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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1902
Page
4
NW corner Water and St Paul streets church service Sundays 10 30 am and 7 30 pm. Prayer meeting Thursday 7 pm. Ladies Aid meet 1st and 3rd Friday each month. Ladies Missions 1st Friday each month. Golden Link birthday 7 45 pm. Church session last Monday monthly at 7 45 pm. Oakland Ave Friday.
Community notices outline pastor residence at 107 St Paul Street with services on Sunday at 10 30 AM and Sunday school. Prayer meetings and teachers meetings scheduled for Thursday and Wednesday. Weekly gatherings include Friday YPS and CHE sessions.
Austin Homestead No 443 society meets on the fourth Saturday evening of each month in Woodman Hall. Adam Wayne serves as foreman with BEF Peck as correspondent.
Special services at 10 30 am 12 m 6 30 and 7 30 pm at Corner St Paul and Mill Streets. Seats are free and strangers are especially invited. Reverend E F Wheeler pastor leads the church program.
The Episcopal church at Water and St. Paul Streets listed Holy Communion at 4:00 PM and a morning service with Sunday School and Bible Class. Evening services shift to 7:30 PM in winter and 8:00 PM in summer, with guild meetings and choir rehearsals scheduled on various days.
Reverend John Treloar presides at Bible School and Sunday worship at Corner Maple and Chathams. Evening preaching and Thursday prayer meetings listed with several society officers and officers’ contacts. Auxiliary and official board roles named, with Myra Hobson as Bible School Superintendent.
Rev H Bartholomew residence listed at 8 Ash Street. Services Sundays from 10:00 to 11:30 and 11:00 to 12:30. Also noted as Seven Day Adventist Church at Kenwood Ave and College St.
Fidelity Lodge No 89 meets in Masonic Hall Austin Minnesota on the first and third Wednesdays each month. Officers listed are John B Anderson Worshipful Master and Parke Goodwin Secretary.
A fragmentary notice lists a meeting of Von Dusko Camp and Wa No 48 on Wednesday in Woodman Hall. Wm Carter is named in Virginia as Sterling, Clerk.
Cedar Camp No 206 of the B N A meets at Woodman hall on the 20th and 4th Mondays of each month. Meetings are led by Recorder Anna B Robie with Mr Mattie Fair banks listed in Oracle and Fairbanks.
The Lady Maccabees hold meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays led by Lady Commander Mrenfile Williams and overseen by Record Keeper Dr Fannie Feiter.
Court of Honor No 414 holds meetings in Elke Hall each Tuesday evening with N J Streaver as WC and Mrs Sarah Foster serving as Recorder.
A notice indicates meetings on the 4th Monday evenings in a single month at the Masonic hall. Elizabeth Todd and Nora Becker are listed, with the latter as secretary.
A group led by Beatrice Foster and Etta Homme gathers at Woodman hall on Tuesdays for activities and meetings. The location is described as 1741 BR a4 A and is associated with Istana.
St Bernard Commandery No 18 meets on the first Monday at 6 in the Masonic hall. Geo Fatt G Parke serves as recorder.
Royal Arch Chapter No 14 meets in Masonic Hall Austin Minn on the second and fourth Fridays of each month. Parke Good wins as secretary R L Johnson MEH P reports results of the session.
Austin Council No 53 holds sessions on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p m in Woodman hall. Visiting neighbors welcome. Fin Scribe J H Boo vell. T W Pridhan 00d Samaritan.
Post No66 GAR holds regular meetings on the first and third Saturday evenings each month. Visiting comrades are cordially invited by Commander John Robertson to attend.
The Austin lodge No 22 A O U W holds meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays each month in the new Ellis hall on Main street. John Rustad MW and OH Harris Recorder are listed.
Austin lodge No. K of P meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Visiting Knights welcomed by John F. Cook, CC, W J Urbatch, Ko ar 48.
The Elks announce meetings on the second and fourth Friday evenings each month at the new Elks hall on Main Street. Visiting Elks are invited to attend. Exalted Ruler A.8. Campbell and Secretary SS Washourn sign the notice.
Reports from San Juan dated August 14 say revolutionary troops under General Matos and government forces led by President Castro are to clash on the plains outside Caracas. Rebels supposedly received a large shipment of Mauser rifles, ammunition, and some cannon from Germany. Plots against Castro’s life are reported to have been uncovered.
In Finisterre region France soldiers and mounted gendarmes moved to evacuate convent schools amid crowds. Beehives threat, beacons and alarms described as locals resist police entry while sisters are expelled from Concarreau after a night of clashes.
In Manila on August 14 a dozen Moros attacked Camp Vicars of the Twenty-seventh Infantry, killing Sergeant Foley and Private Carey, and wounding Private Van Dorn. Moros from Bacolod used spears and swords, infiltrating in darkness. outpost defense failed as attackers fled after the assault. Constabulary Inspector William Schermerhorn, from Seattle, was mortally wounded in a fight with ladrones at Iligan, Mindanao.
Port of Spain reports that Venezuelan revolutionists assault Cumana and plan to storm the city within 24 hours. Government forces total about 850, facing 1,100 attacking revolutionaries. Cumana, a 10,000 inhabitant town in Bermudez state on the Gulf of Cariaco.
John Rice the oldest settler in Hennepin county died at his son John Rice Jr house in Minneapolis at eighty nine. He arrived in 1856 the same year Colonel John H Stevens built the first house on the west side of the river.
Milwaukee on August 14 reports Alex Freeman, linked to a long police record, was arrested for allegedly stealing a tray of jewelry from a Chicago firm.
In Eugene Oregon twenty five bales of last year s hops sold for 22 cents per pound, the top price in twenty years, marking a strong day for growers and traders.
Salt Lake City reported Baltimore chosen for the 1903 Elks grand lodge reunion with two cities still contending Saratoga Springs and Baltimore. A parade of 3000 uniformed Elks showcased prizes totaling 1760 dollars. First prize went to Park City Pike for a miner float, second to Greengill Mississippi cotton pickers, third to Joliet inmates in stripes.
In Council Bluffs Iowa Aug 14 the third annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Philippines opened with about 2000 delegates and veterans. General Irving Hall presided at Arcadium hall after a reception and the address by General Hale. Tonight Lake Manawa hosts a reception with welcomes from Governor Cummins and Governor Savage along with General Hale.
Omaha Street Railway company stock aggregating 6 million dollars was sold in a lump to a New Jersey syndicate led by J and W Seligman Co. for 92 cents on the dollar. Cash terms include all holdings of Omaha stock holders, over four fifths of the shares, plus the property just acquired. The property paid four percent dividends for the past four years.
In San Francisco on August 14 the Knights of Pythias uniformed rank parade drew attention away from the supreme lodge session. The procession was headed by local police with Major General Carnahan and staff reviewing the knights along with Supreme Chancellor Fethers and supreme lodge representatives. Many states were represented in the ranks.
Reports from Nacozari Mexico say drought ravages the region with the Shearman Cattle company alone losing 67 percent of its herd due to water and forage shortages. Other ranchers report similar losses and business is paralyzed.
A Wabash freight train near Dunreith, Iowa, at full speed had a brake beam break under the caboose causing the car to spring into the air and overturn. The conductor and two brakemen survived with serious injuries but non fatal outcomes.
Guthrie Oklahoma August 14 James Feverly saloonkeeper of Glenco was shot and killed instantly by James McMurty on a Santa Fe passenger train near Glenco. The dispute arose over an attempt by the Anti-Saloon League to block Feverly and Henderson liquor license. Feverly attacked McMurty in the smoking car before the killing.
Charleston West Virginia August 14 Judge Keller found John Richards and associates guilty of contempt in miners cases. Each was fined five dollars and costs and held in custody until payment or bail. Richards serves as president of district No 1M United Mine Workers.
Guthrie Oklahoma August 14 The dead body of Stephen Pullen a leading Chickasaw of Ada J T was found hidden behind a large log where it had been dragged by the murderers His throat was cut from ear to ear.
Mrs Vincent Markel of 622 Edmund Street died after an early morning alcohol lamp explosion. Neighbors found her unable to speak as she suffered burns, and authorities suspect the homemade lamp and a nearby full gallon can of wood alcohol caused the blast.
Rev Harry W Knowles of Grace Episcopal announces a crime suppression campaign in Duluth with police and legislative support. He appeals to Catholic and Protestant clergy to back Sunday law enforcement efforts, claiming strong local enthusiasm and broad church backing.
An Iowa judge named D. W. Sprague died in Richfield Springs NM at age seventy after heart failure. He was born in Bx s and had served on the clint court of Iowa with a long career. Messages of condolence have been sent to Wapetio.
Denison Texas August 14 Moseley defeated rival William Lator for Chickasaw Nation governorship by a margin of six votes. The result also split over supporting a supplementary treaty with Lyrd opposed.
La Crosse Wisconsin August 14 Decree Zeisler a leading German brewer in this region died of heart failure at age seventy seven. He was born in Batavia Germany in 1525.
The U S consul at Oder informs the state department that the plague has been officially claimed at Odessa. The Republican Ninth District nominates Congressman inward 8 Minor without opposition. A complete ticket for governor state officials headed by Rev WA Day of Montgomery is announced by Alabama Prohibitionists.
Summary of baseball results across U S teams with multiple games and standings. Louisville, Minneapolis, St Paul, and other clubs posted varied scores including Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, St Louis, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, New York, and Cincinnati. Some games listed as forfeited or two game results noted with home and away teams.
Market quotes from Minneapolis on August 13 show wheat futures and cash prices. Rept. 66 5 6 c. Dec 65 4 Goss on Track No 1 hard 58 c. No 1 Northern 76 c. No 2 Northern THe.
Wheat prices listed for Duluth on August 13 show No 1 hard at 75 cents, No 1 Northern 72 1 2 cents, No 2 Northern at 71 cents, No 3 spring 68 1 2 cents. To arrive offers: No 1 hard 75 1 2 cents, No 1 Northern 70 1 2 cents, Sept 5 1 2 Dec 66 1 2 cents. Flax cash at 1 dollar 45 cents.
Bronx City Iowa records cattle prices in mid August with ranges for beeves cows bulls and mixed stockers and feeders yearlings and calves and hogs listed by price per hundredweight.
St Paul market report shows cattle butcher steers six to seven fifty, cows and heifers around four to five dollars, veals near three dollars, hogs six eighty five to six ninety, sheep good to choice at three sixty to four, lambs around four dollars. Prices reflect auction bids dated Aug thirteen with mixed quality cattle and livestock trades.
Chicago August 13 cattle market lists good to prime steers at 88.00 to 88.90, stockers and feeders 2.60 to 5.50, heifers 2.50 to 5.05, Texan steers 3.00 to 5.00, mixed and butcher stock 6.50 to 7.25, and bulk sales around 6.60 to 6.95. Sheep and lambs shown at 3.50 to 4.25 for sheep and 3.50 to 6.35 for lambs.
Chicago Aug 13 price report shows Wheat futures at 30 to 70 percent, Corn Sept 52 percent, Dec 41 percent, May 89 percent. Oats Aug 32 percent, Sept $1. The pork market lists Aug 15.90, Sept 16.00, Oct 16.16, Jan 14.27, May 15. flax cash Northwestern 1.45 Southwestern 1.40 Sept 1.52. Butter creamery 15 19 percent, eggs 17 1/4 cent, poultry turkeys 12 13 percent, chickens 13 percent.
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