Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-20
THIRD WARD.

Joe and Toney BeckeI are quite sick. ~,
W. F. Lawrence was in Wells last week
on business.
w. F. Lawrence is very sick with
typhoid fever
Mrs. John Hampson of Madison Dakota
is visiting friends here.
Gene Hartman went to Wells Tues
day on business trip.
The small folks had birthday party
at Arnis Liddel's last week -
A. B. Lawrence from south Sioux City
was visiting his folks last week
Mrs. Edward Dexter has been confined
Mrs. Fred Fairbanks wife Of engineer
Fairbanks is very sick. She was taken
worse on Monday,
E. Myers says this little snow has made
| business lively with gloves, mittens,
underwear, arctics, etc.
| DR.. A. O. Allen went down to North
McGregor Sunday night to attend the
father of engineer Barr.
| W. L. James and wife start next Tues
day for weeks visit with the parents
of Mr.. James in Chicago.
A box in the fume of Engle's mill got
hot Friday and has necessitated a number
of days work to get things in running
order again,
The Knights of Labor INDUCED in a
very pleasant surprise party at the home
of their brother Edwin Eccleston a week
| ago Thursday evening.
! Miss Efie Dawson was given a birth
day party Saturday evening. Quite a
number of her friends were present and
all enjoyed very pleasant time.
E. Myers has been obliged to put an
addition, to the drug store. Nothing
like the motion 1t takes to keep up with
the demands of this part of the CITY.
Fred Holway and Miss Tillie Emerson
were married at Alden Nov. IA. and are
spending a part of their honey moon in
Austin the guests of W. H. Hazel
Depot Hotel Is taking on some fine
improvements just now. New roofing,
new paint, new paper and q general over
hauling will make 1t right up with the
latest requirements.
w. F. Lawrence has purchased the lot
next to Myers drug store and is busy
putting up ! store 20 by so, two stories
high It will be occupied as dry goods
store as soon as it can be got ready. =
Eugene Jacobs has been appointed ex.
press messenger on the Mason City ''cut
off, from Austin to Mason City. Link
Eveland has been promoted from that
i run and now oficlates on the Owatonna
accommodation, -~
Geo. Christianson late of the Tryou
House Is now clerk at the Depot Hotel.
George Wertz has taken q position as
manager of dining car between Chicago
and Savannah on the Milwaukee road.
He left for his new position on Saturday.
| John Storer from Owatonna is working
the towns between Austin and Fountain
for Hazeltine q Co., our cigar manufac
turers. He began work Tuesday and
expects to be on the road one half of the
time. The balance of the time he will be
employed in Hazle's new drug store.
/ The friends and nelghbors Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G, ]. Miller met at their residence
Monday evening to celebrate their China
wedding. About fifty people participated
IN the affair and gave Mr.. and Mrs. Miller
complete surprise. In addition to the
eatablea fer the occasion, the visitors took
with them ret of china, the gift Of the
Relief Corps. A very pleasant social
evening Was enjoyed, A. e. Christie act
ing as master Of ceremonies and clergy
man. he was ably assisted in performing
the marriage ceremony by sheriff Molli.
son. Charley is now trying to recover
from his surprise and meditating plans
for revenRe 30