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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
2
The Rochester City Council passed an ordinance abolishing all wine rooms stalls and booths in city saloons. A nostalgic note compares modern delays to a West of England station timetable that states the hours before which trains will not start.
Frank Eddy, once jailed for drunkenness, fights saloon opposition and is accused of drinking in Owatonna. He challenges anyone to prove drinking or liquor procurement, offering $500 for proof and promising to confront accusers publicly if false. He cites a banquet with business leaders where no liquor was served.
The American battleship fleet stops at Punta Arenas the third time on its cruise around South America. The port is described as the southernmost city with modern amenities and winter skating. Autumn begins there as the fleet heads toward the Pacific and then California. The Straits of Magellan span about 215 miles.
Rev. F. E. Knopf delivered an excellent chapel discourse to a large audience. The Scientific Society plans a forthcoming drama. The Senate met to discuss President Benson's Message with nearly 106 members present. New students include Ruth Bartlett of Ft. Morgan Colorado and Jennie Lawlor of Victor Iowa joining the stenography course. John M. Johnson, 1903 science graduate, is named as a candidate for county superintendent in Hettinger County North Dakota.
The executive board of the Mower County Agricultural Society met at the Progressive League rooms to revise the premium book for 1908. An adjourned meeting will be held tomorrow afternoon to finish the work.
Mr and Mrs Harrington and family express sincere thanks for floral offerings and sympathy shown during their bereavement.
Representatives from a Youngtown Ohio Condensed Milk Company visited the area to assess land value for a factory, power costs, and farmer milk supply. They seek a location in Northern Iowa or Southern Minnesota and plan a large building if a factory is feasible due to high product demand.
The Knights of Columbus expect a new class of at least fifty by late March or early April. Thirty applications are signed. A Wednesday meeting drew many members, though Father Reardon, expected to attend, did not arrive.
Austin Lodge 414 B P O E will mark the seventh anniversary of its hall with a Tuesday night event. From 12 to 14 candidates will be initiated and new paraphernalia used in the work. Prominent men are among the candidates for Elk duties, followed by banquet, speeches, and a general good time.
Mrs S G Irons entertained a small party of ladies including Mrs Foster Mrs Robbins Mrs Moore Mrs Mills and Mrs Becker at dinner Wednesday in honor of Mrs Hinman of St Anthony Park A pleasant bab ride to and from the Irons home preceded a fine noon meal described as a jolly and exceedingly pleasant occasion.
The Royal Neighbor Lodge hosted a surprise Monday evening honoring the M. W. on the Woodman lodge’s twenty fifth anniversary. A silver mounted Gavel Ax and Wedge engraved R. N. A. to M. W. A. 1908 were presented by Mrs. Thomas J. Fairbanks with QO. J. Simmons accepting for the lodge. The event featured Woodman band music, dancing, and a fine banquet supper, ending with lively dancing led by Will Newman and attended by Rudy Plzak Ida Thompson L. Andrew.
The Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church held a Wednesday social with 45 youths taking a sleigh ride to various homes and ending at the H. Ames residence on Kenwood Avenue for a business meeting and social hour. Refreshments and games followed before the group returned home.
Former Austin boy in the U S service aboard the Colorado writes from Magdalena Bay Mexico January 13 1908. He notes the ship is one of the Big Four the four largest on the coast and that 700 crew can fill coal chutes in fourteen hours. He mentions target practice ahead wireless telegraphs and a vacation leave from Mare Island California with no fixed destination yet.
A Lincoln banquet planned for the city is open to all, not only M E members. Admission is 1, with a banquet supper and program including an address on Abraham Lincoln by Rev. G L Morrill. The evening features music by orchestras and quartettes, toasts on social problems and church progress, and several selected speakers.
The Cosmo presents a varied program including A Mother's Secret a touching drama A New Drink Cure a funny sketch The Super's Debut a comic piece and The Parson of Hungry Gulch a western life story, offering contrasting entertainments.
George Trobridge analyzes Dante’s humor as unconscious and grave, noting the poet’s lack of a smile and his earnest style. The piece discusses hell's punishments, such as rival sinners buried head downward for simony, and Dante’s sober satire as he speaks with a writhing sufferer.
Quote highlights the stomach as the supreme civilizing force, arguing well fed individuals transform from barbarism with irresistible elan, per London World.
John B Wise reflects in Circle Magazine on a late night interview with General Robert E Lee near Rice's Station. He recalls Lee weighing orders as fires burned, discussing retreat routes and the advancing Union forces. Lee’s cautious, mathematical mind faced overwhelming odds, yet he believed his troops held remarkable prowess despite looming defeat.
A meeting of local horsemen will be called soon to arrange a summer meet on July 3 and 4. Officials note many summer meets are planned and Austin should join in. A large event could coincide with the Fourth of July celebration.
Fred Fairbanks Hut was badly hurt Wednesday morning when his cutter struck the curb at Court and Zumbro in Rochester during heavy snowfall. He, a rheumatism sufferer, was jolted from his seat and taken to his son's home after a faint spell at the Court House. a broken tug and cutter damage were noted.
The congregation announces a church prayer meeting this evening. The Christian Endeavor society will attend and all Sunday school scholars old enough are asked to be present. The subject is What is it to believe in Jesus Christ.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Ry offers pamphlets describing present opportunities along the new railway lines in the Dakotas Montana Idaho and Washington. Target readers include farmers stockmen fruit growers merchants tradesmen and professional men. Pamphlet titles include Montana Folder In the Dakotas and Montana Many Acres Open to Settlers Business Opportunities A Trip Along the Pacific Coast extension of the St Paul Road.
A London Spectator writer observed herd behavior where Asian buffaloes defend wounded members, elephants and baboons rescue or aid injured companions, monkeys as a rule drown ill individuals, wolves discard helpless packmates, otters cluster around trapped kin, sparrows mourn fallen mates, and a big pig helps a smaller one escape a fence hole.
All Felt Shoes go at Half Price this week. We buy all Farm Produce at Highest Prices. The note reads like a local advertisement highlighting discounts on shoes and brisk farm produce purchases.
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