Mower County transcript., 1901-11-27
THE HETRANSCRIPT
AUSTIN, WEDNESDAY,. Nov. q 1907.
REPORTERS NOTES.
items of Interest that are Gath
cred from all Parts OF
the County.
LEROY.

Attorney Catherwood of Austin was
in Leroy Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Y. Stillwell visited
at Usage and St. Ansgar last week.
Ezna Clark came down, Wednesday,
from Big Lake.
Mrs. Frank Redaeld Of Austin at
tended the funeral of her aunt, Mrs.
Smith, at Leroy. Tuesday.
J.J. Gale of Con wallis, Oregon, was
shaking hands with old frieLds and
Gale has quite an extensive fruit
farm in Oregon and came east with
two carloads of prunes, which he sold
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
The cottage prayer meetings this
week Tuesday we're held at the homes
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John Hopp and Mrs.
Culver, at Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Shutz
north of the village and Mrs. Sarah
Jones, south.
Mr.. John ErringtOn and Miss Eliza
Shepard were married at the home OF
the brides mother on Benton street,
Wednesday evening, November 10th,
Rev. J. r. Jones officiating. Only
the immediate relatives were present.
Congratulations.
Mr.. Ed Price and family have moved
into their new home on Evereth
street formerly occupied by b. E. De.
Croft.
Mrs. B. G.. Magee of Lime Springs
visited In Leroy Wednesday and
Thursday.
John Billings OF Des Moines was q
visitor Thursday.
The holdup reported last week near
the G.. w. r. r. bridge was undou bt-
edly fake. Several chaps often fill
ing up for good share of the after.
noon went in that direction and
general row occurred. One got 9
black eye and he and his pals reported
the holdup. 1t cannot be ascertafned
however, from anyone here or bis
that he had any money except little
change.
Torris Hawkins moved bis family
and household goods to Decorah Fri
day.
Mrs. E. e. Bent, accompanied by
her daughter Eunice and her mother,
Mrs. M. e. Mckee, departed Thurs.
day for Barron county. Wis.,. where
Mr.. and Mrs. Bent will make their
future home.
Ed Kingsley and R. E. Whitcomb
were In Decorah last week.
o.. E. Caswell of Winona Sundayed
in Leroy.
The body of Mrs. Lottie NJ. Smith,
daughter of Mrs. w. D. Harden, ar
rived here Tuesday from Morris,
Minn., where she passed away Nov.
companied the remains: Funeral
services were held in the Baptist
church Tuesday at 2 p: M. Rev: G..
W. Stone officiating. Lottie NJ. Har-
den was born at Libertyville, Ill.,,
Oct. S, 1854, and came with her par
ents to Leroy in 1868. She was mar
ried to O. B. Smith at Mason City,
Iowa, May 13, 1875. One son, little
Willie, died at the age Of two and a
half years, a daughter, Dora, died at
the age Of fourteen. Thus the hus.
band and father is left alone in his
great sorrow. Mrs. Smith was mem.
Der of the Baptist church, having
Joined at Austin about twenty-five
years ago under the pastorate Of Rev.
@. D. Belden. The mourning friends
have the sympathy Of all in the sud-
den bereavement.
The draft of compound engine
base executed by Frank E. Roy of
Leroy at the final examination in
the department OF mechanical en-
gineering at Ames, Iowa, shows much
skill. Mr.. Roy stood 395 with stand
ard of 400. Well done.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. e. Morse have re-
turned from quite an extended visit
in California. They report delight
ful trip.
A Startling Surprise.
Very few could believe in looking