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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1908
Page
2
Ertrode Eilte-Aiinner, an Associate Historian, submitted a sworn formalation regarding 1110 subscribers in a recent archival notice. The document outlines enrollment figures and related administrative details for the project.
Adams plans a large Fourth of July event with ex-assistant post master John W. Carr delivering the day’s address. Louie Maurek, survivor of a drowning incident, carries $2,000 life insurance in a Bohemian fraternal society. Superintendent Friedrich notes local vase care at the cemetery for $1.50 per season. Mayor Sutton’s five year old daughter wore a marguerite daisy in his lapel during Decoration Day exercises.
The Redpath Chautauqua prizes were awarded to district pupils. Louise Vande Grift of District 115 won first prize of 3 dollars and Lee Coughlin of District 73 won second prize of 2 dollars. Judges were Misses Ida M Anshus Almeda Trues dell and Jennie Teeter.
The YWCA board met Monday afternoon and elected two new members to fill vacancies. Mrs. F. J. Crane takes Mrs. Talmadge’s seat and Mrs. N. F. Earl takes Mrs. J. P. Anderson’s. Mrs. P. A. Reilly will serve as secretary until the next annual meeting. This will be the last board meeting until September.
Mr and Mrs Henry Drost report their baby boy about a year and a half old burned his eyes badly today by tipping a can of concentrated lye into his face. The doctor believes sight will not be impaired though the child endures great suffering.
Light Shades. Latest styles in Mission Cathedral and Holland shades for chandelier. Stand and drop lights. Call and see them. Everything in electrical supplies. Estimates gladly given on house wiring. Wallace Gregson, Electrician. 121 West Mill Street.
Market notes show varied bids for fat steers and cows with prices ranging from 350 to 450 per head and up to 800 per head in some listings. Several lines appear garbled, but indicate floater quotes and tentative totals for beef cattle, including heifers and calves.
Miss Etta Robertson will graduate tomorrow from Albert Lea college in vocal and instrumental music and she gave her recital last week. Miss Avis Howells will graduate tomorrow from the academic department of Albert Lea college.
C E Heisey promotes Petroleum Cox as a fuel choice. The ad notes it burns like wood and is available at the Mower County Lumber Co. Car department.
Mrs. W. J. Mahnke of Gem theatre to lease the old armory for a ten year term. James Keenan to remodel with steel ceiling and new floor, add east and north exits, and create a 44 by 105 foot room with a 30 by 44 foot stage. Seating to include three aisles and a side cross aisle. Occupancy anticipated in August. Mr. Mahnke to manage the house.
A May 26 ceremony at St Bernard's Catholic church united John Welsch of St Paul and Catherine Landherr of Rose Creek Minn The couple reception and breakfast followed at the groom’s parents home with about 150 guests Central Brass Band provided music The bride wore white net over white taffeta bridesmaids wore white French lawn and pink roses Miss Landherr’s family attended and the couple will reside in St Paul
Miss Nettie Dinsmore and Levi J. Howard wed at the bride’s Covina California home on May 23. The bride, long known in the city, left for California fourteen years ago with her parents R. H. Dinsmore. She is the sister of A. O. Dinsmore of Austin township. Howard, a carpenter, plans to settle on the Pacific coast.
Miss Corabelle Wright and Mr Frank A Laufle were married at 6 am in St Augustine’s church with a high mass and Ave Maria offertory. The couple will reside on Railway street after a wedding breakfast and reception. out of town guests included Rob Foster, Mrs S J Sidney, and Ole Ellingsen.
The Cosmo in the city closes after a short run since opening last November fifth. Poor receipts after vaudeville acts suggest insufficient patronage for two picture shows. Manager Clark leaves for Duluth with his wife and son to take a new job as a picture operator.
A historic notice recalls a daring 1800s scheme to spirit Napoleon from St Helena with Lallemand Rigaud and the pirate Lafitte coordinating a 100000 acre settlement near the Tombigbee and Trinity river to mount a sea rescue. The plan collapsed with the emperor’s death before completion.
Dr Bou Win notes ancient serpent worship was universal linking temples to serpents as symbols of Aesculapian art. The article traces serpent relics in Apollo temples, links voodoo serpent cults in Haiti to Aesculapius, and cites Genesis on the serpent as a god figure and the brazen serpent's healing powers.
In the Ceylon mountains a bright yellow and gold spider spins a vast central web up to five feet in diameter with ten to twelve foot support lines. It traps small birds and lizards, blinds and chokes victims with its coils, and leaves skeletal remains in jungle nooks. The creature is not venomous but its powerful jaws and large body create a memorable encounter.
A satirical exchange notes violet ink costs three times black yet lasts longer and resists corrosion, citing Russell Sage who used violet ink in his office. It contrasts frugal literary men with the cost of refined writing materials and a clerical anecdote. A drawing room dialogue mocks a singular girl eager to be plural.
A humorous exchange as Mrs. Casey laments a failed ironing plan. She explains Pat trusted a stean roller to press his pants but forgot to tare them off first, prompting laughter from Mrs. Garrity and the judge’s quip.
A Pierre Parisien note laments vanishing France with old customs costumes and language fading into memory. A Puck quip contrasts a jeweler and jailer with a joke on watches and cells, then observes that some people end others with little trouble.
For sale houses on Water Bridge Railway St Paul streets and Oakland Avenue plus town lots and farms near Austin and in the northern part of the state. Call and see me.
A London Family Herald snippet shows a grumbling farmer being mocked for not working while his wife and farm are cited as fine. It shifts to a brief note about Caesar crossing the Rubicon, crossing from Cisalpine Gaul into Italy and becoming an invader. A stray joke about Mr Bloom hints at domestic neglect and public gas exploration.
The Delineator lists notable figures once homeless children including Sir Henry Stanley Queen Catherine the Good Alexander Hamilton Rosa Bonheur Edgar Allan Poe Rachel Leonardo da Vinci and Moses. Left to fate they might have gone astray yet they achieved lasting contributions to knowledge and culture.
A New York Outlook commentary quotes Kipling urging restraint on child vanity and encouraging guiding a child toward higher interests. The piece frames smart talk as dangerous and praises practical, universal experience as a teaching method.
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