Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-05-06
CHRONOLOGY OF EVENTS.
Occurring in Austin and Vicinity for the
Last Quarter of 1884.
OCTOBER.
Herman GUM celebrates his tin

I. 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. c. H. Coats 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 $1,000 taxes.
to 7. Isaac Levy leaves for Ashland, Wis,
to open J. I.evy's branch clothing store.
s. Marriage of VIM. Hengstlcr of WI
mona to Anna Mcbride of Austin.
10. Republican County Convention
held at courthouse hall
A. P. Book, after 5 years service in the
Swa.
IL. Judge and Mrs. D. B. johnson cele-
brate their 32d wedding anniversary.
70. Rev. E. NJ. Williams of Mortified,
preached in the Congregational church.
of which he was formerly pastor.
-. A. o. Hollister bought 80 acres of
land of ]. K. Strcver.
L. E. Day relievesJ. E. Crews as agent
of the Anne rican Express Co.
A. Death of Bertha E. Hart. Of Austin
township, aged Is.
Is. j. r. 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.
49, Vernon. 4 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. Dan1
Mott arrested for the crime.
10. Will D. Fcnton and family returned
F Sne EIa 6 p IT, r where they have been
Mrs J. E. Robinson entertained about
% 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 a tax to
buy additional school house sites.
%. Republican rally at the court
house. Speeches by 0. B. Gould of Wi
mona and L. A. Pierce of Austin.
49, 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
H. r. through Austin.
81. Mrs. Elizabeth McIntire died.
20. Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Ticknor cclc-
bratc their tin wedding and Mrs. Tick
nors Goth birthday.
81. Halloween. A general derange-
mcnt of gates and other movable COM
moditcs
NOVEMBER
1. Death of Cora, five year old daugh-
ter of Jacob Weisel.
2. Hulett's wagon shop, johnson &:
Smiths factory and Coats stable burg
larized.
8. Post-office removed to Park Place
building.
Republican rally at courthouse. Ad-
dresses by 0. w. Shaw. Lafayette French
and L. A. Pierce.
Manning of Alden, Mimi.
ticket generally elected.
Death of Eta, daughter of Obadiah
Smith-agcd 10.
5. II. A. Fairbanks gives up
the hotel business in Wells and returns tc
Austin.
Kittridge & Kicker start feed store in
the Nelson building on Bridge street.
9. Rev. Merrill of Owatonna, breaches
in the Congregational church.
TO- IA. Prof. w. II. Leib 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
ncapolis.
Death of Will Geddis, formerly resi-
dent Of Austin, in railroad accident on
the N. P. r. r.
1916. Meeting of Board of County
Commissioners.
13 Surprise made on Mrs. Prindle, al
the home Of her daughter, Mrs. Luther J
Smith. on her 18th birth day.
IA. Death of Minnie Hicks, aged 9years
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
Fay r. Smith moved his family into
l.. w. Decker and Kousek & Holoubek
start cigar factories in Austin.
Mills & Johnson we'll settled in theil
store in Opera House block.
Jimmie Frost has an eye destroyed by
a sling shot.
%. The Democrats of Austin celebrate
their national triumph.
Eek 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.
26. The Democrats of Leroy have their
celebration.
Marriage of Chas. F. Tompkins and
Miss Mary E. Rugg. both of Red Rock.
e. Marriage of 0. L. Gregg of Nevada
and Miss Agnes Smith of Window; and
Chas. A. Sleeper of Brownsville to Miss
Della f. Gillett of Red Rock.
Death Of George, son of Mr.. and Mrs
A. A. Reidnour.
Will Richardson has Il runaway.
Union Thanksgiving services at the
Baptist church. Sermon by Rev. A. W.
Edwards.
Alonzo Decker celebrated his 21st birth,
day.
81 20. Catholic Fair held at McClelland
block.
30. S. A. Smith buys out the stand of
John Fisher.
s. McClintick Of Alden, leases the
Davidson House.
DECEMBER.
?. Mrs ID. A. Lord celebrated her 9th
birthday.
The Congregational church celebrated
the 10th anniversary of Rev. c. E.
Wright's passionate.
5. First annual banquet Of Mcintyre
Post, No. 66. Il. A. r. About 700 present.
g. City Recorder removed his office to
rooms over Hall s. Vests store.
10. s. Anderson building a large feed
mill in the third ward
Win Beatty starts a candy factory under
the Mower County Bank.
&. A. Warren Of Red Rock secures a
position as one Of the National Guards at
the New Orleans Exposition.
H. Mrs. Chas D. Stroud surprised her
husband with q cold watch ON his 22th