Potpourri of Local Interest and Historic Military Details
The Herald’s March 28 1888 issue notes C. D. Belden as Farmers Alliance secretary. It lists Company C under Captain Trowbridge with three squads led by Sergeants Wood Cook and Sterling, each with two or three corporals and named crews.
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Herald
C. D. Belden
Farmers Alliance
Trowbridge
F. B. Wood
Rensberger
C. F. Cook
N. Nicholson
C. D. Heflen
W. S. Sterling
A. B. Hawkins
E. J. Schwan
Anemometer Records Air Flow For School Aid
County Superintendent Miss Grace Sherwood introduces a simple instrument to measure air current velocity and volume for county schools. All schools receiving state aid must maintain continuous fresh air circulation, with the device placed in the air flue to verify compliance before aid is granted.
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Grace Sherwood
City Beautiful effort calls Austin residents to plant shrubs
The message urges residents to beautify properties for spring by visiting nurseries, selecting flowering shrubs, and transplanting them with care to avoid root damage. It emphasizes that beautifying homes increases property value and that many owners intend to plant shrubs this season.
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Austin
Hoe
Rake
Spade
Austin Not Dead Despite Complaints From Two Loafers
A columnist argues that Austin thrives with busy industry and students at the Normal College. He dismisses two young men who call the town dead, noting packed shops, packing houses, railroad shops, and a 600 student college corps. The piece urges readers to stay active and engaged.
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First National Bank
Normal College
Austin
Latona the Contortionist at Hamilton Fair Cosmos
The Freeman Tribune notes the Hamilton fair drew its largest crowd yet and Latona the contortionist showcased a varied set of difficult stunts. He performs a fifteen minute act nightly under a spotlight on a raised stage at the Cosmos with a changing program each night Friday and Saturday.
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Freeman Tribune
Hamilton
Latona
Cosmos
Sunday School Contest Starts In City And Owatonna
Methodist Sunday schools in the city and Owatonna launch a contest to boost attendance. The winner receives a silk flag. Attendance last Sunday reached 202 at the local church, with a points system rewarding extra pupils, study time, and verse memorization.
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Owatonna
Markets Signal Mixed Livestock Prices Amid Unclear Data
Market notes show fragmented bids across hogs, veal, and cattle with nominal gains and uneven quotes. Traders cite sparse volumes and unclear futures signals as they scan prices around 470 to 490 for hogs and 4100-plus for cattle, amid 8 to 16 percent shifts in nearby listings.
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Roger Wat
Hogs
Beaver Inc
Savabee Nanevssoes
MR Inc
Vieni
Taneen Euneean Cancerze
Aguas Anes
Public Library Adds Many Classic Children's Books
A list of recently added children's titles to the Public Library includes Famous Heroes Every Child Should Know and Adventures of Uncle Sam's Sailors alongside works by Mabie, Lang, Roduc, and Thackeray era writers. Range covers fiction and biographies with titles like Our Little Spanish Cousin and Six Girls in the Tea Room.
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Bryant
Lang
Mabie
Hawkes
Benton
Beard
Roulet
Coburn
America
Tudor Jenks
Rou
General Gordon
Lang Magellan
Young Trailers
Altsheler
Barbour
Harriet
Annapolis Plebe
Beach Brothers and Sisters
Brown
Anne
Deland
Old Baltimore
Drysdale
Long Knives
Eggleston
Jack
Grinnell
Luck
Dudley Grahams
Haines
Buck Jones
Annapolis
Lieut
Border
Smith
Thackeray Young Rangers
Tomlinson
Betty Baird
Weikel
Nina
White Picture Primer
Strange runaway horses crash into mill street office
A team owned by Furtney and Bassett and leased to the Northwestern Telephone Company ran away just after noon and crashed into Lyman D. Baird’s Mill street office. One horse shattered the five eighths inch plate glass, was cut repeatedly, and required stitches. the other horse remained near the harness. No one was in the office. a crowd gathered as the injured animal was led away. The horse’s value is about $100.
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Furtney & Bassett
Northwestern Telephone Company
Lyman D. Baird
Mill Street
J. C. Johnson
Charles Cressey
Johnson
Political Potpourri on GOP Nominations
Windorn Citizen quotes Frank Eddy predicting Ed Young secures the Republican nomination for governor if Johnson is not a candidate and that McCleary will win the Second district nomination. Eddy also says Hammond would easily defeat McCleary, criticizing McCleary for shifting positions on tariffs.
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Frank Eddy
Ed Young
Johnson
Windorn
McCleary
Hammond
Mac
Seven Initiated at Austin Lodge M W No 840
Seven candidates were initiated at Harmonia hall by Austin Lodge M W No 840. State Deputy F F E Caldwell praised the work as well as any older lodge in the state. The group now has about forty members and seeks a permanent meeting place. George W Bucklin was elected delegate with 8 E Miller as alternate to the supreme lodge in St Paul on June 1.
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Geo. W. Bucklin
E. Miller
Supreme Lodge
St. Paul
Hamline students honored at Miss Foster home gathering
Misses Mable McCulloch and Estella Foster hosted about thirty five young people last evening at Miss Foster's home for Hamline students at home. Games and music followed by sherbet margerites and wafers. The guests departed at a late hour reporting a pleasant evening.
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Mable McCulloch
Estella Foster
Mrs Moore Hosts Evening Seven O'clock Dinner
Mrs Moore entertained a number of friends last evening to a seven o'clock dinner.
Mrs Henry Furtney Hosts Small East Water Street Gathering
Mrs Henry Furtney entertained a small company of friends at her home on East Water street last night in a cordial social gathering.
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Henry Furtney
East Water Street
Hay Fire Destroys Twenty Tons on Moonan Farm
A grass fire started by Harry Earl destroyed twenty tons of hay on Andy Moonan’s farm on South River Street. Wind fueled the blaze, threatening houses and barns and nearly burning Moonan’s house and three hay stacks before twenty volunteers saved nearby properties including the Zender slaughter house. The hay was insured with Mower County Farmers Insurance Co.
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Andy Moonan
Harry Earl
Emma Earl
South River Street
Earl
P. H. Best
Mary Woodard
Wendall Arndt
Dan Tubbs
H. P. Zender
Phillip Best
Mower County Farmers Insurance Company
Fire destroys home in Newry area
Dennis reports his brother John Dennis had a home burned last Monday. The fire started in the chimney and the blaze occurred about one o clock in the afternoon. Mrs Dennis saved her 86 year old father Wm Keefe who slept through the flames. The room collapsed as she retrieved clothes. High winds spread burning shingles over 100 rods. Insurance carried: 1250 with Freeborn County Farmers Insurance. A year ago Dennis suffered three months with typhoid fever.
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Dennis
Newry
John Dennis
Mr. Dennis
Wm. Keefe
Freeborn County Farmers Insurance Company
Ladies' Aid division meets for sewing and plans
Mrs. F. O. Hall hosted the division of the Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church yesterday afternoon. Members sewed and discussed future plans before a five o'clock lunch was served.
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F. O. Hall
Ladies’ Aid
M. EF. Church
Whist Club Enjoys Late Night With Dr and Mrs Allen
The Whist Club met with Dr and Mrs Allen on Wednesday night for a pleasant gathering. Lunch was served at about midnight.
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Mrs. Allen
Aimee’s Man Arrested in Alabama Extradition Fight
F A Lloyd husband of Aimee Lloyd known as the man with the dogs is in custody in Birmingham Alabama on conspiracy and receiving money from banks via his wife’s bogus checks. He faces extradition to Olmstead County while the state department aids the case and fights habeas corpus if needed.
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F. A. Lloyd
Aimee Lloyd
Birmingham
Ala
Olmstead
Rochester
Lloyd
Brown
Florida
Alabama
State Department
Olmstead County
Thurston Speaks on Sonship at Christchurch Meeting
Rev. J. P. Thurston of Minneapolis delivers a sermon on the sonship of humanity to God at a well attended Christchurch Wednesday service. He emphasizes the divine cord in the human heart and God’s wish for all to be saved. Next week Rev. G. H. Hills of Minneapolis preaches.
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Christchurch
T. P. Thurston
Minneapolis
Mr. Thurston
G. H. Hills
Visitors from Rose Creek and Lyle Cross City Paths
Miss Helen Jacobsen of Rose Creek was in the city yesterday. K. J. Knutson of Lyle was in the city on business today. Miss Una Padelford has returned to her home in Lyle after visiting Miss Mae Padelford.
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Helen Jacobsen
Rose Creek
K. J. Knutson
Lyle
Una Padelford
Mae Padelford
Political Calendar for City and County Conventions
March 27 Republican city primaries and convention. March 28 Democratic city primaries. March 31 Registration day. April 8 Republican primaries for county convention. April 9 Republican county convention. April 15 Republican congressional convention in this city. April 16 Republican state convention at Minneapolis. June 16 Republican national convention at Chicago.
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Minneapolis
Chicago
Cosmo Tonight Shows Top Films and Acts
An excellent Cosmo program features the year’s best pictures including Whats in a Dream If He Had Only Known Tyrolean Dance and a colored film. An illustrated song Bye Bye Dearie sung by Mrs. Groesbeck Latona the contortionist Up-to-date Magic and a hand painted film The Butterfly Queen from the comic opera complete the lineup.
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Cosmo
Settlement Notice From The Furniture King
Notice to former customers and those with open book accounts to make immediate settlement directly. Upon settling with Mr. Johnson, I will pay all accounts owed in Austin, as I intend to stay in the city. Charles Cressey, The Furniture King.
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Mr. Johnson
City of
Austin
Charles Cressey
Winchester official visits for upcoming Gun Club shoots
A Wrinkle of Winchester Ammunition Company met with Gun Club members yesterday to discuss the coming season’s shoots. He plans to return next week with Mr. A Bills, a professional crack shot, who will give an exhibition at the Gun Club grounds.
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A. Wrinkle
Winchester Ammunition Company
Mr. A. Bills
Bills
Curious blind man’s senses sharpen with loss
A blind man, losing sight in both eyes, trains hearing to navigate towns by footstep tones. He identifies houses and ground type and moves with minimal collisions, proving adaptability. When a skeptic questions his sight, he reveals a glass eye in his right socket by tapping it with a penknife.
How His Place Was Filled
A renowned divine with crowded lectures in major cities cancels a provincial engagement for a prior commitment. The society accepts apologies and sends a handbal. The notice then says the Rev Mr cannot lecture on Con science and four B- minstrel troupe members will perform a farce titled Any person who bought a ticket for the other entertainment may transfer it for sixpence.
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London Tatler
For Sale Properties in Austin Area and North State Shops
For sale houses on water bridge railway Saint Paul streets and Oakland avenue plus town lots and farms near Austin and in the northern part of the state. Call and see me G Sorplatten Office 223 North Main Street.
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St. Paul
Oakland Avenue
Austin
State
Hack Service Advertises First Class Tap Hack Rides
B E Shutt announces a new hack service offering first class rides to trains. Interested customers may phone orders to number 10 26 1m for arrangements.
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B. E. Shutt
Helen Keller On Perception And Inner Light
The quote compares internal guides to celestial bodies, arguing that understanding comes from inborn truth rather than external sights. Keller suggests personal illumination guides life decisions, noting sky color and nature differ for each observer yet remain real.
Noting Worn Buttons Brown and Mrs Brown
Brown asks Mrs Brown if she wants needies while inspecting her shirt. He suggests her old buttons may be worn from use. She questions why he asks and replies no.
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Brown
Mrs. Brown
Costly mattresses for plate glass wagons detailed
The article explains plate glass wagon mattresses made of curled hair with uniform thickness to protect giant panes. Costs run from 60 to 75 dollars, reworking adds 20 to 25 dollars, and the system aims for safe, rapid handling as glass moves from wagon to storefronts. It notes old frame methods and modern mattress topped tables for easier setting and lifting with straps.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eskimo Mail Dogs Train From Puppy to Sled Team
Eskimo dogs begin training before one month old with puppies tied to tent poles to pull for play. A mail dog starts serious training at one year, running ten miles daily then increasing until joining the trail at fifteen months. A dog's life in service lasts three to four years and lay-off threats carry strong social disgrace among the team.
Misnamed Madagascar and the St Lorenz Island
A historical note explains how Madagascar was misnamed as an island and later confusion with an imagined eastern island. Marco Polo influenced early maps, Belhaim added an erroneous island, and Fernando Suarez in 1506 realigned names, clarifying that Madagascar is a single island by 1531.
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Madagascar
St. Lorenz Island
Marco Polo
Africa
Martin Belhaim
Nuremberg
Fernando Suarez
St Lorenz
Mme Coralie Cahen Defies Prussian Takeover at Vendome Hospital
In the Franco German war the French hospital at Vendome led by Mme Coralie Cahen cared for thousands of French and German wounded. When Prussians sought to seize the hospital she confronted their general saying they would remain under French protection with the Red Cross and French flag. The exchange ended with German admiration for her bravery.
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Vendome
Mme
Coralie Cahen
Christian Sisters of Mercy
Mme. Cohen
Red Cross
The Way of Heather in a Nordic Heath
An excerpt from Adventures of Nils translated by Velma Swanston Howard describes a vast sandy heath on Seonnerbo township Halland border where only heather grows. The heather stubbornly roots and spreads like a tree, creating a forest-like expanse that prevents other plants from entering.
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Seonnerbo
Halland
Nils
Selma Lagerlof
Velma Swanston Howard
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Contortionist
Library Notes
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Mystic Workers of the World
Aimee
J. P. Thurston
Furniture
Gun Club News
G. Sorplaten
N. Main St
New Hack Service
Helen Keller
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Yles
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
W. D. Bassler
Lida Rose McCabe
St. Nicholas
DOG Intelligence
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