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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1908
Page
3
The page lists a flurry of society happenings and small notices: business trips and meetings, hospital and surgery updates, visits, weddings pending in Fort Dodge and Taunton, mass and Baptist events, recital plans, and sales pitches for local shops. Also included are rental postings, lost and found, church activities, and upcoming entertainments with prices and times.
Mission Cathedral and Holland shades for chandeliers and stand and drop lights are available. Call to view them. Electrical supplies including house wiring estimates. Wallace Gregson, Electrician, 121 West Mill Street.
Weather prophet Rev. Ira R. Hicks predicts June storm periods with dates June 4 to 9 12 to 14 15 to 19 22 to 24 and 27 to July 2. He says May period storms end by June 1 with cooler days and barometer changes ahead. Also an 1886 Toledo ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure by J F Cheney Co promising $100 per case cured and noting testimonials and Hall's Family Pills.
The ill daughter of Mr and Mrs Miles Smith shows signs of improvement. Mrs W J Plummer hosts the sewing society of the L A O R C tonight. Miss Myrtle Sanford returns to Minneapolis. Mrs J B Howell travels to Albert Lea for Avis graduation. Russell Plum returns from Rochester. Mr and Mrs Uncles of Kansas City visit Geo Cross. Geo Cross conducts a few days layoff. Frank Callinan fills in. Mrs Kusick returns home from an eastward trip with Mr and Mrs H J McDonald. Jimmy Downs visits the city.
Mrs. F E Gleason hosted a seven o'clock Tuesday dinner for the young ladies of her Sunday school class. Twenty four guests enjoyed a five course meal with stirea decor. Each member performed a stunt after dinner and the evening was described as very pleasant. Mrs Walter Rice hosts the Calendar club this afternoon. John C Hawkins celebrated his seventy fifth birthday with McIntyre Post members and wives visiting his home.
The High School baseball team and the Hormel Packers stopped their Tuesday contest after three innings due to wet grounds and showers with the score 4 to 0 in favor of the High School. If Thursday’s weather allows, they will finish the game at the fair grounds with both teams confident of victory. The High School players were awarded the varsity A letters for three scheduled games, a first for local athletics.
A Sioux City report details two masked men robbing Geo M Lickteig at Ninth and Douglas as he turned south on Douglas seeking his room. One thief searched for a diamond stud but found none, remarking this isn’t the man. Lickteig, a clerk at American Express, was with Kling, assistant cashier at Cudahy Packing, at 914 Pearl St prior to the incident. Roy D King remains in possession of over a hundred dollars and a diamond stud due to a blunder by foot pads.
For Sale or Rent The Benton property in south part of town offers a seven room house in first class condition with new papering and painting both inside and out. It features a large barn, chicken house, outbuildings, a fine grove, orchard, evergreens, and shrubbery. Includes nineteen lots across nearly two blocks. subdivisions and individual lots available.
The 198 map issued by the railroad and warehouse commission shows Minnesota now has 8527 miles of railroad plus 47 miles of terminal railways, corrected to June 1, marking an increase of 314 miles from the prior year when mileage stood at 8213.
A brief ad notes petroleum coke as a burnable fuel similar to wood and invites readers to purchase at the Mower County Lumber Co. The seller, C. E. Helsey, announces car delivery available.
Maurek's People's Store will close daily at 6 30 except Wednesdays when it closes at 8 00 and Saturdays when it closes at 9 00. This notice informs customers of adjusted shopping hours this week.
G Sorflaten advertises houses on Water, Bridge, Railway, St Paul streets and Oakland avenue, plus town lots and farms near Austin in the northern state. Call at Office 223 N Main St to see details and arrange viewings.
Minnesota probate notice cites heirs and legatees to show cause why Mary McGrail will should be admitted and letters testamentary granted to F W Greenman at the Mower County courthouse on June 24 1998 at 1 PM before Judge J M Greenman with seal of court affixed
Geo Ziemer shipped a carload of lumber to Mayville last week, sold to several farmers. August Volkman visited town Sunday. A barn dance occurred at Baumgartners. Sunday baseball saw Faties vs Ziemer's Nine, with the Faties losing 11 to 12.
Local Rose Creek notes report rain concerns, visits by Mrs Chris Johnson and Mrs Beagle in Austin, and residents traveling to LeRoy Colwood Iowa Milwaukee and St Charles for events. Harold Rounce graduates with honors at LeRoy. Halver Stavetto recovering from leg injury. Measles remain widespread as residents attend Decoration Day and a small dance drew eighteen attendees.
Frank H. Hitchcock, in charge of the Taft Washington bureau since February, leaves for Chicago to represent Secretary Taft at the contested seats hearing before the Republican national committee. Taft headquarters in Chicago to open a few days before the convention. Hitchcock travels with his secretary.
In a Chicago News column Strickland W. Gillian extols a playful cube root trick. He mocks critics while outlining a three digit grouping method and a theatrical “nosebleed” exit to ease the pain of manual extraction. The piece blends humor with a boastful lesson.
OCR reads like a damaged note mentioning a quarrel or dispute and names Rome and Poelke. context and actions are unclear due to missing text. no dates or places can be confirmed from the fragment.
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