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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1902
Page
2
The Austin Daily Herald lists subscription rates with annual and advance options and weekly pricing. The notice includes names John H. Skinner and Jertrude Fellis-Skinner and notes post office mailing details for Austin, Minnesota.
After a hunting season the death rate is expected to rise as skating season begins, with bullet holes and holes in the ice cited as twin hazards for skaters.
One drawing card is an address by John Mitchell president of the miners union. James J. Hill will speak to the association and also President David Starr Jordan of Leland Sanford University.
Critics note a wide disparity between Department of Agriculture and Census Bureau statistics. Despite heavy emphasis on accuracy the reports range from 20 to 75 percent, suggesting a guess would be more economical and perhaps closer to truth.
In Freeborn county a heated contest over the sheriff race ends with two men claiming victory. Dispute centers on the second ward of Albert Lea where the judge allegedly allowed an unappointed person to handle county ballots. Additional charges and counter charges await detailed airing at the hearing.
Frank E Long Block Company announces a one week engagement starting Monday featuring up to date plays by a large company. Miss Sullivan leads the cast with popular appeal across the state. The standout act is Mr William H Mack the Boy Wonder who performs a remarkable power stunt he can place a hand on any person and neutralize strength. Opening bill is The Little Mother with ladies free when accompanied by a paid ticket on opening night.
The Journal notes the commission formed two years ago cannot complete a full revision this winter due to the volume of laws since 1869. A partial report will be prepared but not adopted. The legislature can only receive the report and fund two more years of work. A complete revised statute set is hoped for by 1905 session.
The Attorney General Douglas and assistants have answered over 6,000 legal questions in two years. The biennial report, nearly complete, will include about 150 of the most important opinions and be carefully indexed for attorneys.
A. Emmons of Austin Lumber & Fuel Co. argues wisdom in practice means prudence. He notes customers avoid overpriced goods and rely on high quality and low prices, reflecting prudent buying behavior.
The local socialistic club plans a winter effort to advance their work and will provide reading material to all interested in the subject.
The opera house overflowed Wednesday for Father Vaughan’s Sermons From Shakespeare. He blended morality and Christianity with dramatic Shakspearean interpretation, praising Shakespeare as interpreting humanity. He cited The World Without God in Julius Caesar and The Soul From Ambition in Henry VIII, concluding with Hamlet’s skull and the risen Christ. The audience listened nearly two hours, praising the lecture as a great moral uplift and a masterful performance by a single speaker.
Washington December 4 three appeals challenge postoffice reforms central to second class status. The court split with two rulings against the department and one in its favor. All three will go to the Supreme Court, likely keeping classification policy in suspension until final action.
The Elks plan a Sunday charity ball at Music Hall with Tichy's Orchestra and a Fox Hotel banquet. Nearly 1000 lodges nationwide work to aid the needy, and tickets are urged for attendees. No fund solicitation is planned, but generosity is welcomed.
The program will be rendered at the Congregational church on Friday evening December 5th. Local audience is invited to attend the recital featuring a selection of vocal and instrumental pieces by noted artists.
In Scranton on December 4 the miners’ case hearings continued as coal employers and their lawyers failed to reach a Thanksgiving agreement with the strike commission. With renewed talks of a possible out of court settlement, both sides offered no definite moves. Chairman Gray urged conciliation and the commission stood ready to assist. Six witnesses testified, including President Mitchell, two photographers, two miners, and the wife of a German miner.
Peter A. Peterson born in Norway November 20 1837 died Wednesday evening. He moved with his parents to Rock county Wisconsin in 1845 and later settled in Adolpho town Mower county in 1864. He represented his county in the legislature in 1881 and served on the town board. He was a lifelong farmer and active Evangelical Lutheran church member leaving a large family.
Paris dispatch reports Deputy Fournier introduced a bill to abolish French titles of nobility. The chamber moved the measure to urgent consideration and referred it to a committee.
Washington dispatches show the army death list cabled from Manila on Wednesday totals thirty one soldiers. Ten deaths are from Asiatic cholera and eight from dysentery, reflecting harsh conditions in the theater.
Dr H Huffman a pioneer physician of Southern Iowa died suddenly in Moravia from apoplexy. Kid Carter defeated Peter Maher in the second round at the Penn Art Athletic club in Philadelphia. London Temple successor debate centers on Rev Campbell of Brighton and Dr Frank Wakely Gunsaulus of Chicago.
Philadelphia December 4 Barry Johnstone the actor who murdered Kate Hassett a Kieth theatre stock company member Monday night and then shot himself is dying at Hahnemann hospital Doctors have given up hope and aim to keep his death painless His family from Syracuse New York remains at his bedside unable to remove the two bullets lodged in his chest
California travelers are urged to request a booklet detailing three through tourist cars via different routes. The service promises fast times and full comfort, highlighting the railroad's attention to passenger convenience.
Chicago market update lists wheat futures at 73 cents for December and 75 and three quarters for May. Corn quotes show 41 and 4 thirds cents for December and 42 and a quarter for May. Oats trade around 31 cents for December and 32 and 4/5 for May. Pork futures at 16 dollars for January and 15 dollars 12 cents for May.
A Chicago Great Western Railway offer provides a choice of routes to California with a close connection at Kansas City to the premier transcontinental Limits. Three through tourist cars via different paths are available by asking any Great Western agent.
Doctors Gardiner and McDonald issued a bulletin at 10 p.m. stating Mr. Reed’s temperature 101 and pulse 80 with nourishment retained and more comfort. Ex Speaker Reed remains seriously ill though no immediate danger is seen, with his age and prior condition cited as worsening factors. Mrs Reed and Mrs Reed arrive from New York to be with him.
While the Herald was at press some of the type was pulled and papers issued advertising watches at 9 cents. Mr Schleuder received several calls for these inexpensive watches shortly after.
In Minneapolis on December 38 wheat quotes appear as No. 1 hard at 74 cents, No. 1 Northern at 73 cents, and No. 2 Northern at 72 cents for current and arriving grain.
The Oregon Short Line along with the Oregon Railroad and Navigation company and the Southern Pacific will begin a pension system on January 1. A separate fund will be created for each road. Benefits target employees with twenty years of continuous service who have reached retirement age.
Miss says she has a dress ready for the Charity Ball but may need a different escort if he does not confirm his invitation. She notes she waits for a decision and could arrange another partner.
McIntyre Post G A R will hold its annual officer election for the coming year on Saturday evening December 6. John Hawkins serves as Commandant.
In Duluth on December 8 the market lists cash wheat values with No. 1 hard at 72% cents per bushel and No. 1 Northern at 71% cents. No. 2 Northern 69% cents and No. 3 spring 66 2/3 cents. To arrive No. 1 hard 72% cents and No. 1 Northern 71% cents for December Tri May at 74% cents. Flax cash price at $1.17 per bushel.
St Paul market notes show cattle Choice butcher steers 5.00 to 6.00, cows and heifers 3.25 to 4.00, veals 2.00 to 65.00. Hogs 5.65 to 5.90. Sheep good to choice 3.15 to 3.50, lambs 3.75 to 4.50.
Lincoln Neb Dec 4 three men arrested Monday as burglar suspects identified by Express Messenger Lupton as the man who held up the Burlington train near Lincoln last October. Two men named Cramer and Standish and a third unnamed, all strangers to police. Train crew to identify more.
St Louis December 4 Julian Ralph the noted war correspondent and author is critically ill at the Southern hotel from a sudden hemorrhage. His physician says a repetition could be fatal. The attack occurred Tuesday night and he rests easier awaiting the arrival of his wife from New York.
A telegraph report from Elder, Louisiana, says a levee breach ten miles above Shreveport opened at 8:30 with a sixty foot width and grew to 100 feet by 10. Runners were sent to warn settlers in the lowlands as fears rise of widespread inundation above Belcher.
Ten persons were burned to death and others injured in a bakery fire that swept through Bochum Prussia early today. The blaze caused extensive damage and trapped workers inside the building.
Levi Bryant longtime Aitkin resident and G. A. R. member was found dead in his house after dinner preparations. He apparently fell onto the stove and died from burns. local boys returning from school discovered the scene.
Madrid reports Periz Pulgar, an Argentine anarchist, arrested at Orenz for bearing a poignard. He stated intent to murder the king but lacked travel means. Officials deem him insane.
In Chicago on December 4 the seven railroad brotherhoods negotiating higher wage scales report no definite conclusions yet. Talks with company officials have taken place but will not wrap up for several weeks.
Howard D. Goodwin aged 32 treasurer of Cassatt & Co. banking and brokerage firm shot himself in the firm's Arcade building office. The motive and causes are not known.
Pullman tourists sleeping cars run between Chicago Milwaukee St Paul and Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway via Austin Calmar Monticello Marion and Kansas City leaving Twin Cities Tuesdays and arriving Los Angeles Saturdays. Double berth rate six dollars. Tickets and berth reservations from Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway agents.
Great Western offers three tourist car options on a California run with details available from any Great Western agent.
Chicago Great Western Railway offers a choice of three tourist cars to California. Prospective travelers may inquire with any Great Western agent for details and reservations.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers very low one way second class colonists rates to the west southwest and south on the first and third Tuesdays of November and December. For details contact any CGW agent or J. P. Elmer P. A. Chicago Ill.
Homeseekers tickets to nearly points at low rates on first and third Tuesdays each month November through April. Through tourist sleeping cars available. For details contact any Great Western Agent or J P Fimer G P A Chicago IL.
Notice invites readers planning travel to St Louis or Kansas City to consult this paper for details on the superior new train service via the Iowa Central Railroad. Rates and information available from A. B. Cutts G P A Minneapolis. See ad elsewhere in the paper.
Tickets to the International Livestock Expos are $11.40 round trip to Chicago via the Chicago Great Western Railway. Tickets go on sale December 1993 with return by December 8. For information contact any Great Western agent or J. P. Elmer GP A Chicago Illinois.
In Hubbard county Minnesota at Wilsons spur on the Northeastern line Dick Palmer a saloonkeeper shot Tom Seeleye with a rifle during the evening killing him instantly. Palmer is under arrest following the quarrel.
Reports indicate a severe winter storm moving through North and Central Texas with heavy snow and a blizzard. The system extended to Waxahachie and a coastal freeze is feared, threatening thousands of acres of sugar cane.
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