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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1902
Page
4
Austin Homestead No 448 announces its Societies meeting on the second and fourth Saturday of each month at Woodman Hall. Foreman Wayne and officers F Peck and Rarvumpendons are listed as leaders.
Regular communications of Fidelity Lodge No 39 AF and AM are held at the Masonic hall in Austin Minnesota on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month. John H Anderson WM and Parke Goodwin Secretary are listed.
Cedar Camp No 206 A N A holds meetings on the 2nd 4th and 4th Mondays evenings in Woodman hall. Mrs Mattie O Fairbanks Oracle Anna B Robie is recorder.
Heavy rains and strong winds hit Iowa with floods in Waterloo and hail near Laurens. Fonda and Pleasantville saw two hour rain events. Grain stacks toppled, oats suffered most as storms flatten shocks and crops across the region. Des Moines reports flooding on the city’s west side for the fourth time this season.
The Lady Maccabees plan meetings on the second and fourth Wednesdays with Effie Williams serving as Lady Commander and Fannie Feister as Record Keeper.
Court of Honor No 414 announces meetings on the first and third Tuesday evenings in Elka ball. Officers listed include N J Streaver, W C, with Mrs Sarah Foster serving as Recorder.
Rev B Webbler of Corner St Paul and Mill Streets leads Sunday services at 10 30 am 12 noon 6 30 pm and 7 30 pm with free heats and special invitation to strangers Good Sunday event notice with schedule details and inviting tone.
C. BE. 5. Now meets on the second and fourth Monday evenings each month in the Masonic hall. Officers listed include Mrs Elizabeth Todd as W M and Nora Becker as Secretary.
The 1741 KR N A group meets Tuesdays in Woodman hall with Mrs Beatrice Foster of Uacle and Mrs Etta Hommel listed among organizers and attendees.
The notice lists church activities at the SE corner of Water and St Paul Streets including Holy Communion Morning Service Sunday School Bible Class and Evening Service. Additional meetings include Epworth League Class Meeting and Sunday Prayer on Thursday 7 30 pm. St Cecelia Guild meets Tuesday 7 30 pm Ladies Guild Thursday 2 30 pm with choir rehearsal Saturday 7 30 pm.
St Bernard Commandery No 18 holds its monthly meeting on the first Monday evening in the Masonic hall with Geo W Bliss as Eminent Commander, Parke Goodwin as Recorder, and the date noted for scheduling in the community notices.
The stated communications of Royal Arc Chapter No 4 are held in the Masonic hall Austin Minnesota on the second and fourth Friday evenings each month. Secretary Parke Good Win signs off with R. L. Johnson Mt HP.
Austin Council No 68 meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays at 8 p m in Woodman hall. Visiting neighbors welcome. Signed by T H Pridha Good Samaritan J, 4% bee well Fin, Scribe.
Regular meetings are held at their post hall on the first and third Saturday evenings. Visiting comrades cordially invited. John Robertson, Commander.
Pastor Rev John Creloar leads services at Corner Maple and Chatham streets with Bible School at 10 30 am Sunday worship and weekly prayer meetings Thursday 7 30 pm Bible class Friday evenings Ladies Aid Society meetings 2nd and 4th Wednesday Auxiliary 2nd Tuesday Official Board members listed plus department heads Myra Hobson Bible School Superintendent potential typos reflect local church notices.
Austin Lodge No 8 A O U W meets on the second and fourth Thursdays each month at the new Ekiks bali on Main street. Jonn Rustad MW O Harris, Recorder.
Austin Lodge No 8 Knights of Pythias holds events on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month. Visiting Knights listed include J. John F Cook, O C, WJ Urbateh, Ko Kar 18.
Church listing for Rev. H. Barth at residence 3 Ash Street with services Sundays 10 to 11. Sunday School 10 to 12:30, held at Seven Days Adventist Church at Kenwood Ave and College St.
Austin Lodge No 414 BPO Elks meets on the second and fourth Friday evenings each month at the new Elks hall on Mein street. Visiting Elks are invited to attend. Exalted Ruler A B Campbell and Secretary S Washourn note the details.
A severe wind and rain storm hit Onawa Iowa on August 20 damaging small buildings and crops. A circus in performance saw its main tent blown down causing intense excitement but no serious injuries reported.
In Cedar Rapids Iowa on August 20 a 1.79 inch rainfall caused 100000 to 200000 dollars in damage. Streets, tracks, bridges, and sidewalks were washed out while basements flooded and storm sewers proved inadequate. Thousands faced overnight danger to their homes.
A strong wind roared through Wapello and neighboring counties on August 20 wcasting heavy damage. The blast blew the fourth story off a brick block in Ottumwa and caused widespread destruction in the area possibly affecting northwest regions most.
A series of wind and electrical storms struck Hancock County Iowa during the evening causing heavy damage to crops and farm buildings. Telephone lines were knocked out preventing details from being obtained.
Chicago would see a 10 percent average wage rise for meat packers effective September 2. Cattle butchers in Chicago East St. Louis St Louis Kansas City St Joseph Omaha Sioux City St Paul totaling about 1390 workers will present the proposal to managers west of Chicago and seek a reply before Labor Day. No formal agreement or union recognition is requested.
The presidents of the anthracite coal roads met in New York for their regular weekly conference. Before the meeting, Lackawanna Railroad president Truesdale denied rumors of concessions to end the strike and predicted resumption of work for fall demand. He said operators are willing to discuss grievances with workers but will not discuss business with outsiders.
On the third day of a city strike in Lafayette Indiana streetcars run but patrons are tracked and then visited by the strikers' committee. Two arrests were made for placing torpedoes and oiling rails. Evening marches by strikers and union men totaled 890. Authorities warn that serious trouble may come in days ahead.
Keokuk Iowa August 20 The three year old daughter of Almon H Marsh of Green Bay Wisconsin died from a bee sting in Green Bay township Keokuk County Officials reported the fatal incident occurred this afternoon and the child was ill for a short time before death The tragedy shocked local residents and prompted a cautionary note about bee safety near homes and farms
Peter Power, plaintiff in a suit to stop the transfer of Northern Pacific stock to Northern Securities, arrived from Montreal with attorney George Lamb. Power, jailed for 30 days for contempt for refusing a subpoena, surrendered to U S Marshal Menkel and was taken to Ludlow Street jail as a hearing was adjourned to Thursday.
Road master Fred Stevers of Stevers Virginia was shot and killed and porter Jim Mitchell wounded on a Seaboard Air Line train near Middleburg after conflict over seating. Negro assailants fled, passengers detained one suspect, others escaped. bloodhounds were sent from Weldon to track them.
Police investigate a body found in the North River near Battery with the right leg missing and a matching leg later found in Gravesend Bay. The clothed leg wore dark gray striped trousers a white sock and a laced shoe. A gold ring with three amethysts lay in the trousers pocket.
Joseph Anderson, a Kansas farmer, drowned his four children aged four months to six years in a cistern and then fatally shot himself. The crime occurred while the mother was away as financial troubles disrupted his mind. He left a note for the mother directing her to the cistern.
Lee H. Smith, named as the third robber in the Mexican Central train theft of $53,000, has been captured in Western Chihuahua mountains. A battle occurred before surrender. a posse member was killed. About $40,000 of the treasure is recovered, with Smith holding roughly $10,000.
Muscatine Louisiana reports Newton Cross a former husband to Mrs. Jesse Tuman was arrested on suspicion of knowing details about the murders of the woman and her husband. Dan Williams, a boarder, is still missing with rumors he was killed and his body dumped in the Mississippi. Authorities hope Cross can reveal more about the case.
In Tipton Indiana Mrs Jesse Romack wife of a Sharpsville merchant killed her one month old baby by cutting its throat with a table knife then slashed her own throat from ear to ear with the same knife dying twenty minutes later. Officials cite temporary insanity due to acute pain as the cause.
Andrew A. Prescott aged 48, a clothing merchant from Cambridge in Dane County, died at Hotel Main in Madison by taking rat poison. He left a widow and four children. Despondency over illness is cited as the cause.
Ottumwa Iowa reports a fire of unknown origin leveled Parsons College at Fairfield a Presbyterian institution founded in 1875. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars with total destruction of the campus and facilities.
The Knights of Pythias supreme lodge in San Francisco reduced the supreme tribunal from five to three members. An amendment to bar rehearings after acquittals by subordinate lodges was defeated 69 to 48. Elected to the tribunal were John F. Alexander of LeesburgVa Talley Scott of Cripple Creek and John A Helcher of St Paul.
London Aug 20. The Daily Mall correspondent says at the upcoming meeting between General Botha and colleagues and former President Kruger he will formally abdicate his position as Afrikander chief and hand over the reina and the real due funds to General Botha and General Dewet. Frecker and Wolmarans, former delegates, may try to strip Dr. Leyds of signatory power. Rumors speak of a looming power struggle between Botha and Dewet.
D Howard for Gara King Company of Chicago arranges in Clarksburg for a shipment of 176000 tons of West Virginia coal to the Northwest. The deal requires 225 car loads daily and the firm, a major coal dealer in the West, has several contracts current that will exceed this one.
Advices from Honolulu report Captain J. J Jacob, master of the lumber schooner James Wood, murdered by a cabin boy named Tanbara Gessaloro, a Japanese cook. The boy, charged as an accessory before the fact, allegedly stabbed the captain after refusing duties.
Victoria B C August 20 The steamer Queen City returning from the west coast carried Professor Mecilan and twenty five botanists from Minnesota University who spent their summer at the Port Renfrew station established last year, aboard for the down trip.
In the American League games, Columbus defeated Kansas City 6 to 0, Milwaukee beat Toledo 7 to 3, and Louisville doubled St Paul 6 to 3 with a second game 8 to 1 for Louisville. In the National League Chicago topped Philadelphia 6 to 5, St Louis lost 11 to 4 at Brooklyn, second game 1 to 6 at Brooklyn, Cincinnati edged Boston 8 to 7, and Baltimore lost 11 to 4 to St Louis.
Wheat futures for September at 66 and December at 64 3 4 cents. On Track prices show No 1 hard at 78 1 4 cents No 1 Northern at 76 1 4 cents No 2 Northern at 74 1 4 cents. Location Minneapolis dated Aug 19.
Sioux City market report shows Beeves selling from 5.75 to 7.50 for cows bulls and mixed stockers and feeders range 2.60 to 4.50 yearlings and calves fetch 2.50 to 4.00. Hogs bring 6.50 to 6.75.
Wheat quotes show No. 1 hard at 75 1 2 cents cash and 73 1 2 cents on arrival. No. 1 Northern 72 1 2 cents cash, 70 1 2 cents arrival. No. 2 Northern 70 1 2 cents cash. No. 3 spring 68 1 2 cents cash. Flax cash at $1.42. January to arrive values noted.
St. Paul market notes list cattle prices for choice butcher steers at 6.00 to 7.50, choice cows and heifers 4.00 to 7.00, veal 3.50 to 5.75, hogs 6.40 to 7.05, sheep 3.75 to 4.00, and lambs 4.60 to 5.25.
Chicago Aug 19 cattle good to prime steers bring 7.90 to 9.00 with other grades from 4.25 to 6.00. Stockers and feeders 2.50 to 5.35. Cows and heifers 1.50 to 6.00. Texas steers 3.00 to 5.00. Hogs mixed to butchers 6.94 to 7.00, good heavy 6.80 to 7.15, light 6.25 to 7.00. Bulk 6.50 to 7.15. Sheep good to choice 3.75 to 4. Lambs 3.50 to 6.30.
Chicago market figures list Wheat Sept 70 1 2 c Dec 66 2 3 c May 69 4 c Corn Sept 51 2 3 c Dec 41 1 4 c May 89 4 c Oats Aug 33 5 c Sept 32 2 c Dec 29 c May 29 c Pork Aug 15 92 3 4 c Sept 16 02 c Oct 16 17 c Jan 14 42 c May 13 90 c Flax Cash Northwestern 1 44 Southwestern 1 37 Sept 1 35 Oct 1 31 Butter Creameries 15 19 c Dairies 14 8 c Eggs 17 5 c Poultry Turkeys 12 13 c Chickens 12 60
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