HT- W JF?i 4f' t- 1 ",V & MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA PAGE TWO DAY, JANUARY 6, 1921 Daddy's PLYMOUTH ROCK IS HOME AGAIN •--v ECLIPSEmCORNER INTERESTING FACTS EVERY MOWER COUNTY BOY AND GIRL SHOULD KNOW Weekly Shavings Edited by \j 5dEvei\ii\g Vol. 353. January 6, 1921 Splinter*^? OLD PIONEER NAILED HIS Fairy Tale YOU WILL FORCE LUMBER HIGHER stormproof cover they are not only COFFEE MILL TO A TREE IF YOU POSTPONE BUYING damage, escape weather but they are 4 UNTIL NEXT SPRING. dyi^PRY GRAHAM BOWffiR "goingover", where one can give them a ,— On account of the stopping of bifilding when the weather will not permit II COfYmOHT IY trtSTHN NEWSPAtULUNlON:— thruout the country many mills outside work. spring, and in. 1854, a man named According to dates from Mower TALK TURTLES. OF have closed down, throwing thousands Booth pre-empted the quarter section county history, the first pei'son to but of employment and lumber has FARM COMFORTS "They say that the animals in the that young McQuillan claimed. locate within the territory now comprising declined until the 'manufacturers say fanners and"their families zoo have had some fine talks lately," American This created trouble, and a force of Mower county with a view it is below cost of production. In the deserve every possible comfort that said Mr. Alligator spring, building will commence, causing McQuillan's friends congregated well to securing- a permanent home, was will lighten labor in house, field and Turtle, who was a heavy demand. Then— armed, to put the intruder out of the barnyard—that will htiake rural life the McQuillan paj'ty. Jacob McQuillan, in a large tank in LUMBER, WILL GO HIGHER ir still more attractive. way. Booth's friends gathered to Sr., and his son, Jacob, Jr., natives the zoo. WE MUST FOLLOW THE MARKET— In winter, spare hours can be used meet the opposition, and 40 of them of Ohio, came with their families "How did you to advantage on indoor building work spent the night at the hotel in Hamilton. know it?" aslied When the market declined the Eclipse from Ohio in July, 1852, and that will lighten labor the year Mrs. A11 a tor gave you the benefit of reduced McQuillan's friends sent the around. Concrete floors can be placed settled in section 1, township 103, prices, altho we had bought on a high Turtler^ in cellars, barns, piggeries, henneries advance guard, which was met by a range 14. This land is now included market. I do not believe lumber will or other buildings. Many repairs and a I few of Booth's friends, near Hamilton. in Racine township. They were accompanied go lowarr. We have faith and have improvements can be made with lum-.... heard the news," When the former's friends found by Adam Zadyger, a sonin-law bought heavily. ber. R-* grinned Mr. Alligator that Booth was prepared to meet of the old gentleman. They Should the market advance we must Turtle. then raise our prices. I am confident them and defend this claim they soon Clean up the cellar, whitewash the* made the greater part of the journey "And how did you will save money by contracting walls, fix it up as a workshop get disappeared. This place was in litigation, from Ohio, overland, bringing their you hear it?" with the Eclipse for your lumber some lumber for the bins and various for some time and financially household goods with them. They arrived asked Mrs. Alligator NOW. partitions and make it a worthwhile ruined both the old man McQuillan Turtle. at their destination July 4th, and useful "addition" to the house. "Well," said Mr. If farm implements are kept under and his son, and Booth kept possession. It's a simple thing to do and yet one and camped by a beautiful spring, Alligator Turtle, that'll bring you a lot of satisfaction^ The land in question laid just now known as the Hamilton spring. and on, lor 200 years the Plymouth Rock has been -Off over J. J. CLEMENS over the line in Fillmore county, and Before unhitching* the team Mr. McQuillan moved back and forth. Not far, 'tis true, but movsd. «"j on the ftn th. pwn, gnomes came and included the site of Hamilton. nailed their coffee mill to a 800th anniversary of the landing of the pilgrims, tt. wa* moved once ONE PIECE OR A CAR LOAD sat on the edge of Jacob McQuillan occupied his more. yThis time It went back to its original resting place. The little tree. He had at that time nine children. —W VVICT W Manager'* the tank when you were napping. He's fellow tn front of the rook is William S. Brewster, descendant, ir Mower county claim one yeai*, then They lived in the wagons until a little creature from the Fairyland th® ninth -generation, pf 'Elder Brewster of Mayflower fame. Phone No. 47.' .. removed to Fillmore- county. Mr. he could erect a cabin of round poplar regions, this little gnome, but he said ..1 Corey lived on the claim one year, logs. There were two springs, he was around the animals and also Advertise in the News, it pays! *.,*,*,» when McQuillan sold it* and entered R. ten rods apart. Jacob McQuillan, Sr., around the children when they weren't Mr. and'Mrs. J-. Woods entertained Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dugaw, Mr. land in Fillmore county where he improved looking and that he was very good claimed the west spring, and the son, WEST LANS'NG and Mrs. Henry Dugaw at dinner friends of both aijd of all! a farm and lived until after Jacob Jr., claimed the east spring. 4 Sunday. "He said he had some news to tell the war. When he was 73 years of ARK The land was not surveyed at that iij Mrs. Lettie Dibble, Irene, Esther, me which he had heard when he had age be separated from his third wife time, and the old gentleman agreed Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Karsrud were Cliarlie and Clinton of Austin, Zola been with the animals and he also had WEEKLY and returned to Ohio, where he died with his son that he was to have the Austin callers Friday. and Frankie Jorgenson of Ceylon, Mr. Something to tell me lie had heard and Mrs. Dan Dugaw, Melvin Haney soon afterward. He was a powerful west spring, and the land west of it Mrs. Lettiej Dibble and children returned from the children. PROGRAMME and Henry Dtigaw were dinner guests to their home, in Austin Wednesday. man, with an iron constitution very while the young man wras to have the "He had heard the animals say that at L. J. Hanney's Wednesday. I kind, hospitable, and well liked generally, land east of the soring. When the they thought it would be as nice as Mr. and Mrs. Hanniable Noble visited land was surveyed the line between altho he was uneducated, and Roscoe home nice could be if many of them told at the Noble in W O E E N I N S O W S 7 3 0 9 0 0 unccunth in his manners—a vertiable Mower and Fillmore" counties was Newry, Friday and Saturday. stories of themselves, true stories of A Lost Art. MATIN &E DAILY AT 2:30 Mrs. Henry Dugaw spent Tuesday established a few rods east of the what they did and of what they didn't An old shepherd who has just died and Wednesday at the home of her and would never do, but mostly of In a village a few miles from here was daughter, Mrs. Cecil Padelford. unable to count beyond three. Nevertheless, what they did do. Sanford Ranum returned home he had charge of large flocks on his way to Cresco, Iowa, where he *And then they could tell where from Geveva last week where he has THURSDAY & FRIDAY— will preach Sunday. of sheep and could tell not merely they had come from and how they been with his sister, Mrs. Olaf Olson. when one was missing, but which particular RENOVA Remember the bible study class Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lerud of liked the zoo. WALLACE REID meets at the home of Grandma Summeys Austin spent the week-end with his animal had disappeared. The "And he also said that the creaturc/ every Tuesday afternoon. All parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ole E. Lerud. old man was unwilling to explain how v* in on the farms and in barnyards had "WHArS YOIIR HURRY" are welcome. Come. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Lerud visited at he did it, and the secret had died with the same ideas too, about telling their the home of their daughter, Mrs. The young people enjoyed a party H. A. Wood, Russell Wood and him.—Leigh tan Buzzard correspondence, stories. Sandy Noble at Blooming Prairie last at the Whiteside home Wednesday. Arlie Wood of Austin were New London Daily Mail. "They thought they could tell their W ednesday. Miss Merle Blanchard is home from Year's guests at the home of their own stories and let the city children •Rochester for the Christmas holidays. parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Wood. know about them. For they had heard Fred Augustine and Miss Nova Mr. and Mrs. Ben Simonson and From "The Hippopotamus Parade," the Smashing Saturday Evening Karges were Austin callers last week. of a little girl who didn't know a pig son and her. father, Mr. Prestigard Post Story by Byron Morgan. Mrs. J. M. Tanner and daughter when she saw one and they said it from Wendeil, Minn., came last Pearl, were Dexter callers Wednesday. Thursday to spend some time at the was high time pigs should be known Palmer Quam and Stimson homes. for pigs and not mistaken for any Banker Chapman and wife of a a Henry Jorgenson of Owatonna other creatures. PATHE NEWS Lansing were New Year's guests at came Saturday to the Ole Christianson "And the gnome said that children I: the E. Rockwell home. home for a few days visit. Mr. simply loved to hear about all the different Mrs. Cook, mother-of Mrs. Frank' Jorgenson and Mr. Chi-istianson were birds and animals and barnyard Prodahle, died at her home north of SATURDAY— boy chums in the old country of Denmark. the village Wednesday. creatures and zooland creatures. Otto Goetsch is taking Chiropractic "And they were delighted to hear of GEO. WALSH The following were dinner guests adjustments at Dr. W. A. Chapman the things their old friends had been •V at the Palmer Quam home New of Austin for Appendicitis. doing and were also very happy to Year's day: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stimson An oyster supper at the Lundquist hear of the things that their new and family Mr. and Mrs. Ben was greatly %njoyed by a few near 'NUMBER 17" friends had been doing and were goingto Simonson and son and her father, neighbors, Wednesday night. do which they hadn't heard of before. Mr. Prestigard of Wendell. Mrs. Win. Gordy received the sad V, news of the death of her brother in Rev. L. D. Williams, pastor of the "They like to hear of new creatures Rochester, Sunday. He has been ill M. E. church, was unable to be with THE ONLY PLACE BRIDE 13, NO. 13 for a long time. us on account of illness Sunday. Mr. and old creatures. Well, the gnome IN AUSTIN TO BUY The annual meeting of the Renova Clingman gave a talk here. Mrs. thought it would be nice if we told "ED'S" DELICIOUS. -J -V Lumber, Coal and Grain Co., will be Clingman and Miss Gibbons accompanied who we were, and if all the different SUNDAY— held January 17, 1921, at its office him. Miss Gibbons gave a A. creatures told who they were. at 1 :Q0 o'clock P. M. reading fcf the convention held in JUSTINE JOHNSTONE "He said that more and more of the 1 Mrs. Fred Salzman and daughter CRISPETTES Duluth. animals and other creatures had introduced Edna, Mr. and Mrs, Fred Lange, Jr. in and daughter of Colorado are visiting themselves, but that there were the home folks for a few weeks. still a number of others who hadn't ^"BLACKBIRDS" The Misses E^lda Klovning of CORNING and he thought it would be nice if Crispette Kitcherv South St. Paul and Imogene Higgley, before long just as many of us as possibly of Brownsdale were Sunday afternoon could would tell who we were —ED. MORTENSEN— and evening guest at the home H* and what we were and why we were." (Son of Tarzan No. 8.) of A. R. Browning. Minnie Mc Guerrin of Austin is "That sounds like a good idea," said Mrs. Wm. Gordy, who has been in spending a few days with relatives Mrs. Alligator Turtle. poor health for some time, was remembered here. with a large bunch of "Well," she added, after she had Henry Egtvet of Aurie is here visiting flowers oft Christmas day, by the yawned, "hpw about having one of us at the home of his brother, Pete Loval Citizen club of Renova. now introduce ourselves to the children. Egtvet. Krnest Rockwell attended a stag The Misses Mable and Ruth Jacobson Will you do it or will I?" li'-- party given by Dr. Robertson in of Wadena sfre visting* at the J. "Let's both do it," said Mr. Alligator Brownsdale on New Year's eve. Jacobson home. Turtle. "We'll take turns. Ladies Games, music and a big feed were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Lerud of first always, so you tell something the amusements of the evening. It Austin spent New Year's day and about us first, by way of introduction, .goes without saying that all present Sunday with their folks here. which means letting others know who enjoyed the time immensely. About ninety-three of John A. & Johnson's friends gathered at his we are, "introducing ourselves, in other home Wednesday evening. Music, words." Si. v* dancing and cards were enjoyed.thruout "All right," said Mrs. Alligator Turtle. the evening. A fine lunch was "Our name is Alligator Turtle served, every one voting Mr. Johnson LANSING and we're from this continent of North an ideal ..host. America." The Sewing Society girls were entertained 1* "And," said Mr. Alligator Turtle, at the N. E. Lostegard PplHE of the printed word is not always due to. large£ Vr "we're the largest of all the fresh-water home Thursday afternoon. A fine Value Miss Elizabeth Fields is on the sick lunch consisting of sandwiches, pickles, turtles in the list. cakes, cookies and ice cream was country or upon Forest Playle spent Sunday with flashy presentation. served. Needless to say everyone had :~V-i friends in Austin. the continent." a good time. H. Fields is able to be out and up O is os There was a Christmas tree and town after quite a long sick spell. ». on are like '4 program held at the Red Oak Grove Mrs. Carl Stimson and sister, Mrs. A judicious use of advertising space in a newspaper such as the those of the snapping church Monday evening. Many were Ben Simonson spent Sunday in Moscow. turtles," said present in spite of the cold. After the A a to program which was unusually fine, Mr. and Mrs. 'Reed Chaffee and Mower County News is an investment in your business* just as apples, candy and nuts were passed to Turtle. sons were over Sunday visitors in O. A. Ulland, superintendent everyone. "And fcvery one Austin. of the Sunday school had charge knows they're much and just as valuable an asset as the stock in your store. G. E. Nelson returned from the of the program, assisted by t"he Sunday cities after spending a few days with brave even though school teachers, who are the relatives. they do have to Misses Mable Ulland, Ruth and Blanch Elvin Hanson takes possession of a a Plainly worded, rieatly arranged with appropriate display and white Christianson, Cora Grant, Ruth Berg, the store January 3, he bought of B. deal," said Mr. Signe Peterson, Mildred and Irene L. Stimson. Alligator Turtle. Johnson. Quite a number from Austin attended space, these ads. are read by News subscribers twice each week. "Yes, they must the party at the home of fight a great deal Vance Rinff Friday night. "Doll" Obscure. Origin of Word or whenever they Charley Stimson from Winnebago, is The origin of the word "doll" want to protect was a guest \of his brother, B. L. Readers of the Mower County News make good customers. .We Will You? obscure, but the common explanation r|. h\ Stimson and other relatives. he ms Ives for an frequently given that the word Is E. Dennis of Stillwater was a New their shells are thin and of little protection," is abbreviation of "idoli" or "idol," a 5 Year's guest at the home of his parents, •will co-operate with you, Mr. Advertiser, in placing your message added Mrs. Alligator Turtle. said by the best authorities to be certainly Mr. and Mrs. E. Dennis. "We're shaped like the snapping wrong. It is thought probable Mrs. Lein, grandmother of Mrs. turtles too," said Mr. Alligator Turtle. Doll that the word is "derived from M. Kruger died at her home in before them. Phone Main 450 and our representavivewill call., "We come from the Gulf states as woman's Blooming Prairie last Thursday. or Dolly, diminutives of the they are called," Mrs. Alligator Turtle Mr. and Mrs. Will Corson of Udolpho name, "JDorothy," which in Greek signifies added, "and children know more about I were callers at the home of her the gift of God hence the idea how to tell where they are than we parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bates. a a of gift to a child for plaything. Mrs. M. Fowler and sons, of Grand do!" Meadow, are spending the holidays at "I weigh over a hundred pounds," the home of her sister, Mrs. S. H. I said Mr. Alligator Turtle. Vaughan. The Mower County -News and I "And weigh almost as much," Mrs. The many friends of Mrs. Margaret your neighbors and friends are 1 Alligator Turtle said. Beadell are glad to hear she is improving Interested in any news that you m. "And we hope they think we've some after her operation at St. might have. We would appreciate las.. Olaf hospital. it if subscribers of the News interesting things about us," they both r#Kr Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Fowler from would phone any items they said together. #lMr. 1ff Austin spent New Year's day at tlje might have, great or small, to us home of Mrs. Fowler's sister, Mrs. for publication. Call Main 450 Thatch Roofs in Hollantf. S. H. Vaughan. And ask for the editorial departmeht. Some thatch roofs in Holland are Rev. Weinger from Brownsdale 'Was ,200 years old and are Still serviceable. a caller in"Lansing Saturday. He was ••L na