Alumni meeting announced for June 30 at Elk's hall
An alumni event is slated for June 30 with an anquet at Elk's hall.
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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1910
Page
3
An alumni event is slated for June 30 with an anquet at Elk's hall.
A long list of Austin residents' travels and plans includes Mr and Mrs Frank Helebrant visiting Adams for two weeks, Miss Odell Austin returning from Bancroft Iowa, and a special train to Dexter picnic June 30 leaving Austin at 9:00 and returning 6:09. Reads of guests, travels, theatre, and social events, plus preparations for the Dexter June 30 picnic and Alumni Banquet.
Concrete walls porches steps walks floors chimneys repaired walls plastered and all kinds of mason work neatly done. Max W Miller honored at 406 Water Street.
The Brownsdale group led by Rev. T. M. Gilpin and several residents attended the Central Baptist association gathering in Blooming Prairie from June 15 to 17. Other notes mention Chas Knox Jr. and Blanche Knox returning to Bemidji, Georgie Gray home from Park Rapids, and visits and travels among Mrs. De Hanson Elsie Peterson Donnybrook North Dakota, with updates on Mrs. R. W. Stowe's weakening condition and C. D. Holbrook's trip to Bangor Maine.
We thank relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement. Appreciation for the floral tributes and the choir services from Mr. J. O. Karsrud, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Karsrud and daughter.
The John Placek family moves into their new home today. Dr and Mrs John Esser attend wedding of their sister Mrs Albert Snyder and daughter Catherine at the John Kloyada home. Catherine has visited Graf ton Misa Blanche Matthews returns from Lanesboro. Mrs Hartwell Ida and George visit Waterloo Iowa to see Mrs Miller. George heads to New York to resume duties on the battleship Michigan.
Dexter Banker Conklin returns from a business trip to Iowa. Mrs. Jake Jacobson seeks medical care from Dr. Hegge in Austin. Chas. Fairbanks Knute Starks and Henry Knutsen engage in Austin business and family visits. Otis Heimer travels through Dakota and Montana. F. M. Conklin and others conduct business in Austin. A large group plans to attend Chau tauua in Austin July 9 16.
A New York American excerpt describes early Roman practice of divorce. Couples separated before the hearth with a priest and priestess present, where a wheaten cake is rejected and the wife renounces her husband’s worship, breaking religious bonds and dissolving the marriage.
The piece notes primrose meaning first flower in old French primerose versus popular links to roses. It discusses how English expanded rose names to tuberose and rosmarinus, while the rose itself was dropped where popular fancy failed. It cites alchemists calling green vitriol capri rosa and traces French to coupe rose.
The so called dancing toania that followed the black death is identified as St Vitus dance. Beginning in 1374 at Aix la Chapelle it spread through Germany Netherlands and Italy. Dancers moved in circles hand in hand appearing senseless and danced for hours until exhaustion and death. The mania involved millions of people.
A discussion traces the origin of juries to Viking cantons and twelve subdistrict chieftains selecting a local man to try a prisoner. The twelve verdicts were then unified under the judge, reflecting a long standing practice in medieval justice.
The article notes six week dog days ahead with scarce rain and potential grain issues if rainfall is late. It reports Rev. Meier in Austin, a Patron Saints decoration planned, Miss Bauer's successful term in district 87, and various local visits and farm constructions. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Shaw of Brownsdale visiting and several families traveling or hosting relatives.
Lyle Center Miss Kate Demming of Ft. Atkinson Ja is visiting friends this week. Fred and Maud West attended a Class of 97 meeting at Dr. Lewis home Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Spooner and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Herzog spent Sunday at the Will Pace home. Mr. and Mrs. Hanson and family from near Varco visited the Dennison home Sunday. Fay Hotson was an Austin visitor Sunday. Henry Beadle, long time resident with his brother Robert, died Sunday after a short illness. Remains were taken to the old home near Castalio Ia for burial.
Lyle township and London residents including Mr and Mrs Theo and the Johnsons spent Sunday at Joe Cafourek's. The Lyle Otranto group planned a picnic but rain altered plans. A son Guy Magee was born Friday June 24 to Mr and Mrs John Far. Mr and Mrs H C Trowbridge visited Austin. M D McConnell repaints his house. Sadie Roberts fell ill at Man kato Normal and returned home.
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