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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1910
Page
4
The item notes Gertrude Ellis Skinner as associate editor and highlights Skinner & Ulmer as publishing partners with publisher credits listed.
Local verse warns on tobacco use with stark images of decay and dust. It cites a white pipe broken by a touch and links smoke to a stained soul and mortality. The piece reflects moralizing tone and antique phrasing about temperance.
Ex county treasurer G Seebach was conspicuously absent from the Republican county convention though delegates spoke warmly of his enduring esteem among local residents. The piece highlights his long service and the affection held for him in the community.
The record corrects an earlier claim that farmer stockholders were excused from jury duty. Farmers who own bank stock were retained on the McGee versus LeRoy case, and the assertion that they are bank stockholders remains valid.
Pumps arrived for street sprinkling but pulleys are still pending. The sprinkling committee is pressing, while residents are urged to be patient and keep a cheerful outlook.
Mr. Graham, manager of our Chautauqua, says last summer’s group is with us again and prospects look bright. The program is good and interest in the coming Chautauqua is strong, with the banner Austin Chautauqua just ahead. If people want a good time they will have it.
A Main Street businessman rushed to the Second Ward caucus and, anxious to vote early, deposited a check rather than a ballot. He realized the error soon after and sought to vote again, but officials could not permit a double vote. He waited until polls closed and retrieved his check.
A city official sought an arrest warrant for a contractor after a confrontation in which the contractor waved a hatchet and a wrapped sore finger toward the official. Evidence showed the finger was the item shaken, not the hatchet, and the official paid costs over 4 dollars.
The city treads water amid a drought with no quick relief. A $20,000 four percent bond issue cannot be sold due to low rates, forcing a special election to reissue at higher rates. Until funds arrive the electric light and water board cannot advance, despite purchasing the Sargent springs. River water would be pumped if a fire occurred, stressing careful use by all.
Washington reports the Senate, by 50 to 11, approved the conference report on the railroad bill as the session closed. Senators Newlands Borah Cummins and others spoke while six affirmative and all negative votes were cast by Democrats. The House then adopted a new rule allowing recall of any bill or resolution from committee by a majority.
New York June 18 indictments for alleged violation of the Sherman act in the cotton pool were returned against James A. Patten Maurice H. Rothschild F B Hayne William P Brown Eugene L Eses Sidney J Harmon and Robert M Thompson Bail fixed at 5000 each and three days to qualify Washington June 18 Attorney General Wickersham said the investigation of the cotton pool satisfied the grand jury of the existence of the combination and its questionable characteristics.
In San Francisco on June 18 Eugene Speyer aged seventeen fell fifty feet from a glider attached to an automobile during a practice flight. He died from the injuries. His mother is a wealthy widow of the city.
Pierre June 18 The land districts report a large area of new land to appear on the tax lists for the first time this year through final proofs More than 1 000 000 acres have added more than 5 000 000 to the state's real estate valuation
Rosebud county Montana reports from Butte that the Northern Pacific Railroad has laid off close to 1,000 laborers over the past three days amid ongoing cost cutting.
Washington June 18 the house committee on labor reports favorably a bill to create a department of labor with a seat in the presidents cabinet and a cabinet level post for the department head.
Results from multiple leagues and cities include American Association games such as St. Paul 3 over Indianapolis 4 and Columbus 4 over Milwaukee 2, National League clashes Pittsburg 6 New York 8 Philadelphia 7, and American League Boston 4 Detroit 1 with Cleveland 7 New York. Also Western League matchups Wichita 0 Topeka 5 and Sioux City 12 Des Moines 8 among others.
James A. Patten has been indicted in connection with a recent bull pool case involving cotton markets. The charges detail alleged participation in a scheme affecting prices and trading practices, with prosecutors outlining key dates and associated parties.
The high state court acquitted former Premier J. C. Christensen of complicity with former Minister Alberti in extensive frauds. Alberti confessed a long crime career and embezzled large sums from a savings bank he led, with estimates of stealings up to 5 million dollars. Berg was found guilty and fined $250.
In La Crosse Wisconsin Frank Bauer was shot and killed while fishing. Fifteen year old Harry Nieber fired a rifle at targets along the river not knowing Bauer was nearby. A bullet entered Bauer’s left side and he died instantly.
In St Paul on June 18 reports from county conventions across the state indicate unified endorsement of Governor Eberhart and the national administration. They note S. G. Iverson's win in Fillmore County over A. W. Thompson and D. M. Neill's victory in Goodhue County, with widespread support for current Senators and congressmen.
Jones bumps an old man in a ram car and blurts an apology. The elder mishears Peggy starving as Miss Underwood, then realizes Aunt Peggy is the starving relative. The old man suggests reporting the case to the police.
A New York Times observation portrays Clyde Fitch as an indefatigable writer who exhausts himself on plays, then endures rest enforced by his physician. In a idle moment at the Players club he jokes that while forbidden to brain work he writes a musical comedy libretto.
Washington reports the labor situation on most rail lines south of the Potomac and east of the Mississippi is serious. Mediators Knapp and Neill, under the Erdman act, began negotiations at the request of the roads with worker acquiescence to settle the conflict. Demand includes big wage increases and altered working conditions.
The National Freight Claim association finished its nineteenth convention at the Alexandria hotel in Los Angeles with officer elections and the selection of St. Paul Minnesota as the 1911 convention site. The choice proceeded without opposition.
The London Chronicle notes male dress of 1850 featured tight trousers with footed buttons and broad straps. Men wore very high collars on large coats with hats resting on them, crescent cloth on hat backs to avoid hat rubbing, opera hats uncommon, and folding chapeau bras carried in evening wear. Only apothecaries or solicitors left hats at home during calls or meals.
Two old rivals dispute a boundary fence and vow to shoot at three, but one man runs behind a tree at two, prompting a claim of cowardice. The other man backtracks, dragging his companion as the exchange ends in comic embarrassment.
A humorous citation notes Methuselah’s long life and a joke about a young woman marrying him for his money. The line appears in a Boston Transcript exchange, suggesting social satire on wealth and longevity.
A mixed old advertisement page lists flour prices for Peerless and White Rose brands in 49 lb sacks and bulk grain prices, alongside a Hall and Company claim for Hall's Catarrh Cure with a notary attestation from 1886. The page also mentions real estate sales and drugstore products.
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