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Vov. XXVII—No. 2. 1 Official Paper of Mower County. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE ft ST. P. E'T. In effect November 12, 1898. The following schedule shows the time for depart ure of the different trains from Austin on the I. & M., S. M., and Mason Oity divisions. The' arriving time at Austin of trains below named is twenty min utes earlier than departing time. Local accommo dation. from St. Paul and Minneapolis, arrives at 8 p. m. daily. IOWA & MINNESOTA DIVISION. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. 2 departs for Dubuque and Chicago at 12:40 p. m. daily, except Snnday. No. 8 departs for Dubuque and Chicago at 8:15 p. m. daily, except Sunday. TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. 9 departs for St. Paul and Minneapolis at 2:65 p. m. daily. No. 7 departs for St. Paul and Minneapolis at 7:10 a. m. daily. AUSTIN & MASON CITY LINE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. 102 departs for Kansas City and St. Louis at 13:45 p. m. daily. N o. 108 departs for Mason City at 8:20 p. m. daily, except Sunday. SOUTHERN MINNESOTA DIVISION. TRAINS GOING WEST. No. 25 departs for Wells at 8:05 p. m. daily, ex cept Sunday. No. 3 departs for Woonsocket at 12:20 p. m. daily, except Sunday. TRAINS GOING EAST. No. 26 departs for LaCrosse and Milwaukee at 7:05 a. m. daily, except Sunday, No. 4 departs for LaCrosse and Milwaukee at 7:50 p. m. daily, except Sunday. CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY, Operating Chicago, St Paul & Kansas City Railway, is the direct route to Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Dubuque, St. Joseph and Kansas City. Connects In Union depots at St. Paul and Minneapolis for all Dakota, Manitoba and Pacific Coast points. Con nects in Chicago with all lines East and South. In effect November 12,1893. GOING NORTH. No. 75, St Paul Accommodation, arrives at 6:05 p. m. leaves Austin at 6:30 n. m., arriving at St. Paul 11:15 p. m. Minneapolis'll :E0 p. m. arrives at Chi cago at 9:10 a. m., and Kansas City at 5:00 p. m. of following day, making connection in those and all liter mediate cities for all points east, south and south west. Connections at Dodge Centre for Chicago. Kansas City and all main line stations. GOING SOUTH. No. 76 leaves Minneapolis at7:25 a. m. St. Paul at 8:00 a. m. arrives at Austin 12:SM) m. and leaves Austin at 2:00 p. m. gWAll trains daily, except Sunday. F. H. LORD, General Pass, and Ticket Agent, Chicago. Ills. For tickets and information apply to ABTHUB COLE. Agent at Austin. PROFESSIONAL. H. A. AVERY. DENTIST, Office over Citizen's National Bank, Austin, Minn. LAWYERS. J£INGSLEY & SHEPHERD, Attorneys and Counselors, Austin, Minn. Law, Land, Loan Office, Insurance, Collections, Taxes. £YMAN D. BAIRD, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Real Estate, Insurance and Collection Agent. Office, Mill street, next west Citizens' National Bank. E. B. CRANE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Real Estate and Collection Agent. Taxes paid for non-residents. Office second floor of Dunkelmac's new block, Main Street. D. CATHERWOOD, County Attorney, Mower County. Successor to Johnson & Catherwood and D. B. John son. Jr. Office established in 1859. General Law Business, Notary Public, Insurance, Collections. Dnnkelmann's block, Austin, Minn. w. W. RANNEY, Attorney and Counsellor at Law. Notary Public. Particular attention given to Probate Law. Broker in Real Estate and Loans. Fire Insurance, rep resenting The German Insurance Company, of Freeport, Ills. The Milwaukee Mechanics, of Milwaukee. The Minneapolis Underwriters, of Minneapolis, And the State Investment & Insurance Company of San Francisco. Cal. Office in the G-. Schleuder block, West of Court House, Austin, Minn. A share of business respectfully solicited. Established LAFAYETTE FRENCH. 1866. A. W. WRIGHT. «FRENCH & WRIGHT, (Successors to Richardson, Day & Co., and Lafayette French.) General Law Business. A SPECIALTY. Also deal in Real Estate* Negotiate Uoans and Carefully Attend to Collections. AUSTIN, MINNESOTA DOCTORS. E MMA H. WASHBURN, M. D. Graduate of Woman's Hospital Medical College, Chicago. Office and residence on Chatham street, first house south of Court House, Austin, Minn A NNETTE CORNEVEAUX, M. D., Graduate of Physio Medical College of Indianapolis, Ind. Eight years' practice. Calls attended day and night, Office over TRANSCRIPT office, Mill Street, Austin, Minn. H. JOHNSON, M. D., 0. M. 0. Graduate of McGill College, Montreal, late Assistant Surgeon in Montreal General Hospital. Office in George W. Merrick's block, opposite Opera House. Calls attended day and night. 0 A. HEGGE, M. D., Graduate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago, late assistant physician in Minneapolis City Hospital. Calls attended night or day. Office in rear of Pooler's store, opposite TKANSCRIPT office. SOCIETIES. A UST1N LODGE NO. 55, K. of P. Meets on the second and fourth Wednesday even ings of each month. Visiting Knights welcomed. C. D. BELDEN, C, C. S. S. WASHBURN, K. of R. and S. QT. BERNARD COMMANDERY, K. T. Kj NO. 13. Meets first Monday evening of each month at Ma sonic hall. A. FRIEDRICH, E. C. PARKE GOODWIN. Recorder. J^OYAL ARCH CHAPTER NO. 14. The stated convocations of this Chapter are held In Masonic hall, Austin, Minnesota, on the second and fourth Friday evenings of each month. C. L. WEST, M. E. H. P. D. Z. ROBINSON, Secretary. JpIDELITY LODGE, NO. 39, A. F. & The regular communications of this lodge are held Masonic hall Austin, Minn., on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month. R. E. SHEPHERD, W. M. C. H. WiiiBOCR, Secretary. CINTYRE POST, No. W, G. A. R. Regular meetings are held at their post hall on the first and third Saturday evenings of each month. W. W. RANNEY, Commander. T. F. LKONARD, Adjutant. ilC V"- r/ i. COMMERCIAL PRINTING. OH AS. L. WEST, President. AUSTIN Flowering and Ornamental Plants Garden and Flower Seeds in bulk and by the packet. We have a full line of Flowering and Ornamental Plants and Shrubs for the Conservatory and Lawn. Cut Flowers and Floral Designs A SPECIALTY. A. N. KINSMAN & CO., Catalogue free. Send for it. ATJBTIN.MIHN, BASCOM FdOLMRBOOtf,is^iev1'm.ft0 **rsW GORDON & BELDEN, PROPRIETORS. DIRECTORS:—Seymour Johnson, L. G. Camp bell, M. J. Slaven. Lyman D. Baird, Jacob Weisel, Ctaas. L. West, John W. Scott. DEALER IN S. W. Corner Court House Square, M, J, SLAVEN, Vice President. 4847- THE CITIZENS* NATIONAL BANK, AUSTIN, MINN. Capital, $50,000. M. MALMBERG, HENRY W. ASH, Proprietor, West Union, Iowa. QUEEN CITY ROLLER *MILLS! MANUFACTURERS OF THE BEST PATENT FLOUR, tnd D»5pta Wheat, also of Straight Flour. PATRONIZE HOME IN- STITUTIONS and buy better Flour than the high grade brands that are imported. We do a GENERAL EXCHANGE AND CUSTOM BUSINESS. Farmers can brinjr in their grists at any time and have prompt attention. We also trrind Buckwheat, Rye and Feed. Satisfaction Guaranteed. CAMPBELL BROS., Austin, Minn. AUSTIN, MOWER COUNTY, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1094 NO. W. SCOTT. Cashier. INTEREST PAID ON TJME DEPOSITS. I AUSTIN, MINN. DIRECT TO PURCHASERS. THEY ARE THE BEST EVER OFFERED. You will save fifty per cent, by sending for them. Why not deal direct and eet the best stock at best prices and in best condition? PRAIRIE QUEEN NURSERY, THIS CDT REPRESENTS THE BASCOM pre8R ir! OH WHICH THE "TRANSCRIPT" IS FOLDED, PASTED ADD CUT. ,Thefive *pi«DER CO., Sidney, Ohio, and is warranted every way for years, and sold at nrioe which enabled any one touse it. It requires but little power and no extra itoaft or pnlievsand IBMSS managed by any boy or girl, folding 1800 to 1800 per hour. Correspondence solicited, •1Be*®T vNV^^r^QSm,Jfhlla?e,?!lim' CWcago Newspaper Union, Cliicago, lite. /f. B. Garrett, Syracuse, N. Faui?i«ni^A|^t«. °*nadm Marder'LMe /ii. machine was bnilt by the BASCOM FOLDER CO., Box 1090~Sidney. Ohio. Chicago, Ills. Wright, Barrett fclSwdl, St.: Of the Austin Floral Club and Library Association, Wednes day, March 28, 18$4. A Brief History of the Club—In teresting Program Promised One of our Model Societies. This society has been one of the wot king forces in our city .for the last 25« years. During that time a full score of other woman's societies have arisen, each working worthily in its own line for public or personal benefit, but in point of continuan.ce, the Flo ral Club is the senior sister of them all. It is also believed to have been the first woman's society incorporated in Minnesota. Austin in 1869 had great expecta tions, though its general appearance indicated a day of gm MRS. E. M. MORSE. fine business blocks the good time coming, in which most of the people cherished an undoubting belief. Court house square held then a few stunted scrub oaks, and some straggling clumjjs of hazel in wet weather taking on the semblance of a pond. Everything was unfinished, rough and bare. It was natural that those accus tomed to the trim finish of older places, should long for something more homelike. Flowers and books suggested themselves as crystallizing centres for good taste, general intelli gence and social refinement. This was the germinal idea of the Floral Club, founded March 11,1869, at Mrs Dr. Allen's with twelve members Five, of these are still living in the ^y^AmoDgiitheieaxnestpro of the organization were Mrs. Rev H. I. Parker, Mrs. Rev. H. A. Mayhew and Mrs. W. W. Brownson^ The work was first begun by send ing for seeds, bulbs and plants in the early springtime and distributingthem among the members. These were to be planted and cared for during the summer to be gathered together in the fall and used as a benefit for the proposed association during this time At the monthly meetings papers on horticulture were read, and personal experiments recounted. So much en thusiasm was awakened that the number of members soon grew to forty. In Aug. a Floral Show was held. The litter of work men's benches was hurriedly cleared from an unfinished room, now the opera house drug store, and the bare walls under the touch of skillful sss MRS* J- KTNG fingers bloomed into a bower of beauty With the proceeds of this show, 100 new books were purchased. One hun dred and twenty-three more were placed in the hands of the Club, by individuals interested in the enter prise. these receiving donors' certifi cates, by which they were entitled to the use of the library at state rates to the full value of their books. With the 223 books thus acquired, the Austin Circulating Library was formally opened in the old court room Novem ber 11, 1869. Prayer was offered by Rev. A. Morse and addresses made by Rev. H. I. Parker, Rev. E. M. Wil liams and others. Mrs. Dr. Wheat, Mrs. J. L. David son, and Mrs. J. M. King, each in turn opened her house to receive the books, and served as librarian. In 1884", they were removed to our pres ent quarters in the court house base ment. The society was fortunate in securing as its first regular librarian there, Miss Sarah Beatty, now Mrs. J. R. Webb. When she left town Mrs. George E. Wilbour was chosen to fill the vacancy, and rendered most faith ful and efficient service for seven suc cessive years. In this connection it may be said, that the Library owes its permanence and growth largely to the persistent energy of those who have been its officers. Mrs. S. L. Davidson, who served as secretary for fifteen years, gave unsparingly of time and pains to the work Mrs. Dr. Gibson, ten years treasurer, and eight years chair WM gas things. Its scattered dwellings had a look of hav ing been dump ed down wher ever it was most conveni ent. Graded streets, side walks, city lamps, hand some resi dences, pleas ant lawns and existed only in *«. man Of the book committee, has been emphatically a true working member. Others, who have served as vice presi dents for successive years, contribut ing, in many ways to our growth are, Mrs. O. Ayers, Mrs. E.'B/Crane, Mrs. J.. F. Cook, Mrs. Chas. Coats, Mrs. H. H. Kent and Mrs. _D. B.- Johnson. Mrs L. A. Sherwood has given much time and effort in arranging for con certs anc] musicales. Mrs. C. H. Da vidson has been unusually active in committee work. Of course it is im possible to mention all who have been faithful helpers. Their name is le gion. Mrs. E. M. Morse has been president from the beginning. To meet the constantly increasing demand for new books has kept the question of: ways .and means, always uppermost. Literary socials, at which collections were taken, Were held reg ularly, for several years. Fairfe, con certs, charades, tableaux, suppers and lectures, a lunch room during court week, a dining tent on the fair grounds, a railroad excursion, a cen tennial celebration, a calendar ban quet, New England dinners, fancy dress parties and spelling schools, have all helped to fill our shelves. One winter a series of dime entertain ments was held in the old Presbyte rian church, how occupied by the G. A. R. Another season a course of parlor talks on English history called together a paying class of ladies. For fourteen years no subscriptions were solicited, and but one cash donation, $25 from Rev. E. M. Williams, was received. It was then thought best to give the public an opportunity of showing their interest on paper. This has been done several times, with a fair measure of success. About $6,000 in all has been ex pended on the Library! including fur nishing fuel, MRS. J. N. WHEAT. We owe grateful acknowlegements to O. W. Shaw for a lecture given on our behalf to Rev. C. D. Belden for a paper read at our 21st anniversary: to Messrs. Dorr & Wold for long con tinued favors in ordering books to the city papers always courte ously alert to render desired aid and to those teachers in the public school who have taken an active interest in the Library not forgetting the base ball "longs and shorts" from MRS- J- fflcial Paper of the City of Austin lights and the librarian's mo dest salary of $5 per month, in addition to the purchase of books, binding aga zines, printing cata logues, and re pairin&and re placing worn volumes. It is to be desired that this last heavy item of expend iture should be lessened by a more careful handling of the books. In all its operations it lias been the aim of the society to maintain a standard befitting cultured Christian women. Every item of indebtedness has always been promptly discharged. No entertainment of questionable tendency has been put forward. Much oare has been exercised in the selec tion of books the lists presented by the book committee being carefully examined at a regular business meet ing, and adopted only by a unanimous vote. Of course, in the works of new authors,the notices on which we must base our selection sometimes prove misleading as to their real value, but in general the books are worth read ing. The leading popular magazines, ten or twelve of which have been taken for some years, now making over 200 bound volumes, are found to be especially attractive. Through our district representatives in Wash ington we receive the publications of congress, and we are indebted to Rev. C. D. Pelden for a set of state docu ments. D. B. Johnson, Esq., has pre sented some valuable volumes. DAVIDSON. whom we received a donation of $7.01. Long continued association in a common cause has wrought a strong bond of fellow feeling among our working members. There are fre quent differences of opinion, freely expressed, but no root of bitterness has ever sprung up to separate friends. A majority vote has always been an end to all dispute. Upwards of 200 names have been on our list during these 25 years. Of these, 17 are no longer living, and 105 •I '«VrS if Wwsf^f is"*- •, "T3 TERMS:—$1.50 Pefsilinum, in Advance. have r^if$at/ed elsewhere, scattered from the Atlantic to the Pacific. As surances of their continued interest in the Clu$ come back from time to time some of them having put in practice our working methods in their new homes. Present number of working mem bers, 38. No. holding tickets at date, 103. Books issued in 1892, 5,137. No. of books in Library, 2,300. The present officers are Mrs. E. M. Morse, president. Mrs. S. Cook, vice president. Mrs. E. B. Crane, vice president. Mrs.J. E.Ro binson, vice president. Mrs. L. M. Sutton, Sec. Mrs. G. C. Adams, Treas. Mrs. H. H. Kent, Libra'n. Book com mittee, Mrs.O. W. Gibson, Mrs. S. Cook, Mrs. Arthur MRS. G. E. WILBOUR. Q0J6 The program for the Silver Anni versary next Wednesday afternoon and evening is nearly completed. The anniversary will be held in the new home of Mrs. C. H. Coats on Main street. The invitations will necessa rily be limited to the members of the Club, of whom there are about seven ty in this community at present. The afternoon will be devoted to a roll call of all the members and reminiscences by Mrs. Morse, Mrs. J. L. Davidson, and others of the older members. Supper will be served at six o'clock and the evening will be spent in a social way with an interesting musical and literary program. We congratu late the faithful workers of the Floral Club upon the prosperity and growth which these years have brought as a return for their unselfish and faithful labors. We trust that this anniver sary will be the happiest one yet reached and a prophecy of still in creasing usefulness and enlargement in the years to come. List of New Books. ,raListoi^ejii£^ Austin circulating library. The Two Salomes, written by Pool. To Right the Wrong, by EdnaLyal. Reflections of a Married Man, by Grant. The Opinions of a Philosopher, by Grant. Jack in the Bush, by Grant. Jack Hall, by Grant. Life of General Thomas, by Copper. Our Summer in Hawaii, by Mather. The Delectable Duchy, by 2. Women Wage Earners, by Mather. Romance of an Empress, Catherine II, by Wahszenski. Familiar Letters of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 1. Familiar Letters of Sir Walter Scott, Volume 2. Pomona, by Author of Miss Toosey's Mission. The Handsome Humes, by Black. The Watchmaker's Wife, by Stock ton. The Brontes in Ireland, by Wright. Old Puritan Love Letters, by Win throp. As We Go, by Warner. On the Old Frontier, by Stoddard. Campmates, by Monroe. Dorymates, by Monroe. Canoemates, by Monroe. Henry of Navarre, by Willert. Chilhowee Boys, by Morrison. In the Land of Cave and Cliff Dwellers, by Shwatha. Around the World in the Yacht Sunbeam, by Brassey. Letters of Travel, by Brooks. The Lost Canyon of the Toltecs, by Seeley. A Boy's Town, by Howells. A Spinster's Leaflets, by Keith. The Little Lame Prince, by Mulock. The Coast of Bohemia, by Francis. Romance of the Insect World, by Badenock. The Mate of the Mary Ann, by Swetts. My Year in a Log Cabin, by Howells. In a North Country Village, by Francis. L. N. SUTTON, Secretary. Notice. The Floral Club and Library Associ ation will celebrate their 25th an niversary by reunion of its members past and present at Mrs. C. H. Coats, Wednesday, March.28. Ladies invited punctually at 3 o'clock, gentlemen to supper at six. Interesting reminis cences may be expected during the afternoon, with music, toasts and responses in the evening. Silver col lection. L. M. SUTTON, in ^§1 4 I |§5 Secretary. —The Ladies' Literary Club will meet with Mrs. C. N. Brown, Satur day, March 24. si&fllSilllS