Forger McArthur Cries as Brother Feared Dead
Walter McArthur, on trial for forgery in Rochester before District Judge Snow, wept after detective Charles McKernan revealed McArthur’s brother Tom had been killed three weeks earlier. McArthur claimed the name Tait, but McKernan’s testimony proved his identity. Snow sentenced him to two years in the penitentiary.
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Snow
Walter McArthur
Charles McKernon
Mason City
Iowa
McArthur
Tom McArthur
Walter EF. Tait
Tait
McKernan
Austin barber Col Brown buys Powers shop at Grand hotel
Col Brown, an Austin barber for 18 years and lately at George Stimson’s shop, has purchased Ben Powers’ shop in the Grand hotel. He takes possession next week Monday as Powers heads north. Brown is praised as one of Austin’s best barbers with a long record of shaves and haircuts.
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Brown
Austin
George Stimson
Ben Powers
Grand Hotel
Colonel
Red Cross stamps urged during holiday buying rush
The message urges readers to buy Red Cross stamps now for Christmas prestate. It notes supplies are still plentiful with hundreds of stamps in hand and only four days left to purchase.
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Red Cross
Fresno man slain at lodging house over wife
Fresno public notice reports J. F. Kerfoot, a laborer, shot former Austin man Hamet R. Brown at a lodging house on K street after demanding to see his wife. Brown died near the back door. Kerfoot fled. Coroner calls an inquest. Brown was about 60.
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Cal
Republican
Austin
J. FE
Kerfoo
K Street
Hamet R. Brown
Austinaan
Brown
Kerfoot
Broad
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Holaday
W. L. Harris
Bakersfield
Bean
Chittenden
Girl Traps Fugitive Edward Clark to Aid Kansas Return
Marion Mitchell, daughter of Sheriff Mitchell of Rochester, identified Edward Clark as the suspect in a summer robbery and parole violation. Warden Haskell confirmed the identification with Bertillon measurements, Clark was taken into custody, and Miss Mitchell received a $50 reward.
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Joseph Daly
Joe Kinsella
Kansas
Marion Mitchell
Mitchell
Rochester
Clark
Free Xmas Turkeys Draw at Bijou Friday Night
Two turkeys will be given away Friday at the Bijou theater and numbers earned with each ticket will be eligible for the drawing. Save your numbers. your chances depend on the week’s ticket purchases.
Pastor Resigns From Austin Christian Church for Bethany College Post
Reverend Howard L. Johnson, longtime pastor of the Austin Christian church since May, resigns to assume the chair of philosophy and education at Bethany College in Bethany West Virginia. He led growth in membership and is noted for his public speaking and church enthusiasm.
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Austin Christian Church
Bethany College
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Austin
Christian Church
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Christian Brotherhood
Alex Campbell
Lincoln
Nebr
Carner University
Mil
Miss Myrtle Sreypy Austin Minn Hearing About Doctor Jones
A damaged clipping recalls a June 1908 incident where the writer, nearly blind in the right eye, sought help from Dr. Jones. The fragment suggests prior eye inflammation and a claim of treatment, mentioning Myrtle Sreepy in Austin, Minnesota, with unclear details of outcome.
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Py Jones
Weil Kratly
Myrtle Sreypy Austin
Minn
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