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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
2
Fires destroyed thousands of acres of blueberry bushes in the northern part of the state. The C M and St P railroad sent Lafayette French a check for 37857.93 in full settlement for the Clay case, and the check was photographed before cashing.
On Wednesday night about 7 30 a runaway on Main street caused excitement as Sid ney Pace losing control of a buggy pulled by a frightened team. Pace fell and bruised his shoulder and face while the horses dashed toward Fox hotel corner narrowly missing Leo and Chester Kenevan. The team stopped near Lansing avenue with no injuries to the animals.
The New York Herald announces a monumental May 16 edition totaling 200 pages with each copy priced at 10 cents. The project will cost about 100000 dollars to print and distribute the world’s largest newspaper edition.
The first three fatalities at the Woodmen's lodge were horse related. Eugene Hoy died from a horse kick. Dr. Moon was killed when his horse ran at Rose Creek near the Eddy farm after a bridge washout. Olson drowned or was killed washing his horse in the Cedar River near the Frank Rayman residence.
State Board of Health updates quarantine rules to include unvaccinated inmates in infected houses. Disinfection timing relies on physician advice. placards may be removed after desquamation. Local boards warned to enforce regulations or face state intervention with costs charged to towns.
Ada Myrtle Furtney and Clinton Dewitt Davis were married Saturday at the Congregational parsonage with Rev. W. J. Brown officiating. John Dawson served as groom's man and Maud Fulcher was maid of honor. only the bride's mother attended. The bride, a former stenographer for Campbells & Field, is well known in Austin society. the groom works as a billing clerk for the Northern Pacific in the city. The couple plans a stay for their honeymoon locally.
A large attendance at the L. A. to the O. R. C. meeting was followed by four new initiates Mrs. Oscar Mc Gee Mrs. John Smaby Mrs. Art Beers and Mrs. Andrew Johnson. After the business session a fine supper was served and members enjoyed a pleasant time until a late hour.
The Water and Light committee of the City Council orders a beautified bronze sanitary drinking fountain. It will be erected at the northwest corner of court house square and ready for the public by Memorial Day.
Regular meeting of Austin Aerie F.O. E. set for Thursday night with all members urged to attend as important actions will be discussed and likely decided.
A letter laments mistreatment of livery and work horses and urges water proof blankets, lighter fire wagon, and cleaner streets. The writer imagines a summer Home Coming in Austin, inviting former residents to return for a festive day, and wishes for sunshine and trustworthy promises, even $100000 if kept.
The Social Twelve met Wednesday with Mrs. W. E. Harris on South Chat ham street for a pleasant gathering. All members were present except two. An unusually fine spread was served and a good time enjoyed.
An updated program debuts tonight at the Cosmo with admission reduced to ten cents for the rest of the week. Dancing Downs changes his act, Harry French unveils a new illustrated song, and Prof. Wise presents chalk talk and music including California’s Three Sisters mountains. Also highlighted are two-character drawings, a crook and a good man, and tunes like Melody of Love and Need Thee Every Hour. Saturday matinees at 2 and 8 feature hand painted souvenirs and 10 cent admission with 5 cent kids.
The League held a large Wednesday night meeting with many projects discussed and committees appointed to supervise matters. Members urged accelerating Austin and planned to entertain the Milwaukee Merchants' Association visiting in June.
E. H. Smith purchased the Sam Young property located south of the south bridge, formerly the George Benton property, for about 5000 dollars. He plans to overhaul the house and likely build two or three additional residences on the land, a pretty place at the city outskirts with room for a garden.
Democrats selected delegates in three wards for the upcoming county convention. Ward One listed eight names, Ward Two included nine names with A. J. Harpman and Don Kenevan, and Ward Three named eleven delegates led by John L. Gulden and Henry Herzog.
The cold Wednesday afternoon did not deter a large crowd at the Gun Club grounds where Mr. and Mrs. Topperwein of Texas staged an impressive shooting show. Mr. Topperwein performed difficult rifle feats including shooting an Indian head in a box while standing on his head. Mrs. Topperwein excelled in fancy shooting and scored 86 of 100 in target practice. In early events Chas. Adler posted 43 to Mrs. Topperwein's 41 out of 50, with scores tallied across five events.
Arthur G. Mather petitions the United States court at Winona seeking an accounting from former partner George H. Thaden of LeRoy. The 1906 partnership dissolved in 1907 and Mather, Omaha resident, alleges Thaden retains real estate and about 14009 in undivided profits, seeks settlement of liabilities and an order preventing further disposal of firm property.
A social gathering is planned at the M. E. church tonight at 7 30. Those needing a ride are asked to be ready and on time for transportation.
Fred Shutt sold two young horses and shipped them to Wisconsin by CM and St PS rail line from Brownsdale. Buffalo church confirmed Sunday with a crowded service and German Band. Mayville and Waltham played Sunday baseball on the Wabash banks. score 15 to 18 for Waltham. Our nine lost but players came from several towns. Cheese factory patrons improved grounds by laying fifty feet of pipe and fixing the driveway Monday.
May brings cool weather in Rose Creek with memories of last year. Mrs Phillips returns from Missouri after her daughter dies and is buried in Salem. The Wheelocks moved to Ozark County seeking health but fate declined. Mr Jacobson attends Mrs Willis's funeral in Austin. Dell Watt and Beecher Watt visit from Milaca. F G Ray and Mr Hartman travel to Austin to see relatives. Bernie Johnson also spends Sunday in Austin.
The piece recalls Dr. Johnson’s practice of reporting Westminster debates without naming the bodies, creating a fictional Senate of Lilliput. It credits him as the founder of modern parliamentary rewriters, noting his vivid parodic notes, including the famed Pitt line, written in a garret. Boston Globe.
A London visitor, staying in a village inn, misinterprets the word helps as servant and shouts Help Water at dawn. The landlord explains that locals call staff servants not oppressed. The guest adjusts and keeps the term.
An artist sketches a roadside woods scene and meets a grave Irishman digging a trench. The Irishman, asked if a picture could be made like that, sighs and replies that a man can do anything if he's driven.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recounts Dr. George Harvey, a local veterinarian, attempting to save a horse by inserting a tube to vent gas and lighting it with a match. He accidentally created a bizarre spectacle that amused the owner, who asked to repeat it for his wife.
In Chinese myth the sun and moon are siblings with the moon as elder brother and care taker of a mischievous sun. A tale explains why eyes hurt when looking at the sun, as the moon once warned it would pierce observers with golden needles if people stared at it.
An aiding message tells of General Blanco's order to advance his regiment in a South American campaign. Ten minutes pass with no regiment approaching as the aid returns breathless reporting two drunken Americans obstructed the move, delaying the march.
A brief dialogue joke notes Mrs Hoyle saying she is growing old and does not care to attend funerals, Mrs Boyle reacting with curiosity in a light exchange.
Etymology traces blackmail to border raids where outlaws extorted cattle protection payments as immunity. The term mall meant protection by thieves, while blackdenoted nefarious guardianship, giving rise to blackmail and the then called blackguard for the guards. The explanation cites the mail coach with armed guards and ties to district notoriety.
Mr. Jackson, new to the suburb, faced a cold night fire at his home. His two neighbors could not help with alarms or yelling due to medical limits, so he instructed them to fetch chairs and watch the blaze, a darkly humorous anecdote from Youth’s Companion.
A New York Sun anecdote recounts a jeweler mocking women’s ability to own watches. He narrates a left handed customer who wound the watch the wrong way, despite claims she wound it correctly, prompting his astonishment at the mistake.
London M A P reports Maud Earl the so called lady Landseer painted The Vagabonds a portrait of two bohemian Irish terriers one yawning widely. Earl found her dog would not yawn so she yawned to induce a sitter. The exhibit made viewers yawn and she watched amused as yawns spread through the crowd.
The Japan Times states that old Japan valued women as inferior to men though honored as mothers. It asserts modern daughters gain full freedom and equality with Western women, while mothers retain respected roles.
The Gibraltar siege stands as a landmark of resistance during 1779 to 1783 when France and Spain attacked by land and sea. Sir George Ellet led the defenders as a unyielding bastion amid one of history’s memorable sieges.
A clergyman recalls multiple bribe attempts from varied suitors including an advertiser offering 100 for mission funds and a widow offering 50 to praise her drunkard husband. He refused, exposed the schemes, and warned against church being used for profit.
A zoo keeper describes how rain affects animals. Trons and tizers and the cat tribe growl and tremble in their cages, while wolves are cheery and snails and snakes perk up as barometer falls. Monkeys grow glum and seek shelter, recalling primitive imagery of rainbound humans.
A candle left on a mantelpiece in Pouliguen France was climbed by a mouse after winter. The rodent ascended a silver candlestick over ten inches tall and ate the candle evenly from the top to the base leaving the wick upright. The feat spanned many days and confounded the home’s furnishings.
English actor Mr. George Weir played Hamlet in an improvised Stroud theater and faced a heckling former schoolmate who loudly claimed familiarity with Gargy Weir. After ejecting the interrupter, the crowd grew quiet until a back-row voice urged the actor to resume, a moment that drew a cheer.
In a London Scraps tale a careless servant Ellen spills milk after slipping on her heels. Mrs H criticizes deducting dish costs from wages, Ellen insists misfortune lies with her heart not head. Ellen laments her heels hinder her.
A centuries old warning from a New York Waterer cited by the New York Press urges strict cooking for fish, chicken, and veal. It notes poultry and game birds should be served fully cooked while lamb also deserves careful preparation.
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