Mower County transcript., 1909-08-25

The wedding of Rev. ]. H. Carstens,
of this city, pastor Of the Baptist
church, and Miss Mary Aileen Ed
mondson. will take place at the home
of the bride in Kansas City, Wednes-
day afternoon, Sept. l, at three O'Clock.
They will arrive in Austin Sept. End
and will occupy the ". T. -Mande-'
vile house on south Chatham street.
He will resume his usual preaching
services Sunday, Sept. 5. ,:-"
The foundations of the new brick.
addition to the Harrington hotel pear
the Milwaukee station are in and the
brick work has commenced. The new
part occupies the corner where the Fog
erty hotel stood. Part of the old
building was moved to the rear and
the rest torn down.
Warner Scullin and family OF La
Crosse came Wednesday and stayed un-
til Saturday with Austin relatives.
Catherine Lobb, who has been
visiting her father and two sisters in
Chicago since the last of June returned
yesterday morning to stay with her
grandmother, Mrs. G. D. Belden for
the coming year.
-Eula Terry went to Chicago Thurs
day and spent Sunday with Frances
Lobb, returning yesterday morning.
Eugene Derr and wife and Bert G.
Smith and wife of Lacrosse came in
their IS b. p. Winton auto Friday to
spend Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Seebach near Sutton. They left La
Crosse at a. m. and reached Sutton at
p. m. The best piece of road found
in the entire distance was the mile and
a half just this side Of the schoolhouse
in district 78, Dexter township, kept IN
shape with King drag by J. M.
Christgau. 1t is smooth and hard as
paving.
Eugene Derr and Bert c. mith of
LaCrosse were callers Saturday. They
formerly lived in Dexter township.
George Funda of the Bank of Lon
don was an Austin caller Saturday.
-Chas. b. Reed of Spokane, Wash
arrived Thursday to visit Austin
friends, He says that Spokane is
growing rapidly and is fast becoming
the central distributing point for that
whole section. He left yesterday for
home. Mrs. L. M. Ober of sAngeles
is stayings with heri daughter, RMrs.
Reed, during Mr.. Reeds absence.
j. Jacobson of Mica, Wash. who
formerly lived in this vicinity drew
claim at the recent public drawing at
Couer d'Alene, Wash. His number
was 2O47.
The Fulton, lii. Journal contains
an extended account of the drowning
OF Sherwood Zalmon Ames in the
Mississippi river, Aug. 16. He was a
ming with other boys when he got out
into the swift current and was carried
beyond rescue. He was the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred c. Ames of Chicago and
was born in Fulton, May II, 1895. De-
ceased was a nephew OF Henry A.
Ames of this city.
What is the highest number on a
freight car which you ever saw? A
Union refrigerator car of the Penn. Il :,
r. was at the Milwaukee station Mon
day evening numbered 615825.
AT the special school meeting held
Friday afternoon at the high school
building to vote on issuing $25,OOO of
this Independent district to pay for the
new Lincoln building in the Third
ward, A ballots were cast, all in favor
of issuing the bonds.
Miss Miriam Winters of Mason City
who visited her Oberlin college churn
Miss Cecil Opie the first of last week
returned home Wednesday =. s=s-5
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Anderson at
tended the:silver wedding anniversary
of Mr.. and Mrs. Helga A. !. Peterson III
Udolpho Sunday. &
Mrs. Chas. N. Brigham Of Dundas
came Friday to spend two weeks with
her daughter, Mrs. Louie Hall.
Hi. P. Chaplin left Monday night
for St. Lawrence county, N ~ TO visit
his mother, three brothers and sister.
Miss Jennie Crandell left for Sid
ney. Mont. Thursday to visit her sister,
Mrs. C. Earl Varco. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Watkins Of
Columbus, Mont. who. came to attend
the funeral of Whit Watkins left for
their home Friday. 4.
Mrs. Thos. "A. Revord and children
went to Chippewa Falls, Wis. on Fri
day to spend Sunday with her sister.
"A daughter was born to Mrs.
Frank r. Scripture Of Dodge Centre
on August II. Her mother, S1rs. j. q.
Philbrick went to visit her Friday
Harry Mcbride who spent ten days
vacation with his parents here returned
to Minneapolis Friday. b,