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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1910
Page
4
Mrs S N Frisbie of Minneapolis is a guest at the Walter Wold home during the holidays. The visit highlights festive season hospitality with local social ties in Minnesota.
A gas and dynamite explosion at New York Central Railway’s new electric power house killed twelve people, including two women, and injured thirty. Windows shattered across nearby hotels and apartments, a trolley car was thrown into the air and crushed a heavy auto. total damage estimated at about half a million dollars.
Little May Dorn, hospitalized in Rochester for a skin graft, receives patches from her father George Dorn who sacrificed sixty square inches of skin from his right leg. The operation occurred last Thursday with ether not used on May. Doctors report most patches are adhering well and will form a full skin cover. Funds raised for the family total forty nine dollars. the remainder is held for medical bills.
Chester A Brown died at his home 208 West Oakland avenue Saturday at 4 15 in failing health two years and paralysis six months after arriving home from Mason City. Born April 7 1866 in Nevada township he worked as barber and in implement business with Art Anderson among other ventures. Survived by wife Anna B Mathis mother Mrs P L Reynolds four brothers and two sisters. Funeral Tuesday at home 1 pm then Lutheran church 1 30 with Rev Naess. burial Enterprise.
Little Leon Mills, son of Mr and Mrs W P Mills, broke the bones in his arm Sunday while playing. The fracture mirrors a prior break in the same arm two months ago, with the cast recently removed.
Mrs J W Taylor of 708 N Elm Street died at about one this afternoon from a second complete stroke of paralysis suffered Sunday afternoon. The first stroke occurred about a month ago. Obituary notice tomorrow. The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
A historic plea urges purchase of Red Cross Seals to fight tuberculosis. It notes two hundred thousand deaths last year and one million at risk, urging readers to buy stamps, with sixty million already issued and proceedsfunding lifesaving efforts.
The Sunday School of the Presbyterian church plans an elaborate Christmas Eve program featuring a Christmas tree and plenty of candy and nuts for all the children, with Santa Claus participating in the celebration.
A. B. Cowan of Faribault Minnesota credits Dr Addison Jones a Chicago specialist with curing his painful piles without operation after seven years of illness. Treated in 1907 Cowan now 78 reports full independence and light work. Also note Miss Florence Huser's return from the cities.
Do not forget to inform friends when sending gifts by express that charges were prepaid. A year ago receivers were taxed despite prepaid shipments. For registered mail, request a receipt card be returned. the department no longer provides cards unless the sender asks.
All chickens for the Poultry show will be entered tomorrow and classified. The opening day for the public is Wednesday. The event, held at the Anderson garage on Chatham street, opens all day and evenings Wednesday through Friday. Poultry fanciers and others should not miss this fine display.
G A R Camp Fire Social at the A R hall Friday ev for the benefit of relief All Sons of Veterans and War Veterans. The program includes opening overture prayer address of welcome response a duets and solos with readings by local crests. Notable participants include Miss Ma Tichy Rev F E Knopf J N Nicholson and Eva Webster among others.
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