Mower County transcript., 1896-12-16

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Christmas trees at Kinsman's
Austin greenhouses. <5>.. -.
Rev. Dr. Stafford will preach at
Methodist church this evening.
Only two more weeks in leap year
and not another for eight years.
The brick work on the new hos
pital on Lansing avenue is finished.
&C. H. Coats has sold 140 car loads
Of his Wasioja stone in Austin this
year.
Get your Christmas holly, mistle-
toe and evergreen wreathing at Kins-
mans.
Annual election OF Fidelity Lodge
No. 20, A. F. and A. M, will be held
this evening.
Miss Fannie Gies gave very in
teresting talk on Iceland to the high
school Thursday.
Mrs. Peter FELTON, and children of
Window went to Caledonia Monday
to visit her parents.
The Ideal restaurant, next to the
TRANSCRIPT office, is receiving a lib
eral and deserved patronage.
Frank Preston and family of Sioux
City, Iowa, will spend the holidays
with D. Fl. Stimson's family.
Norman CARL is building new
residence % X "a on his lots opposite
F. w. Kimballs on Lansing avenue.
Social this evening at Mrs. E. T..
Dexter's on Water street, by the ladies
Of the East Side Presbyterian church.
Christmas trade will he rushing
for the next week. Consult our ad-
vertising columns for the best bar
gains.
Joe Nelson of Red Rock is putting
his grain into lot of fine steers. He
expects to have $1,000 worth to sell in
the spring.
MIR. and Mrs. JAY E. Milbrad of
Window township returned home Fri
day, after a pleasant visit OF a week
in Minneapolis.
Il. D. Baird has his store next to
the postottice enclosed except the
front and expects to put in the plate
glass tomorrow.
Bert Browning Of Red Rock went
to Chippewa Falls, Wis, Thursday to
spend the holidays with his sister,
Mrs. F. D. Harsh.
Weather for the past week mild
and comfortable. Staying in Mime
sofa in such weather beats going to
Texas or California.
Our city schools will keep in ses-
sion next Saturday in exchange for
the Monday after Christmas which
will be holiday for them.
The farewell concert by the Sal
vation Army Gratitude Band was
given Monday evening at the barracks.
The band has disbanded for the win
ter.
You can decorate your homes and
stores beautifully for the holidays at
moderate cost by getting your flowers
and evergreen decorations at Kins-
mans greenhouses.
&C. M. Allen of Minneapolis, now
travelling for the Armour Co., Chi
cago. was a caller Monday. He in
forms us that Mrs. Allen has been in
very poor health for the past six
months.
The newly elected officers of Uni
ty Chapter No. 20, O. E. S., are: W.
NJ, Mrs. S. A. Emerson; W. P, ]. H.
Anderson; secretary, Mrs. Edith Rob
inson; treasurer, Mrs. Abbie Crane;
associate matron, Mrs Mcintyre; con-
ductress, Mrs. Urbatch; associate
copductress, Mrs. Mayne Ober.
The RandMcNally Official Rail-
way Guine for Decembe is on our
table. 1t gives complete list of the
railroads Of the United States with
their corrected official time tables.
Everyone before taking trip should
have one Of these guides. Published
by American Railway Guide Co., 1852
Adams street, Chicago.
AT their annual election Mcintyre
W. R. G. elected the following officers:
Sen. Vice, Mrs. Geo. Baird; Jun. Vice,
Mrs. Sergeant; treasurer, Katie John
son; Chaplain, Mrs. Pcaslee; Com. .,
Mrs. Mcintyre; Guard, Mrs. Pierce.
Mrs. Oscar Ober and Mrs. Urbatch
delegates to the convention at St..
Paul; Mrs. Chaplin and Mrs. Sutton
alternates.
The Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen last week elected the fol-
lowing officers: Geo. G. Taylor, Mas
ter; Allan Anderson, vice Master;
Garret Bushman, Secretary; w. r.
Terry, Financier; Stephen Ames,
Journal Agent; Delegates to Grand
Lodge to be held at Toronto in To-
ronto, Canada, in May, Geo. Taylor
and w. r. Terry.
The folio wing are the new officers
recently elected by the Order of Rail-
way Conductors: H. M. Warfield,
c. c.; VIM. Plummer, A. G. c.; Frank
Clay, Sen. c.; E. F. Dexter, Jr. c.;
G. J. Payne, I. S.; Peter Gallagher,
0. S.; w. R. Terry, Secretary and
Treasurer; Delegates to Grand Lodge
Division to be held in Los Angeles,
Cal.,' In May, Frank Clay and W. R.
Terry.
Frank DeGroodt, son of James
DeGroodt of this city, died Wednes-