on account OF
whooping cough among the children.
Alex. Fleck of Austin was in Spring
Valley last Thursday looking after some
property he has there. He sold ware
house there to Mr. Lobdell.
Miss Jennie Crandell left Austin last
week Wednesday for visit to James
town, N. Y. where she will be the guest
of DR.. West and other relatives there.
Miss Eta Cooper finished her summer
school In the Dinsmoor district FRIDAY
afternoon of last week. This is her
first school. and she has made good re-
cord.
Mrs. F. A. Richardson left Austin Mon
day in company with her sister, Miss
Eddy, to attend the Sabbath School AS
sembly at Monona. She will be absent
about two weeks.
Ed G. Bascomb came over from Roch-
ester Saturday, to spend two or three
weeks summer vacation with his little
family, who are summcring with father
and mother Wheat.
The Spring Valley Vtdette says: 'FDr
johnson of Austin is soon to launch his
esculapian bark, on the matrimonial sea. "
Yes-thc wind seems in the right direc-
ton for a successful launch
Mrs. VIM. Vandegrift left Austin last
week for visit to Oconomowoc, Wis,
her old home. She will also go to Mil
waukee before her return. She expects
to be absent four or five weeks.
The editor and wife left Austin yester.
day to attend the Editorial Convention.
To-day they expect to be breathing IN
the health giving and invigorating at.
mosphere of Lake Minnetonka.
W. W. Shaw of Burlington, VT. arrived
in Austin last week, to take a position in
the First National Bank Mr.. Shaw is a
nephew of O. W. Shaw. and student
for two years in Burlington University
Prof and Mrs. A. W. Rankin Of DIVA
tonna. are visiting their numerous friends
in this city. We are glad to see the genial
face of the Professor in our sanctum, and
learn of his continued prosperity. DROP
in again.
Mrs. Austin Babcock, of St. Paul and
children, are stopping with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. II. W. Bulls, at the David
son House, during the heated term in
order to escape the unhealthy atmosphere
of the city.
Mr.. Bassett, a farmer from Central
Iowa, looked over four townships neal
Austin with Mr.. Baird last week. anG
says crops of all kinds are looking better
here than in Iowa, except corn, ant
thinks we can depend on good crop Of
that besides.
Rev. c. A. Cressy is in Florida, look
ing over that country with view OF
ultimately settling there to engage in the
business of raising oranges. He likes it
well, and has a scheme in view, viz: tc
set out orange groves which he thinks
will be successful.
Miss Emily Eddy left her friends in thi!
city Monday for Monona, Wis, near Mad
ison, to attend Sabbath School Conven
ton. There are hundreds Of tents pitched
in that romantic spot by the lakeside
where hundreds of Sunday School
teachers and their friends c0ngregatt
yearly.
Burt NJ. Stoddard, well known ir
Austin, who has held position in thu
Pension department of the Government
for the past four years, has been removed
for ''offcnsive partlsanship," and will
soon return to his home in Spring Valley
Rumor says his "offensive partlsanship
consisted in wearing Blaine plug hat.
Miss Lille G.. daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. L. r. Hathaway, was married il
Atchison, Kansas, July 18th, to Geo. l.
Bostwick of that city. Mr.. Hathaway
will be remembered as a former residen
of Austin, and as Register of Deeds o.
Mower county at one time. His daugh
ter Lille is said to be beautiful and &C
complished young woman.
'Spuck" Hutchins and wife of Howard
D. T., were the guests of Sheriff Molli
son over Sunday. Mr.. Hutchins is cdito
of the Howard Farmer, and himself ant
wife have been rusticating with the Da
kota editors at Minneapolis and st. Pau
the past week Both were highly graft
fed at the substantial improvement
| which have been made in Austin sine
they left it for the wilds of Dakota
Miss Della Knox left Austin ycstcrda'
for Cannon Falls, where she expects t.
spend about a week with friends, whe1
Miss Mary Barnes will join her at St
Paul. and together they will journey t.
Livingstone, Montana. They anticipat
trip to the Yellowstone Park in Aug
ust. The young ladies expect to b
| absent from Austin about year. W
wish them good health, and all the re
alities of their brightest anticipations.
G. E. Richardson, who for the past 81