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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1908
Page
2
The Austin Daily Herald serves Austin Minnesota as the official city newspaper providing local news, notices, and community updates published each weekday except Sundays.
The season’s first flakes fell as a cold wave hit the city and ice supplies ran short. Dog skin fur coats were common on the streets after a warm spell. An Austin man reported hearing Taft speak in Albert Lea, remarking on his overall strength even without catching words.
An advertisement from a local concern proclaims Austin will become an educational center thanks to its fine shipping facilities and raw materials. The claim highlights the city’s logistics and resource base as pivotal to its future academic role.
The city expects several saloons to close before year end as the wet trade grows duller. Once twenty six saloons served Austin, now about half remain, and employers avoid men who drink.
Fire Chief Jensen stood under a dripping awning Saturday night and said the dry stretch has worn on firefighters. He plans to go home for a long rest after weeks of tense, dry conditions.
Even far from the city, the splendid lighting system proved beneficial. Saturday night storm clouds reflected the city lights, producing excellent illumination well beyond the urban outskirts.
Mrs. M. M. McKenna serves notice to the county board of commissioners for payment of 25 dollars a month or any portion of a month while bridge builders use her land near Bridge Street Bridge. She also charges 25 cents for each yard of earth moved on her property.
Owatonna residents were outraged after Albert Lea visitors were mobbed at a local baseball game. Albert Lea had sent county fair ads to Owatonna, which were returned with a message that Owatonna does not want to play on Albert Lea’s cellar door.
A con man duo offers teachers a reading club membership with ten books and a study course for 12.50 dollars. Notes pass to bankers at a discount, but the books never arrive. In one Iowa county as many as 200 teachers were drawn into the scam.
John Meyer of Rutland in Martin county says forty years of observing a caterpillar fur sign foresees a mild winter. He claims more black spots mean colder weather, with head spots indicating the coldest early winter, middle spots predicting January chill, and tail spots suggesting March cold.
A rain soaked game at Albert Lea ended at the start of the second half with the score 0 0. The field was muddy and both teams fumbled and stalled, though Austin held the advantage in territory. A return game is planned later in the season.
Billings will gain a new bank in the Northern hotel block by December 1 to be led by R. E. Shepherd as president and H. J. Covery as cashier. Capital of 250000 with 912500 available cash, charter applied for, and possible names The Merchants National Bank or The Central National Bank. The bank aims to cooperate with existing banks and local business, pursuing a steady, solid growth.
Thieves entered the Great Western depot this morning and rifled two packages of clothing. The crime likely occurred between noon and three as the night operator left the ticket office. They unlocked a west door, broke a north window, and escaped with the clothing while wrapping papers were left behind.
This remedy claims internal action on the blood and mucous surfaces. It asserts a physician recommended formula of tonics and purifiers, offered by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio, with testimonials available free and a 75 cent price.
Frank A. McDonnell faces trial in Garner for the killing of George Stevens at the cement plant hotel in Mason City last spring. Attorneys from Mason City will travel Tuesday morning. McDonnell previously worked at the Pantorium in Austin, a detail noted as the case draws interest.
A notice from an aging owner seeks a buyer to take over the Smith and Peck business in Austin. The speaker prefers a straightforward deal and offers to show the state of the business and its past achievements to serious inquirers.
Henry J. Dufty must face murder charges in Judge Jamison's court on November 17 for the Aug. 13, 1908, killings of his son and daughter. Dufty and his lawyer abandoned a bid for a sanity trial, while special counsel Joseph F. Seymour Jr. and A. A. Sturgis prepare to defend against an insanity defense. The DA's office intends to argue Dufty was sane and deserves the same penalty as any murderer.
Multiple rental notices. Three furnished rooms with electric lights furnace and bath inquire at Johnson's Furniture store. Eight room modern house on east Bridge street with heat on inquire at Herald office. Several new modern homes with electric lights furnace bath small down payment balance monthly. Furnished rooms for rent Mrs W H Adams 41 S River Street.
In South Chicago on the Calumet river the pleasure craft Lemon sank after hitting a bridge support. Seven of eight aboard drowned, owner saved after swimming ashore. Albert Westgren, the sole survivor, was taken into custody. he knew only John Frick, his brother in law. The vessel had been operating during the storm and currents delayed recovery.
Anderson, arrested at Albert Lea for robbing five city businesses, claimed to act as a fence for real burglars. Authorities now believe his story was false and that he stole goods himself. Sheriff Lehigh and Officer Mallinger identified stolen items from the People's Store in his satchels.
A collection of sale notices and rental inquiries lists items from household goods to houses. Entries include Mrs W H Adams 401 South River selling a family home set and more. T J Bibby seeking sows with pigs. 28 31a House for sale or rent. Mrs Dahle 606 Grove Street seven room house. OLD newspapers for sale at Herald office. Mrs Susan Hormel residence 310 S St Paul St twelve rooms bath hot air furnace corner lot. for sale town lots near Austin and northern state. contact G SorVLATEN 223 N Main St.
Four police officers were injured when a dynamite detonating cap left by burglars exploded during a hurried retreat from the Joseph H. Deschamps diamond store at Seventh and Chenut streets. Reserve Policeman Besiment Detective Williams Brown Reilly were hurt. Moffatt Campbell Sharp also injured.
Dispatches report fires in Northern Michigan and Wisconsin subdued by heavy rainfall. Officials say danger is temporarily past though conditions may still favor flare ups in dry areas. Local shelters and firefighting crews remain on standby as rain continues.
The notice promotes reduced rates for miscellaneous shipments to the Pacific coast and other points and highlights insurance and bonding through W. W. Ranney. It also urges readers planning remodeling to use The Mower County Lumber Co for lumber, cement, and plaster at competitive prices, all endorsed by C. E. Heisey.
In Cincinnati, a doubleheader against St Louis ended after five innings due to darkness with final scores 4 to 7 and 6 to 1. The games were halted at dark in the fifth inning.
Muggins speaks in a resigned tone about a shipwreck while gazing at a dead dog. Juggins asks where and M replies there is a bark lost forever. The exchange appears in London Fun.
Report of condition for First National Bank of Austin Minnesota as of September 23 1908 totals assets 1 088 153 21 with loans and discounts 588 814 66 U S bonds to secure circulation municipal and other bonds and deposits due from banks and reserves and cash items totaling 1 088 153 21. Bank liabilities include capital stock undivided profits and deposits with notes and certificates of deposit and other obligations. Sworn by N F Banfield cashier.
A London Spectator quip mocks a Napier public reception where local schoolchildren were praised for singing the national anthem by a Tyrone official and urged to “put their shoulders to the wheel” toward success with a joke about an axle tree.
A Chicago Tribune quip portrays a commanding officer noting a subordinate's rasping voice after a morning with soldiers. The brief exchange ends with the subordinate's polite acknowledgment.
The famed composer Gioacchino Rossini once embraced a Spaniard with great affection and explained he loved Spain because without it they would be the last nation.
A humorous dialogue from Pathfinder features a lawyer pressing a witness for motive in a murder scene. The witness confuses the motive with a locomotive, prompting the lawyer to release him.
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