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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1905
Page
6
John H. Skinner editor and proprietor Gertrude Ellis Skinner associate editor. Entered at the Austin Minnesota post office as second class matter.
A reflective piece honors the old telephone in Austin and nearby towns, recalling how it linked weddings, funerals, joys, messages, and moments of life. It contrasts the new service with nostalgia for the trusted instrument that carried friendship, sorrow, and daily rhythms through decades.
A farewell note honors those who have served, acknowledging the transition from old to new while recognizing the value of past work and offering a respectful tribute to continued change.
Mr Harry Rothhoue and his wife visited his father at this place on Sunday.
Local notes report Minnesota weather surmised as uneventful by coal interests. School closes Friday for holiday vacation. Community updates include visits, travel, sales, and shops. Various residents and businesses mentioned with occasional speculation about personal ties and shopping trips.
Washington December reports the Senate accepted the conference committee's Panama canal emergency appropriation bill. Discussion touched on bond provisions and House action. Senators Aldrich Spooner and Teller argued revenue legislation must originate in the House. Dolliver proposed a rail regulation bill giving the ICC power to set maximum reasonable rates with a 30 day notice.
Washington December 20 the house kept general debate while referring the president's message to committees. Discussion centered on federal insurance regulation with criticism aimed at big insurers, government laxity, and state oversight. The day closed without legislation and featured a playful clash over hiring a janitor at 60 dollars monthly. the minority rejected the proposal.
Washington December 20 the house committee on ways and means reported favorably the Payne bill admitting all Philippine productions to the United States free except sugar and tobacco which will pay 25 percent of the Dingley rates until 1909 when they join the free list Two amendments were added prompting free entry for American sugar and tobacco into the Philippines and a new duty provision was inserted
A proposed measure offers duty exemptions for Philippine products now found in American homes. The policy aims to promote trade by removing tariffs on these imports.
Deputy Sheriff Wood arrested Sam Crazy Bull and Will Jones near Dixon for horse stealing. En route to Fairfax, they were seized by masked men who forced confessions implicating prominent locals. The prisoners were returned to Fairfax jail as settlers hope to break up a persistent horse theft gang.
In St Paul on December 20 Judge Amidon sentenced Royal B Stearns to one year and six months in Stillwater state prison and a $1000 fine for conspiring to defraud the government of public lands in South Dakota. Co‑defendant William J Horsnell received nine months in the county jail and a $500 fine. A motion for new trial and arrest of judgment was denied.
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