i-'i gST* i{2W*" MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINN. Page Two Monday, Dec. 26, 1921. mm ECLIPSE ECHOES Fred Zink can get together out north Christmas with her mother. snerican or any ten men Arxiie Olsen can get Leo. Cronon, who has been attending together down south, the looser to school in the cities, is spending Leqion his Christmas vacation at home..« pay for an oyster supper for the Corner Weekly Shavings. Edited By bunch. Clean up your gun boys and Albert Schrammel arrived home Volume 400. December 22, 1921. Splinters Friday from Rochester, where he underwent get. ready for the big event! an operation for appendicitis. Minnesota now has 488 Legion ROSE CREEK 1 been posts. Three new posts have formed since December 1, No. 486 at A number from here attended the Delevan, No. 487 at Lismore, and No. stock* company show at Austin last 488 at Glydon. New Units of The week. American Legion Auxiliary are being Mrs. Anna Meurer of Adams, called organized at the rate of six each on relatives in our village last week. There is no red tape in connection Friday. wtih the securing of a Legion Ben and Edna Anderson of Sargeant or Legion Auxiliary local charter, no visited at the C. A. Carlson Feelin* that the past year should initiation fee, merely the signatures home'Sunday. Paul Reinartz arrived home last not pass without some expression 6t and dues for 1922 of fifteen or more week from Farmington for an expended eligible persons who express their intention bur gratification over the cordial visit with his parents. of maintaining a Legion post Miss Lucina Retterath of Winona, FREE EXPERT or Legion Auxiliary unit. Legion relations existing between the people arrived home last week to spend INSPECTION State headquarters, St. Paul, furnishes of this vicinity and ourselves, we necessary blanks on request. Our watering and testing service Did you ever notice that the Victory wish to convey to one and all, the is FREE but it is NOT A N E and Button surrounded by the blue careless or indifferent because Season's best wishes for a Merry of this feature—it is painstaking gold of The American Legion forms and thorough. iL the Emblem and tells the world that Christmas and a Prosperous 1922. The service is-for YOU regardless you have the right to be a Legionaire MONDAY, JANUARY 2 of your make battery because you sorved in your country's pnd without any obligation. —AT— uniform. If you don't think the Legion Try it. ROSE CREEK has been any help to you, remember University of J. J. CLEMENS that by keeping up an organization THE FIVE MELODY KIDS Southern Minnesota Jl of former servcie men, OR A CAR LOAD ^ILL FURNISH THE you are helping your disabled comrades, -MUSIC— DIAL 7502 DIAL 2047 Local Manager who need such an organization to fight in their behalf. Join or reenroll be/oie New Years Day. Th G. A. K. and The American Legion are the two patriotic societies chartered by Congress, which may use state-owned Minnesota armories free of charge on Memorial and Armistice days and on specified meeting nights. They can use the armory drill floor for dances and entertainments by paying a small nominal rent. General Orders 22 just issued by Adputant Rhinow instructs Armory Commanders co-operate with the to G. A. R. and American Legion in complying with 1 his law. "Y~ When the Chisholm branch of the iMVfW Ancient Order of Hibernians recently raised $628.00 soldier welfare work and investigated several agencies thru which to do most good with this money, it was turned over to the Mrs. Sandy Hamilton, State President of the American Legion Auxiliary. pvturrii fyaUi oVr jtattuwr'a Ijroi To this amount, the Chisholm branch Blpptprii brifrii {fa tut tmaimm'a mn of the American Legion Auxiliary added $100.00, making a total of $737.50 but a fattfg, rromutghj brapratb donated by the people of Chisholm, in one week to the Legion fund for Ihj lotting art, tlfgt tlftta Spa gUnrg disabled service men. I The body of Earl Ray, after whom tui tn*r* till* fannj tutrailrii Earl Ray Post of Tracy, is named, rests forever in Arlington Cemetery. Willy tip (MjiUi bom to tfjia troubled Bplpr*, His comrades of Earl Ray Legion this Season of the year J8or? tffatt tip mgrrlf, atti frattbittrnije*, and gold post have arranged to send flowers to Arlington every Memorial Day, to be ©If? painter in Iffe triaion pirturrb tyttx placed on the grave of their buddy. our thots turn to those His enlarged picture hangs in the Tracy Legion clubrooms, a constant JRor tffiaBtttaii must mr greater grottt reminder that Legionaires must be true to the ideals for which their Sill all tip tttorlb afyall b*ttb bmatlj tta bottt. whose friendly business has comrades died. winter Legion clubrooms, which are Soupy" and line up for chow prepared From the Fertile Journal Legion comfortably furnished—piano, victrola, by Steward Hjalmar Peterson Corner: "Buddies, let's take off our made possible better and bigger billard table, canteen, card and members of the Legion Auxiliary. bat to 'Bat' and 'Lars'. Look at our rooms, lounging room, magazines, etc. Memories of the mess kit line Legion clubrooms since they took hold the boys need to make Everything of army days are renewed and the of them. Getting cozier every day. them feel they are sittin' .on top of boys think of the times they used to things, and we extend to you a And no top kicks around either. Next the world. have to sit down on the ground and week the house rules will be published, have the French cows kick dirt into and if each buddy observe them it All the way from their comrades in their chow as they went galloping will help these two trusty knights of hearty greeting for Christmas and Marquette, Michigan, Ortonville Legionaires past. the broomstick to keep our clubrooms have received a* letter complimenting in tip-top shape." From the Spring Valley Mercury them on their Legion post Legion Comer: "Henry Kummer says publication. "Your magazine is a According to Safford King, State best wishes for the New Year he can pick ten Legionaires that can corker. With such good stuff as you Adjutant of The American Legion of shoot more rabbits than any ten men fellows put out, it is easy to see that Minnesota, one result of American Ralph Sprink Post of Ortonville, must Education Week is the placing of be made up of live wires," say the twelve thousand copies of the American Spencer Jordan Marquette boys, who edited a Legion Legion's Americanism Chart in magazine entitled "Utelem." the public and parochial schools of Funeral Director. the state. The chart urges every boy After Legionaires of Aurora hold The Establishment of and girl "To Know America, to Understand their regular post meetings, they listen Service. America, to,, love America, for the sound of "Soupy-Soupy- to take advantage of its educational opportunities, to obey is law, and to Phone Bridge remain loyal to its Constitution and to Residence M.H.KENASTON Old Glory." 802 Main 659-R When members of the Mountain Iron Legion post decided to establish REAL ESTATE and INVESTMENTS a Legion summer home at Lake Leonder, City and Business Properties. Rentals and Insurance each of the forty members donated $5.00 to buy the lot, and then Office with Niehuis & DeBuhr Lttd Co. camped out while they built the hoffie AUSTIN. MINN. Austin National Bank Bid*. A series of parties climaxed by a barbecue w\w wnur in October have made it a real home with indelible memories of real joy. The city "dads" arranged for Christmas Do your Christmas shopping in The News first—you will he better satisfied 4- J. Dinner Here F. FAIRBANKS will be a meal fit for a queen. All the delicacies of the season Dealer In oun perfectly cooked and served will make the occasion COAL, WOOD, LIME, one long to be remembered. CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, Who not reserve a table for 15he House of Serviced BRICK AND WALL yourself and friends? '\r*- -1 1 5 PLASTER. CAFE Minute ft? One Office 301 East Bridge St. -t A FRED STICKNEY-ROY KING Phone: Main 32 III EAST MILL ST. AUSTIN.MINN Austin, Minn. !, i* -*6vo I & *T w*' 1 Xit i-