Mower County transcript., 1903-12-02

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The Dudecim Club met with Roy
Carter Monday eve ming.
The New Telephone Co. has been
working on the farm lines this week.
The Austin Elks will hold memori-
al services at heir hall next Sunday
afternoon Address 10y +. J. Jaggard.
Miss Jennie Crandall came down
from FaribauIt to spend Thanksgiving
with her mother, Mrs. G. ID. Belden.
Mrs. Ira Padden and daughters,
Edith and Alice aud Mrs. Geo. S.
Burnham left for Los. Angeles, Cal.,
yesterday to spend the winter.
"A fine entertainment was given
Monday evening by thepupiIs Of the End
Bird, 4th and 5th grades in the Franklin
building, under the direction of their
teachers. Net proceeds &31 which will
be expended for pictures for the school
rooms.
Decker's, east Of the city on Thanks
giving day, II Of the children and
grand children being present, all except
Eds family. There were over thirty in
the company, and an elaborate dinner
was served. The afternoon was spent
in games and other recreation. ::
rrho lo,t;ct o1;oo A ;d CD.iotv will
meet next Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. f. a. Ticknor on Main
street.. A picnic supper will>be served
at go O'Clock to which the gentlemen
are invited. The goods remaining
from the recent fair will be placed on
sale at this time. A program, includ-
ing recital by Miss Edith Parker, will
be given in the evening.
AT the election of Austin Lodge
Knights of Pythias, held Monday even
ing, the following officers were elected:
Percy Veon, e. G.: w. L. Van Camp,
&C.; VIM. Cutter, Chaplain; DR.. J. w.
Phillips, NJ. of w.; w. J. Urbatch. K
Of r. S. and NJ. Of F.. j. J. Hayes, M
of E.; Roy Woodward, NJ. at Arms; J
+. Snyder, trustee. A roll call of all
members was made:
The high school contest was held
Wednesday evening at the assembly
room and Miles Birkett, Roy Adams
and Miss Gertrude Kline were selected
as the Austin debating team
The Lafayette French, substitute
Austin and Albert Lea teams will de-
bate here Friday, Dec. 18, Albert Lea
having the affirmative. AT the same
time Owatonna and Blooming Prairie
will debate at Owatonna.
The Baptist church was filled
Thursday afternoon at the union
Thanksgiving. services. Invocation
Rev. A. S. Dasc omb; Scripture, Rev. J
M. Brown; Prayer, Rev. A. Cressey
Sermon, Rev. "A. B. Miller from Matt
12:48. 1t was thoughtful presenta
tion of the fact that great responsibility
attaches to the great blessings which
W0 ollJOy do AdIAOA.' AV Vdo noOOAON
to with great interest.
The one hundred and twenty-eigh
page silver anniversary edition :of tht
Minneapolis Journal issued Thanks
giving day to commemorate the twenty
fifth anniversary of it's founding, was
the finest edition of the kind ever issueG
, by a northwestern paper and probably
the largest of it's size ever issued i1
America. geographically it was
perfect The journal is one of the
great papers. of the west and reflects
, great credit on the whole state. 4. ~
"A dispatch to yesterdays Pioneer
Press from Crookston, Mimi, says thai
on Monday the Crookston Journal, to
gether with the plant, stock and office
furniture, passed from the ownership
of N. S. Gordon into the hands of. the
Scanda- American bank by virtue Of q
mortgage which the bank holds against
the property. Attorney Charles Loring
is now in charge Of the business al
II trustee for the bank, and will conduct
% it's affairs until the plant can be dis
4 posed Of. Mr.. Gordon will probably .gt
weat and enter ! new Newspaper field