Austin Daily News Local Weather and Society Notes
Fair to night and Wednesday with rising temperatures. Local visits abound as J A Wilson of Erie North Dakota arrives with son Hewitt to visit his mother Mrs. M E G Wilson and sister Miss Grace Wilson. Numerous residents travel, visit, relocate, or list items for sale across Austin and surrounding towns.
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J. A. Wilson
Erie
N. D
Hewitt
M. E. G. Wilson
Grace Wilson
Storm Flood Deluges Lincoln Nebraska City
Lincoln faces what could be its worst flood killing five and possibly two more. Homes flooded and families displaced, with railroad traffic halted and power plants submerged. Names linked to deaths include John Nelson and the Amed children, Mrs Schuester, and Gillard Nicolay, who vanished after clinging to a pole. The flood followed years of record rainfall and is now receding.
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Lincoln, Neb
Lincoln
John Nelson
Henry Amed
Farman wins air prize for twenty minutes aloft
Paris on July 7 reports Henry Farman won a $2,000 prize offered by M Ar Mengaud for the first aeroplanist to stay in the air fifteen minutes. Farman stayed aloft for twenty minutes covering about 18 kilometers in that period.
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Paris
Henry Farman
M. Armengaud
M. Farman
Fire Fatal to Cleveland Couple Albert Kay
In Cleveland Ohio on July 7 Mr and Mrs Albert Kay died from injuries sustained in a home fire. The blaze claimed both lives and authorities investigated the cause while neighbors aided in evacuation. Further details were not immediately available.
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Cleveland, O
Albert Kay
Vaureks Pay Top Prices for Farm Produce and Wool
Vaureks advertises from eggs at 16 cents to butter 22 cents and wool at 15 cents per pound. Hides bring 5 cents per pound and calf skins 8 9 and 10 cents. They offer 153 cents per pound or 16 cents in trade for wool.
Millinery Sale Slashes Prices on Hats and Trims
All hats and trim services offered at half price. Bring in hats for trimming and receive greatly reduced rates on men's light straw summer hats.
Classified ad for framed picture and produce trade
A framed $2 picture offered for sale with payment in cash or produce at once. Transactions listed include hams German dill pickles sweet pickles sour brick cheese sold by the brick at 14c, by the pound 15c. Delivery to Bacon.
East Side Residents See Friends and Travels
Mrs. Louis Mauch leaves for Denver, escorted to Charles City by Mrs. Joe Becker. Ellen Regan of Bailey visits son J Regan. Mr. and Mrs. John Reckenthaler return from Canton. Mrs. T A Keating of Wells travels to Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Robert of South Dakota visit the Reckenthalers. Florence Miller returns home to Postville after a week with Miss Mrydle Wold. Elizabeth Rheinartz on a two week vacation from R R Murphy's. Wedding bells rumour on the East Side. Mrs. John Wold and Myrtle depart for Thief River Falls to begin a new home.
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Louis Mauch
Denver
Charles City
Joe Becker
John Beckenthaler
Canton
T. A. Keating
Wells
Adams
Robert
South Dakota
John Reckenthaler
Florence Miller
Postville
Mrydle Wold
Elizabeth Rheinartz
R. R. Murphy’s
Taft Beveridge Meet in Hot Springs Conference
Taft and Indiana Senator Beveridge discussed Indiana party conditions in detail at Hot Springs Virginia. Taft played a hall game with Beveridge and newspaper reporters while Mrs Taft watched. Additional talks planned with McKinley of Illinois and Burke of Pennsylvania with Hemenway and Watson expected to attend.
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Hot Springs
Senator Beveridge
Indiana
McKinley
Illinois
Burke
Pennsylvania
Taft
Beveridge
Tilmois
Hemenway
Watson
Lightning Strikes Icehouse Killing One In Menominee
A lightning bolt struck the icehouse of Felix Cartier five miles east of Carney, killing John Golder sixteen. Injured are Felix Cartier Jr unconscious fourteen hours, Eric Hammerberg finger amputated, Alfred Peterson severely shocked, Arvid Halmburg and Oscar Oleson badly burned. four others shocked.
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Menominee
Mich
Felix Cartier
Carney
John Golder
Felix Cartier, Jr
Eric Hammerberg
Alfred Peterson
Arvid Halmburg
Oscar Oleson
Waltham Residents Update as Mail Routes and Local Repairs Noted
Mrs W Lewis and family left for Milwaukee for a visit. Vaal Raupech returned Friday afternoon. Arthur F Buck rural letter carrier is on vacation with John Handke as substitute. Frank Matter returned from Iron River last Friday. The Waltham creamery has been reshingled and now looks like a new building.
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Waltham Creamery
North Moscow Social Notes and Local Movements
Mrs Wayne of Austin visited Cassie Smith Tuesday and Wednesday. Dulcie Hogan plans a one month visit to Northwood relatives. Mr and Mrs Gus Klingfuse returned from their wedding trip and will begin housekeeping on the L J McCormick farm. Moscow South Oakland game postponed due to rain. Persis Bennett and Emma Taylor will attend scammer school in Austin this month. Mrs Geo Sanderson visits friends here this week. Martin Gunderson lost a valuable cost last Thursday. Wille and Chas Holmquist confirmed at Oakland Lutheran church last Sunday. Ladies Aid met at Mrs James Bennett’s last Thursday. Simon Thompson Chris Johnson and Chas Carlson joined Moscow Farmers Telephone Company. George Hogan and Mike Smith attended the ball game in Austin on the Fourth.
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Mra
Fred Scofield
Jen-nie
Austin
Anna Watkins
Henry Trenary
Melinda Esser
Wisconsin
John Pinkava
the Herald
John H. Anderson
Stewartville
George Bliss
Minneapolis
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Grand Meadow
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Gas Works
Brooklyn
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California
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Lansing Avenue
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Richard Coughlin
Rose Creek
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Cassie Smith
Dulcie Hogan
Northwood
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Towa
L J McCormick
Oakland
Geo Sanderson
Martin Gunderson
Wille
Chas Holmquist
Oakland Lutheran Church
Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church
James Bennett
Simon Thompson
Chris Johnson
Chas Carlson
Moscow Farmers Telephone Company
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