Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-09-23

The Madame Fry Concert troupe
will be at Opera House, September a.
Of this entertainment the Daily Ken
nebeck journal augusta, Me. says:
Madame Fry and her daughters are
masters of their art. What may seem
wonderful they are equally at home in
both vocal and instrumental music, The
violin solo by Miss Alta was much admir-
ed and the fair violinist was deservedly
encored. Miss Lulu's flute solo was
sweet and received with much favor.
When the ladies appeared in the quar-.
tette for horns pleasant Memories,
the audience was highly pleased, the
strong rich tones falling upon the ear
smoothly and melodiously. The Scotch
ballad Bonnie Dundee" was rendered
superbly by Miss Lulu and became the
favorite number of the programme, the
fair songstress being repeatedly encored.
Mrs. Julia Frederika Marpe, who died
very suddenly IN this city on Saturday
evening, September ~, 1885, was resi-
dent of the town Of Nunda and was the
wife of Louis Marpe, one of the leading
farmers of that town. She was a sister
of Henry and T. E. Schleuder Of this
city land G.. Schleuder of Austin) and had
resided in the county ten years or over.
Deceased would have been AZ years old
had she lived until December next, and
was very much respected by those who
knew her. The funeral took place in
this city on Monday, Rev. F. Tiede Of
floating. the remains being inferred in
the Albert Lea cemetery.-Atbert Lea
Enterprise.
-Silas Clevinger was arrested Satur
day night at Rockwell, Iowa, south Of
Mason City, and brought back to- this
city Sunday afternoon. The team. har-
ness and buggy valued al nearly $4,000,
stolen from T. K. Keyscr of this city,
were all recovered. and also the blankets,
coat and other articles taken from Mr..
Adams, where he had been working for
the last thirteen months. Young Clev-
niger is only twenty ono years old, and
halls from Illinois. He is now in Gus
tedy here. Mower county is a poor place
unsuccessful attempt within brief pc
Rod to run of horses from this vicinity.
DO not forget the Nine. Fry Concert
Co., at the Austin Opera House, e-mor-
row (Thursday) evening, Sept. Oath.
Nothing in the concert line TO compare
with this in quality ever appeared in Aus
tin, except perhaps the Kellogg Co. 1t
is an expensive combination, and the
price of admission is always high, every
where. In St. Paul 81 per ticket was
charged. In Austin the Co. have been in
duced to place the price at so cents-and
allow the people to reserve their seats
without extra charge. The house ought
to be filed. The Go. were in St. Paul
only few days since, and here is what
the Globe of Sept 18th had TO say of it:
The Nine. Fry concert company gave
Acker Post No. 81. G. A. r., in Market
tendance, the spacious hall being pretty
we'll filed. A choice program Of vocal
and instrumental music was given, the
vocal selections particularly being raptur-
ously received, while the rendition of
each piece was followed by hearty ap-
plause
"Wednesday night of last week, q
stack of oats belonging to I. J. Dinsmoo1
was struck by lightning about 2 in the
morning. Mr.. Dinsmoor noticed the fire
on top Of the stack almost Immediately,
and fastened out of the house as soon as
possible, and threw a wet blanket over
the fire. He found 1t was a bigger job
than he had contracted for, however, al
the electric fluid had passed through the
stack from top to bottom, burning d
hole about inches in diameter to the
ground. With the aid of neighbors, Conc
of H. W. Lightlys men and J. D. Davi.
son and sony, he succeeded in pouring
sufficient water into this hole to extin
guish the fire. 1t was hard job and
done with great difficulty. This was s
narrow escape for Mr.. Dinsmoor, as {
dozen other stacks of grain stood near
besides his barn, outbuildings and stool
were all within 80 feet of the burning
stack. The lightning came near setting
fire to his barn as it was. It struck hi
wire fence, and followed one of the wire!
until within few feet of the barn WHERE
the wire happened to be disconnected
and the course of the current was changed
Into the grou1d. Mr.. Dinsmoor ha'
had his grain insured in the Continents
for seventeen years, and this is his frs
fire. He thinks the company ought t.
present HIM with leather medal TO-
working SO bravely to put out the fire
thus saving the Continental a heavy loss
We think 80. too.
death OF DIR. ELLEN NJ. FAIRBANKS
Thursday morning, at nine o'clock
passed away, one of our earlier settlers
and woman of marked intellectual
force, Ellen NJ. Fairbanks, NJ. D. He
maiden name was Backus, and her birth
place. koyalton, w.. March II, 1882
She was married to Alonzo Fairbanks
January 1. 1850. They removed from
Vermont to LaSalle county, ILL.,, in 1854
and to Austin from Otranto, Iowa
in 1859. In 1877, she commenced tn
study of medicine, under DR.. S. P. Thorn
hill, and entered the Woman's Hosplta
Medical College at Chicago in 1879, AM
graduated in 1881. After receiving he
diploma, she began practice in Austi
and vicinity, which she kept up YER
successfully until within few month
of her death.
About Christmas time of last year, he
eye-si9ht failing Mrs. Fairbanks wen
to St. Paul to consult an occulist. an
while there, at that time, the fatal trut
was made known to her, that she was
victim to Bright's disease.
Hoping however, against hope, tha
the progress of this lnsidious diseas
might be stayed for time, she did nc
, give up until last June, when a secon