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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
2
Austin Daily Herald notes JOHN H. SKINNER, historian and property owner, and CERTRUDE ELLIS SKINNER, associate hold an interest in the historic property. The brief item lists their roles and ties to the era, indicating an ongoing preservation effort.
The scene notes annual cleanup days across towns signaling community spirit and an push to improve. Hlormel Packing plant workers will wear white coats with a free laundry service. Gebhardt murder case in New Ulm remains a topic as detectives probe the doctor’s involvement with Koch’s innocence cited by a local businessman.
Mrs Herman Hormel and her Austin son visited brother B Miller before midweek. Mrs Horace Wells and daughter arrived from North Yakima Washington Wednesday evening. Dr Wells stopped in Minneapolis and arrived Saturday. Mrs J T Beatty Hazel of Browning Prairie and George Beatty of Glenville were here Thursday. Mr Pier Uiwelling, longtime worker on Dr Hollister’s farm, plans to retire after this season. Mrs OB Kelly and her son from Huron returned Tuesday after visiting aunt Mrs A B Vaughan. Mr HB Roe named road inspector in Lansing township. Matt Alwelling and sister Mrs Kasak visited Rochester last week. Messrs Sleeper and Hunt of Brownsdale were in town Saturday. Mrs Geo Wheeler and Mrs Danley of Brownsdale called on Friends Thursday. Frank Phillips returned from the University last week. Village schools closed Friday. Mr Atwood leaves for LeRoy and Miss Duamphy visits Bloomington before returning home to Preston. Guay Chaffee and wife visiting here and Austin for the coming year. Myrtle Emery spent last week in Austin. Mrs Belden attended church Sunday. Mr and Mrs Will Weils Sundayed with his parents. John Pollock left for Chicago with cattle and hogs for Monday’s market. Mrs Hester Hammond visited at home Sunday. Mrs Nellis Vaughan of Austin spent Friday there. Mr O R York of Brownsdale visited his daughter Mrs J H Smith last week. Miss Cassie Weber returned from Racine Monday.
The article describes rare plant stones found in the Philippines. It notes bamboo containing opal like stones called tabashirs and adds that some coconuts yield a stonelike coating as brilliant as the finest pearls.
A Brooklyn Lite item shows a classroom dispute where a schoolteacher complains about Johnnie Jones impertinence and the principal retorts, urging patience and respect while deriding the teacher as “the skinniest old maid.” The exchange highlights daily school tensions and parental or editor commentary.
The Lady Maccabees announce an elegant supper at Woodman Hall on Tuesday evening priced at 15 cents. The menu includes roast pork with brown gravy, cream potatoes, spaghetti with tomato sauce, Adrondack salad, cottage cheese, baked beans, brown bread, pineapple sponge, and coffee.
Hormel Packing Company to construct a west end addition to the killing building to extract valine from plant waters. Current effluent from killing rooms is run through traps and weirs as ammonia phosphates and other chemicals are lost. new plant will direct contaminated water to large tanks then to an evaporating machine, concentrating it to a molasses-like consistency for fertilizer.
City records show Jane drives more men to heavy drinking than any other month. Last year drunks for Jane exceeded the total of the previous four months combined, and with Jane only three days old police records show nearly as many. A number of drunks were admitted, two not from a home product but arriving from the county.
Paul Hall has completed a tall wooden clock fashioned after a grandfather clock design. The piece is built from wood with other parts cut from harder woods, and it stands high, with work finished and running.
E. B. Smith, stock buyer for Hormel Packing, notes cattle in the region are the thinnest seen. Many farmers lack hay and have turned cattle into pastures early. Little stock ready for the block, signaling lean market conditions ahead.
Under the new state law all private banks must go out of existence this year. The private Bank of Waltham is to be reorganized tonight as a state bank. F I Crane and J L Mitchell of this city are interested in this bank.
Every Eagle is asked to attend a lodge meeting Thursday night where important matters will be discussed and action taken.
The late play Esmeralda contrasts with strong literary merit as actors and details are emphasized by William Gillette and Frances Hodgson Burnette. Senior class cast includes Elbert Rogers Daigneau Snyder Sleeper Estabrook Peterson Hardy and others. Tickets go on sale January 4 at nine o clock with the performance on January 6.
A newspaper ad touts Hall's Oatarrh Cure as the sole positive remedy for oatarrh, claiming it cures by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The makers offer $100 for any uncured case and urge readers to send for testimonials, with pills recommended for constipation.
Seven room house newly painted and papered with city water in kitchen. Single room house with hot and cold water connections. Bathroom complete. Electric lights. All in good condition. Furnished rooms for rent. Meals desired. Mrs. W. H. Adams new phone 163 308 S River St.
A 140 acre farm in Mower County offered for 35 50 per acre with terms 120 cash balance on a salt purchaser. No better farm in the county. Inquire of James Ballweher office over First Natl Bank for details within 30 days.
The Emmetsburg Democrat reports the marriage of W J Fuller and Miss Captain Stafford at the Congregational parsonage in Emmetsburg Monday evening May 27 Rev M O Lambley officiating. The bride hails from Milwaukee and is described as a worthy young lady. The groom is well known locally, formerly employed by EB L Walker, genial with many warm friends. They will reside in Emmetsburg.
Friends hosted a pleasant Monday evening for H. A. Harrison as children bade him farewell. Older friends continued arrivals until about eleven, ending with memories that accompany his move to new work on the Isthmian canal.
The Ladies of the Lutheran church will serve dinner Friday in the church dining room at the corner of St. Paul and Bridge. Serving starts at 11 30 and continues until all are served. The price is 25 cents.
Obituary notices recount Bennie Waterman of Austin who died last Saturday in Minneapolis after a four month illness. Born seventeen in Austin, he worked as carrier, collector, and at a dry goods store before moving to Minneapolis. He endured fourteen surgeries, never losing courage. funeral held at his mother’s home, burial in Jewish cemetery. Also reports Mrs. Julia Myhre’s death in Austin from appendicitis at 1 pm, with funeral arrangements by Royal Neighbors. Includes a special Catholic Forrester meeting in Elks Hall and short anecdotes on ivory tonic and Chick Bruce’s Adirondack exploits with Grover Cleveland.
Frederic Villiers recalls a Paris Commune day when he and Archibald Forbes were forced to build a barricade. They escaped execution after Forbes urged a wine shop wash and a back yard pump, while others with dirty hands were shot.
The author recalls a cotton plant idea seen in the Herald restlers column and offers to mail cotton seed to readers. Readers are asked to send a plainly written address and a stamp for postage to receive the cotton seed, noting the plant grows easily with creamy white flowers and showy cotton balls.
F. J. Crane crafts 25,000 hollow cement bricks for J. P. Rogera to erect a new livery stable on Bridge Street. A simple machine allows one worker to produce up to 2000 bricks daily. bricks match the Presbyterian church shade and are hollow on one side for lightness, quicker drying, and better binding.
A Columbus Tispatech quote recalls a man who promised his wife not to travel at night yet felt compelled to journey. He describes an overnight derailment incident where his sleeper car rolled down an embankment and he faced the daunting question of how to explain the danger to Molly.
The Austin Cemetery association offers seasonal watering of flower vases at 150 dollars per season. They require proper foundations under all vases, provide installation at 1 dollar per vase, and assist lot owners in locating unmarked graves in the former Bandler cemetery. Notify the superintendent A Fried rich at once.
Land sale notice invites readers to Colorado excursions with land offered at 3 to 9 dollars per acre. First and third Tuesday monthly, easy terms, good climate, fertile soil, some timber, year round open water on some parcels. Rainfall above nineteen inches per government report. Land values rising. buyers urged to act quickly. G Sorflaten Austin Minn.
A restaurant leased the reverse side of its menu to a carriage maker for ads. In a rush, a customer received a bill printed upside down, and with pince-nez and a thunderous demand ordered a fly, a landau, two victorias and a dogcart while asking for funeral cars. The flustered waiter fled.
A Count de Lauraguais uses a physician and advocate to sue Prince D for a death design, ending in laughter. Also a cleanly English tale shows a thrifty husband praised by his wife after saving bus fare. a bitter man giftless except for four yards of cloth on his wife's anniversary.
A classroom joke about a person’s temperature dropping to the minimum. Tommy answers that then he has cold feet.
The article explains frost kills plants by water withdrawal from cells, forming outside crystals. Cold acts as a pump, draining life fluid and causing death after varying temperatures. Some plants die before freezing, others survive zero weather, and certain bacteria endure extreme cold.
A country tavern scene pits a traveling salesman against an old farmer over who has the harder name. The salesman bets his samples case that his name Stone is the hardest, while the farmer counters with Harder, and the wager is set at ten dollars.
A joke noted by Tit-Bits recalls a groom on his honeymoon who buys a single railway ticket. The bride points out the oversight and he replies that he forgot himself, a moment illustrating a light, humorous anecdote from the era.
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