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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
10
An Austin man reports a straw vote between Owatonna and Blooming Prairie on Monday showing 35 votes for Johnson and 5 for Jacobson. A ladies club in Owatonna purchased an Angelus worth several hundred dollars and presented it to the city hospital.
Francis McKernan of St. Paul representing Broadstreet's financial agency visited the city today and spoke highly of Austin. He praised its appearance, industries, and overall business prosperity after traveling across Minnesota.
Mesrs Heffner and Wilson buy Hawkins Music Hall and reopen as the Bijou with high grade vaudeville and moving pictures. Opening expected Monday night Oct 26 with three shows, popular 10 cent adult and 5 cent children prices, featuring top acts and fresh programs each Monday and Thursday. The Bijou aims to attract crowds like their Mason City venue.
Chief of Police Galt arrested Jake Achen Tuesday night found wandering drunk and half disrobed. Achen, who had been working on the sewer, carried a half empty bottle. He sought at Geo Bucklin’s door to be shot and claimed to be wanted in Dubuque for car breaking. Police notified Dubuque, who ordered he be held for transfer.
Deputy Sheriff Carrel Rodgers of Uinta County Wyoming arrived in Austin to transport Charles Maki alias John Hill and Ike Maki alias Charles Johnson, accused of murdering miner Emile Kotali on Sept 30. The prisoners were captured after a long chase from Diamondville to Evanston, with Rodgers and Carmichael leading the return.
Advert says D-Zerta Pudding satisfies every diner with Pure Food Laws guarantee. It promotes flavors at grocers for 19 cents and urges today orders. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Speck return from Prairie du Chien after attending Mrs Speck’s brother’s wedding.
The annual archers picnic at Homestead is set for Friday evening October 23 with a business meeting at 8 and guest admission at 9 30. Members are asked to bring food for themselves and guests. Secretary E F Peck notes details.
Frank J. Cheney of J. F. Cheney & Co. swears before A. W. Gleason that the Toledo firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The remedy is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by Draha for 75 cents. testimonials available on request. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An automobile party touring a mountainous district stops in a small town for repairs. A fourteen year old, studying the work, is asked what he lives on and replies with a simple nuthin yet adds that his dad is a preacher.
Miss Hattie Pettit and Albert Edwin Perry of Austin united in marriage at Rev H B Hazen’s home with only immediate relatives present. A wedding lunch followed at Mr and Mrs W A Kellner’s home before the couple plans to stay in Austin about a month then move to Alberta Canada.
Miss May Smith and Mr Milton Erickson were married today at 11 oclock in the Lutheran church at Lyle. After the ceremony they left for Mason City for a two week visit before returning to Austin. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Miles Smith. The groom, a boiler maker by trade, has worked in the round house and most recently in the Arthur Carlson machine shop. Both are well known in Austin.
High mass ceremony held Wednesday at Holy Rosary church attended by 250 guests. Miss Alice O'Reilly served as maid of honor, Herbert O'Malley best man, organist Hazel Glennon, and bridesmaids in pink motifs. The couple plans a home at 1408 Spruce Place after a December 1 arrival. Out of town guests include the O'Hallorans of Austin Minnesota and other relatives.
Miss Lillian Griffin and Louis C Andrew married Wednesday evening at the Methodist church with Rev. G W Lutz officiating. About two hundred guests attended as Gracie Ward carried the ring in a white rose and the couple exchanged vows at the altar. The couple will relocate to Los Angeles after a visit to Santa Barbara and to Miss Kittie Lord in Los Angeles.
A brown serge jacket partly made was found. The owner is being sought in Henan.
Classified note advertises a furnished room for one or two gentlemen with modern conveniences at 418 East Bridge St. Also listings for a roller top desk, small building, a family horse with harness and buggy, canopy top surrey, household items, and 75 pieces of white Haviland china offered by Mrs. W. Abdams at 401 South River.
Mrs Brown of Chicago, an expert Corseteire, demonstrates and fits the celebrated Gossard Corset this week at the store. Loomis Bros. buy poultry daily at top market prices and ship car lots. The Mower County Lumber Co offers lumber cement plaster for remodeling. The Eclipse Lumber Co supplies coal wood building materials. Insure against fire tornado with W W Ranney.
New cottage on North Second Street with six rooms and several lots in Lake Park in the third ward are advertised. A new cement block cottage is described south of Mill for sale.
Miss Gertrude Richards of Woodbury and Andrew Stiley of Carpenter Ia wed at the bride’s mother Mrs Mary Richards home with Rev McGalbreith of St Ansgar Methodist Church officiating before about thirty relatives. The bride wore light blue silk with lace. Mrs Pope of Lyle played the wedding march. the couple will live in Carpenter where Stiley is a bank cashier.
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