Mower County transcript., 1904-08-10

Ed Sterling is taking vacation
trip in Wisconsin.
Mrs. John Gulden and children are
visiting relatives at Cresco, Iowa.
:. Mrs. Rufus G. Allen returned last
week from Il visit at Cheyenne, Wyo.
We are glad to see Rev. I. J. b.
Wright out again after his recent illness.
Mrs. George Sutton and children
went to Portage, Wis. yesterday to
visit.
Mrs. Joseph Belsbon, an aged wo-
man, died Sunday morning in London
township
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Robinson of
Steele, N. D. spent Sunday with rela-
tives here.
Miss Jennie Crandell came down
from Faribault to attend the funeral
Of w. c. Holmes.
Miss Myra Wright will go to Chi
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study at the Deaconess Home.
Rev. R. w. Bell preached very
acceptably at the Baptist church last
Sunday morning on The Power From
on High.
The mercury got down to nearly
forty in this city early Monday morn
ing and light frost is reported in several
parts of the county. No damage.
Mrs. G. H. Davidson and grand
daughter Marguerite Mitchell returned
Saturday from their visit with relatives
at Darlington and Fessenden, N. D.
Rev. G. D. Belden will preach at
the Baptist church next Sunday morn
ing at the usual hour especially to the
young people. Subject "My Six Clocks
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Seebach left for
the st. Louis exposition Saturday by
way of Milwaukee where they will
visit friends. They will be at the ex-
position about two weeks.
. The county officials were splendidly
entertained at Leroy Sunday by COM
missioner Hambrecht. They spent the
day at John Franks and at Mr.. Ham
brecht's stock farm.
Hon. Mark H. DunnelI, aged 81,
died Monday morning of heart trouble
at his home in Owatonna. He was one
of the most influential congressman
from the northwest for many years.
Prof. Frank A. Reynolds, in.
structor in Latin in the public schools
Of New York city, is spending the
month with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
A. G. Reynolds, on the farm west of
the city seeking recreation.
"A threshing rig belonging to Frank
of Oakland going west
broke through the approach to the
Carter bridge over the Turtle creek
mile west and it took all day Sunday to
extricate it.
--Galen 0. Allen, aged 80 years, died
Thursday in Chicago of appendicitis.
He was son of DR.. Orlenzer Allen, one
of the pioneers of Austin, and was born
here in 1865. He was brother Of DR..
A. w. Allen of this city.
Miss Nettie Belden returned yes
terday from Chicago where she spent
over two weeks with her sister, Mrs. J.
w. Lobb, at Irving Park. Her niece,
Catherine Lobb, accompanied her.
Mrs. Belden will remain at Irving Park
a few days longer.
j. B. Howells and family came
last week from Goodwill, s. D., to re-
side in Austin again. He will work in
the HORNED Packing plant. He has
bought the old Warner property on the
east side of the Milwaukee tracks in
the northeast corner of the city.
The house of Thomas Turton in
Taopi was entered Monday night of
last week and both Mr.. and Mrs.
Turton were brutally assaulted while
in bed. It is believed that robbery was
the object Of the entrance but no money
was found. Mr.. Turton is quite aged
and his injuries are quite serious
" The assessors returns show an in
crease of about 1895 ,OOD in the valua-
tion Of real estate in this city over the
previous figures, bringing the total up
to s., 1855, ,595. IF this rate of increase
is kept up on all real estate in the
county and state it will allow the tax
rate to be lowered and does not neces-
sarily mean higher taxes.