Nancy Williamson of Lyle, Minn., was recently chosen by the Austin Business and Professional Women as their 1991 Woman of the Year. Williamson is the city clerk in Lyle. She also is an established writer and has a monthly column called ``Hints for Happy Homes'' that appears in ``Woman Alive!'' magazine.

Williamson works with the Economic Development Committee in Lyle. She works for the beautification of Main Street buildings, sidewalks and Christmas decorations.

LYLE -- The city of Lyle, which won the 1990 state trophy in the Minnesota Beautiful - Community Pride program, is competing against 60 other cities for the 1992 traveling trophy.

The 1992 trophy will be awarded based on community projects undertaken in 1991.

Lyle isn't the only southeastern Minnesota community to win recent awards from the Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development.

In the Minnesota Beautiful/Com-mu-nity Pride contest:

The city of Dakota tied with Comfrey for third place in the 400-699 population category. Rollingstone was given an honorable mention in the category.

The city of Houston won second place in the 700-1,399 population category.

Rushford won first place in the 1,400-2,800 population category.

ALBERT LEA -- A man charged with murdering a companion at a rest stop Saturday night appeared unhappy with the other man's joking in an Austin bar less than an hour before he was killed, according to a complaint.

Dale Alan Ellegaard, 43, was charged Tuesday with four counts of second-degree murder in the death of Douglas Jacob Freese, 26, of Lyle. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison. He is in Freeborn County Jail in lieu of $200,000 bail.

Rawns are one of two Minnesota families involved in sheep dairying DAVID RAWN OF Lyle, Minn., has experience milking sheep. David and his wife Sheryl are members of the South Central Sheep Dairy Association. In 1988 they milked 28 ewes. Agri News Photo By Amy Jo Brandel LYLE, Minn. -- David and Sheryl Rawn are in an elite class of dairy farmers.

The Rawns are one of the two Minnesota farm families involved in sheep dairying. The other family is from Campbell in the state's northern region.

Patty Scheffel of rural Lyle will be a candidate for Princess Kay of the Milky Way 1990 after being named Region 10 Dairy Princess Saturday.

Kari Hurley of Stewartville, Olmsted County Dairy Princess, and Amy Deming of rural Plainview were honored as attendants in the region contest.

Scheffel, 17, was crowned Region 10 princess in Albert Lea in a contest that included candidates from Wabasha, Olmsted, Steele, Dodge, Freeborn and Waseca counties. She was also named Miss Congeniality in the event.

-- About twenty five couples went to Lyle last evening to assist at the dedication of the new K. P. hall. our Lyle brethren have one of the finest buildings of the kind in this part of the country.

PROMINENT MEN AND WOMEN
OF MOWER COUNTY.

Capt. Wm Stanley.

Captain Wim. Stanley was born in New York city, June 5, 1831. While he was an infant his parents moved to Albany, but returned to New York when he was 14 years old. He received a common school education, and in 1849 embarked as a sailor before the mast, on the Greenland whaler "McClelland," of New London, Conn. This voyage occupied from February until October, and he continued to follow the sea until 1855, visiting the East Indies, Africa, Australia, China, South America and California in its early day.

PROMINENT MEN AND WOMEN
OF MOWER COUNTY.

Miles M. Trowbridge.

Miles M. Trowbridge was born in Dover, Racine county, Wisconsin, May 22d, 1843. He was the oldest child of S. H. and Diana Trowbridge. His father, S. H. Trowbridge was descended from Thomas Trowbridge, who emigrated from Taunton. England, about 1634 to Dorchester, Mass., and when the New Haven colony was formed removed in 1638 or 9 and became one of the earliest settlers of that colony.

LYLE.

Curtiss Bisbee, of Nevada, has been very sick with inflammation of the bowels.

Capt. Stanley is building an addition to his house, digging a new well and putting
in a new cistern. The addition will be larger than the original and will make him a
fine residence when completed. Milt Bowers, of Austin, is doing the carpenter work.

Ed. Stanley is doing a rushing insurance business these days. Everybody wants insurance
since the fire.

--Art Lovell and Con Sullivan have got their brick machine, Henfield patent, set up and tried it Monday afternoon. It gives perfect satisfaction. Fred Ford, foreman of their yard, says. They will proceed at once to manufacture brick to fill their Lyle and other contracts.

--Arthur Lovell and Con Sullivan, of this city, have formed a partnership for the manufacture of brick at Lyle village. They will also contract for buildings. They have one of the latest and best presses, made by J. W. Penfield & Sons of Willowby, Ohio, with a capacity of 30,000 a day. They have contracts for buildings in Lyle that will take 400,000 brick. They are putting together their machinery this week and expect to go to work tomorrow. Mr. Lovell will live in Lyle during the summer with his family.

LYLE.

The C., St. P. & K. C. Co. have commenced building a new depot.

J. K. Clark has completed his new residence and taken possession.

A. O. Myhre and wife have gone to Emmett county, Iowa, for two weeks visit.

P. K. Everson went to Chicago last Thursday, where he will buy a new stock of wagons.

Lund & Lindland occupy a part of Peter Hanson's harness shop with what remains of their
stock.

A new bank is among the many improvements being added to Lyle. A. H. Anderson is to be
our banker.

Among the sufferers by the Lyle fire was the lodge of Knights of Pythias who lost all their furnishings recently
purchased and amounting to about $400. The lodge has just received notice from Grand Chancellor L. P. Hunt
that he will see that these furnishings are replaced without expense to the lodge. This is indeed a noble act of
the brotherhood. The Lyle lodge is negotiating with the Austin Building and Loan Association to enable them to
put up a fine hall and lodge room. This will be a permanent benefit.

LYLE TOWN.

Charles Peachey is building an addition to his house.

Farmers are making general preparations for the sowing time.

R. M. Boyd traded horses the other day. Consideration, a black calf.

Mrs. Evan Watkins, who has been quite sick, is improving.

J. H. Goslee's sister and her daughter, of Connecticut, arrived here last
Saturday. They will spend the summer with Mr. G.

--Mrs. Diana L. wife of Stewart H. Trowbridge of Lyle township died at her daughter's home at Superior Wis. last Friday. Her remains were brought to Cedar City for burial. Funeral services were held on Sunday in the Cedar City school house by Rev. L. H. Shumate.

Rev. Jospeh S. Rounce, one of the veteran, clerygmen of Minnesota, contemplates closing up his active pastoral
work next Sunday. He is now in charge of the Congregational church at Rose Creek, where he has been settled
since 1885, and of the new church in Lyle.

Rev. Rounce was born in London, England, in 1815. He was the second pastor of the Congregational church in
Northfield in the early days of Carleton college; was pastor for several years at Brownsdale. He will build and
reside at Rose Creek.

--The Kansas City road has changed its division from Lyle to Mason City.

--It is reported that the round house of the Kansas City R. R. at Lyle is to be moved to Austin or Mason City soon.

We came near having a fire Saturday morning. In some manner a fire started on the south side of Mrs. Nie's building under the siding but was subdued before doing any series damage. We fear that before long you will be furnished with an item headed "Lyle in Ashes." At the time of the high wind last week several chimneys burned out.

Here let me give a hint of something that most of the people know, but some do not. When you know that the chimney is on fire throw a quantity of salt on the fire in the stove and it will extinguish the fire in the chimney. Don't you forget it.

LYLE.

The last case of diphtheria has recovered, and we are again free from the dreadful disease.

Peter Hansen is nursing a boil on his right hand. Not a very big thing, but requires a lot of
attention.

A good bank is an institution that would receive a hearty welcome and a liberal support in
Lyle.

We hear Lyle is to have a new meat market, with P. C. West, of Otranto, and Chet Wilder
proprietors.

Miss Agnes Burke, our popular post-mistress visited Austin lately and attended the Nevada
entertainment.

LYLE

F. B. Wood, of Austin, was in Lyle Saturday on business.

Mrs. John Schuyler has been quite ill but is now convalescent.

Dr. Johnson, of Austin, was in Lyle Monday to attend Miss Olson.

P. Hanson's little boy, who has been ill with asthma and a bad cold, is now better.

Chas. Robert, from Sioux City, Iowa, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Peter Hanson, in this place.

M. O. Wilson's is the place to go for Christmas presents. Especially if you want a nice hanging
lamp.

LYLE.

Miss Jennie White went to Austin Saturday.

Hon. A. F. Norden will speak at Lyle tonight.

Our streets are a vast improvement with the new gutters in.

H. O. Durkee, the life insurance man, was in town several days this week.

J. O. Myhre returned from Chicago last week. Made quite an extended trip.

Mrs. Schuyler and Mrs. Van Camp went to Osage, Ia., Saturday for a visit with friends.

E.H. Donaldson has been busy this week fixing up his house and preparing for winter.

LYLE.

The teachers of Lyle wise to thank the patrons of the school and the many out-siders who have so generously contributed funds for a school library.

P. K. Everson returned home from Dakota Saturday noon.

J. A. Mills and Geo. Webber, of Austin, were in Lyle Saturday.

Espen P. Groth is the happy father of a bouncing boy, now over a week old.

Mrs. Tenary, who has been quite ill for some weeks, is improving in health.

Remember that Hon. A. F. Norden will speak at Lyle next Wednesday, Oct. 31.

LYLE.

Holner Knuston, who has been under the doctor's care for about one year, is apparently improving.

Mr. and Mrs. Cause buried their little daughter Grace last week. Her sickness was protracted and
painful. Many friends and neighbors sympathize with them.

The lock-up has been moved to the park, near the council building and a new building erected for
storing the patent four-horse road scraper. We would give our opinion of the utility of that scraper,
but as it might offend some one we withhold it.