DIED.

HILDEBRAND-- At Lyle, Minn., March 8th, 1892, Mrs. Mary Hildebrand, aged 75 years, of la grippe and old age.

MINNEAPOLIS
ST. PAUL
PIONEER PRESS, ST. PAUL.

Minnesota &
Northwestern
Railroad,
AND
CONNECTIONS.

The only line in the Northwest running Pullman's
elegant Buffet Sleepers and Combination
Sleeping and Chair Cars.

Popular Route to Chicago and the East.

SHORT LINE

To St. Louis, Kansas City, St. Joseph, Atchison,
Leavenworth, Galveston, San Francisco
and all California points.

New Orleans and Florida,

THE FIRST TRAIN!

THE MINNESOTA & NORTH
WESTERN.

A New Line of 110 Miles Built
and Equipped inside of
Eleven Months.

It was about the 20th of last August when grading was first commenced upon the Minnesota & Northwestern Railroad. Last Saturday, June 27th, at 6:30 p. m., the steel rails on this railroad were laid from St. Paul into the city of Austin, as far as Water street.

Track-laying St. Paulward commenced April 7th, at Cascade. May 13th, track-laying commenced Austinward from Cascade. Austin was reached June 27th, 65 miles from Cascade. Lyle, Sunday, July 5th. Total mileage from West St. Paul to Lyle, including side-tracks, 115 miles.

A short note from wide-awake Potter, dated Minnereka, June 6th, gives us the following items:

"Our new city of Lyle is still excited, and lively as ever, and Mona, one mile south, is not much behind.

"Wheat pours in in a continuous stream, cutting up our nice smooth roads terribly.

"Rev. H. I. Parker has consented to preach to us two weeks from yesterday, at 3 o'clock p.m., in the Ill. Central R. R. Depot, one mile south of 'Lyle City.'"

ANOTHER CITY. -- The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company are surveying off 40 acres of land at the state line into town lots. Mr. E. B. Crane, of this place, is doing the work. The new city is to be named "Lyle," after the township. It is only one mile from the new town of Mona, Iowa, on the Illinois Central Railway.

-- Mrs. Wheeler of Mona, Iowa, has purchased two lots on Main street, and will move her building on same soon as possible. --(Lyle item.

-- Mr. Hubbard of Mona, Iowa, has rented the building firt door north of the St. Joseph hotel, and will run a harness shop in same. Mr. Hubbard is just the kind of a citizen we want, and we hope he will succeed here. -- (Lyle item.

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Christmas is at hand and Mona is coming to the front, and a good old fashioned Christmas entertainment is already being worked up. Everybody is invited. The question whether Mona shall have a church built in the spring or not is being agitated. The outlook is favorable. We also have the promise of a woolen mill in the spring. We sincerely hope the promise will be kept. Come on somebody with a foundry and machine shops.

When it was ascertained for a certainty that the division of the M. & N. W. railroad would be located at Lyle, our courage for Mona fell a degree or two, but looking over the subject candidly, and watching the movement of business in both places, we have come to the conclusion that there is no cause for a panic. Our courage has not only got back up to the sticking point, but has gone up about five degrees. The great drawback to Lyle is their numerous saloons and their free whiskey.

Orley Vaughn, one of the oldest residents of Mona, died from heart trouble at his home Friday morning at 6 o'clock. His remains were laid to rest in the Mona cemetery Tuesday. The many friends extend their heartfelt sympathy.

The funeral of Erick Westrum, who passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Simon Myhre, last Wednesday, was held at the local church Saturday afternoon with the pastor, Rev. O. M. Langehough officiating. Interment was made in the Pleasant Hill cemetery.

OLD FASHIONED

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
AT
MONA, IOWA!

GOOD SPEAKERS, GOOD MUSIC, GRAND
DISPLAY OF FIREWORKS, AND
INTERESTING GAMES.

EXCURSION TRAIN FROM WATERLOO
TO MONA.

Invitations have been extended to the following named gentlemen; Hon. N. C. Deering, Hon. H. O. Pratt, J. L. Husted, Esq., Hon. T. M. Atherton, L. A. Cobb, Esq., Hon. Cyrus Foreman, G. W. Bennett, Esq., and L. A. Thomas, Esq.

Rioting seems to be the order of exercises turned out from Lyle and we are blessed with this ungainly nuisance daily on account of our close proximity to it. There could not be too much said on this subject for censure, and we hope that none of our townsmen will ever be found disgracing themselves by such proceedings.

A HORRIBLE DEATH- Again it is it the sad duty to chronicle another fearful death through the influence of King Alcohol.

A person by the name Andrew Peterson Broolog, who is well known in this vicinity, and a man of considerable note before this demon, through human machinations, ruined him.

ANOTHER CITY. -- The Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company are surveying off 40 acres of land at the state line into town lots. Mr. E. B. Crane, of this place, is doing the work. The new city is to be named "Lyle," after the township. It is only one mile from the new town of Mona, Iowa, on the Illinois Central Railway.

-- Austin (Minn.) Register

Hurrah for Mona. We are going to have new woolen mill for sure. J. P. Farley has been with us the past week and we were informed by him of this prospective new departure. The preliminaries are all settled and an engineer will be on the ground as soon as the spring opens. Who will be the next man?

Mona is waking up from its long sleep. She begins to feel the inspiring influence of the new railroad connection. Mr. J. P. Farley, Esq., is an extensive landholder in this vicinity. He says the M. & N. W. will locate their principal buildings there, and he has offered to build them, at his own expense. This offer he thinks they will accept.

Mr. Hubbard of this city has opened business there, and his hopes of success are flattering. He is already crowded with business.

There is considerable animation and interest felt in town in regard to a Seminary building which is about to be located somewhere in the vicinity. It is something very much needed, and a grand enterprise which should be sustained by all lovers of education. It has been agitated in the papers for some time past, that St.

Mr. J. P. Farley spent some hours in town last night, looking over his business here. His men are busy making the necessary arrangements for putting up and completing his extensive buildings. We notice, too, that some of the houses in town are getting a new dressing, which adds much to their appearance.

June 22, 1880. AUNT ADDIE.

--J. P. Farley of Dubuque has sold his Mona farm to parties from Chicago for $30,000. The farm was one of the largest in Mitchell county.

P. O. WILL CLOSE

On account of Change in Routes the
Hustad Post Office Will be
Closed September 30

Notice has been received from the postal department that the Hustad post office will be discontinued after September 30th and that everything pertaining to the office will be turned over the Lyle office.

The remains of Fred E. Wheeler were brought to Lyle Monday by a son, G E Wheeler, from Normal, Ill. for burial in the old Mona cemetery. The Wheeler family, some forty years ago, operated the Wheeler Hotel at Mona, and later at Lyle, and are remembered by the older residents of this community. Rev. Langehough had charge of the burial service.

On Friday Sept. 12th the remains of Mrs. Martha Hofland were laid to rest in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The deceased was one of the old settlers of the community, having settled in Mitchell County, Iowa in April 1874.