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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1908
Page
2
Early money signals a good start for a business house while the Herald office notes money at any time is favorable. Auto enthusiasts clash with speed limit advocates over a damage limit set at 12500 dollars in Germany.
The piece argues newspapers should present information on people and policies rather than express editorials. It condemns directing how readers should vote and champions independent judgment, urging coverage that informs voters so they draw their own conclusions.
A Minnesota farmer wanders the streets of Austin during the busy harvest season. He is seen seeking repairs for machinery or twine for binding as long hot days pass without complaint.
The great Vurpillar refused to perform in Austin after strong local opposition. Mayor Sutton warned against swindling the public, prompting Vurpillat to settle his accounts and relocate the show to other venues.
A impaired man driving a horse with both tugs loose and reins dangling was aided by a passerby who reined in the horse and fastened the gear. The BUCH Driveré is noted for ramming other people’s rigs when intoxicated.
The state railroad and warehouse orders the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and Chicago Great Western railways to place flagmen at crossings in Faribault. Crews will work from 7 AM to 6 PM daily. The order takes effect immediately unless appealed to the supreme court.
The Ameri can Osteopath association holds its national meeting in Kirksville Missouri August 3 through 8 as 3200 osteopaths gather for the founder Dr A T Still 80th birthday on August 5. Dr B A Ellis of Boston will attend then travel to Austin for a stay at Evergreen farm.
John M Greenman filed for renomination as probate judge and faces little to no opposition. He is praised for judgelike dignity expediting probate business. His fireproof record system ensures quick retrieval of any filed paper and meticulous indexing.
The state marks fifty years since incorporation on Friday July 31 praising its history and noting treasury figures. Total receipts reach 12 146 280 64 with a 1 200 000 increase over the prior year while 1858 figures show growth from a 4 063 18 balance to present totals.
Bargain plants at the Greenhouse celebrate two day event with carnations priced 25 cents per dozen while Fisch's promotes wash goods at 19 cents per yard for items across 35 to 50 cent range.
Sheriff Nicholson of the county received a night notice to arrest Roy Gettins a brakeman on the S M running between Austin and Jackson for highway robbery. Gettins was accused of banditry against hoboes between Fairmont and Jackson. Officer Tom Feeley arrested him at four this morning claiming innocence and blaming rival hobos in a mistaken charge.
Miss Agnes Engkvist and Mr Albin Satterloff wed Saturday evening at eight at the groom's Ash street home with Rev Felland of Northfield officiating. Attendant was Miss Olsen of Minneapolis. About a dozen guests attended. A wedding supper followed at the bride's home. The couple will start housekeeping on Ash street.
A San Diego News item presents ten moral guidelines urging residents to shop locally, support home merchants, pay debts promptly, and spend earnings at home to keep wealth in the town. It warns against vanity and false witness while emphasizing teaching the commandments to future generations.
Anderson and Son relocate marble works from Kinney building at Water and Franklin to a cement block facility behind their current site on Chatham street. Mr. Anderson says operations will resume in a few days. F W Kinney plans to remove the vacated building and may start a new flat there immediately.
Mower County Fair association directors chose dates September 23 to 26 for the fair after a storm destroyed the grand stand. Horse races were canceled, with novelty races replacing them, while all other attractions remain strong.
Dan Keating received a telegram announcing the death of his brother in law Frank Flannigan of Mankato after three weeks illness with Typhoid. He leaves a wife and one son. The funeral will be held tomorrow with several relatives traveling to Mankato to attend.
A lawn sociable will be held Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. D Z Robinson on Kenwood avenue to benefit the Junior League of the Methodist church. Ice cream and cake will be served and a program rendered for attendees.
A party of Lyie gentlemen led by Jens Larson and P A Johnson met with Egot Iron and Steel Culvert reps to buy state rights to manufacture and sell a patented culvert. They expect immediate production and plan placing the plant in Austin due to strong shipping facilities. The new design mirrors the Lyle culvert but includes improvements.
The Brooks family gathered at the Riley Brooks home south of Austin for a reunion. L G Brooks and wife of Winona Hiram Brooks of St Paul Mrs Rachael Pickett sister of the Brooks boys Magnolia Mr and Mrs Asa Brooks and family Mr and Mrs Will Brooks Brownsdale Riley Brooks Jr Mr and Mrs E G Hart and family Mr and Mrs Cobe Lott and family and the Riley Brooks family attended Forty people enjoyed a fine dinner and music from family members A delightful time was reported.
Mrs Fred Fenton entertained Saturday for guest Mrs Elsie Qvist and the girls heading to a new season of work. The afternoon featured sewing a guessing contest on US principal cities with Miss Ciss O Malley winning first and Miss Elizabeth McLaughlin the booby prize. A six o'clock dinner followed with hand painted Gibson and Dutch girl heads on place cards. Musical selections entertained after dinner as nine o'clock departure concluded a royal good time.
Mrs Oscar Magee hosted a small group of friends this afternoon in honor of Mrs Witt who is visiting her sister Mrs Alfred Peterson. Mrs Witt plans to return to her Missouri Valley home on Thursday. Luncheon was served at five with eight places set.
Sunday marked the thirty fourth birthday of August Bushman with a family party. A six o clock supper followed by birthday gifts from W L Ven Camp. The occasion was a thoroughly pleasant one.
At 8 30 P M the Palace Music Hall screens a program including Ninnette the Little Model The New Game Cup and Bail An Episode of the Paris Commune Buying a Donkey The Bandits the Rescuers Anything to Oblige with hot weather prices five cents.
Edward Strong, tenor at First Avenue Presbyterian Church New York City, will give a benefit recital Friday at Austin M E Church. Admission 50 cents for adults 25 cents for under 15. tickets at Wold's and Pooler's. proceeds support Christian Brotherhood obligations and local aid.
A man from out of town entered a Tenderloin drug store and asked how to use a coin telephone. He questioned pay method and the slot, then balked at using the device, saying he wasn’t seeking “no savin’s bank” and left.
In Canonsburg Pennsylvania on August 3 F Talmer whipped his wife during a domestic quarrel. She shot him in the abdomen and he was taken to a hospital likely fatally injured. The wife lay unconscious at home from her own injuries.
Panama August 3 electoral boards in seven provincial capitals select Senor Don Jose Domingo Obaldia, former minister to the United States, unanimously to serve as president from October this year to 1912. Obaldia, moved by the result, pledges to govern with the best elements and to pursue happiness for the republic and all citizens.
A party of twelve U S marines arrived in New York en route to Washington for Pasteur treatment after bites from a rabid collie at Colon on the Isthmus of Panama. Major Russell and eleven privates were bitten. the dog was shot and rabies confirmed. All men are well and under observation.
In Cherryvale district Kansas on August 3 Henry Bender, a farmer, shot and killed Tobe Sawyer at Sawyer’s home five miles south of Cherryvale. Bender was arrested and says Sawyer wronged his seventeen year old daughter who worked in the Sawyer home.
A St Nicholas quotation notes submarine crews surpass all other services in discipline. It details that months of training are needed before ten sailors can work as a unit, and that practice runs resemble actual combat as submarines sail to sea ready to engage an enemy.
In a London magistrate court a large artisan, said to be a first-time defendant, is brought in by a bailiff. When asked if he has hired counsel the prisoner replies he does not want a defender and challenges to come all of them, a brisk exchange captured in Answers.
The term Pall Mall derives from palle maile an ancient game once played at the present Pall Mall site. Pepys records in April 1661 that the Duke of York played Pelemele in St James Park, marking the sport’s first shown sight in his diary.
Berliner Tagesblatt compares English and German family life noting English sons leave home early to strike out on their own. It argues English youths become independent and responsible much earlier than German sons, reflecting on home life and upbringing.
A humorous dialogue contrasts a husband urged to quit cigars with a wife who must love him enough to request it. The cartoonish exchange. a doctor’s verdict about a Johnson frames the punchline about being given up as a fond misperception.
A light Chicago exchange jokes about new neighbors who are too refined to borrow, instead taking only silver and cut glass, sparking a wry domestic smile.
A fragment notes that flattery resembles a fairy tale that people may not believe yet still willingly accept. The line suggests the pull of praise even when skepticism remains.
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