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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
2
Sworn calculation note lists editors Skinner and Ilmer with associate Gertrude Billeshinmer and 940 subscribers. Month by month tally appears in the official paper record for Isenack year.
A column featuring quirky local snippets and playful names. Notes mention Liza Grape and Andy Parting Lee B Hindus, with Ex H E Catlin wearing a pedometer but unable to beat the baby’s walking.
A witty remark notes women gladly forgo dancing cards and sociables during Lent yet eagerly seek spring hats and dresses. The quip highlights social expectations and fashion as a penitential pastime with light humor.
Citizens are urged to plan annual outdoor work routines. One hour daily outdoors improves health and property appearance. The notice encourages every resident to keep their lot neatly kept this year.
Motorists praise property owners on Water Street for paving that eases travel when mud runs a foot deep or less, a relief felt especially in springtime.
A newspaper column notes a communication received today could be published if the sender provides a name as a guarantee of good faith. The name is requested for verification but not for publication.
An appropriation bill introduced last Friday by the congressman seeks 50000 for Rochester and 50000 for Austin, noting Mr Tawney as the source of the post office project. The tone is favorable in Rochester and Austin as coverage describes the proposed funding.
Many residents observed plentiful robins this morning and phoned notices in. Ducks and geese appeared in large numbers Wednesday evening migrating northward, with a cold wave forecast for Saturday expected to push them southward.
The Winona Herald notes robins and bluejays have returned, praising Winona residents for their nature observations. It mentions the handsome jay that winters north staying unseen in the river town, while swallows are implied to have endured the cold months.
A young woman walking with a traveling gentleman surprised him with a leap year proposal. The drummer, stunned, failed to respond and is now taking layovers in another city.
A narrator notes the telephone invades a boy’s escape plans as nearly every house has a phone. He recalls seeing boys wading through icy water, slipping on thin ice, while a neighbor warns of telephones ringing at the door as the mother hurries after her sons.
In the afternoon sun in front of Cronons Frank arranged chairs for a group of eleven elderly men. Walter Wold photographed the veterans whose combined ages total over 800 years. The image is on exhibition and regarded as remarkable.
A letter from Governor Johnson read before congressional committees expresses firm support for equal suffrage. He states women deserve the same voting rights as men and notes their broad culture and strong sympathies justify full participation.
The article describes milliners and dressmakers busy creating striking accessories and outfits for Easter. It praises forget me nots as large as dahlias and pansies resembling fine Dresden china, noting streets will resemble Ardath’s flowery fields on Easter Sunday.
A study contrasts architecture shaped by male design with the styles of a leading female fashion architect. It notes how structural aesthetics and wardrobe architecture mirror each other in emphasis, balance, and form, highlighting evolving tastes in both fields.
A tour of Austin shops reveals bright stores with extensive spring lines. Ready made suits abound in many dry goods stores with many gowns and suits featuring metropolitan style, fine tailoring, and quality materials. Local merchants urge residents to compare offerings before buying elsewhere.
Rev. Theodore Sedgwick of St Paul spoke at Christchurch on a sermon centered on the proverb Keep thy heart with all diligence. He delivered with energy sincerity and spiritual depth and urged love as the path to understanding God’s great love for all. Next Wednesday Rev C C Rollit of Red Wing preaches.
Albert Lea expresses concern that Congressman Tawney pushed two post office building bills for Austin and Rochester at 50 000 each while Albert Lea receives only 30 000. The paper argues the Albert Lea building is cramped and will need more space, urging a larger appropriation to at least double capacity.
The Cosmo offers a strong feature night with Samson the strong man performing feats of strength between acts. The bill includes False Accusation Bobby's Birthday Willie's Magic Wand Short Sighted Jane Pickman the Second illustrated song Sweethearts May Come and Sweethearts May Go. Shows at 7 30 and 8 30 with same admission price.
Crowds attend the Maurek's roller rink each evening showing the venue as a worth visiting, clean amusement. Management censures vulgarity and drunkenness, aiming for a wholesome experience. A great prize race for purse is scheduled for this evening.
Red Rock township voters chose F. August Smith as supervisor for three years along with town clerk F. E. Crookshank treasurer T. K. Dahle assessor P. J. Leary Justice of the Peace Steve Hagan and constables Peter Madison and Wm Egan in the latest township election.
Last night at the Presbyterian church Mr Ensign led a lively song service and urged all to sing. Mr Turner presented picture sermons that made biblical truths memorable while illustrating sin and redemption. The events featured dramatic images and a strong appeal to sinners to enter the Way of Life.
Mrs A W Wright hosted an afternoon gathering from 4 to 6 30 for all officers of the Ladies' Aid of the Congregational church the committee chairmen for the year and her own November committee for work.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid met in church parlors for a Wednesday quilting bee. A good attendance and pleasant gathering followed with the gentlemen joining for supper. The group cleared 14.50.
A Congregational Ladies' Aid gathering at Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Catherwood on Kenwood avenue drew an unusually large crowd. The house was taxed to the limit as the ladies served a fine supper and cleared eighteen dollars.
The Jolly Ten gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Frank Sargent’s Oakland Avenue home for a Talk Talk. A coffee lunch was served at five o’clock.
Mrs Mike McLaughlin hosted a ladies afternoon in honor of Mrs Phil McLaughlin of Sioux City. The event drew a number of local women for socializing and greetings.
Mrs A W Allen entertained this afternoon in honor of Mrs Phil Mc Laughlin with guests and light refreshments, continuing a social tradition in the community.
Rev G W Lutz and Mr N W Warren returned from a nearly four week journey along the Great Western line. They traveled as far south as Texas and spent four hours on Mexican soil. On departure the grass was tall and strawberries ripe with surf bathing noted. They both show marked improvement from the trip.
Lyle Supervisor for three years T. H. Murphy named clerk F A Trowbridge treasurer W G Pace assessor John Magee Justice of the Peace H C Trowbridge Charles Howard constables L F Allen and L Gekler listed in the slate.
The undersigned will sell at public auction on his farm one mile north of the Packing House on Monday March 28, 1908 a choice lot of 25 cattle horses farm implements etc Commences at ten oclock Free lunch at noon Everybody interesed come and see what we have Usual terms Albert Sachse.
The Mower County Board will meet in special session on Thursday March 26 at 3 p.m. in the Auditor's office at the Court House in Austin to transact business as needed. GEO. ROBERTSON County Auditor.
A blaze engulfed the Feeney Brothers old horse barns on the west side of the river opposite the flax fibre works this afternoon. The straw-filled structures burned fiercely sending a scare through residents along South Main Street.
Mr B E Shutt adds two beautiful hacks to his large livery stock making it the most complete in southern Minnesota Phone calls and wants invited. Contact numbers No 10 and 11 21 offered for up to date turnout.
Auction announced for horses cattle and farm machinery one mile east of Packing house on the old Mahoney farm Friday March 20 beginning at 1 oclock p m F H Ulwelling.
To the patrons of the Austin Steam Laundry the firm announces a new steam cleaning dry cleaning and pressing department. They guarantee good work and invite patronage from the local community.
The Yankton reports an expedition from Acapulco to Indefatigable Island seeking Fred Jeffs an American seaman abandoned there. The search found no trace of Jeffs and was deemed futile.
London March 12 The health of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman prime minister shows no improvement with his condition worsening. Acting premier Herbert Henry Asquith has led sessions while Campbell-Bannerman remains isolated for three weeks and political affairs receive little attention. A royal return from the continent is expected to precede a premiership change.
Washington lawmakers discussed a White House message and military committee reports on Brownsville. Senator Warren said a bill will reinstate discharged Twenty-fifth Regiment soldiers under conditions. The Panama transport bill and currency measure were also touched before adjournment.
In Shawnee Oklahoma on March 12 a pistol battle in a dark bedroom at Thomas Nichols home left three men wounded. Mace McClutcha and Thomas Nichols believed dying, William McClutcha injured but not seriously. Charles Nichols and Joe McClutcha were jailed after the shootout following a country dance altercation between MecClutcha and Nichols families.
Jacob Schaefer defended his balkline one shot billiard title in Chicago defeating Willie Hoppe 500 to 423. Schaefer posted an average of 14 10 35 while Hoppe averaged 12 13 34.
The note mentions Zela ya as president of Nicaragua B H Holland of Bloomington reelected baseball league president for 1908 Enelah Randfield a waitress at the Iowa Soldiers home Marshalltown drowned on the Iowa River Edmondo de Amicis the travel writer died in Bordighera aged born 1846 Mme Anna Gould and three children sailed from Cherbourg to New York Seventy nine towns and villages in Minnesota show license vote results sixty nine dry J H Shormack a Northern Pacific night clerk killed at Worth Minn by a moving engine on crossing tracks
In Rockland Maine on March 12 a southwest gale and heavy seas accompanied the Birmingham during standardization tests. The vessel achieved a corrected 25.0 knot mile, the fastest recorded for its class using reciprocating engines.
The remark recalls Milton's blunt counter to the king's charge of divine judgment. When asked if blindness was a judgment for writing in defense of his father's murder, Milton reportedly answered that while he had lost sight, the king's father had lost his head.
Dialogue snippet shows Perey asking if a policeman was ever a baby. Mother confirms, Petey bemused by the notion of a baby policeman in a Punch context.
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