Local news and sales ads fill city pages
Local notes report showers tonight and Saturday and list shoppers at WEST'S for ribbons and silks. Members of families from Watertown and Sleepy Eye visit in town, with travel to Houghton and Rose Creek mentioned. Commencement tickets, furniture, crops, rents, and a flood of small notices follow, from farm sales to room rentals and public meetings.
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West's
J. F. McBride
Irene
Watertown S. Oak
Mies
Ethel Deneen
Sleepy Eye
D. Deneen
Anna Merrick
Houghton, Mich
George Anderson
Rose Creek
Mr. Merrill
Barnell
James Marsh
WEST
Gleason’s
East Side News Highlights Austin Visitants and Local Happenings
Mise Rose Ihlfelens in Austin for commencement. Dan Davie of Lime Spring visiting sister Mrs. W S Plummer. Francis Brossard of Farmington visiting Austin friends. Conductors Tolbertson and Plummer laid off. Esther Johnson of Alden visiting brother Martin Johnson. Frank Mortey injured by falling brick. Julia Sheldon of Dexter visiting Mrs. O W Weise. Matt Lang finishing touches on new home on E Water Street. Isa Hollwood of Blooming Prairie may spend summer with Mrs A L Trader. Mae Chambers home from Northfield school. Bertram of Adams visiting Hinkley home.
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Dan Davie
Lime Springa
W. S. Plummer
Francis Brossard
Farmington
Austin
Tolbertson and
Plummer
Esther Johnson
Alden
Martin Johnson
Frank Mortey
Julia Sheldon
Dexter
O. W. Weise
Matt Lang
E. Water Street
Isa Hollwood
Blooming Prairie
A. L. Trader
Mae Chambers
Northfield
Bertram of
Adams
H.B. Hinkley
Fire Department Memorial Service Invitation
All members of the Austin Fire Department are requested to appear in full uniform Sunday June 9 at Hose House No 1 at 10 a.m. to attend memorial services at Christ Episcopal Church by order of Fire Chief.
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Lady Maccabees
Gleason’s
G. A.R
Hyde
College Street
Alvert Galloway
Austin Fire Department
Hose House No
Christ Episcopal Church
Sincere thanks for kindness in our sorrow
The McKenna Fergerson family and Dr and Mrs McKenna express heartfelt gratitude for the kindness and sympathy shown by friends and neighbors during their recent sorrow.
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Magphine McKenna Fergerson
John Briebach Sold to the Circus for Meat Sale
John Briebach sold today to a circus for 160 dollars worth of meat. The unusual transaction involved payment in meat rather than cash. Local authorities note the transfer was completed without reported incident.
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John Briebach
Maurek's Best Place to Trade Offers Bargain Groceries
A vintage ad lists daily specials: 25 lb sugar with every dollar of other groceries, asparagus five cents a bunch, six for 26 cents, lemons per dozen 20 cents, new potatoes per pound three cents, per peck 40 cents, eggs two dozen four cents, lard per pound, finest strawberries per box, rice four pounds twenty five cents, prunes four pounds two cents, radishes two benches five cents, cup and saucer with every pound of tea, brick cheese per pound sixteen to seventeen cents, picnic hams per pound.
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Maurek
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a positive cure for catarrh in all stages, asserting it works internally on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any failing case and urge sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo, with Druggists selling the cure at 75 cents and recommending Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney&co
Toledo
Ohio
Descriptive Real Estate and Loan Notices for Farmer City
Charls H Webber offers loans on farm and chattel security at low rates. Sell three homes in Third Ward on installment plans and six LaCom addition lots east of the college. Also promotes tornado and fire insurance rates and bargains on farms and city property with terms including $300 down and balance at 6 percent.
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Farmer City
Third Ward
LaCom
Fine Farm For Sale In Mower County 140 Acres
For 30 days offered a 140 acre Mower County farm at 35.50 per acre with 1200 cash and remaining balance to suit purchaser. Claims no better farm in Mower County. Inquire James Ballweber, office over First National Bank.
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Mower County
James Ballweber
First Nat’! Bank
Eight room house sale listings on College and Clark Streets
Two housing notices list nine room variations with pricing. One eight room house on College Street at $12, another seven room on Oakland Street at $10, and a nine room on Clark Street at $20, all in good condition.
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College St
Oakland
Clark St
For Sale Barr brick and tile yards and farm near Austin
For Sale The Barr brick and tile yards with stock and 20 acres land plus house barn and buildings priced at $15,000. A separate 160 acre farm east of Austin with good buildings at $55 per acre. Capt W H Sutton residence on Lansing Avenue $3,500 and rent $12 monthly. One Lansing Avenue building lot between Orris Hayes and C A Hegge at $750. Another Lansing Avenue building lot two blocks from Vox hotel at $1,000 with easy payments.
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Barr
Austin
Lansing Ave
Orris Hayes
C. A. Hegge
Lansing Avenue
Vox Hotel
Rochford's Want Column Seeks Quick Buys
For sale an excellent residence lot in the city at a bargain for immediate buyers. A first class meat market in a good location and thriving. Hotel lunch room and pool room showing strong business. Wanted 1000 persons to buy improved county farms with good soil and improvements, well located, reasonable prices and easy terms. A few small loans on solid security. Buyers for sand tiling and black dirt.
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