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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1902
Page
2
The Daily Herald lists editor names John Skinner and Gertrude Ellis-Skinner and notes post office mailing class and pricing for subscriptions. The piece is dated March 31, 1902 and mentions meadowlark notes due with or without grace.
In March the weather alternated with sunshine giving way to frowns and squalls. The scene captures a fickle shift as spring promises traded for cold shoulders at parting.
The article argues the nomination by Van SanNTT indicates a Democratic win this fall and notes similar indications in the county as those seen during Eustis's nomination.
The piece notes Elk Hall steel built under three years ago at 33 dollars per ton now surpasses 60 dollars. Tawney argues maintaining high tariffs benefits all Americans and protects the industry.
Easter bonnet paradegoers braved cold winds and falling snow as flowers drooped and the scene looked bleak. Residents bundled in furs and heavy coats, feeling more comfortable than the exposed onlookers.
The piece argues that poets gain lasting fame by inclusion in school readers enabling poems to reach boys and be remembered across generations. It reflects on school-day memories and the immortality that such exposure bestows on literature.
The text notes winter’s firmer grip over summer, with lingering warmth brief and rare. It describes sparse green, a lone willow color, early buds, and frequent northwest winds. It contrasts winter’s onset with fall, and details heating habits and coal use as Minnesota sits inside winter’s power belt.
Mies Grues Davs of Austin stayed at the Ed Murane home in South Oakland for a week. Mr John Barnes is on the sick list and Mrs Will Souly is improving slowly. Mrs John Cotter was seen on the streets today. Frank Spyder released his right on the Murane farm in Oakland and John Murane Junior will work it this year.
The city council met Saturday night to fill the vacancy caused by Alfred Johnson not qualifying. J L Mitchell of the Austin National Bank was unanimously elected treasurer at a salary of two hundred dollars. The council approved several bills and adjourned.
The article notes the 1899 poultry industry value at 280 million dollars with 144 thousand dollars from eggs. It cites 238 million chickens and 129 million dozen eggs sold, averaging six dozen per hen and about 75 cents income per hen from eggs, based on census figures.
Washington report notes former 1st Lieutenant with Peary James Wheeler Davidson now serves as Formosa consul and Mikado agent and may return home after his father’s death. Elgar Carter and wife Margaret Shaw of Austin are guests of the Pennsylvania Railway Syndicate in Washington for several days.
The Carpenter Company presents the Russo-Siberian melodrama For Her Sake a four act play at the Opera House tonight. A Russian nobleman loves a serf girl triggering dramatic plots with a heavy from the czarist secret police among the intrigue.
The notice lists scheduled performances for a meeting Tuesday including paper readings by Mrs Washburn and Miss Baird, a duet Come with Me, piano solos by Chaminade and Miss Minshall, plus readings by Ruth Shepherd and Mrs Reed. It also warns Auditors to collect itemized bills for Mower County and notes the April 2 meeting, April 5 district, and Mrs Nicholson’s improved health after illness.
Notice states bids to 4 p.m. April 4 1902 at City Recorder offices Austin Minnesota for street sprinkling across the same area as 1901. Bids offered in two forms one supplying all water the other providing teams tanks and wagons with city supplying the rest.
Notice to Main street property owners and nearby business people invites attendance on a street paving project. The meeting concerns a six room house with city water and a barn, with inquiries directed to Charles Cressey. A Norwegian immigrant, a young man at St Olaf's Hospital, draws sympathies for his battle with consumption and care for his aging mother.
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