Mower County transcript., 1904-08-17
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libits ready for the county fair.
The East Side w. G. q. U. met
With Mrs. NJ. E. Waye Friday afternoon.
Miss Nellie Sutherland went to
Minneapolis Sunday to spend a brief
vacation. .-...
Miss Alice Emmons of New York
,ity was a guest of her brother, G. NJ.
Emmons, last week. =
Democratic county convention next
afternoon, to elect delegates
to the state convention. r.:
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Holt left
Wednesday for Ladysmith, Wis, to
reside as their son is there.
Harry W.. Morgan is helping in
Fisch Brothers dry goods store for a
short time during his vacation.
Miss Jennie Crandell came down
from Faribault Saturday evening to
spend a few days at home.
The family of Carl NJ. Syck has
moved to Brownsdale this week much
to the regret Of their host of friends in
Austin.
The Lady Naccabees had fine
time at their social on Dr.. Fiester's
lawn Wednesday evening. Ice cream
and cake were served.
Prof. G. II. Boostrom returned
Monday from st. Paul where he has
been engaged in marking state tt :hers
examination papers.
Rev. A. Cressey and daughter,
Mrs. Mary Gardner, returned Wednes-
day from a long visit with his son
John in South Dakota.
Improvements are going on at the
county fair grounds in preparation for
the county fair and visitors will be
pleased with them.
The directors Of the Mower County
Farmers Mutual Insurance company
held a meeting for business at the
office OF the secretary in the courthouse
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Nettie Belden went to Mime
apolis Thursday in company with Miss
Florence Guthrie of Blooming Prairie
to make arrangements for rooms for
the coming school year.
Luke b. Fairbanks left Thursday
for Boston on the G. A. r. excursion.
He was joined in Chicago by his sister,
Mrs. Addie D. Denison. They have a
brother living in Boston.
Gladys Snyder gave a farewell
party Thursday in honor OF Ira and
Ethel Syck who move to Browsdale
this week. About twenty FIVE were pres
ent. Games and music made the after
noon pass pleasantly and ice cream and
cake were served.
Fay R. Smith is putting out about
$500 in extensive brick walks along the
entire front of his residence property
on Freeborn street in the north west
part Of the city and also to his house
and around it. It greatly adds to the
.beauty Of the property.
Ed Barr has laid about fifty thous
and of his superior vitri6ed brick i1
sidewalks in this city during the pre-
sent season and claims that they are
cheaper and better than any othe1
permanent walk that can be laid. The
samples which he showed us confirm
his claim that the brick will wear fo1
many years.
james Douglas of Carthage, S. D
came Thursday to visit his daughter
Mrs. C. H. Decker. He left Friday
night in company with his daughter
Mrs. Will H. Blalock of Cheyenne, Wyo
on the GA. R. excursion to Boston anc
will visit relatives in Delhi, n. Y. anc
other points on the way.
The illustrated lecture at the Bap
tist church Friday evening by Rev. R
w. Bell of Sycamore, ILL., was highly in.
structive and entertaining. His sub
ject was; "The Passing of the Indian
and he gave an extended outline Of
their history and traits, profusely illus.
trating with stereoptican views.
There was a banana war on here
last week, the banana trust trying t
squeeze out the in ndependentc companies
The best bananas were retailing at ter
cents dozen Friday and Saturday ant
on Monday you could buy a bunch fo1
IS cents and Is cents. AS usual oul
sympathies are with the competition
and against the trust.
ShOrthOrn Bull For Sale.
Fine 18 months old short horn bul
mi1kinp strain for colo bv +bo n r