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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
8
Christmas trees and decorations fill Dalager’s and Maurek’s stores while families plan visits across Minnesota and Wisconsin. Readers jot plans for Bijou shows with turkey prizes, and many residents, including Johnson and Keith families, prepare to spend Christmas with relatives in Des Moines, Chicago, Milwaukee, Beloit, and beyond.
Mary Burns and Missette Howe of Waubay S D will spend Christmas at Claude Dickens in Mankato branch. John Lang family in Mankato will visit Matt Lang home. Frances Brozzard returns to Farmington from Geo C Taylor home. Alice Berner heads to Waterville for Christmas. Gus Ludwig daughter Lavanch of Minneapolis to spend Christmas at L Loufie. Emil Olson to spend Christmas with family after work at McGregor. Z B Z J Society ladies host masquerade at Maurek's hall January 7 with Plzak's full orchestra.
City merchants raised 115.5 for decorating Broadway through the business district. Electric light posts were trimmed with evergreen and linked by a wire carrying large red Christmas bells. Evening lights gave the street a festive holiday appearance.
Christmas services will be held at the Lutheran church Sunday evening. Children will take part in exercises and a Christmas tree will be present.
There will be Christmas entertainment and programme in the Methodist church basement at 7 30 o'clock tonight. Music for the Sunday morning services includes anthem W O Judean Land by J Lincoln Hal and solo Abigail Lutz Come Unto Me. In the evening Mrs A M Lewis will sing Night of Nights by Vandewater.
Christmas morning service will repeat in the evening featuring hymns anthems and readings. Soloists bass baritone and choir perform Joy to the World O Holy Night and God So Loved the World with scripture duets and announcements from Mrs Tom Catherwood and Mrs Pooler among others.
The Baptist church will present a Christmas program Friday night featuring songs, scripture, readings, and recitations. Participants include Ruth Machacek, Evelyn Decker, Mabel Erickson, and many local youths with a candle drill and pantomime. Services follow Sunday with morning and evening worship and sea-themed topics.
Employees escorted J J Rugg from the dairy to his home and presented a carving chair with a speech by John Dovenburg. An oyster supper followed. The Hormel families will be entertained at the L P Fisher home for Christmas dinner.
Assessment No. 10 for December must be paid by the 28th along with all arrears. Members are urged to be prompt to allow books to be settled before year end. ALICE M. BARR, Fi:
A reader suggests giving a thoughtful alternative to cheap cigars, noting higher value gifts than a box priced five to ten dollars. The message references a cigar store and preferred brands.
Frank K Cronon sends Hastings Gazette to the Herald describing its size and use as a souvenir after a flood. He notes Hastings as a progressive town near St Paul and remarks on the paper’s perceived unreality and local interest.
Beginning December 27 and continuing until further notice all stores in Austin's retail merchants association will close at 6 30 pm. The action affects multiple shops with a uniform early closing policy.
Attention members of B A Y. The next meeting shifts to Monday evening December 27 on Christmas Eve. A large class of candidates will be admitted at this time and all members are urged to be present by order of Foreman.
The D B Smith house has been sold to Frank Dawes and Andrew Hobson has purchased the Dawes property.
A garbled OCR item lists a found scarf and contact at residence M S Fisch. It also mentions livestock prices and lots of weights for hogs hens veal sheep and lambs with scattered numbers and ranges. The text is largely unreadable but implies a notice of a find and livestock quotes.
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