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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1909
Page
7
A local ad notes Scovill jeweler items including pins and rings marketed at Schleuder's with mentions of Xmas presents like toasters. The notice promotes Gas Company fuel sales and prices through January 1, 1910, with J C Johnson Jr as manager for the Austin Gas Co.
F H McCulloch will lead the Men's Meeting next Sunday at 3 p m. Special music is planned and attendees are urged to hear "Mac" as he is expected to speak.
Secretary of the Treasury George B. MacVeagh announces no further national bank depository designations for surplus funds. He rejects political pressure from senators and representatives and warns some current depositories may be removed. The move targets past politicized deposits and aims to curb influence over fiscal policy.
J P Morgan Co announces purchase of controlling interest in five additional telephone firms in Ohio and Indiana. Morgan will operate the companies exclusively. Bell Telephone has no involvement in the deal.
The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and co-defendants appeal the circuit court ruling dissolving the oil monopoly. A 66-error bill challenges trial and judge findings, with Henry S. Priest and M F Elliott leading the bill of errors.
Edmonton dispatch reports Fort Chippewayan Indians face a record year of misfortune with potato crop failure fish scarce and geese few. Settlers may face siege rations as lakes freeze driving people to live on muskrats.
President Taft and military aide Captain Butt depart Washington in the private car Colonial over the Pennsylvania line to Watertown Connecticut to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law Mrs. Horace Taft.
The House Indian affairs committee ordered a favorable report on Representative Burke's bill to pay Cheyenne River Indians for ceded lands that went to South Dakota under the school grant. The action ties to current debates over federal trusteeship and tribal land revenues.
The pope received 400 children made orphans by the Reggio di Calabria and Sicily earthquake. He visited them in Rome and nearby convents, offering his hand for kisses, patting heads, and asking names. The youngest boy read a thanks address and the youngest girl offered a bouquet.
New York stockholders await approval after negotiations to consolidate Guggenheim copper properties. Nevada Consolidated minority stockholders denounce the proposed deal as robbery toward their interests.
Wanted to sell or trade 320 acres of North Dakota land and 640 acres of Wisconsin land located 12 miles from a town of 15,000. Asking for any offers or terms from potential buyers or traders.
Advertiser seeks sale of a No.1 farm one mile from market and 12 miles from Austin offering good buildings on site and 137 acres with no buildings. Trade offers include city lots for horses or cows. Also seeks sale of two best Kenwood lots with cement walks and curb and two on First street behind them.
A brief notice seeking exchange of concrete building materials for labor services and a suitable work horse. The item lists indicate a desire for skilled labor, with a preference for a sturdy animal to assist in loading or transport tasks.
An old advertisement describes a 320 acre Dodge County farm near Claremont with stock, multiple buildings, wells and windmill, priced at 55 per acre with easy terms. Also offered are 160 acres in Mower County at 50 per acre, a large seven room house with barn, and a nearly two block area in Austin for wholesale subdivision. The seller touts direct deals with no commission and notes additional farms and city properties plus real estate insurance services.
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