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Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18

would have allowed. Early in life
Mr.. Cole was converted and united
with the Congregational church here.
He was for years a member of the
pastoral committee. He was elected
a member of the Carnegie library
board when the library was estab-
lished and held the position until
his death. He was chairman of the
book committee. He had excellent
literary taste and his knowledge of
books and literature was unusually
good. In his personal life he was
very genial and interesting compan-
ion and friend. He had a great in
terest in young men and score of
these have been helped by him at
the Great Western station here to fit
themselves for advancement. He was
very unself1sh, looking for the inter-
ests of others rather than his own.
In his business he was very method
ical and accurate and was good ex-
ample in this respect. We feel a per-
sonal loss in the departure of Mr..
Cole, who was one of Gods noble
men. He leaves wife. Funeral ser
vices, conducted by Rev. F.. E.
Knopf, were held at the residence
Friday afternoon. 1nterment in Oak
wood.
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JOHN g. MATTER.

Sorrow filled the hearts of all
who heard of the death of our young
friend, John G. Matter, at his home
in the village Of Waltham, Minn.,
Nov. II, 1908. Age 35 years, 5
months and 13 days. His health had
been failing since last spring. On
Oct. Is he underwent an operation
at Rochester, Minn., but came home
with the sad news that there was no
help for him. Mr.. Matter was the
oldest son OF the late Henry Matter
and his wife. Louise and was born
the 28th of May, 1878 on his fathers
farm in Waltham town, where his
early years were spent. At the age
of 20, on the 2Sth of May, 1902, he
united in marriage with Miss Cecelie
Beneke of Waltham. MINI. A year
later he became mail carrier on
route two. out of Waltham, which
appointment he held to his end. Mr..
Matter was an honorable and hon
est Christian man, a member of the
Lutheran St. Michaels congregation.
Besides large circle of friends and
relatives. he leaves to mourn his
early departure. his wife, and one
infant sou, Harold. Funeral services,
conducted by his pastor, Rev. F. G.
Miljers was held at the Lutheran St.
Michael's church Saturday, 2:30 p.
m. Interment at st. Michaeps ceme-
terry.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
ARTHUR COLE.

Arthur Cole died Wednesday fore
noon, Nov. II, 1908, at his home in
this city of pernicious anemia. Age
so years. He had been in failing
health for a. long time. He was born
near Norwallx, Ohio. March IA, 1848.
He was left motherless when he was
only IS months old and at the age
of IA years was thrown on his own
resources. He was emphatically a
self-made man. He at first learned
telegraphy and worked at Hannibal,
Mo. and other points. He was mar
ried at Hannibal June 6, 1877, to
Miss Ida Volk. On account of his
health he came to Austin in August,
1885, and their home has since been
here, Mr.. Cole was for several years
in the Office of the Great Western
road here and was then appointed
agent for Austin, a position which
he filled with great ability and with
excellent satisfaction to the COM
pany. Again and again he was Of
fered better positions in promotion,
but, on account Of his health, he
preferred to remain here. There is
no doubt that his executive ability
and his thorough knowledge of rail-
road details would have brought
him high position if his health
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
MRS. JOHN G. MILLS.

Mrs. John G. Mills died Wednes-
day evening, Nov. II, 1908, at her
home southeast of Austin of drOpsy,
aged II years. Ellen M. Mills,
daughter of Hugh Mills, was born
in McComb, st. Lawrence county,
NJ Y, June 25, 1887, and grew up
there. She came west to Ohio and
Illinois on a visit and was married
to John c. Mills at Fulton City, Ill.
Oct "a, 1855. They moved to Aus
tin in 1861 and their home has
since been in Austin township.
Three children were born to them:
Arthur and Minnie dying young and
William \. who survives Mrs.
Mills had ben in poor health for
some time but since last Christmas
has failed rapidly. She had an oper-
alton for dropsy at st. Olav hospital
in September but without much
good. Many of our readers at
tended the golden wedding anniver-
sary Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mills which
was held at G.. \. r. hall three years
ago. Mrs. Mills was woman of
kind heart and was faithful wife
and mother. AS she realized that
she could not live her only thought
was for those who were to be left
without her care. She selected her
text for the funeral and even the
songs she wished to be sung. Fun
eral services were held at the house
Saturday afternoon. Rev. G. D. Bel
den officiating. Interment In Oak.
wood.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
VICTORY FOR AUSTIN FOOT BALL
TEAM.

Austin high school foot ball team
went to Northfield Saturday and
played the team there to a finish.
Score 16 to in favor of Austin.
The game was hardly contested one
and was won on it's merits. When
the news reached Austin of the vic
tory there was great rejoicing. A
company of over 100 boys and girls
of the high school met them at the
Milwaukee station on their return in
the evening and escorted them over
town. Later they had a huge bon
fire and celebration at the head of
Bridge street. The Northfield victory
makes the Austin team the cham
pions Of Southern Minnesota.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
PHILIP H. SHORTT.

Philip H. Shortt whose death we
noted last week was born in Dexter
township east of Brownsville, July
23, 1862 He was the youngest
child of Mr. and Mrs. c. J. Shortt
and was the sixth Philip Shortt in
successive generations. When he
was about two years old his folks
moved into Brownsville and six years,
later to Austin. Here he grew up
learning the printers trade under
G. H. Davidson in the Register and
Transcript offices. In 1895 he went
to Devils Lake, N. D. and bought
the News and ran that paper until
three years ago. He sold the paper
in 1905 and went to Ross, N. d. and
ran a paper there until two, months
ago, when he moved onto his farm
near Ross for the winter. He also
had a. claim four miles from Ross
He had gone to Williston for final
papers and while taking walk with
friend, DR.. Belyea Of Devils Lake,
! they came across a wounded deer.
The doctor shot the deer with his
revolver to put it out of misery and
while MFR. Short was STOPPING over
the deer one of the hunters who had
shot the deer fired at him shooting g
him through the heart causing in
stant death. The hunters name is
Clayton Tank1ns and he was warned
twice not to shoot as there were men
near the deer But the third time
he raised and fired. He has been
arrested by the state authorities for
manslaughter in the first degree
Mr.. Shortt enlisted in Co. M. of the
North Dakota regiment in 1898 as
soon as the war with Spain broke
out and was in the Philippines a
year. He was in two active battles
and was first sergeant of his COM
lpany. His health was never good
after his return and recently a pen
sion was granted to him. He was
buried on the Veterans plot al
DEVILS Lake Sunday, Oct. with
military honors. Funeral at thu
Catholic church. Mr.. Shortt wa:
married in March, 1902, to Mis-:
Nellie Hanley of Winona, a norma
graduate. She taught school ir
Austin several years and he met hel
here first. She and one son, Philip
:: aged nearly five years, survive. Mr.
Shortt's mother and three sisters
survive. The sisters are Mrs. Edit1
Cruise of Kansas City, Kas.. Mrs
1 Kate A. Singer of Pomona, Cal. an(
Mrs. Jennie Richardson of Jerse!
City, N. J. The mother and Mrs
! Richardson attended the funeral a
DEVILS Lake. Mr. Short belonged
, to the Woodmen and to the Knight
of Pythias.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
The Youths Compassion Calendar
for 1909.

"lns Graasdmother's Garden" ls the
title OF che beautifeA picture painted
10y, Charles I. Curran for the YOUTHS
Companion Panel Calendar for 1899,
1t is. printed on the finest finished
Stock. by the mosa recent naethods OF
llthograpoy. All the strength and
beauty OF the original painting are
faithfully shown by employ ing thirteen
separate colors. This is the largest
|Calendar that tha" COMPANION has ever
Issued, the pictare alone measuring 8
iinches in width and a. inches in LENGTH
Below the picture are, arranged the
twelve months, Great care has been
taken to make the date figures legible,
and to irsure = practical and useful, as
we'll as an artistic Calendar. The CAL
endar is given to, aA these who nav
their subseziRtion to. the Companioa
for 1909.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
N. E. Church.

McCabe Methodist Episcopal ch,agch.
corner St. Paul and Maple streets
q. W.: Lutz, pastor, residence SOC
South Chatham street.
Services very Sabbath as follows:
$50 Class meeting, led by Mrs.
Sarah Becker.
$780, -"Brotherhood" devotional meet
ing. Professor &. A. franklin presi-
dent: All the men and boys Of the
city invited.
l0:30--Morning worship Sermon by
the pastor.
l20o-Sunday School, w. O. Craig,
Supt.
3O-Junior League, Mrs. D. z. Rob.
nson, Supt.
e:so-Epworth League, Miss Tanye
Burgess, Supt
7:30 =. Evening wossh,p, sermon bv
the pastor, preceded by brisk song
service
Special music at all of these services
consisting of pipe organ, anthera by
the choir, solos, duets, etc.
All the people of the city and coun.
try are invited. A cordial welcome te
strangers.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18

on a at car, was knocked off the car
and under the wheels and was had
ly hurt. He was taken to Butte, but
only lived few hours. The accident
was caused, he stated before he
died, by an error of a green brake
man.
For the last few years he has been
living in Austin, but his home was
formerly at Fountain. The remains
were brought to Austin for inter-
ment. Funeral services were. held at
the Catholic church Saturday morn
ing. The wife of deceased survives.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
KILLED BY THE CARS.

A telegram from Butte, Mont, on
Tuesday forenoon, Nov 10, an
nounced that Art Beers had been
seriously injured in a railroad
wreck, and a few hours later word
was received that he was dead.
When the Milwaukee opened their
new extension into Butte, Mont,
Art Beers was sent out from Austin
to take the conductorship of a
freight on the new division. Tues
day morning his train was in col
lision with passenger train. seven
miles east Of Butte. Beers, who was
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
AUSTIN NEWS IN BRIEF

Mrs. J. x. Wilson of Monticello
came Friday to visit friends.
Mrs. C. R. Boostrom, Mrs. John
D. Smith, Mrs Sam Rice and Mrs.
Geo. Twedell attended the state
Equal Suffrage convention in Min
neapolis last week and report an
inspiring meeting. Lafayette French
of this city gave an address on We'd
nesday evening.
Pat Gillian had an operati6h at
St. Olaf hospital Wednesday. HIS
daughter, Mrs. J. A. Sobolic of CAL.
mar came to visit him.
MIR: and Mrs. Chas. Fox re-
turned Thursday from Red Wing
where they spent week with their
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Sargeant>
Mrs. Nancy Clark went to- Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, Friday to spend sew
eral weeks with her son.
Miss Erma Gregg gave, party
for a company Of her young friend:
Friday evening at her home at Co.
lum bla. About twenty were present
and they were royalty entertained. .
| Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold JohnsoI
entertained the K. X. KS Frida.
evening at seven O'Clock dinner
Mrs. e. w. Lutz led the vespe
l~service at the Y. NJ. c. A. room
Sunday afternoon.
l Union Thanksgiving service
Twill be held this year at the M. i
church, Thursday, Nov. 26, com
mencing at 1880. Sermon by Rev
H. B. Hazen.
j. Mrs. I. N. Howe, who attempte
suicide the fore part of last wee
by taking 1audanum, made anothe
attempt Saturday morning by tax
ing Paris Green but was prevente
by her husband. She was brough
into probate court Saturday after
noon and adjudged to be sufferin
with suicidal mania and was com
mitted to Rochester asylum fo
treatment. She has made severa
threats at other times to commit su
icide saying that she wished to b
at rest.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
Miss Hendrix To Lecture In
Austin

Miss Rozetta Hendrix, Loyal Temp
erance Legion secretary of Minnesota
W. G. T. u, will be in Austin Nov
%. She will speak sat parlor meeting
in the afternoon at three o'clock at the
home of Mrs. II: N. Wariield, 8l6
East Bridge street and all women in.
terested are invited. In the evening
she will speak at the Presbyterian
church. Everyone is invited to be
present at this meeting, especially the
f.thers and mothers. Good musicswill
be furnished and a collection will be
taken to defray expenses 80 s.,
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
= Presbyterian Church.
William E. Sloane. Minister.

William e.. Sloane. Minister. 49,.
Frank c. Heilman, Assistant Min.
ister.z
1000 a. m.-Session Meeting. e. .-~
1890 Morning worship, sermon .
"The Presidents Proclamation. :"
II m.-Central Sunday School
3p:: m East Side Sunday School
Oak and Water Streets. fza
6:3O.p. ny. p. S. G.. e. 81.
1880 p. Unpopular evening service
sermon, ''Giving q Man Another Chance
or, "a Free Ride Back . zs
All are cordially invited to attend
these services. s.ss
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
Citation for Hearing on final Ac.
count and for Distribution, 3
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
County of Mower--ss.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, .-"';'t. -
County of Mower-ss. 4. -.
In Probate Court -. =, = 81 >. ::
Decedent. -. - = -'-.0A = 11"Aeon'
The State of Minnesota to the heirs at
law OF said deceased and to all persons inter.
ested est a. in the final account and distribution cof
eae M estate OF said deGedent: The representative
Of the above named decedent, having fled in
tbs TBS court the final account Of the administra
ton OF the estate of said decedent, Together
with !, his petition praying for the adjustment
ana allowance OF said final account and for dis
tr1bution of the residue Of said estate to the
persons thereunto entitled therefore, you, and
each OF you, are hereby, cited and required tc
at the Probate Court Rooms in the Court House.
/ n ~ the City of Austin II. the County Of Mower
State OF Minnesota, on the 10th day of December
1sl at e O'clock ?; I said petition should
Witness the Judge Of said court and the seal
OF said court thisllth day of November 1905
lSeal) M GREENMAN,
-, ~, = - !. Judge of Probate
ttOrney for sPatitioner 81 "a ssaEs
Nov. 1925, Dec.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
Poultry Wanted

The Austin Dairy Company will be-
gin Monday Nov. 2, to handle poultry.
Highest price paid for poultry of all
kinds. - :-,: "a
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For School Children

. Nice, clean work at home, on. Satur-
day. Nov Il. Good pay. Send name
and age for particulars. Gofrey Gard
Co, Box 81, st. Paul, Mimi. .....
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
Austin steam Laundry .

Patronize home institutions and
have your laundry work done ST. the
Austin Steam Laundry in the highest
style of the art. No chemicsls used
Laundry delivered free Of charae
Giveus a trial.
TN BuRNHAm. Pror riesor.
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18

Ed. Schiewek has moved his tail.
orlng shop from over Marpny's store
to the rooms over J. Fitzthum's shop
on Bridge street He invites all old
customers as we'll as new ones. to come
and see him. He carries s splendid
line of woolens and worsteds and is up
to date in style aud right in prices. 3m
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
For Sale Thoroughbred Poultry

Barred Plymouth Rock, Silver Laced
Wyandotte Cockerels for breeders
Inquire Mrs. F. H. Pike,
n b =; Austin, Mimi,
5Itt e. New Phone,
Mower County transcript., 1908-11-18
AUSTN'S
IMPROVEMENTS

The following is list of the perm an
ant Improvements for the year 1898 as
compiled by the Austin Herald,
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-22
COURT TO RUN TWO
SHIFTS NEXT WEEK
Bank Cases Will Be Tried at
Day Sessions and Other
Cases at NIGHT

Department II of the superior court
viii run in double shifts next week,
with separate judges, prosecutors,
clerks and bailiffs. In the day shift
the trial of ]. Dalzell Brown will sbe
conducted before a judge from one
Of the interior counties At night
Judge Cook will try other criminal
cases.
Assistant District Attorney William
Hoff Cook has been assigned to prose-
cute all the so called bank cases. Pros
ecutor Hanley, who regularly attends
this department, will therefore be free
TO oficiate at the night sessions.
Judge Cook announced from the
bench yesterday that he felt himself
absolutely disqualified to try the en-
bezzlement eases against J. Dalzell
Brown, Waiter ]. Bartnett and James
TreadweI, and had therefore asked the
governor to nominate a Judge from an
other county to preside at those trials.
Browns case has been set for Friday.
Judge Conley of MADEIRA has been
mentioned as likely to be called in to
try the bank cases. Judge Melvin of
Alameda county was asked to sit, but
was unable to do so.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-22
BLAMES DIRECTORS
FOR BANK FAILURE
Receiver for California of Oak
land Declares Board Was
Not Advisory Body

Failure on the part of the board of
directors of the California bank of
Oakland to conduct the bank along con-
seryative lines and the fact that the
directors never acted in the capacity of
an advising body are said by j. p. Ed
hoff, receiver for the defunct bank, to
have caused the closing Of the institu-
tion. Edhoff's testimony was taken
yesterday morning by the state legisla-
tive committee appointed to inquire
generally into banking methods at a
meeting held by that body in the rooms
of the harbor commissioners in the
ferry building.
ID. Edward Collins, former president
of the defunct bank, according to Ed
hoff had only a superficial knowledge
of the science of banking. Many of the
loans he made were made irrespective
of the loaning capacity of the bank.
Many loans of large sums We're made
to the president of the bank and corr
porations with which he was actively
connected.
D. Edward Collins, according to Ed
hoff, was also too much interested in
the welfare of religious organizations
and too little interested in his deposit
tors. On one occasion Edhoff Claims a
loan of several thousand dollars was
made to the Oakland Young Mems
Christian association, the only security
taken by Collins being an oil painting.
Edhoff was unable to post the legisla-
tive committee on the value of the
painting referred to, but he declared
1T was not Van Dyke and said it was
striking testimony of the loose method
in which the bank was conducted.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-22
PAPER TRUST TO
BE INVESTIGATED
Cannon Resolution Passed and
Committee of Six Is
Named to Act

WASHINGTON, April 21.-The house
adopted today Speaker Cannon's resolu-
tion authorizing the appointment of a
committee to investigate the so called
paper trust" and the general subject
OF wood pulp and the manufacture of
printing paper. The vote on the resolu-
tion stood 1s4 to 1lO and was strictly on
party lines.
The speaker announced the following
as members of the committee to make
the proposed investigation: Mann Of
Illinois. Miller of Kansas. Stafford Of
Wisconsin, Bannon of Ohio. Sims Of
Tennessee and Ryan Of New York
In explanation of the resolution Dali
zell of Pennsylvania said it was a mat
ter Of public notoriety that there had
= been large increase in the price of
paper. 1t was. he said capable Of
mathematical demonstration that the
increase was not due TO the tariff and
there were those who believed that the
increase was due to a combination or
trust and it was necessary to get the
facts upon which to base a bill to meet
the case.
Declaring his opposition to the
resolution, WILLIAMS said he did not
for the truth and no real finding or
reporting OF the truth. The resolution.
he said, was intended solely TO white
wash the tariff as a crime against the
American people with regard to wood
pulp and ito circumvent this man
Herman Ridder, at the head of the
great newspaper association-this Ger
man devil, as some people are begin
ming TO call him-and get around legis-
latfnC on the question"
Fitzgerald created laughter by re-
ferring to the speaker as the whole
business" in the house. He said that
he had told some people who had writ
ten him about wood pulp not to waste
their time on the White House, as the
president had in q degree recently lost
his influence with the house.
we will stand by the president to
the last ditch he humorously re-
marked, and expect we and the presi-
dent will so into the last ditch to-
Refher."
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-22
RIVAL FACTIONS
WAR OVER HOTEL
Fierce Gunmen on Guard in the
Lobby of the Pacific
Grand

The Pacific Grand hotel was in a
state of obsession last night. Husky
gunmen sat around in the lobby to
thwart any attempt to wrest posses
sion from Edwin r. Clute, manager of
the hotel. War has been on for some
weeks to oust Clute from the man
agement. 1t has been melted by Har-
old A. Hickman, secretary, and Ar
thur H. Horton, president of the hotel
corporation. On Monday night a
pitched battle between the rival forces
was engaged in in the lobby of the
hotel. Charles G. Goe. Clute's night
clerk, was tossed into the street, and
the invaders were not overcome until
a corps of police rescued theN night
clerk and arrested the rival faction.
The quarrel, so far as its legal sig
nificance is concerned, revoives around
the preponderance of stock interests
held by Clute on the one side and
Horton and Hickman on the other.
The matter is now in Judge Seawell's 5
hands and a judgment is expected to-
day.
In the meantime Clute and his sup
porters realize that possession is nine
tenths of the law. Every effort was
made last night to insure this control.
The Office door was barred and be-
hind the desk two stalwart gunmen
waited with Night Clerk Goe for the
invader to appear. The opening in the
metal screening through which, the
guests meet the clerks on registering
was guarded with wire bars to pre-
vent any of the invaders crawling
through into the office.
Outside the hotel mysterious per-
sons wandered-friend or foe none
could tell. But the police kept them
moving, and UP to a late hour last
night no fresh assault had been made.
The San Francisco call., 1908-04-22
Australian Football
Team Coming

For the purpose of introducing the
Australian game of football in the
athletic curriculum of American uni
versities plans are on foot for bring
ing an all-Australian football team OF
picked youngsters from the public
schools to San Francisco. in the course
of tour around the world next win
ter. Charles Lyman of West Australia,
who Is preceding the team. has called
a meeting of university men from
Berkeley and Stanford at the Hotel
Mayfiower next Wednesday night,
when the project will be discussed
Followers of the Australian game
claim that 1t is far superior to Rugby
or soccer. Instead of IL men to side
there are 81. but there Is total abb
scence Of mass playing. Five men on
a side in what is called the 'ruck," :"
which the ball is kicked or bounced
oppose one another directly at one
time. The rest are always well dis
tributed about the field. Kicking Is a
highly developed factor, and players
cannot run with the ball, though IL can
be bounced five yards before being
kicked.
Every province in Australia will be
represented on the team. The school
lads will pursue their regular studies
while they are on the tour, which Will
consume year. From San Francisco
it is the plan to play in various east
ern cities and in Canada, then pro-
ceeding to England. where a stay OF
three months will be made.