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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1902
Page
2
Eorrors Dorr and Pierce retire from the Dexterite and sell the plant to G D Pearce and son Charlie. Charlie is well known in Austin, having worked in all the offices. We wish the Dexterite the best of luck.
Whispered gossip suggests novelist dramatist and member of parliament Gilbert Parker may receive a knighthood. Support comes from noted interest shown by Joseph Chamberlain in the former Canadian.
A writer argues boys today show savage instincts, killing birds and small wildlife. He urges learning nature in woods and rivers to rediscover life’s sacredness and promote humane behavior, challenging youths to prove they are true sportsmen rather than brutal.
T Paine and family moved to their new home at Forbestown California with Mrs George Buchanan accompanying them to Payette Idaho. Arthur Anderson dislocated his arm last Thursday. Mrs Hews of St Pauls visits A Carlson home. Mrs Spence Bre ill. melicious dog poisoner caused damage on Hams Roger dog of K Mye. John Moeurek butcher shop and grocery closed Sunday. provisions should be ordered Saturday. East Side business halt on Sunday.
Martha Coman promotes camping comforts in The Outlook noting a pine bough bed as ideal for long stays. She describes constructing a bed with logs and layered pine boughs and green foliage for a soft durable surface.
The piece blends whimsical musings on a mosquito problem with quirky verse and sketched town vignettes. It notes unusual forestalled trends, a humorous injunction against rain barrels, and a comic tale of a modest town woman amid moonlit lore and odd street scenes on Main Street.
The Class of 1902 left the city for a picnic at Officer A Mill after gathering at the high school. A large bus and four horses carried the group with a five gallon freezer of ice cream aboard. Rain interrupted outdoor activities but the party kept spirits high as they ate, played games, and sang before nightfall.
Martha Mc Culloch Williams notes ploughmen wear shoes to avoid dew poison, a skin-destroying danger unseen in bare feet. Heat and bare earth feel energizing, but snakes and stinging insects deter barefoot ploughing, leading to greased mules and shod labor in the field.
Mr. O. G. Jackman and his wife are visiting in the city as guests at Percy Rodgers’ home. Jackman recently led Artesian school operations and leaves for Sanborn with a higher salary. After a brief stay in Austin they visit Rye Minnesota then plan a Chicago summer to study at the University.
Ms Harpman plans to return from her visit tonight.
The president transmitted Colonel Crowder’s detailed Chalmette investigation findings to Congress. He states Chalmette acts as a British shipping agency for the English army, with no base or post function, and that supplies flowed from New Orleans to South Africa under Admiralty charters.
In Grand Rapids Wisconsin on June 6 Albert Weisenborn a well known resident ended his life by shooting himself through the heart after days of despair. His wife, sitting on his lap at the time, raised the revolver and fired as well, the blast scorching her dress as the weapon exploded.
Frank Robinson, of Nevada Iowa, who killed Gertrude Rawlings last week and shot her suitor Albert Ferguson, dies from bullet wounds. The report notes the case as a personal safety matter and details the ensuing Senate debate over the Isthmian canal routes, including the Panama and Nicaragua options, and the passage of a West Point modernization bill.
Over 28 000 acres of land for sale across the Red River Valley in North Dakota and Minnesota at low prices. Also offering 14 000 acres of owned land and 65 000 acres of prime grazing land. Contact Scandinavian American Bank Edg. Cor 6th & Jackson St. Paul, MN.
Chicago Great Western Railway sells excursion tickets from July 7 to 8 for travel to Minneapolis for the National Educational Association gathering July 7 to 11. Return by July 14 or September 1 with 50 cent extra. One fare plus 6.200 membership fee for round trip. Apply to any GWR agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago MM.
The Abicag Milwaukee and St. Paul By. Co. offers round trip tickets at one fare for the National meeting of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Minneapolis. Tickets priced for June 6 to 7, with inquiries directed to agent C. W Socre for further particulars.
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