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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1910
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text contains stray letters and incomplete phrases. No clear event, names, places, or dates are readable to summarize a coherent news item.
A column blends holiday verse with local data from Minnesota and a Minnesota farm census of 1910. It notes farm acreage, farm counts by size, land and equipment values, labor costs, and counts of small and large farms. It also recalls John Crow, a Whitney singer, who lost a leg in a Mankato freight-car accident, with a subsequent $2,500 settlement from the M and St. L railroad after a $35,000 suit.
As 1910 ends, a local notice promotes Christmas Week sales at $1.25 per sack for flour, limited to two sacks per family, encouraging gifts to neighbors. It invites continued patronage and goodwill, mentioning Christmas decor items and gifts from Schleuder's and Bassler's.
Mrs Coffman on a Chicago bound train fell when it started at LeRoy breaking her left arm A physician aboard treated her then learned a scar near the wrist The passenger asked to be sent home and the doctor prepared to remove her from the train He later confirmed the patient had a son named John Coffman The elder Coffman reflects on his son’s decision as a turning point in life
About sixty members from Austin and Blooming Prairie traveled by special train to Northfield for the organization of Council 1516. The council was formed with 51 charter members and delegates from across the state. The Austin train departed at 12 30 p m under J D McCormick and returned after midnight. All in attendance reported a fine time.
Governor Eberhart of Minnesota spoke at the Bankers' club banquet in the Congress hotel Chicago urging comprehensive conservation. He cited safeguarding agricultural lands and applying conservation to all government levels, from municipal to federal, and pressed a back to the land philosophy. He was followed by Mayor Robert F. Maddox of Atlanta.
Real estate classified itemizing Thos Roghford house at 6 rooms for 300 cash or terms, several city lots in northeast, 160 acres in Emmons North Dakota, 160 in Mercer North Dakota, 160 in Ramum North Dakota, 160 to 800 acres in Bayfield Wisconsin, driving ponies with harness, a new house renting for 15 dollars monthly with city services, 700 dollar mortgage with 160 acres land at 6 percent, and available land and concrete building materials for delivery.
London reports that negotiations for the amalgamation of the Western Union Telegraph company and the Anglo American Cable company have been completed.
Briga dier General Henry C. Hasbrouck, a Civil and Spanish American War veteran, died at his Newburgh home at age seventy-two. His passing closes a long military career marked by service in two major conflicts.
Cincinnati current dated report states George B. Johnson general treasurer of the Methodist Episcopal church of the United States has died in Cincinnati at age seventy five.
Constantinople reports Bedouin rebels, about 19.09 strong, have captured the town of Maan in the Kora district of Syria, a notable advance in the region.
Minneapolis and Duluth price notes for wheat and flax show on track and arrival values. Hard and Northern wheat ranges include No 1 hard at about 1.03 dollars per bushel and No 1 Northern near 1.02 dollars. flax futures near 2.32 to 2.37 dollars.
St Paul market data lists cattle prices from good to choice steers at 5.00 to 5.50, fair to good at 4.25 to 4.75, cows and heifers 3.75 to 4.50, and veals 6.00 to 7.00. Hogs bring 7.40 to 7.50, sheep wethers 3.00 to 3.75, yearlings 4.00 to 4.75, and spring lambs 5.00 to 5.75.
Chicago market reports show December wheat at 91 and a half, May at 95 and July at 93 and a fraction. Corn December 45 1/4 cents, May 47 1/2, July 48 1/2. Oats December 11 1/2 cents, May 4, July 3 1/3. Pork January 19.47, May 18.17 dollars. Butter creameries 230 29 cents, dairies 21 25 cents. Eggs 19%? and ice. Poultry turkeys 17 22 cents, chickens 10 11 1/2 cents, springs 10 12 cents.
Cattle Reeves at 4.45 to 7.35 for Texas steers 4.00 to 5.10 for Western steers 3.35 to 5.70 for stockers and feeders 2.35 to 6.00 for cows and heifers 7.00 to 9.25 for calves. Hogs show light 7.35 to 7.72 percent, mixed 7.32 to 7.75, heavy 7.30 to 7.70, rough 7.30 to 7.45, good to choice heavy 7.45 to 7.70, pigs 6.70 to 7.65. Sheep native 2.40 to 4.30, yearlings 4.30 to 6.65, lambs 4.25 to 6.20.
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