Mower County transcript., 1897-06-02
REPORTERS NOTES.
Bits of News Collected by Bright
Correspondents.
Items of Interest that are Gath
cred from all Parts OF
the County.
LIE ROY.

LEROY.
Great Expectations - John G.
Wooley-Cemetery Well.
The ladies cemetery association
have put in drilled we'll at the ceme-
terry. 1t is all completed and is a
much needed improvement.
III. Bentley was over from Grand
Meadow Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 81. Strong of Cara
momia Sundayed at Leroy.
Real estate transfer: Mrs. Robert
Jerred to Ole Halverson, house and
lot south of G. NJ. & St. P. depot, con-
sideration $400.
Hon. VIM. Theopholis Of Daven-
port, Iowa, son-in-law of III. Thomp-
son, is visi ting Leroy, Lime Springs
and CrescO for a short time.
John G.. .Wooley, the great agitator,
will lecture at the opera house in Le-
Roy, Wednesday evening, June %.
The lecture promises to be a great
treat to the public and that none may
miss it the tickets will be sold at the
nominal price of Is cents. No re-
served seats. Come early to secure a
seat as everyone will want to take ad-
vantage of this rare opportunity.
Mrs. A. Billings and son L. J. Bill
lings of Taopi were in Leroy Wednes-
day.
Mrs. Large of Rock Valley, nee
Miss Grace Johnson of Leroy, is visit
ing relatives and friends in town. She
spent a week with her cousin, Mrs. T :.
n. Weaver, of Austin.
R. E. Morton has purchased farm
of 40 acres one mile from Sloan
Springs, Arkansas, where he will raise
all kinds of fruit and expects to har-
vest 500 bushels Of apples this year.
Morrison Peterson and little son
went to Waukon, Iowa, Wednesday.
Mrs. H. R. Clark departed Thursday
for St. Paul.
Mrs. Maxfeld, Matte and cousin
visited in Taopi Thursday.
E. Gilman of Mcintyre was in town
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alsdorff visited in
Austin Thursday. They report very
pleasant call and breakfast with Rev.
and Mrs. Weaver.
VIM Cavanaugh of Adams was in
town Thursday.
w. G.. Henslin, cousin Of DR.. Hart,
arrived from St. Paul Saturday.
Mrs. Stephen Starkson went to
Adams Friday.
Editor Barnes made business trip
to Chester Friday.
Mrs. John German is very sick.
w. S. Willis of Austin was on our
streets Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Wentworth we're
over from Bailey Friday.
W. G. Chadwick of Waterville is
visiting bis family at Leroy for few
days.
C. Fortham went to Minneapolis
Saturday for weeks visit.
Toris Hawkins visited at Decorah
over Sunday.
Mrs. G. J. Rumsey and three child
rem Of Racine, Wis, was shaking
hands with friends in Leroy Satur.
day, while enroute to Riceville to meet
her father, VIM. Henderson, who is
on his way home from California
where he sought in vain to renew his
failing health. His many friends in
Leroy are grieved to learn of his
critical condition.
Mrs. T. J. Henderson of Riceville
was in town Saturday.
A baby girl arrived at the home OF
R. Rrownlaw, Monday morning, May
81, 1897.
Tuesdays visitors: J. F. Linder'
man, Lime Springs; G. Hardee, Grand
Meadow; I. P. Henslin, Racine; l. f.
Torney, R. E. Torney, Saratoga; G.. c.
Parker, Rochester; Gland Downing,
John Downing, McGregor. Wednes'
day, A. T. Munson, Mcintyre; q. E.
Reuber, Chatfield: A. A. Merrill, Aus
tin. Thursday, l.. P. Gichols, Ray
Gilman, Mcintyre; Mrs. King,
Adams; w. A. Bright, Albert Lea
Friday. G. II. Jemson, Riceville; F.M.