t~" fSiKI ar f" 5V 5i»* MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINN. Page Two Monday, Nov. 14, 1921. ... •1 j.'Sf" 4 BOY SCOUT NEWS Four candicTates were initiated into m, our beautiful order. A social time BUILDINGS READY was enjoyed by all and light refreshments -liN were served at a late hour. Weekly Shavings. Edited By fc'i- Boys that have made applications to More of those social gatherings of Volume 395. November 14, 1921. Splinters join Troop No. 3 are: Don and Rex the neighboring towns would be a Many Improvements in Rahilly, 804 South Greenwich St, Sidney benefit to the community. GO AFTER THE RATS Anyone of these days is apt to bring Barkoff, 511 North First street Place for Junior Blooming: Prairie Rats, which cause considerable loss a snow storm and you know what Walter Moehlman, 201. South,, St -"lift S Exhibition. to farmers, should be fought consistently, that means. If your house is equip- fped Paul street. ?. say the Biological Department with good tight fitting storm Miss Rena Johnson and Earl Benedict ______— s"*:: of the United States Department of were Austin visitors Sunday evening. The Scout band is to play at .'A remodeled stable and an enlarged windows you jieed not worry. Agriculture. Rats reproduce so rabidly Brownsdale Sunday evening at Armistice pavilion* with a new heating that a spasmodic raid on them is But so many people put off the Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Cashman spent exercises to be held in the -plant and new seating arrangements not lasting. They begin to bear little things-that make ones home Sunday at the DaviJ* Cochlin home in young when three months old and LE ROY Methodist church there. ROSE CREEK are all-ready and waiting for the more comfortable resulting in hasty Geneva. "... have six to ten litters each year with fourth annual Junior Livestock show, Miss Helen Brandler of Mankato repairs when the cold really does Si an average of ten young per litter. Scouts start basketball practice after James Cashman of Waterloo, Iowa, which opens qt South St. Paul on November Mrs. Jim Cawley was a passenger was a guest at the Sam Peterson The best method to control rats is to come. school. Troop 2 practices on Monday visited at the E. Price home last to Austin Saturday. home over Sunday. 16. make rat proof buildings so the pests With storm doors and windows you evening, Troop 3 on Tuesday evening, cannot get inside and destroy the Paul Reinartz began steady work week. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hurlburt of will save enough to more than pay Officers of the Minnesota Livestock fruits of your labor. Troop 1, Wednesday evening, for the investment. Besides this you a Shoemaker's pool hall and ehop Mr. and Mrs. E. Sweet and daughters Austin spent Sunday with Mr. and Breeders association and the Minnesota have made your home much more of Riceville, were Sunday guests -this week. Mrs. J. C. Brainerd. Troop 4, Thursday evening and Troop Farm- Bureau federation, who comfortable. The fellow who -^does it now" has A. H. Landdek and family motored at the W. Brown residence. Miss Lillian Thompson returned 5, Friday evening. All practice on have inspected the improvements during time to do something else while the The Walter Schutz family motored last Friday to Austin .after spending •to St. Ansgar and Grafton, Iowa, Sun•day Saturday morning. other fellow is still thinking about it. the last few days, say they are It's getting late and soon out-door down from Bixby and were week-end afternoon. a week here visiting with friends and Practices are held at the Armory work will-be disagreeable. So, if you delighted with the changes. The guests at the parental R. Schutz 3 Mrs. John Pulver and daughter, relatives. expect to put in the feeding floor every Tuesday evening at 4:00 o'clock. It the binder can be made to cat 5 '"4 stockyards company has complied home. Miss Blanche Bagley left Sunday Miss Audrey, spent Monday at the ten crops its use costs about $25 a for that bunch' of hogs you better evening for Austin to attend the Hagbarth Hawkins and Glen Halver with requests for improvements by Xewis Nelson home., year. If it rusts and wears out in hurry. ... The Scout basket ball league will are taking a few days' vacation Mower county rural teachers' institute, Ada Mae Hall spent a few days providing one large stable for show five years it has cost $50.00 each have at least ten teams and will have and are hunting thru the southern which opened Monday. the latter part of last week with her harvest. stock, with ample light and ventilation, An "Iron Will" is all right if it isn't a Senior and Junior division, so all Miss Ronelia Easton returned to part of the state. brother, Harry, in Austin. pig iron. concrete floor, and partitions Rose Creek Sunday, after spending Scouts will get in the mix-up. The A party of young- ladies from here Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Young motored arranged to show off all the stocks to -visited at the William Schammel to the cities'Sunday to spend a few the day with her parents. She arrived schedule will start on December 1. the best advantage. laome Wednesday afternoon. days with their daughter and family, here late last week from Minneapolis, PIECE OR A CAR LOAD J. J. CLEMENS The show pavilion has been enlarged Mr. and Mrs. Hockridge. where she attended the state Mike Majerus left for Chester, A Rat That Didn't Smell After Being L. A. Porter was a passenger to teachers' convention. and reseated, and a new heating Dead for 3 Months. Iowa, last week, where he will work DIAL 2047 Local Manager the cities last week and witnessed •during the winter months. plant has been installed. "I swear it was dead at least 3 An address by Mrs. Shellman of the defeat of Minnesota at the IowaMinnesota months," said James Sykes, Butcher, Albert Peterson and family of Austin, a returned missionary from "The stockyards company has more Westfield, N. J.- "We saw this rate football game. 3iester, Iowa, visited with home folks Siam, will feature the next meeting than met our expectations," L. E. every day. Put a cake of RAT-SNAP in our town last Thursday. Mrs. W. Armstrong went to Cresco, of the Presbyterian misisonary so- Potter, president of the state farm behind a barrel. Months later my A large crowd attended the western Iowa, last Thursday and under- ciety at the home of Mrs. C. F' Gei bureau and a director of the state wife asked about the rat. Remembered play, "Montana," Sunday night went an operation on Saturday. At „.er November 18. the barrel, looked behind it. on livestock breeders' association, said and all report it being very good. last reports she is getiing along nic- Marianna Rye .returned last There was the rat—dead, not the Miss after visiting the stable and pavilion. ely. slightest odor." Three sizes, 35c, Mr. and Mrs. John Merrill and Friday from Austin, where she visit xT "Now it's up to the boys' and girls' Our school closed last Wednesday 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by -daughter, Mrs. Geo. Shaw, visited at ed several days at the E. L. Alley noon, so our faculty might attend the clubs to do their part, and bring in Pooler Drug Co., Austin, Minn. Advertisement, the W. J. Eagen home Sunday afternoon. home. On last week Wednesday evening* November. M. E. A. at Minneapolis, which was Miss Rye played a number of their stock in numbers and quality held on Thursday and Friday of last j0]jn solosjbefore the Women's Mis- that will enable them to hold -up their Miss Ida Evenson entertained at Dr. A. I. ARNESON her home last Wednesday, Mesdames week. sionary federation meeting, held there the show." Our Work Shoes are built for wear and to en( 0 Mr. and Mrs. George Brown, Jr., Ulven, Merrill, Shoemaker and last week Thfe year's show show will 'be the cli­ Physician and Surgeon. went to Owatonna last Thursday and while repairing a battery at the Struck. give long, lasting service. CHRONIC DISEASES max of competitions in which 1,500 jboys from their journeyed to the cities to gander age, Silvy Sander suffered Shaw. ELECTRO-PHYSICAL gar and girls have been taking part attend the football game and visit injUr.y Friday -afternoon The Ladies' Aid of the Lutheran TREATMENTS. a painfu during the summer. Judging begins also RECTAL and COLON church at Six Mile Grove church met friends. when acid from a sell was thrown into MEN'S WORK and DRESS Charles Brownlow and C. I. Roy re- .ht He was rushed to on November 17, and there will be an DISEASES. with Mrs. Henry Jensen last Thursday hig rig eye turned home Friday night from an Rochester for treatment. The auction sale on November 18, the last New Offices in Automatic afternoon. medical Gas. Building. Telephone extended hunting trip in Colorado. present condition of the eye indicates day of the show. Miss Margaret Majerus visited with SHOES in ALL STYLES Office Hours .„R They also visited-JFrank Roy, a brot- lier sister and family at Chester, ot that its sight will be savedt 10 A.M. to 2 -1? I, ther of the later. k^i, Make Y°ur wants known in the IcTva, a few days last week, returning 6 P. M. Residence 2677 With the addition of a-_bridi^ News Market Place. Mis Esther Mahoney, who teaches home Monday. front and with adequate lighting provided, at Le Sueur, came home Friday evening Henry Majerus left for Rochester' the appearance of the Blooming See Our Line of for a few days visit with home Monday to take treatments there. Prairie postoffice has been materially J. F. FAIRBANKS Jordan folksr She had been attending the His daughter, Miss Kate Majerus, and altered. The work of remodeling! Spencer Boys' School iShoes M. E. A. at Minneapolis. Mike Felton accompanied him. which has been going on for the past Miss Elizabeth Ann Price came Joe Cronan accompanied by his month, is being finished by L. Lysne. Funeral Director. home Friday night from Blomoing father, John Cronan, motored to The building is the property of Chris The Establishment of Prairie and Owatonna, where she attended ^Rochester Sunday to visit Miss Joe Wiger. before you buy—we can save you money Service. the school of Instruction with Dealer In Cronan, who is ill at one of the hospitals. other grand officers of the O. E. S. WAGNER Mrs. A. D. Brown went to Cresco, GOAL, WOOD, LIME, Among the Austin shoppers Saturday Iowa, Monday morning to be with her were: Mr. and Mrs. Wheelock, CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, JENSEN & PHIFFER CO. sister-in-law, Mrs. F. Brown .of Fayette, Mr. and* Mrs. Charles Johnson, Mrs. Construction Co. Iowa, who was to have undergone Shoemaker, Mr. and Mrs. John Merli13 BRICK AND WALL Who are 'AFFlicted an operation. It was postponed and daughter, and Mrs. George Chatham St, Opposite Court House with the PILES will PLASTER. until later, however. Let us give you an estimate Never* Re^ret Writ MAPLE CITY on those proposed buildings. The Oby family .and Mrs. C. Warren Mr. orMrs.G'Jl'JBnOWAf motored to Mankato the fore part We can save you money and .sVZ730 D'upont Ave.So guaranteed satisfaction. MINNEAPOLIS.MJNM of the week and visited with Miss Office 301 East Bridge St. Mrs. H. W. Studer has been on the Ila Oby, who is attending the state Phone Estimate Furnished sick list. Normal^ also with Eugene Warren, E E Mrs. H. Strangman is spending a Phone: Main 32 who is employed there. few days at Elmer and Gertrude Dial 2202 Monday afternoon the Library Cfaristgau homes at Stewartville. Austin, Minn. Association met with Mrs. E. S. Bostworth's. AUSTIN, MINN. Mr. and Mrs. John Hoist and family The regular routine of business attended church at Waltham and was carried out. Mrs. I. A. Mc were dinner guest at the Emil Hitzman Caughley was chosen to take the place home. recently vacated by Mrs. C. S. Palmer. Mr. and Mrs. August Smith and A delicious luncheon was served daughter, Mayme, of Austin and Arthur at about five o'clock by the hostess. Smith of Maple City motored to Little Dorothy Furtrell had a very .Rochester last Friday. narrow escape one day last week. "Mr. and Mrs. H. Schloo and family While watching a bonfire she accidently -\f 4 and H. Hoist spent a very pleasant fell into it and was badly afternoon at the August Smith burned. It might have been fatal if »home at Austin Sunday. her ten year old sister hadn't rolled 1 her in the grass, before getting her. Mr. and Mrs. L. Schwartz and Mr. mother could reach her. She is get-' smd Mrs. Walter Schwartz motored ting along nicely at this writihg. 5 .? to Richmond last Sunday to spend the On Monday evening about twentyfive day at the home of Walter Rebb. members of the Eastern Star We understand that R. Graves has Order of Spring Valley motored over rtraded his farm for another farm and were -guests of the' local order, rnorth of Brownsdale and expects to :move some time this winter. The Hides & Furs •deal was made by Ed. Holcomb. Twenty young people, neighbors ccrsHKWEsrniKE sani friends, gathered at the home of We Have Just What Jacob Oelkers Saturday evening to .surprise Erma Oelkers and Ida Riersius on their eighteenth birthday. A You Want MKS, FURS, WOOL, PELTS, ETC. very nice lunch was served at about «»»lu T» Tfc* OLD —JAU Iwtf past eleven. 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