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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment provides no clear names places dates or events. The readable text contains only stray letters and symbols without substantive details. No verifiable facts can be extracted for a proper card item.
In Minneapolis cemeteries guards were posted on Memorial Day to prevent theft of flowers. They were not placed in Austin cemeteries but should have been. The text laments grave robbing by some during Memorial Day and questions how anyone could take flowers from graves.
A warning on counterfeit medicines cautions that unknown remedies may contain deadly drugs and narcotics. It warns against trusted substitutes sold cheaply and urges refusing untried remedies to avoid life destroying consequences.
A well known liberal man reports that among hundreds of friends who rode in his auto and dined at restaurants and hotels, only one offered to pay. He notes that while many praised his car and good nature, he never had more than one payer.
Two men died in a severe June electrical storm sweeping eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota. Carl Eliefson and Adolph Thom were struck near their farm while walking from a blacksmith shop to their home. Widespread rainfall knocked out telephone lines and Grand Forks city lights, with hail reported at Devils Lake but minimal damage there.
A weather section notes hail storms in other areas with heavy rainfall causing damage near MecCanna. The report mentions sections of the state affected by the storm activity.
Miss Grace Dexter Bryan youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bryan married Richard Lewis Hargreaves a Lincoln businessman at Fairview the Bryan home. The ceremony was conducted by Rev. Harry F. Huntington and followed by a reception attended by hundreds of relatives and guests.
Minneapolis June 8 The University of Minnesota regents approve a maintenance budget of 1,318,485 for the coming year with a projected 12,696 surplus. A separate police claim involves Mrs. Joseph D Bren alleging embezzlement of 13,800 and a robbery on university grounds, with her blaming police for lack of follow up.
Local ad lists city lots for sale or all at once with rising prices and mentions for rent or sale of a new house with city services and trash terms. It offers 80 acres, valued at $2,000 in Northern Minnesota, plus potatoes, building materials, and cement fences for sale or trade. The seller pledges satisfaction and no commission.
Two masked robbers held up Frank Nordstrom's saloon in St Paul's East Side district. They robbed the register of 135 dollars and the bartender Al Blagsvelt of 18 dollars, taking smaller sums from four other patrons before escaping.
A quotation attributed to Mercier states that a person cannot sustain life solely on intellect and self love, implying the necessity of broader human qualities.
Train times list departure and arrival for routes between St Paul Minneapolis Dubuque Chicago Des Moines Kansas City Omaha Council Bluffs Fort Dodge Mason City Carroll Mason City Fort Dodge and other points. Services run 4:30 a m and 3:51 p m with Sunday only and daily except Saturday options.
Train timetable notes list leave and arrival times for St Paul Minneapolis LaCrosse Calmar Mason City and Jackson with multiple daily departures and arrivals including early morning and late evening services across several routes.
Democratic Leader Underwood accuses the American Woolen Company of dictating tariff policy while defending a proposed wool tariff revision. Republican Payne retorts that the Payne law fulfilled tariff promises and questions treasury projections as debate stretches beyond a week. Longworth challenges Underwood's 18 month claim on the wool inquiry.
Dan Smiley, 30, a driver for Twin City livery, was killed when Northern Pacific passenger train No. 124 struck his car on the White Bear road near the lake. His body was thrown several feet and the auto was wrecked.
Minneapolis wheat prices for July and September show gains with July at 97T and September at 98c. Futures and cash quotes list No. 1 hard at $1.00, No. 1 Northern around 974% to 980, No. 2 Northern near 94% to 98c, and No. 3 Northern about 92% to 95c.
Wheat prices show various grades on track with No 1 hard at 99 3/4 cents and No 1 Northern at 98 3/4 cents amid June delivery. Flax prices rise on track with July futures at 2 dollars 34 cents and Sept at 2 dollars 35 cents.
St Paul market roundup lists cattle prices from good to choice steers at 5.50 to 6.00, cows and heifers 4.50 to 5.25, yielding yields 5.50 to 6.60 for hogs at 5.75 to 5.95. Sheep show wethers 5.50 to 4.25, yearlings 3.75 to 6.00, spring lambs 4.50 to 5.76.
Wheat July 92 4 c Sept 90 c Dec 92 c. Corn July 54 c Sept 54% 54 c Dec 54 c. Oats July 37 c Sept 38 c Dec 39 c. Pork July 14.90 Sept 14.05. Butter Creameries 21 c dairies 19 c. Hogs 11 14 c. Poultry Turkeys 12 c chickens 13 c springs 22 2 5 c.
On June 7 in Chicago cattle Reeves at 5.75 to 6.50 Texas steers 4.50 to 5.80 Western steers 4.75 to 5.65 stockers and feeders 3.85 to 5.75 cows and heifers 2.40 to 5.85 calves 5.00 to 7.85 Hogs light 2.85 to 6.26 mixed 5.80 to 6.20 heavy 5.65 to 6.15 rough 5.65 to 5.80 good to choice heavy 5.50 to 6.15 pigs 5.55 to 6.10 Sheep native 3.00 to 4.55 yearlings 4.35 to 6.40 lambs 4.26 to 6.90.
W E D Stokes, 55, owner of the Hotel Ansonia, was shot three times in a West Elizabeth Street apartment. Ethel Conrad, 19, and Lillian Graham, 22, are accused of involvement, as three shots were fired after a demand for $25,000 for letters. Stokes, wounded, identified the two suspects and was taken to Roosevelt Hospital with serious injuries but not considered fatal.
W P Eaton former Iowa railroad commissioner and long time Republican legislator died in Osage Iowa He served multiple terms in the Iowa legislature and was speaker of the house in the Twenty-ninth assembly
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