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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
2
The front shoe stores report biannual coat pant supplies while wet weather frustrates Austin Marble Works. Several large monuments are planned for cemeteries, but soft ground delays setting stones before Decoration Day, disappointing the marble company and families desiring monuments for their loved ones before Saturday.
The USDA emphasizes protecting birds to safeguard crops. It argues birds like crows and black birds reduce pests such as cutworms and wireworms, preventing widespread corn damage and saving profits.
Ed Kelly, now at Carrington North Dakota and a member of the North Dakota bar, was in Austin briefly as State Attorney McCue’s representative in a case against three state railroads. Kasson’s Market Day drew 500 farming teams with music, premiums from 18 merchants, and prizes for eggs and wheat, boosting local business. Austin could imitate the event.
In Austin the long trusted red barn is dismantled after nearly fifty years. Built from native oak timbers, it stood in front of the Evergreen farm yard through many winters and summers. Progressive change replaces it with a modern structure, while memories linger of its role in local history.
A special Eastern Star meeting is scheduled for Friday evening May 29 at 6 oclock with an initiation to be held during the session.
Engineer Jake Shook sustained hip and side bruising from a wreck at Alpha Tuesday night. He jumped into a pile of ties amid a fierce storm, which obscured his vision and caused the injury.
The Thames, Hudson, and Seine are cited as key commercial rivers. London hosts 6,000,000 residents, the Thames runs 215 miles. New York sits at the Hudson’s mouth with 4,000,000 people and an 850 mile length. Paris stands on the Seine with 2,000,000 inhabitants and a 497 mile course.
A reflective line compares life to an anvil and a blacksmith shaping souls with varied blows. It suggests hardship as a force that can form character and progress, noting that even painful strikes may yield improvement and resilience.
Fd Gilleece and wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at home on Kenwood Avenue. They received a silver tea set as a gift. Frank Cronon gave the presentation speech reflecting on the couple and their wedding day. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Chas Riley of Bloomington Prairie, Mr. and Mrs. J T McCormick of Adams, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis O Malley of Browndale.
A Friday evening Christian Endeavor program at the Congregational Church features Clara Crane and Cecil Opie in recitations, Roy Tollefson on an instrumental solo, Elsie Peterson and Winnie Rutherford recitations, a Knopf Trio including Margery Lewis and Louise Smith, Hazel Thomson, Harry Pettingill with violin, and several other recitation and instrumental numbers. The program lists multiple names such as Verna Smith, Abigail Lutz, Florence Crane, Marie Sterling, and Elsie Peterson among participants.
The L A to O R C held a pleasant Wednesday meeting with large attendance. Hostesses Mrs. Harry Warfield Mrs. Joseph Tucker and Mrs. Rollo Thornton served refreshments after business. A guessing contest crowned Mrs. W F Clay, and Mrs. Walter Terry presented Mrs. W J Plummer a berry spoon before her move to Mankato.
Several guests traveled to the Frank Haney farm near Oakland on Wednesday night for a birthday party honoring Mr. Haney's eighteen year old son. Attendees enjoyed dancing as Shower and pump provided music for the celebration.
Little Lloyd Young celebrated his fifth birthday yesterday with fifteen friends. A five o'clock supper followed the party and the children enjoyed a good time.
The Calender Club gave Mrs. Mc Farlane a farewell surprise last Tuesday presenting two souvenir pins to mark her departure.
About twenty five friends gathered at Maurek's Hall and then surprised Miss Cora Wright at her home. The evening featured games music a mock marriage with Mary Laville as groom Cora Wright as bride Loretta Wall officiating minister. Ice cream and cake were served.
City schools host an exhibit of drawing and manual training in the Franklin building on May 29 with Mies Avery entering her first year as drawing teacher. The display reflects strong work across departments and invites visitors to inspect the projects throughout the day and evening.
The Cosmo features the mirth provoking sketch Rustick Reception by Tae Roossley tonight. The program also includes a new illustrated song by Harry French and the moving picture Dr. Jekyel and Mr. Hyde with Ring Master’s Wife and Drunkard and Dummy.
Official call by the Republican State Central Committee and Mower County Central Committee for a county convention in Austin on June 25 1908 at 3 30 pm to elect 13 delegates to the state convention in St Paul July 1 1908 and nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state treasurer attorney general and railroad and warehouse commission. Delegates allocated by county precincts based on 1906 vote totals. primary elections set for June 2 1908 from 7 to 8 pm.
A Sunday school scene ends with Rosie asking if God created Adam as a baby. Betty answers that Adam must have been created as a big man to avoid needing a mother, explaining the logic to the perplexed class.
A London Scraps note traces rediscovered titles from the Commonwealth period including a satirical work on Jesuits and a tavern sign tale titled A Sigh For the Sinners of Zron. The entry hints at provocative polemics and humorous parodies circulating in that era.
Francis B. Hart of Minneapolis has been denied a reargument by the Special Supreme Court. An order vacates the stay and imposes a six month ban on Hart practicing law in Minnesota. Hart criticized the state supreme court after the ruling.
George F. Uorras of Hot Springs South Dakota former cashier at Hot Springs National Bank pleaded guilty in United States district court to three counts of embezzling twenty five thousand dollars from the bank. He faces sentencing this week after a strong prosecution case.
The body of Benjamin J. Steenerson, son of Minnesota Congressman Halvor Steenerson, was recovered off Prudence Island by a fisherman. A U.S. Marine private, he drowned last February while trying to save his companion, John M. McIntosh of Pennsylvania.
Washington May 28 Walter J Johnson a negro shot and fatally wounded Joseph Sudzberger white aged sixty three foreman of stables at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing After shooting Sudzberger the negro fled but was pursued and shot himself dying soon afterwards The trouble grew from an attempted assault on Mrs Sudzberger The tale is joined by a lesson in medical dressing from an England professor who quips about a student with a crooked tie.
An Indianapolis Journal snippet notes a "Gates Ajar" design praised by a widow and remarked on by a tombstone man. The widow calls it exactly what she wants, citing a life of doors left open in marriage.
In a London classroom scene Dr Bigwig confronts Bates after a boy claims a fatal thrashing by Bates. A letter from Mr Johnson reveals the real culprit was Billy Beauchamp, miswritten by a spelling-challenged father, sparking a tale of misattribution and authority.
A magazine-like tribute lauds a unnamed genius whose bread spread idea surpassed any from scholars, praising its palatability wholesomeness and universal appeal while noting the mystery of the creator's home.
Mme. X questions an applicant about table service and carving skill. He answers with confidence noting ten years as a surgeon's servant in a dissecting room, claiming deep understanding of his trade.
A lighthearted Baltimore American joke ponders the era’s most popular mount, asking what kind of steed a knight would favor and answering with a pun about a knightmare.
A dialogue shows a neighbor asking if the sister, aged 44, loves Mr Simpkins. Lotus Dora denies the claim and says she lets the children stay until he calls.
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