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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
2
Notice appears to be a postal declaration from the Austin Minnesota post office dated Wednesday August 6 1902. It shows as second class mail matter and seems to be a labeling imprint for mail distribution.
Residents report gasoline has increased by three cents, noting higher fuel costs affect daily driving and engine use as they seek cheaper options and monitor local market shifts.
Local coverage notes Lake City Republicans endorse Belden for the Senate though Belden does not reside in the same district, highlighting a regional mismatch in support.
The text notes that the forthcoming political clash will be highly engaging to men and that they intend to participate actively. It emphasizes broad interest and collective involvement in the upcoming struggle.
Tawney supporters are urged to read press dispatches claiming the Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's Association will convene at the West Hotel to push a lumber price increase.
Warren notes no state prison rerun has begun while dealers face charges of profits above one cent per pound. Seven cases were bound over to the grand jury for law violations. None involve Mower County. He says the law is good to enforce.
The piece denounces the U S decision to issue 35 million dollars in 5 percent bonds to aid Cuba, arguing a $23 per head debt burden results from protecting the beet industry. It calls the American pledge to its weaker ally shameful and notes Tawney and his class favored this policy.
Tus Redmond Gazette notes C. D. Belden claims full qualifications to replace Samuel Swenningsen as Mower County representative. Belden argues Swenningsen did nothing for the county during his Senate tenure and urges a man who will look after Mower County.
Despite praise for Congressmen Tawney and McCreary, voters show a strong desire for action over pledges in southern Minnesota. In the First district Knatvold challenges Tawney, while Somerville is expected to oppose McCleary in the Second district. The incumbents are criticized for unmet promises, and failure to win renomination would be self-blame.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church will serve ice cream and cake on the church lawn Saturday evening August 9. If weather turns bad, cream will be served in the basement.
O H Johnson Mayor declares wagons buggies and machinery must be kept off walks and streets. Ordinance will be enforced.
A statement to Mower County voters declares there will be no county convention and all nominations occur at the primary. The speaker says they are not seeking renomination for County Attorney, thanks the public for the prior confidence, and wishes their successor the same courteous treatment received.
About twenty friends gathered Tuesday at Mrs. Frank Herzog’s home for a surprise party for Miss Daisy Denson. They played games and socialized until late, with ice cream cake and coffee as refreshments. As a farewell token, a jewelry case and a brooch were given before her departure Thursday to Bloomington Wisconsin to visit her sister.
Friends of Mr and Mrs F C Baikie hosted a farewell picnic in Lafayette Park on Tuesday afternoon. Various games and sports featured the day before an elaborate supper. The Baikies depart that evening for their new home in St Joseph Missouri and leave Austin with many good wishes.
A colored philosopher voices a view on worldly trouble and salvation. He contrasts the rich needing heaven through a needle’s eye with the poor finding escape through a crack in defence, noting peace may come only after leaving this world. The Atlantic Constitution cites birds singing amid wilderness woes.
Bridget Loftus administratrix of Anthony Loftus seeks final settlement September 1 in Lodi. Matthias Krebsbach administrator for Joseph Krebsbach’s estate in Adams sets final settlement September 8. Anna E. Brownell administratrix for Sally B. Gove’s Racine estate files final account with settlement September 1. Abbie M. Terry estate in this city has had final settlement completed.
Sale offers good farm lands with some improvements and occasional flax fields. Prices listed for various half and quarter sections, including details like one half 66 and 6 400.00, with contact for Claud C. Keenan in Minot or Bjelland P. O. in North Dakota.
Music students are invited to enroll in a limited time offer starting Monday July 21 for a 24 lesson term in piano violin or any stringed instrument at Harmony $5.00. Call Austin School of Music 121 W Bridge St to enroll.
A. Emmons of Austin Lumber & Fuel Co cites prudence in practice, noting the man who resists alluring prices for inferior goods applies wisdom. The ad claims customers rely on them for high quality and low prices, embodying practical prudence.
The Florists Convention opened this morning at Kinsman s Greenhouses on E Water St with delegates arriving from Charles City Osage Decorah Cresco Milwaukee and Albert Lea. Sessions include papers on florist topics and business discussions as delegates tour the city. The event runs through Thursday with visitors from out of town.
Albert Lea College in Albert Lea Minnesota offers a four year B A degree with preparatory high school courses. The exclusively women's college boasts university standards and competent teachers. The college emphasizes refined home life, music art elocution physical culture normal training and social advantages. Fall term opens September 10 1902 with Miss K J Hutchison as principal and Rev C C Adama as secretary.
A Pipestone Star item recalls a small boy asked if he studies hard. He says he does not hurt himself at it and that he does not expect to be president, noting he aims to be a Democrat like his father.
An English naval officer writing from Suakin in the Red Sea reports a plant preying on fish. He observed a flesh colored weed near Paracel islands that ensnared and macerated numerous fish with its suctioned fronds, noting living and exhausted specimens.
A historical overview describes reptiles as dominant life forms in ancient Earth history. It mentions giant aquatic allosaurs and terrestrial dinosaurs, airborne pterodactyls, and a long era of reptilian rule before extinction gave way to newer fauna.
Invitations announce the wedding of Irene Mercedes Frank and William Dunois Bassler to be held Wednesday August 20 at the bride’s parents home in Le Roy Michigan.
Price single tuning three dollars two tunings per year five dollars. In clubs of three or more two dollars each. First class work guaranteed. Address 303 Water Street Austin. tf
In Wilkes Barre area Aug 6 no mines restarted as pickets guarded nearly all collieries. Four men were arrested at Nanticoke for inciting a riot while relief disputes and stormy meetings reported at local coal offices. President Mitchell’s camp rejoiced over Cayuga mine inoperability as National Board member Fallon warns miners to hold firm on concessions.
The arbitration board led by Bishop M d Hoban and John Mitchell ruled for the men in the Scranton Railway dispute. It ordered nonunion workers who returned during the strike to be retained, and stipulated a wage bonus for ex-strikers if regular runs cannot be provided, to equal their poststrike earnings.
Union machinists at Allis-Chalmers in Chicago strike again after returning to work June 13. Sixteen nonunion men are targeted, 200 union men assault eight, police called, five ringleaders discharged, others quit. Company refuses reinstatement, threatening wider action.
The Camden company and railway employes national executive board reached a satisfactory adjustment. The strike affecting Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia divisions is off as union crews operate all cars on schedule. The company will recognize the union and restore all discharged workers to their former positions.
A New York Tribune snippet notes maids seek minister’s wife jobs for witness fees in weddings and bridesgrooms often tip for this service. Another item reports the Dead Sea receives about 6.5 million tons of water daily from the Jordan with no outlet, its level kept down by rapid evaporation in a hot arid climate.
A Baltimore News quip features two men discussing why babies cry. One asks what makes infants cry and the other remarks that babies fear what they might become as they grow up.
A wedding in Washington ends with a best man’s surprising gift. After a year abroad he returns to attend a dinner and discovers a hundred dollar bill, then learns from the clergyman he paid a small tobacco spit-wrapped in paraffin, a humorous misdeed of mistaken value.
The Liverpool Post recounts a humorous tale about a simple English bishop famed for plain speech. A homely parson rides an omnibus and is pressed by a passenger to visit the man’s wife, expecting illness and aid. The clubby scene ends with the wife appearing at the stairs.
A historic-articulate lament proclaims the republic will endure popular unrest and fanaticism. It invokes a vivid metaphor of a last mountain in a deluge, asserting persecution, revolution, and rage cannot shake it or alter its enduring majesty.
An Auvergnat recalls a bath yesterday when a shark nearly struck. He saw the creature approach with jaws open and, at a yard away, dived and used his pocketknife to rip open the shark’s belly.
In a vignette from the Baltimore News a man named John declares his sole love under a noble tree. The woman responds with a wry smile, noting the chestnut tree as the setting while acknowledging his compliment.
A humorous exchange where Bones describes how he asserts control over his wife by entering his study, locking the door, and communicating through the keyhole. The quip hinges on a pun about firmness.
During the balance of summer 1902 the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line offers exceptional round trip and one way fares to Colorado Springs Pueblo Ogden Salt Lake City and Hot Springs. Reading indicates a sale agent or agent in Snere Agt.
Special excursion train via Chicago Western Railway departs 6:00 a m for a game at Lexington Park Oelwein and Algona clubs in Iowa. Return train leaves 8:30 p m with connections to St Paul Minneapolis and Chicago. Tickets good for return to Minneapolis and St Paul returning Monday. For information apply to Great Western Railway official.
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