Mower County transcript., 1900-01-31

IS. A. Smith spent Sunday with
relatives at Spring Valley.
The Laurel Club gave . ball at
Music hall last evening. ~.s
Mrs. Helen Armstrong Of Kansas
Ctr is visiting he1 sister, Mrs. Arthur
Cole. .,.-,- --
The Catholic order of foresters
will occupy the Elks hall Thursday
evenings.
"A. Chaplin of Lansing left Thurs
day Tor Governour, n. Y, his old
home, on q visit.
Geo. P. Miller and family of
Madison Wis. came Friday to visit his
daughter, Mrs. Ed Sterling.
The ice crop Of Minnesota is as
sured. Two good crops year right
along, one in summer and one in win.
ter.
Father Hughes Of Mankato ad-
dressed the Total Abstinence society
of the Catholic church Thursday even
ing.
The TRANSCRIPT aud the Mime
apolis twice week Tribune both one
year for $3.50. Order them while this
rate IS going.
"A. B. Hunkins will attend the
meeting Of the Canning associations
OF the United States to be held at De-
troit, Mich. Feb. IL.
Mail carrier S. c Seavey was laid
up with rheumatism several days so
that his substitute, Aug. Weber, took
his route. He is better.
WIN. O'Mal]ey. has resigned as
clerk at the Depot hotel and will 90
to Flandreau, S D., in the employ of
the L. Lamb Lum Der company.
Conductor Crabtree, who was in-
jured so seriously at Hayfield a while
ago, has recovered sufficiently to take
his run 90 the Austin branch again.
"A pound party was given for Mrs.
Minnie Jones at the residence of Mrs.
A. Galloway Saturday afternoon.
About thirty we're present, and a
good time is reported.
AT the meeting OF the Austin
Athletic Club Thursday evening, sew
eral new mem bers we're received and
the new cons stitution and bylaws were
considered and adopted.
Mrs. w. T. Wilkins is still suffer-
ing from the attack of paralysis OF
the throat which she experienced last
week. Yesterday afternoon she was
growing weaker and in a critical con.
dition.
"A. B. Hunkins, proprietor of the
Austin Canning and Preserving Gem
pany works. put up 5000 spot cash
yesterday for his supply of cans for
the coming season. The order is for
a quarter Of a million, just double the
output OF 1899.
&C, II. Thomas received word Fri
day OF the death OF his mother at Los
Angeles, California, last Thursday,
aged SO years. The remains were
brought hack to West Union, Iowa,
for interment. Funeral services we're
held there yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orsie E. Miner and
family, who have been managing the
Sargent Spring farm for H. A. Holmes
for several years, leave today for Port.
land, Oregon, to reside. Mr.. Miner
has brother there in the marble
business and expects to assist him for
a while.
AT the annual election OF the Pro-
gressive Order of Johns held Monday
evening the following officers were
elected: President, John J. Corne.
veaux; Vice President. John Rustad:
Secretary, John H. Anderson; Treas
urer John NJ. Greenmau; Executive
committee, John j. Furloog, John
w. Scott, John F. Fairbanks, John
G. Hawkins and one other.
Cows are pretty good property
these days. We noticed some amounts
drawn for December from the Austin
creamery: A. V. Ellis, $93. 70; Baird
& Edmonds, $81.79; A. o. Dinsmoor,
5000; Jacob Weisel, $43.16; Chris
Brown, $41.06, and lots of the checks
round $50 each. This, mind you, is
in the dead Of winter and is solely for
the milk returns Of single month.
Report of Births and Deaths in Mower
County for the Year 1900.