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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1908
Page
2
Dr. Fiester has practiced in Austin for sixteen years and recalls not being paid for her first official call. A letter writers note two one cent stamps over two, while business sound heads stick to the two cent stamp. D. K. Dibble, injured when a horse runaway at Pooler farm broke his leg, previously had the same bone broken twenty five years ago in a colt incident.
A large limb torn loose by the June 20 wind hangs at the entrance to the residence section near the corner of Main street and Oakland avenue.
Windom town road supervisor A W Edson reportedly oversees a culvert behaving like a springboard for buggies and autos. Night use tosses occupants and risks neck and ribs. Rochester Post and Record notes park ruin in Austin from June flood but Mayo brothers donate ten thousand dollars while the local park board has only a thousand.
A Dutchtown newsboy bursts into the office just after two in the afternoon panting with sweat. He asks the time and is told about two o'clock. He explains he looked at a clock at home showing five minutes to six and ran all the way to the office.
The Nile reached its lowest level since 1577 in 1907. If not for the Aswan Dam and the water it stored, Egypt would have faced famine. The year marked the eighth consecutive lean Nile year, underscoring the drought impact.
Cedar River towns enjoy a string of park picnics at Lafayette Park with river launches and supper at Riverview. Families including the Dovenbergs and Misses Todd and Main join social gatherings. J E Pitzen and Harry Marsn rebuild their boat house after flood damage from June.
Mrs M J Woodson and Mrs M J Davis of Maynard Iowa visit with Mrs J Ober and kin. Mr Davis an early Mower county settler recalls old acquaintances while shaking hands. Fay Snyder misplaced two sacks of wheat to Austin. found by C F Woodle who will return property to owner. Prof C R Boostrom returns from Fairmont after addressing teachers at the institute.
July 6 opening amid rain drew 74 enrollments rising to 174 at peak. 54 certificates of perfect attendance issued. average daily attendance 135. County superintendent Miss Sherwood led an able staff including C. R. Wrazier T. R. Cole F. T. Phipps Elia Probst Agnes Harris.
Miss Hattie McIntyre came down from Lansing this noon. Mrs. C. Cotter of Minneapolis arrived Friday to spend Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Francis Rademacher. Mrs. L. D. Dann of Topeka, sister of Mrs. Arthur Beers, and Mrs. B. E. Beers, her mother who have been visiting here, leave tonight for Spring Valley.
A magistrate sentences a speedster in the street scene as Toor mg-Narr pays fifty dollars to the clerk and departs in a ninety horsepower racer, vowing not to return while defying another speed limit.
An art photographer described as visiting the farm seeks to make an exhaustive study of a land escape. He asks the farmer to keep the hired man in his present position on the fence for days at a time, and the farmer agrees.
A pharmacist offers porous plasters and a customer asks which has the fewest holes to get his money’s worth. The exchange showcases a dry humor moment as the druggist confirms options.
French proverb notes nature teaches love for friends while religion urges love for enemies, reflecting moral contrast between human bonds and spiritual duty.
The East Side W C T U held its annual meeting at Mrs Waye’s home electing President Mrs Hendryx Vice President Mrs Alex Campbell Recording Secretary Mrs Dickens Corresponding Secretary Mrs Warfield and Treasurer Mrs Watkins. They approved a citizenship study program and will appoint division superintendents with active work to start in September. A picnic supper followed. The resolutions express regret over the president not serving another term while praising Mrs Hendryx and hoping town will be free from rum.
A Fox Hotel bus with five passengers narrowly avoided being struck by a northbound freight at the Great Western railroad crossing on Water Street Friday night. The engineer applied air brakes in time to prevent a serious accident and the passengers were frightened. One gentleman has filed a complaint with the state railway commission alleging negligence at the crossing.
Dr and Mrs Allen depart Monday for a vacation in Huron South Dakota and Catherwood and Al Eberhart head to the Pacific coast for nearly a month. Catherwood attends the national bar association meeting in Seattle and travels to coastal points. Supt Franklin returns from Mankato summer school and moves to the Snere house on Oakland avenue. Gertrude and Walthea McLean visit Faribault for two weeks. An Agricultural Department employee surveys wells and water health, with water samples to be analyzed.
Mass schedules list services at 8:00 and 10:30 am with no evening service. The notice indicates standard Sunday worship times for parish attendance.
The First Church of Christ Scientist holds regular services at 10 30 a m with a Sabbath school for children at 11 45 a m. A Wednesday evening testimony meeting begins at 8 o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend any or all services.
Rev J S Budlong rector conducts Holy Communion at 7 30 a m and 10 30 a m with sermon. Sunday school at noon. no evening service. Sunday school scholars to receive attendance pins and start gold pin contest tomorrow.
Rev Harry Booth Hazen will conduct morning worship at 10 30 with the observance of the Lord's Supper followed by Sunday school at noon led by Dr M O Anderson. The Young People's Union meets at 7 00 with Miss Dunbar in charge, no evening service due to the Union meeting.
Churches unite for Sunday evening worship at 8 o clock in the Congregational church continuing through August. Rev Harry Booth Hazen preaches on How Can I Know the Truth John 718 with a double quartet providing music. Public invited to attend these union services.
Morning schedule includes 9:30 class meeting led by Rev A Cres sey and 9:30 Brotherhood gathering led by W C Horrobin with singing. 10:30 morning worship features a sermon by the pastor, solo by Harry Pettingill and choir anthem followed by adult baptism and member reception. Evening union meeting at the Congregational church and a 7:00 EPWorth League session.
Reports from Minneapolis describe Vurpillat drawing crowds and rumors of remarkable powers and generosity. His business manager announces free band concerts and a vaudeville show starting Monday August 3, with a sensational parade at noon and a first concert at 8 pm on the vacant lot at Bridge and River streets.
A finicky customer challenges a Chicago fish market owner over the sign Anjo vis. The proprietor insists on naming his stock his way and refuses to correct the sign. The customer exits after buying smoked herring.
W G FitzGerald describes a dense jungle siege by elephants and a hunter’s terror. He notes a twelve to sixteen foot tusker, ear canopy, stamping herd, and sounds like an earthquake, leaving him feeling insignificantly small and eager to flee.
The Red Wing Republican urges mayoral action to remove the Vumpillar troupe after a visit to Winona last week. The paper cites alleged endorsements, patient reports, and doctor misconduct, alleging sickening outcomes for residents and calling for official censure.
A humorous exchange shows a hopeful suitor pressed about marriage with Miss Tipkins, who wed someone else three months earlier. He quips about the difficulty of finding the deepest part of the sea as a way to cope with unfulfilled plans.
A comic item details Bessie Green a toddler known for misused words amusing relatives. An aunt sends a note praising her improvement while in hospital and Bessie replies in a garbled comic fashion apologizing to the nurse and mentioning illness and infection.
The swallows winter in Central America and southern regions, with some crossing Mexico. They reach the southern coasts by February and New England ports by May, migrating from northern Mexico and wintering in southern states and gulf regions.
A Cincinnati drummer says he was never scared except once in his life, describing a Pittsburgh hotel incident on a third floor where a bump led him to shoot at a man, striking him on the chin and dropping him, leaving him shaken by the event.
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