100 years ago
october 27, 1910
Almost Ready
The city officials promise that the electric juice will be turned onto the wires inside of three or four days. The switchboard, which has been the cause of weeks of delay, arrived several days ago and there seems now no reason why the plant will not be ready for use in a very short time. There is a prospect that it will be ready by Saturday of this week. There are still some adjustments to be made with the telephone wires on Main street, but not anything that should take a great deal of time. Unless these adjustments are properly made the current might take a running jump for a phone wire and make things interesting for the folks who happened to be using the talk wires.
Aulne Thriving
The writer was in Aulne a little while on Monday—the first time for a good while. And, he can’t help commenting on the fine improvement that that thriving little town is making. Splendid. Many fine new residences, new bank building, a mill that is one of the best equipped in the county, up-to-date stores and everywhere an evidence of town pride and good feeling. The new bank under the wise management of Mr. Byers has in the year of its existence taken a firm place in the business life of the community. And, there is a new doctor there who knew a good thing when he saw it and is going well. And the Cornelson and Loewen and Davis and the folks at the lumber yard and all the other people around there are boosters and are helping make Aulne one of the finest little towns in the state. And, if there is anywhere a finer country than that surrounding Aulne, we don’t know where it is. Went west a couple of miles and then north into Canada, past John Livoni’s great place—where he is feeding this year four hundred head of cattle—and reveled in the beauty of the country. Where can you beat it?
The county commissioners have awarded the pauper medical practice for the 3rd district to Drs. Johnson and Mayer of Peabody.
Mrs. Geo. D. Miller has heard from the department that her widow’s pension has been allowed. T.O. Kellett prepared the papers in the case.
The commissioners have purchased five hundred feet of new fire hose for the city.
The city marshal says that this is positively the last call—if you don’t pay that dog tax right away there is going to be something doing. And he adds that he means just what he says. Gently—do you understand?
Mr. and Mrs. S.D. Pollitt and daughters, Misses Fern and Dorothy, and Miss Genevieve Funk spent Monday at Cedar Point.
Mr. N.A. Whipple who is agent for Roosevelt’s new book, “African Game Trails” will send the book prepaid to anyone in the county upon receipt of the price—$3.75, $5.75 and $6.75, according to binding.