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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1908
Page
2
William Howard Taft will visit Austin on Saturday September 26 and deliver a brief address at the depot. He travels by special train arriving about 10 25 and will speak for about fifteen minutes. Voters from across the county are urged to attend this rare opportunity to see the Republican candidate.
Sheriff Holden holds an apparently insane man whose origin and destination are unknown. Reports from Rochester and Austin offer no clarity. The individual, identified by a possible name Cough or Cummings on a kerchief, claims to be from Austin eight days ago, and was seen in Clear Lake after a day’s work. He is about 20 to 22, with a stoop, smooth face, dark hair, missing front teeth, wearing overalls and a blue jacket, and is thought to be an escapee from Rochester.
Papers were served this morning upon Mayor Andrews by Sheriff Donahue in a $5,000 damage suit brought by Mrs. Kate Flanagan as administratrix of F. R. Flanagan’s estate. The complaint accuses the city and the Milwaukee Road of criminal negligence in the recent city water contamination causing the typhoid outbreak. Trial is set for the November term of the district court. Attorneys Chris Carlson and Dunn Carlson will represent Mrs. Flanagan.
S V R Hendryx learned Sunday that his brother Alfred B Hendryx died in Aberdeen S D. He left today for the funeral as grief compounds other family sorrows. Earlier he rushed to a Minneapolis sister after nine hemorrhages of the lungs she survived.
A notice warns that many fires come from careless grass and brush burning. It stresses risks to forests and towns, assigns blame to children, calls for strict law enforcement, and promises prompt investigations by authorities.
McIntyre Post holds a special meeting at the G A R hall tonight to arrange attendance at the funeral of late comrade Owen Jones.
The Samaritan lodge announces a regular meeting Tuesday night at 8 30. A large attendance is desired and expected from members and affiliates.
Governor Johnson names H W Lightly of this city as a delegate to the Farmers National Convention to meet in Madison Wisconsin.
A Saturday melee at the Hoboca retreat on the Dobbin led to six men jailed after a beer fueled brawl. Officers corralled the mob, with one fugitive recaptured after a riverbank chase. a seventh man, George Calhoun of Virginia, was fined and jailed for thirty days.
Andrew Lillegraven, aged about forty to fifty, was killed this morning on his farm three miles northeast of Brownsdale when a horse kicked him in the heart after being led to water. He died around 10:30 with Dr. Hegge attending. He leaves a wife and two children, Jo sixteen and Bessie six. funeral set for Wednesday. His sister-in-law is Mrs Louis Dahlquist of this city.
Ice being shipped in Austin faces shortage as 19 tons arrived from Stillwater on Saturday and another carload is due Wednesday. L. Young plans at least 20 carloads before season end, using current stock to meet demand while awaiting Stillwater shipments. Last winter's harvest was poor and ice houses were full with low quality. Young will serve existing customers but is not seeking new ones now.
Rev J S Budlong will stay on as rector of Christ Church after the vestry voted to withdraw his resignation. The move follows a three and a half year incumbency and the parish's support, with plans for renewed effort and expected improvements in the coming year.
Owen Jones died at his home at 201 West Seventh Street this morning at 4 20 after a long cancer illness. He will be buried in Geneva Illinois with service at the house at 10 30 Dr W E Sloane officiating. Jones born in Randolph County Indiana in 1849 was married to Nancy Jones and leaves a son. The couple lived in Geneva Iowa Brownsdale Austin and Mower County. He was a Civil War veteran with service in Indiana units and fought at Shiloh and Chattanooga. He was a Presbyterian church member and regarded with respect.
Miss Nellie Corbitt, born November 4, 1884, died Saturday evening at her parents’ home 501 South Kenwood after weeks of typhoid fever. She grew up in Marshall township, moved to Austin nine years ago, excelled in school, and served as Baptist Sunday school secretary. Funeral 3:30 PM from the Kenwood residence. Rev. C D Beden and Rev. H B Hazen officiated. Oakwood Cemetery interment.
Andrew Peterson aged 70 died at his Moscow home Saturday morning of old age. The funeral was held this afternoon with Rev Amtahlsrud officiating and burial in the Moscow Lutheran cemetery.
Catarrh cannot be cured with local applications. Heil's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure is a proven prescription by a leading physician. Testimonials offered free. Sk. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Attend the Passion Play this evening at the Gem Theatre as locals gather for an evening performance featuring drama and devotion. The intimate venue offers a special religious cultural event for followers and community members alike.
A Kansas City Journal report explains peanut preparation from farm to market. It describes how peanuts are cleaned with brushes, polished with talcum powder, sorted by size, and roasted by experienced workers. The article notes shelling, whitening, and packing practices aimed at consumer appeal.
The Herald runs popular want ads at five cents per line for the first insertion and two cents per line for each subsequent insertion.
Local ad seeks a live bustling representative to sell knit goods at New Way Knitting Co. in Williamston Michigan. Pay is five dollars and fifty cents weekly. experience not required. Only applicants serious about business should apply.
Furnished rooms and a seven room house available near East Bridge Street Water Street and First and Grove streets. Inquiries directed to Mrs D M Dallager Mixe Bell and 100 North Franklin Street.
Multiple sale and rental notices listing household goods like pianos organs typewriters and furniture. Includes contacts such as L N W 8 C Fritz 107 North First street F H McCullocha 405 W Alleghany and Chas Kearns 804 Oakland Ave plus property listings ranging from seven room houses to twenty acre land parcels and farm sites. Some items offer terms or trades and reference the Herald office for purchase of old newspapers.
The Egyptian cult to the crocodile arose from fear of the monster and sought appeasement through temples and bowing to the animal as a god. Early history shows worship began as offerings to pacify elemental nature forces and feared beings.
A Russian law allegedly micro-encourages theft by deeming stolen goods the thief's property after five years of possession. In a police‑licensed thieves’ market goods once stolen but still over five years old are openly sold, attracting thieves and some opportunistic buyers despite its notoriety.
A Punch cartoon caption depicts a heated exchange over a gambling challenge. Characters McSkinner and Twa shillin argue the odds as a spectator heads toward Holborn. The scene ends with a conceded loss and a walk away.
An advertisement touts fire proof storage behind the Postoffice in a brick building with no mice, promoted by James Keenan of the Austin Steam Laundry claiming fourteen years in Austin. It urges not to ship laundry to Albert Lea, promises low rates, and offers fire and tornado insurance via W. W. Kanney with Boyd Transfer of Minneapolis.
The Mower County Lumber Co offers lumber cement and plaster for remodeling or repairs at favorable prices. C. E. Hersey endorses the business as a trusted supplier for building projects.
In Princeton Missouri on September 21 Edward Ash, a son of a prominent local figure, shot and mortally wounded Tom Gardner during a gay party. Ash fled and was later found dead on railroad tracks, presumed to have killed himself.
The Washington Herald quotes a traveler urging progress on the main deck and instructs a steward to summon a taxicab, capturing a brisk voyage mood and light nautical humor.
A brief quotation attributed to Hare stating that nothing is farther from earth than heaven and nothing is nearer than heave to earth.
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