Mower County transcript., 1893-07-12
Rev. r. Wallace of Aurora, Ill.
returned home Monday.

"A merry company OF Austin LADIES'
is spending few days at Clear Lake.
Special business meeting of the
Baptist church tomorrow evening at
the church. =.
A. N. Kinsman and wife returned
from Chicago Friday after ten days at
the great fair.
-Kinsman is putting in large
aquarium in the Austin greenhouses.
Maybe he is going to raise alligators.
Dan Heffner fell to the sidewalk
in a fit Friday morning in front of his
building on Main street. He is recov-
ering.
w. S. Willis of Rose Creek has
purchased DR.. Squires' house on
Bridge street and will soon be an Aus
tinite.
R. O. Hall has let the contract for
his fine new residence to G. NJ. Thomp-
son. 1t is to be located on the corner
just east of his present residence.
For Sale-Farm lands in Mime
sofa, from 81 to SIS per acre. No
cash required. Crop payments. Write
Cory & Davidson, Wheaton, MINI. 1870
The w. G. T. U. of Rose Creek
will hold it's annual election of officers
and collection of dues next Saturday,
July Is. 1t is desired that every men,
Der should be present.
Found, on the road between
Blooming Prairie and Lansing about
three weeks ago, small drawer con-
tanning receipts and other articles.
Owner can find same at this Office.
w. S. Pettingell's Gilt Edge res
taurant, next to the postohice, was
closed up Thursday on attachments
issued by Merrick & Baird and the
Austin Electric Light Company.
Assets small.
The Epworth Leagues Of Austin,
Lansing, Waltham, Brownsville,
Grand Meadow, Pleasant Valley, and
other points in this vicinity are in
convention today at the church in
Pleasant Valley.
Will NJ. Stewart and family, of
Minneapolis, are spending a month
with relatives here. Will came near
getting killed Friday morning by be-
ing struck by a brass lamp which fell
out of a Main street window, but re-
ceived little hurt.
The alarm of fire just after 8
o'clock Sunday evening was caused by
the falling of lighted lamp in Jacob
Gute's store. Damage to stock
amounts to about 800. One plate
glass window was broken and the
building is damaged to the amount Of
5000.
The NJ. E. ''Royal Mission Band"
starts out with the following officers:
President, Gertie Jackson; vice-presi-
dent, Stella Smith; secretary, Winnie
Bedding: treasurer, Grace Hoy; organ
ist, Mabel Brown. They will meet
with Mrs. Hoy next Friday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock.
The families of A. J. Pierce and
Lew Dawson, together with a few
invited friends spent Sunday last at
the home of D. Blyton, in Window.
A most pleasant time was enjoyed and
all expressed their praise at the beau
tiful singing of Mr.. B]yton's little
daughter, who is but nine or ten years
old.
The Lyle Tribune in speaking Of
the Fourth of July exercises at Lyle
says: "The speech of the day by Mr..
French of Austin was one of the best
Fourth of July speeches the editor
ever had an opportunity to hear. He
delivered to the people in most excel
lent style the facts of Americas mon
archy."
The amount of business trans
acted at the Austin postoffice for the
official year ending June 80 reached
$10,O52.33. This shows a steady and
rapid growth Of our population and is
a showing which proba bly, lays over
that of any of our neighbors. We are
now entitled to free mail delivery if
we wish it.
The lecture of Prof. E. T. Fitch at
the Congregational church was much
enjoyed by those present. His sub
ject was Columbus, whose history and
work he discussed fully. Prof. Fitch
was for years principal of our city
schools and his many friends were
glad. to see him and hear him once
more. He informs us that he has had
very successful school year at Web
ster city, Iowa. He returned home on
; Saturday.
Ben. Sunny, of Lansing, re-
turned from Chattanooga, Tennessee,
Friday. He went down with Frank
Edgerton and family to help them
move their goods and stock. He
visited Lookout Mountain and many
other points of historic interest and
brings back a number of battlefield
relics which he picked up. He stopped
fOnr davs in Chica pO as he ratnrned