sss &W*ff 111111 1 111 1,111 ?*w jr :1s fmwf ff -v,* t, *,*• MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, A Thursday, Dec. 29,1921. Page Two Mower County News ECLIPSE ECHOES than one thousand unemployed former "American Legion Boy Scout Troop men can "The County Paper" service men. The feast was followed No. 8," and, at the request of the Boy Published every Monday and Thursday, by free entertainment at various Scout officers, to be composed only of Leqlon at Austin, Minnesota. twin city theatres. Similar arrangements sons, brothers or nephews of Legionaires. Edited By Weekly Shavings. ROE AND GANNON, Publishers. Volume 400. December 29, 1921. Splinters have been made for Christmas Legionaire Sam Owens will be Northwestern Advertising Representatives: Day. In addition, St Paul's East the Scoutmaster, and the Eveleth Legion Minnesota Select List, 215 Side Auxiliary Unit will give a post will give the Scouts the use HAPPY NEW YEAR! It takes 500 spruce trees to furnish South Sixth Street, Minneapolis Corner one day's print stock for the Chicago Christmas party to all the school of their clubrooms for one night each Eclipse Sanitary Hog Feeders' save 709 Exchange Bank, St. Paul. newspapers. children of that community. week. feed, protect hogs, shut out fowls, birds, rats,' vermin, rain, snow and Hoyr to Save Coal. "We are not cranks on Flag observance wind. Paircel postmen of Minneapolis often but we insist that all due respect Be sure to get more heat out of the Did you ever stop and figure up wonder whether Minnesota Legion portions of the state. Commander Gopher Legionaires Must Get Busy. coal you burn than the chimney does. what percentage of grain is actually be shown Oil Glory. Our example Auxiliary Headquarters, 900 Moran of the Third district has found OUNTRY Buddies of the Gopher state, Nebraska, consumed by stock and how much will have a lasting effect on our Plymouth building is the headquarters is destroyed and wasted on your farm. AFFILIATING MEMBER, it wise to divide his district into three is after our scalps. State future citizens," declare Hibbing Legionaires PYRENE of a patriotic society or a wholesale If you have not, sharpen your pencil sub-districts, each of which, holds Adjutant O'Connell of Nebraska Legion in calling attention to incidents and you will get a real surprise, fruit, cai^dy, knitted goods, and merchandise Kills Fire—Saves Life. monthly meetings. Perhaps no distrist Headquarters has appointed and it's our guess you will be after where the Flag ori the school center. Every day, boxes of Legion organziation is more on At this time of year when so many Corned Willy as leader of the campaign. one of our Elco Feeders at once. buildings was allowed to touch the apples, oranges, candy, canned fruit, fires are started by overheated the job than the Fourth (St. Paul) Willy is a veteran of many ground when taken 'down at sunset. stoves and furn&ces you should have jelly, ^weaters, bathrobes, nightgowns, whose executive committee members battles, and the Cornhuskers of Nebraska "The Flag should not touch the a PYRENE in your home. They are THE LOAFING HEN IIOI etc, arrive from the 250 Auxiliary thresh out district problems every think he can lead them to victory the very best machine made to kill ground—it should be caught in the Units thruout Minnesota, for To make noodle soup out of the unprofitable the fire at the start. day by taking their noonday lunch together. in Legion membership just as he fMEMBER (t{y arms of the person who is taking it hen now, and a warni dry, distribution to th» sick soldiers in did in France. O'Connell considers sunny house for the others is a good down." twin city hospitals. \yfnter plan to insure winter eggs. Willy the find of the year and is certain Why So Bears and Builders Hibernate? Dr. William Pierce of Rochester is Official Paper of Mower County Legion State Commander Van Dyke, he is just the man to beat Minnesota. When Little Falls Legionaires had First District Legion Commander, is willing to wager~±hat in all America Is there a good reason? SUBSCRIPTION RATES Does your home need a new floor? fixed up cozy clubrooms and let it be George P. Gurley of Pipestone heads Per Year, in advance $2.50 Perhaps for the Bears—not so for We have it. Wouldn't you like to enclose there are no finer Legion post No sooner did Corned Willy assume known that good books would be welcome, the second, Rev. David Moran of the Builders. Six Months .... $1.25 your porch so you can use it officers that those of Minnesota. And command of Nebraska's Cornhuskers Single Copies 05 a citizen promptly donated a Farmington leads the Third, Albin S. during the winter months? We can Let's stay Awake and Build this Winter. the State Commander says he has no than he fired the opening gun of the furnish the material. fifteen-volume library. At Wells the Pearson of St. Paul commands the Entered as Second Class Matter at fear that the incoming post officers big membership battle by issuing an Village Council voted the use of a the Post office at Austin, Minn., under Fourth, Z. L. Begin of Minneapolis will fail to meet and surmount every official communique reading:—"The the act of March 3, 1879. large room for a meeting place and guides the Fifth, Milton Mahlum of obstacle the coming year may bring. following message has been sent out clubroom. Brainerd tops the Sixth, *Dr. W. W. "I am confident that ho year in the to Legionaires of Minnesota 'Iowa, HARDING SUPPORTS CO-OPERATIVE j. CLEMENS Larson of Starbuck leads the Seventh, J. LegSon's history will see such great during 1921, increased her paid up MARKETING. Eveleth, Legion Post, in co-operation W. T. Nolan of Gilbert heads achievements as those of 1922," declares membership by 7,000. Iowa has more rONE PIECE OR A CAR LOAD// with Boy Scout leaders, is organizing The persistent demand of organized the Eighth, Dr. A. C. Gottenborg of Commander Van Dyke. members in proportion ex-service the fifth Boy Scout Troop in farmers for recognition of their right Detroit leads the Ninth, and M. B. Local Manager DIAL 2047 men than any other state in the nation. the community, to be known as to market their products on a basis News advertising brings results. Hurley of Pine City was recently Let's beat Iowa's great record! of absolute equality with other productive elected Commander of the Tenth. Every buddy get a buddy! Over industries, and for reduction USTEH KID&ETTER the top for the Gopher state! Arthur The Victory Button, the little of transportation charges, appears to A. Van Dyke, department commander." bronze or silver button issued to honorably be getting results in Washington. &T YOURSELF discharged service men, if lost That the executive branch of the federal The Minnesota Commander's warcry by the owner, may be duplicated by government recognizes the farmers' SOME OVERALLS 'CAU-SC seems to have made Corned sending certified copy of discharge to demands as just and imperative IT$ 60IM6 TO PC Willy fighting mad, for he has put on Baily, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia, was demonstrated in President eusv the feathers and war paint and sent together with 35c for bronze and 65c year Harding's message to congress, delivered this rallying cry to Nebraska Legionairies:—"What for silver button. This firm has been in person on December 6. do you think of that, authorized by the war department to The farm bureau federation has you Cornhuskers? The Gophers think sell these buttons to eligible persons, fought hard for the passage of a they are going to beat us to the according to Legion National Headquarters. federal law that will guarantee, beyond grapes this year. They will, will any question, the legal right of they! the farmers to consolidate their interests St. Paul Legion post No. 8 is only "Now, I'll tell you just how we can in co-operative marketing on one of dozens of Minnesota posts slip it over on Van and his ground a nationwide scale. Such a measure which are busy organizing bugle squirrels. As you probably know, the is now before congress, where opponents Gopher always turns ip for the winter corps to take to the next state convention of the farmers' interests have at Virginia, and the Legion and hibernates for three or four stubbornly opposed it. Following is national convention at New Orleans months. Well, while they are hibernating an extract from the presidents message, this winter, we will go out in 1922. Many other posts, including referring to the agricultural Anoka and Feritle, are getting ready and pick corn. Every buddy get two situation buddies! That will give us twice as to place their towns on the "Legion "Something more than tariff protection Noise Map" at these conventions. many new Legionaires as Minnesota, is required by American agriculture since they are only asking each buddy to the farm has come the States which now pay a cash bonus to get another buddy. earlier and the heavier burdens of to their residents who served honorably readjustment. There is actual depression "Line up the old gang, Mr. Post in the great war include Minnesota, in our agricultural industry, commander. Nebraska is going to Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, while agricultural prosperity is absolutely win this year. The Gophers aren't Missouri, New Jersey, New essential to the general prosperity going to show us up, nor are 'the Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, of the country. boys where the corn grows' tall to Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South '"Congress has sought very earnestly it's hard to husk. Everybody out for Dakota Vermont, Wisconsin and to provide relief. It has promptly win. Iowa's tall corn is all right, but Washington, according to John Thomas given such temporary relief as has the Nebraska nubbins! Yours for the Taylor, in charge of the Legion's been possible, but the call is insistent battle. Corned Willy, Supreme Commander, National Legislative Committee at for the permanent solution. It is inevitable United Nebraska Nubbin Washington, D. C. that large crops lower the Pickers." prices and short crops advance them. Back comes Van Dyke of Minnesota:—"Pride Legion posts at Benson, Northfield, "No legislation can cure that fundamental goeth before a fall. The Anoka, Barnesville, Elk River, Wells, law. But there must be Gophers started it and when the old Glenwood, Mankato, Fairmont, Montevideo, some economic solution for the excessive bell rings for the last round, we'll Hancock, Madison, Two Harbors Good —Don't You Think? variation in returns for agricultural be sittin' pretty. Here's how we'll and Excelsior have written Minnesota production. It is rather take Corned Willy and- his nubbin Legion Headquarters saying shocking to be told, and to have the pickers by surprise. They think we they are anxious to arrange basketball statement strongly supported, that Gopher Legionaires are all asleep for games with teams of other Minnesota 9,000,000 bales of cotton, raised on the winter and will forget to pay our Legion posts. They swear American plantations in a given year, 1922 dues. Gophers may hibernate they can lick all comers. And Barnesville New Year's Day is a holiday with a distinctive spirit. Especially is actually will be worth more to the but not until they've husked all the Legion Auxiliary has a Legion products than 13,000,000 bales would corn and stored it way in their winter ir this true right now. The New Year to come will be a better one—this Auxiliary basketball team that has have been. Equally shocking is the granary. Many I-O-WAY and not been whipped. is conceded everywhere and by everyone. statement that 700,000,000 bushels of NEBRASKA cornhusker has found Mi­ wheat raised by American farmers that out. So the hibernate we will, Says the Hibbing Tribune:—"Organized, The World is back on its feet, and it only takes the combined efforts would bring them more money than a but on a full stomach and a 100 per not for selfish objects, but billion bushels. Yet these are not 'For God and Country,' the American cent membership. A Gopher can shin of all to bring 1922 up to the old standard. exaggerated statements. In a world up the tallest cornstalk and swipe the Legion is steadily becoming the where there are tens of millions who greatest single factor in America today—a nubbins as they fall. Get out the Austin is in line for bigger and better things the coming year than need food and clothing which they Gopher gang! Over the top for 1922! factor of increasing power in ever before. More people will pass thru this city this next year than cannot get, such a condition is sure to L-e-t-s G-o! Arthur Van Dyke, Department the determination of every American indict the social system which makes Commander." problem. The mobilization of the ever before and will leave their share of the contribution to its welfare. it possible. American Legion to settle the issues ff From the cornfields of Iowa in the "In the main the remedy lies in distribution of peace is just as urgent today as south to the frozen wilds of Canada The people from the surrounding territory are anxious to be counted and marketing. Every proper was the mobilization of the men in in the north, from Bigstone Lake in in the Austin Community. All that is needed is "combined effort." encouragement should be given to khaki in 1917 to decide the issues of the west to the Dalles of the St. the co-operative marketing programs. war." Croix in the east, the American Legion These have proven very helpful to the of Minnesota is unitedly striding Mower County is setting out on a road program which will mean Thanksgiving Day, Twin City Legion co-operative communities in Europe. forward, growing bigger and Auxiliary members feasted more considerable more work for those who needs it just now. In Russia the co-operative community stronger day by day. With every has become a recognized bulwark of congressional district banding its Legoin law and order and saved individualism Everything in fact is working for 3. better city and a better county posts together in united groups, J. F. FAIRBANKS from engulfment in social paralysis. with the number of posts and auxiliary right from the start. Ultimately they will be accredited units increasing from week to with the salvation of the Russian week, with scores of new members Let's all get behind and shove—get back on the solid ground once state. enrolling every day, Legionaires of more. "There is the appeal for this experiment. Dealer In Minnesota enter the New Year with Why not try it No one confidence, and look with pride and COAL, WOOD, LIME, challenges the right of the farmer to bappy recollection on the achievements a large share of the consumers' pay of the past—thirty thousand CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, for his product, no one can dispute buddies marching onward in the service BRICK AND WALL that we cannot live without the farmer. of their country and their comrades. Do your shopping in The News first—you will be better satisfied He is justified in rebelling PLASTER. against the transportation cost. Given a fair return for his labor he Legionaires of Minnesota's ten congressional will have less occasion to appeal for districts hold monthly Office 301 East Bridge St. financial aid and given assurance that meetings at convenient points in his labor shall not be in vain, we reassure their respective districts, where they Mower C^ounty N ws Phone: Main 32 all the people of a production tackle the many Legion problems sufficient to meet our national requirements which, while of vital concern to them, Austin, Minn. and guard against disaster. have little direct interest for other The base of the pyramid of civilization which rests upon the soil M.H.KENASTON 75he House of Service' Phone Briefge Residence is shrinking thru the drift of population from farm to city. For a generation 802 we have been expressing more Main 659-R or less concern about this tendency. REAL ESTATE and INVESTMENTS Economists have warned and statesmen City and Business Properties. Rentals and Insurance have deplored. We thought for a time that modern conveniences and Office with Niehuis & DeBuhr Laad Co. 1 the more intimate contct would halt AUSTIN. MINN/ Au.tin National filnk Bldg the movement, but it has gone steadily on." 4 :t 1 p.,„