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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1903
Page
3
Local notes report GU. F. Redell attended the Finfey-Furtney wedding in town. Other items note Miss Ella Shiller visiting in Austin, the Austin Choral Union meeting, a postponed WCTU convention, and various local sales and notices across Austin and nearby towns.
The Schwebke residence about a mile and a half from Sargent village burned to the ground this morning. Origin unknown but likely a defective chimney. Nearby residents and visitors, including F. M. Payne of Pipestone, were noted in the day’s events as communities discussed local affairs and upcoming gatherings.
Sheriff Misgan of Owatonna escorted Nelson and Sutton to Austin today after their arrest in the killing of Krier in Owatonna. The report notes clear skies and no rain while observers awaited further proceedings in the case.
Effie Pearl Padelford and Frank Marion Asher wed at noon today at the Padelford home on Collins Street, with Rev. J. Stuart Miller officiating. About sixty friends attended. Edna French and Anna Padelford assisted, and John Miller attended the couple during a formal dinner. The couple plan a short visit to Ossian before settling on Railway Street.
At high noon Ruby Finley and Henry Furtney wed in a family ceremony conducted by Rev. A B Miller. The couple exchanged vows in a parlor setting beneath a bower of smilax roses and carnations. Miss Virginia Furtney played the wedding march. The bride wore white Persian lawn with Valenciennes trimming and carried white roses. A formal dinner followed in the dining room with red green and white decorations.
Mr and Mrs Furtney received many presents from friends including a cut glass dish from Hormel's Packing house office force. They left this afternoon for Fairmont and Glenville for about two weeks, then will be at home at 94 Water St. The bride has been a stenographer at Hormel's Packing house for two years and the groom is an engineer on the C M and St. Paul line.
An Island Raised Six Inches. Guam has reportedly risen six inches due to recent earthquake shocks. The dispatch notes U S control of the island and suggests nature is aiding the uplift. Public notice to obtain Golden Grain Belt beer from local dealer or J Weisel Austin.
The Austin Common Council will hold a special meeting at 7 30 p m Friday June 12 1903 to decide sprinkling for the 1903 season on Main Main to Oakland Oakland to Kenwood Water Main Street and other streets petition from a majority of owners or occupants required under the new charter All who want sprinkling must file petitions with the City Recorder by publication two weeks prior to the meeting If no petition is received no sprinkling will occur Dated Austin Minn May 22 1903 T M Foster City Recorder 26-29
Austin defeated Blooming Prairie 11 to 7 in a baseball game this afternoon. Austin’s offense surged with key hits while Blooming Prairie struggled to respond, leaving Austin ahead through the middle and late innings.
A fashionable hatter in the New York Times notes customers often resist ventilating hats. He cites the English style of two side crown holes plus artistic hole punching as best for comfort and circulation, while many avoid ventilation for fashion or wear concerns.
A long standing London tradition centers on the beefsteak pudding at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street. For nearly two centuries it has been served daily with a ceremonial procession each evening. Noted figures Garrick Goldsmith and Dr Johnson were said to have enjoyed it, linking the pudding to English literary life. The tavern staff bear the dish around the room as patrons pay homage before it is cut for serving.
The piece explains gold’s rarity due to its heaviness and compares it with platinum and iridium as heavier metals. It traces Earth's formation from gas to liquid and crust, noting the planet’s density and the crust’s comparatively light composition as a factor in concentrating heavier elements.
The article surveys the name of God across languages noting a four letter form in Latin Deus Greek Zeus Hebrew Adon Syrian Adad Arabian Asia Persian Syra Yartarian Idya Egyptian Aumn Zeut East Indian Esgi Zenl Japanese Zain Turkish Addi Scandinavian Gdin Wallachian Zene Croatian Doga Dalmatian Rogt Tyrrhenian Kher Etrurian Chur Margarian Oese Swedish Codd Irish Dich German Gott French Dieu Spanish Dios Peruvian Lian and related variants.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a local church named A Sealskin Church and mentions the Pskinios with references to metals and luck, but details are incomplete and unclear about events or outcomes.
A sealskin church once stood 18 by 12 feet, stretched over a light frame and used for Sunday services. During a severe winter, hungry dogs ate the skins, leaving only the frame. The Eskimos have since built a dog proof tabernacle to replace it.
In the era of George II public posts could be bought. A £500 berth in the victualing office offered access to perquisites, bribes, and contracts. MPs with franking rights sometimes sold the privilege for about £800 annually.
A Boston trolley car crowded with women saw the conductor urge them to move up, but they did not budge. The conductor then urged again, joking that the motorman is more handsome, and the passengers swept forward en masse as he spoke.
The text states 10,000,000 inhabitants of Caucasia consist of remnants of ancient nomadic tribes with 2.5 million Russians, 1 million Armenians, 1.5 million Tartars and Georgians, and the rest mainly Mohammedan tribes. It claims about thirty languages and dialects are spoken.
The text argues that lower animals feel little pain as humans understand it. Lobsters shed claws when alarmed by loud noises, a crab continues feeding while eaten, fish bite again after being hooked, and lizards snap in two and escape unhurt. It claims pain as humans define it is hard to assert in these cases.
The readable parts show no coherent event or names. This fragment lacks identifiable people, places, dates, or organizations to form a proper card with a distinct news item.
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