Mower County transcript., 1896-08-19

:. The county commissioners held q:
special session yesterday. IN .
Mrs. G. n. Davidson has returned
from her visit at Darlington, N. D.
First congressional district DEM
ocratic convention met at Owatonna
yesterday. -. e.
Rev. S. N. McAdoo, who is very
i'll with typhoid fever, had very fav-
orable day yesterday. =,
Rev. S. Anderson is quite low
with stomach trouble at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. F. O. Hall.
Misses Maud and Ada Morgan
left yesterday morning for short
visit at Mankato and Mapleton.
The carloads of watermelons now
coming into Austin are the best we
have had for years. They are Musca-
tines.
Mrs. Hart will reside in Winona
this winter and, keep house for her
daughters Kittie and Katie, who will
attend the Normal.
"A reception in honor of Prof. X.
c. Davis and bride will be given at
the residence of G. I. johnson Thurs
day evening, Aug. q. e..
For sale at bargain, my home
stead residence property on South
Kenwood avenue, head OF Allegheny
street. Inquire Of H. Jacobs.
Miss Minnie Belle Nudge left Sat-
urday for short visit in Albert Lea
and Minneapolis, after which she will
return to her home in Sioux City.
From sevcnty-five to one hundred
of Mcintyre Post G.. A. r. and old sol
diers in this vicinity are planning to
attend the National Encampment at
St. Paul.
ALI in favor OF organizing Nc
Kinley and Hobart club in Austin are
requested to meet at the city hall
next Monday evening at 8 o'clock for
consultation.
&C. G.. Selvig Of Rushford has been
appointed by Congressman Tawney
to the first vacancy in the naval acad-
emy at Annapolis, with Guy Whitlock
OF Dodge county as alternate.
DIR. Lockwood performed diff
cult operation Friday in removing
large abdominal abscess from the per.
son Of Miss Christine Peterson, living
on Allegheny street.
--B. T. Barnes, the new proprietor
of the Leroy Independent, was
caller yesterday. The Independent
shows great improvement in reading
matter and make up.
The state high school board Mon
day replaced the Austin high school
on the list for another term of three
years. The graded school at Grand
Meadow receives 5000 of state aid and
the Austin high school $400.
Mower county has the offer of a
state farmers institute this winter.
We understand that LIE Roy is look
ing the matter up to have it there and
hence we have said nothing about it's
coming to Austin. How is it, Barnes?
Miss Harp won the six days ladies'
bicycle race at the Austin baseball
park, which closed Wednesday night.
She made a record of 2l7 miles and 10
laps in the twelve hours of actual ped
aling. Miss Caska was second, only
two laps behind, Miss Kalgren third,
Miss Hokenson, fourth.
Tom Grant, the jolly manager of
the Arlington Hotel, invited the en-
ployes at his hotel and a Dumber of
other guests up to Colum mbia park last
Friday evening for a steamboat ride
and a genuine barbecue. Tische's
band accompanied. A camp fire was
built and merry evening was enjoyed
around it. Toms barbecue was all
right.
Last evening at the residence of
Capt. w. II. Sutton on Lansing ave-
nue., we had the pleasure of looking at
a Night Blooming Cereus plant while
one of its four buds was in full
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one being in full bloom Sunday night,
one Monday night, another last
night and tonight will be the last one
to bloom for whole year. 1t was
very beautiful, large and white, with
its numerous petals enclosing the soft
delicate inner substance as within a
castle, while the perfume pervades
the whole room as the evening ad-
vances.
Rev. G. M. Pullen, rector of
Christ church, has resigned his pas
torate here and has accepted a call
to Green Bay, Wis.,, and preached
there last Sunday. He will return to
Austin about September and move
his family and will then preach a fare
well sermon. AS the bishop is away
on a vacation it is not known def
nitely as yet who his successor may
be. We are exceedingly sorry to have
Mr.. Pullen go from Austin. He is an
able preacher and a man OF broad
mind and rnhiasn6 in6omont ond MO