Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-06
CHRONoLoGY OF EVENTS.
Occurring in Austin and Vicinity for the
Last Quarter of 1854.

OCTOBER.
/. Herman GUM celebrates his tin
wedding.
No damage done as yet by frost.
Ira Jones and family leave for Oregon.
2. Burr Robins circus in town.
g. Mrs. G. H. Goats entertained large
company Of her lady friends:
The young people of the NJ. E. church
gave E. P Robertson farewell social at
the home of Father Engle.
The City Council levy So. 800 taxes:
i. T. Isaac Levy leaves for Ashland, Wis,
to open J. I.evy's branch clothing store.
s. Marriage of VIM. Hengstler of WI
mona to Anna Mcbride of Austin.
10. Republican County Convention
held at courthouse hall.
A. P. Book, after years service in the
TS*ss'''P7 Office leaves Tor h'N@0s''
II. Judge and Mrs. D. B. johnson cele-
brate their 32d wedding anniversary.
10. Rev. E. NJ. Williams Of Mortified,
preached in the Congregational church,
of which he was formerly pastor
10. A. O. Hollister bought 80 acres of
land of j. K. Strever.
L. E. Day relieves J. E. Crews as agent
of the Ame rican Express Co.
IA. Death of Bertha E. Hart. Of Austin
| township, aged 10.
Is. J. T. Sargent is building house in
| Yates & Lewis addition.
Phil Short broke his collar bone.
Rev. A. w. Edwards appointed pastor
of the NJ. E church. Rev. E. r. Lathrop
goes to Luverne, Rock county.
16. Vernon, year old son of Winfield
Benton, Window township, fatally in
jured.
Attempted suicide of Chas. Whitaker
of Waltham.
II. Attempted burglary and assault on
Mrs. Charles Johnson, at Ramsey. Danl
Mott arrested for the crime.
10. Will D. Fenton and family returned
from Fargo, D. r., where they have been
! living for several years.
Mrs. J. z. Robinson entertained about
o5 ladies from Lansing, at the Windsor
Death of Jennie Cramer formerly of
Austin, at Dunlap, Iowa.
1921. Flyers Colored Opera Company
in Austin.
81. Special school meeting. Board of
Education authorized to vote tax to
buy additional school house sites.
%. Republican rally at the court
house. Speeches by O. B. Gould of Wi
| mona and L. A. Pierce of Austin.
%. Marriage of John E. White of Da-
kota, to Miss Ida May Grimshaw of Lans-
ing.
IS. Sale of houses standing on the right
Of way OF the Minnesota & Northwestern
X. r. through Austin.
~. Mrs Elizabeth McIntire died.
49, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Ticknor cclc-
brate their tin wedding and Mrs. Tick
| nor's 30th birth day.
| 81. Halloween. A general derange
mcnt of gates and other movable COM
moditics
| NOVEMBER
t. Death of Cora, five year old daugh-
ter of Jacob Weiscl.
! 2. Hulett's wagon shop, johnson d
Smiths factory, and Coats stable burg
lariZed
g. Post office removed to Park Place
building.
Republican rally at courthouse. Ad-
dresses by 0. w. Shaw, Lafayette French
and L. A. Pierce.
w. A. Pierce married to Mrs. Louisa
Manning of Alden. Mimi
4. General election day. Republican
ticket generally elected.
Death of Eta, daughter Of Obadiah
Smith-agcd 10.
$. II. A. Fairbanks gives up
the hotel business in Wells and returns to
Austin.
Kittridge & Kicker start feed store in
the Nelson building on Bridge street.
o. Rev. Merrill of Owatonna, breaches
in the Congregational church.
1914. Prof. w. II. Lcib holds another
Musical Institute in Austin, ending with
a concert.
49, The Warner mill property sold by
Chas. Sorrento to Jas E. Merritt of Min
neapolis.
Death of Will Geddis, formerly resi-
dent of Austin, in a railroad accident on
the N. p r. r.
1916 Meeting of Board of County
Commissioners.
H. Surprise made on Mrs. Prindle, at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Luther J.
Smith, on her 18th birthday.
A. Death of Minnie Hicks, aged 9ycars.
Is. Death of job Morse, formerly Of
Austin, at Worthwhile, D. T., aged 81.
1920. Meeting of the Minnesota Butter
and Cheese Association.
10. w. r. Phillips Of Udolpho. moved
in to town.
Rev. Father Sullivan's new residence
nearly completed, at cost of $4, 900.
Fay r. Smith moved his family into
the Ira Jones house.
l.. w. Decker and Kousek & Holoubcl
start cigar factories in Austin.
Mills & johnson we'll settled in theil
store in Opera House block.
Jimmie Frost has an eye destroyed by
sling shot.
rs. The Democrats of Austin celebrate
their national triumph.
Elk Senator G. w. Clough and family
remove from this county to Alden, Free
born county.
II. A. Fairbanks purchases the teams
and drays of J. T. Bowen and forms a
partnership with J. A. Mills.
2G. The Democrats of LeRoy have their
celebration.
Marriage of Chas F. Tompkins anC
Miss Mary E. Rugg. both of Red Rock.
| e. Marriage of Q. L. Gregg of Nevads
and Miss Agnes Smith of Window; anc
Chas. a. Sleeper of Brownsville to Miss
Della E. Gillett of Red Rock.
Death of George, son of Mr.. and Mrs
A. A. Reidnour
Will Richardson has Il runaway.
Union Thanksgiving services at thu
Baptist church. Sermon by Rev. A. w
Edwards
Alonzo Decker celebrated his 21st birth
day.
81 Co. Catholic Fair held at McClellan6
block.
80. S. A. Smith buys out the stand Of
John Fisher
$. McClintick of Alden, leases tho
Davidson House.
DECEMBER.
g Mrs. y. A, Lord celebrated her 67tl
birth day.
The congregational church celebrated
the 10th anniversary of Rev. c. E.
Wright's passionate.
S. First annual banquet of Mcintyre
Post, No. 6G. q. a. Il. About 700 present
8. City Recorder removed his office tc
rooms over Hall & Vests store.
10. s. Anderson building a large feed
mill in the third ward.
Will Beatty starts candy factory under
the Mower County Bank.
e. A. Warren of Red Rock secures q
position as one of the National Guards at
the New Orleans Exposition.
H. Mrs Chas. D. Stroud surprised hel