Austin Wooden Walks Fade As Merchants Plan Cleanups
The Milwaukee Merchants Association will meet Monday to urge visitors to Austin to tidy up and show the city at its best. The piece comments that Austin has more permanent walks than nearby towns and warns that wooden sidewalks will be replaced soon. It notes Fulda Republican says the Austin Register is bankrupt as the newspaper business struggles with high costs and low prices. A humorous tale about a poultry-keeping couple shows the wife outsmarting the husband by swapping eggs, illustrating domestic wit and business insight.
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Milwaukee Merchants’ Association
Austin
Fulda
Austin Register
Golden Wedding Honors D W Hogan Fifty Years Married
Mr and Mrs D W Hogan celebrated their fifty years of marriage at the G A R hall with about one hundred guests. The couple, married in Cambridge New York May 28, moved through Hebron London and Austin before settling in Minnesota and finally London. Speeches by Rev C D Belden Rev G W Lutz and comrades praised the couple as W R C and Post members presented gifts including a gold headed cane and a gold handled umbrella.
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G. A. R. Hall
D. W. Hogan
Alice Phalan
Cambridge
Washington County
N. Y
Hebron
Hartford
Minnesota
London
Austin
Post
W. R.C
C. D. Belden
G. W. Lutz
Bump
Hogan
Republican and Democratic Nominating Conventions Dates
Political calendar notes the Republican national convention set for June 16 in Chicago and the Democratic National convention scheduled for July 7 in Denver. The items mark major party gatherings and the national campaign timeline.
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Chicago
Denver
Sign Language on the Curb by Broad Street Brokers
A New York Mor. Pittsburg Dispatch report notes curb brokers on Broad Street signaling quotations to office clerks. Brokers use sign language and a house specific code, continually adapting as competitors reveal new signs.
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Broad Street
New York
Pittsburg Dispatch
Thirty-Second Commencement of Austin High School 1908
The Austin High School class of 1908 held its commencement Friday evening at the Baptist church. Judge John Day Smith of Minneapolis delivered the address on The Relation of Education to Modern Life, urging vocational training and stressing the school home and church role. Diplomas were presented by Dr. H A Avery to 28 graduates including Bessie Irene Allen and Paul M Krebsbach, with remarks praising the students and teachers.
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Austin High School
Baptist Church
Zender
Rae King
John Day Smith
Minneapolis
Austin
Santa Claus
Judge Smith
H. A. Avery
Lyman S. Baird
Bessie Irene Allen
City Council Cleanup Sparks Condemnations And Bids
The City Council met Friday night with reports of condemned buildings including the Henry Wait Chinese laundry on Mill Street, the Stimson & Bennett corner, and the Maple street Hose house. Aldermen discussed street musings, new engine house needs, signs, and gravel pits while bids for west city sewers were opened and awarded to Will Lapritz Plumbing and Heating of La Crosse for 6630.
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Henry Wait
Mill Street
Stimson & Bennett Corral
Water and
Chatham Streets
McKenna
Maple Street
Bridge Street Bridge
Water Street
Park Board
Maple Streets
Board of Health
H. E. Shedd
Messrs. Kaufmann
James Keenan
Fitzthum
Jensen
Elward
Clark Street
Alderman Stillman
Johnson
Stillman
Fifeen
Oakland Avenue
Fourth
Fifth Streets
Grove Street
Zender
Progressive League
Sutton
Main Street
O’malley
Will Laprits Plumbing and Heating Company of
la Crosse
Flood Case Touched by White and Rochester Siblings
The Tribune reports Jimmie Flood of Minneapolis acted under pressure from taunts at a theatre before a shooting. Relatives describe him as introverted and studious. Elmer defends his reading habits while Ethel recalls his solitary temperament. Police say taunting may have driven him toward temporary insanity.
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Roy Flood
White, Rock
Ethel
Lyle
Elmer
Rochester
Jimmie Flood
Minneapolis
Jimmie
the Tribune
James
Nicollet Street
Bring in Your Quarters for City Flower Garden
The Park board’s flower garden at the Lansing Avenue Courtland avenue and St. Paul street intersections needs 12.88 raised. Citizens are urged to contribute 25 cents each to fund the beautification project. Donors listed include H. E. Shedd Judge J. M. Greenman Mrs C L West Geo Sutton Senator Campbell Prof from Rayburn Stimson E A Sterling Frank Guillemin Edith Friend Nels Jensen John Fitzthum QC J Simmons Mrs Addie Cook H L Banfield Ella McCormick Clair McCormick Wm Christie Matt Tische.
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Park Board
Lansing Avenue
Courtland Avenue
St. Paul Street
H. E. Shedd
J. M. Greenman
C. L. West
Geo. Sutton
Senator Campbell
Rayburn Stimson
E. A. Sterling Frank Guillemin
Edith Friend
Nels Jensen
John Fitzthum
J. Simmons
Addie Cook
H. L. Banfield
Ella McCormick
Clair McCormick
Wm. Christie
Matt Tische
Careful Aleet Worry and a Doctor’s Quandary
A physician attending a patient is visited by her husband who asks if there is any need for unnecessary duxety about his wife. The exchange frames a quirky moment in medical bedside dialogue as reported by the Argonaut.
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Irving
Memorial Service for Van Dusky Camp No 243 M W A
The annual Memorial service of Van Dusky Camp No 243 M W A will be at the Auditorium Sunday June 7 at 2:30 PM. Members are urged to attend and visiting Woodmen Royal Neighbors and the public are invited. Address by Harry Lund of Minneapolis. 21 O J Simmons Consul.
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van Dusky Camp No. 243
Harry Lund
Minneapolis
Mann and Green Wed in Cedar Falls Home
The Cedar Falls Record reports the June 4 ceremony at Rev. H. G. Beeman's home uniting Francis Green of Waterloo and Ida Mann of Cedar Falls. They will reside on Commercial Street starting housekeeping. Both had recently moved to Austin, Minnesota from Austin, Minnesota.
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Cedar Falls
Austin
H. G. Beeman
The
Baptist Church
Francis Green
Waterloo
Ida Mann
Amos Mann
Minnesota
The Envious Wife and the Vixenhead Bust Legend
A New York Tribune account recalls the Berlin tale of Old Fritz and the hunchback goldsmith. Frederick William I commissioned a snarling bust to mock an envious rival wife, placing the statue above the craftsman's window for a century. The bust vanished and reappeared in 1840, bought by Frederick William IV and restored in its niche.
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Heiligengeltstrasse
Berlin
Frederick William
Prussia
Fritz
Frederick William IV
New York Tribune
Fragmented Quotations From The Kansas City Journal
A cryptic exchange about flowers reveals humor on out of season gifts and preferences. A second adage from Jean Paul Richter notes increasing cordiality when criticizing a third party, underscoring social dynamics.
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Kansas City Journal
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Austin Daily Herald
City of
Mine
Francis W. Bourdillon
City Council
M. W. A. Memorial Service
O. J. Simmons
Mann-Green
Great Western
Mrs. Vixenhead
Jean Paul Richter
Chase West
CRANE
George Hirsh
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