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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
2
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Poem praising home cooking over exotic fare with lines about caviare, mushroomed steaks, and comically contrasting dishes. It notes a local event tomorrow night marking the last leap year celebration.
The item notes caution for eligible men to avoid social gatherings around leap year time, implying risks to reputation or prospects. It frames the advice in a humorous, period tone consistent with a small town society page.
Plans for the Lincoln banquet are well advanced with expectations the event will match or exceed prior years. A number of prominent men are under consideration to be invited as the keynote speaker.
A man whose birthday is December 24 laments babies born in this season. He says such children face merged Christmas and birthday celebrations and fewer birthday presents throughout life.
The Austin Library Entertainment Committee brings Parland Newhall Company to the M. E. Church on Wednesday January 6 at 8 30 pm. The program features a vocal quartet brass quartet bell ringers and soloists with 50 cent and 25 cent admission and no reserved seats. Tickets are on sale at Welds and through committee members.
John Lightley Sr. died at his home in Oakland this afternoon. A pioneer settler of the region, he was well known locally. Funeral arrangements and obituary notice will be announced tomorrow.
Forest Schleuder built a nationwide trade for souvenir postal cards, selling over four million in 1908 and handling 600000 future Valentine and Easter orders. He sources images from U S villages, colors them in Germany, plans in house coloring machinery, and runs six thousand customers with multi ledgers and loose leaf systems.
Papers drawn for transfer of Cronon property at Bridge and Chatham to Hamm Brewing. The site now hosts Max Erdman’s saloon and Churchill’s restaurant, a 44 by 66 feet block. Hamm to transfer to Erdman for remodeling into a single large saloon at about $5,000.
Abraham Ruef received the maximum penalty of fourteen years in the penitentiary for bribing a San Francisco supervisor to secure an overhead trolley franchise for United Railroads. Defense efforts for a new trial failed as Judge Lawler denied motions and Ruef remained unmoved during the judgment recital. A notice of appeal was filed and a writ of probable cause stayed the sentence. The case followed a lengthy trial amid other indictments and Heney’s shooting by Haas, who later killed himself in jail.
Plain gold band ring found and turned in to the Herald. Return to finder for recovery.
Classified notes seek a competent girl for general housework with no children and a good girl for general housework. One entry calls for a boy for general work at a printing office but prefers no trade learning. Contact Interstate numbers 130 and 206.
L. F. Snyder advertises two good second hand cutters for immediate hire at the corner of 5th and Winona streets. Interstate Phone 509 L. tf.
G Sorflaten lists scoops of wood coal and farm produce for sale at various prices and locations. Evergreen Farm offers timber and Timothy hay. contact George Studer or S L Young. Houses on Water Bridge Railway St Paul Oakland areas described as town lots and farms near Austin. Call or visit G Sorflaten, office 223 N Main St.
Miss Jessie Farley and Mr. Herman Auer wed at 9:30 this morning with Rev. J Budlorg officiating. The couple will reside with the bride's parents on Railway Street before starting housekeeping in Austin where the groom works at the Packing House.
Rent notice offers five room modern dwelling with possession January 1. Contact Calon H. Jacobs or visit 701 West College for details.
Superior service at reduced rates offered by the Boyd Transfer Co of Minneapolis Minnesota. Insure against fire and tornado with W W Ranney and arrange bond for surety. Eclipse Lumber Co provides seal wood lime cement plaster and lumber.
The First National Bank has acquired the Richards property adjoining the bank to its east after title passed from Mrs. Mary Richards to O. W. Shaw and N. Banfield. With rising business the bank needs more room and will hold the property for future bank use.
The Christchurch Men's Club met at the R O Hall home Tuesday night with Rev. Geo H Mueller of Christ Church Albert Lea delivering an engaging talk on the Em manual Movement. His remarks inspired interest in the growing movement and its work. Refreshments followed the social program.
The Carter's Virginian Warblers, a renowned company of colored singers, will headline the Gema next week. They perform real negro melodies and plantation camp meeting songs from the olden days, offering a unique form of entertainment that only a troupe of colored singers can deliver.
Commissioner W S Buchanan, the special envoy to Venezuela, has begun direct talks with Venezuelan officials. He plans to discuss matters of mutual interest and the pending international questions as the U S resumes friendly relations. Officials say the mission should conclude within a week.
A state law authorizes sheriffs constables village marshals and police officers to remove shelter and care for horses or other animals left exposed to cold or inclement weather without proper blankets. Owners must be notified. officers may lien the animal for care and notice expenses. If owner unknown and not redeemed within five days the animal may be treated as an estray.
The Gophers defeated the Tuxedos by 271 pins, finishing with 2 619 pins in the third game. Gophers Erdman Anderson Vaughn French Schow and Tuxedos Peterson Green Meany Letherland Smith named.
Edith Haney presents La Petite Soubrette and a Mechanical Doll Dance plus feature numbers. Moving pictures include five new releases and a strong comedy bill. Bijou night features a new picture lineup due to shipping error. Weyand and Bristow perform singing and dance act as vaudeville. Christmas in Paradise Alley tops the film lineup.
The Minnesota Sheriffs association met in St Paul for an afternoon of closed door talks. After lengthy discussion the group failed to agree on preferred laws for the upcoming legislature and named an executive committee to determine the motion.
In Mower County Minnesota Probate Court the petition of Ruhama Lane for letters testamentary on the will of Heman N Lane who died November 20 1908 is heard. The court cites heirs and interested parties to appear January 16 1909 at 2 o clock to show cause why the will should not be admitted. Judge J M Greenman records the seal and appointment details.
Starting seven miles from Exposition hall, the ten mile Marathon drew large crowds as runners passed busy streets. W. T. Shannon, for Edgeworth athletes, won in 1 hour 0 minutes 1 second edging Mont Sleeth of Wilmerding Y M C A who was second and M C McElhattan of Carrick third.
In Media Pennsylvania on December 30 the trial of Mrs Florence Erb and her sister Mrs Catherine Beisel charged with murdering Captain J Clayton Erb last October advances. A five hour jury selection occurred before adjournment. The prosecutor says Beatrice Mateus will testify first and that the commonwealth will argue a plotted murder with Mrs Erb as shooter. The defense cites self defense and both women likely will testify.
Duluth reports City Clerk A E Bickford received an infernal machine containing half a pound of dynamite and a mechanism that failed to detonate when opened. Bickford was a witness in the trial of George Hamilton, recently convicted and sentenced to life for sending a similar device to Sheriff Beck of Houghton County Michigan.
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