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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
2
The AUSITS DAILY HERALD lists ownership by Skinner and Ulmer publishers with Gertrude Ellis Skinner as associate editor. It notes a period of one year three months and one month one week for subscription terms and single copy price.
One Austin brewing depot reportedly shipped over 250 000 dollars worth of beer in 1909 and sent more than a half ton by express before Christmas to fill urgent dry village orders. The Herald praises its Christmas souvenir as the finest issued in the state, a gift to celebrate local press and home city pride.
The piece argues Austin will post greater census growth in spring 1910, with industrial expansion centered on clay deposits. A $200,000 brick and tile plant is under construction, signaling a boom that could bring hundreds of families and $750,000 in building plans for 1910. The city aims for a population around 20,000 in another decade.
Plans for a new municipal building at Maple and Chatham streets show a combined city hall fire house and armory on city property. The 42 foot high mottled brick building, costing about 43000, will have Co. G’s armory portion reducing city costs to about 12000.
The Census Bureau announces a simple test for census enumerator posts set for February 5. Applicants nationwide must be U.S. citizens, 18 to 70, with ordinary schooling and legible writing. About 68,000 positions will be filled by mid March for duties starting April 15, with applications due by January 25.
The S A W Vets held a special meeting to admit E P Kelley of Carrington North Dakota before wintering. Dowd of Rice Lake and Loren Trenary attended. Attorney Kelley gave a moving speech on Harvey Chapin and the order. Comrade Nicholson invited all to the Normal cafe after. A second talk by Chapin followed. Meeting adjourned to Jan 18 for another smoker at Harmonia hall.
The School of Agriculture at University Farm St Paul offers a four week Short Course for Farmers starting Friday Jan 14. It covers Agriculture Horticulture Live Stock Farm Botany Dairying Poultry Entomology and more with special instruction in soils grains and livestock. Enrollment fee is 5 with board and room available. no age limit or entrance requirements.
The Milwaukee Road engine No. 77, once in this division, sits in local yards awaiting repairs in Minneapolis after Friday wreck at Plymouth. Engineer Cook, veteran to the line, is believed not to be reprimanded as evidence shows he did all he could to stop the train. Track inspection notes sand applied high on the hill south of the depot.
Invitations go to members and their ladies for an informal opening of the new club rooms this evening. A short program will be rendered followed by a social evening.
A husband angrily questions more money while the wife calmly notes she will be better off than a poorer woman with no money to practice. The exchange hints at financial tension and future hardship within a family dynamic.
A special round trip via Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway leaves Austin at 7:00 p.m. arrives Albert Lea at 7:55 p.m. Theatre party departs Albert Lea at 11:00 p.m. Fare and other details available from agent J E Ober, Austin.
A short notice reports the chickens are at the Anderson garage on Chatham street with an admission of 15 cents to view them.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Miller and their two children are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Young, in LaCrosse.
The birthplace of the master poet sits on Henley Street in Stratford-on-Avon England. Washington Irving praised the modest wooden edifice as a nestling place of genius with walls covered in inscriptions by pilgrims from all ranks and nations. The house was later purchased by subscription to preserve it for posterity.
The Eclipse Lumber Co offers 4 inch lumber and invites inquiries on plaster or cement products. Contact for materials and pricing.
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