rnseammm fj-' SpSSS^S^i jnrt li ,I ni ~.. S.1 v.-.'--^g. A. ^-.v y-- v1- ~, ^WjFi'Wj' 7f "-."I': .Cw J" -A,"-4 fii r'--? j- MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINNESOTA 4 W'*«' THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1921 PAGE TWO ECLIPSE CORNER DpES ANYONE WANT A BISON? CAULDRON Interesting History of Mower County UNCLE SAM GIVES THEM AWAY (Responsibility is disclaimed for at Weekly Shavings •Edited by The Forest Service of. the United facts stated or opinions expressed in Vol. 369 February 24, 1921 Splinters States Department of Agriculture has this column, which is open'to all readers for discussion of subjects of general more than 20 male buffalo of varying "HAVE LUMBER PRICES REACHED PIONEER TELLS OF KILLING interest. Letters must be signed. make it possible for the mills to supply size and age, which it desires to give THE BOTTOM?" DO YOU —The Editor.) luipber at today's market. Production away or loan to park or zoological RATTLE SNAKES IN EARLY DAYS THINK NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO is being curtailed and in the Editor Mower County News:— associations, or responsible individuals BUY LUMBER?" These and similar meantime, the need for lumber, is increasing Apparently the Farm Bureau drive is questions are asked us daily and who will,\take good care of them cUrily. Purchases which we a great success as far as members is our answer is "YES." dergrift Creek, I being only a mere have recently made enable us to offer Four families of the Slocums-Roswell, and use them for breeding or exhibition concerned. 60,000 members now and lumber and millwork at .figures which boy and unable to shoulder a bag of In spite of the urgent need thruout Cook, Harry and Wesley, with purposes. 1 80,000 by April 1, at $10.00 per will meai? a substantial saving as the entire country of new homes, wheat, stood in the creek with the head. It makes $800,000.00.in membership their children, together with their The buffalo herd, established on against the prices which will prevail Latest News of the Work school houses, and buildings of ev6ry fees. Can't the farmers feel cold water up to my arms, while my "Flocks and herds" migrated from just as soon as ^actual manufacturing character, the general decline during the Wichita National Forest and encouraged when they-find that there of the State Legislature father placed the sacks on my shoulders, costs are again used as the market Illinois to Minnesota in 1857. All the past five months has carried lumber Game Preserve, Oklahoma, some 15 is so many willing to help them spend basis. THE ONLY CHANGES TO and I dumped them on the opposite prices to such a low level that 85 together they constituted a pleasant Condensed for the money? Now, if the commissioners of years ago with a nucleus of 15 anials BE EXPECTED IN THE LUMBER per cent of the lumber mills have side of the creek. the various counties will dig up $200,000 caravan, and often at night the camp has prospered mightily. They MARKET FROM NOW ON ARE ADVANCES Busy Reader been compelled to shut down. They for salaries to the county was enlivened by music, song and The prairie was fairly "seeded IN PRICES. now number nearly 150 head including simply cannot manufacture lumber agents, the farmer can feel relieved dance. One night a party from this FARM BUILDINGS down" to rattlesnakes them, and as I and deliver the material into this section the 28-year-old "gray gander" of of $1,000,000 in the first round. Yea of the countdy at the prices now need not be elaborate and expensive camp foraged upon a farmer's pumpkin went barefooted in spring, summer —but this farm bureau business is no the herd as well as the smallest and MARKET BILL PASSED prevailing. to- be long lasting and serviceable. It state function it is a national issue. field. This field was at the top and fall (sometimes in winter) I have friskiest bull calf born last spring. As costs no more to build correctly designed Well then, add one to forty-seven and of a very long and steep hill, at the many times felt the warm writhing of Remember that a large portion of the herd has grown the number of farm buildings than the unI we will have $48,000,000. But this is the cost of lumber is represented by foot of which was located the camp. a snake under my bare feet arid probably handy, unsightly kind '"which will bulls has increased more rapidly than only a drop in the bucket when the freight charges all will concede that never give satisfaction. How shall I The foragers had just got a fine supply the quickest movements of my House Passes Measure by Vote of 95 farmers are to be helped out. Their the cows, until now there are too we cannot expect any decline in plan my building? COME TO THE benefactors can take this as a token of the golden pumpkins, each one life have been made under such circircumstance. to 13—Three Other Important Bills many of the forme*. freight charges all will codcede that ECLIPSE FOR THE ANSWER. of their appreciation, or a small compensation about as large as a barrel, and got to At night one question Passed. we cannot expect any decline in Und^r the regulations the Forest for their first aid and good TAKING HIS MEASURE the top of the hill when the farmer freight rates. Even a decided lowering usually asked by my mother (who lived advice, they know that the bill for Service can give or lend only one "Is he a man of small calibre?" of manufacturing costs will not discovered them, let his dogs loose, real service will be presented later in great fear of some of us being "All I know is -that he is a big St. Paul—The "open market" bill male buffalo to an individual or institution. when they are called on to finance a and the foragers let go their spoils, bore!" bitten) was not, have you killed any was passed by the house at the close of Several applications have already national sales agency, build terminal foragers, pumpkins and all came rolling last week's session by a vote of 95 to rattlesnakes today, but how many j. J. CLEMENS been received and approved, elevators, warehouses, service organizations, 13. This was but one of four important down into camp, making more have you killed? People now a days legal departments and information and plans are on foot to cut out from ONE PIECE OR A CAR LOAD A measures sanctioned by the legislators bureaus and a multitude noise in their tumbling than would may call these snake stories but what the herd the animals selected, and Manager and marked the largest days of local enterprizes. It will take a an army with banners. The boys were I have related is all true without any crate and haul them to the Railroad. business since they convened. host of smart men to fill all those gathered up in a party in good shape, Phone No. 47. exaggeration. Two of the bills passed have already departments, but our schools, colleges Altho Uncle Sam is willing to make but the pumpkins were all knocked and universities are all crowded and passed the Senate and the other two When eleven years of age, I stood a, present of these animals, the recipient into "pie." The father of the writer we know they all want to help the ADVERTISE IN THE NEWS AND* GET RESULTS now go tt upper body for 'action. The on the banks of Rose Creek,, with my must pay all expenses incident farmers as long as they can foot the was not a "bloated bond holder," and bills follow: pants rolled to my thighs, and stood to the gift, including the cost of bills—but is it not safe to predict so in the forepart of the winter of The bill to make the Minneapolis on a rattlesnake's rattles in such a that before this elaborate scheme is crating, hauling, and freight charges 1857-58, I had no boots or shoes for Chamber of Commerce, Duluth completed the farmers will be so thoroly way that it could not rattle, and it from Cache, Okla., to the point of Board of Trade and South St. Paul fleeced that they will have no' my feet and, only a calico sun bonnet W A bit me three times, high up towards delivery. wool left. —C. Lagervall. Livestock exchange public markets, for my head, of which (the bonnet, I my knee, and now after twenty-four Here is an excellent opportunity to opening their membership to. mean) I was very much ashamed, anj[ ADVERTISE IN THE NEWS years, the marks are plain ifo be seen, all kinds of co-operative organizations. get a real, live buffalo—not as gentle, when during the winter, times had and even to this day I can feel a dull, The vote was 95 to 13. perhaps, as a kitten, but, nevertheless, seemingly improved I was told I An amendment to the election heavy pain in my limb when thinking a nice pet if you have plenty could have either a pair of shoes or a law which will prevent candidates of a snake. It was noised about in of room to keep him, surrounded by UNITED STATES SHIPPING cap, I unhesitatingly took the cap. defeated in the primary from run& that there was to be a meeting 1858, a 12-foot double-ply woven-wire ning as independents. The vote BOARD Our grain market was Winona, and For at the Padden school house on Sunday fence, and the price of 2 tons of hay was 81 to 36. the trip was often a very long and morning and I being.of a devoted Emergency Fleet Corporation a year. The highways administration severe one. In the summer time, on turn of mind, wanted to go, bill, providing for control by a Washington, D. C. account of bad roads, it usually required and my good mother was willing to single commissioner. The vote was AD LEROY Offers f^r Sale by Sealed Bids a week to make the trip. Wagon gratify my very laudable ambition, 103 to 19. and teams would frequently get A co-operative bill, providing and immediately resolved herself into Approximately 110,000 Tons Clarjc Warren came down from college "sloughed" sometimes nearly out of that the state commissioner of aggriculture Steel, a committee of ways and means Surplus ^Ship Hog at Northfield Friday for a few shall assist in the organization sight. Once I was one of a company Island*! Pennsylvania. day to provide me with apparel suitable days visit with home folks. and conduct of co-operative who started for Winona before daylight, Miss Lena Void, who teaches in to the day and occasion. Two grain Sealed bids will be rece'ved for associations, auditing their Taopi spent Saturday and Sunday at worked hard all day and finally the above material in the office tf bags, not very new, but nice and books on request, etc. The vote her home here. the United States Shipping Board camped near a house three or four clean, were levied upon, and I sat Emergency Fleet Corporation, 1319 was 98 for and none against. R. J. Price and little son Robert 28 Street N. W., Washington, D. C., miles from home. One of the company, down by my mother, so as to be handy spent Monday in Spring Valyley on on or before. 11:00 A. M. March 2, Vote on Road Bill. Wesley Slocum, who had not business. 1921, at which time bids will be for a pattern, I suppose, and that The vote on the highways bill came opened by the Chairman. Jim Lewis came over from•McIntyre been married long, returned home dear mother on that summer Sabbath after consideration at three sessions. Each bid must be accompanied last Saturday and visited with and staid the first night. by a certified check in the amount morning, before she left her seat, Twice attempts were made to amend his sisters and son Russell. of JO per cent of the bid. Upon one occasion I remember my the bill to provide for a commission Mrs. Eliza Errington has been caring made me a pair of pants out of those Further information and proposal for Grandma Daily who is very to control the building of Minnesota's father had started with two loads of two grain bags, and I proudly wore forms will be furnished on request suck at her son, Marion's home, at by the Enfergency Fleet Corporation, highways system. wheat, and getting "stuck" at Van- them to church the same day." Supply and Sales Division E E O S "Old Town." "On the final roll call, the following Office-, 6th and Streets, Washington, Roy Hague, who teaches at Claremont, D. C., 140 North Broad Street, representatives voted against the road Alous Ulland, Matt Hanson, Oscar Iowa, spent the latter part of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, and 43 administration bill: Anderson, Theddore Broadway, New York City. Lysne, Albert Luthi and John Jordan the week at the home of his parents, RENOVA Christiansen, Day, Eaton, Gkrtner, Mr. and Mrs. J. ,P. Anderson. took in the Goodnature sale Thursday THE BOARO RESERVES THE 4 C. M. Gislason, Grove, Haugland, near Geneva. Everything sold. well. Miss Zona Thaden, who is attending RIGHT TO REJECT ANY OR ALL. Clifford Browning was a Dexter Iverson, Jacobson, Kozlak, L. E. Olson, ^IDS. Carleton college at Northfield, The social in the Cor»ing school caller- Saturday night. Bids should be addressed to the Lars Olson, Spindler, Teigen, Thompson, came home Friday night to spend a was good. A large crowd was there ^[iss Marian Phillips, who is attending Secretary of the United States and the boxes sold well. They had few days^ with her parents. Thorkelson, Washburn* and Welch* Shipping Board, Washington, D. high school in Austin, spent a fine program. The Patriotic program given by the REGAIN YOUR HEALTH C.. and indorsed "SEALED BIDS The following were absent and not voting the week-end at home. FOR SURPLUS SHIP STEEL, children in the Woman's Relief Corps Cameron, Emmons, T. J. Greene, John Day and wife will move on HOG ISLAND, Pa., and DO NOT MAYVILLE room Saturday was listened to and Levin, Miner, O'Keefe, Pederson, Tim OPEN." their farm as soon as it is vacated by enjoyed by a large crowd. the Utley family Perry and West. All the others were Miss Ruth Babcock was an Austin By Spinal Adjustment. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sweet and- daughters B. F. Tanner has recovered from recorded in favor of the bill. caller Saturday between trains. of Riceville visited at the home Safe, Sure, Natural and Efficient. his recent illness and is visiting for a Walter Bagli, the cheesemaker, returned of Mrs. Sweet's parents, Mr. and Little Debate on Market Bill. few days with his son, A. A. Tanner Top Notch Ability Means 100 Per Cent Health Effort* from his trip to Pine Island. Mrs. J. Kingsley last Saturday. SPECIAL FOR on the bill to make the grain and family. Herman Meyer drove to Hayfield Consultation and Spinal Analysis Free X-Ray Facilities On Sunday evening all the patri Moving Day Is Here and livestock exchanges was short. Saturday on business. otic organizations in town assembled R. L. Nelson, D. C. Many changes will take place in our Passage of thevbill had been conceded, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Faber Jr., visited at the Baptist church where a splen ONE WEEK neighborhood this spring. More than with Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Wollenburg following an opinion by the attorneygeneral" did program had been arranged. We half of the farms will have a new Friday evening. that it was constitutional. Palmer School Graduate Chiropractor Lewis Building. hope we may have more such gather- owner of tenant. On one street, two We are sorry to report that Mrs. Representative Wilkinson of Lake Miss Obert, our third grade teacher Office Phone. Bridge 277 families moved one place ahead. Nick Wuertz is seriously sick. She Elmo spoke for the measure. He argued met with a very\painful accident Save 1 Residence Phone Main 621-L. Austin, Minnesota. family that have been residing The Hall was taken to the hospital Wednesday. that all marketing machinery last Wednesday when she slipped and Hill farm are moving on the Ida Webbeking from Waterloo, la.. sprained her ankle. She has been un was under state supervision and regulation, a farm four miles north of Dexter to visiting with her brother and" sisrer able to continue her school duties. •3 except the private exchanges, village. Rev. and Laura Webbeking. 1 "An Old Fashioned Mother" a in which prices are fixed for farm The Lynn family will move to the Dr. Grise was called to Wm. Baumgartrier's play.given by the dramatic club of Johnson farm east of Brownsdale products. Wednesday to examine Walter, Riceville for the benefit of the Le $40 about March 1 to make their future who was sick with a severe cold. Representative Asher Howard spoke A health-building Roy public library was well attended home. Mrs. Mary Bolgren returned. from against the bill. He said that an identical and all reported the play very interesting. The Kramer family of Waltham St. Ansgar, la., Friday after a week's Bread for growing bill had been passed in Nebraska will move on the Henry Bull farm recently visit with her daughter Emma. two years ago and that the first application Mrs. Nan Maxfield went to Riceville vacated by Martin Brion and Werner Wuertz visited with Mr. youngsters Tuesday of last week to care for under it has yet to be made to family. and Mrs. Adolph Wuertz Friday evening. Mrs. Jennie Brown who is quite sick the Omaha Chamber of Commdi'ce. He J. D. and family eipect t!t Utley at the home of her nephew, Frank move on the farm that W. Strong said that the question of reasonableness Adolph and Werner Wuertz and ON YOUR NEW Brown. will soon vacate. Mr. Strong will would have to be pttssed on by the Mrs. George Wuertz were Austin callers the Tanner farm as soon as courts, despite the opinion of the attorney move or. Sunday. Advertising is the tonic which makes Tanner end family move to Elmcv Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Wuertz and general as to legality. business grow and prosper. Austin reside. to Ruby Naatz were supper guests at, the Primary Defeat Final. George Todd will hold a Public Geo. Wuertz home Sunday evening-. By a vote of 81 to 36. the House Auction on the D. L. Tanner farm, The following were week-end Austin Feb. 28. Mr. Todd expects to move TIMETABLE passed the Senate bill to prevent a shoppers Mrs. Albert Reinke and out of the neighborhood soon after daughter Alma, Mrs. Carl Faber, Jr., candidate defeated in the primaries the sale. Mr. Blaine and family will Mrs. Oscar Wollenburg, Mrs. John from running for the same office at CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN move on the Tanner farm as soon as Baumgartner, Ruby Naatz, Leonhard the general election following. 'St. Paul and Minneapolis it is vacated by Mr. Todd. Meyer and Mrs. Arnold Meyer.. Leave for—4:00 a. m. 4 45 p. m. In adopting the bill by Senator H. Hazel Rockwell Ft. Dodge, Masqn City, Lyle, Council N. Benson, chairman of the Senate LONDON Friends received the sad news of Bluffs, Dubuque, Des Moines, Caroll, elections comrriittee, the House overrode the death of Hazel Rockwell that occured Leave for—12:55 p. m. 10:59 p. m. Nonpartisan league and Socialist PHONOGRAPH Mrs. Chas. Peachey was a business Saturday morning at 5:00 o'clock, February 19 at a hospital in caller at Austin one day last week. objections. CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST P. St. Paul. She was a /laughter of Noble Mrs. Georgia Cipra and daughter, At the last primary election Dr. St. Paul and Minneapolis Rockwell and granddaughter of Mr. of Myrtle, spent part of the last week Henrik Shipstead sought the Republican Leave fori—6:40 a. m.—3:10 p. m. at her parental home. and Mrs. J. F. Rockwell. She was nomination for Governor. He Arrive from—11:40 a.m.—7:25 p.m. about 18 years of age and resided with Mr. and Mrs. J. Svejkovsky and $pecial1*athe Campaign was defeated. At the general election her son Albin and Mrs. Frank Lukes "I La Crosse parents in St. Paul. Hazel was Model $125 following he sought election as taken sick with pneumonia about were Austin callers Wednesday afternoon. Leave for—11:20 a. nr. 7:20 p. m. tew Records 25 an independent. Unde? the bill passed, three weeks ago. Everything was Bgrowing Arrive from—3:35 p. m. 11:45 p. m. a repetition of this wofild not be our Own Selection done for her relief but she failed Joe Prihoda and Herbert Sheffell Calmar ETTER than meat and many other foods for the permitted. The bill will now go to continuallly till death came. She was were in this locality getting the names $150 Leave for 7:20 a. m. 11:59 a. m. a great sufferer. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. of farmers who want to go in to buy the governor for his signature. youngster who goes to school ang demands 7:50 p. m. Rockwell left for St. Paul Saturday the London elevator. ALL FOR ..... $110 a clear yalert mind is good wholesome Arrive from—6:50 a. m. 2:55 p. m. evening to be present at the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. James Lukes and two LAND BILL IS/INTR0DUQED 7:10 p.m. daughters and Mrs. J. Svejkovsky *J bread with the nourishing qualities that are contained in Easiest Kind of Easy Terms Mason City NEWRY ?&£ spent Sunday afternoon and evening FEDERAL BREAD Bills designed to promote drainage with Mrs. Frank Lukes. Leave for 11:59 a. m. —7:52 p. m. «fr PATHE IS THE BEST PHONOGRAPH and cut-over land development, a socalled Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bauge had as Grant Cunningham is on the sick Arrive from 7:00 ,a. m.—3:00 p. m. V, their guest last week, his sister from roadhouse bill, and Minneapolis Jackson list. Dr. Thomson is his doctor. 1 Dowd, Iowa. She also visited at the Ernest Thompson is helping Jake measures for charter curative and Leave for—6:55 a. ,m. 3:45 p. m. No Needles to Change Plays G. Gilbertson home., Jacobson in the woods last week. city planning enabling acts, featured Arrive from—10:50 a. m. 6:50 p. m. John Carlson, Jim Cafourek, W. "Federal Bread is baked right before you. You see what goes into Matt Hanson and family were din All Records a list of twenty-seven new bills introduced Advertising is the father of good Ball, James Goslee and Alvin Svejkovsky ner guests at the Halver Todalin Always Ready to Play the dough pans—and you watch ijie marvelous Federal oven turn in the House of Representatives. will and confidence. home Sunday. attended the big auction sale out those wonderful, uniform, crispy, golden-browned loaves of Fedpral The Magnuson boys sawed wood two miles south of St. Ansgar, on the M. J. Keenan Music Store Bread. 's "r old Culbertson farm. fot Nels Lostegaard Tuesday afternoon. Roadhouses, dance halls, pool halls, DELCO-IiGHT Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lukes entertained bdwling alleys, theatrical and other 125 Main St.t Austin, Minn. Come in today! Try Federal Quality products—cakes, Rookies, Mable Magnuson and Clara Lostegaard a few of their close friends shows and even circuses outside of The completti Electric Light andI doughnuts, Parkerhouse rolls. were home over Sunday and and relatives at dinner Sunday.' The U:. cities and villages will be placed under Power Plant took in the box social at Corning! occasion was Mr. Lukes' birthday anniversary. regulation by. county boards of Ask us for a demonstration in Two wagon loads of young people Without anyv obligation whatsoever commissioners in the events of passage your own home. See for yourself. from Newry took in the social at on my part, you may send me The strength and siu?tiiness of our Corning Friday evening. of the bill by Representative J. No obligation. photographs and other descriptive Christ Larson will hav€ his public people is being undermined by Constipation—'it R. Sweitzer, St. Paul. It provides that matter of the Pathe Phonograph sale Thursday the 24th of February. you are offering upon special the county boards may prohibit, or license reduces the value of He will move to Geneva. •I terms. and regulate such places and your food,' impoverishes your blood, Mrs. Ed. Goodmanson was a guest am us weakens your whole system. Take of her sister, Mrs. Willie Cornelius Name 8 Friday afternoon. A drainage survey is committed to HOLLISTER'S GOLDEN NUGGET No...........rL Street Jim Larson and wi|p are helping the state agricultual experiment sta-1, TABLETS for Constipation. You'll Elmer Larson get ready to move, and tion under a Austin Electric Supply Co introduced by the City State get results* every time. K. O. Wold also helping his father Christ Larson drainage committee. 121 N. Main St. Phone Main 89 Drug Company. get ready for his sale. Adv. Feb.