Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-01-04

u B. Leverich has closed his come,
tion as secretary With the Austin Mutu.
Live Stock Insurance Company, and hi
place Is taken by j. w. Lobb.
Married -Garr-Babcock. In Austir
January 2. by Rev. w. E. Stanley, J. W
Corr, of Freedom county, and Miss Id
l.. Babcock. of Mower county.
The new officers OF the r. r. Mission
Sunday School for 1888, are: Snpt. H. S
Hart; Assistant Supt. H. Fredickse; Sec
r. Beecher; Treas, Mrs. Lowry; organist
Clara Miller, and Mrs. Campbell Choir
lister.
DR.. Macdonald moved into his new
office in G. L. Vests new building Mon
day, and is now ready for work there
He has splendid location and will b,
able to accommodate his large practic,
there in fine shape. We wish the doctor
a happy new year in his new Office.
Section Foreman H. Wagner, wa,
run over between Adams and Rose Greet
last Friday. He was walking upon tn,
track. and the snow and wind was 81
binding that he did not see or hear til,
train until 1t was upon him. He wa!
picked up and brought to Austin Frida,
evening and died Saturday morning.
The Farmers Mutual Insurance Com
pany of Mower County met in the cour
house yesterday afternoon and elected
the following officers: j. J. Furlong
president; G. Seebach, treasurer and r.
Eckford secretary. j. J. Furlong, G.
Secbach. r. Eckford.J. j. Hunt, Daniel
| Williams, Hans Hanson. John Schroeder
Jonas Haney and H. w. Lightly were
! elected directors.
MIR. Brown, an employe at the round
house. was severely injured Monday
| morning. He was holding a door open
| While snow pillow was passing out. and
| was caught between the pillow and the
door. and crushed so severely that the
| blood oozed from his nose and mouth,
Mr.. Brown we learn moved from Wells
about two months ago, and was also mar
| rlcd about that time. He is severely IN
Jured, though we hope not dangerously.
The annual meeting of the State Az.
ricultural Society will convene at St. Paul
next Tuesday, January 10, 1883, at &c
| o'clock a. m. Each county or district so.
ciety is entitled to three delegates. Let
| Mower county be represented at this
meeting by three good men. The annual
reports of the officers will be received, a
president aud two vice presidents elected
| for one year, and two managers to serve
three years. Practical lectures on agri.
cultural topics will be an attractive fea.
ture of the meeting. Supt. O. c. Gregg,
OF the State Farmers Institutes, is also
expected to be present with his corps OF
| workers.
The annual meeting of the Congre
gational society will be held at the church
tomorrow (Thursday) evening at 7:3(
o'clock. At this meeting reports of com
mittees of the various departments of the
church work will be- read, and officers
elected as follows: a clerk vice, A. w
Wright; treasurer vice, N. F. Banfield
| two deacons vice, Fl. Frede:ickse and G.
c. Adams; two members of pastoral com
mittee vice, 0. W. Shaw and A. P
Kirkland; and two trustees vice, DR.. Hol
| lister and G. L. West. All members OF
the church and all others who feel an in
| terest in the society are coSdia]ly invited
to be present.
The Band of Hope entertainment last
Saturday was quite success. notwith.
standing the bad roads and severe snow
storm. The hal! was comfortably warn,
and the exercises unusually good. The
| refreshments furnished by the W. G. T.
Q. indicated how willing they were to
assist in keeping up the interest of the
organization. Popcorn balls and apples
were freely donated by the groceries. II
the temperance people Of the country
were half as Jealous workers as these
children or half as faithful to their pledges
we should not have to wait till the young,
now being educated. shall rally round
the ballot box" before seeing the final
victory of the temperance crusade.
The following article from the St.
Paul Farmer we'll illustrates the value of
farmers institutes. Do not neglect the
one to be held in Austin:
Travelling men arc proverblally quick
to comprehend the situation OF affairs
wherever they may be placed. They
have no time TO beat around the bush
but go direct to the heart of matters.
AID they are blunt of speech as well.
These three characteristics were we'll il
Illustrated at Sank Center the other day
The writer was sitting in hotel await.
Ing the hour for the opening of the inst,
tute. Near him were three travelling
men. at present collecting on overdue
farmers paper given for machinery. They
were talking over the bad luck met with
in that particular locality. Finally the
institute poster attracted attention. They
| saw that a session was to open that day
and the least experienced of the group
remarked, There boys, will be good
place to see our men and save trip into
the country" 20, h-lr' said one of rip
er experience, 1T amt our kind of mer
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