Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-04-15

ceeded TO lay aside their wrappings and
unload themselves Of baskets. which ap
/ peared to be too heavy. The occasion
seemed most enjoyable to all.
II. ". Donavan, our eEierprising
/ furniture merchant. has received orders
recently for some of the most elegant
furniture ever bought to this city. Give
him call. He will suit you il prices,
and if you cannot find in stock what you
| wish he will order just to suit Give him
! call: south Of the ourt-house.
There is a subscription paper in cir
cnlation to raise funds /" employ a rector
for Christ Episcopal church Of this city.
Between four and five hundred dollars
derstand Bishop Whipple will aid the
church $500 per year. The outlook for
| opening the church is very encouraging
Edgar Smith of the Oakland Pres
byterian church, was elected by the Wi
mona Presbytery held at Lake City March
3lst, ore of tie Commissioners to the
General Presbyterian Assembly of the
, Unite! States, which meets IN Cincinnati
the third Thursday in May. Mr. Smith
! is a very worthy Christian man. and will
/ ably represent his church.
/ Following IS the list Of letters remain
! ing in the Austin post Office for the 80
| days ending April II, 1885:
! Ada1nsJC Prentice. Mrs Clara
| Bird, Mrs Mary Obr-u. Stella
| GOusieys, Bill PnulsOn. Ole
! Kelly. George Phillips. A'onZo
! 1.Omr Mrs Jean Thompson. L
, LOmie>$. Pat E.s1e, Ingeborg
| Peterson, W
Henry Roberts moved his barn from
| out Of the way Of the new railroad to his
! new location just west Of the Congre-
yatonal church Monday. tie will re-
! move his house there also. Last week
! Mr.. Roberts purchased three lots at the
! location above referred to and a 22foot
business lot adjoining the post office on
| the north Of a Mr.. Sackett. ali for 81 600
Ct \. R.-Arranycmcnts are beng
made by Mcintyre Post to give in the
! Roller Rink. May 9TH and 9th. the war
! drama, Blue aud Grav.' Comrade G. H.
Cobb Of Rockford, H., is expected to ar.
rive the latter part Of the week to begin
! the training Of those to whom parts may
| be assigned. \ full and prompt attend
! ance Of all the comrades at the hall IS de
! sired for Saturday night.
To THE HOLDERS OF SCHOOL LAND
! CERTIFIC ATES You can obtain re-
duc,ion Of School Land interest, from
seven to five per cent, Ivy bring ny your
certificates to me- and making affidavit
that you will not pay the principa! until
Is years from the date Of your agreement
If you pay within IS years 2 per cent.
more will be added. II. W. E1Ms.
Auditor Mower County.
i Il very pleasant surprise was effected
! on Mrs. Nancy NAuwinklc of the town Of
London, Friday, April3. About 10 Of her
neiyhborS took possession Of the house in
her absence, and spread fine dinner
| On her return, she was the reel pient of
| many fine presents. an extension table
cloth. fine towels. set Of knives and forks.
set of chairs, ETC. In the evening the
young people held q sociable there. the
costumes
--Waltham is to try it again She
voted against 50. 900 aid to the Minnesota
and Northwestern last summer. Now, it
has come to this: If she has a depot.
She must pay the right Of way through
the town. Only 81, 800 is asked this time.
than that. The election will be held at
the school, house in d strict No. 81, on
the 25th OF April There ought not to be
4 single vote in opposition to the very
! modest sum asked for. See notice Of
! election elsewhere.
Judge d. 3. Johnson's chicken takes
the premium on eggs, and just knocks
the spots off the whole business. We
should call her Il progressive Eu-'
hen, we mean, if we didn't think she
would object. We have heard of rings
within rings, but we never before saw Il
perfect egg, hard shell, and all inside of
another perfect egg. the inside egg being
about a third smaller than the average
size-thc outer egg about q third larger.
Who can tell an equal to this doublc-bar
relied egg story?
| After cOnsidp, able trouble and ex-
pcnse. Mr.. Bulls of the Davidson House.
has at last succeeded in obtaining the
we'll known cook, D. B. Lawson, late
head cook at Delmonico's dining hall in
DesNoine<, Iowa. This illustrates what
we have always claimed, that Mr. b.
''means business" and in the not far dis
tant future, we venture to say, that the
Davidson" will again. under Mr.. BIS
management become the leading hotel
IN Austin Give Mr.. Bulls trial.
Council NOTES. Meeting Monday
evening. April 6. Bond Of J. II. Patter-
son as City Treasurer, with D. b. Smith,
David Gates, \. f. Christie and S. B.
| Woodsum AS sureties, was approved.
Dr. ThoS. Phillips was elected for one
year, Seymour Johnson for two years,
and F. a. EngIc for three y airs, as a
Board of Health. DR.. Phillips is the
Executive member Of the Board, and his
salary was fixed at $50 per year.
II. o. Basford, the only bidder, was
elected City Printer.
The sidewalk on east side of Main street.
from Maple south to lot l, blocr Is. Bal
CONS addition, was condemned, and a
new walk ordered
The Roller Skating Club which took
possession of the Skating Rink last night
report very pleasant evening. We are
glad our young people are inaugurating
slight change in this direction. a
''private club will permit us to let our
daughters enjoy an occasional glide on
the roller skate. This is an amusement,
which we have always, when not carried
to excess, considered an innocent and
harmless one. and the exercise as par
l ,icularly exhileratiug, healthful, graceful
and beautiful. Of the gentlemanlv pro-
, prctors Of the Rink, Briggs & Burr we
have this to say: They are courteous to
all, preserving The strictest proprety and
uecorum at the Rink At all times. and
under all circumstances The regular
hours for the Club as announced upon
| the invitations weie u until 81, when the
Grand March was called, and the grand
finale which followed soon after, was the
early good nights
t Friends, Romans. countrymen You
t know we have in our keeping one Of the
: prettiest hcalthiest, liveiiest, best united
: little cities in Southern Minnesota. Our
town is noted for its moral tone, its good
, men. vigorous. brainy, brawny, industri
! Gus men. for its intellectual. gentle. vir-
. tuous. line looking women. Our pastors
and churches are united, and dwell in
bro,herly love. Our business men work
we'll in the single or double harness. Our
6 ladies' God bless them where. on this
:. earthly footstool could you find a more
), united happier band, and where in all
) Gods creation could you find in city OF
: its size more happy. prosperous homes
a where the fear of God and the keeping OF
p his commandments is more honored? We