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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1908
Page
2
Heatwoid in Northfield News reports a strategy to keep Mr. Jacobson in the background during Republican events. Taft meetings in St. Paul and Minneapolis featured other speakers while Jacobson was denied prominence.
A politician describes the toll of public life and recalls Mrs. S. S. Washburn’s remark after Judge Washburn announced retirement. She spoke freely, replying that Wash was out of politics and they were now free, illustrating tension between officials and public speech.
Senator Clapp spoke to Hamline students praising ministers for weekly sermons. He noted the difficulty of crafting helpful messages and urged appreciation for ministers who inspire, refresh, and strengthen congregations each Sunday.
Johnson calculates paving for a 117 foot frontage on North Kenwood with a narrowed 36 foot street area of 234 square yards at 2.50 per yard totaling 585 dollars plus 351 dollars interest for 10 years and 70 dollars for turns plus 25 dollars, reaching 1 031 dollars. Water and sewer lines would raise costs and a 45 foot lot would cost 400 dollars. he aims to sell two lots at 250 dollars each, noting the street is high and dry.
Ben Horme! loses a front wheel when his new Buick skids on wet pavement at the corner of Water and Ash streets on a dinner run. A friend’s question about speed diverted his attention, causing the collision with the curb and wheel rim damage.
Rose Creek notes an Indian summer lasting sixteen weeks and announces Dr Beagle has sold his practice and will move to Montana for health reasons. Residents lament his departure and hope for his recovery. Mr Chrisgau campaigned for his father’s representative bid with a late speech. Ray the postmaster visited Austin on Monday. Ben Sacobsen secured a road position after a Saturday visit.
Austin native Otto Baudler, son of William Baudler, seeks Steele County attorney on the Democratic ticket. A Blooming Prairie partner with brother Carl, Baudler is praised as a principled, capable young lawyer with a strong university education and German heritage.
Our Yeomen of America No. 354 announce Friday evening October 16th activities including an informal reception to honor the bride and groom. All members and friends are urged to attend by the committee.
The Sunshine Association invites all women to a work meeting at the YWCA rooms on Thursday afternoon October 15 at 8 oclock. Donations of clothing for a 14 year old girl and for children aged 1 to 6 are requested. Needy households may receive relief. reports to Mrs. P. A. Reilley Mrs. D. Z. Robinson or Mrs. West prompt aid.
A large crowd attended last night at the Gem for Thorns and Orange Blossoms. The play showed strong dialogue between Lady Rivers and her husband and featured Brown and Erin Lacy in singing acts. Will Crockett’s specialty numbers fell short of prior performances.
Anna Knutson of Lyle visited Mrs. Theo Johnson while Elsie Cafourek spent Sunday at her parental home. Several locals travel to Austin and Cedar City. Ray Stewart recovers from a serious runaway injury. A new cement walk is laid at the church as services are announced for next Sunday.
Lillian Griffin resigns as stenographer at the probate office after eight years in the courthouse. Grace Leonard will fill the vacancy. Griffin, who has worked in the auditor, treasurer, probate and clerk of court offices, plans to marry Louis Andrew and move to Los Angeles California.
Members of the Royal Neighbors are asked to bring their sale articles at once and leave them with the recorder or deliver them to the hall on Monday October 26.
Miss Eunice Ford of Osage visited Mrs Markham. Dr Lee Phillips of Wolfsdale is visiting relatives. George LaBar and W F Markham hunted at Rice Lake bringing back 18 ducks. Dr Fiester was in town Tuesday. Mrs J F Beatty of Blooming Prairie stayed with the J G Vaughan family. Mrs Geo LaBar and son Clinton went to Alden. Funeral of Joseph Henderson at Brownsdale drew attendees from here. H B Roe returned from Minneapolis. Miss Mary White received a parcel shower from young ladies. Mr and Mrs J H Hanson visited relatives in Lyle. Ladies Aid traveled to Austin for an entertaining afternoon with Mrs M Burton.
Official action from the Austin Minnesota Common Council resolving a local matter as printed in the city records. The notice notes council authority, purpose, and formal adoption details for the public record.
Amund Peterson, about 14, was found dead in a field five miles west of Blooming Prairie after an accidental gun discharge. He had gone hunting and did not return at noon as promised. family members located him with the shotgun embedded in the ground nearby.
A Washington Post piece denounces huckleberry cultivation by deliberate burning, describing fires that devastate large timber tracts, kill twenty people and burn thirty severely, while noting crop profits for cultivators as high as 200 dollars per acre.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications the disease is in the blood or constitution. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is not a quack medicine prescribed by a top physician and sold by druggists for 7 cents.
John W. Smith jailed for theft after police found a revolver taken from Henry Wait. Smith admitted leaving the gun at Erdmann's saloon and planned to return it. In Justice Fairbank's court he chose ten days in jail over $20 fine plus costs due to lack of funds.
John Gerhard brother of Fred Gerhard of Rose Creek died Tuesday morning October 13 in Union township Mitchell county Iowa. Funeral arrangements have not been made.
Roney's Boys' Concert Company, famed for flawless engagements, will appear in the city Friday evening Oct. 16 at M. E. church under Ladies' Aid. Tickets cost 25c or 50c, with outlets at Wold's and Pooler's. The troupe once lost 18 hours due to a New York state blizzard but never misses a date and often uses special trains to reach audiences.
A tale from the Yankee schooner Sally Ann in a Connecticut river voyage shows Captain Spooner and mate Comstock in a dispute over navigation. Comstock urges to steer clear of mud flats, but the captain orders him to handle his part while he manages the ship. The anchor goes down and the vessel luffs to windward as Comstock bows and returns to his post.
A downtown barber argues men neglect brushing, linking dandruff to quick, rough dressing habits. He contrasts women who brush daily, claiming it removes impurities and keeps hair healthy, calling brushing a key to staying in style.
A burglar tells the judge he removed his shoes at night because he believed someone was lying in the house. The remark underscores the comic misdirection in the exchange reported by Home Magazine.
A Kulu housewife emptied boiling water from a pan onto a sleeping leopard. The pan and the startled big cat careered down the ravine as the leopard fled toward the plains. The tale ends with the pan whirling 500 feet overhead and the leopard escaping, wary of return.
The New York Herald reports a Hispanic belief that pneumonia always kills Mexicans once fever starts. The dove’s song is said to declare impending death, causing natives to refuse medicine and accept fate, leading to high fatality.
An elderly patient endlessly lists ailments to her doctor. After a final, baffling complaint she declares she cannot tell what is wrong. The physician delivers a blunt verdict: you must be a rooster.
A Liverpool Mercury snippet recalls a stern wife who refuses weekly premiums after accusing her husband of being a poor partner. She boasts of funds from another Mrs Smith and vows to place her husband in that circle to avoid further calls.
A woman tells her brother she believes Miss Smith loves him. He doubts it, but she recalls Miss Smith saying that plainness in a man shows character, not fault, heard yesterday.
A judge cites a dispute where an official warns a wife not to pick flowers. Mr. H. Peck retorts that persistence begs the question of why authorities persist. The exchange centers on implied rights and social propriety in a domestic setting.
Lost and wanted notices from Austin area including found leatherneck strap and wool dress waist. Items to claim at HERALD or office. hog stray to J P Zender. rewards for glove and brooch. jobs: clerk, packing house work. housing: rooms for living and light housekeeping.
Furnished rooms for rent at 418 East Bridge Street for one or two gentlemen. A modern home with electric lights furnace and bath offers small down payment with monthly balance. Furnished room at 313 Oakland or call 235 L. Mrs W H Adama advertises 401 S River Street location also listed. Alfred and Charles Cressey connected to a third block from Court House west rental.
Various property items and trades advertised including seven room house and several startup items. Offers include a good work horse or buggy for lumber cot tonwood lumber accepted, a complete family horse harness and buggy set with household goods, and a twelve room residence with bath hot air furnace. Also town lots and farms for sale near Austin and other railroad and street properties. Contact details and afternoons calls provided.
Miscellaneous stray notice describes a 2 year old bay filly with facial stripe and two white hind feet. Also listed are a 25 man outside work crew needed for a packing house with winter employment, and various notices for household goods, moving service, fire and tornado insurance, building materials, and lumber company offerings.
A short religious maxim attributed to St Bernard of Chairvaux urges faithful responsibility for one talent or gift. The message emphasizes accountability in personal duty.
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