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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1906
Page
2
Austin Daily Herald lists John H Skinner as editor and proprietor with Srtrude Ellis Skinner as associate editor at Austin Minnesota, noting second class mail entry.
A collage of observations on local affairs and culture. Mentions Mayor Sutton and preelection promises, post election work, Thaw and White as symbols of dissipations, and debates over Carnival and circus spending in Austin. Notes small loans, life insurance questions, and the public’s diverse money choices.
The Library Board commends the Ladies Floral Club for a generous gift of a twelve volume set of Stoddard's Lectures for the Carnegie Public Library. The club's benefactions uplift Austin, supporting a progressive city and a better home for intelligent residents.
The Board of County Commissioners of Mower County Minnesota will meet in regular session at the County Auditor's office in the Court House Austin on July 9 1906 at 3 p m. George Robertson County Auditor.
The editor in chief claims to have discovered a five dollar bill in a poet's new work and urges placing it in a high-visibility column, as reported by a columnist at the Atlanta Constitution.
A dentist testifies that he gave Aloroform twice to extract money from a patient, explaining the second administration was needed to obtain payment. The quip echoes a hard case of alleged dental deception amid midwestern press humor.
The Forepaugh Sells Circus lands in Mason City with 1075 people, 600 horses, elephants and wild beasts arriving in three train sections. The show boasts strict discipline, vegetarian meals, a dedicated health staff, and a parade praised as the finest seen, followed by an afternoon performance featuring a novel fire spectacle.
Governor John A Johnson will be present and speak at the Our County Fair on Wednesday September 26. The Mower County Agricultural Society praises its speakers this year and advertises the fair as hosting top Northwest figures with Johnson and James J Hill. Ex Mayor Cook chaired the effort to invite Johnson, who rearranged prior engagements to attend after disappointing Mower County last fall.
Miss Bernice A. Daley of Mapleton and Mr. Wm P Kenevan of Austin united in marriage at St. Theresa's church Mapleton Minn on Wednesday June 27 Rev Edward Stack officiated. The bride wore white embroidered chiffon over taffeta with long veil and carried white rosebuds. A large bridal party with maid of honor Miss Anastasia Bohan and bridesmaids in lavender and pink tones accompanied the bride. A wedding breakfast for sixty followed at the bride's home then the couple departed by train at 4 p m for a coast trip visiting relatives.
District court juries favored railroad cases this term. Rayman versus Illinois Central ended with a verdict for the railroad on the Olesonve line. Nenbauer versus Fred Tiedeman arose from a scrap in which Nenbauer suffered a broken wrist.
Nine years after Prof Boostrom started at the bottom he now oversees a thriving Normal College. On the porch stand 30 to 40 student girls employed by Shedd & Wright Leather Novelty, who, at a bell, move to workrooms to craft pocket books and related items. The piece notes shops are rare in Austin, explains wages for beginners are low due to slow, error prone work, and praises the firm for paying higher starting wages while forecasting improvement as the workers gain speed and skill.
Applications for the janitor position at Franklin school will be received by the Board of Education until 3 o'clock Tuesday July 3. Applicants must submit in their own handwriting. J. F. Fairbanks, Clerk.
Official notice from the Board of Water Electric Gas and Power Commissioners of Austin Minnesota seeking sealed proposals for about 3000 tons of bituminous coal. Bids due by 4 pm Tuesday July 17 1906 with delivery to the Light and Pumping Station and installments per contract. Right reserved to reject any or all bids.
A color correct relief map of Yellowstone National Park showing all points of importance. Aimed at tourists, with value for homes, libraries, and schools. Sent prepaid for 35 cents. From A M Cleland General Passenger Agent St Paul Minnesota.
The Presbyterian and Lutheran church ladies reported dinner and supper events. The Presbyterians served dinner in a vacant Main Street store, taking in 75 dollars, while the Lutherans hosted a church dinner and cleaned up 475. Each society will offer supper tonight.
Mower County Agricultural Society secretary Norm Dunkleman calls for bids to raise Floral hall on the fair grounds Austin installing cement block underpinnings every eight feet and a one ply tar paper roof for livestock shed. Bids due by July 7 in the afternoon. Committee may reject any or all bids.
Fort Saratoga built in 1600 by Major Peter Philip Schuyler spurred a northern valley settlement that endured during French and Indian War and the Revolution. The area saw Baratoga battles, Arnold’s imprisonment and escape, and marks where soldiers’ deeds are commemorated by stones. The old house where Arnold was confined still stands nearby.
A Somerville Journal quip notes that the heart of a man who has lived to seventy has beaten 200 million times not counting the moments it sped up in fear. The line underscores a long, steady human rhythm across age.
Buffalo calves are born in April and May and quickly prove strong and active. They stand within minutes and can fight for their lives within twenty minutes, while their mother handles defense and care.
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