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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
2
Ellis Skinner, associate editor, reports on subscription rates for the Austin Daily Herald. The item outlines pricing structures, available access options, and potential changes for readers, with emphasis on value and service quality.
A fair crowd heard a Socialist speaker at Main and Mill Streets Thursday night. An Iowa newspaperman discussed the presidential race, endorsing Taft and noting you can vote for Bryan any old time. The piece blends humorous personified objects with local commentary.
A quoted Austin man recalls events from the day after the primaries. He notes a mail order razor order lacking signature and jokes about punishment for those who buy razors. He criticizes a candidate’s generosity with a cigar and reveals his vote for the opposite candidate.
An Austin man says he would disavow Jacobson if he were governor elsewhere, reflecting wide local Republican discontent with the state machine. Police discuss youth behavior near a hospital and a burglary arrest at Rose Creek, commenting on criminals and “smarties” among youths.
Bert Hall resigns from the Weiss-large Company in Austin and will move to Salt Lake City for health reasons to work for the same firm. He cites increasing hay fever strain on vigor and will assess climate suitability before bringing his family. Francis Green is appointed to succeed him as Beetenccae.
Hinckley teacher Miss Katherine Kenevan notes the fires came very close to their area but have since ceased to threaten and residents feel relief as smoke and danger lessen.
Tom Anderson of Lenox and Otto Bork of Garner arrived from Minneapolis after a drunken trip. They found $15 and $25 missing, suspects pointed at their own intoxication, with police doubting a deliberate theft and noting Minneapolis as a rough area.
An adjourned Progressive League meeting unanimously approves forming a company to manufacture woven wire fencing. A committee will gauge local stock sales while another visits Waterloo Iowa to inspect the loom made fence, noted as the strongest woven wire. The plan targets two looms and exclusive state production, with Sheriff Nicholson and several doctors on the organizing committee.
Nels Holts, an employee at the cement works, had the two middle fingers on his right hand cut to the bone while operating an iron wheel barrow. The wheels collided with another, pinching his fingers. Dr. Leck treated the injuries.
The Gem presents Under the Harvest Moon with a full scenic production and minimal house scenery. Manager W J Mahnke secured a four act drama set in Stebbins farm Maine New York Haskinsville church a Christmas Eve snow scene and a farm sitting room with meticulous detail.
Claim that catarrh is constitutional and cannot be cured by local applications. Internal treatment with Hall's Catarrh Cure is advertised as acting on the blood and mucous surfaces, with testimonials available. The product, marketed by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, sold by druggists for 75 cents, also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Austin relatives report the death of Thomas Vandegrift at his home in Egan South Dakota on Thursday afternoon. Born July 1840 in Philadelphia he served in the Civil War with the Ninth Minnesota Company G and spent eight months in Andersonville prison. He leaves a wife a daughter Mrs Henry Hornby and a son Will both in different cities. Funeral set for Saturday afternoon in Egan with family members traveling to attend.
The record lists candidates and tallies across districts including James A. Tawney 1857 votes and opponents in North and South District races. Other officials shown include Carey, Smith, and Wright with their respective vote counts, plus notes on Prohibition votes and local business ads.
The speaker attacks opposition to guaranteed deposits and argues for government backed protection of savers. He compares federal and state security requirements, cites Oklahoma’s guaranty law and bank failure case, and urges depositors to unite for their protection against bankers resisting guarantees.
Classified notices list several job requests including a first class woman cook at the Normal restaurant a school girl for board at 403 West Winona a man to fetch stumps at 309 West College street a competent general houseworker at the Herald office a live hustling representative to sell knit goods earning 30 to 50 dollars weekly with no experience needed and an address for New Way Knitting Co Williamston Michigan
Two nicely furnished rooms in a homelike place with good board across the street. Close in at 418 East Bridge Street.
The Lutheran Sunday School invites all church members to a picnic at Lafayette Park tomorrow afternoon.
If you are out of Hunt's Perfect Extracts and Baking Powder put them on your list of groceries now needed before you forget it.
A pithy aphorism from George Bernard Shaw warns that an offender denies both revenge and self forgiveness, revealing a mindset that withholds mercy.
Cincinnati September 18 taft rally preparations draw National League of Republican clubs excursion trains. Nearby towns expected to send marching clubs to day meeting at G A R hall and evening rally at Music Hall presided by Senator Foraker with Judge Taft as principal speaker. Taft spends day at Linton hotel writing speeches, abandoning front porch campaign as callers dwindle.
Market update shows Minneapolis wheat quotations with Sept at 1.01 1/2 dollars, Dec 1.02 dollars, May 1.06 dollars. On track prices list No 1 hard 1.04 dollars, No 1 Northern 1.08 dollars, No 2 Northern 1.01 dollars, No 3 Northern 0.98 dollars to 1.00 dollars.
From Duluth dated Sept 17 prices show wheat futures on track with No 1 hard at 1.04 No 1 Northern 1.023144 No 2 Northern 1.01 Sept 1.03 Dec 1.015 May 1.05% Oct 1.03 Flax futures on track with Sept 1.25% Oct 1.24% Nov 1.24% Dec 1.23.
St Paul market figures list cattle from good to choice steers six dollars to six dollars seventy five cents, cows and heifers four to five dollars, veals three seventy five to six dollars. Hogs bring six fifty to six eighty, sheep with wethers three seventy five to four, yearlings four to four twenty five, and spring lambs four fifty to five dollars.
Chicago reports Sept and Dec futures for Wheat, Corn and Oats with varied percentages. Pork, Butter, Eggs and Poultry prices listed. Notable items include Wheat Sept at 1.01 and Dec at 1.00, Corn Sept 77c and May 64c, Pork Sept 15.05, Butter Creameries 20–23c, Eggs 21c.
Chicago market listings show cattle and hog prices across categories with ranges for cattle Beeves and Western cattle from 3.20 to 8.25, hogs from 4.60 to 7.40, and sheep and lambs quoted between 2.25 and 5.75. The data reflects light to heavy quality grades and feeders, with calves posted up to 8.25.
A compact reflection on fate and the intertwined fates of beings, drawing on Shakespearean imagery to convey how lives weave through joy and sorrow, warning against the bitterness of discord and the value of unity.
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