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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
3
Alumni Banquet announced for June 214A at Hirsh's Auditorium with plans for a Big June hall event at Maurek's hall. Fair tonight and Friday with cooler air moving into the eastern portion.
Wm. Brown drove Bert Smith to Stacyville in his black car covering sixty miles on muddy roads. Busy local happenings include races in Albert Lea, visits among residents, and various notices about events, sales, and upcoming demonstrations at Moreland & Guy's garage and Dalager's. Several deaths, marriages, and household moves are noted along with community announcements.
The Board of Education of Independent School District No 27 Austin Minnesota announces sealed bids for 25000 in bonds to fund a new Third Ward school replacing the Lincoln building. Bonds 1000 each, interest 4 percent semiannual, due July 1 1929. Bids June 30 1904 at 8 pm with check 100. board may reject any bid.
East Side residents report several social calls and visits. Claris Ange of Wells met at the McShane home on Wednesday while Joe Brennen visited in Albert Lea. Mary Umbhoefer plans Knickerbocker Club birthday honors. Mrs. Aalinay Cresco and Mrs. Barrett Duluth left after visiting Bardouch and Mrs. Thomas Mark. Mrs. John Cambern visited Mrs. Stevenson in Ramsey. Cass Fairbanks and wife traveled to Dexter. David Turner moved to a Third Ward residence. Edward Bromley recovers from a severe illness and Mrs. Bromley suffers bronchitis.
The Chandler Cousins held their ninth annual gathering despite bad weather. Fifty six attendees, including visitors from Denver Rogers Mason City and Minneapolis, enjoyed a large dinner and decorations at the Wilder home. The association now includes ninety direct descendants with records dating back a century to Welcome Chandler’s birth. The next meeting is planned for June 1901 near Cedar City.
A national temperance convention will convene in Lyle June 25 to 27 with a diverse program. Noted speakers include William P. Ferguson Minneapolis professors E M Westing A Helland U S Senator M N Johnson and others from North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin and New York. The event features solos choirs quartets and instrumental acts plus services in English and Norwegian on Sunday the 27th. A grand parade led by veterans and the Lyle band accompanies the opening at high noon June 25. All interested attendees are invited.
Friends who subscribed money for Sunshine work must come to the Y. W. C. A. rooms to pay their subscriptions on Thursday and Saturday afternoons from 1 to 6 o'clock. Mrs. W. E. Sloane.
The Austin Minnesota Board of Water Electric Gas and Power Commissioners invites sealed bids till 6 PM Friday June 25 1909 for about 3000 tons of bituminous coal to be delivered monthly to the Electric Light and Pumping Station for one year. The board may reject any or all bids. J L Golden president and J C Todd secretary announce the call. The notice also mentions DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve and other local notices including a wedding invitation and local merchants.
Market notes show young fat hogs at 7.20 to 7.50 per cwt with steady to firm bids. Veal sheep and lamb values range from about 3.00 to 6.50, while cattle quotients run roughly 2.50 to 6.00 per cwt depending on grade.
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