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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1902
Page
2
The state announces Dr. 0. L Kiehle will retire from active educational work. His career spans from country schools to state superintendent and has shaped Minnesota public schools into a nationally respected system. Gratitude from educational workers accompanies the end of a long, devoted service.
A letter signed M.S O in The Peoples Pulpit argues against higher teacher salaries. It contends increased pay may not improve teaching, notes teachers’ spending habits, and compares teachers to workers, emphasizing diligence over demand for raises.
John Anderson of Carlson and Anderson Austin Foundry repaired the creamery engine, finishing Saturday evening. Land transfers include John Greenwaldt selling 160 acres east of the village for $50 per acre and J M Schieck selling the Sargent term for $474. The Minneapolis Brewing Co plans a late saloon opening with Dick Lewie running it. Mrs Kinball and daughter Eve Whitney visited the Homestead. Chet Hinkson traveled to Austin. heavy rain and wind swept the area Saturday.
Rabbits of dull drought pasts give way to vibrant growth as rains fill yards with green grass trees and flowers. Weeds thrive alongside. Citizens urge city action to trim streets and tame roadside weeds for neater neighborhoods.
Justice Charles M. Waterman resigns from the Iowa Supreme Court after four years on the bench. He will join ex-Congressman Joe R. Lane in a Davenport law partnership starting July 1, after ten years on Davenport district court.
Markeson Wisconsin report of Maud Moore and Axy Walker both fifteen who drowned while boating on a Kingston mill pond eight miles north of Markeson. Bodies not recovered.
Saloon keepers in Austin will close from 9 30 to 10 30 Wednesday as a mark of sympathy for Jas Geraghty whose wife funeral takes place at that hour. In Wilkes Barre coal and iron police attacked while mine workers face eviction and relief efforts spread across the region.
In Blackfoot Idaho on June 18 about 2000 people rushed the Fort Hall land office at noon to claim land and mining stakes. J R Mullen and B DeKay of Pocatello were first to arrive. Only twenty seven filings occurred that day as the rush would continue for days amid anticipated contests.
The text describes using electricity to boost plant growth. It notes methods such as stimulating seeds before planting and wiring around plants, but finds passing current through the soil containing seeds and plants most effective for rapid, vigorous growth. It likens Golden Grain Belt becr to electricity in its effects on the system.
From Mankato the Chicago Great Western Railway sells excursion tickets on June 30 to July 2 at one fare round trip refundable to July 7. Additional July 3 to 5 tickets offered at one and one third fare for the round trip, refundable to July 7. Inquiries to any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago.
Homeseekers tickets to nearly all points on sale by the Chicago Great Western Railway on the first and third Tuesday of each month from June to October inclusive. Details apply to any Great Western Agent or J P Elmer G P A Chicago IL.
Chicago Great Western Railway offers round trip excursion tickets from July 7 to 8 to Minneapolis with return by July 14 for a base fare plus 50 cents extra and 200 membership fee. Inquiries through any Great Western Agent or J. P. Elmer G P A Chicago.
An old ad notes G C Dinemoor strawberries for sale at Fiester and Thomas stall. Fresh twice daily. Item listed as 14 2 perhaps price or stock reference.
Four men were struck by lightning and killed on a farm twelve miles southwest of Sherman Texas on June 18. The dead are William Coleman Henry Conway George Pratcher and Are' heap.
The Democratic state convention at Bangor nominated Hon. S. W. Gould of Skowhegan for governor. The delegates adopted a platform denouncing imperialism and advocating Cuban and Philippine liberty, and heard a speech by Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri.
Judge Carland refused to vacate a $7000 judgment against Harden Mining and Manufacturing Co in the Black Hills. The loan was from Charles B. Kelly to Hi ram T. Gilbert, Chicago president, claimed as personal. Harden argued conspiracy and misused funds. The judge ruled the judgment stands on merits and a future hearing will determine the case.
The Senate Committee on Public Lands authorized a favorable report on a bill to create a national park around Wind Cave in South Dakota. The aim is to protect the cave from vandalism and preserve its natural state.
Consul General Goodnow reports rising cholera in Shanghai with about thirty foreign cases and a large number of native deaths daily. The memo to the state department highlights the growing health crisis in the port city.
A statue honoring Richard Parks Bland, who represented Missouri in Congress from 1872 to 1899, was unveiled in Lebanon on June 18 with a large crowd. Addresses were given by William J. Bryan and William J. Stone among others.
General Von Bock und Pollach of the German army was seriously wounded in head and neck when his command, during a training charge at Tilsit Prussia, turned at a bugle call and trampled over him. He was carried to a hospital for treatment.
In Conneville near Port land Station Ohio Charles Scott a drunken African American man shot and killed Mrs Dull a Hungarian woman and later killed Samuel Jones a partner. Hungarians gathered around the cabin intent on lynching Scott as authorities head toward the scene with sheriff and five deputies.
Mayor Ames, long a local public figure, faced a Hennepin county indictment charging offering a $1,500 bribe to County Commissioner Edward P. Sweet to secure his vote for Thomas R. Brown Jr. as sheriff. A plea date was set for Monday June 23 at 10 a.m. Bail of $5,000 was posted.
A mob gathers outside Vincennes jail to seize William Edison as authorities and firemen struggle to control the crowd. In Terre Haute Indiana on June 18 the tense scene centers on a potential lynching attempt amid interrupted jail operations.
William Edison is held in Vincennes on charges of raping a four year old girl. He was brought to this city for protection after a mob gathered to lynch him. The excitement has subsided and he was returned to Vincennes last Sunday. The mob appears leaderless.
Oklahoma City on June 18 saw K W Johnson vice president of Clasgow Real Estate shot and killed by W T McMichael amid a long running land claim dispute. Johnson felled McMichael with a fatal shot then died ten minutes later. McMichael was badly wounded and arrested. Cortez Brown and KB E Brown, editors of Times Journal, had bought lots through Johnson’s company and were involved when McMichael fired at Johnson. a crowd considered lynching McMichael but dispersed after learning his wound was fatal.
In Minneapolis on June 18 the Norbeck bribery trial halted when defense counsel Erwin could not locate his client. The bail of $5,000 was forfeited and a bench warrant issued for his arrest as the court adjourned.
Bert Bissecker and Ian Davis of the posse pursuing Tracey and Merrill the Oregon convicts exchanged fire six miles east of Vancouver Washington. Both sides fired. Bissecker was only grazed, no injuries reported as the convicts escaped into the brush.
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