Mower County transcript., 1904-08-10

! y drs. j. XIV i1sonls gave thimble
bee yesterday afternoon :ffo5r I : { company
of friends. .z.:s.ss - -;
Roy Adams went to- Lake Mime
tonka Friday to attend the Baptist
Assembly.
The Congregational Sunday school
plan to hold picnic at Lafayette Park
this afternoon. =.
The. summer term of the S. M.
Normal college closed Thursday after
very satisfactory term. A vacation
of three weeks will be enjoyed.
The Salvation Army closed their
meetings in this city Sunday evening
and went to Spring Valley. They held
meetings in Austin about three weeks.
Miss Emma Eastman of Rose
Creek has returned from visit with
her brother in Colorado. She was not
benefited physically as much as she
hoped.
Catherine Engle Of Fort Dodge
and Lila Loucks of Kasson spent Sun
day with Allie Kaufman. They went
to Fort Dodge yesterday.
The Austin National Bank will
commence remodeling the Dunkelmann
block about Sept. l. The building will
be fitted up in the very best and latest
ideas of bank conveniences.
Henry Casper who works in
Browns barber shop was held up while
:ossing the south bridge about eleven
o'clock Friday night and relieved of a
small amount of cash and ring.
Il. N. Griffith, L. .. Baird and A.
$. Campbell have been appointed to
appraise the damages and benefits of
extending First, Second and Third
streets south across Oscar Ayers
pasture.
The Park board has purchased of
E. G. Tompkins three acres to extend
Lafayette park south. The park now
includes all the land west of the exten-
sion of Main street to the river. Price
paid, $3.50.
George Beatty resigned Wednesday
as clerk at the Hub and went to visit
relatives at Lansing and Blooming
Prairie. George is very efficient and
faithful employee and made many
friends here.
The registration at Devils Lake
for drawing IN the opening of the re-
servation''nearby opened Monday morn
ing and will close Aug. 20. The draw
ing will take place Aug. "a. A num-
ber from this county will register.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. w. Shaw returned
Friday from a pleasant visit with their
daughter, Mrs. jerks, at st. Cloud.
They spent part of the time at the
lakes. Their daughter, Mrs. Carter of
New Hampshire, accompanied them.
Mrs Mary Tompkins has arranged
to spend the winter in Winona- where
her daughter, Mabel, will attend the
Normal school. Both Of her daughters
will be with her and also her father, j.
D. Rugg. They will go in short time.
"A kitchen shower was given Miss
Ellen Jones Friday evening at the M.
X. parsonage Oh Chatham street and
she received large number of useful
gifts. The occasion was very merry
one especially after Mr.. Sharpstene ar
rived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl M. Syck, who
are soon to move to Brownsdale, were
happily surprised Friday evening at
their home on Franklin street by about
fifty friends. The evening was spent
and in games. In behalf of
the company Mrs. Will Brown pre-
sented them with twofne pieces of
The funeral of Warren c. Holmes
was held at the residence Thursday
afternoon, Revs. J. M. Brown and D.
J. w. Somerville officiating. ALI the
business houses of the city were closed
and the business men attended the
funeral in body. Both brothers,
w Watson of Hoosic Falls and DR.. Bayard
of Chicago were here. lnterment in
Oakwood.