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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1902
Page
2
The piece argues that partisan alignment harms progress and that independents, not parties or machines, decide local fortunes. It condemns party presses for trading access for posts and urges independents to disrupt schemes and elect reform-minded candidates.
The Methodist Ministerist Association and Central Baptist Association plan district meetings this week and June 17 19 respectively. Creamery shipped 720 pounds of butter. Community groups held gatherings at Jerreda and discussed health and church improvements. Local residents travel, births noted, wind mill erected, and home repairs underway. Roundup includes cycle feats at Elks Fair in Minneapolis and other entertainment.
Local updates report rain and farm activity around Corning. Entries mention John Peterson building a barometer site, a trip to Albert Lea, repairs at the creamery and cement floor, and residents returning from visits. School attendance declines due to whooping cough and several family visits and social events are noted.
The Ladies of the Congregational church host a social at Mr and Mrs Keenan’s home. Lutheran ladies serve a Friday supper at Mrs M H Bakens store. receipts total 2745. Social and religious events feature Rev Alfred Cressey preaching at the Moscow schoolhouse and a memorial service in the ME church. The text recalls long church service histories and local activities with several names and dates.
Waltham reports H Kommer to act road master replacing TR Nichole. Kommer arrives with four horses and gear. W H Frazier sports a new carriage. Mosoff ill but improving. Nichole erects five new machine sheds. C&GW laying new rails on main line. School closes a successful term with Mise Larson as teacher. Call to fund carfare to prevent out of town misuse. TR Nichols had a rough time recently.
The Bennington area reports the arrival of a baby girl to Mr and Mrs Albert Bratrnd. Carl Hadland, working near Chester Iowa, visited Mr Wm Hague and John Cooper plans land hunting in Wadena County. Thorson and Carnes sell their store to farm land in Aitkin County. A hard rain storm hit Saturday washing out a railroad bridge between LeRoy and Ostrander with section men at work Sunday. G could run the next day.
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