Austin and Its Charms Letter Praises Texas Capital
A Mrs Lacy Gwin of Austin Texas writes a glowing view of the citys site climate and institutions The bluff front 30 to 40 feet high anchors a 1000 acre prairie with streams and limestone ridges topped by live oaks The granite CapitolTexas University and multiple schools and churches are named Malaria is said to be unknown artesian wells praised The letter lauds Austin as Beautiful with scenic beauty and even notes women as a crowning charm comparing favorably to New Orleans
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Lacy Gwin
Austin
Texus
Throwsh
Capitol
United States
University of Texas
St. Edward's College
St. Mary’s Academy
Tillotson Institute
Texas
Austin the Beautiful
Lacy
New Orleans
Railway Wreck at Boyceville Claims Engineer and Injures Fireman
A severe collision on the Central at Boyceville Wisconsin leaves Engineer Miller of Abbotsford dead and a fireman seriously hurt. Two freights No 24 south bound and a north bound extra crashed head on while both were speeding up a grade. The track blockage halted traffic for hours as crews cleared the wreck and investigators note probable operator error for failing to relay orders to train No 24 to stop and meet the extra.
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Boyceville
Chippewa Falls
No 24
Miller
Abbotsford
Omaha
Eau Claire
St. Paul
To Be Wed: Cora Vaughn and Edward Rafftery Wed Today
Miss Cora Vaughn and Edward Rafftery marry at 10 30 am today at St John Catholic parsonage in a private ceremony. They plan a short wedding trip by noon train and will reside at 622 South Cherry Street after November 1. A wedding dinner follows at the bride’s mother's home with guests from Stevens Point Madison and Neillsville.
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St. John's Ceatholic
Cora Vaughn
Edward TF. Rafftery
Voss
Mr. Rafftery
S. Cherry Street
Germany
M. Vaughn
Rafftery
The Flaming Arrow at the Opera House
Edmond Carnette created a Minéteen penny model from a celebrated Indian. Lincoln J. Carter wrote The Flaming Arrow a frontier life play to be shown at the Opera House Thursday Sept 26. A company includes 16 full blooded Indians, cowboys, scouts, soldiers and horses with an Indian band before each performance. Seats 25 33 50 75 at Strauss Drug Store.
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Edmond Carnette
United States
Treasury Department
Lincoln J. Carter
Opera House
Strauss Drug Store
Feature Race Triumph by Ela Oila at Penn Falls Meet
Ela Oila, Hiram Below’s pacing mare, won the feature last week at Penn Falls in easy style with a best of 2 15. Bayne drove Pat to a heat win in the 2 55 trot, while W W Noll’s Doc Man did not start due to a nonfilled class. Ella Ola tied the Augusta track record of 2 144 at the fair, nearing Wisconsin half mile season bests around 2 13.
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Ela Oila
Hiram Below
Penn Falls
Bayne
Pat
W. W. Noll
Docman
Augusta
Ella Ola
Wisconsin
Guernsey Trades Richfield Farm for Lindsey Store
A.M. Guernsey, a prominent Richfield farmer, traded his eighty acre farm near Klondike for Dave Wenkte’s Lindsey general store. Guernsey gains a stock of goods valued at 14000, plus a store building and a house with lot. He will assume control immediately and run a modern farmers store, promising to purchase all local farm goods available.
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A.M. Guernsey
Richfield
Klondike
Dave Wenkte
Lindsey
Guernsey
Fci
Rasmussen Marries Maude Whaley in Necedah Home
Emile A Rasmussen son of Mr and Mrs James Rasmussen of this city married Miss Maude Bernice Whaley of Necedah last Wednesday at the brides parents home. The groom, an old Marshfield boy, has worked in the drug business across the state and is now a member of the Wood County Drug Co in Grand Rapids where the couple will reside.
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Emile A. Rasmussen
James Rasmussen
Maude Bernice Whaley
Necedah
Marshfield
Wood County Drug Co
Grand Rapids
J. D. Wright, Sr
Lafayette
Ind
Hudson Wis
St. Croix
Elroy
Dietz Wins His Fight Over Cameron Dam Logs
The long dispute over the Cameron dam on the Thurmapple river ends with an 8&1 settlement. W F Moses for Weyerhauser and William Dietz for his brother negotiate terms after Dietz repeatedly resisted company efforts to move logs and claim land. Details remain private. first payment to Dietz has been made amid past armed attempts and bloodshed nearby.
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Dieta Dam
Ihis
Cameron Dam
Thurmapple
W. F. Moses
Weyerhauser
William Dietz
Diets
Dietz
John Dietz
Cameron
Chippewa Lumber Company
When Dogs Can Be Used For Hunting
County inquiry results show confusion over revised game laws on dog hunting. Clerks explain dogs may hunt most game except deer, with no does using during the deer open season from November 11 to 30. Dogs may be used for small game outside the deer season.
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Gee
Davis
The Irish Pawnbrokers at the Opera House Saturday
The Irish pawnbrokers comedy acts headline the Opera House this Saturday September 28, 1907. The article notes Murphy and Murphy as the longest continually performing team, with Weber and Fields and Primrose and West historically prominent. Tickets priced 25 35 50 and 75 cents.
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Opera House
Primrose
West
Weber
Fields
Murphy
Barn Raising Accident At Perdinand Kunzer Farm Hull
An accident occurred during a barn raising on Perdinand Kunzer’s Hull farm. Fifteen men on top staging fell about twenty feet when the framework gave way, seriously injuring five men and injuring others to lesser degrees. Doctors from Abbotsford and the city attended the wounded as investigators described varying injuries and the salvage of the scene.
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Perdinand Kunzer
Hull
Drs. Johnson
Abbotsford
Jensen
Cotby
Phonograph
The Austrian Healer Attracts Hordes To Somerset
In Somerset Minnesota area a young Austrian healer draws hundreds daily, claimed to have four thousand patients and cures for many ailments. He speaks fair English, was expelled from several countries, and operates despite licensing questions as locals flock to his village clinic.
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Somerset
St. Croix County
Minnesota
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W. L Douglas
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Edward Degne Cameron
W. S. Gardiner
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P.G. Gikey
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W. E. Govier
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John Maxwell
Pittsville
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Rock Henry Hackbart Sieg Eric Berg
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Wood
Somerset Healer
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