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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
2
Poignant poem and assorted notes discuss Denver bound party factions, Bryanite critiques, and Democratic prospects in the Northwest. It notes A. N. Kinsman’s July 4 float dismissal, water damage in the Herald office flood, and local election sentiment favoring a capable Democratic candidate.
Sven Anderson and Son will build a concrete 25 by 50 foot rear structure on Chatham Street as a marble works. They will also construct a large storage building. The current Frank Kenny marble works on Water Street will be remodeled into a two story tenement with new Poes to the northeast. Construction starts August 1.
St Cloud residents debate lowering rates as Northwestern Telephone faces a potential monopoly. A committee cites equipment costs of about 119 per line and a total invested of 85 000 with 722 stations. Possible reductions floated to 3 for business, 2.50 for residence, and 1.75 to 1.50 for party lines, though not guaranteed.
The Fourth of July parade line starts at 10 o clock sharp under Chief Marshal Col. A. W. Wright. Austin Coronet Band, Co G, Drum Corps, G A R, Fire Department, Floats, LeRoy Cadet Band, Decorated Autos, and Klu Klux to proceed along St Paul and Water streets to Oak to Main to Bridge to River and back to Water. Citizens urged to decorate businesses and homes along the route and auto owners to join the auto parade.
Notice asks patrons to concentrate purchases on Friday to reduce Saturday workload and avoid afternoon deliveries. Fiester & Thomas. W. C. Horrobin.
Brundin Packing Plant at Albert wigskiee has been incorporated with paid up capital of 50000 dollars. C L Brooks formerly with Swift and Co has taken a block of stock. The plant will be equipped with new machinery and output will be increased.
A faded ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can treat all stages of catarrh, stating it is the only remedy by a national company. It asserts internal action to reach mucous surfaces, claiming cure through systemic effects.
A midweek crowd at La Fayette Park watched the Keystones defeat the Packers 3 to 2 in a snappy game. Thrall pitched but sprained ankle sidelined him. Fenton made a notable running catch in the second inning. Key players included Barr Smith, Wallace Eagan, Johnson, Chapman, Marshall, and Roberts.
Churchill and Duffy inaugurate the New Normal restaurant opposite the courthouse on Main Street filling a long felt want. They report several fine short order houses but lack capital. they indicate $100,000 surplus.
James Flood, accused slayer of Arthur P Camden, will face a jury on the murder charge. No asylum commitment will occur pending the jury’s verdict. If acquitted, presumed insane verdict could lead to commitment. Flood’s jail conduct has been rational. trial set for early September term per County Attorney Al J. Smith.
A 6:30 dinner was hosted Thursday evening at the home of G. J. Rau to honor Mr. Herbert Rau of Chicago. Twelve covers were laid and only relatives attended.
Mr and Mrs George Anderson hosted a six o'clock dinner Wednesday for their fifth wedding anniversary. The event celebrated a wooden anniversary with twelve guests seated, who placed a lawn seat as a keepsake.
Evening program includes Opening Exercises A Visit to Ellis Island A Crip with a Settlement Worker Duet by Alice Hayes and Dorothy Knopf The Making of a Home The Alien at our Door Our Country Solo The Star Spangled Banner by Alice Hayes Poem Brotherhood by Miss Lewis Doxology.
The Ladies' Mission circle of the Baptist church met Wednesday afternoon led by Mrs. W. W. Ranney. Mrs. A. B. Hawkins spoke on What is America Making of the Immigrant and Mrs. William Evison presented The Christian Solution of the Problem. Roll call covered current events with scripture by Mrs. Carleton Fairbanks and prayers by Miss Neel and Mrs. Ranney.
The M E Ladies host a 25 cent dinner in the new church dining room on July Fourth from 11 o clock until all served. Menu includes chicken, roast veal, mashed potatoes, green peas, pickles, potatoes and gravy, new potatoes, salad, brown and white bread, and cheese.
A. B. Hawkins, manager and owner, presents a program of moving pictures including Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves a hand colored Pathe Paris 1000 feet Her first Adventure My Wife's Head The Duchess Crime The New Bill Poster and others.
Mexico's Foreign Affairs Secretary Frederico Gamboa released official correspondence to AP to counter claims of political motive in Northern Mexico unrest. He said attacks on Viesca Las Vacas and Palomas came from unemployed lower-class men influenced by agitators in the United States, with none led by a main leader and most raiders under sixty. Mexico seeks extradition for criminals found in the U S and thanks the U S for neutrality cooperation amid the border unrest. The text also includes unrelated snippets about a theater remark and a letter praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound.
Thirty years of Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound promoted as a standard remedy for female ills. Claims to have cured thousands of women troubled by displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and nervous prostration. Invite writes to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts for advice and health guidance.
Austin Minnesota officials invite sealed bids by July 8 1908 for constructing an 8 inch sanitary sewer on Grove street about 1650 feet with one flush tank five manholes and five lampholes all materials and labor provided by contractor plans and specifications on file at City Recorder office bidders must name a gross total for the work and include a 5 percent certified check or cash deposit with bid as required by the City Charter stated by City Recorder T M Foster
City barber shops will close at 1 PM on July Fourth. Shops will reopen Friday night until 11 PM.
The Ladies of the Baptist Church will serve dinner in the church dining room from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July Fourth. Menu includes roast veal pork pot roast beef mashed potatoes radishes white and brown bread and a selection of pies. Price 25 cents.
Williams' cigar store serves as a fireworks headquarters offering Roman candles from a penny to 30 cents, rocks two for 5 cents up to 75 cents each, crackers of legal sizes, Teddy sparkes, floral mines, wheels, jack in the box, serpents, torpedoes, colored fire, balloons, nigger chasers, cracker jacks, whistling bombs, and hundreds of other items.
Shades for chandelier stand and drop lights available. Call to view electrical supplies. Estimates gladly given on house wiring. 121 West Mill Street.
Notice that the ordinance prohibiting dumping of grass and leaves in the street will be enforced. The debris spoils streets and clogs gutters, and violators will face a fine under the provisions of this ordinance.
The body of Mrs. Mannie Thompson, also known as Anna Raymond, was identified by Oak Park residents. Police link murder to a rooming house on Michigan Avenue, with a 2:00 alarm clock stopped before 1:00 a.m. The husband, a Western city schoolteacher, reportedly urged her return West. Walter Gilmore, her brother, confirmed the Toronto birth in 1881 and Fargo marriage in 1904. Jewelry slips found, most items missing.
At the Republican state convention in Montpelier Lieutenant Governor George A. Prouty won the gubernatorial nomination on the first ballot. Mead of Rutland named lieutenant governor, Bailey of Essex Junction secretary of state, Deavitt and Gra ham renominated, and Sargent of Ludlow named attorney general. In Lake George New York a fire destroyed the new hotel auditorium where 250 guests fled their rooms after the blaze started post-retirement.
Wanted all boys with Indian suits to join the parade on the Fourth of July. Leave your name at Fitzthum's hardware store and meet there at 9:30 a.m. at the fourth.
Market report notes high demand for fat hogs and fat sheep with steady prices for cattle and steers. Prices for light hogs and lambs are uneven, while packer demand remains strong.
Listings advertise large or small tracts of timber and cut over lands in Carlton County Minnesota near Duluth with prices 8 to 12.50 per acre and easy terms. Also trade offers from Dickinson North Dakota to Austin Minnesota, and Napoleon North Dakota to Austin, plus insurance and bond services and legal document drafting at reasonable rates.
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