1 Bill UMpHllli III -""i-v jsQ V* Wr'.*" .' 'X "V, *•-. MOWER COUNTY NEWS. AUSTIN. MINN. "Page Three "$ ^hursd^Ma^lSfcl^l, "I thought you might like TO PUBLISH MY LIFE HISTORY," SAID REV. ALFRED CRESSEY A WEEK AGO TODAY (Continued from Page One) Prairie, Lansing, London, and Cedar City charges—altogether thirty-eight years continuous ministry. Since which time I have resided in the city a of Austin in my own house 311 North Kenwood avenue. While on the farm I was elected Justice of the Peace #and filled that office for three successive terms on farm and village of Austin and on the last term was made a minister of the Methodist Episcopal church and still continue up to this day During my .ministry after three years service I was ordained Deacon at the Rochester Conference by Bishop Mathews Simpson and two years later elder at the Minneapolis Conference by Bishop Levi Scott. I have all these credentials of license and ordination in my possession now. I am now on the retired list of ministers and my name is the head qf the conference roll in the Annual minutes of the Minnesota conference Methodist Episcopal church and probably A Cordial will remain as long as I live. Some of the ministers were "Secesh" to the backbone and hired substitutes to fill their places and I having left my farm at Austin shared a double chance for being drafted as 9 name was enrolled at two places my at once, viz: Austin and Princeton Minnesota. So I preached on also assisting some of the women and children who were left alone on their farms and the good providence of the almighty God so arranged that I was not drafted from either Austin or Princeton. And while I did not get into the soldier's life I preached & and took up collections for the benefit of those who went and sent to the Christian or Sanitary Commission to buy such things as the government could not, or did not supply—And I shall never forget the Sunday when the news reached us that Wilkes Booth had shot Presdent Abraham Lincoln I just felt as if I did not want to hold services in the WE WANT YOU ALL YOUNG AND OLD TO INSPECT OUR church at Princeton that night. Thus the greatly honored president of the DAYLIGHT HARDWARE STORE on the corner of BRIDGE "tinted States went into a future stato as a martyr to his country. AND CHATHAM STREETS. Now I want to say that this decoration or memorial day has sprung into being in memory of these martyrs •JW SAtURDAY, MAY 14th 1921 for the cause of Liberty—our neighbors fathers and brothers who have laid down their lives for God and our country. Now before I close I want to say that my wife and I *had four brothers and one brother-inlaw AFTERNOON AND EVENING 4 among that vast army and her brother William Phelps had his horse shot from under him and never came We like our New Home and believe you will appreciate the Advantages back any more but lies somewhere among the un-numbered soldiers it sets forth, because of the fact that we can serve you graves. Thomas Phelps died in the hospital. Let me tell you another better there. little bit of history during the war. Mother most any time in the night at Cedar City would be burning the oil, looking over the news to find out where those four sons and one sonin-law were on the field of battle. And all her seven sons and four NEW BASEMENT daughters with their parents have crossed the river of death and are in SALESROOM an immortal state where wars are known no more, but day without night, feast in God's sight and eternity We have provided* for the Ladies a as pleasant as May. We are also pleased to announce the 1 am the only married man alive Comfortable Rest Room on the Balcony of the Cedar City settlement 1856. opening of an up-to-date Sales Alfred Cressey. of our new store? where we Room in the Basement at our new Member of the Minnesota Methodist want every Lady to feel that stfe is Episcopal Conference having Location where it will be a pleasure preached altogether fifty-nine years, for you to inspect our Stoves, Washers welcome whether she needs any- I think last February. and Refrigerators. TELEPHONE NOTICE thing in our line or not. The June telephone directory closes May 14th. Please notify the manager's office of all changes and corrections in listing. Tri-State Telephone Company. Adv. 36-3-c. Don't fail to attend this opening and receive a Souvenir. NATURAL METHODS of treatment are reasonable, not mysterious. SATURDAY, MAY 14,1921 Do not let any one tell you this is a fad or experiment. The present orgy of removing teeth and tonsils in the wild hope of curing any and every human ailment surely is a fad and experiment of the most unreasonable type. These natural methods are now The Same old "Store that' Satisfies", in its new Location. in constant use in all the Army hospitals where ^he results obtained were undreamed of before their use. These methods appear especially Decker RELIABLE useful in chronic cases. Practically all skin diseases can be cured, no matter how chronic or incurable they have heretofore been considered. The same is true of many other conditions. We use electrical, mechanical, spinal and other proven useful methods. AUSTIN W.e are thoroly trained in the use of Homeopathic and Allopathic medicines and give them in a few cases where we know they will help our patient. Heavy doses of drugs only add another poison for the body to get rid of. A. E. ARNESON, M. D. Specializing in Natural Therapeutics. Office over Austin Furniture Store. 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