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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1908
Page
2
The piece recalls the February 29 reopening of mines and smelters in Butte Montana after John D. Ryan’s “start Monday” vow. The scene unfolds with crowds cheering, trains overcrowded, and personal astonishment at the economic ripple from renewed mining activity.
Dan Dovenburg, a Milwaukee fireman, narrowly escaped death Friday morning in St Paul when his engine backing to couple with a train collided with a Burlington passenger, killing the Burlington engineer. Dovenburg was thrown from the cab into the tank and badly bruised as a blinding snowstorm hid the wreckage. Engine 579 damaged. engine 735 moved the train to the point. engineer Johnson in charge.
The Society of Equity gathered Saturday afternoon in a small but interested group at the Court House. A national split affects plans, while the Mower County Union watches and prepares to join when timing is right. The next meeting will be called after spring seeding.
Telegram received by Mrs. N. F. Earl confirms the death of her brother H. T. Cheadle of Salem S Dek He was formerly of Moscow township and left for Salem 29 years ago The funeral in Salem was postponed until the arrival of Mr and Mrs N F Earl who will travel there Wednesday morning
A reader describes catching trout in a pond and finding in one fish a worm hook broken in the mouth and a March brown fly hook in the lip, noting the fish appeared unbothered by pain as it gulped bait. The tale invites discussion on fish pain perception.
An Atchison Globe excerpt argues that malice breeds murder and long hatred leads to inevitable fights. The piece urges people to abandon hate to avoid misfortune, noting that prolonged conflict often ends in deadly acts.
The fragment suggests an unclear claim about air surrounding the earth with figures ranging from 120 to 20, but the text is garbled and lacks verifiable details or context.
An old fashioned revival drawn large crowds at the Presbyterian church with Evangelist Dale delivering a gripping sermon on the prodigal and a strong message on the marks of discipleship. Turner and Miss Dovenberg performed, and health questions sparked potential class plans. Evening sessions filled both auditorium and chapel, with announcements for Chalk Talks and nightly gatherings through the week.
A series of social visits marked Mrs T J Abrahams birthday with friends calling Saturday and sharing refreshments. Miss Alice McBride hosted the Gazooks on St Paul street with a seven o clock dinner and Ruth Bartlett as guest of honor.
Mrs. Sutherland and daughter Mrs. A. W. Allen hosted a gathering of neighborhood ladies at their South Chatham Street home Saturday from 2 30 to 6 pm. Fifteen attended, some gathered for social hour while others played cards and worked, with lunch served.
The Austin Council No. 98 U C T elected officers for the year including S C Doane P C Hormel J C Smith and others. B F Hormel named principal and E H Smith alternate to attend the Grand Council meeting in Calgary next June. A memorial service will be held at Christchurch in April.
The Woodmen lodge of Austin plans to cooperate with the St Olaf Hospital Association to add four rooms to the hospital. One room will be furnished by the Woodmen and named the Woodmen room. Albert Lea seeks a larger hospital building owned by the association or county and urges other fraternal groups to consider how they can aid.
Mrs. Lafayette French wins the $10 prize from the Roosevelt club of Minneapolis for best title for the 1908 show at the Metropolitan opera house April 20 to 22. Second prize goes to Mrs. H. J. Mich for Pipings of Pan, awarding two opening-night seats.
The council voted Friday night to buy new hook and ladder wagons for fire departments one and two. Old units served 25 years after early fire scares at a Collinwood schoolhouse. East river area later gained a fire team. prior hauling relied on loose teams. Local support favors improved fire protection and sane spending. Walter Hunt of Hunt Drug Co. in New York visited relatives in town. Budd Smith of Blessing, Texas praised his climate and comfort. Alderman Geo Corneveaux pushes an ordinance to ban bells by scissor grinders within city limits.
The article explains coal derivatives shape daily life from coal gas and ammonia for agriculture to asphalt and coal tar. It depicts coal as buried sun shine with vast potential, noting its transformation through gasmaking and chemistry into dyes, cleaners, perfumes, medicines, flavors, and explosives. London Pall Mall Magazine.
State Bank of Rose Creek Minnesota is incorporated with Sophronia Dean Wm W Dean Warren H Dean John Cronan and C H Hanson as initial directors. Capital stock ten thousand dollars in 100 shares. board of five directors. time frame thirty years beginning March 25 1908. located Rose Creek Mower County. notary and state filings confirm approval and record.
A London Globe summary details Colonel Thomas Blood, famed 17th century swashbuckler, his Irish origins, Civil War activity, and plots to seize Dublin Castle and abduct the Duke of Ormonde. It recounts the 1670 Tower jewel raid failed by a rescue, Blood's near Tyburn death, royal pardon, and a later dubious funeral rumor.
A Scottish lunatic, convinced every day was Christmas and feasting on imagined turkey, believed all his meals tasted of porridge. Despite two porridge servings daily, he described meals of turkey and plum pudding and left staff with the saying about porridge.
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