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Austin Minnesota.
Grand Meadow.
School closes'Friday.
Mr. Barnard's health is failing rap
idly.
Rev. Giberson went to Austin
Thursday.
Charles Lawrence has enlarged his
barn this week.
Mr. Schleiger has built a substantial
looking wood house.
Mrs. George Corell Jr., is visiting
her parents in Faribault.
There is a pie social at the M. E.
church Tuesday evening.
The grain is coming up nicely and
everything seems to give promise of a
good crop.
Saturday there was a school picnic
at Stewartville. All report a very
pleasant time.
Mrs. P. Vandenoever visited her
mother, Mrs. Funderhide of this
place, Tuesday.
Mr. Wheeler of Casson visited his
brother-in-law, Mr. E. P. Carey, a few
days the past week.
Rev. D. E. Smith went to St. Paul
to attend the conference last week.
He returned Saturday.
Henry Bush's little son Carroll fell
as he was getting out of a wagon and
broke his arm recently.
Mr. Temansen has commenced work
on his new residence, which he expects
to have finished by the first of June.
The Congregational social last Tues
day evening was well attended. Every
one seemed to bejhaving a good time.
Mrs. Lawrence of Spring Valley, who
has been spending the week with her
daughter, Mrs. Bagley, returned to
her home Friday.
There was a party at the residence
of H. J. Loqkwood Friday evening.
Nearly all the Grand Meadow young
people were present and spent a very
pleasant evening dancing.
Mrs. Sheldon, Mrs. Bagley, Mrs.
Gladen and Mrs. Hudson, attended
the lecture delivered at Spring Valley
by Mrs. Lathrop, state superintendent
of W. C. T. U. work in Michigan.
The frightful storm of rain and hail
Sunday evening did very little damage
in Grand Meadow. The accompanying
wind and lightning roused all the
inhabitants and sent many of them to
refuge in the cellar.
Dexter.
The creamery well at Hoppin's is
down 140 feet.
J. C. Vermilya is with his brother
Sam in Chicago.
Jesse King has moved into his new
house north of town.
O. J. Dickens, George Wood, and N.
A. Frost attended Masonic lodge at
Grand Meadow last Friday.
Engineer Will Sheridan, after a
week's visit with his parents at this
place, returned to Dubuque last Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. King have re
turned from the home of Mrs. King's
father, who is said to be in very poor
health.
The school social was highly success
ful. The receipts from all sources
were $25, and teacher and pupils feel
that their venture turned out well.
The $40 library will be ordered this
week.
A party giving "the name of Nels
Shaw has been in town for two or
three weeks. His strange behavior
has made some children and nervous
women afraid to leave the house while
he was near. He is an apparently
harmless lunatic, but as he started for
Illinois last Monday the frightened
ones may crawl out again.
The Monday morning storm was
very severe in this vicinity. The
house of O. A. Hanstad, a farmer liv
ing north of town, was blown down
and Mr. and Mrs. H. badly injured.
The barn of August Griebner in
Pleasant Valley, was struck by light
ning and five horses, two cows, grain,
harness, hogs, etc., burned. While
trying to get the horses out of the
barn, Mr. G. had his hands and face
badly burned. He has a small insur
ance in the Austin Mutual Insurance
Association. N. J. Jeral's, Regan's,
Conway's and Milan's barns and out
buildings are wrecked. All these live
north of Dexter, near the county line
Reports at this writing tell of ten
wind-mills blown down. It is believed
there has been no loss of human life.
The hail at this place was small but
destructive, as the many broken win
dows can testify.
Brownsdale.
Mr. Miller of Le Roy was in town
last week.
Mr. Campion has some fine furniture
for sale.
Baldwin & Miller sold four wind
mills last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Starkey are enter
taining their sister, Mrs. Pratt.
ABkxUTELY PURE
Memorial service will be held in the
M. E. church on Sunday next.
Mrs. Pearl Dunnell of North St. Paul
is visiting relatives and friends here.
Miss Emma Rollins of Chicago, is
spending a few wefeks with her par
ents.
Miss Elsie Miles is in Windom, S.
D., the guest of her friend, Mrs. Ben
nett.
Mrs. Coats came from Austin last
week to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ells
worth.
Mrs .J
James [Stokes is in Blue Earth
City, the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
Cooper.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Swift of Glad
stone, Mich., are visiting relatives and
friends here.
Mrs. John Warren of Lansing was
visiting Mrs. Carlos Sleeper the first
of the week.
The M. E. Ladiesf Aid Society will
have an ice cream and lawn sociable
next Friday eveningffat the home of
Mrs. John Hoy.
Mrs. Wilbur Allen and little daugh
ter. who have been spending some
weeks here, left last week for their
home in Duluth.
Frank Woodward came home from
St. Paul last week, where he has been
learning telegraphy. He will leave in
a few days for West Concord.
Mr. James Stokes left here last week
for Chicago, where he will take ample
time to enjoy the wonders of the great
Columbian Exposition. We under
stand he will also visit Pennsylvania,
his old home—and the friendsfof other
days.
T5e will remainj some,weeks, jgf
LeRoy.
Hon. J. D. Allen visited Duluth last
week.
Hon.*?JohnS'Frank visited Winona
last week.
a W. K. Porter went toJSt.JPaulTues
day of last week.
Mr. Harrison has built a barn on his
property east of town.
CftOld settlers' annual reunion willj be
held Saturday, June 10.
Jutt Felton, of Taopi, was on our
streets one day last week.
Next week Warner's comedy com
pany will be here for three nights.
Prof. Thompson, Misses Leonard
and Field have been re-elected by the
board' of education for the ensuing
year.
The LeRoy creamery has been pur
chased by the Crystal creamery com
pany, of Kenyon, to take effect June
1. All the modern methods in the
way of separators, etc., will be intro
duced.
Thursday of last week Judge Bos
worth disposed of two cases of drunk
enness. Knute Svenson paid his fine
of $5 and costs, but Christ. Larson
preferred the county jail and was
taken there by constable Hungerford.
Died, at her home on Thursday
evening, May 18, 1893, of paralysis,
Mrs. Chas. Smith, at the age of 69
years and 3 months. She was buried
from the Presbyterian church, Satur
day, May 20, Rev. Weaver offlciating.
Mrs. Smith leaves one daughter and
many friends to mourn her death. She
follows close upon the death lof her
husband, which occurred January 27,
1893. The daughter, Mrs. Mahony,
has the sympathy of the entire com
munity in her double bereavement.
We have only lately learned that
there has been a- Baptist mission es
tablished in the old town with a good
ly attendance. I am directed to say
that while there has been a Sunday
school established in the old town,and
is in a flourishing condition, it is not
a Baptist mission or any other mis
sion. The old town is not composed
of heathens. To be sure they are only
a mile from Sodom, but consider them
selves in an enlightened condition.
The Sunday school is not of any par
ticular creed, but for the benefit of
all classes. It is essentially a union
affair, and all are invited of whatever
persuasion
Nevada.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. B. Larson
went to the well, only a few steps
from the door, noticed the covering
had been torn up, looked down in the
well, saw the soles of a pair of shoes
on top of the waiter. She called her
husband from the house and they
pulled a man out of the well, who
proved to be their neighbor, Jens O
Stooe. He has been in poor health
and sometimes seemed not quite right
but no one had any idea he was dan
gerous. Funeral will be held Monday
afternoon. The poor wife, left with
many small children, has the sympathy
of the community.
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Lyle.
LYLE, Minn., May 23,1893.
Don't forget the lecture next Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Guro Olson went to Minneapo
lis last Saturday.
George Murphy is building an addi
tion to his barn.
Alex McCulla's baby has been quite
sick with croup.
C. A. Madison made a flying trip to
Austin last Thursday.
Mrs. J. Clark has been very sick,
but is now convalescent.
L. P. Thompson's little baby boy has
been very sick, but is now better.
Hugh Goodwin was arrested last
Sunday evening for being drunk.
Peter Nelson was Arrested last Sat
urday night for being drunk and dis
orderly.
There will be services in the Congre
gational church next Sunday evening
by Rev. Sauerman.
John O. Myhre is having his fine res
idence treated to a coat of paint, O. J.
Wold doing the job.
Dr. W. A. Frazer has been on the
sick list for the past week but is now
able to be out again.
Martin J. Haney has sold his farm
located in Lyle town to Nels Torgeson.
Consideration, $2,000.
Miss Bertha Anderson, one of our
popular young ladies was visiting at
Northwood,' Iowa, the past week.
Oliver Blacksted returned from
Wahwhoo, *Neb., last Thursday and
intends to remain here nearly ali sum
mer.
Hans Grytdahl, editor of the Tri
bune, went to Webster City, Iowa, last
Monday to have a business interview
with Mr. Hutton.
Dr. W. F. Cobb was fishing last
Thursday forenoon near Fluent's mill
at Otranto Station and caught 94 bass.
How is that for high?
P. K. Everson will start for Chicago
tonight (Tuesday) over the K. C. He
intends to visit the world's fair and be
away about one week.
The ball last Friday evening was a
grand affair and a success, both finan
cially and socially. There was a very
large and well behaved crowd.
Henry Hughes went to Austin last
Saturday to subscribe for the TRAN
SCRIPT. He says he wants all of the
Lyle news. He returned Sunday aft
ernoon.
Mr. Fred Cordis, one of our prosper
ous farmers, returned from Chicago
last Saturday, where he had been for
the past nine days attending the Co
lumbian Exposition.
George Schulze returned from the
World's Fair last week and he says he
was there at the opening when Presi
dent Cleveland pressed the button,
and it was just grand.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Knutson of
Clear Lake, Iowa, arrived in town last
Saturday, staying over Sunday with
friends and relatives. They departed
Monday for northern Wisconsin.
Will Breitengross, the popular agent
for the K. C. and one of our expert
wheelmen, rode over to Austin last
Thursday morning in just one hour
and fifteen minutes. Who can beat
that over these roads?
There was a social party at the res
idence of A. H. Anderson last Thurs
day evening and some of those present
were Misses Belle and Minnie Ander
son, Miss Ina Lund, Mr. Oliver Black
sted and a few others.
.Last Sunday night we were again
visited by quite a heavy wind, rain and
hail storm, doing some damage. It
broke a few lights o.f glass out of the
residence of Mr. A. H. Anderson, and
there is reports of damage south of us.
Rev.W. R. Smith of Nebraska, State
Lecturer I. O. G. T. and D. G. C. T.,
will deliver a temperance address at
the Congregational church on Thurs
day evening, May 25, 1893. All are
cordially invited to be'present. Ad
mission free.
Mr. and Mrs. Swend Carlson and son
of Helena, Mont., arrived last Friday
and remained over Sunday until Mon
day afternoon when they took the I.
C. for the world's fair city. They in
tend to be away about two weeks.
They left their little son with his
grand parents.
The angel of death visited our little
city again last Tuesday, when Knut
N. Bouvick (father-in-law of John J.
Hemsing) was called away, he having
reached the ripe old age of 83. He
died without much pain or struggle
and was buried last Thursday in the
burial ground at or near the stone
school house south of Mona, Iowa.
Dr. W. J. Gale of Faribault is in
town looking the field over and seeing
what the prospects would be for the
permanent location of a dentist. His
son haying recently graduated from
the Chicago Dental college, necessi
tates a larger scope of territory, and if
our city proves satisfactory either him
or his son will remain with us all of
the time.
The question of "guilty" or "not
guilty" was decided by that famous
jury in the case of the State vs. Han
nah Roberts after being out over five
hours without their suppers. It being
a very cold evening too they concluded
their deliberations probably sooner
than if otherwise and brought in a
verdict of "not guilty." It was about
all they could do,considering the shape
the evidence was in.
Jens O. Staale, who lived on a farm
about five miles northeast of here,
committed suicide last Sunday after
noon. He leaves a wife and family to
mouri his death. Jens has been suf
fering for the past two years with ner
vousness, 'and at times he would be
afraid of nearly everybody, and it hap
pened last Sunday he had one of those
spells, so he wandered away from his
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home and went over to his neighbor's,
Boa Larson's, and went to the well and
pulled off a few boards and jumped
into it head first. When he was found
a short while after, his feet were stick
ing above the water. It was a horri
ble sight to see.
Udolpho.
In this vicinity the farmers are all
planting their corn.
Several of our people are talking of
going to the World's Fair, in June.
Miss Genevieve Enney, who sprained
her ankle April 6, is slowly improving.
J. Grundwaldt, of Waltham, has
sold his farm to a family from Wiscon
sin.
It pays to raise hogs. G. W. Enney
sold two, not long ago, which brought
$52.00..
Perhaps the old pupils of A. A.
Hickok will be glad to learn that A.
A. is "papa."
Rev. J. Moran and family, of Wal
tham, were the guests of G. W. En
ney's people last Friday.
There was a dance at Mr. Richard
son's last Friday night, and all report
having had a good time.
C. E. Symes and family of Blooming
Prairie, were the guests of B. E. Stim
son's family last Sunday.
There will be Sunday schqol in the
LaBar school house every Sunday
hereafter during the season.
Mrs. Harding, who has been visiting
at Mrs. John Neller's the past winter,
will return to her home in Iowa soon.
Rev. John Moran, of Waltham,
preached a very interesting sermon in
the Carll school house last Sunday
afternoon.
The "would be ghosts" around I.
Dennis' residence last Sunday night
got a little more scared than they
expected to, so we hear.
Renova.
Buy the Dodge Center flour of John
Cross.
Miss Clara Prodahl is home on a
visit at present.
Considerable corn is being planted
in our vicinity this year.
G. Wigen's folks has a little*baby
girl born to them of late.
Too late for seeding barley and oats
for those who have not finished.
Maud Emery of Dexter is visiting
her cousins, Minnie and Arthur Tan
ner.
A. S. Rolf and wife of Rose Bush
street were visiting some of our neigh
bors Sunday.
Frank and Lizzie Prodahl and their
cousin Winnie visited friends in Wal
tham Tuesday.
Rev. Lang has returned to his home
in Goodhue county, after a short visit
with his two sons and daughter.
Bennie Phillips defies competition
against anyone in our vicinity hav
ing a span of this gear's mare colts
equal to his.
The recent storm of Sunday evening
devastated a new hay rack for W. M.
E. Phillips, lifting it from the wagon
and carrying it forty rods and leaving
it in pieces.
The young people had an enjoyable
time at Mr. Braumburg's last Friday
evening. Freddie Kopplin furnished
music. A good time is reported and
many were present.
The mistress of our popular board
ing house was escorted the other even
ing by a certain person dressed in
men's clothing, but upon investigating
it proved to be the head cook.
The house of Mr. Harstad was blown
down during the recent storm and
some of the family were hurt quite
badly—Mrs. Harstead in particular.
Will Veubeurs' new barn, which was
not quite finished, was blown to pieces.
Moscow.
John Scullin is sich with rheuma
tism.
Ed. Norton took hogs to the station
Saturday.
The company well at Oakland is
completed at a depth of 175 feet.
Mike McCourt and R. A. Dearman
took in the sights at Albert Lea one
day last week.
Miss Alice Kearns has been danger
ously ill with the measles, but is on
the gain now.
Rev. W. M. Grafton, temporary pas
tor, will preach at Oakland next Sun
day afternoon.
Miss Nora Earl came home from
Albert Lea college to attend the Pace
china wedding.
Mr. Sherman, of Austin, has been
here the past week cleaning organs
He understands his business and we
can highly recommend him to all.
The G. A. R. post from Austin is
coming to Oakland Sunday, the 28th
inst., and will meet the veterans of
these parts, and memorial services
will be held at the church.
Mrs. E. J. Norton's team, while at
the station one day last week, became
frightened and ran away. They were
stopped in Moscow. Fortunately
neither the horses or carriage were
damaged.
Lansing.
George Bartlett spent Sunday in
Lansing.
Mr. Freeman Carll lost a valuable
horse last week.
There was preaching twice in the
M. E. church Sunday.
The hail storm last evening did
but little damage here.
Several of our citizens will attend
the World's fair in June.
We are glad-to see Miss Bessie Soule
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Saturday.
A. M. Neller and wife went to Aus
tin Saturday.
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out again after her serious illness.
The- family of E. B. Williams will
move into their new house on Main
street this week. We wish them joy
in their new home.
Charley LaBar, who has been in
Armour, South Dakota, the past year
buying grain, is in town. We are glad
to see you back again Charley.
Clarence Mclntyre and George
LaBar commenced a course at the
business college in Austin Monday.
Pretty rough coming home Monday
night, wasn't it boys?
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sion.
MINNESOTA NEWS.
Boyd has a new bank.
The Bank of Zumbrota suspended
payment last week.
Paynesville Odd Fellows dedicated a
new hull last week.
Secretary Hart has condemned the
Albert Lea jail as unfit for use.
Frost did slight damage to crops in
Southern Minnesota last week.
Receipts of the grain inspection de
partment for April were $6,140.35.
Joseph Sequin and Michael Duffy
broke out of the Itasca county jail.
Fire at Rock Creek, Pine county,
destroyed five dwellings and two stores.
The rumors of smallpox in the Fer
gus Falls asylum are emphatically de
tied.
Shattuck Cadets will probably camp
at Fort Snelling 10 days, beginning on
June 2.
G-uiseppi Tressonni of Le Sueur is
supposed to have met with foul play in
St. Paul.
Bishop Gilbert, who has been se
riously ill for some time is considerably
improved.
Seven hundred head of young stock
was shipped to Dakota from Elk River
last week.
The board of education at Hastings
has decided to furnish school books to
all pupils free.
Someone broke into the postoffice at
Soudan, near Tower. They secured
about $6, all pennies.
Dick Moore knocked out Tom Murray
of Minneapolis at the Phoenix club, St.
Paul, Thursday night.
Two men were struck by a freight
train at Aitkin. One was fatally and
the other seriously injured.
While the family were away a tramp
stole $200 in gold from the house of N.
E. Glason, at Spring Grove.
The output of the Diamond mine, on
the Mesaba range, will be increased
from 75 tons to 500 tons daily.
That only ONE per
son in TWENTY can
judge the quality of
If you belong to the
other NINETEEN we
can help you out. If
we err in judgment
WE PAY THE LOSS.
CHEAP CHARLEY,
"TOILER FOR TRADE."
The Minneapolis Trust company has
been appointed receiver of the North
western Guaranty company.
It has been decided to abandon the
programme of exercises and formal
dedication of the Minnesota building at
the world's fair.
A geological survey of the iron belt
of Minnesota will be begun immediately
after the appropriation for that purpose
becomes available July 1.
Martin Johnson, a sufferer from con
sumption, was taken with a hemorrhage
on the streets of Alexandria and died
before assistance could reach him.
The Lamberton Leader will be dis
continued and the plant moved to Win
nebago City, where the editor. W. D.
Smith, will establish anew paper.
The Boston Realty company will
build a 8-story office building on the
site of the Hotel St. Louis, at Duluth,
which was burned some time since.
J. H. Landis, a brakeman, was blown
from a freight train on the Great
Northern at Northern Pacific Junction.
Seventy-five cars passed over his body.
The fifth annual convention of the
Fourth district and the sixth annual
convention of the Blue Earth county
W. C. T. U. are being held at Mankato
this week.
Sho-Cog-Geesic, a Chippewa chief,
while drunk, went to sleep on the rail
road track at Deer River. The passen
ger engine of the Duluth and Winnipeg
road ran over him.
A. H^ Hornsby, the St. Paul real es
tate man who jumped from a Burling
ton train while in charge of Chief Mc
Ginn, has plead guilty to the charge of
forgery in the second degree.
"Traveling Men's Day" will be cele
brated at nkato June 2. A parade
in the morning, a minstrel show in the
afternoon at the opera house and a ban
quet and ball at the Salpaugh in the
evening.
Mayor Eustis of Minneapolis has
given it out that saloonkeepers will be
heM responsible for losses in confidence
games in their saloons. Two saloon
keepers put up $100 each Tuesday to
reimburse a sucker.
Suspended the Board.
FABGO, N. D., May 20.—The agricul
tural college board fight came to a crisis
during the day when Governor Short
ridge served notice on the members of
the hold-over board that they were sus
pended pending investigation of charges
made against them. Members are no
tified to appear before Governor Short
ridge May 25 to show cause why they
should not be removed.
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