9&r im 11 ii -Trniiii wri iTypwii njgiBjiM^p f#i^rna^iff^ia^ *sa s^cr«P^^H^®0^s®«r'W!»?'Si^ o* i. i. .'V, '.V** MOWER COUNTY NEW&, AUSTIN,. MINNESOTA THURSDAV APRIL 7, 1921 PAGf FOUR FARM WAGE SURVEY III SIXTY MOWER COUNTY NEWS nati, 43 per cent-.cottonseed meal $30 AN 8% AUTOMOBILE TAX DON'T TAKE A CHANCE! If you AUSTIN MARKETS Chicago. "Isn't it about time that the motorists own an auto you cannot afford to bfe Paper" "The County DAIRY PRODUCTS: Butter of Minnesota protest against this without Auto Public Liability Insurance. Published every Monday and Thursday, April 7, 1921 markets recovered steadily thruout exorbitant taxation?" asks the Austin FINDS THIRTY-EIGHT DOLLAR It costs very little and if your at Austin, Minnesota HOG MARKET week until the 6th when sharp breaks Automobile Association. "We auto injures someone you will have a ROE AND GANNON, Publishers occurred and prices dropped in all Medium and Butchers 8.05 don't so much mind the 2% £tate serious matter on your hands. Insure V. E. FAIRBANKS, City Editor markets. Heaviest declines averaging Packers 6.00 to 7,05 tax and the Federal tax, of pourse, with J. E. Crippen and be relieved of 2c were in *the east. Weakness CATTLE but we insist it is adding insult to injury the legal liability. Phone ^Bridge 140. Official Paper of Mower County attributed to temporary surplus altho Fat Steers 5.00 to 7.00 to permit the 1 ^wheelage tax." 27-4-c HI at Chicago weakness is apparent Cows and Heifers 4.00 to 5.00 "The Good Roads Amendment to the INTEREST ON DEPOSITS reflection of drop at New York. Body of Spring MINNESOTA FEDERATION I State adopted last No- Cahners and Cutters .... $2.50 to $3.00 Constitution Closing prices 92 score: New York Valley Hero All deposits made in the Savings CO-OPERATES WITH vember aims to put the cost of constructing Bulls 3.50 to 5.00 49%c Chicago 48%c Philadelphia, Department of the Austin National and maintaining a complete In Minneapolis DAKOTAS 50c Boston 50 %c. Danish butter VEAL. SHEEP AND LAMBS Bank on or before April 10, draw interest 'system of State roads upon the own\iers at New York selling at close to domestic Fat Lambs 6.00 to 7.00 from April 1, at the rate of 4%. of motor vehicles," says the Minneapolis The body of George M. Hanson, prices. per annum, payable quarterly. Adv. Journal. "Nevertheless, Fat Sheep 3.30 to 4.00 REFERENDUM SHOWS (2 RATE son of Mrs. Carrie G. Hanson of Dull trading and weakness have OUR 26-3-c. these owners cheerfully supported the Fat Veal 4.50 to 5.50 featured the week's cheese market. Spring Valley will be among the AFFILIATING MEMBER* Amendment and many of them were Quoted By Dalager Trading slow as buyers generally bodies of twenty-six hero dead to arrive leaders in the campaign for its adoption. LEGAL NOTICES _n. Eggs .20 have looked for still lower prices. Majority of Producers Planting in Minneapolis today. Butter 43 Considerable difference of opinion The legislation necessary to carry Full Acreage, Statewide Quoted by Smith-Wright Company regarding immediate outlook but it is CITATION FOR HEARING ON PETITION the Amendment into effect is now unjder W. B. Newman Serious generally felt that prices will seek Hens .20 Inquiry Indicates FOR ADMINISTRATION consideration. It will mean that The condition of W. B. Newman, Eggs 21 lower lever before bottom of market '. (except for the money contributed by who is living with his daughter, Mrs. Eggs, No. 2 17 is reached. At Wisconsin primary Estate of Henry Harms. jthe Federal government, the entire St. Paul, April 7—Wages paid for T. J. Fairbanks at 308 North River markets prices averaged: Twins cost of these roads is to be borne by STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of street, is considered serious today. farm help in Minnesota this summer 20J/4c Daisies 21 %c Double Daisies Mower. In Probate Court. motor vehicles, which in turn are to WEEKLY MARKETGRAM Mr. Newman was stricken with paralysis CHEMBER will average $2.15 a day for day 21c Longhorns and Young Americas ORCANtZCD\ ia67 ___j In the matter of the Estate of be relieved of all other forms of several months ago and since 22c. laborers, and $37.50 a month, according Henry Harms, Decedent. State taxation. U. S. Bureau of Markets I that time has been confined to his iSrWVS to a statewide sutoey just completed THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO Since it is planned to raise six million bed. No law that was ever passed ^fcan GRAIN:—Market -unsettled the Ibeling Harms, to the heirs at dollars a year by taxing the automobile, Foreign Advertising Representative by the Minnesota Farm Bureau legislate out of humanity & single human past week easily influenced and prices law of said deceased and to all J_ THE AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION the owners are evidently in federations. trait, and yet fools forever wiD OBITUARY fluctuated rapidly. On declines there persons interested in the granting for a considerable increase in their Member of Minnesota Select List keep on attempting it. The inquiry was the first of a series were liquidation of coarse grains for of administration of the estate of taxes. country account and good export demand. James E. Hamor said decedent: The petition of Ibeling The average personal tax paid on to be made every month during SUBSCRIPTION RATES On the 6th, reports of wet iT. LEGAL NOTICES Harms, Sr., having been filed in automobiles in Minnesota last year The funeral services of James Edward 1 Per Year, in advance $2.50 the producing season, in an effort to and freezing weather and much colder Hamor, fifty-five, who died at this court, representing that Henry Six Months $1.25 was $8.30. The small license fee, havSingfe prevent violent fluctuations in wages weather forecast caused a .rally Harms, then a resident of the County his hom^, 911 Lyndale avenue Tuesday Copies 05 ing been spread over three years, did CITATION FOR HEARING ON PE and provide steady employment at from low point but prices declined I morning from diabetes, will be of Grundy, State of Iowa, died intestate not fall due. Under the bill TITION TO SELL AND again at the close. Secretary Wallace's on the 20th day of November,. Entered as Second Class Mat«er at pending in the Senate, thetax on authe fair pay, federation officers said. held this afternoon at the Methodist MORTGAGE LAND statement that supply of farm Post Office at Austin, Minn., un- tomobiles, based on 2 per cent of church with Rev. M. G. Shuman officiating. 1919 and praying that letters of administration Statements of average wages and Estate of Grace V. Culton, et al, products on hand far exceed present der the act of March 3, 1879. their value, will reach an average of He will be buried in Oakwood of his estate be granted conditions of supply and demand in Minors. demand was given bearish construction cemetery. to Harm Harms, of Wellsburg, Iowa»# $18.25. If the House rate of 1.8 per STATE OF MINNESOTA, County of the farm labor market will be exchanged in grain trade. In Chicago cash and the court having fixed the time GOOD TIMES AHEAD cent is used, it will be slightly less. Mr. Hamor was born at Miilan, Mower. In Probate Court: with the farm bureaus of market number two red winter wheat and place for hearing said petition: Ohio, December 4, 1865,'and came to The purchase of the $325,000 bond Here is an increase of 160 per cent In the Matter of the Estate of other northwest states. 6 to 9 cents over Chicago May Number THEREFORE, AND EACH Mower County from Cogan, Iowa, Ktt Grace V. Culton, George Culton, First National in tile tax burden to be borne by the issue at par by the First National automobiles. Sureiy The first Minnesota survey showed two hard 11. to 13 cents over OF YOU, are hertby erad and required about seven years ago, and located that is as much Harper Culton, Reo Culton, and that while cash wages this year are number three mixed corn 4%c under to show cause, if* "any you Bank last night, in our opinion, de- as this form of property ought to on a farm near Brownsdale. He Daisy Culton, Minors: from 20 to even 40 per cent lower Chicago May number three yellow 3 have before this court at the Probate notes the dawn of anew era in local bear. came to this city about two years ago. than last year's scale, there has been THE STATE OF MINNESOTA TO to 4%c under. For the week Chicago Court Rooms in the Court He leaves his wife, two sons, Claire, financial circles. This is the largest But under the Amendment the the above named minors, and to all little curtailment in the demand for May wheat down 2%c at House, in the City of Austin, in the who lives near this city on a farm, outright purchase of an amount of Legislature may permit local wheelthis persons interested in the sale and farm help. $1.36% May corn %c at 59%. County of Mower, State of Minnesota, magnitude ever made by a local age taxes in addition, the theory beinstitution, Walter of Santa Rosa, California, mortgaging of certain lands belonging South Dakota Wages Same Minneapolis May wheat down 4%c on the 2nd day of May, 1921, at three brothers, a sister and four and forecasts good times ing that, as the communities are to to said minors The petition of The survey also showed that most at $1.28 Kansas City May 3% at 10 o'clock A. M., why said petition grand-children. ahead and a rapid growth for be deprived of their share of the per- indus- James R. Culton as representative of farmers are offering slightly higher $1.27% Winnipeg May 6%c at should not be granted. trial Austin. sonal tax income from motor vehicles, the above named minors, being duly pay to the man who will work steadily Dr. Basford -Dies In Montana $1.65%. Minneapolis flour demand Witness, the Judge of said court, Undoubtedly the First National they should be permitted to levy such nled in this court, representing that thru the season. The South Dakota dull wheat demand good. Kansas and the seal of said court, this Bank could have made a beter bar- a local tax for the upkeep of streets, Dr. C. N. Basford, son of Mr. and it is necessary and for the best interests federation is conducting a similar inquiry City wheat demand fair, number two 7th day of April, 1921. Mrs. L. G. Basford of this city, died gain with this amount of money oft' But it is plain that wheelage taxes of said estate aniirof all interest' returns from sixteen counties hard 13c over Kansas City May. HENRY WEBER, JUN.r yesterday at Red Lodge, Montana. short time loans at' a higher rate of added tp the heavy State tax would ed therein that certain lands of said show the average monthly wage there Probate Judge. Clarence M. Basford was born in interest—but there evidently was a produce a total impost on such ve- FEED—Practically all feeds quoted minors described therein be sold and is virtually the same as it is in this, (COURT SEAL) feeling of civic pride, pride in hand- hides out of all proportion to the this city and was the son of Mr. and lower demand improved. Offerings mortgaged and praying that a license state, and indicate a supply fully A. W. WRIGHT, ling a huge sum such as this is on a taxation borne by other forms of Mrs. L. G. Basford. He married fair for early shipment but there be to him jgrapted to sell and mortgage equal to the demand. M. A. NELSON, Miss Clara Shepley of Minneapolis in is considerable pressure to sell .for deferred local basis. property. The House has passed a the same: Average cash wages of $37.50 Attorneys for Petitioner. 1914. He leaves besides his wife shipment. Speculative buying Representatives of Twin City fin- bill restricting the wheelage tax NOW THEREFORE, you, and each mean an actual income equal to $85 File No. 4204. and mother and father, a little son ancial institutions were taken back wherever levied to a maximum of half has dwindled as distributing trade is of you, are -hereby citied and required F. L. French, secretary of the Minnesota April 7-14-21. four years old and ft sister, Susie, of somewhat and it was difficult for the Staffe tax. Thus in communities well stocked and not disposed to make to show cause, if any you federation said when the value them to-realize that a town the size where this wheelage tax is levied, as Red Lodge, Montana. He worked in bids. Gluten feed price reduced $5 have, before this court, at the Probate of board, room and washing provided Dr. Hardy's office here in 1909 and per ton. Many distress sales of wheat of Austin could handle an issife of in St. Paul, the average owner will Court Rooms in the Court for the laborer are considered. The has been in Montana for about feeds reported from Minneapolis consisting this size. ihave to pay more than $27 annually HIGHEST PRICE House, in the City of Austin, County survey showed that wages range.from twelve years. The body will arrive mostly of bran on track for [for the privilege of running a can. of Mower, State of Minnesota,/on the $1.20 to as high as $5 a day for here Saturday noon on. the Chicago which owners were unable to obtain ADVERTISING MONEY THAT IS Jhis is a heavier tax than many 2nd day of May, 1^21, at 10 o'clock PAID FOR especially skilled men, and from $20 Great Western^ Railroad. The funeral offers. Wide ranges in prices prevails NOT WASTED (householder or farmer pays on his A. Mi. why the prayer of said petition'should to $50 a month,- and are highest in announcements have not been in many market Chicago quoting not be granted. Poultry and Veal parts of the state where dairying, newspaper has one unique, tax ought to be prodistinction "The made. middlings $17.50 to $18.50. Cottonseed WITNESS the Judge of said Court, soundly established, requires employment^ among the various advei- hibited by the Legislature, at least so meal declined $1 at Memphis and the seal of said court, this of experienced men. Get Our Prices Mrs. Franxislca Dantzer tising mediums that a man meets long as the State tax is so high. The market. Hominy now offered at $20 7th day of April, 1921. Funeral services for. Mrs. Franziska with in his daily life, said Ed Kolli motor vehicle uses the roads, and is Maximum Production in Sight Before You Go for yellow, $21 for white f. o. b. Chicago. HENRY WEBER, JUN., Dantzer who died at her hotne 709 advertising manager of a Milwaukee justly chargeable with most of the exclothing. The survey, covering sixty counties, Cincinnati and few other markets Judge ot Probate Court Elsewhere 4:00 North Fourth street at o'clock house before the Wisconsin pense of building and maintaining also revealed the fact that despite in chaotic state. Linseedmeal (COURT SEAL) R. H. JOHNSON & SON. Tuesday mbrning were held this tightened credit and collapsing Retail Clothier's association recently, them. But there are limits to its tax"Every weaker, on limited inquiry. Quoted: A. W. WRIGHT, •siy'r" morning at the St. Augustihe's church prices for farm crops, production is other form of advertising is ability. The wheelage tax is. just Bran $17, middlings $16 Minneapolis M. A. NELSON, MARKET PROVISION The body was taken to Washington, not being curtailed. Returns from laid before him without cost to him that much too much. Linseedmeal $39.50 Buffalo and Minneapolis Attorneys for petitioner. 226 Mill StfMt Iowa, for burial 5 E. three-fourths of the counties reporting it is thrust upon his attention. Onj Another thing: What excuse is 36 per cent cottonseed meal File No. 3608. Mrs. Franziska Dantzer was born listed the demand for farm labor $21 Memphis beet pulp $31 Cincin- April 7-14-21. the other hand, a man pays for the there for charging a fee of 25 cents eighty-five yearsf ago in Stratford, as normal. An average call for farm privilege of reading the newspaper,' for issuing a license, as has been the Canada. She came to this city* in help indicates that Minnesota farmers and if your advertisement is properly custom heretofore. And if there must J. C. PENNEY COMPANY—A NATION-WIDE INSTITUTION 1906 with. her^ son William and are going into the field determined constructed, it is just as much news be such a fee, why should it not go daughter Elizabeth. She leaves to to recoup their losess and as any other that he can read and fre-, jnt0 the road fund, instead of to the mourn her deaths Mrs. Mary Wirth of bring agriculture "back to normalcy" quently far more valuable than other registering official? Spokane, Washington, Joe Dantzer of as thoroly as individual effort can, accomplish news,^because it affects his pocket-j There are some fifty thousand cars Minneapolis, Mrs. Rube Smith of California WHY PAY MORE? that result, federation officers book." jto license in Minneapolis, and about and William and Elizabeth of said. The newspaper readers of any thousand more that are bought ten this city, also a grand-daughter Violet "The farmer is playing the game town constitute practically a list of there each year and driven elsewhere Bruxer of Chicago. squarely," L. E. Potter, president of its desirable buyers. This gives the jn the State under their own power, 2 the federation, said. "Lots of uninformed advertiser a self-selected group of the That means the collection of some fifbiggest 2 4 1 folks have been saying that buying power his commun-jteen thousand dollars for Issuing liity. TIME TABLE b] the farmer is hampering the country These people are trained to read- censes in that city—or more than THESE LOW PRICES PREVAIL THROUGHOUT OUR ENTIRE STORE. THESE in the reconstruction period by refusing ing the newspaper every day. If the three times the salary it is proposed SAVINGS ARE YOURS. TAKE ADVA^f AGE OF THIS SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY to take his losses, curtailing newspaper is a worthy one, they are the State Highway Commis- CHICAGO GREAT WESTERN to pay production and delaying payment of used to believing what they see in ltScjoner under the new law. TO SUPPLY YOUR REQUIREMENTS IN DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, St. Paul and Minneapolis his debts. This survey shows that columns. The advertisements, then,! the licensing be done by sal- Leave for-^-4:0Q a. m. 4:45 p. m. Let the farmer is doing everything in his SHOES, FURNISHINGS AND READY-TO-WEAR APPAREL. lf carefully prepared, are accepted officials, and let all the moneys Ft. Dodge,.Masog, City, Lyle, Council aried power to 'come back.' He is willing Tth ft® bei1(l£ that 1S gVen t0,collected go to the road fund. The Bluffs, Dubuque,* Des Moines, Caroll, 2 to produce all his farm can raise and and the columns.: registration fee is petty extortion the editorials news Leave for—12:55 p. m. 10:59 p. m. to employ all the help he can use at "As advertising man of twenty.and indefensible. an reasonable wages." years' I heartily believe! experience, Spring Wash Goods Hosiery CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST P. Silks and Dress in posters, moving picture slides, in w... ... .' Don't Be a Lobster. direct-by-mail liteiature, in novelties! St. Paul and Minneapolis The Whi8tl,n8 Intruder. 36 and 38 inch New Dress Ladies fine combed MacoCotton We frequently hear used in a Leave for—6:20 a. m.—3:15 p. m. Goods and other forms of good productive 1 on a usy stre€t Voiles, large assortment Hose, Black or Arrive from—11:40 a.m.—7:25 p.m. advertising. But I have never met Colorado city a pupil was singing the way, "he is a regular lobster." Now patterns per yard 36 inch Messalines and Dark Brown, per Jackson anything that brings such immediate Jewel aria from Faust. It was twilight, there may be more truth than slang 49c, 58c and 65c Charmeuse Satins, prir results, in large quantities, as the s®ys the Boston Herald, and there Leave for—6:30 a. m.—3:50 p. m. 23c in the expression, because there are a yd $1.98 Arrive from—11:05 a. m.—7:00 p. m. newspapers and if I were a retail I were many people passing by outside, lot of human lobsters in the world. La Crosse man I would see to it that the news- Suddenly the singer stopped. "Some Skinners Black Satin A lobster when, left high and dry Ginghams, Percales, Underwear papers of the town worked for me' one outside is whistling the accouf yd Leave for—11:20 a .m.—7.23 p. m. $2.39 and '$2.69 among the rocks has not enough energy Etc. to up my business." panlment." she said. But an taveatlgatfon Arrive from—3:40 p. m.—11:45 p. m. every issue build to work his. way back to the Men's Athletic Union Suits Catmar failed to discover anyone. j£§ 36 inch Percales Light or sea, but waits for the tide to bring all sizes, 89c Lowest Prices on LIVE STOCK SPECULATOR MUST the girl proceeded, however, tlie Leave for 7:20 a. m. 11:59 a. m. dark, yard ...........I6c the sea to him. If it does not come, Men's Egyptian Ribbed 7:50 p. m. whistling began again. Each time the SHOES 8-4 Bleached Sheeting, he stays right where he is and dies, Union Suits 95c Arrive from—6:05 a. m.—2:55 p. m. Among the many forms of specula-, accompanist came to a leggiero staction yd 45c too lazy to put forth any effort himself. whistler followed 6:45 p. m. which farmers have been requir- 9-4, yd 49c cato passage the Men's Shoes Many men are stranded on the ed to tolerate in the marketing of Mason City their products, none is more harm- ... .g melodies, keeping rocks of business. Instead of putting Men's Neckwear Leave for 11:59 a. m. —7:52 p. m. $3.98, $4.50, $4.98 and $5.90 ful to the stabilitiy of farm business Pe er* closer search- forth their own energies they are Arrive from—6:10 a. m.—3:00 p.on. Lowest Trices on Fine Silk Flowing End as that which is found on the largest culprit was discovered, perched waiting for some grand friendly billow Women's Shoes Freight No. 90, carrying passengers terminal live stock markets. Very! nPon a tall lamp post. A mocking bird neckwear WOMEN'S of good fortune to set them east on the S. M. division will leave $3.98, $4.50, $4.98 and $5.49 few farmers realize the magnitude of had paused on his homeward way to r.5c, 49c, 79c and 98c afloat.—Thrift Magazine. daily, except Sunday at 7:15 a. m. $5.90 APPAREL the business they are supporting on' take part in a performance of Gouthese Children's Shoes markets. In the Chicago stock' nod's music. His intrusion disconcertyards Lowest Prices on alone there are 519 speculators ed the studio and attracted a group of $1.49, $1.98, $2,25, $2.49 New Coats $14.75 to $32.50 and 100 privately owned commission listeners in the street, who wonderand and $2.98 New Suits CLOTHING $19.75 to $39.50 dependis„~ ?e rmr'8 ,n"- New Dresses $14.75 to $32.50 THAT APRIL 10th Very few farmers also are familiar ItaUm Plonlst tcchnI«u:- of the a New Skirts Curtain Goods SUITS FOR MEN with the many ways that he is being $3.98, $4.98 to $8.90 taken advantage of by these fellows.!. i?«£ch American Wood Wasted. Fancy Curtain Scrims New Spring Styles New Blouses $3.98 to $9.90 "Fur example, if a farmer wishes to At the fountain source of our t?jnbuy yd $19.75, $22.50, .v. 15c, 2.3c DEPOSIT a load of feeders, by following the Ijer resources—the growing wpoj}customary $24.75, $32.50. Bungalow Cretonnes rule, he orders them thru iaiKls—16 per cent is* squandered In ^Overalls I., SUITS FOR BOYS yd 19c, 23c a Pri7ately owned commission firm,1 {ops, limbs smA stumpsj 10 per cent Men's Heavy 220 Blue 36 Inch Fancy -Color who In turn places the order with aj jepreS6hted in etKgirigs afid trimspeculator. $6.90, $7.90, $8.90 to-f 12.50 denim Overalls, Union The speculator must buy, toil of nearly Terry Cloth, yd ,7a 95c mvvanst takes a them from another commission firm „0_ .' Made, High or Suspender 1ft for no live stock is received by him f1?* c®Dt fas^d in 10 per 18 begins to -earn interest Hats and Caps -1 back $1.25 directly from the country.: This ne-! siabs bark represents nearly 11 per Men's Dress Shirts cessitates the stock being handled at waste something over 5 per cent ten days before Men'is New Spring Caps least three times, and with'each tran-i cent is lost in seasoning careless Percale and Madras Work Shirts 98c, $1.49 and $1.98 saction, each speculator and commis-! manufacturing loses 2% per cent, 98c, $1.49, $1.69, $1.98 it comes to this sion firm receives a substantial fee. while the planing mill renders ir- Mens' Latest Style Dress Made full and roomy Men's Silk Shirts A livestock producer from Mon-.?• recoverable still another small increment Hats 65c, 89c and 98c bank. $2.98, $3.49 .$4.98, $5.90, $6.50, $6,90 tana arrived at the South St Paul of something In excess of 1 market recently with a load of feed-: ers which were handled by a farmers' own live stock selling agency (The --12^ Equity Co-Operative. Exchange). An Make it a BIG ONE sa DELCO-UGHT Indiana farmer looking for a load of/ SellingMost just such cattle^ for his feed lot, visited Buying The complete Electric light mnd the pens of the farmers' organization Most Power Plant and was referred immediately We We Ask us for a demonstration in by the salesman to the Montana Sell Buy your own home. See for yourself. owner, who was standing by, and the For No obligation. sale was made on the spot. This is For The Austin National Bank .. Less undoubtedly the first, time in the history Less 312 DEPARTMENT STORES of those yards that the buyer and seller were brought into direct .'^OHW 1 contact with one another, and is one AUSTIN, MINN. 205-207 N. MAIN STREET •P. D. Beaulie1 of the many instances showing that J. L. Mitchell, the speculative element can be taken Vice President. President AUSTIN, MINNESOTA A* out of the farmers' business by establishing Austin Electric Supply Co. and patronizing live stock selling agencies of their own on these 121 N. Main St. Phone Main 39 principal markets.