Post Office Sought for Flat Willow Country Riceton
George W. Rice, a Flat Willow settler, visits Round-Up with a petition for a new post office in the Flat Willow area. Residents seek naming the office Riceton in his honor and appoint Ray Enright, homestead owner, as postmaster. A general store is planned with Rice and Enright promoting the venture.
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George Rice
Ray Enright
Flat Willow Country
Montana
George W. Rice
Riceton
Rice
Messrs. Rice
Enright
Engineer Muldowney Saves Coal Shed From Barnsville Fire
Traveling Engineer J Muldowney of this city directed the bucket brigade at Barnesville where the Mall elevator and Minnesota and Northern elevator burned and two cars of Great Northern coal at the shed were damaged. He stood on the hot incline keeping the burning area cooled while the fire department arrived to assist. The blaze blew toward the coal shed making the fire hard to control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muldowney
Austin
Dora Murphy
Great Northern
Barnesville
Minnesota and Northern
J. Muldowney
Spledid
Picnic At Lake Geneva Draws Local Interest For Summer Conference
About thirty in Lafayette park gathered for a Geneva Picnic in Lake Geneva Wisconsin on a Wednesday evening. Miss St Amour hosted the toast program with Miss Nell Burke Miss Robinson Miss Norton and Miss Gertrude Sly taking topics. A stirring appeal for Austin representation drew several attendees with four likely to go.
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Lake Geneva
Wis
Lafayette Park
Miss St. Amour
Nell Burke
Norton
Robinson
Gertrude Sly
Austin
A Circuit Rider's Wife Chapter Teaser
A Circuit Rider's Wife presents the first of two extra chapters in The Post. Recollections of the wife of the itinerant mountain preacher in the South are highlighted as a highly engaging serial and anticipated by thousands of readers.
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Post
South
Catholic Bazaar at Maarek's hall proves very successful
The fourth ward ladies hosted a Catholic bazaar at Maarek's hall on Wednesday with help from other wards. A sewing society formed in February prepared aprons quilts and fancy items for sale. Four booths and supper tables drew 248 attendees at 5 30. Receipts totaled about 225.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maarek’s
John Kloyda
Henry Bushman
Charlie Becker
M. Dugan
Chris King
George Cross
Louis Giovannetti
Christie
Rickard
Frances Mayer
Lazze King
Marie Becker
Pleasant surprise home welcome for Mrs Harpman at Owatonna
About twenty five neighbors gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs Harpman’s home to celebrate her move to Owatonna. Coffee and cake followed a tokens gift presentation including silver fruit knives and a plate. Guests offered best wishes for the Harpman family. Mrs Joan Woodson and Mrs Thomas Woodson hosted a luncheon for Mrs Martha Lohman of Seattle with attendees including Mesdames Perry Belden Woodward Kotek Kneeskern D Tubbs Muggins Arndt and H Buck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Harpman
John Harpman
Harpman
Owatonna
Joan Woodson
Thos. Woodson
Martha Lohman
Seattle
Mesdames Perry
Belden
Woodward
Kotek
Kneeskern
D. Tubbs
Muggins
Arndt
H. Buck
M W A Memorial Services At Baptist Church
The Modern Woodmen observe their Annual Memorial Day services this Sunday at 3:30 in the Baptist church. Rev Carstens will deliver the Memorial sermon and the Royal Neighbors will join at Woodman hall at 2:30. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Carstens
Woodman Hall
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted With $100 Reward
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only cure for catarrh and urges internal treatment to reach blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 guaranteed reward for any case it cannot cure and invites readers to obtain testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo Ohio. The product is sold by druggists for 75 cents and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Hal
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Annual Banquet of U M N College Alumni
Alumni of the U M N College held an annual banquet at the Lutheran church with eighty nine diners. President C R Boostrom presided as tables were set in three sections. Prof C C Heilman and Prof Sorflaten staffed the head tables. Toasts by Prof Sorflaten Prof Krupp Emmet Smeltz Pearl Martin and others followed a long after dinner program.
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U. M. N. College
Lutheran Church
C. R. Boostrom
C. C. Heilman
Sorflaten
The
O. C. Heilman
Gurslee
Prof
Smeltz
Krupp
Ed Graskamp
Serine Sorflaten
Pearl Martin
Harpman
Emmet Smeltz College
Gordon McGa
Y W C A County Board Elects New Officers in Austin
The Y W C A county board met at the county headquarters in Austin with members Brownlow Thaden Drummond Gillett Van Bronkhorst Fisher Crane St Amour Sly in attendance. Following two resignations Mrs F I Crane of Austin was named county president and Miss Helen Banfield treasurer. Three topics covered Civic Improvement expansion into country, YWCA tent at the Austin Chautauqua as rest room and depot, and a plan for a Mower county delegation to the Lake Geneva summer conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Austin
Mesdames Brownlow
Thaden
LeRoy
Austin Chautauqua
Mower County
Lake Geneva
Gift to G A R Post Honors Late George Sutton
Mrs. George Sutton presented a framed portrait of the late May or George H. Sutton to the G A R Post for Memorial Day. The image will hang in the Post hall while the charter lasts, reflecting Sutton’s enduring friendship to the soldiers. McIntyre Post praised the gift as highly appropriate and greatly appreciated.
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George Sutton
G. A. R. Post
George H. Sutton
Sutton
Memorial Services Notice For M W A Members
Modern Woodmen of America members are called to meet at the M W A hall Sunday at 2 30 PM for memorial services at the Baptist church led by V C R L Furtney. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.W.A
Baptist Church
Charges Against Patent Medicines
Most charges against patent medicines lack foundation and are unfair. The piece praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy used in many homes, saving families money that would have been spent on physicians and serving its purpose effectively.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Two Old Ladies Buy Four Tickets For First Night
Two elderly women arrive at the ticket window for two concerts. Second night sold out they ask for two seats each night. Clerk cannot provide nose room. They resolve to attend four tickets for the first night to go twice that evening.
Rochester Fire Devastates Stock Yards Killing At Least Two Men
A major blaze hit the Rochester area Wednesday destroying the Chicago Great Western stock yards. At least two bodies were recovered with three others believed trapped in the ruins. A man named Cole claimed four men were inside when the fire began, giving names including Geo and Fred McCabe among Rochester residents. The fire’s origin remains a mystery with theories ranging from burning railroad ties to possible intoxication. Bert J. DeGroodt of the Great Western company witnessed the scene but could not estimate the total loss.
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Rocheter
Chicago Great Western
Cole
Geo
R. Cole
Fred McCabe
Harry Robinson
Rochester
Bert J. DeGroodt
Grat Western Company
Big Store in Chicago Promises Everything to All
A Chicago store boasting vast stock and the best goods faces a humorous incident when a young Italian patron challenges the clerk over Chi-Namel for wood. The exchange highlights the product’s claim to replace traditional finishes with a single solution, prompting a lighthearted tale of temper and shopping lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
West
W. J. Urbatch & Bro
Peerless Flour Mills Ad Prices for Sacks and Bulk Goods
An old advertisement lists cash prize style prices for Peerless Flour Mills products including White Rose and Flour types in 49 lb sacks from 1.25 to 1.35 per sack as well as bulk items such as Bran and Middlings priced per Cwt. Corn Meal and Ground Feed priced per Cwt. Some items show 98 lb sacks and Crack Corn. deliveries with reasonable orders. Prices subject to change without notice.
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Kansas
Child Dies of Sudden Cause in Cummins Family
Leslie Patrick Cummins two year old son of Mr and Mrs Geo Cummins died suddenly Wednesday evening. Funeral services set for Friday at four o'clock at St Augustine's church.
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Leslie Patrick
Geo. Cummins
St. Augustine’s Church
Wild Dogs of Asia
The red dogs of Asia span from the Himalayas to Ceylon and from China to Asia Minor. They are small to medium, travel in packs rarely more than nine, and can hunt many creatures though elephants and rhinoceroses may still be safe. This is a London Spectator summary of their courage and range.
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Asia
Himalayas
Ceylon
China
Taurus
Asia Minor
London Spectator
Whistlers and Whistlers Friends in Poverty Tale
Ford Madox Hueffer recalls pre-Raphaelite era as Harper's Magazine notes Whistler faced indigence. Madox Brown circulates a drawing to 64 patrons urging purchases of Whistler etchings while Mrs. Whistler, at a Chelsea tea, asks him to buy butter for a house with no money. She fears Whistler would threaten the tradesman if sent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whistler
Ford Madox Hueffer
Harper's Magazine
Madox Brown
Whistlers
Chelsea
Best Ever Gentleman Dog Story From London Tatler
A London Tatler note recalls a bull terrier that acted as a watchdog, reportedly subduing a burglar by the throat and causing fatal injuries with its tail, illustrating the dog’s fearsome vigilance.
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London Tatler
Quote Recovery Through Self-Improvement
A reflective line cites that disgrace earned can be re established through personal merit and actions. The aphorism emphasizes responsibility and the power to restore reputation through disciplined effort.
Why the Great Bell in London Tower Is Named Big Ben
The bell in Parliament’s tower earned the name after Sir Benjamin Hall, a large, influential official involved in the project. A parliamentary suggestion to call it Big Ben sparked laughter due to Hall’s size and nickname.
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London
Benjamin Hall
Big Ben
Sir Benjamin
Ben—Plaryer
A Courtier In Blue Flannel
A yacht anchors for a pleasure cruise as a five year old boy falls overboard. A sailor rescues the child and is cheered by the mother who begs to reward him. He dryly replies to let the boy go overboard again.
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