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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1908
Page
2
A well known farmer touts quack grass as a land saver claiming the corn on flax fibre plant land is the finest in the state. Marsh and Gibson plowed 30 acres last fall, used a quack grass machine, and now expect about 60 bushels per acre despite a poor stand from earlier cultivation.
Dexter Lutheran Trinity marks 25 years with morning and afternoon German and English services led by Rev. Swear, Rev. Zich and Rev. Pohley. A reception honors former pastors. 53 members and 217 in the parish.
Dairy and food commissioner E K Slater reports Minnesota hens produced eggs selling for 15,975,616 dollars last year while dressed poultry brought in 11,906,000 dollars. He estimates a profit of four dollars per hen yearly and notes each hen may lay up to 200 eggs by year end.
Returns from the state teachers examinations have been received by Miss Sherwood and teachers can obtain theirs by calling at the office of the county superintendent.
Special trains leave Austin at 5 15 p m daily from August 31 to September 5 for St Paul and Minneapolis. Return departures from Minneapolis 7 p m and St Paul 7 40 p m. One fare and a half for round trip. Tickets on sale August 30 to September 4 good to return by September 7. Full information from any ticket agent of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry. 22 to 3
The Whitney Boy Sextette drew a huge crowd at the Mankato Y M C A gym to standing room and their program was extended by encores. Young John Crow impressed with high notes, while Fred Crow entertained, and Harry Redmann with Chas. Eastey delivered solid bass and contralto solos. The group and trainer Oscar Viele, the Boy Preacher, also planned a September 8 appearance at the M E church.
Latest styles in mission cathedral and holland shades for chandelier stands and drop lights. Call and see them. Everything in electrical supplies. Estimates gladly given on house wiring.
The council approved Lohman sewer bid for First street and considered curb bids on Main street while tabling the more controversial sewers for next year. A city engineer accused of tampering with grade stakes sparked a sidewalk scrutiny and a probe by the sidewalk committee.
Mayor Sutton granted Mr Stillman floor as Mr Zender protested the speaking order. Stillman explains he did not vote to allow site visit. Alderman Fitzthum presents a rough hose house sketch reflecting various suggestions. The group plans to revisit Friday's meeting and notes aldermen should consult peers before acting.
Dora Clark, daughter of Mr and Mrs G C Clark of Brownsdale, died at the F W Kimball home in Austin on August 29 after a short illness with typhoid and heart complications. Born March 11 1878 near Brownsdale she taught in Mower county and worked in Minneapolis and Austin. Survived by parents one sister Mrs Clinton Seth and one brother Ray. Funeral set for Brownsdale tomorrow. Grace Kimball accompanied the family.
The Herald lists all candidates filed for nominations in the coming primaries. North District contenders include W. C. Grimm Clayton republican W. A. Nolan Grand Meadow republican W. A. Wilson Racine prohibitionist Frederick Christgau Dexter Democrat. South District nominees are C. R. Boostrom Austin republican Harlan G. Palmer LeRoy republican George Gilbertson LeRoy republican Hubbard Carey Adams republican Alexander Halvorson Nevada prohibitionist. County officers include Treasurer O J Dickens republican S A Smith republican Auditor Geo Robertson republican Judge of Probate John M Greenman republican Sheriff Nicholas Nicholson republican Register of Deeds Eugene Wood Democrat County Superintendent Grace B R Sherwood republican County Attorney Arthur W Wright republican Thos H Pridham republican Fay W Greenman republican. Coroner Dr C F Lewis republican County Board First District D L Tanner Red Rock republican C L Schwartz Sargeant republican Third District Frank Hambrecht LeRoy republican Fifth District Wm Christie Austin republican John C Hawkins Austin republican.
Small classified note announces that the Herald offers adlets with a five cent per line charge for the first insertion and a per line rate for each following insertion.
A compact list of local help and service ads including farm for rent near the city with a dairy barn for 30 to 40 cows, dining-room girl and dishwasher needed, street workers, school boy to work for board, school girl for board, second-hand saddle for sale, young boy seeking board while attending college, two apprentice girls plus an experienced millinery saleslady, a competent girl for a small family with high wages.
A series of LOST ads state a garnet brooch at the Gem Theatre area a money sum in shops a horse blanket a grey leather shopping bag a white waist on Lansing avenue and a Knight's Templar watch charm. Rewards info directs inquiries to the HERALD or R. L. Johnson for the charm.
Advertises furnished rooms for rent at 418 East Bridge Street near C G W Depot. Describes a large, modern, centrally located room in a private house with board and room options available.
Good driving horse 85year old Clark buggy and harness offered at once. Furniture carpets rugs and stoves for sale at 206 W. Water St. Mrs Susan Hormel residence 310 S St Paul St twelve rooms bath hot air furnace corner lot shade trees for sale or trade cash preferred but farm land considered. Town lots and farms near Austin also listed. G Sorflaten Office 223 N Main St.
Watch for The ORIENT Opening and cut rates on household goods to the Pacific coast with superior service at reduced rates. Boyd Transfer Co of Minneapolis offers moving with insurance options. W. W. Ranney provides fire tornado insurance and bond for surety. Mower County Lumber Co supplies lumber cement plaster at right prices through C. E. Heiseley.
Oakland Bapt ist church held an ice cream social Friday night to benefit the community and social life. The Oakland bachelors aided by making ice cream for the widows. the Baptist Sewing society plans a meeting with Mrs Abe Young on Thursday afternoon September 8. Everyone is invited.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case, touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as internally ordered to affect blood and mucous surfaces, and lists F W Cheney Co of Toledo and endorsers Waldin Kinnan Marvin as honest and able. It promotes testimonials, price per bottle, and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Mrs. Jack Conner has been granted a widow's pension thanks to efforts by Adjutant General B. Wood. The action recognizes her late spouse's service and secures ongoing benefits for her.
Market notes show cattle trading with uneven results as buyers and sellers contend in a choppy session. Analysts cite modest demand and feeding herd dynamics while prices hover near recent levels.
In London a mansion beneath a subterranean line used a blower in a fireplace to regulate draft. A servant relit the fire and left it with the blower raised. A passing train shook it loose setting the grate ablaze and causing a roof fire and large conflagration.
A country visit turns into a dramatic scene as a 17 year old girl leaps onto a black snake, pins it with a foot, and ends its threat. The observer notes the girl’s fearless thrill, drawing a comparison to fiction about bold animal encounters.
Garrett P Serviss cites a Bud dhist legend in which the god Sakkha disguised as a Brahman begs for food. Animals aid him but the hare offers only grass. The Brahman plans to kill the hare but the hare leaps to death, prompting the god to place the hare in the moon as a lesson in self sacrifice.
The text explains cerebral embolism as the occlusion of a brain artery causing rapid death. Growths on heart valves may detach, travel as an embolus, block narrowing vessels, and cut off brain blood supply. In brain cases the middle cerebral artery is often affected, leading to unconsciousness and death.
On the last day of October London’s city solicitor and an assistant visit the royal remembrancer. They proclaim service on waste ground called the moors in Salop and command tenants to appear. The ritual includes halving faggots with hatchet and billhook and summons for a forge tenement in the Strand with six horse shoes and sixty one nails, reused for centuries.
A playful spelling challenge runs through a sentence about two harassed ped dlers gauging the symmetry of two peeled pears. The text notes the line contains puzzlers from a spelling book and invites readers to test friends on spelling every word.
Quotations show tensions at a church service as a man laments being seated in a back pew while a woman calmly blames a dowdy hat for the seating choice. The exchange highlights social snubs and modest fashion signaling.
A dialogue scene depicts Brown-Well arranging a visit and joking with a friend about his sister coming down. The speaker misleads about the visitor’s identity, causing a lively exchange and a plan to show up in a clean shirt waist.
A terse line reveals a character named Skipper expressing extreme sensitivity to hostile environments and panic at certain people. He notes a common reaction among people when meeting creditors, underscoring social discomfort.
The piece cites a French officer’s journal noting elephants and other beasts sold for high prices during a siege. It details meat costs from $2.50 per pound for wolves to $16 per kilogram for elephant trunk, plus grocery price lists and crowded queues for bread and meat.
A spoof about Charles James Fox who lent money to honor a debt and later learns the debt was settled. The story links Fox, Mrs. Crewe, and a gambler who left town after losing a sum and entrusts Fox to apologize. Fox claims he paid the debtor months earlier, prompting a witty twist.
A London auction painting proved to be a Correggio beneath layers of repainting. Restorers Lovera and Hunterspergh found a concealed masterwork after exchanging grounds and sold it for £1,500. The tale echoes a prior Rembrandt revealed under similar circumstances and highlights the value hidden in overpainted canvases.
The piece traces dogs as luxury items from ancient Greece and Rome to medieval Europe. It cites Plutarch on Julius Caesar’s era travelers with dogs and cites Tertia’s grief for her pet Persa. It notes greyhounds as women’s favorites in the Middle Ages and cites the Boston Post.
A fragmentary line attributed to Kenipis raises questions about interpretation and authorial intent. The incomplete text leaves readers unsure whether it expresses a personal stance or a formal claim, with limited context available.
The article recalls famous masters famed for harsh discipline. Dr Busby of Westminster is cited as chief, noted for flogging a viscount and his bearer after an insult. Dr Valpy is praised for corporal punishment while Archdeacon Groom relates a tale of a father who complains after his son is flogged. Valpy warns that future interference would invite further punishment.
The tale says Sir Christopher Wren faced a fidgety council member who pushed for extra roof supports. Wren assured the danger was imaginary. Years later, during roof cleaning, it was found the extra columns did not touch the roof by two inches, a deception that preserved his reputation.
A portly, choleric old gentleman dining with his wife at an uptown lobster palace berates a waiter after soup spills on his clothes. He calls the manager, who coolly but curtly remarks the man is merely a waiter and not expected to be a gentleman.
In a candid exchange at the ceremony Tommy asserts kinship concerns as the minister invites anyone to speak against the couple. He notes a wide age gap with the bride described as forty and the bridegroom’s supposed aunt claiming she is twenty five.
The Chicago News notes that while economy is seen as a path to wealth, nine-tenths of those who must undertake it fail to reach their financial goal. The piece discusses the uncertain outcomes for workers pursuing economic advancement.
A Cleveland suburb dweller recalls a boy overhearing his parents quarrel about family alliances. The child notes that tension between the Hicks and Stubbs families spills into the neighborhood as summer fishing memories highlight the conflict.
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