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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1900
Page
3
Austin Minnesota items include university events dates January 5 and 6 races at Cresco, phone services at the Austin Steam Laundry, local deliveries and promotions, travel notes, and various arrivals and visits. Mentions of Rocky Mountain Tea ads, drugstore services, and routine city business.
Look before you leap at high grade bicycles. a wide reputation wheel advertised as a $50 machine is now $40. Stock limited and price good while the present stock lasts.
The Minnesota Christian Missionary Society State Board has assumed control of the Christian church here. Rev. J. K. Shellenberger arrives to oversee affairs until a permanent pastor arrives. Regular services Sunday morning and evening will proceed, with weekday meetings as scheduled. The church invites all to attend.
May 1900 recorded as the driest month in weather bureau history with only 0.34 inches of rain on three days May 5 13 and 27. Average May rainfall is about 34 inches. Notable past Mays included 1879 with 7.18 inches and 1886 with 0.82 inches. Temperatures varied with a high of 91 on the 12th and a low of 33 on the 4th. Winds came mainly from the southeast.
The couple united Thursday at 2 o clock at the bride’s home in Grand Meadow. John Krause and Anna Grimm were married with groom and bridemaids. They will reside on the Krause farm in Clayton with close relatives present.
Mr and Mrs G W King marked fifty years of marriage with a surprise gathering of about fifty friends and relatives on a Tuesday evening Judge Robinson explained the occasion and guests shared merriment. Gifts included a gold headed cane rocking chair and a gold card case from Owatonna relatives and Mr Hogar of Mocco sent a note and cake and tea cream before departing the lace hour finale.
William J. McAfee, a well known miller, died at his home after about six months of paralysis. Born in Ireland, he came to Minnesota in 1865 and started milling at Moses Mills eight years ago. He leaves a widow and eight children in Minneapolis and surrounding areas. Funeral pending with burial at Lakewood Cemetery. Corner stone laid for E Joseph's Main Street building, containing a time capsule for future generations.
The second closing exercises of the Grammar Grades were held at the High School hall Thursday evening. The class is the largest ever with 121 graduates, invitation only. The program featured choruses, recitations, declamations, essays, wand drill, and dramatic readings led by staff and students.
A compact advertisement touts Kranee's Cold Cure capsules as convenient to take during daily duties. It claims a 24 hour cure and a price of 25 cents, sold by Malloy Bros.
McIntyre Post expresses gratitude to the citizens of Austin for Decoration Day kindness and sympathy. They thank the mayor and council, the superintendent and public school staff and pupils, all orders and societies in the parade, clergy, Decoration Day Committee, and note the growing Sunday Memorial service attendance.
A late Thursday blaze in LeRoy destroyed the Chamberlain block including two blacksmith shops, a livery stable, wagon shop, Eaton Egg Co warehouse, J. M. Wycoff residence, and Palmer barn. Seven horses, rigs, hay, grain, and 400 Eaton eggs were lost. The Sweet Hotel was threatened but saved. origin unknown.
The Frankford post office in Mower County is discontinued. Rural free delivery service from Grand Meadow will supply patrons in the area.
Two Thursday evening brawls broke out in local saloons. At Home Plate Ole Laram and Tom Nichols fought. Laram was knocked down, broke a leg, and was moved to St Olaf's Hospital with Dr Peirson attending. At Crystal saloon James Dann was injured in a clash with a man named Butler. Dann was jailed and ordered to leave town.
Generally fair conditions expected tonight and Saturday with cooler air, especially in the southeast portion tonight. Patchy clearing may occur with no precipitation noted and temperatures trending modestly lower in southeast areas.
The Chicago Great Western Railway runs a round trip excursion sale from June 21 to 23 to St Paul for the Sacenger event with return by June 25 at one fare. Contact any C. G. W. agent or F. H. Lord G P & T A at 113 Adams Street Chicago for details.
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