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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1905
Page
2
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A county merchants meeting urged support for home trade. It notes former advertisers in the 1899 city directory have left business. Cigars smoked at the speech were made in New York City, while local makers Guillemin and Myers describe their best 10 and 5 cent cigars and insist on pure, unadulterated ingredients to bolster Austin’s home industry.
About 1000 worshippers attended the Sunday morning service at St Augustine's church for the mission finale. The crowd filled chairs in the rear and side aisles as Father Donerher delivered a fine lecture, followed by instruction and a blessing from the Pope.
A Sunday southwest storm caused heavy losses for area farms. Livestock killed or injured include two cattle owned by Louie H Teeter in Waltham Township, two horses and one blinded owned by Henry Baderchier, a cow killed for John Holt of Marshall, a calf killed for Richard Olson, and five head of cattle for Thomas Espeline, renter of the Gee King farm. The Mower County Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance notes frequent losses from such storms.
The Chandler Cousins met for their fifth annual reunion at the D. L. Chandler and I. J. B. Wright home. Forty-one cousins attended with 15 letters from members. A program featured five child recitations and a reading titled The Cedar River.
The ordination opened today at 2 30 with examination of Rev R E Sayles and Rev Stucker of Owatonna as moderator. Fifty delegates attended. The regular service is tonight with special music and a main address by Rev F L Anderson. Other speakers will follow. Public invited.
District Court reports dismissal of the $5000 suit by Mrs Keefe of Blooming Prairie against the city over her drowned son. The case faced repeated delays. city attorney Pridham praised for final outcome while accusing plaintiff’s lawyers of bluffing and wasted expenses.
Hans Sievert Olson, born December 24, 1881 in Calamus Iowa, died Sunday at 6 39 pm at the Farrington home in Austin after a weeklong illness of pleurisy pneumonia. He worked at Hormel Packing House and came to Austin two years ago living with the Mead family then at the Farrington home since February. Funeral Tuesday at 3 pm from the Farrington home with cemetery chapel services conducted by Rev Roseland. Co G 2d Regiment will attend in a body. three volleys and taps planned. Pallbearers to be chosen from the Packing House. He leaves parents in Miles Iowa three sisters and four brothers, most in Iowa, and a sister Mrs M L Vinces of Ceylon Minnesota attended last Wednesday.
A London reader shares a humorous printers error from T. P. s London Weekly citing a Dover Chronicle editor. It recounts lines misprinted as who strain at a quart and swallow a canal and Campbell-Bannerman branded as a mailed fish, echoing Spoonerisms.
Jo Hartman, who raided several business places months ago and has been in jail, is sentenced to a reformatory by Judge Kingsley. The grand jury had indicted him for grand larceny in the second degree. He is described as a bright young man who believed the world owed him a living and began stealing from individuals.
A large Carter family gathering occurred at the L. D. Carter residence in Officers Mill on Sunday. All nine children and their spouses and grandchildren attended, first reunion since four years ago. Guests included Charlie Carter and child from Fort Dodge Iowa, Ed Ogerter from Idaho, Engeldrum from South Bend Indiana, Will Tyler from Rochester, Ed DeGroff and four children from Lehoy, John Lewis and Fred Lewis from Austin.
Friar Lawrence rebukes slow narrators with a wry quip about runners stumbling and vows to avoid overlong, circumstantial storytelling. He praises a good tale but laments tedious, theatrical, sentimental plots that fail to engage or entertain.
A military conversation shows First Lieutenant praising a horse bought from him while suggesting the animal will improve once payment is received. Second Lieutenant expresses high regard, noting head position may improve after settlement.
An advertisement asserts deafness arises from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and can be cured by constitutional remedies. It states nine of ten cases are due to catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars free. Hall's Family Pills recommended for constipation.
A big showing of neck wear in exclusive style direct from the manufacturers. NEW MIDGET TIES, light and dark outing coloring 19c. A large assortment of narrow and wide 4 in h and s. Right summer weight, right summer style, right summer shades, worth 50c and 50c, BOYS K & FE BIVUSES 4c, with or without collar in Paint leroy and Military Eaon style, in plain white or neat patterns, all sizes, $1 15 47c. MEN'S two thread Half Hove in fancies and plain a brown or black with white fool 12ic.
An item listing notes prices for Pleated Front or Plgin with Cuffs priced from 470 to 1.50. The offer includes attached or detached options and references various cuff styles.
Balbriggan shirts with French neck and corded fronts are featured alongside glove-fitting drawers with double seat. Food values listed at 39e, with special 2c e's shirts in silk finish Balbriggan, French neck, over east seams and silk trimmed fronts 47e.
A fragment notes a suit department feature highlighting silk shirt waist units and related merchandise. The readable text is limited and does not provide full details or context for pricing or availability.
Readable notes indicate a new line of millinery has arrived at Duck Flats. The brief item highlights fresh hats and related accessories for display and sale to shoppers.
Sealed bids due Saturday June 17 for a one and one half story building with addition on Water street in front of the Water Works Station. Committee on Purchases reserves the right to reject any or all bids. JF Hall, Chairman.
Miss Stanger formerly with the Fair store moves her millinery stock to the Golden Eagle old stand and will close out the entire inventory at cost. Sale begins Tuesday June 20.
The cherry crop is very short this year and customers should place orders at the Main Street Fruit Store now. Deliveries will begin next Tuesday.
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