Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-02-15
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Gibbons about it. .....
For rent: the Episcopal parsonage.
Enquire of S. G. Clark. p. *%..
Folding beds aud office desks at the
Austin Furniture Co.'s. D.:
"A few good end hand sewing ma
chimes for sale cheap. W. F. DAY.
Lively times last week for parties.
From one to half a dozen parties every
night during the week. ...
"A genuine spring thaw set in Mon
day, and made the beautiful snow vanish
like warm biscuit in the hands of a
tramp.
Come to the Farmers institute next
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
There is no expense connected with IT,
everything being free, and everybody in
vited.
The Band of Hope will meet this
week on Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
February II. The exercises will be inter-
esting and every member will enjoy being
present. .
Spring moving and house cleaning
has commenced. G. H. Weber opens
the season by moving into John Walsh's
house. Mr.. Walsh having gone to La
Crosse. Wis.
There will be Episcopal services next
Sunday at 1890 a. M, subject, Faith Re-
newing. Also in the evening at 700 p.
M, subject, Through a Glass Darkly."
P. B. Peabody, Rector.
Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop, the State
President of the w. c. T. U. of Michigan,
is to visit Austin soon. She is very
talented woman and is called the "Daniel
Webster of the platform"
-Four farmers from the town of Ad-
ans drove to Austin with grists for En-.
giles mill yesterday morning, a distance
of II miles. arriving in Austin at 7:30 a.
m. Must have had pretty early start.
We would insist that every farmer
bring his wife and daughters with him
when he comes to the Institute, as there
will be portions of the Institute fully as
interesting and instructive for the ladies
AS for the farmers themselves.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
Feb. 20, 21 and %. are the dates set for
the Farmers Institute in Austin. Make
note of it, and come prepared to stay
the full session. The session will COM
mence Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The event of the season will he the
party given by the Merry Makers and
Austin Pleasure Seekers, at Armory hail,
next Wednesday evening, Feb. %. A
large number of invitations have been
sent out, and very pleasant time is ex
pected.
Sands, the dry goods man will go to
New York to make his spring purchases
one week earlier than first anticipated.
Will start the Goth. Anyone wishing
specialt1es in dress goods and silks. will
please leave the order at the store on or
before Feb. IS.
The Missionary service at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening was
very interesting. Mexico was taken as
the subject, it being a portion of the mis-
sion fields IN which the society is partic
ularly interested. The exercises were
instructive as we'll as interesting.
The reception to be given Friday
evening, by the Womans' Christian Tenn
perance Union has been postponed for
one week. Quite extensive preparations
are being made and a profitable as well as
very pleasant evening is anticipated.
Our next paper will give full particulars
We see by the Waseca Herald that
Hon. J. j. Furlong is expected to address
the Farmers Alliance at that place next
Saturday, Feb. IL. Mr.. Furlongis attend
ing the annual meeting of the National
Alliance at Des Moines, Iowa. this week,
and will be unable to meet our Waseca
friends.
The firm of Gilbertson & Edgerton
has been enlarged and strengthened by
the addition of Jonas Haney to their
number. We welcome Mr.. Haney to the
new position and shall expect to see him
help make things rustic. j. J. Gllbertson
is now carrying the war into northern
Dakota, and helping fight the blizzards
there. He will return to Austin before
spring.
The following are the officers install
ed at the meeting of the I. O. G. T. Lodge
last Mondayeven1ng: Mrs. Lizzie Beattie
G. T.; Wilson Beach, P. g. T.; Miss
frankie French, V. T.; Mrs. Geo. Ward
c.; Mrs. Wilson Beach, R. S.; L. Lowery
A. r. s.; Geo. Kessler, M; Mrs. l.. Low
cry. D. NJ; Ernst Sachsie, F. s. Miss Clot
Teeter, T.; Miss Martha Sachsie, I. G.
| Geo. Allen, S.; Will Kearns, r. H. s.
| Geo. Sargent, L. H, s.
-Supt. O. c. Gregg will begin one O.
his popular Institutes in Austin mex