Aug 27 events and county fair lineup noted
August 27 entry lists Damon’s Colored Musical Comedy Co. A September 22 program features the Minnesota Methodist conference led by Bishop Robert McIntyre at McCabe MP church. September 24 presents Lady Maccabees dance with Kelly’s Orchestra. September 27 28 20 30 marks the Mower County Fair events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damon
Colored Musgical Comedy Co
Minnesota Methodist Conference
Robert McIntyre
McCabe MP Church
Lady Maccabees
Kelly's Orchestra
Mower County Fair
Local news highlights from Austin area events and visits
Arthur Eimer returns from Spirit Lake while others plan sewing and millinery work. Local folks attend dances and meetings at the G A R, Presbyterian, and M E churches. Visitors include Charles Sargent of Red Wing and many relatives returning to Rochester, Milwaukee, Chicago, and St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Kank
Schwanehee
Charles Sargent
Red Wing
Torsleff
Waltham
Arthur Gemmel
East Side visits and travels reported in Blooming Prairie
Hattie Kolpin and Amelia Per spent Sunday in Blooming Prairie. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chaffee and son were in Lansing with relatives. Mrs. Parmenter returned to Cresco after visiting Mrs. Walter Whiteside. Helen and Mable Olson came back from Lake City after a week with friends. Margaret Meany joined the Bateses for a trip to Northfield where she plans a few days’ visit. Alice Sibigar returned to Minneapolis with Jimmie Tittle accompanying her home then returning to Garry Indiana. They spent the past week at the John Maurek home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fila Johnson
Gertrude Dahl
Alice
Sherburn
Thresa Kenevan
Hattie Roberta
Gladys
Riceville
Robert
G. A. R. Ball
John D. Smith
Mitchell
George Campbell
St. Paul
Schwan
J. G. Regan
Rayburn William
St. Augustine’s
Henry Dickman
Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid Society
Charles Parks
Princeton
Minn
Wm. Bennett
Moscow
E. P. Kenevan
Madeira Street
Cole Bros
Milwaukee Yards
Solon Wood
J. H. Robertson
Austfather
J. H
Timothy
Galt
DeWitt
J. T. Yates
Pargo
N. D
R. A. Yates- Thompson
St. Olaf’s Hospital
Jim
Fargo
Austin
Rockwell Tailoring Company
Hi Chapin
St. Lawrence County
New York
Hattie Kolpin
Amelia Per
Blooming Prairie
Ray Chaffee
Lansing
Parmenter
Cresco
Walter Whiteside
Helen
Mable Olson
Lake City
Margaret Meany
E. F. Bates
Northfield
Alice Sibigar
Minneapolis
Jimmie Tittle
Garry
Ind
John Maurek
Tomorrow’s Ballot Faces Water Expansion Proposals
Voters will decide two questions tomorrow: authorizing the city council to purchase lands and extend the water system, and issuing bonds not to exceed $20,000 to increase the water supply. Each question requires a marked yes in the square to secure safe water from springs rather than river water during fires. Critics warn selfish interests may try to defeat the measure, urging turnout at the polls.
Petersons Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary at Adolpho Farm
Mr and Mrs H A Peterson celebrated their twenty fifth wedding anniversary Sunday at their home farm near Adolpho with about 250 neighbors. Rev Johnson of Blooming Prairie presented a silver purse. Dinner and a picnic lunch followed. An auto party of 35 visited John Frank at the Frank farm, with friends from Brownsdale Grand Meadow Le Roy and Adams joining. The day featured a lamb barbecued and a chicken dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Peterson
Adolpho
Rev. Johnson
Blooming Prairie
W. O D. Bassler
George Hirsh
George Robertson
H. W. Hurlbut
John Manning
Nick Nicholson
Arthur Anderson
Frank Farm
John Frank
Brownsdale
Grand Meadow
le Roy
Adams
Feature Show Attracts City With Superba Attraction
The Kline Carnival company brings a high profile feature show to town for a week long engagement led by T. J. Holmes. The act lineup includes Madam Obertin from Hammerstein’s roof garden, Roussey the fire mystifier, and Minnie, all promoted as the strongest carnival attraction yet. Performers avoid front-of-show exposure, presenting only recognized stars under canvas in a family friendly showcase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
Kline Carnival Company
Our City
Superba
T. J. Holmes
New York City
New York
Hammerstein
Obertin
America
Roussey
She
Alexander Herman
Minnie
Gangass
Cbertain
Gettysburg scenery for Minnesota State Fair outdoors
The coming week will feature a colossal outdoor set for the military spectacle Minnesota at Gettysburg. A giant painted reproduction of the Gettysburg battlefield is to hang in front of the grand stand and exposition building as rehearsals begin. Artists have used vast quantities of canvas, timber, iron, steel and paint, with finishing touches to follow on the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fick
Nepigon
Charles Cressey
Minnesota
Gettysburg
Death of Henry Anderson 21 in Garfield Street Home
Henry Anderson aged 21 died at his Garfield street home after a short illness described as quick consumption. He worked at a packing house until illness prevented labor. Friends offered to send him to Norway, but he declined, hoping to recover enough to return to work. Funeral set for Wednesday at 10:00 AM from the house and 10:30 AM at the Lutheran church with Rev J E A Neass officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Anderson
Garfield Street
Norway
Lutheran Church
J. E. A. Neass
Pitzen's Last Week in Shoe Business
Pitzen's store will close Monday August 30 and reopen after. shoppers urged to buy now to cut stock. Savings range from 25 cents to one dollar per pair with higher boots 1 to 2 dollars off. Call mornings if possible. Also home for sale at a bargain plus roller top desk and Smith Premier typewriter.
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Roller Top Desk
Smith Premier Typewriter
Austin Special Election Day Liquor Prohibition Notice
The notice states no person may sell or allow entry to intoxicating liquors on August 24, 1909, a special election day in Austin. It cites 1905 laws and city ordinance 100, mandating saloons stay closed and policed by peace officers. P H Zender signs as Acting Mayor.
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City of
Austin
P. H. Zender
Olson Resigns as State Agricultural College Dean
J W Olsen will resign as dean of the State Agricultural College after a regents board action Saturday. The move ends Olsen’s bid amid support from the Johnson administration and Governor Johnson, with ex-Governor Lind opposing the appointment from the start. The regents unanimously accepted the resignation, a triumph for Lind, president of the board.
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J. W. Olsen
State Agricultural College
Board of Regents
University of Minnesota
Johnson State
Johnson
Olsen
Lind
Minneapolis Tribune
Austin Crowd Sees Swamp Angel Dig Big Ditch
A large Austin crowd watched the Swamp Angel dig a substantial ditch as the railroad bridge was torn out. In the early afternoon the dredge cleared through the embankment, the bridge crew quickly installed a temporary span, and trains ran on schedule.
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Austin
DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills Endorsed Remedy
Advert says the best remedy for kidney and bladder trouble is DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills. They are antiseptic and aid the kidneys. Consumers urged to insist on DeWitt's and avoid imitations. sold by all druggists.
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DeWitt
Deitt’s
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement promise reward
How's This We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F.J.Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. The undersigned know F.J. Cheney for 15 years and believe him honorable in business and able to fulfill obligations. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts upon the blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.j.cheney & Co
Toledo
F.J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Greenman denies Austin exit amid graft scandal rumor
Fay W. Greenman and his wife returned from a western trip and denied plans to leave Austin. He declined a Tacoma partnership offer, noted Henry Goebel’s ongoing situation in Walla Walla, and mentioned a $2500 fee he believed due for his work on the Goebel estate as the state deals with an insurance department graft scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay W. Greenman
Austin
Tacoma
Henry Goevel
Walla Walla
Insurance Department
Goebel
Business Investor Wanted in Minneapolis Firm
A man with business experience who can invest $15,000 or more may obtain a share in the management of a large established rapidly growing Minneapolis manufacturing business. Tremendous profits and liberal salary arrangement offered. Address P. O. Box 407 Minneapolis, Minn. 20-41 w.
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Minneapolis
P. O. Box
Minn
Burglar Advice From a Skillful Thief
A column from Sloppy Mike in New York Sun gives blunt, unsafe tips on burglary defenses. It ridicules gun under pillows and explains how a burglar would bypass locks, doors, and latches with a gimlet hole, urging readers to avoid dangerous weapon concealment while warning of intruders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vieting
Mike
New York Sun
Wedding intruder in church comedy from London Bits
A politician recalls a noon arrival at a village station and a walk to a church wedding crowded with onlookers. In the upper gallery a solitary man blurts I want the girl myself provoking stunned silence before the tale ends in lighthearted humor. The crowd laughs at the mysterious interloper’s bold claim.
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London
Rest Your Eyes And Light Sources Guidance
Rest your eyes when you instinctively rub them or feel effort to distinguish. Cold water is a safe treatment for inflamed eyes. Do not sleep with eyes open to light after waking. Avoid reading or sewing directly facing a window. light from above or oblique from left is better. Too much light causes glare and pain.
Elizabethan Style Rewriting of Shakespeare Line
A London Globe note compares a stylized verse to Shakespeare's Come unto these yellow sands, with playful imitation of Elizabethan phrasing. It comments on a boy scout-esque whistling imitation and hedge hog bellowing as a comic device within the lyric.
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Yellow Sands
London Globe
Witty exchange on medicine and leisure from age and club life
A brief dialogue contrasts a Young Doctor proud of six patient recoveries with an Old Doctor who blames the young man for overindulgence at the club. The quotes note that enjoyment stops where indolence begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pollock
A Growing Love Blisses Grow Closer Despite Weight Gain
A mutual friend notes Mr and Mrs Married Bliss have grown plump since marriage and cannot slim down. A sympathetic physician counters that their greater love makes them more to each other, as Life comments on enduring affection over appearance.
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Bliss
Blisses
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Third Ward
Mower County
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E. H. Smith Land and Loan Co
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Damon’s Colored Musical Comedy Co
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Spirit Lake
Interstate
Turtle Creek
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Rochester
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Chicago
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Mason City
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Fischatore
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River St
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Ramsey
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Olson
Big Ditch
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