Mower County transcript., 1904-10-12

With MIS-. WILL Miner FRIDAY aIlernQOn.l
Miss Floy Armstrong spent Sunday
at the Dickson home south east Of
town: ~ y 4's.ss5:1t<*s
Mrs. j ohm Frank Of Leroy spent
Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. W. D.
Bassler. II" c'f, ..-. = <<'5"l
The Engineers wives were enter.
tanned by Mrs. W. H. Adams Friday
afternoon.
Plan to hear senator Knute Nelson |
at Grand Meadow next week Thurs
day evening.
Miss Emma Himmer of Pleasant
Valley visited her sister, Mrs. Will
Ryther, last week., ... 49,:
Miss Elizabeth Avery left yester-
day for SanFrancisco to spend year
with her aunt and take special lessons
in art.
Julian M. Palmer, editor of the
Blue Earth Register, was a caller
Thursday on his way to Prairie Jdu-
Chen.
Carl Baudler of this city, gave an
address in the court room last evening
on "The Socialistic Issues of the Cam
paign."
Miss Flora Kaufman on Friday
evening entertained the ladies in
Murphy's millinery department. at pro-
gressive whist.
Two daughters of Erastus Calkins
former residents of Austin, came
Thursday to visit o. J. Hills family
and other friends.
The fire purchasing committee of
fthe city has been authorized to purchase
500 feet of new hose and three chemical
fire eztinguishers.
| We shall look with interest for the
itemized reports called for by Alder
man Riley of all who use and pay for
city water and lights.
james Balwebber has bought the
west half of the old O. W. Shaw place
on College street fronting on Green
wich and will build house on it.
Mrs. Cass Fairbanks, Mrs. Will E..
Brown and Mrs. Percy Bump attended
the w. R. c. district meeting at Roches-
ter Thursday and Friday, and. Mrs.
Brown was elected treasurer.
The Degree of honor will give a
dance Thursday evening, Oct. 13.
Schradle's Orchestra will furnish the
music. Tickets 25c a couple. Ladies
unattended 10c. Everybody invited.
"A proposition to allow the city OF
Austin to issue bonds to the extent OF
$4,000 for the purpose Of paying 9
portion of the floating indebtedness OF
the city will be submitted to the voters
at the election, Nov.
Among the delegates from tht
; Austin church to the Baptist state con
vention at Minneapolis this week are
Rev. and Mrs. F. L. Anderson, Mrs. n
F. Earl, Mrs. G. D. Frisbie, Mrs. A. D
Denniscn, Mrs. DR.. Anderson and H
Jacobs.
: The knights Of Pythias in this cit,
are planning to give a grand Invitation
ball at Music hall on election night
!, Tuesday evening, Nov. s. The Bel
Telephone Company will have bootl
E at the hall at which all election returns
will be announced.
:, H. NJ. Hanson showed us the othe
i day the model of the quack grass ex
? terminator which he is building TO
I Matt Smith, the inventor of it. Th
q machine will make quick work of tn
pest. It has over 900 knives workin!
j on an endless chain belt.
An amendment to the city charte
y will be submitted to the voters at tn
j. election Nov. 8, authorizing the city t.
purchase at discretion any franchise 0
privilege granted by the city at the en-
j. of the period for which such franchis
or privilege is granted or renewed.
> Misses Ida and Iva French, opera
!, tors in the Tri State telephone Office
!, were the recipients of pleasant birth
"a day party Friday afternoon given a
J. the home Of Miss Matte Knutso1
Games and music added to the pleasur
Of the hours and fine luncheon wa
served. Several gifts were received.
j. Rev. ]. M. Brown preached hi
!. farewell sermon in the Methods
10 church Sunday evening, the othe
II churches giving up their services
l. Join in a union service. Mr.. Brow
goes to Mankato. His successor, Re,
h George w. Lutz, is expected here t,
= morrow and will preach next Sunda
+, at the usual hours.
ID The tax levy of this city for til
j. coming year is fixed at 1925, 1870 as fo
l. lows: For bonds and interest, $500