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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1908
Page
3
Community listings detail dances meetings performances and public events from October 20 to November 28. Highlights include Maurek's Hall events roller rink nights Library courses at M E church and multiple Gem Theatre productions with dates and venues.
Local notes report dances at Maurek's hall tonight with best music and roller rink opening near. Various town residents travel, visit, or fall ill, including Mrs T H Bennett with lumbago and E G Bascomb's illness. licenses issued in Mitchell for Stiley Richards and Johnson Nelson. Royal Neighbors sale planned for Oct 26 with supper serving later.
Mr and Mrs Walter Wold hosted a dinner Monday night for Miss Griffin and Mr Andrew. A parcel shower followed with about twenty five guests. Elizabeth Greenman entered with a perambulator decorated in pink and white as parcels were presented. The dining room featured pink and white decorations and ice cream and cake were served.
About thirty to forty Austin relatives gathered at the L Lourie home Monday for a silver shower for Mr and Mrs Lee McDonald married in Minneapolis. They received many silver gifts as friends wished them well before they return to Minneapolis. The couple plan to live in Minneapolis after visiting Mason City. The event included songs games and supper. A second note reports Miss Gertie Gavin receiving a silver spoon shower at Bridge Street with music and refreshments.
S. E. Pettingill sprained his ankle Monday evening at Wells while stepping from his engine. The ligaments were badly torn. A physician treated the injury and he is under the care of Dr. Allen.
Sheriff Nicholson received a dispatch to arrest Charles Maki and Ike Maki believed in Evanston Wy and in this county. Deputy Carmichael halted three men in a Mayville construction car and identified two as the suspects using aliases John Hill and Charles Johnson. The men are said to be brothers or cousins and may be Finnish. They are linked to a murder about a month earlier with investigations tracing them from Omaha to Austin.
A London Chronicle correspondent writes of a west country farmer who, despite modern farming, believes in pixies. After a string of minor misfortunes he fears offending a pixy by entering a fairy ring and travels sixty miles to Exeter to consult the white witch for misfortune redress.
Mos cow residents report Nick Lambert returning to his parents after nearly four years away. Mrs Wm Pilgrim is seriously ill with Dr Daigneau of Austin visiting. Alma Overlie and Thon family enjoyed a Sunday outing. Moscow creamery paid 26 cents for September butter amid repairs to the local telephone line and a well drilling project.
The report records several social items from Cedar City and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs W S Evans returned from a short visit to Brownsdale. Mrs W Farrell visited the Frank Farrell home from Tuesday to Saturday. Mrs Herman Chandler traveled to Mason City for a few days. Mrs C L Carson hosted relatives from Wells and Blue Earth. The Silver Leaf sewing bee is set to meet with Mrs Subra on Thursday October 23. Subra reportedly lost a valuable cow recently. Joseph Boulton sold a US cream separator to Adam Duerst.
Mayville report notes Edmund Baumgartner and Arthur Schmelling returning home from North Dakota after carpenter work. Lydia Baumgartner and Helen Jacob from Austin are home for a week’s vacation. Henry Frohreich, part of the concrete gang, sustained a finger injury and is under medical care.
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts Derby winners who sold young for tiny sums and later dominated the turf. Voltigeur and Thormanby, bought by Lord Zetland’s circle and Merry respectively, rose through Derby and St Leger wins, while Little Wonder cost only $325 and Spaniel $750. Isonomy’s big career followed a modest $1,800 purchase, yielding vast profits in bets and prize money.
A New York Press note questions seasoning wisdom as a sea bass from Seabright and a black bass from Lake Erie both require salt for proper flavor. The mystery of why salt enhances fish remains unsolved.
The column names a widow and her friend Singleton with a humorous take on marriage and being drafted. It notes a widow marrying him, and frames the scene with light, city-oriented chatter typical of Chicago gossip.
A brief aphorism contrasts outward appearance with inner character, suggesting true life is revealed by a person’s gaze and demeanor rather than public persona. The line emphasizes introspection and moral depth over surface impressions.
A New York Press report quotes a gray haired law clerk on the care needed for legal documents. It cites a corporate bond case where two verbiage experts drafted thirty drafts of each document ensuring every word and its relation to others was scrutinized for precise interpretation.
The Saturday Evening Post imagines a world where politicians dress in white robes as the origin of the term candidatus. It notes Rome’s toga and wonders if modern Americans would wear light attire to align with political aims, envisioning Washington as a center of bright whiteness.
A Washington Star quote contrasts politeness with tipping, noting cases where waiters adjust politeness by the size of the tip. Mr. Comrox responds with skepticism about such experiences and the value of courteous service.
Cassell's Journal notes that ambassadors rank just after royalty, their embassies occupy foreign soil, and police cannot enter without consent. Officials and even staff are inviolate, with immunity from arrest for debt and no tax duties on items consigned to them. Tax payments are voluntary acts of grace, not legal exemptions.
The piece notes skepticism about cures claimed from mineral waters and breezes. It cites Sir E Ray Lankester in the London Telegraph, questioning whether any chemical effect or specific ingredient in air or water at resorts accounts for perceived benefits.
A reader signing as A Son of Rest argues against the habit of work Comparing it to drug addiction he warns that stopping work leads to starvation and states he will never adopt a work habit in a stark personal stance.
An Exchange column notes that a garden teaches patience as buds open in their own time. Forcing growth harms results, and the best outcomes come from steady, regular progress both in cultivation and in life.
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