Mower County transcript., 1899-08-16
THE TRANSCRIPT
AUSTIN, WEDNEsDAY.AUG. 16> 1899.

Minnesota state Ialr opens Sept.
4, closes Sept. 9.
The gas mains on Maple street
we're taken up Monday. .
Winter Andrew Of Boston came
Monday to visit old time friends.
j. F. Hemsing and wife Of Lyle
were in Austin Wednesday on busi-
ness. s.: ="
Mrs. DR.. L. A. Cooley is visiting
her parents at Ottawa, Mlnn., this
week.
Mrs. T. c. Redell is visiting her
sister. Mrs. c. q. Bicknell, in Mime
apolis.
Mrs. r. D. Hathaway went to;
Staples, Minn., yesterday for brief
visit.
Legal blanks up-to-date and ON
good paper, all standard kinds, on
sale at this office.
For sale, my restaurant|' and
bakery on Mill street: Good location
and paying. AUGUST KING, Austin.
Charles Vandergrift started up
his threshing machine yesterday on
Charles Bemis' place, east Of the city.
Mrs. F. E. Wells, Of Colum bus,
Ohio, came Tuesday to visit her
mother, Mrs. J. G. Horned, and other
relatives.
w. F. Leonard of Racine is drawn
on the grand jury for the U. S. dis
trict court which convenes at Mime.
apolis Sept. 5
The Brownsville board OF educa-
tion were here here Monday consult
ing in regard to funds for new
school house.
Mrs, Emily Rosaaen, daughter Of
Soren EDgelSon Of Leroy. attended
the recent National Educational con-
vention in Los Angeles, Cal.
Misses Angela Cronan and Grace
E. Blalock of this city will enter the
Winona Normal school next month,
the latter taking the kindergarten
course.
-Estray. Came to my place two
miles east of Austin, Friday. July q,
one COW. Owner call, prove property
and pay expense Of keeping and ad-
vertising OL1N L. GREGG.
We have on hand supply Of the
compiled laws of Minnesota which
will be sent free of cost to all paid up
subscribers Of the TRANsC RIPT. Send
in your subscriptions promptly.
j. C. Hawkins of Window has
Just received notice OF his appoint
,ment as Minnesota committeeman Of
the American Pathological society,
which meets in Philadelphia Sept
7-8.
Miss Emma L. Kimhall is visit
ing old-time friends at Cresco. She
recently witnessed the laying Of the
corner stone Of the new Congrega'
tional church there on the site Of her
former home.
The ladies of the Oakland Pres.
byterian church will give an ice cream
and cake sociable in the parlors Of the
church Friday evening, August 25th.
A good musical and literary program
is being prepared. All are cordially
invited to attend.
-Universalist Sunday school picnic
is to be held on Friday Of this week il
it is pleasant; on Saturday If Friday is
stormy The start will he made from
the church at $780, Place OF picnic
Dobbin's grove, just east Of where the
Milwaukee crosses the carriage road
The Austin board Of trade met
Monday afternoon and voted to have
picnic on Friday afternoon Of this
week for mem bers only and their i'm
mediate families The picnic will be
held in Brooks grove, south of town
near Eddy's. The committee Of ar
rangements consists Of F. E. Daig
neau, Geo. Hirsh, G. D. Belden, Jos
keenan,, j. J. Hayes.
Miss Edith Vandergrift, who
graduated last June from the Gal
laudet College in Washington, D. c..
arrived last week to visit her father
Charles Vandergrift, in Red Rock
She is engaged for next year as one Of
the teachers in the Faribault state
school for the deaf and dumb. Hel
sister, Edna, is home from Faribault
on d summer vacation.
Some people get notions in theil
heads that are queer. At Spring
Valley an eccentric citizen equipped
his house with screen doors and hat
them made with a circular hole in the
middle to avoid the trouble of driv
ing out the flies. A farmer not fal
%.ono A1hort Lea whO had two wind