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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
2
The city council of Owatonna voted 6 to 2 to raise the annual liquor license fee from $500 to $1,000 and cap licenses at ten, noting the city has had sixteen saloons.
Al Bauch, a Mapleton bank embezzler, asks the state board of war for release from state prison after serving two years and five months of a six years four months sentence.
At the last council meeting in Mankato Mayor Andrews and Alderman Atchison argued about street improvements. The mayor summoned police to quell the unrest and restore order.
Mayor Sutton directs Chief Galt to dispatch officers to stop riders on walks west of Main Street after multiple complaints. The ordinance violation is to be stopped, officials say.
Mayor Sutton urges a mass gathering tonight at 8 at the Court House for a city Fourth of July celebration discussion. All residents interested in the event may attend and speak. nonattenders should voice views at the meeting time and place.
The piece muses on summer gardens ranging from simple geranium beds to kitchen plots. It cites Harper’s Weekly, noting that gardens resemble life with future fulfillment always ahead. It likens borders to a perpetual chess game of color, height, and gradual perfection.
In this note Rosenthal Bros advertise five painters and paperhangers available for hire, claiming their work to be the city’s most successful. They invite customers to borrow their brains to achieve better results and mention locations 280 L or 176 J N. W. as contact points.
The Austin Cement Stone Brick and Tile company pushes construction for a new plant. It has purchased blocks 9 10 11 in a city block and asks a permit to obstruct Clark street from Ash street to the C G W spur tracks. The firm has 4,000 bricks ready and plans 28,000 total, with 104 iron carts being assembled. When running it will produce 4,000 bricks daily up to 12 inches in diameter.
Public notice from Joan C Johnson Jr stating full possession of the Cressey furniture stock upholstering work and undertaking department. He promises attentive service fair pricing and welcomes trade from all customers both old and new in all departments.
Caution against mercury ointments for catarrh as they harm smell and the whole system. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo claims mercury free and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists at 75 cents with testimonials available.
Rev Otis G Dale Health Evangelist will lecture at Central Presbyterian Church starting Sunday April 26 at 8pm for one week. He promotes health culture based on body mind and soul laws with topics on healing gift, breathing, eating, bathing and special sessions for men and women. Admission free with nightly offerings to cover expenses.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Murphy entertained the Whist club Wednesday evening in a social gathering marked by casual play and friendly conversation.
Miss Delia Cummings of Austin visited relatives south of town. Miss Mamie Madden of Austin spent Sunday with kin in Adams. A son was born to Rev and Mrs OC Myhre on April 11. A J Qualey left for Madison Wisconsin. Henry Heimer traveled to Minneapolis. Leo Heimer Mike Smith and Miss Isabella Krebsbach visited from St Paul for Easter. Mrs Peter Meaver and daughter were in Rose Creek. Francis Scanlon of Eiko spent Sunday at the Scanlon home. Mrs Geo Lukens and Mrs Will Kough of LeRoy visited Adams. Mrs Frank Helebrant of Austin visited her parents. Mrs Edn Howell went to St Paul. Edward Arens of Austin spent Sunday with friends in Adams. Miss Gertrude Mandler left for Morris Minn to visit. Mrs John Majerus was in Austin. Regena Krebsbach is sick with measles.
Mayville reports Lydia Baumgartner of Austin enjoying a vacation at home. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Julius Kappe on April 14. Easter services and a German band at Buffalo church brought fine music. A Easter baseball game between the formers and Mayville nine drew interest until umpire decisions halted play in the seventh. Ed Olson and Ida Koehn wed on Monday April 20 and will live on the Ed Shook farm.
Official resolution by the Common Council of the City of Austin fixes driveway widths along St Paul Street Kenwood Avenue and Oakland Avenue with 86 feet 33 feet and 30 feet respectively for all streets not previously set. Passage recorded April 21 1908 with seven yeas none against. Mayor Geo H Sutton signed the measure. City Recorder T M Foster attested.
The Cosmo presents a hand colored film Chrysanthemums with two new illustrated songs. Also showing Three of a Kind and Children’s Reformatory.
A sensational tale claims Empress Eugenie swayed Chancellor Bismarck with beauty at a Paris court re reception. The sight of Princess Bismarck's feet allegedly triggered a political rift, leading to Franco Prussian tensions and a cannon shot during the siege of Paris.
Mr and Mrs F I Crane will entertain two Whist clubs Friday evening at six o clock with a dinner.
Miss Hilda Ellings entertained the H C club on Wednesday evening at her Bridge street home. Refreshments were served and attendees enjoyed a pleasant gathering.
The Woman's Guild of Christchurch held its annual meeting with Mrs. W. R. Terry presiding. Officers elected for the year include Mrs. C. F. Lewis as president and Mrs. W. F. Clay as vice president, with Mrs. Fred Williams as secretary and Mrs. Arnold Johnson as treasurer. The group plans altar work and linen for the altar, continues the policy of no dinners or bazaars, and will serve light refreshments at meetings.
Citizens must file petitions for street sprinkling with their property line ahead of the next regular council meeting. The charter requires a petition before any sprinkling can be ordered. Fee hee pas 23-31.
Cattle and meat prices listed with figures for cows, heifers, and related stock. Various entries show price ranges and lot numbers, reflecting a market snapshot with modest detail on quality grades and quantities.
A New York Sun remark notes hotel lobbies and rooms glowed nightly as a sales pitch. A grocery-house supplier explains that some hotels keep front rooms lit to avoid appearing deserted, implying lighting is used as a bluff to improve appearance and occupancy.
The quote from Bacon notes that superficial study of philosophy stirs doubt while deep, careful inquiry removes it. It emphasizes rigorous analysis over quick impressions and the value of disciplined thinking.
The 1842 trek by Marcus Whitman from Oregon to Washington and back shaped U S policy. He warned Washington officials and persuaded leaders to keep Oregon from British claim, leading to settlement, emigration, and the 1846 Oregon boundary treaty. His feat preserved three western states for the Union.
A famed London barrister once defended a cook on trial for murder. After a brilliant defense the cook was acquitted. Grateful, the cook asked how to repay him. the barrister replied do anything but never cook for me.
The cocoa tree is an evergreen reaching fifteen to twenty five feet with pink blossoms and pods that grow from branches and trunks. Pods yield beans for chocolate and cocoa. beans ferment dry and are roasted to produce chocolate liquor which yields cocoa butter and drinking cocoa. solid chocolate forms when liquor is cooled and mixed with sugar vanilla and spices.
A humorous account explains a Scottish prohibition era travel law granting tavern access to travelers during hours. A traveler from Edinburgh seeking shelter at a Corstorphine inn is initially refused, then allowed entry after mentioning Leith, revealing the law’s traveler definition and the play on truth in the doorway exchange.
This note quotes a rural exchange about appetite and travel. A farmer and his wife joke about hunger and land, illustrating a light conversational item from a local paper.
May 6 Democratic primaries. May 9 Democratic county convention. May 14 Democratic state convention at St Paul. June 16 Republican national convention at Chicago. July 7 Democratic national convention at Denver.
The speaker states careful planning and scientific study of men's physiques to tailor clothing. They claim success in garbing men, offer reasonable charges, and use high quality fabrics from top cloth makers.
A Baltimore American excerpt pokes fun at a man named Jones famed for honesty who openly admits grafting profits from a fruit nursery. The quip highlights a contrast between public virtue and private gain in a satirical tone.
A short aphorism appears in the Atchison Globe noting a red ring on a door provokes curiosity as every passing man stops to ask its purpose and awaits the next visitor to relay the explanation.
Quote notes Anthony Trollope wrote extensively and never waited for inspiration. He claimed his best method was a patch of cobbler's wax on his chair and careful sitting, as mentioned in Leaves From a Life.
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