Local notes and notices from Austin Iowa area
Local items list residents traveling to cities and towns, visits, and routine moves. Names include Herman Duclos, Mrs. M. Ousley, Mrs. Hugh Fleming, Loren Woodle, Delila Leighton, John Esser, Elmer Linburg, Nora and Ethel Becker, Miss Marguerite Knopf, Judge and Mrs. Keysor, and many others. Activities span travel to Rochester, Decorah, Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Brownsville. theater showings of The Union Spy. a church feast day and supper. moving of buildings and stores. and a medical case of tetanus involving Amos Clark’s daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Duclos
Union
Music Hall
Directoire Ruching
THON
al Page
M. Ousley
Decorah
Iowa
Hugh Fleming
Rose Creek
Mrs. Honan
Mras S. L. Mitchell
Ryan
Robert
Rochester
E. H. Smith
Matt Lang
Miles City
Mont. KE
A. Dalager
Court House
John Esser
St. Paul
J. F. Fairbanks
Clear Lake
Will Newman
Esther
Minneapolis
Elmer Linburg
Local Social News and Arrivals at Bridge Street
Roy Gettins returns from Jackson while Mrs. Frank Clay comes back from the cities. Annie Anderson returns from Minneapolis. The Lynch family to occupy Mrs Gue's Bridge Street home. Mrs. Draper visits Mankato. Frank B Schaller and children go to Fairmont to visit relatives. Mrs. Henry Furtney and son near Minneapolis and Fairmont visit. Cle m Ellingsen plans move to Madison South Dakota. Engineers Vedahi visit Madison before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Anderson
Minneapolis
Frank B. Schaller
Fairmont
Mr. Schaller
Henry Furtney
Clem Ellingsen
Jackson
Madison
S. D
Vedahi
Mr. Vedahi
Owen
LaCrosse
No County Fair Called Off By Mower County Board
The Mower County Fair association board met Friday night and voted to abandon this year’s county fair. After the destruction of the amphitheatre and other buildings by the June 20 storm and poor crop prospects, officials deemed a fair unlikely to meet standard. Premium books already printed will be distributed countywide to refund advertisers as equitably as possible.
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Mower County Fair Association
Progressive League Rooms
Mrs Murphy Hosts Card Party For Sister Visit
Mrs. R. R. Murphy entertained a few ladies at cards this afternoon in honor of her sister Mrs. Jule Murphy of Stillwater visiting. A group of twenty young people enjoyed a picnic at Lafayette Park last evening despite rain. Weiner roasting in the log cabin followed by games at the pavilion, with all describing a jolly time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R. Murphy
Jule Murphy
Stillwater
Lafayette Park
Miss Margaret Avery Hosts Gazook Girls Party
Miss Margaret Avery entertained the Gazook girls and a few other friends in a intimate social gathering at her home. The evening featured light refreshments and lively conversation among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Avery
Dinner honoring Miss Munsey and Miss Ulmer at Mrs. Fenton's
Mrs. Fred Fenton hosted a small 6 o'clock Friday dinner in honor of Miss Bessie Munsey and Miss Elizabeth Ulmer. Eight covers were set, with music by Mrs. Qvist. In the evening, guests attended the Gem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Fenton
Bessie Munsey
Elizabeth Ulmer
Qvist
Picnic Party Adjoins Home After Lafayette Park Outing
A yesterday picnic at Lafayette park adjourned to A. B. Hawkins home where a jolly supper was enjoyed. Attending were Dr. and Mrs. Ernest Martin, Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Hardy, Mrs. Alex Campbell and Frances, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Hunkins and Miss Pearie Hunkins of Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Park
A. B. Hawkins
Ernest Martin
M. J. Hardy
Alex Campbell
Frances
Earl Woodward
A. B. Hunkins
Pear) Hunkins
Minneapolis
Saint Andrew Brotherhood Luncheon Honors Members
Mesdames J. H. Anderson and J. W. Mackie hosted a Friday seven o'clock luncheon at Anderson’s West College home. Guests found seats by poem bearing place cards and enjoyed a dinner with a geranium cross centerpiece. A social evening followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
J. H. Anderson
J. W. Mackie
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
West College Street
Pat
Michael
John
St. Andrew Brotherhood
Dr Arthur B Collins to Open Practice in Austin
Dr Arthur B Collins, a St Marys hospital medical staff member, returns to Austin after two weeks tending Dr C F Lewis’s practice. He will form a partnership with Dr Lewis and begin active practice in October in Austin, where he has made many professional and social friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur B. Collins
St. Mary’s Hospital
Austin
C. F. Lewis
Collins
Lewis
Graham
Oil Boom Propels Blessing Visitors to City
Fay and Budd Smith return from Blessing Texas to report oil discovery near Budd’s land. Prices jumped from 25 dollars to 2500 dollars per acre, with land valuing at 150 dollars an acre for land bought three years earlier. Smith predicts high prices even if the strike fails due to triple-crop output and favorable climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay
Budd Smith
Blessing
Texas
Budd
California
Local News Briefs From Madison And Area
Albert Arndt traveled to Madison South Dakota today. Mesdames Lewis Tyler and Carter returned from LeRoy this afternoon with Mrs Engledrum. Miss Alice Corcoran of Flandreau is visiting cousin Lettie Kenevan. They plan to visit St Paul for the state fair with Mrs J R Quinn. The U C T ball team played Albert Lea at Lafayette Park this afternoon. no score available at press time.
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W. W. Keysor
St. Louis
Evergreen Farm
Seattle
Keysor
American Bar Association
Yellowstone Park
Canadian Pacific
Mesdames Lewis, Tyler and
Carter
LeRoy
Albert Lea
Lafayette Park
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John Briebach
J.M. Thomas
First National Bank
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W Shaw
H. L. Banfield
NF Banfield
H J Droft
Loren Woodle
Chester
Delila Leighton
Caledonia
M. E. Wall
Curtis Weseman
John Peterson
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The
Eclipse Lumber Co
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Ethel Becker
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Hub Department
P. J. Gallagher
Farmington
Roy Adams
Kasota
Helen and
Fred Cohan
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Mrs. M. Collins
Bridge Street
Oscar McGee
E. A. Dalager
Marsh Meat Market
Flora C. Conner
Colfax
St Augustine’s Church
Nickel Theatre
Marble Works
Water Street
David Ames
Cyrus Sayles
F. E. Knopf
Wisconsin
Nettie Smith
Carbondale, Ill
Mrs. Smith
G. C. Adams
Fred Lewis
Earl Talmadge
Murdock
Washington
F. H. Green
Duluth
C. E. Kearns
H. S. King
Tribune
VanCamp
Pacific Coast
Boyd ‘Transfer Co
Minn
Marguerite Knopf
Evanston
Wyo
Cheyenne
Laramie
Methodist Church
W. C. Horrobin
D. B. Smith
Nicholson
Miss Notting
J.D. McCormick
S. G. Becker
Preston
D. Z. Robinson
Miss Itallaon
Carl Lyck
Weisbach
Brownsdale
L. M. Tollefson
Arthur McBride
Bombay
India
J. L. Mitchell
Chas. Davidson
John Walker
J. B. Dunham
Spring Valley
J. DeGroodt
George Campbell
J. Schwan
Celecta Lawrence
John Scott
Minnetonka
Kittie Norton
Marshall
Wis
Charlotte Baird
Bayfield
George Hirsh
Alexander
Repha
Chicago
Edith Sherman
Angela Cronon
Winona
Paul Ludwigson
South River Street
Nettie Adams
Amos Clark
Lorin Clark
Bowman
N. D
Worcester
Mass
Eas
Roy Gettins
Frank Clay
William Simpson
Draper
Mankato
Frankie Torgenson
Greenbush, Minn
Austin Friends
F. R. Jeffries
A. L
Board of Directors
Rochester Bulletin
Albert Arndt
S. Dak
Herald
the Herald
Dare Ans
Ladies’ Union
Just
Ladies Home Journal Quarterly
Berlin
Burlingame Bros
Austin, Minn
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