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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1905
Page
2
The fragment shows the Austin Daily Herald with editor John H. Skinner and associate Hartrude Haas Skinner. It notes postal entry in Austin Minnesota and mentions second class mailing. The readable text establishes the paper’s identity and staff rather than a news event.
In a small town paper a rush of Christmas buying begins with the season. Shoppers flock to the stores as merchants tout the largest holiday lines and expect crowded aisles in the two weeks before Christmas. Also noted is a winter scene on the river with ice forming and young people skating, plus a dandelion found as a reminder of summer and hopeful signs for spring. The note closes with a region-wide social plan by the Methodist Congregation and driving arrangements for attendees to a home gathering.
Senor Ramon nweyca Lala, a Filipino naturalized American and Oxford graduate, spoke at the Baptist church lecture night. Introduced by Rev F B Knopf, he discussed Spanish rule, Philippine history, and his nation with humor and personal insight, aided by two hundred stereoptical views.
The G A R camp fire in Brownsdale Monday evening drew many comrades from MeIntyre Post Austin to celebrate Henry Rogers Post and enjoy a well hosted event. Commander Swift presided and Assistant Adjutant General Clark spoke. Local school children, directed by Miss Palmer and Mrs Sims, performed well. A male quartet sang We Were Comrades Together in the Lines of the War and the band played during intermission. The complete program included music, recitations, a flag salute, a ribbon drill, a dialect reading, and refreshments, with attendees praising Brownsdale hospitality and promising to remember the pleasant occasion.
Rex Clay lies in serious condition after a severe injury Friday night near Lyle. Surgeons from Minneapolis, Dr Rochford, operated with Dr Allen assisting and Dr Peirson giving anesthetic. The spinal column and vertebrae were badly damaged, with the spinal cord nearly severed, and prognosis remains guarded.
The thirty second annual Minnesota Y M A convention meets February 8 to 11 in Austin Minnesota a 7000 population town. President Henry C King will speak on four topics and other notable figures join the program. A restaurant fire on Mill Street caused minor damage but highlighted proper fire alarm procedure. Miss Maud Manning returns home near Moscow after visiting her brother Fred.
We express sincere thanks to friends and neighbors for their kindness during our hour of sorrow and to the various orders for their beautiful flower tributes. Mr. and Mrs. Al Mattice, Mr. and Mrs. John Fortney, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Mattice.
A Balky Mule, cited by Confederate and Union soldiers, blocked the southern line at Gettysburg long enough for the northern troops to reach a decisive eminence. The animal’s balkiness is described as having determined the battle’s outcome.
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