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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1908
Page
2
A collection of local notes includes patients and townsfolk updates from Forts, Windom, and Austin. Reports touch on Frank Harrington, Rex Clay, Harry Prim, Wil Meany, postal service coin practices, a 74 year old amputee Geo. W. Gibson, and a bill for an eight hour day for post office clerks.
The note criticizes penny pinching with workers and urges an eight hour day claiming workers like Anderson Rice Riley and others look worn and emaciated. It argues the present system harms clerks and suggests voting for an eight hour schedule to improve conditions.
W C Horrobin returned from Mankato after a county fair men meeting to set this year’s horse racing program. The circuit, renamed from Minnesota State Short Ship to Southern Minnesota Short Ship Circuit, adds Mower County Fair association and drops Albert Lea from the Cedar River Circuit. First Le Sueur fair is Sept 9–11, then Mankato New Ulm St Peter Windom Austin Sept 28–30, and Albert Lea early October. Entrees close Aug 15 with all races at $200 purses including 2:36 trot 200, 2:20 pace 200, 2:35 pace 200, 2:24 trot 200, 2:16 pace 200.
Miss Jenetta Thompson teaches near Emmett Idaho. Castile family siblings from Jefferson County Iowa join the class. John Thievoldt is principal at Round Lake. Cheivoldt passed the professional exam and earned a certificate. William Turner from Lockridge Iowa arrives for the teachers course. George Swenson from Porter Yellow Medicine County starts at the Normal. Ivy Hinkle from Macon Missouri joins the teachers course. Prof Boostrom organized Monday evening debating sections. More students join debates than ever this term.
Smith Emery pleaded not guilty in Justice Fairbanks' court to stealing 30 bushels of corn valued at 1650 from the Windom township old Emery farm east of the city. Varco, owner for two years, reported the theft after Emery was seen loading corn into a wagon near midnight. Emery claims part ownership of the crop and will stand trial Thursday with potential grand jury action if the value exceeds 615.
Attorney Lafayette French reported Judge Lovely died at about 4 30 this afternoon at the home in Albert Lea.
Mesers Campbell Gulden Sheedy and Todé of the electric light board and municipal plant superintendent traveled to Chicago to study the latest street lighting. They visited the Colosseum show and several manufacturers to identify practical economical lamps. The city has 13 500 feet of No 6 copper and 20 000 feet of No 8 copper and will begin rewiring after frost.
County superintendent calls meeting of Mower County school boards to be held at Austin High School with addresses by the late superintendent and Supt. Howard Olmsted County, plus a program of music, talks, and a question box. Attendees receive $3 per day and 5 cents per mile.
John Daugherty, longtime baker at W. F. Erbinger's, leaves this week for Battle Creek to take a three month stint at a cannery before entering the Bernarr McFadden Institute of Physical Culture in Physic Culture City New Jersey. He aims to complete a year’s course to teach physical culture as demand far exceeds supply.
Oversight in yesterday’s ad omitted prices for rose bushes varieties pink white yellow and crimson rambler. Five bushes cost 1.75 dollars or ten for 3.00 dollars. Outdoor grown only. Art Miller, agent for Oak Lawn Nursery of Oresco, Iowa. Phone 405 L Oakland Ave.
A. A. Anderson of Dubuque firm Myer Cox Co dropped dead on Cedar Rapids streets Sunday. He had spent two weeks in the city and appeared in healthful spirits while reporting strong business and a promising season to his many local friends.
A rumor from St Petersburg and Helsinki claims the emperor planned to partition Finland by annexing Viborg and sending a Russian army corps to the grand duchy. It says Governor General Gerhard would retire and General Von Boeckman would take his post, but informed circles doubt the action has been taken.
Paris reports that Foreign Minister Pichon rejected the Delcassé incident as central to policy. He said France’s prestige rests on 37 years of republican effort, not on any single man, and outlined shifted alliances and the aim of world peace in North Africa.
In Portland Oregon on January 28 W B Burke and William G Goslin former agents for timber land speculator A B Hammond testified that Senator Fulton acted as attorney for them and others indicted for conspiracy to defraud the government by perjury. They said in 1899 and 1900 transient North End residents filed timber land claims for $2 each with promises to hold the claims briefly. Henry Meldrum former U S surveyor general for Oregon testified he forged George C Brownell’s name on field notes.
The American ship Eclipse, captained by C B Larson and bound from Newcastle Australia to San Francisco with coal, foundered January 11 at 36N 156W. All crew fled in boats. three men died from exhaustion before landfall. Captain Larsen the mate and eleven men reached Hana Madl?
Minneapolis officials describe 15 year old Carry Paola missing three weeks from her mother’s home. Relatives accuse Domenic Arbanesi of kidnapping while seeking revenge and gold. Arbanesi is jailed in Omaha at the request of Italian consul Edward Perera. search ongoing.
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