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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
4
May 16 Senate passes a bill to appropriate 50 000 dollars for a memorial to Abraham Lincoln at his birthplace site in Kentucky. motion by Mr Wetmore.
Sanborn two local residents Lee Richardson and Ames Hendricks drowned while boating on Lake Milwaukee on May 16. Both men were prominent figures in the town and their deaths are reported as a tragic accident.
Minneapolis wheat quotations dated May 15 show May at 1.05 1.05 1.06 1.07 for various grades. July at 1.04 1.04 1.05 and Sept at 91 1/2 cents. On track prices list No 1 hard 1.08 1.09, No 1 Northern 1.06 1.07, No 2 Northern 1.04 1.05, and No 3 Northern 98 1/2 cents to 1.02.
St Paul reported prices for cattle: good to choice steers $6.00-$6.75, fair to good $5.00-$5.75, cows and heifers $4.50-$5.50, years $3.75-$5.26. Hogs at $5.20-$5.26. Sheep wethers $5.25, good to choice lambs $6.26-$6.50.
Wheat to arrive and on track with No. 1 hard at 1.07 dollars, No. 1 Northern 1.05, No. 2 Northern 1.02, May 1.04, July 1.04, Sept 0.91 dollars. Flax to arrive and on track at 1.24 May 1.23, July 1.24, Sept 1.25, Oct 1.21 dollars.
Chicago meat market report lists cattle prices across categories including stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves and western cattle with values from 2.40 to 6.40 per hundredweight. Hogs show multiple classes with prices from 4.39 to 6.45 per hundredweight and sheep stand at 4.00 to 7.50 per head for yearlings and lambs.
Chicago prices list May July Sept and Dec futures for Wheat Corn and Oats with percentages and cents. Pork futures show May July and Sept values. Butter creamery and dairy prices along with eggs poultry figures are included.
CHURCH SERVICES AT ST AUGUSTINE MASS AT 8 AM AND 10 30 AM EVENING SERVICE AT 7 45 PM FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST SCIENTIST REGULAR SERVICES AT 10 30 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AT 11 45 AM EVENING TESTIMONY MEETING AT 8 00 PM ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND.
Congregational church at corner St Paul and Mill streets. Minister F. E. Knopf. Morning worship 10 30 with sermon by the pastor. Sunday school at noon led by Superintendent F. P. McBride. Christian Endeavor meeting 7 p m. Men’s Committee hosts address by the pastor on Mex as a Son. Special music by male sextette and a solo by mixed groups. All invited.
At St Paul and Water streets the Sloane ministry hosts a Mother’s Day event with a morning worship sermon Our Mothers God Bless Them and a special service tomorrow. Mother’s songs will be sung with sessions at 12 m and Sunday school at 12 m and 3 pm. Evening programs include Y P S C E at 7 pm and a sermon The Dream of Pilate's Wife at 8 pm focusing on women’s moral influence.
A church notices detailed Sunday schedule led by Rev A Crea sey with services from 9 30 a m to 8 p m including morning worship on the theme A Progressive Church and a sermon by the pastor Special music and invitations to all in the city The Foreward Movement led by Joseph W P Powell of Buffalo NY is highlighted as a key evangelistic effort
Rev. Harry Booth Hazen preaches at 10 30 am on What Jesus Taught about God and 7 pm on What Jesus Taught about Man at the corner of Oakland Ave and High St. An evening service follows with a 7 pm Young People’s session and Sunday school at noon led by Superintendent Dr M O Anderson.
Prof O G Felland of St Olaf college Northfield will occupy the pulpit in morning and evening services in English. A special sermon intended for the young men by the pastor will be delivered at a future date.
Rev J S Budlong rector conducts Holy Communion at 7 30 am and Morning Prayer and sermon at 10 50 am. Sunday school at noon and Evening prayer with sermon at 8 pm.
The house special committee pressed to finish hearings and report findings before adjournment. Ottawa’s J R Booth Paper company telegram claims higher wages for skilled labor than in the United States, challenging the notion that paper prices rose mainly due to labor concessions. Cowles and others deny a Canada United States manufacturing pact. Cowles says the American Paper and Pulp Association exists in name only.
The old Omaha Packing company plant in South Omaha was destroyed by fire along with 3,000,000 pounds of meat. Estimated loss reaches 500,000 dollars. 2,200,000 pounds of pork and 00,000 pounds of beef were stored, most belonging to the Omaha company. Five Cudahy firemen were trapped by a falling wall but escaped without serious injury.
An drew K. Helgelein of Mansfield was buried in Laporte after coroner and Bertillon expert reports. A new grave is found on the Gunness farm and two other suspicious sites will be excavated. A prominent Laporte citizen faces arrest for allegedly knowing Bella Gunness killed two hired men. Jawbone and tooth analysis link bones to Mrs Gunness, reinforcing state claims.
The AP outlines Bella Gunness's family background in Norway. Daughter of Petters Paulsen a Swede Gypsy illusionist, she toured with his troupe from Christiania. Paulsen later ran a glassware store in Trondhjem, lost his money, and returned to performing. Bella married an engineer around 1889 or 1890 and left Norway after family disputes.
The piece warns that melancholia or the blues in women is usually a sign of serious organic derangement and calls for immediate medical attention for women with low spirits and illness.
Letters from readers in Mayville New York and Dridgeport endorse Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound claiming it cured female troubles, despondency, backache and headaches. The ad asserts the product has stood for thirty years as a standard remedy for uterine displacements inflammation ulcers irregularities and periodic pains.
Bradstreet notes irregular weather and fluctuating demand but finds an improved general tone in commercial and industrial sectors. Cotton goods show bottom prices, woolen orders rise, and carpets and silk ribbons auctions boost demand. fall buying improves in major hubs, while southern reports show dullness and slow collections.
Police in Winnipeg report a registered mail robbery at the post office totaling 12000 dollars. Several clerks have been dismissed or suspended as investigators pursue leads in the baffling case.
American Association games in Minneapolis saw Toledo beat the host 8 to 7 while St. Paul defeated Columbus 11 to 5. Milwaukee triumphed 7 to 3 over Louisville. Kansas City lost 1 to Indianapolis. American League saw Boston 4, Detroit 6. National League results included St Louis 0, Boston 3. Chicago 3, Brooklyn 5. Cincinnati 2, New York 9. Pittsburgh 0, Philadelphia 11.
Homer F. Fierson is listed with the M Office above Wold's Drug Store at Main and Bridge Streets in Austin Minnesota.
Plans for a complete reorganization of the Allegheny National Bank are to be announced soon after alleged peculations by former cashier William Montgomery. A Pittsburg banker with wide experience is named to head the new cashier post, with plans approved by the acting controller of the currency represented locally by Pohl.
Local tailors in Austin showcase superior cut fit and finish with attention to style patterns and material quality. The establishment earns top marks for craft, making it the most satisfactory tailoring spot in town.
Des Moines residents announce the formation of a Black Vigilance committee to aid the public safety department in protecting the city after two recent assaults on White women. The group will cooperate with a white counterpart to deter crime.
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