Mower County transcript., 1904-03-02
March came in like a lamb.
Local Farmers Institute TO-DAY.
Cemetery meeting next Friday af

| Cemetery meeting next Friday af-
ternoOn. -
Miss Stella Smith was down from
Minneapolis to spend Sunday. a
West has trimmings galore, very
handsome and the latest styles. X.
! The newest and nobbiest belts at
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| The Austin A. O. U. w initiated
| four members Thursday evening. cs:>s
The Ladies Musical Society gave a
musical at Elk's hall yesterday after
noon. #s@:& eTa s
Mrs. Walter j. Rice!had a birthday
anniversary Monday, the first in eight
years. :5='
/ Annual election of officers Of St.
Bernard Commandery next Monday
evening.
| Mower county gets 1913 out of the
state for five wolves killed during the
past year.
Rev. F. L. Anderson went to Min
neapolis Monday to assist in meetings
for two weeks.
MIR. and Mrs. w. M. Litchfield are
expected back from southern California
in few days.
Born to Mrs. Charles B. Reed, Mon
day noon, Feb. 20, son. Mother and
child doing we'll.
Mrs. A. V. Ellis returned Saturday
from St. Paul where she spent week
with her daughter.
The w. G. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. .. L. Gibbons, 800 Winona ST.,
Tuesday the 8th, at 3 p. m.
Rev. F. L.. Anderson returned early
Sunday morning from Chicago in time
for his regular appointments.
For sale, full blood Chester White
boars at hard time prices. G. A. JONES,
three miles south Of Brownsville.
See our handsome new mercerized
white goods for shirt waists. aod shirt
waist suits. CHAs. l.. WEST.
C. w. Bucklin of Austin has been
nominated for one Of the presidential
|electOrs from Minnesota on the Socialist
ticket.
| The men of the Congregational
church gave very successful and in
teresting social at the church Friday
evening.
Rev. G. H. Mueller of Albert Lea
will preach at Christ Episcopal church
tomorrow evening. Subject, "The Life
of Faith"
"A company of about 25 Of the B.
Y. P. U. went out in sleighs Friday
evening and spent the evening at G. D.
Frisbie's in Oakland.
Marriage licenses are issued to Gus
tav. sBethke and Martha Wallyer of
Pleasant Valley, Ben Loucks and
Grace Dean of Frankford.
Saturday was comrade Sam w.
Rice's 10th birthday and his children
gave him pleasant surprise party in
the evening leaving substantial gifts.
The evening was spent socially.
We see by the St. Paul papers that
G. D. Decker Of this city is elected one
of the seven Minnesota delegates to the
national convention of hardware men
which meets at indianapolis March 22-
"a.
F. G. White, who has been connect
ed with the Hansen Mercantile Co. in
Owatonna has accepted position with
R. r. Murphy, the dry goods merchant.
He will remove with his family to Aus
tin in the near future.
An entertainment will be given in
Engineer hall Friday evening for the
benefit of the east side Sunday school.
A fine musical program is in prepara-
tion and Mrs. j. IL. Skinner will give
an account of her travels. Admission
Is cents.
The Austin high school debating
team went to Lanesboro Friday even
ling for a friendly debate with the
Lanesboro team. Lafayette French
substituted for Miles Birkett. The
Austin visitors were royalty entertained
bp their hosts.
Mrs. George Baudler's iftieth
birthday anniversary was very happily
celebrated Friday evening by com.
Ipany of about thirty friends who made
a surprise visit. A fine supper was
served and an elegant time lis reported
A beautiful silver set was presented to
her.
The most snow of the season came
in February. This may not be a bad
omen, as here is an old German rhyme
to the effect that
! If February gives much snow,
, A fine summer it doth foreshow,
The recompense Of an agreeable sum