Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-06-09
BROWNsDALE.

Oscar Warren, of Dexter. was in tow
Saturday. #@ ~ III III
Six pounds Arbuckle's Ariosa Coffee, 81
at Sleeper s. Sons. E@s
Charlie kice came up from Austin Sun
day to get his girl.
| "A cool shower Sunday did our fields o.
| grain and corn good.
juno l4th we are to have a circus and me
nagerie, and it is not q fraud.
Dairy butter brings only 10 cents a TO- il
| this market. Eggs &c a dozen.
Have you seen those linen finish prints a,
Sleeper & Sons'2 They are nobby.
"A much needed blidge has been put in
across the slough east of village plat.
Miss Rose Grlmshaw of Lansing was the
guest of Mrs. Chas. A. Sleeper, Sunday.
Elder Belden preached an excellent SER
mon at Baptist church Sunday morning.
"A. L. Sleeper started Monday for Chicago,
st. Louis and all principal cities south, on a
Fly Paper trip.
"A sociable was held at sleeper's hall Fri
church society.
Our street commissioners, Al Kezar is put
ting our streets in order. He is the right man
in the right place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hoy Jr.. of Austin,
stopped over Sunday here, visiting with pa
rents and brother and sisters.
George Curtiss, our popular grain buyer,
has purchased top carriage, and is now Sit
uated so he can give his best girl a ride.
Mrs. Fri Colby will occasionally dish up
ice cream to those who would like to indulge
in the same in the front rooms Of Mrs. Hoy's
residence.
Some sneak thieves went through the
hotel Sunday night, helping themselves to
provisions and tobacco aud $3.50 in change
from the landlords pocket.
-Delos l.. Tanner has been busily engaged
the past week in assessing the property in
Red Rock township. The assessor always
finds plenty -of poor people. We wonder
where the rich are.
Circus, June 14th. by the Ringing Bros, a
firm well known here, they having given two
shows here years before, one being given in
Sleepers Hall. They are what they represent
themselves, and will do what they advertise.
Decoration Day was observed here in
good style. Geo. w. E. Hill of MITCHELL Iowa,
was the orator. He delivered an excellent
address on the late war, and the horrors of the
then Southern prisons. The music by the
band and glee clubs was good.
Mrs. Browning died suddenly Friday
evening. She had been sick for the past four
years, confined to the house, and most of tho
time to her bed. Mrs. Browning was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. Bull. The
husband and children, in this hour of bcreave-
ment. have the sympathy of the entire COM
munity. The funeral took place at the house
at l o'clock. The procession was nearly a
mile in length.
We arc to celebrate the coming 4th of July
in No. style. If you don't believe it, come
and see for yourself, Saturday, July Sd.
President of the Day-A. Swift.
Marshal-Capt. A. J. Hunt.
Committee unite Of Arrangcmentsn n! Gage.
Bateman.
Committee on Music Mrs. ". G. Elliott,
Mis- Eta Mis- Meda rton Frank
Finance Committee-C. o. Sleeper, +. X.
DAZZLE, NJ. Stephenson.
Committee on Milton Foot,
Erve Miner, Dan Darling.
Report of the Brownsville school for The
month ending June 4, 1886:
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT..
No. of pupils enrolled. ................ 81
Average daily attendance. ......... rs
No. Of days attendance Observation-Disclosures 34
No. of cases of hardness. Observation-Disclosures. 7
No. neither absent nor tardy. ...... ......... IA
Names-Dazy Glover, Johnnie Jepson, May
johnson, Helen Scribner, Nellie Twohey, Flos-
sic Hunt, Nettie SOdergreen, George Gage,
Artie Dahle. Felix IHecht, Edna Elliott, John
Hyland, Clayton Cartwright and David Scrib-
ner. HELEN S. WILDER, Teacher.
GRAMMAR.
No. of pupils enrolled. Observation-Disclosures. %
Average daily attendance. ......... ..... 10
No. of days attendance. northumberland 1852
No. of cases of tardness....... ......... 7
No. neither absent nor tardy:. ....:...... 5
Names-LeOnard Pick, Mia Lamb, Maud
Dunnnll. Annie Madiann and Clinton Seth