Local notes and developments in politics and crime
County assessor candidates R L Bascomb and E G Bascomb bring experience to the race. A Minnesota University report notes 530 students failed exams, up 23 percent from last year. A Red Wing confession case raises questions of coercion. An ammonia pipe accident at a packing house injures a worker. A prominent ad firm criticizes manufacturing locators and town growth dynamics.
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State University
University of Minnesota
City Council Deliberates Election Law and Primaries
The city council met to discuss the coming city election and get City Attorney Pridham’s view. Austin is deemed under the primary law as a fourth class city. Caucuses will nominate ward officials and city convention delegates. The board of registration will meet next Tuesday to prepare lists, with election judges named for each ward and clerks assigned.
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Pridham
Austin
Board of Registration
William Bell
Joseph Fittham
P. H. Zender
Percy Bump
M. McLaughlin
George Bucklin
J. W. Mackie
Richard Cooper
Ira Padden
Joseph Mayer
J. T. McCormick
Masque Ball at Maurek's Hall Draws Happy Crowd
The Valentine Ball at Maurek's Hall Thursday night was smaller than hoped but attendees called it one of the season's joys. Bohemian orchestra provided lively music. Prizes went to Best dressed man O. H. Styve, Best dressed lady Mrs Louis Umhoefer, Best group of ladies Miss Parmenter and Miss McWright, Most comical gent Chas Wiese, and Most comical lady Mrs Joe Beckel.
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Maurek’s Hall
O. H. Styve
Louis Umhoefer
Miss Parmenter
Miss McWright
Chas. Wiese
Joe Beckel
City of Austin Seeks Bids for 2600 Feet of Sewer Pipe
The Austin Minnesota Common Council invites sealed bids for 2600 feet of 24 inch sewer pipe to be delivered June 1, 1908. Bids due 4 pm Friday March 6 at City Recorder's office. Each bid must show total price and include 5 percent bid security and a bond. bids on city forms only.
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Common Council
City of
Austin
Minnesota
City Recorder
Minn
West Street
Oakland Avenue
State of
T. M. Foster
Cement pipe debate cites Milwaukee evidence
Local cement pipe maker Mickelson cites J P Sherer of Milwaukee to support concrete sewer pipe. Sherer notes Milwaukee's 200 miles of concrete pipe in a 300 mile system remains intact with no defects, including replacements showing strength and durability.
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Red Wing
Mickelson
Minneapolis
J. P. Sherer
Milwaukee
Sherer
Dinner Social Honoring Dr Robert Parker Miles
Miss Stanton and Miss Fisch entertained Dr. Robert Parker Miles at a 6 o clock dinner Thursday evening at Mrs G C Adams home on South Chatham street. Tables featured cut flowers. Guests included Superintendent and Mrs Franklin Mr and Mrs F I Crane Mr and Mrs Joseph Keenan Rev and Mrs F E Knopf Mrs Flora Conner Dr Gillam Miss Chapman Miss Morgan and Miss Hardy. An elegant four course turkey dinner was served and enjoyed.
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Miss Stanton
Miss Fisch
Robert Parker Miles
G. C. Adams
Chatham Street
Franklin
F. I. Crane
Joseph Keenan
F. E. Knopf
Flora Conner
Gillam
Miss Chapman
Miss Morgan
Miss Hardy
Reading Circle Meets For Picnic Supper In St Augustine
St Augustine's Reading Circle convened with Mrs Jo Zender on Thursday afternoon. A picnic supper followed with husbands invited. The group will meet again in two weeks with Mrs Harry Rutherford.
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St. Augustine’s
Jo. Zender
Harry Rutherford
Jam s E Hanna Hurt in Ice House Stage Fall
James E Hanna suffered a broken heel when staging collapsed in the ice house at the Packing House on Thursday afternoon around five. Several workers fell with him but no one else was injured. Dr Leck attends. Hanna to be laid up for days.
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James E. Hanna
Dr. Leck
Mr. Hanna
Notice to Voters Opens Registration Session Friday
The registration board will meet in session Friday February 18 at 9 am at polling places to copy and update voting lists and add the names of qualified voters. T. M. Foster City Recorder.
Cotton Charlies Run For 10 Yards Delivers Surprise
A fragment notes a ten yard gain by Cotton Charlies in a likely football play. The brief hints at a game moment with player names Ernie, Roe, and Sever, suggesting a team against an opponent in a coastal or regional match.
Bowling Showdown Sparks City Tonight
A high interest bowling match sees Albert Lea visiting Austin for a top state contest. Austin lineup includes Capt Eckert Letherland Hart Erdman and French. Admission is 25 cents.
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Albert Lea
Austin
Eckert
Letherland
Hart
Erdman
French
Fine city location with orchard and water 24 acres swap
For sale swap offers a 24 acre parcel in the city with a fine orchard and good water. Asking price 500 dollars cash with the balance at 10.50 per month through Building Loan Association. Must sell at once. Contact F. E. Kendall at 125 North Main.
Salesman Pay Dispute Ends With Pay Cut Instead
In a London suburb a wholesale firm paid 30 shillings weekly to a single salesman and £2 to a married man. The single man argued he sold more goods yet earned less, and the boss pledged to adjust. Instead of raising the single man's pay, he cut the married man's pay, stating he had “made it right” by reducing the other.
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London
Mr. Blank
Sims Reeves Outsmarts Encore Obsessive Fan
The famed tenor Sims Reeves, famed for encores, teaches a London hatter a lesson by buying one hat and forcing a second encore through a staged exchange. The hatter, a dealer on the Strand, had pressed Reeves for repeated performances. Reeves cleverly calls the hats encore hats to prompt payment.
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Sims Reeves
Reeves
Strand
London
Reeve
Prietor
Reev
Portland Oregonian
Fragmentary Civilian Dialogue Sparks Confusion
A garbled OCR fragment shows a childlike exchange about leaving a party and returning home. The text includes disjointed speech cues and a parent figure directing someone to go home, with stray punctuation and broken phrases.
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