Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-01-06


lowing officers and teacherssW were chosen
for the year 1885: g. w. Grimshaw, super
intendent; A. G. Case, assistant superin-
tendent; VIM. Reynolds, secretary: Mary
Vaughn, librarian; Alice Brown. treasurer.
Teachers: a. G. Reynolds, Mrs. A. W.
Edwards, j. n. Greenman, Mrs. Sarah
Hay, Mrs. IN. A. Vasey, Mrs A. Brown,
Mrs. C. NJ. Haley, A. G. Case, Mrs. A. NJ.
Reynolds, F. G. Cress, Mrs. ". G. Hor-
robin, Mrs. G. W. Grimshaw.
"A snow-storm of the driving, biz
zardy kind, commenced Saturday after
noon and continued through Monday into
the night. Tuesday yesterday the wind
went down. and left vast drifts of snow
piled up at different points abou: town.
Weather was not very cold, mercury not
going below about 10 above zero. The
sun shone brightly, yesterday, and we are
likely TO have warm weather again. No
trains from tire north Monday on the Mil
waukee road; the train from y cGregor
reached this point. but went NO farther.
One train each way only on the M.&N.W
All roads were. opened yesterday.
The old bakery building. burned last
| week, was an old settler. It was built
| and stock of groceries opened therein
ON the Sd of july 1857. the firm being Gal
| loway & johnson. Mr.. Galloway cut
the logs himself about mile up the
Cedar river, and hoated them down to
| the old saw mill, located where now
stands Engle's mill, and had the lumber
| manufactured to build the store with.
| The dwelling house, facing Chatham
street. just back of where the old store
| stood, IS also a fifty-sevener. and the
family of Judge Johnson resided in it
from that time on for several years.
H. A. Eckholdt, Esq, got back, a
couple of days ago, from New R1chlsnd,
| Waseca County, where he went to attend
the wedding of his brother and that of
another gentleman. The ceremony was
quite unique, the two brides being sisters
and Germans, and the other groom than
Mr.. Els brother was a German, so that
, couple were married by German minis
ter in that language; while the other
couple were married by Norwegian
minister, officiating in the English Ian
guage. Quite polyglot wedding
Rochester Post.
Mr.. Eckholdt will be remembered by
many of our readers as once a resident of
Austin. He is now a prosperous lawyer
| in Rochester.
The annua: business meeting of the
Baptist church was held Monday evening,
Dec. %. J. E. Robinson was elected
chairman and s. F. Gibbons secretary
The election of officers resulted in the
selection of J. E. Robinson treasurer, in
place of o. Allen, who declined re-elec-
ton; F. A. Ticknor, clerk; H. Jacobs re-
elected trustee; l.. J. Smith and s. F.
Gibbons, day ushers; S. A. Shupe and
Charles Gibbons, night ushers; J. E.
Robinson. Sunday school superintendent,
and o. Allen. assistant; s. A. Shupe,
librarian, and Minnie Mcintyre, secre
tary; Emma Kaiser, organist. Mrs. S. F.
Gibbons, president Ladies Aid Society;
Mrs. Geo. Wilbour secretary and treas
urer.
The following item, clipped from the
Peoria Morning M0il. some time in the
old lady. nearly ninety years Of age, the
mother of Henry W. Northup. our es-
teemed friend, Of Dubuque, Iowa, who
visited US recently. At the time referred
to Davidson was but sixteen years
old, and was setting type in the Illinois
towns as stated below:
! COMPLIMENTARY TO Two DUBUQUE TYPE
SETTERs-GOOD BoYs.-Two Of our compost
tors. Chas. H. Davidson and Henry Northup,
who have been with US since the establish
ment of the Mad, have got employment in the
Springfield Journd! office during the session of
steady young men, and we hope they will do
well wherever they may be.
Gould the many readers OF the TRANS
CR1PT have stood with the writer. New
Years day. on the boundary line of Win
dom and Austin townships. they would
have seen, buggies, spring wagons, and
cutters, loaded with human freight, NOV
ing toward the residence of Byron
French And, could their eyes have
penetrated the interior of that residence,
at about 5p. a., they would have seen
twenty couples, or more, of the friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. French, seated with
them around their fiesta! board, enjoying
all the pleasure that could be had from a
throng who were conscious of having
successfully surprised" the family. AS
this day was to Mr.. and Mrs. French the
fifteenth anniversary of their wedding,
their friends took this mode of remind
ing them Of it. The presents were many,
handsome and costly. Quite number
from Austin attended, and all speak of
the good time they had, and Joined by
the writer wish to Mr.. and Mrs. French
many joyous returns of the day. H. S.
COUNCIL orEs.-Regular meeting,
Saturday evening, Jan. 2.
Thos. Dugan refused to accept the
position as Steward of Fire Co. for $25
per year. On motion, the compensation
was increased to $40. 2 ayes, 2 noes,
mayor giving deciding vote.
Purchasing committee instructed to
purchase fifteen new street lamps.
An ordinance was passed relating to
licensing auctioneers. The old ordinance
fixing rigid sum of $3.50 for special
license, was repealed, and the new Or
r};,ouoo ~;roo ho Movar To f y
the license. which shall not be less than
$50, nor more than 5000.
The Mayor reported that he had an ap-
plication from an eastern party for a
license to sell cr0ckery at auction for
30 days, and requested instructions.
Moved a special license at $75 be granted.
Ayes AID Litchfield and Herzog. Noes
Aid Adams Dalager not voting, no
action.
Authority was granted J. F. Fairbanks
to place u platform scale on east side OF
Chatham street opposite premises on
NE corner of Bridge and said street.
"A STRANGE HISTORY OF P1N.-The
Saturday after Christmas, little pack.
age, wrapped in Toledo Blade newspa
per, and directed to Mrs. J. N. Wheat, OF
this city, reached its destination. Upon
opening, lady's fine hem-stitched;han
kerchief, with tiny brooch fastened
upon it, folds. lay before the astonished
gaze. Quick as thought, memory turned
backward in her flight = period of over
forty years, when that same pin, so ten.
derby cared for, nestled upon cushion
on the bureau of Miss Julia Cooks pri
vate room in her home in New York state
This little brooch was an heirloom, and
lenged aud was worn by brother Of Mrs
Stephen Cook. who resided in Texas, and
upon his death, the widow sent it to Mrs
Cook, when she was about is years old
s as keepsake OF ~ her desd brother s ove'
ter, Julia, (now Mrs. Wheat,) and as be-
fore stated, it was taken from her ove1
forty years ago, and twenty years from
the day that Mrs. Stephen Cook died, this
pin came back to its rlghtful owner, with
out q mark or line to tell the story of its
wsnderings.
Tho a. mol m o. Tin ~ ~ Nnwor Houu