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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1908
Page
2
Local notice outlines subscription rates and single copy pricing terms for the newspaper. Details specify options for home delivery and roadside single copies, with potential seasonal adjustments and payment methods.
A newspaper item notes the Horme Picnic association needs thirty dozen white hats for workers this year and humorously remarks on time slipping with five months left before leap year. It also comments on a woman viewing her portrait and praising her photographer.
A candidate who filed for election reports finding a four leaf clover on the way to the courthouse and a horseshoe on the return. He notes no opposition and says that should bring good luck.
The Herald announces subscriptions via paper money are safe again after the Sheffield Scientific school declares no dangerous germs in currency, describing renewed prosperity and confidence in the medium.
The customs authorities set a tariff of 25 percent on foreign souvenir post cards, replacing the previous five cents per pound rate for lithograph prints. The change aims to affect the availability and price of artistic cards from France and Germany in the country.
The Belden Varco wedding party left in cheerful procession when the father of the groom found his car would not start. After several tries he realized parts had been disconnected and arrived by horse and buggy in time to see the party depart, provoking mixed amusement among onlookers.
An Interview shows a Mankato alderman urging typhoid denial while new cases reach ten daily. T. J. Dickson, bank caster, dies. Charles Boostrom, president of Southern Minnesota Normal College, seeks South District representation, with praise for his college work and local impact. A quiet home wedding in Austin unites Antoinette Belden and C Earl Varco, both Austin High School graduates, with plans to Yellowstone Park and a Montana home.
An excellent suggestion comes from the Fairmont Chautauqua, highlighting a progressive idea for community enrichment and cultural programming. The statement signals strong local involvement and potential partnerships with cultural groups and sponsors.
The article urges Austin to adopt a joint contracts approach with neighboring chautauquas to cut costs. It calls for a conference to unify committees, directly engage top talent, and share information for future use. Locations listed include Albert Lea Austin Mankato Redwood Falls Winthrop Worthington in Minnesota and Clear Lake Estherville Forest City in Iowa.
Hormel Provision Market employees and families, about thirty people, held their first annual picnic at Lafayette Park. An elegant supper, various games including a fat man's race, and a launch ride to the dam followed. Gus Ward rescued two chickens as a dog attacked them, and a launch became stuck requiring aid to free the group. The event was praised as the season's best and slated to become annual.
List of prizes for the Geo A Hormel Co Employees Association picnic on August 22 1908. Contests include cracker eating for boys pocket knife bologna eating for boys ball bat fat men race married ladies race boys shoe race three legged race pocket book prizes 100 yard dash comb and brush girls potato race running bread jump cuff buttons tug of war base running contest Austin vs LeRoy baseball game and more.
Mrs E H Smith entertained today at a 1 o'clock luncheon in honor of her sister Mrs C D Decker. The two whist clubs of our city will enjoy a picnic in Lafayette park tomorrow.
The lawn social by the Junior League of the M E Church at Mrs D Z Robinson’s home drew a large crowd. An interesting program was presented and ice cream and wafers were served.
John G. Hormel and L. P. Fisher led Sunday School classes from the Presbyterian church at a picnic supper in Lafayette Park last evening. Games started the evening, then the group went to Mr. Fisher’s home for singing.
Miss Ella Eide received a surprise birthday gathering from about twenty four friends last evening. Lee Edson presented a pretty set ring and delivered the speech. Refreshments of ice cream and wafers were served.
Mrs Will Miner entertained on Tuesday afternoon and evening in honor of Mrs Georgia Tisdale of Albert Lea and Mrs Ira Padden of St Paul. Covers were laid for sixteen old friends and neighbors who called it a reminder of many such happy gatherings of the past.
The Austin weed exterminator firm negotiates twelve quack grass machines sale to a North Dakota farm owner. It rushes summer work to fill fall orders. one machine was sent to the Experimental Station at Farmington and two to North Dakota. Manufacturing is hindered by material shortages. Plant enlargement plans are under consideration for next year’s growth.
LANSING O H Dickens candidate for treasurer was in the village Wednesday and wi Nd an cadidate for representative from the North district Thursday. Myrtle Enney returned from Glen ville Friday. Mrs Webber of Lincoln, Neb is visiting Mrs O C LaBar. Mr and Mrs B F Vaughan and daughters left Saturday for a few days visit at Racine. Mr and Mrs Thomas Kain of Mason City are visiting her mother Mrs White. Ben Summy arrived from Russo, N D Saturday evening. Clarence Beatty of Blooming Prairie came down for a short visit Monday. Mr York of Brownscale visited his daughter Mrs James Smith Monday. Mrs Mabel Vaughar returned from South Dakota the last of the week. Miss Hattie McIntyre went to Man-kato Saturday to visit friends. Mr H M McIntyre returned from New York Saturday. The O. A. E. will meet with Mrs Markham Thursday afternoon. Every body invited. Mr and Mrs Davis and children are visiting Mra Davis's sister Mrs Mark ham, Miss Eunice Foru of Osage, Iowa is visiting Mra Markham.
Miss Olive Allen spent the summer with grandparents in Browndale and left for Minneapolis. Various guests arrive or depart including Mrs Edith Strakka and son, Misses Tanner and Hill, Miss Clara Rettig, and Miss Eva Strong. The new M. E. church pastor arrived from Pennsylvania and several locals entertain or visit in town.
The Rebekah lodge hosts a lawn social at 02 Mill Street the home of Mrs C M Page tonight at 8 o clock. The event invites members and neighbors to join for an evening gathering and refreshments.
Files for Commissioner Wm. Christie in the fifth district. He has held the office four years and provided exemplary service to Mower County. Christie is praised for time given and for consistently supporting the right side on important questions.
A girl swindler operates across neighboring cities by depositing money under a name then buying items and offering checks. Merchants accept the checks as payment, she returns for larger purchases on Saturdays, knowing banks won’t honor until Monday, then she flees before discovery.
J. D. McCormick injured his right foot Tuesday when it was caught in a platform vestibule during travel to Minneapolis. No bones were broken. W. R. Terry remains on his run for a few days until recovery. Lessie Webber heads to join parents camping near Dexter, with Miss Winona Robinson joining at the farm before returning to Racine. Julius Webber returns to Austin after tending farm interests. The Harry Mathews family returns from Ramsey camping.
In the early Jackson era a fierce tornado swept a small settlement. Homes and barns were destroyed and people were carried by the wind. A father saved his five children by threading their heads through fence rails as he checked on other property, while the children remained unharmed in the rush.
A Rudyard Kipling anecdote recalls his India noose with snakes and a smashed mirror in a London sitting room. He describes a dreamlike moment when a snake memory and a kicked shoe mirror clash, ending with him realizing he is in London, not India.
Mrs. J. E. Robinson returns home after visiting her daughter Mrs. Charles Davidson in Carrington and her son John in Steele North Dakota.
An American officer touring Manila’s old Spanish prison learned of a hidden cell behind a brick wall. Prisoners were fed on a plate. when the plate returned empty, it signaled death and the jailer stopped feeding.
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