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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
2
A Kansas City Times feature praises the mother in law for guiding wives in housework, mending clothes, and caring for children. It celebrates her patience and steady work as the domestic anchor keeping couples from distress over unkempt kids and worn socks.
Basball association officers plan a systematic canvass of the city to determine how much financial support will be given. The aim affects the whole city and full cooperation will encourage the committees, with a cheering word and a liberal donation to field a fast ball team during the dull summer months.
The Owatonna Journal reports Mayor Reigard spent Saturday visiting saloons not to drink but as a lecture tour. He received favorable press notices though audiences were displeased and he vows to govern like Mayor Sutton. The city’s name, previously linked to lawlessness, could gain a fairer image.
Austin real estate and business leaders urge funds to send a Mower county exhibit to the state fair. They argue exhibition would advertise Mower and Austin, attract visitors, boost real estate values and benefit merchants. They call on Freeborn County Agricultural Society to study the opportunity.
Cosmo Theatre owner Groesbeck returns from Chicago with English Burns vs Moir fight film from December 2, 1907. The England champion Moir, larger than Tommy Burns, is knocked out in ten rounds. thirty minute picture shows full contest details tonight and Wednesday.
Miss Genevieve Hunt visits Owatonna this week. D Bailey visits New Hampton Iowa over the weekend. Chase Hoy ships household goods to Dakota. Miss Edith Palmer returns home from Hammie for a short vacation. Miss Pearl Clark stays at home Sunday. Roy Bailey departs for Dakota Tuesday. Miss Eva Strong leaves for Winona for a couple weeks. Herbert McClelland is quite sick. Fred Anderson returns from Rochester this week.
The Cosmo offers one of the year’s top programs with a lineup designed for steady interest. Shown will be Oh That Cat, Won by Strategy, A Strange Case, A Grateful Dog, School Days, and the illustrated song Come Back to Old.
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes testimonials from Walding Kinnan Marvin of Toledo and endorses internal remedies taken to cleanse the blood.
Mrs Alta Smith Scullin dies suddenly at about 7 45 after laughing with friends near North Star Dairy on the way to an Eastern Star meeting. Born Novi Michigan April 19 1849 she lived in Oakland before moving to the city after her husband Georges death. She leaves two sisters and four sons Arthur John Warner and Frank with broad social and church ties in the community.
The J. D. C. club held a social in the Y. W. C. A. rooms with about twenty six young people in attendance. Music games and refreshments provided entertainment for the evening.
Oakland notes show Sunday school moved to 2 pm and the church service at 3 pm at the Baptist church. Mrs Ben Speth of Austin visited Mrs John Rhien last week. The Ladies Aid plans a meeting with Mrs Geo Bennett on Thursday April 2. Sever Severson's family and markets visit noted along with several local travel updates and student vacations.
The First Ward Democratic voters’ primary election will be held at Harmonia Hall in Austin on Saturday March 28 from 7 to 8 p m. for nominating two ward aldermen one justice of the peace and electing ten delegates to the city convention. Dated Austin March 21 1908. Jos FitzTaub Chairman R Peterson Secretary.
Miss West, once popular, makes a comeback for the Austin Cigar Co. She is described as stout with a fine wrapper and aroma, advertised as godstock and affordable at five cents. She will enter the gold watch contest.
Limited quantity of Premium Seed Potatoes for sale. Early and late varieties priced from 75 cents to 1.00 per bushel. John D. Smrru. New phone 152 R. Austin.
Are you particular we can paint and hang wallpaper to please you. Rosenthal Bros advertise wall decorating experience for hire. Call 176 J N W or 280 L Int.
The Elks hold an evening meeting on March 24 at 7 30 with officer elections and an initiation. A smoker is planned afterward by the committee. MO L GULDEN E R
Veal and lamb prices show modest gains with fat veal priced around 225 to 275 per cwt and lamb ranges near 225 to 275. Cattle listings include steers and fat cows with values noted in the 100s to mid 200s per cwt, reflecting mixed demand across the market.
The Socialists held a caucus and convention at Socialist Hall near Cressey’s Furniture. Paul Zender and William Cutter were nominated for alderman at large and alderman of the Second ward respectively, signing recall blanks to bind themselves to party mandates. The piece notes opposition from reactionists over Mayor Sutton’s law and order stance and stresses a law and order platform for Austin’s municipal race.
Representative Hollister, who opposed the railroad bill, expresses satisfaction that the United States Supreme Court aligns with his stance.
John E. Malloy and C. F. Stillman will be presented at both Republican and Democratic caucuses in Ward One. No partisan contest exists. the aim is to find the best ward representatives. Both are non self-suggested candidates urged by many ward Republicans and Democrats.
For sale list of properties includes houses on water bridge railway street names St Paul, town lots and farms near Austin and in northern Minnesota. Call and see G Sorflaten at office 223 N Main St for details.
The Stoa district social basket sale drawn 25 to 30 dollars with Eling Soli as auctioneer. Visitors include Clarence Zerkel from Austin and Fuller Hudson visiting Moscow. A socialist lecture by Beecher Moore on March 30 at Moscow hall. Creamery paid 33 cents for February butter. Multiple local visits and small-town notices wrap the scene with club meetings and family updates.
The Home Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet with Mrs Merrill Whites at 719 East Bridge street tomorrow.
In a city restaurant, Uncle Zebulon and his nephew discuss meningitis as the nephew reads a paper. When asked if he ever had cerebro spinal meningitis, the uncle replies he has not and would rather eat fried liver and bacon.
Miss Grace Kimball of Austin spent Sunday with her sister near Waltham while a Medicine show that had toured the area for a week wrapped up Saturday night. Local notes report health updates, marriages, and various trades and incidents around the community including a minor accident and church work.
Miss Lizzie Kiefer returns from Wisconsin. John Gilligan visits J D Rooney ill in Minneapolis. Several locals travel to Austin, LeRoy, Chicago and Rochester for various reasons. John D Rooney dies at Asbury hospital in Minneapolis Monday morning.
Dr Hollister of Austin visited Mr and Mrs LaBar Tuesday. Several residents traveled to nearby towns with visits to family and friends. A special collection was taken Sunday for Miss Vaughan with donations from Celia Chapter O E S and Sunshine Society among others.
Tim, a protege of Mr. Blank, a well known Boston lawyer, frequently ran into trouble but avoided jail or fines due to his influence with the courts. Tim explained that Mr. Blank knows the law, and he tells him what he doesn’t know.
A child recalls her newspaper dad, alternating moods from gruff to joyful as he voraciously scans headlines. He jokes about misprints and scoops, hopes for a big raise, and often ambles through the day with a playful newsroom flair, while mom keeps calm. Des Moines Iowa Register reporters recounts family newsroom life.
In the Louisville Courier Journal, John Goode reflects on Judah P. Benjamin with a wartime anecdote about legal fees. Benjamin explains his billing by stages from a retainer to reminders, refreshers, and finally a finisher, contrasting with a $500 local fee.
Briggins claims he knows more than anyone on earth about Mars speculation. Miss Cayenne pins him down noting the claim that Mars is inhabited goes beyond that. Washington Star reports the exchange as part of a science discussion.
A domestic saying urges consistent courtesy both at home and with neighbors, emphasizing friendliness and good manners in daily life. The proverb highlights sociable behavior within one’s own household mirrored in community interactions.
A London Tit-Bits satire shows a mother scolding a boy for wearing out boots and trousers as he tramps the floor. The green reporter asks Editor NecKelway which verb to use for Henry and an egg on the table. Editor McKelway replies with a sharp quip about crowing Henry laying the egg if he can.
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