Rural counties preschool to hold second annual commencement
Grand Meadow hosts a June 22 rural schools commencement with an eighth grade class. A special train from Austin aids county attendees. Morning agricultural demonstrations may feature Prof Sexauer and Lyle classwork, with a picnic lunch in Lindsley grove. Afternoon address by P C Tanning. Towne to oversee athletic events. band and choir.
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Grand Meadow
Austin
Prof. Sexauer
Lyle
Lindsley Grove
P.C. Tanning
LeRoy
Towne
State Department
A's Award Winners Named in Baseball and Basketball
The A's honor winners for the year include basketball recipients Willie Pickett James Kenevan Arthur Murphy Oscar Haneon and Richard Banfield. Baseball honorees are Philip Smith James Kenevan Willie Pickett Leo Moonan Walter Vareco Will Bohan and Edward McLean.
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Willie Pickett
James Kenevan
Arthur Murphy
Oscar Haneon
Richard Banfield
Philip Smith
Leo Moonan
Walter Vareco
Will Bohan
Edward McLean
Notice to Customers on Settling Accounts
All accounts not settled by July 1 1911 will be placed with a collector. Accounts may be settled at the shop. Henry P Zender signs this notice.
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Henry P. Zender
Postal Office May Totals Show Busy Mail Activity
The post office handled 110,974 outgoing pieces and 151,881 incoming items in May. City carriers in total delivered 110,119 pieces within the city and rural routes and boxes received 41,762 items. Rural routes list box counts and daily deliveries across six routes with detailed letters, postal cards, newspapers and magazines delivered and collected. Rival carriers processed 40,? total, broken down by route.
Udolpho Notes and Local Visits In Blooming Prairie
The eastern division of the Lutheran Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Andrew Assels on Wednesday afternoon May 31. Anna Wartenburg returned to Blooming Prairie after a week with her sister Mrs. William Neller. Carrie Hart of Austin visited James Bray. Mary Adams returns from studies at the U for summer vacation. Blanche and Ruth Christianson visited Adams. Sanford C. Washburn of Austin spent Sunday with Mrs. W. T. Adams.
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Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Andrew Assels
Anna Wartenburg
Blooming Prairie
William Neller
Blanche
Ruth Christianson
Adams
Sanford C. Washburn
Austin
W. T. Adams
Death of Mrs Mold in Faribault at age sixty five
Mrs Mold who had lived in Austin with her nephew Charles C Munger on South Greenwich street died in Faribault Friday June 2 after a illness of two weeks. She was about sixty five and had suffered from anemia. Her daughters and Mr Munger were summoned last Wednesday.
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Austin
Notice of Royal Neighbors Dues and Assessments
Quarterly dues for the Royal Neighbors are due this month and must be paid before July 1. Assessment No. 5 is called for June and members should take notice. Members in arrears for Assessments Nos 8 or 4 must pay to the recorder by June 6 to avoid suspension. Tracy Young, Rec.
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Tracy Young
Chautauqua Austin Announces July Chautauqua Programme
The Austin Chautauqua runs July 8 to 14 with daily programs headlined by Lectures and concerts. Notable items include Dr Walter Mansell on The Other Fellow and a closing Blaze of Glory featuring The Man with the Pick and Diversified acts.
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Austin
T. F. Graham
E. B. Blake
M. H
Dunbar Singing Orchestra
Walter Mansell
Thomas McClary
Pugh-River Company
Chaarles L
MI-DNA Stomach Tablets Claim Quick Flesh Building
An advertisement touts MI-DNA stomach tablets for two weeks to improve digestion and flesh, claiming thin people can gain body substance as the stomach better extracts nutrients. It promises a money back guarantee if indigestion is not cured and lists K. O. Wold as a seller at 50 cents a box.
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K. O. Wold
Ladies Turkish Baths Schedule Announcement
Ladies will be served Tuesday and Friday afternoons at the Turkish bath parlors with an experienced lady attendant in charge. L. W. Kuml in, proprietor.
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L. W. Kumlin
Market Report Lists Livestock Prices and Ranges
The market shows hogs at 60 to 85 cents per pound with varied quotes for porkers sows and barrows. Sheep and lambs range from 3.00 to 6.00 per hundredweight, while steers cows and heifers bring about 4.50 to 5.00. Bulls and other cattle show similar regional price spreads with feeder notes.
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Reese
É. Shack
Austin Applicants Seek Liquor Licenses for 1911
A list of residents and businesses in Austin Minnesota applying to the Common Council for annual licenses to sell spiritous vinous malt and fermental liquors. Names include A E Shields James Geraghty M F Erdman Albert Wengert Soren Peterson Herbert Kendricks Frank Veverka J B Weiss T P Fay George Dolan Adam Arens George Umbhoefer and others. Hearings set June 23 1911 at 8 p.m. in City Recorder’s office.
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Common Council
City of Austin
Minn
Towit
A. E. Shields
East Bridge Street
James Geraghty
D. P. Gaul
H.B. Julius &Co
M.F. Erdman
Mion
Albert Wengert
East Mill Street
Soren Peterson
Herbert Kendricks
Frank Veverka
J.B. Weiss
T .P. Fay
East Water Street
George Dolan
Adam Arens
Railway Street
George Umbhoefer
Common Council of
City of
Austin
City Recorder
Frank Cronon
Mayville Social Moves and Local Birth Announcements
Mrs. Carl Faber visited Austin on Wednesday while Fred Dahmen drove to Mayville then left his team for a train to Austin. Mrs. F Schutt and daughter Rene visited Austin on Friday. Three couples, W Baumgartner, Aug Moll, and Herman Frohreich, welcomed baby boys Friday. Miss Ida Falk of Dexter spent Sunday with the Ohm family in Mayville.
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Carl Faber
Austin
Fred Dahmen
Mayville
F. Schutt
Rene
W. Baumgartner
Aug. Moll
Herman Frohreich
Ida Falk
Dexter
Ohm
City to prosecute bathers in Cedar River
Cedar River bathers face prosecution inside city limits with many complaints about those south of Bridge Street Bridge. Chief of Police James M. Galt warns authorities will act.
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Cedar River
Bridge Street Bridge
James M. Galt
Millinery Clearance Sale Starts Wednesday
A millinery clearance sale offers hats from the parlor with prices ranging from 98 cents to 3.98 dollars. The sale begins Wednesday morning and runs until all hats are sold.
Father Dies in Sparta as Mrs Weisel Plans Funeral
Mrs. Con Weisel received a message Monday evening announcing her father’s death at Sparta Wisconsin. She and Mr Weisel will depart this evening to attend the funeral. Mrs Weisel had just returned a week ago after being summoned by his illness.
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Con Weisel
Sparta
Wis
Mr. Weisel
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered as Constitutional Remedy
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney Co of Toledo Ohio as the only constitutional treatment for catarrh. Claims to reach blood and mucous surfaces, with a $100 reward for any uncured case. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation and urges sending for circulars and testimonials.
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Bere
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Prairie View Notes Mark Close Of Term
Cedar City Lila Monahan ends school term at Prairie View with a program and picnic. Many locals visit homes and attend events in Austin and nearby towns. Families including Monahans Fraser Warringtons and others socialize, with several trips and visits noted across the area. A horse loss and barn work are mentioned amid ongoing community activities.
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Lila Monahan
Prairie View
Miss Monahan
Boers Mistaken for Ostriches Surprised Highlanders at Magersfontein
An anecdote from Howard C. Hilles aboutBoers in war notes youthful losses of discipline at Magersfontein. A young squad surrendered Highlanders after shouting Hands up and asking what to do with them. An old Boer misidentifies Highlanders as ostriches.
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Howard C. Hillegas
Magersfontein
Local Social Notes Highlight Lansing Community
Lansing residents share visits and returns from nearby towns. Families from Conger Albert Lea Winona Spring Valley and Blooming Prairie attend graduations birthdays and picnics. A new baby girl born to Jos Rein hartz marks a recent event.
Missed Train Misses Auntie in Juvenile Logic
In a Bits feature, a telegram shifts a family greeting as a child quizzes timing. Mabel misreads the message about an auntie starting “at some time tomorrow” and reasons the aunt will miss the train again if she departs at the same time the next day.
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Mabel
Why banks choose loan as verb and lend as noun
The New York Times argues banks use loan as a verb, not lend, due to modern credit practices. It explains historical shifts from charitable lending to profit driven lending and the rise of credit devices that keep money in productive use for borrowers and lenders alike.
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Kow
New York Times
Gas Consumers Notice of Ownership Change
Gas bills and merchandise charges must be paid immediately due to a change of ownership at 210t Austin Gas Co. The notice urges prompt settlement of all amounts owed by customers and outlines the new ownership status.
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Austin Gas CO
Mail Pouches Cost From a Few Cents to Thousands
A Harper’s Weekly feature surveys the diverse mail pouches used by Uncle Sam. Beekeeping mail bags, leather reinforced express bags, cotton water resistant pouches, sled and horseback pouches, and leatheroid tubes illustrate the range. About 65 million bags are used yearly, with special hospitals repairing thousands daily and bags damaged by Christmas demands.
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Uncle Sam
Harper's Weekly
Shopi
Lfe
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