mum n-^i W"'"'"'*' MOWER COUNTY NEWS. AUSTIN. MINNESOTA PAGE TWO MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1920 lit WHY RISK WET FEET-SHOES HON ECLIPSE CORNER Lot 10 "B" Village Sar-: geant 2500.00 Mary J. Sweet to I. F. Pace, Parcel of land Village Weeklv Shavings Edited by CGOUNT of^,Brownsdale "50.00 Vol. 351 Monday, December 27, 1920 Splinters Home Investment Co. to Lester C. Davison, Lot 21 6 Kenwood Park Friendly business is more than STORM WINDOWS and STORM Place 285.00 Friendship—It is Fellowship. In DOORS increase the comfort and grateful appreciation of your fellowship healthfulness of your house by eliminating A. L. Tollefson, Administrator Bureau of Chemistry, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Gies Opinions Authorities on Street Railway Problems we extend Greetings of the Season, cold floor drafts and permitting to A. Wallenberg, Gives Recipes for Waterproofing..Footwear That Will Make it Confronting Legislative Bodies At Washington. and our best wishes for your 1 \1 Woodlawn Park perfect ventilation. Water Proof Resistant in Mildly Bad Weather. good health and happiness during the Add'n 105.00 coming year. contemplate private ownership and Edward D. Kenevan et ux Why he left the farm: By J. E. JONES Nothing is more uncomfortable water resistance, as well as their flex- I left my dad his farm to plow, operation. to Fannie Conrad, Lot Washington, D. C., Dec. 11 We An Ideal Christmas Gift: PYRENE Because my calf became his cow 9 "B" 2 King & Kenevan than going about with wet shoes, yet ibility and durability, without greatly 4.—"Regulation should everywhere Give your family handy and sure have heard a good deal in political Add'n 1.00 I left my dad, 'twas wrong of course. even the most forehandel are caught interfering with their being polished. protection against fire during the. be instituted that will promptly follow life about the initiative and referendum, Because my cold became his horse Lenore R. Garbisch .& H. New Year with one of our Pyrene occassionally in a storm without rubbers If the oil is applied lightly to the changes of the situation of the I left my dad to sow and reap, but there has not been very F. Garbisch to E. D. Extinguishers. and wet feet is their portion, as clean, dry shoes and rubbed in until Because my lamb became his sheep Hopfe, E y2 SW^ SE% companies rendering services of local much concerning it published with I dropped my hoe and stuck my fork,. 2-101-18 except R. R. with those who dislike and seldom the leather is dry, they may be polished transportation. regard to economic affairs of the Sugges- Because my pig became his pork Another Christmas Gift Rightway & E SW V± wear overshoes. Altho rubber overshoes immediately, altho it is better to The garden truck that I made grow, country. Nevertheless it is quite probable 5.—-"Provision should be made tion! A hardwood* Floor. Nothing"at 2-101-18 1.00 and bocfts will keep water out, wait until the following day. If the Was his to sell, but mineJ hoe. tracts the attention so quickly as that more real progress has been against the consequences of unfair E. S. Babcock et ux & et al they also keep the perspiration in. oil is applied too heavily, it will be beautiful floors. to Earl Goadey, N% made in this direction in the industrial competition. The Perfect Floor must of necessity Moreover, they are cold in winter and difficult to polish the shoes and the Lumber prices are again lower SE'/i & SE1^ NE% 20 & than in the political world. This 6.—"All burdens unrelated to the be a Hardwood Floor—durable, ecor.- than they they should be perhaps. Ceromilcal shine will not last very long. SW *4 NW.^4 21 & part hot in summer. For these reasons, as is illustrated by the fact that the and susceptible to fine fin-'tainly lumber prices are now lower service should be removed from street of SE% of NW & part well as because of their excessive In the summer the grease used for ish, inherently beautiful. There is than they will be when next year's they Chamber of Commerce of the United NEU of NE% 20-10217 railways. weight, rubber ffootwear is objectionable nothing particularly difficult, complicated waterproofing shoes and boots should tremendous buildin: activity gets 1.00 States has just submitted referendum 7.—"Official responsibility should or mysterious about laying to many people but dependence under way. be harder than that used in winter. Edwin J. Wolven et ux to No. 33 to the local business finishing and caring for good floors be definitely fixed for the application for keeping the feet dry must be Since heavily greased shoes have a J. L. Loucks, SW*/4 organizations throuout the country, —its merely a matter of doing the Profit by protecting your jhens. of regulation. NW% 24-103-14 1.00 placed on overshoes and boots or waterproof tendency to cause the feet to perspire right thing in the right way. Ask the which will vote upon the report of Comfortable quarters increase thewinter Cathern M. Voelker to Eclipse. leather shoes and boots. The 8.—"Each company should seek to and swell in hot weather, and egg yield. the committee of public utilities of Mary A. Guy, Out Lot 8 Bureau of Chemistry, United States have available for the public at all there is also less need for water-resistant SW% 35-103-18 except the National Chamber "regarding local J.J. CLEMENS (Department of Agriculture, has recently times the facts as to the results of 50 ft, 1-00 shoes in summer than in winter transportation." Joseph S. Bevier to Walter completed a series of experiments I operation and should have resident and spring, it is rarely advisable ONE PIECE OR A CARLOAD// So much has been said and written. Beck, Out Lot 5-27-101 mm.!* jmo responsible executives wholly converabout on the care and use of leather Manager to put as much grease on the shoes at 14 1.00 the condition which tne auuui, uic sant with local requirements. and recommends waterproofing the that time of the year. In summer, the Walter? Beck to Josephine street railways o± the country have Phone No. 47. shoes that are worn in the winter and quantity of grease used should not Bevier, Out Lot 5-27-101 been placed by the changed value of Reconstruction of Rail Transportation 14 1.00 spring months. exceed the amount that the leather money and its purchasing powers, Congress will doubtless be called W. F. Gage to Wm. Voogt, will take up without leaving its urface Should Melted Together however, should not be allowed tostand be Not Wholly Water-Tight Lot 41, original village and the inability of the lines to oper- upon to straighten the transportation In each case the ingredients of the in the grease, as it softens the greasy. In winter, especially if it 1.00 Dexter Leather shoes and boots, as they ate under fares fixed in their franch- act, but in doing so it will find itself mixture should be melted together rubber is desired to get the greater water resistance, Lars Hanson et ux to Berdine are made nowadays, when treated to ises, that it is interesting to have a at a big advantage, since the relations by warming them carefully and stirring Tuftee & Jno H. a mixture of grease and oils make them water resistant, allow the clear definition of the question, es- bewgen the public and the transportapecially Anderson Out Lot 20 thoroughtly. Better penetration that is not too hard when cold is required Latin Words In Our Language. 1200.00 SW% SE% 3-102-18 W entrance of some water owing principally when it is made to clarify tion lines were clearly defined in the is obtained if the grease is applied more of this grease than the The Norman-French people who .Quit Claims to the difficulty of completely the understanding among business Cummins-Esch measure. Alfred P. warm, but it should never be hotter settled^ England gave to Englishspeaking Sterling & Olson et alto W. leather will absorb may be used. An waterproofing the seams. Such footwear organizations in the United States: Thon, counsel of the Association of than the hand can bear. people several thousandwords S. Gallager, Lot 6 41 excess will do no harm and will make can not be expected to keep the 1.00 The United States chamber of com- Railway executives, traces the evolumerce & Lewis Add'n with a few alterations. Then, the leather more resistant. Grease thoroughly the edge of the feet perfectly dry if worn for a asserts that "every phase of tion of government regulation up to at the Revival of Learning, a still sole and welt, as this is where shoes Waterproofing Formulas 13-YEAR-OLD CLUB BOY long time in wet weather, nor will larger number of Latin words came the life of a community is affectedj the passage of the law of 1920. This leak most. The sole should also be GROWS THE MOST CORN For waterproofing boots and shoes, into our language. The Latin word it take the place of rubber overshoes by the success or failure of its trac-! law, he says, "has its foundation in thoroughly impregnated with the facilis became facile the word natia nothing better than the following or boots for walking in water, slushy tion lines in providing a service a new and larger view of the relawhich grease, thereby increasing its water A 13 year old Minnesota boy is the appeared as nation the word oplnloas simple formulas is known to the Department snow, or very soft mud. They are is indispensible to the public.' tionship of government to the instruCareful resistance, durability, and pliability. opinion the verb separatum as first year's member ship of the single of Agriculture. While the very satisfactory, however, for protecting regulation joined with con-j mentality of the transportation which The sole can be most conveniently separate and so on with thousands acre corn club, fostered by the department department believes that these formulas the feet during rain or snowstorms cern for the business stability and it undertakes tor egulate." To this Mr. of other words. And, since that time, waterproofed by letting the shoe of agriculture of the University do not infringe on any existing and for use on wet pavements new Latin words have been coming success of traction lines should pre- Thon adds: "The abandonment of the stand for about 15 minutes in a shallow of Minnesota, raised 120 bushels patents or pending applications or wet ground. They also keep the yearly into our language and settlingthere.—From vail in each city of the country old and mistaken view that the reAdequacy pan containing enough of the on his acre plot. He is Arnold Hansen for patents, it can assume no responsibility. "The Art of Writing: perspiration in, but are not as objectionable of service at the lowest sponsibility of government, when it melted waterproofing material to of Arco, Lincoln county. Another English." as rubber in this respect. rate compatible with continued ef- undertakes to regulate the business of cover the entire sole. Rubber heels, boy, Thomas Hosken, Ji\ of North Formula 1: 8 ounces of neutral The application of oil grease to ficiency is the paramount considera-j transportation, is fully performed Redwood, raised 119 bushels on his wool grease, ounces dark petrol­ M. H. HON light-colored or russet leather darkens 4 tion from the public point of view, when it punishes its misdeeds and reand acre. While his yield was less by a atum, and ounces of paraffin wax. 4 Phone Bridge Residence neither factor can be sacrificed stricts its activities and opportunities, it, more or less, and also makes bushel than Arnold's, the quality of any leather more difficult to jolish. Formula 2: 1 pound petrolatum, 2 to the other without public detri-jand the adoption of the new concepment." his corn was better and his record and 802 Main 659-R Where this is objectionable, only the ounces beeswax. jtion that the government's responsi- "story" were also superior. On points soles of the shoes should be water This plain statement is supple- bility in regulation must extend to Formula ounces petrolatum, 3: 8 4 REAL ESTATE and INVESTMENTS he was given the decision and won a proofed. The uppers can be made mented by the report of the commit-!and embrace proper encouragement international in Chi- ounces paraffin wax, ounces wool 4 free trip to the City and Business Properties, Rentals and Insurance quite resistant by the frequent application grease ,and 2 ounces crude turpentine tee which at the outset declares: "The'anl protection, makes a new era in entered the single ear cago where he Office with Niehuis & DeBuhr Laad Co. of good wax polish. gum (gum thus.) country's transportation system has our legislative history and rises to the1 contest and walked off with fourth A The occassional use of castor oil AUSTIN. MINN. been placed in a critical position by dignity of an economic triumph of. honors. Prior to that he had won the Formula 12 ounces tallow and 4: Austin National Bank Bid* on shoes uppers will increase their ounces cod oil. conditions over which operating Popular government. sweepstakes on yellow corn at the 4 HP companies had no control and for! "It furnishes new assurance and! Minnesota States fair and also the which the public had generally made. gives fresh courage and hope to those I championship over all state at the HE The com­ no adequate provision." The com- who believe in the good sense and the Interstate fair at Sioux City. "I am mittee than proceeds to define methods PARK spirit of wisdom and statesmanship\ holding my seed corn at $5.00 a buswhich of a corrective nature. These reside in the masses of the! hel," he says, "and if I sell it and add remedies have in turn been submitted people and which will ultimately man my show prizes I will clear about to local boards of trade and cham- if est themselves in the system of laws $300 from my acre." bers of commerce, and the referendum envolved out of public opinion." The five acre corn contest, which will help to formulate means of was new in Minnesota this year, was Commission The Water Ppwer relief for local transportation in all won by Oral Zimmerman of Tracy. There are about one hundred applicants parts of the country in accordance His yield was 502 bushels and his immediate for licenses for water power Announces their with "file suggestions that will have reward was a free trip to the projects on file with the Federal general applicability. International. Young Zimmerman HOLIDAY PROGRAM Straightening Ou, Th. Sn-H."- P°Wer estaBlished places a valuation of $360.80 on his corn, both common and seed. The cost The War Labor board assumed wfer p°wer act' of production was $75.10, leaving a raise rates of pay for the street rail-! .,n thef cl°S,ne hours of _i.. ._ 'the last session of Congress, and way employes. It also fixed the price profit of $285.70. signed by President Wilson after it District corn growing champions of material and equipment which the. ,. The Home of First Run Photoplays for the year were Arnold Hansen of companies had to pay—and in turn it' ~irpf fLj 6 "J® .mi) "fixed" the companies, but could not ^ow| of Pro"jArco, southern district Thomas Hos- Matinee Night 7:30 and 2:30. 9:00 increase the sources of their revenue GS "sl"ess an" industrial lead- _Ti- nf Mnrthwnnii ermth central- |ke, Jr., of Northwood, south central Ralph Phillips of Detroit, northern The president and the secretary oil'"' J!", an.3f°f the projects Adelbert Clapp of Appleton, north the treasury and all the rest of the1^" '1 wlU be necessarJ' for SUN. JANUARY 2. MON. & TUES., DEC. 27 & 28. high government officials wrote elo-lS ^n mak,ei an appropriation of central. quent appeals in behalf of higher comm»sion to TOM MIX OLIVE THOMAS street car fares. Finally the pLi-lf "'^st'gatlon of all the feadent Kld Raising for Gloves. in Before the war the peasants of many appointed the Federal Electric1'Tr ZtTh I in a little village made a living by raising Railways commission, which made a £J.wT 5? *P1roved- 11 is estimated that it will cost an average kid to supply the gloves for which Everybodys Sweetheart very exhaustive study of the electric France has long been famous. The of $100.00 a horse power to develop railway industry, and recommended (Sennett Comedy "The Star Boarder") perfection of the skins is considered the project, and this will mean a basic plan for the reestablishment by the French manufacturers to be This is the last picture Miss Thomas made 1 sources oi power of the street railway industry thruout^w the keynote of the perfect gloves. WED. DEC. 29. created will add a the United States. 1 316 to be Their method is to have one workman (Son of Tarzan No. 7) billion dollars to the wealth of handle the prepared kid from the EARLE WILLIAMS The present referendum of the streams and the helpfulness of industry. time it Is brought in until the gloves chamber of Commerce of the United in which are shaped from that kid are States seeks to further establish entirely finished. ffAc Qtoffictftce ojp MON. & TUE., JAN. 3 & 4 The biggest of the proposed projects these basic ideas by bringing them are Niagara and the St. 'Lawrence home to the local committees. The MICKIE SAYS rivers the others are scattered WILIAM S. HART committee report points out that (Sennett Comedy "Gee Whiz") from Maine to Alaska. The Ford com- among the problems affected by local uve vow \k moo transportation systems inthe housing i!?ny COn'empIates hiS project at in a THUR & FRI., DEC. 30 & 31Marshall situation. It says: "The question is!an Hudson and thje Crown- Sfi/tz Sc& tinj HIOC/Z -tVAfc sovteeODH not only how to obtain housing but ,,a™efct® Paper c°mpany has a pro- Neilan Production PAN® *-N\£\«.Q\^S0R.\9~ how to utilize it, and utilization in1for 7'200 horse power on the-( T\04\ VKb every instance turn* upon the facili-' 1 amefcte river'- The Alabama A tale of the wild Sierras—thrilling as their peri- ~(0 voov*. UVg "NjMWefcM. company and the Southern ties for local transportation. To a OF louschasms. California Edison company have immense fcoarovs wcrx WNPO with WESLEY BARRY house, either a new or an old, access projects fob their respective to an efficient railway is quite ias (Pathe News) localities. essential, for practical purposes, as WED., JAN. 5. sewer connections and a water supply. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. SAT.t—NEW YEARS. "It is hard to gainsay these established CONSTANCE BINNEY facts. {CATHERINE McDONALD Warranty Deeds in In the referendum now being submitted Gilbex-t Sorflaten et ux to a Joe F. Michels, Lot 5 'B to the business organizations east in 14 Galloway's Add'n .. of the country through the chamber 3700.00 Grant Emery et ux to John The Notorious Miss Lisle of commerce of the United States Fink, Sr., W 99 Ft. Out (Bride 13 No. 12) eight questions are to be voted upon Lot 3 SE1^ 26-102-17.. 1500.00 F. O. Tanner et ux to Alice After each question there is^a space £ay, E% NW% 7-103-16 indicating the local opinion, favoring W The Management of the Park Theater takes this or opposing the suggestions. Wm. W. Dean to Frank M. These suggestions, which have come Winkles, a /piece of land Opportunity to Thank Its Patrons down the long official route, propound 11-106-16 W Chas. S. Heald et al to H. the following questions, stated L. & F. C. Sheldon, S% And wish all in the affirmative, i. e,: SE14 4 & WVz NE1^ 9-102-16 .. 1-—"Existing traction facilities A Merry Christmas and a Caleb Powers to H. J. Ulwelling, should be conserved. N% Lot 3 40 2.—"The attitude now taken toward & Add'n 300.00 New Year street railway problems should Happy Thomas Tracy et alto James M. Lindsay, Parcel of be b^sed upon the present and future land Lot 5 "B" 17 Balcom's needs of the community. Add'n 4000.00 3-—"The attitude which is taken John H. •Reisers to Esther toward street railway problems should Sellner, E% Lot 9 & all DEFECTIVE PAGE