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Newspaper

Austin Daily Herald

Location

Austin, Minnesota, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1902

Page

2

Me Miircurit’s Stand Marks Turning Point in Coal Dispute

Miircurit, president of the labor union, endures four days on the witness stand as operators lawyers press for a stance on violence and boycotts. He opposes violence, supports union discipline, and resists traps set by both sides. The hearing hints at a possible agreement between miners and operators, with negotiations recognized by coal leaders.

Miircurit MacVeagh Mitchell Mi Hell

County Breeders Association Promotes Fine Stock

Aupert LEA organizes a county fine stock breeders association to boost county breeding, hold stock sales, and guarantee stock as represented. The plan is praised as wise for Mower County to adopt, with ready stock and enthusiastic breeders.

Aupert Lea Mower County

High School Girls Edge Juniors in Exhibition Basketball

In an Armory Saturday night exhibition the Senior girls won 8 to 6 after a 6 6 start. Key players included Jessie Stimson and Ruth Shepherd for the Seniors with Linnie Kinsman and Blanche Barnitz leading Juniors.

Armory Jessie Stimson GertrudezKline Rosella Rosbach Linnie Kinsman Margaret Avery Ruth Shepherd Marion Gleason Alice Kenevan Effie Hall Ethel Becker

The Outlooks Fourteenth Annual Book Number

The Outlook presents its fourteenth annual Book Number highlighting fiction biography art and current world history with portraits illustrated articles and thoughtful commentaries for readers amid publishing floods.

Outlook

Dorcas Fair Ends With Notable Lutheran Society Success

The Dorcas Society of the Lutheran Church closed its two day fair settled accounts and reported a marked success. President Mrs 0 H Hegge and assistants organized meals and lunches depositing 100 dollars in the bank this morning with receipts totaling 120 dollars.

Dorcas Society of the Lutheran Church

Practical Prudence Guides Wise Purchases

A. Emmons advertises Austin Lumber and Fuel urging readers to apply prudence in shopping. The note highlights wisdom in choosing high quality at low prices, implying practical prudence in buying.

A. Emmons Austin Lumbe

Fireman's Dance Fourth Annual Ball at Armory Hall

The Austin Hose Company No. 1 hosts its fourth annual New Year’s Eve ball on December 31 at Armory Hall with music by Tichy’s Orchestra. Everyone is invited to attend and ring out the old year and ring in the new, per committee order.

Austin Hose Company No. 1 Armory Hall Tichy

Annual Sale From Baptist Ladies Aid Society

The Baptist Ladies Aid Society hosts an annual sale and dinner on Saturday December 15. The event supports the society’s charitable work and community outreach.

Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society

Fragmented Musical Program Highlights and Names

A fragmented list of musical items and performers including piano duets, vocal solos, and the wedding march. Names mentioned include Mrs. C. F. Cook, Mrs. Geo. Hirsh, Miss Minert Voit, Mrs. Thompson Readine, Liz Town Humorist, Reilly, Erik Meyer, Miss Ruby Ticknor, Miss Grace Baird, and Mrs. Kotzsehmar. The program references composers such as Franz von Weber and Schubert with works like The Vow and The Serenade.

German Composersiano Ete Rocha Iog Miss Rehbiann Franz von UE C. F. Cook Geo. Hirsh Minert Pooler Minscheil Vow Erik Meyer Meimend Ruby Ticknor Kotzsehmar Grace Baird Schubert

Dinner Party Honors Mrs McInerney At Water Street Home

Mrs Michael McInerney entertained about twenty friends at a Saturday dinner party at her Water street home. The eight course noon meal featured palms potted plants and American Beauty roses in a prettily decorated dining room. Guests of honor included Mr and Mrs Me Adams and Miss Dunn of LaCrosse. The guests enjoyed a social afternoon and departed in the evening praising the hostess as a royal entertainer.

Michael McInerney Water Street Me Adams Miss Dunn LaCrosse McInerney

Thanksgiving Eve Dance and Local Developments in Waltham

In Waltham a Thanksgiving Eve dance at Shiller's hall hosted by John Lewis and George Jarvis drew a good crowd. A new lumber yard shed 120 feet long is under rapid construction. Banker Mr. Sanders left for Merton for Thanksgiving with his wife, returning Friday. A church benefit dinner and a District 58 teachers’ entertainment drew solid attendance. Mrs. Amos Colby died of heart failure after typhoid fever. Snow and bad weather hinder threshing. a R N of A dance occurred last week. Mrs. J Sweet’s illness prompted a Rochester visit for treatment. L. B. Chapman and wife visited Austin. C. E. Markham helped at the depot. Many locals look to move west or north for land, potentially delaying settlement briefly.

Shiller’s Hall John Lewis George Jarvis Sanders Merton Steele Co Woodman Hall M. E. Church Amos Colby R. N. of A Chapman Austin C. E. Markham County of Mower George E. McPherson Kate Cotter Minneapolis Minnesota George McPherson Mower Austin Daily Herald Daly City of Mao

Probate Final Settlements Reported Across Several Estates

Final settlements completed for the estates of John E. Parmenter Austin Nicholas Krebsbach Adams and John F. Smith Madison Wis Walter Richardson named administrator with will annexed of Sally Richardson Windom Walburga Weninger administrator of Michael Weninger Adams filed final account with settlement set for December 20 John Hakenschmidt executor of Wilhelm Feld Udolpho estate filed final account with final settlement due December 20

John E. Parmenter Austin Nicholas Krebsbach Adams John F. Smith Madison Wis Walter Richardson Sally Richardson Windom Walburga Weninger Michael Weninger John Hakenschmidt Wilhelm Friedrich Feld Udolpho

Teachers Meeting at Lansing Then Minnesota State Song Published

The Lansing teachers hold a December meeting with morning and afternoon sessions, feature lessons and a program, and invite all friends of schooling. Minnesota State Song by E H Ellsworth wins contest eligibility and copies are distributed to teachers via the superintendent.

Minneapolis School Journal Lansing Minneapolis Journal Ellsworth Minnesota Ofsen

Electric Light Committee Advances Rate Plan

The Electric Light Committee met Saturday night and plans to submit a proposed rate cut to the council. The committee says the liberal reduction should attract more consumers and speed further rate reductions for all users. The council is expected to consider the measure at the next meeting and outcomes will be watched with interest.

Local Notes and Christmas Goods at West's

A flurry of small items from Cresco to St Paul and Ft. Dodge fills the week. Shoppers find handkerchiefs and belts, while residents travel for visits and return to work. Notables include A V Manchester, Rayburn Stimson, Gray Bartlett, and Miss Kate Young among others.

Kate Young Allie Kaufman Ft. Dodge

Bargain Day Draws Crowd Despite Storm and Roads

Farmers Bargain Day attracted a large city crowd though weather slowed ladies shoppers. Geo. Duffy impressed buyers, surrounded by a busy crowd as merchants reported good sales and promising results for future events.

Geo. Duffy

McIntyre Post G A R Elects Officers

McIntyre Post G A R will hold its annual officer election for the coming year on Saturday evening December 6. John Hawkins is noted as Commandant.

Mciintyre John Hawkins

Local residents activity notes and moves

Louis Jones of Dubuque left today after visiting Austin friends. Francis Loucks has returned to Dodge Center to open the winter term of school there. Mr. and Mrs. H. Davidson of Carrington North Dakota arrived and are guests at the Judge Robinson home. They will go to the cities Tuesday morning and Mrs. Robinson will accompany them. Leo Murphy has accepted a position as clerk in the Fair Store.

Francis Loucks Dodge Center H. Davidson Carrington N. D Judge Robinson

Gedford the Moundation and Bunyan in Celestial City

A literary note contends that Bunyan’s Celestial City reflects Bedford’s landscape. It links the dreamt city to the town’s gates and the Bedford bridge where Bunyan was imprisoned, suggesting the gates fortified the town in troubled times.

Gedford Bunyan Bedford Bedford Bridge

Cure of disease by suggestion discussed in journal

A dialogue from Somerville Massachusetts suggests belief in cures by suggestion. A man recalls falling ill and his wife advising a doctor visit, which led to a rapid improvement.

Brinks Somerville Mass

It Is Easy to Discourage a Man in Trouble

A pithy quotation from the Chicago News notes that men falter when they see only trouble ahead, implying morale dips when challenges outweigh reassurance and success seems distant.

Chicago News

Prussian Blue Paint From Ashes Of Burned Horses

A historical note explains that Prussian blue pigment was prepared from the ashes of burned horses, a creative but morbid source used in early chemical processes.

Top of Vesuvius in Infernal Eruption

A narrator and guide climb into a searing Vesuvius crater as black smoke, lava dust and icy wind assault them. They reach the crater edge and retreat down the slope amid raging elements, the guide muttering for a small present to buy macaroni.

Academy

Centiped Vision: Travelers Describe Its Notable Vitality

Travelers report full grown centipeds measure ten to eleven inches with larger specimens observed. Lafcadio Hearn notes their remarkable vitality, keeping one in a bottle for thirteen weeks without sustenance yet remaining active and dangerous.

Lafcadio Hearn French West Indies

Cant Ends, Strength Begins A Carlyle Thought Note

A brief reflective item quotes Carlyle on rejecting cant. It emphasizes in these ages a strong man who shakes off sham and declares that worthiness begins with being true, urging cant to cease at all costs to allow genuine action to start.

Carlyle

Julius Walters Presents a Flood of Sideshow Acts

The program features Miss Louise Llewellyn, a strong man and fat woman, a knife thrower, a balloon ascent and a mid midway show. A dramatic breaking of dam and a balloon fall with freight accompany the acts.

Freight Train of 22 Cars Attracts Crowds At Sunrise

A large freight train of 22 cars drew onlookers as dawn broke, inviting visitors to come early and witness the sunrise over the yard. The event featured the impressive scale of the rolling fleet and offered an unusual morning spectacle for train enthusiasts and curious locals alike.

Chicago Great Western By offers choice of three through tourist cars

The Chicago Great Western Railway offers travelers three through tourist car options via different routes. Each provides fast travel times and full comforts, with a booklet available upon request.

Rail Route to California via Chicago Great Western

The Chicago Great Western Railway offers a choice of three through tourist cars to California with Kansas City as a key connection. Passengers may select different routes and are advised to consult a Great Western agent for details.

Califoria Chicago Great Western Railway Kansas City Great Western

Chinaman at a telephone sparks humor and confusion

A Denver News anecdote describes how a Chinese caller can seem like multiple voices on a single line. The operator notes rapid, verbose pidgin speech creates perceived wire chaos while the per-minute charge may favor the company.

The Nose Beauty Rules From Art Description

A treatise outlines ideal nose proportions noting equal length to the forehead, a slight root dip, a straight profile over the upper lip, a bridge wider at the center, a balanced tip, and a gently defined lobed tip. Side view shows the lower third length.

The Power of a Tip Experienced Traveler at Railway Restaurant

In a London Telegraph vignette a traveler recalls a table near him where a man ordered beefsteak and potatoes about ten minutes earlier. The diner tipped sixpence, and the waiter receives a shilling to have another steak prepared.

London Telegraph

Railroad Notice of Pullman Car Route and Schedule

A Pullman tourist sleeping car runs between Chicago Milwaukee Saint Paul and Agenicos seven weeks? via Austin Calmar Monticello Marion and Kansas City. Leaves Twin Cities Tuesday morning and arrives Los Angeles Saturday morning. Double berth rate six dollars plus tickets and berth reservations from any agent of the Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Ry.

Ochicago Wiwaukee St. Paul Agenicos

California Quest Through Western Cage Race

A brief report follows a route through California highlighting the Great Western event in which racers navigate a cage setting and involve agents from Steay Westers. The piece notes the Choice of Race and the route via WUrstens with emphasis on preparation and strategy.

California OF Cage Great Western Rype Wurstens Steay Westers Adeut Ulare

Dares Offer Plea of Choice in California

A garbled note mentions the Chicago Great Western line and a choice offered by an entity named Dares Carenye. The text is unclear on dates places or outcomes, but references a transportation or railroad context and potential offers or decisions.

Chicago

Chicago Great Western Announces Low One Way Rates

The Chicago Great Western offers reduced one way second class colonists rates to the west, southwest and farther on the first and third Mondays in November and December. For details, contact a Chicago Great Western agent or J. Primer, PA, Chicago, IL.

Tne Chicago Great Western Ray Southwest Seute Chicago P A

Great Western Rail Tickets Now On Sale Monthly

Tickets available at low rates for travel from November through April with tourist sleeping cars. Contact any Great Western Agent or J P Fimich G F Chicago for details and reservations.

Great Western J. P. Fimich G. F Chicago Hil

Railroad travel notice to Saint Louis and Kansas City advertised

Notice promotes superb rail service to Saint Louis and Kansas City via the Iowa Central Railroad. Rates and details available from A B Dutta G P A Minneapolis. See advertisement elsewhere in this paper.

Louis Kansas City Iowa Central Railroad A. B. Dutta Minneapolis Iowa Central R. R St. Louis Mason City Marshalltown Oskaloosa Albia Mobrly St- Louis Iowa Central A. B. Cutts

International Livestock Exposition Travel Sale Notes

Tickets on sale December 1 to 3 for 11.4 dollar expo trip to Chicago and return via the Chicago Great Western. Good to return December 8. Inquiries to any Great Western agent or J. P. Kramer G P A Chicago Illinois.

Chicago Chicago Great Western Great Western J. P. Kimer Ili

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