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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1907
Page
2
A Potpourri of seasonal musings notes January like December and calls Christmas shopping a race against time. It mentions Steele's John Robinson Bank in North Dakota, its record reserves after the last property panic, and contrasts warm climes with local weather.
Citizens urged to vote early at the Herald ballot barrel with a six o’clock deadline on December 26. Reports describe church women fundraising through rummage sales and oyster suppers, while a deranged man faces punishment after firing at town chimneys. The Farmers Institute opens January 4 with strong speakers on practical farming, and Boston Globe commends Governor Johnson as a strong presidential candidate in 1905 with cross‑state appeal.
M S Detwiler, well known in our city, died in Rochester on Thursday December 19 after a long illness. The body was brought to Austin today by Mrs Detwiler E B Crane and Miss Laura Oren and taken to the F I Crane home. The funeral will be held at 10:30 tomorrow morning from the Episcopal church. The casket will be opened at the residence of F J Crane but not at the church.
The Progressive League room bustled as about one hundred members and guests, including women, attended an evening featuring humorist and statesman W. S. Nolan of Minneapolis. After the Ladies’ Quartette, Nolan delighted with impersonations and stories, concluding with a college graduation flourish. A three course supper followed, served by the F. H. club’s young women, with committee praise for arranging the event. Ernest Rockwell of Browndale visited the city today.
A turkey escaped from Horme Provision market Thursday afternoon and visited Kev Belden's print shop and the Congregational parsonage. A printer and a preacher both pursued or shot at the bird, which finally fell from its perch after rifle fire. Pooler's catalogues nearby promote "Among the Wild Birds" and other books and toys for all ages.
Masons of Fidelity Lodge A F and A M are summoned to lodge rooms at 9 408 m sharp Saturday to attend the funeral of Brother Detwiler. M O Anderson W M and Peter Haffoer with son Peter of Rose Creek were in Austin yesterday conducting business.
The line hints that one department store may pull out of Austin in spring when its lease expires on current property, while the Austin Furniture Company could remain a generations old anchor, a substantial house offering useful gifts for all ages.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and after the death of our husband and father. We appreciate all that was done to honor his memory. Mia Stephen Arens and sons.
The funeral for the late Ry was held Thursday afternoon in Colorado Springs. Vices were conducted by Wilcox, pastor of the Episcopal church. Ry was twenty four years and twenty seven days old at his death, born in Austin on November 19, 1493. Emerson On, Decen-Thener KOV, Jy. Methodiat 'OY War a.
The Herald laments the idea of burning ballots at Malloy's drug store and weighs the impact on contestants. The piece suggests suing Malloy to fund pianos for the losers while urging him to save the ballots barrel, not his books, to avoid making voters sad at Christmas.
Last night at The Cosmo the Ben Har pictures presented a historical sequence from Lew Wallace’s play starting with Roman misrule in Jerusalem and ending with a chariot race. The hour long program includes the song In the Valley of Kentucky performed by Manie O’Malley with admirable views.
A piano recital is set for Saturday afternoon at 3 and evening at 8 at Charles Cressey’s furniture store. Prof Palmeterre of New York City will play the Schumann NERALD prize piano. All are invited to hear the instrument before it is awarded.
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