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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
2
Potpourri item notes three days left to prepare New Year resolutions and invites readers to call 64 with news. Fiester and Thomas report two fewer customers for four days before Christmas versus last year indicating a lull in store traffic.
The Review reproduced a picture showing the scene of the 38 Sioux executions at Mankato, noting that last Saturday marked the 46th anniversary of the event.
A farmer notes hens have stopped laying despite a mild open winter and predicts severe weather ahead, linking egg price spikes to the drop in production.
A reflective note urges readers to restrain speech to avert quarrels and personal crises. It links loose tongues to damaged reputations, divorces, and even murder, calling for a New Year vow to speak with care.
The article notes Supt. William Todd has a brother in Washington state, another in Scotland, and a brother plus two sisters in Australia. It invites readers to name any similarly dispersed families.
The county built a fine women’s rest room in the new courthouse but it sees little use. City readers suggest creating a glass rest room on the principal business street so rural shoppers can watch the activity while resting.
The post office operated as a vast clearing house for gifts with unprecedented mail in and out. Clerks managed the surge quickly and the registry department did big business, though final totals will take a day or two to determine. About a peck of presents remain unclaimed at the office.
Austin merchants expect a three month lull in trade as last June's storm destroyed over half a million dollars in crops. Farmers lack marketable produce and the town will feel the impact. Merchants plan to offer the lowest prices to attract as much trade as possible under the circumstances.
The piece argues that farmers can locate the lowest prices in Austin for products across categories, making the city advantageous for agricultural procurement. It highlights price competition and market access as key factors.
The genial David Keefe, nicknamed a mascot by locals, visits the municipal plant and each trip ends in machinery trouble. The latest outage occurred during a holiday season when shoppers crowded the stores, plunging the city lights.
Bystanders watched two well known young ladies joke with a farewell kiss at a Milwaukee depot. Each wore a recent style hat and repeated attempts failed to connect. After several positions and head angles, the expected smacking sound did not occur and the pair felt humiliated by the public attention. The trend of large hats meets disfavor and may be laid aside.
Minneapolis faces a milk shortage as Rice county dairymen dispute testing. The Minneapolis board of health bans Rice county milk until cows are tuberculin tested and inspected, after shipping about 1000 gallons daily and dumping that day’s supply into the sewer.
A business man opens mail and finds a letter from home. For a moment his worries fade as he reads the rambling handwriting and recalls boyhood. The brief respite renews his spirit before returning to bills and plans.
Henry Fero aged eighty eight one of the oldest settlers of this section of Minnesota died at his home two miles east of Moscow Sunday evening at 1030 He leaves a wife three daughters and two sons Mrs Porter of Oregon Mrs Harvey Aldrich of Austin Mrs Lydia Becker of Moscow Leonard of Salem S D and Alof Austin The funeral arrangements will be given later.
Henry J. Dufty, accused of killing his son and daughter, was ruled insane in Judge Jamison's court after testimony from five physicians and several relatives. Doctors described a brain disorder or chorea and labeled the defendant mentally incompetent, with witnesses citing long-time concerns.
The Christian Brotherhood held a well attended memorial meeting Sunday afternoon led by F. P. McBride. Tributes to O. L. Gibbons and eulogies from prominent members. sympathy extended to Lafayette French. Duets by Margaret Zender and Kate Zender McGuigan drew hearty encores.
The Presbyterian church holds a Week of Prayer from January 8 to 10 with 8 p.m. services lasting one hour each. Pastor announces sermons on The Best Selling Book Your Silent Partner The Coming Kingdom Two Glaring Evils Two Strong Towers and Winter Communion on Sunday January 10. Good music and a good time.
Loomis Brothers of Austin Minnesota will accept poultry at the C G W depot on Wednesday December 30. Tops pay 84 cents per head for hens 8 cents per dozen for eggs and 10 cents per pound for live market poultry.
J. L. Cooley the painter offers a good house with out-building and three lots for sale cheap if sold at once. Located at 6 and 7th Streets near Lindale. Immediate sale encouraged.
The piece warns that many washings using chloride or lime chemicals produce artificial antique looks on oriental rugs. Chemicals corrode wool and cotton, weakening warp and pile, leading to brittleness, holes, and eventual ruin. Unscrupulous dealers market faded or brightened rugs at higher prices, preying on buyers seeking aged appearance.
The County Board of Mower County will hold a regular meeting in the County Auditor's office at the Court House in Austin Minnesota this afternoon January fifth nineteen hundred nine at three o'clock. George Robertson County Auditor.
The K. K. K.'s plan a Christmas celebration at Mrs. Albert Thon's home this evening. Attending guests include Mrs. L. M. Mc Whorter from Minneapolis and Mrs. J. M. Hall from St. Paul, with Mrs. Jacob Nicholson of Blue Earth and Mrs. A. N. Graves of Carrington, N D visiting for the reunion.
Lafayette French showed improvement today as Dr Hollister reported the patient may recover. He ate toast and spoke with family, remaining mentally clear and engaged.
One hundred dollars reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. Endorsed by Walren Kianan Marvin wholesale druggists. Cure taken internally. cleanses blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
W C Wood explains car sickness arises from eye strain due to rapid eye movements when scanning a moving landscape. He notes distant objects appear to move slowly while nearer items flash by, causing nystagmus and nausea. Treatment includes avoiding window focus and small caffeine doses before travel.
The ship's bell clock is a stout six or seven inch round nickel plated case mounted on a wall board. Its steel dial shows time with blued steel pointers and a sturdy two hammer gong that marks hours by the ship's bell rhythm with a strong clear tone.
In a village store a man accuses proprietor Mr. Peavey of selling his wife eggs described as fresh. Peavey admits he told the wife the eggs were fresh, cites buying from St Wiley, while the man recalls a six week old trade of eggs for biscuits and questions the claim.
Lost a child's gold bracelet with heart ornament. Finder to contact the Herald for return. Lost a plain gold band ring. Return to the Herald.
Classified notice seeking a married man to work on a farm around February 1. House rent and garden furnished, with good references required. Contact L. F. Torleff in Walt Harm.
A young woman named Crood is seeking a position to work in exchange for board while continuing her education. Interested parties are asked to contact the Herald.
Pole wood and ice for sale by Evergreen Farm and L Youna at specified prices. Timothy hay delivered in city by William P Johnson or Lars Hanson's blacksmith shop address. Ang oe Holstein bull inquiry through A V Ellis Ben Davis One Dollar Bus el McBride The Greer. Houses on Water Bridge Railway Sts Paul and Oakland plus town lots and farms near Austin. Contact G Sorflatten Office 223 N Main St.
A traveling ragman buys discarded trousers from a farmer and comments that the farmer will lose his land on a mortgage. The farmer asks how, and the ragman explains the worn seat shows the extent of wear, implying the farmer’s financial trouble.
Freddie informs me that his teacher has advanced him from the sixth to the seventh grade for his deportment and studies. Pshaw. That’s just my luck. I expected to be about ten dollars ahead this month but must now buy a new set of schoolbooks.
Ardyce learns a school song and sings about land where our fathers died. Wayne mishears and asks if there were two of them, prompting a humorous exchange about the phrase in the Delineator.
A fragment quotes Uncle Eben on luck and hard luck as a man talks about fortune and self blame in a Washington tar dialect observation.
The item notes Howell Rowell is rarely at home while Powell is seldom seen, suggesting he needs a letter of introduction to his wife as reported by the New York Press.
Classified notice offers rental options: a five room unit near St Jacobs at 701 West College with possession in January, contact Jarry Gilmore at 431 L. Interstate. Also a seven room house at 806 Lansing Avenue available.
Bananas and Oranges McBride The Grocer offers cut rates on household goods for the Pacific coast and other points with superior service. The big transfer Co Minneapolis Inn and Northern Spies McBride The Grocer advertise insurance against fire and tornado with W. W. Ranney and bond for surety. Call W. W. Ranney Gow the Eclipse Lumber Co for coal wood lime cement plaster or timber. Boiled Cider.
At Ascot park in Los Angeles a racer Gus Seyfried from San Francisco suffered a fiery wreck after a tire burst on a curve. The car spun three complete somersaults, exploded, and burned in the center of the track. Bestried escaped with minor cuts. C Boules won a 25 mile stock car race in 25 minutes 236 5 seconds, lowering the world record.
Helsingsfors finland December 28. The senate enforces a policy expelling thirty Jewish families at once under a narrow reading of the law. Residence licenses allow six months and are renewable only at the senate's discretion. Hebrews may not own property or gain citizenship and must live under strict restrictions.
A dialogue from the Windsor Star features Mr Erastos urging his son Jim to pursue hunting and exploration. The exchange shows practical plans to train and rope a cow, then push toward a north pole voyage by daily forays to the wood pile.
A fire in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario damaged the Coronation block and a nearby area. Al Kemp, who worked in the basement, is missing and believed dead. Authorities estimate losses may exceed 876.006.
Merbur I. Davis collapsed during a High Street Methodist sermon in Springfield Ohio on December 28. A bursting blood vessel is named as the probable cause and doctors fear possible loss of sight.
Snow storms sweep the British Isles with heavy coastal blizzards from Enna to Wales. Weather officials report travel disruption and power outages as tides surge and coastal areas endure sharp sea spray and drifting snow.
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