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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
2
The Austin Daily Herald lists staff including John H Skinner and Gertrude Ellis Skinner with associate editor title and notes its post office registration. The paper announces afternoon issues with Sunday exceptions and a pricing table for one year, advance payments, and per-week rates as of August 20, 1902.
The St Paul Dispatch analyzes Mr. Tawney's campaign literature accusing him of inconsistent tariff positions and claims his critics are driven by sugar interests. It argues his rhetoric reflects egotism and questions his fitness for public life amid Havana policy and Cuban sugar tariff debates.
Citizens focus on the lumber question as they await Tawney men to explain the tax. The timing of James's letter matters little to voters who feel the issue strikes home and shapes local opinion.
The Wabasha Herald reports Senator Knatvola’s Republican bid for Congress, once seen as a joke by Tawney forces, now arousing alarm. He camps on the same platform L. L Brown used, and Brown’s past influence is bearing fruit as Knatvold gains western support with hurrah.
A Chicago firm markets Jamaica ginger in small flasks sold widely in temperance strongholds. State chemist tests reveal high wood alcohol content and reports a man blinded by the drink. Dairy Commissioner McConnell vows action to remove the poison from the state.
Ed Olson leaves for the Dakotas on Tuesday in a brief notice.
Mr. Nicholson a Mower county deputy sheriff and National Guard first lieutenant praised Austin’s police. He claimed four regular officers plus one railroad yard worker, noting $50 monthly pay and jail figures. He bragged about catching horse thieves and rapid jail escapes, then boarded his train for New Ulm.
Geo Bandler brings a 14 pound flat dutch cabbage to the Herald office. The paper will award one year of the Weekly Herald to the winner by weight for the largest cabbage and largest potato brought in before Sept 10. A year’s prize also goes to the best exhibit of six ears of field corn. All entries will be displayed in the Herald window with grower names.
Gov Van Sant and Secretary Hansen inspected the Lost River ditch in Beltrami county finding it complete and well done. Warrants for the work will be issued as the swamp drained by the ditch dries quickly. The ditch is twenty five feet wide with rapid water flow aiding conversion of marshy land into cultivable area.
Notice states cement sidewalks now cost 55 cents a foot for 5 feet 4 inch walks due to higher cement prices. Signed by E Dickens and E Enockson.
Three good rooms suitable for housekeeping offered by Mrs. J. Guinney at 403 East Maple Street. Quiet neighborhood, convenient for daily living.
H L Howard of Madison Wisconsin says insomnia vanished after using Dr Miles Nervine and has not troubled him since. The testimonial asserts immediate relief and lasting cure.
A poetic line from the Atlanta Constitution urging perseverance. It contrasts tiring climbs with the promise of lights on the heights and roses over thorns. The verse encourages continuing effort despite weariness and laggers.
Obit for Lena C Browndale widow Charles Sodegrin aged fifty. Numerous notices of visits by residents to relatives in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan. Church events include M E conference approving Rev E E Satterlee return and a free lecture Tenderfoot Tour of Cruising in the Land of Pines and Porcupines with collections for superannuated preachers. Frank L Hill builds a new windmill.
Mary Peterson of Preston visits sister Emma Peterson. Miss Robinson returns to Hamline after a week with Jessie Bush. Miss Molstad of Spring Valley visits Faith Freeman. Ralph Wilsie from St Paul on weeklong vacation. Mrs F B Maxfield and son return from Owatonna. Alfred Baken comes from St Paul. Lydia Schleeger Alma Schroder Louise and Bertha Heid spend time in Austin. Mr Thayer of Spring Valley calls. Mrs Keenan visits Wykoff for several weeks. A H Schroeder on sick list. Will Cole of St Paul visits his parents. Mrs G J A Corell visiting relatives in Spring Valley.
Guy Crissy sold his farm to Simon Swenson. John Roberts builds a new barn. Edith Litz visits Spring Valley. Henry Norby plans a Washington trip. Norwegian school opens in District 85. John Vig teaches. Threshing begins locally. Dr Mearckline of LeRoy has hung out his shingle in Ostrander. Mr and Mrs Luhman return to Ostrander and resume grain buying. Miss Litz plans to attend school in Owatonna this fall.
A dialogue notes a son’s frequent calling and the father’s request for the caller to attend to business at 10 o clock. The piece reflects a domestic scene quoted from the Richmond Dispatch in a regional newspaper.
A Chicago Record herald excerpt recalls a poet and his wife who lament their poverty and the prospect of posterity discovering the poet. The wife suggests any time wasted would be regretted, highlighting hardship and a hopeful yet weary domestic moment.
The Milwaukee road announces a 1 cent per mile rate from St. Paul to Chicago and return for Grand Army of the Republic reunion travel. Other lines may adopt similar terms, potentially giving old soldiers an open 1 cent a mile rate across territories for the first time. Previously high or half-fare schemes kept Western rates below this level.
A Broadway bank president recalls a meek man who deposited his money just before a bank failure. A teller named Charley moved the funds to a private box, delaying the deposit until morning, preventing loss. The narrator credits Charley with saving his fortune.
One of the earliest Royal Academy members, Gainsborough used a London carrier Mr Wiltshire of Shock Ernwick near Bath to ship his pictures. Wiltshire refused payment, was rewarded with six of Gainsborough’s works, and two carried high values when sold later by the National Gallery. The Parish Clerk of Bradford-on-Avon fetched 500 guineas and The Harvest Wagon 2500 pounds, with The Sisters later nearing 10000 pounds.
The passage presents nature as the prime catalyst for poetry and as a divine image reflected in the natural world. It describes how elements like the sea, rainbow, lightning, stars, thunder, and winds spark, glow, flash, peal, roar, and sing, portraying poetry as God's image in nature present wherever humanity resides.
A seven year old boy in Boston Common is approached by a friendly stranger who asks about a bird’s nest. The boy responds that he is trying to correctly classify the tree as a botanical product, showing a humorous clash of street chatter and scholarly aspiration.
A flirty supper exchange in Chicago hints at a surprise gift, as a husband jokes about a millinery store while his wife hopes for a different present. The banter captures a lighthearted domestic moment from the era.
Mrs. Ross accused Frank Ross of Dexter of beating her. Judge Robinson imposed a $50 fine, which Ross could not pay, and he was jailed for 60 days.
James A. Tawney visited the city today and conferred with lieutenants Sweningsen Seebach Belden and others about ongoing political concerns and local strategy.
English comedians Toole and Brough visit Fradelle and Marshall in ragged outfits after a stage performance. They pretend to be cousins from the workhouse and ask to see a master, causing surprise and disbelief before slipping away, with a playful misidentification about a card.
A Victorian tale explains how penny postage began after Rowland Hill paid a ninepence for a letter to a poor girl whose lover sent it. The girl used marks to avoid postage, and Hill’s act inspired his famous reform despite initial mockery. The anecdote cites the New York Tribune.
A young orator calls a public official a thief and the police chief asks for a retraction. The spokesman concedes and withdraws the word while defending the idea, drawing loud approval from the crowd and cries of bravo.
The excerpt recalls Tennyson telling Sir Henry Taylor he was grateful there are no preserved letters from Shakespeare or Jane Austen. He claimed neither writer’s life is opened up by letters, saying none exist and that there are no letters to reveal hidden aspects.
Pure water and careful management drive successful poultry raising. Avoid fattening fowls that are poor layers. middlings mixed with bran or corn and moistened with milk improve feed. Whitewash keeps houses sanitary and sunflowers aid plumage, with regular monthly application suggested.
A garbled excerpt from the Washington Star includes a senator’s name and scattered remarks about watching a man. The text is incomplete and unclear, making exact identities or context difficult to determine.
Railroad notices indicate summer balance adjustments for routes including Colorado Springs Ogden Salt Lake City Leadville and Hot Springs with round trip and one way tickets available from agents. Specific city pairs and dates are noted with pricing and routing details.
Fragmented OCR note outlines agricultural business and general merchandise opportunities across several US towns. Mentions Kane, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, and Chicago Street Weelon Kau with appeals for competent men and correspondence solicitations for industrial agents and mercantile work.
Five dollar round trip excursion to Duluth leaving Chicago Great Western morning train from St Paul arriving 10 45 p m. Return Duluth 11 10 p m Sunday August 24th with return tickets valid from St Paul on any Great Western train Monday August 25th. Inquiries to Great Western Agent or J Elmer G P A Chicago.
The Eureka to Linton extension of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway will run from Eureka in McPherson County South Dakota to Linton Emmons County North Dakota passing through prairie country known as the Wheat Belt of South Dakota. The line should be finished by fall to align with harvest and five new towns Greenway Zeeland Hague Stafford and Linton will be put on the market in August and September.
Keep Your Eye on the new town of Linton North Dakota the junction of the Chicago Milwaukee and Paul Railway from Eureka and the Northern Pacific Railway for McKenzie Linton is the county seat of Emmons on Beaver Creek in a thriving farming and stock country. Lot sale will occur at Burks South Dakota on September 4 1902. Excursion rates from all points on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway within South Dakota offer a chance to locate a business at low cost. For more information write W Morrow Eureka SD 44 or ask any Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul agent for ticket rates.
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