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Mower County news (Austin, Minn.) 1920-1947

January 16, 1922 · Page 6 of 8

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Read careflully the Article Printed Each Week in this Department of the NEWS and then give serious South St. Paul.—Consumption of Hog receipts locally last week of consideration to what you have read. You will then, no doubt, view the situation in it's true light. dressed beef continued below normal (Reprinted from Atlantic Monthly) about 74,000-were heaviest in over a AUSTIN merchants are entitled to your patronage they help to defray the expenses of maintaining all and with the dressed beef market in year and the market closed about 15 the public institutions the use of which you enjoy. The dollar you spend with AUSTIN Merchants a sluggish condition fat cattle trade to 25c lower. Good butchers at the stay-in AUSTIN, and, in the course of time, finds its way back to you. The Dollar sent out of last week was on a steady to 25 cents decline with fhe rarnier. we S3, close $7.25 to $7.50, light sorts $7.75 lower basis. Country demand for town is gone from the community and lost to you forever. If you buy out of town and we all follow The whole rural world is In a ferment of the cities read of the present universal to $7.85, good pigs $8.50. your example, what will become of the town? stockers and feeders^ on this other of unrest, and there la an unparalleled distress of the farmers, of a Lambs closed about 25c higher and hand, continued to absorb a larger volume and intensity of determined, stump of six billion dollars in the farm sheep 25 to 50c higher for the week. percentage of receipts than normally value of their crops in a single year, if not angry, protest, and an Best fed lambs last week $11.50 to ominous swarming of occupational conferences, of their inability to meet mortgages or at this season of the year and cattle Smith Wright Company Anderson's Studio LOYALTY BASIS OF to pay current bills, and how, seeking $11.75, natives $10.50 to $11.00, bulk interest groupings, political prices in this division advanced 25c relief from their ills, they are planning good fat ewes $5.50 to $6.00. I E S I E S movements and propaganda. Such a or more. Fine Photos. to form pools, Inaugurate farmers' FOR LIVE AND turmoil cannot but arrest our attention. Outside^of one small lot of seven strikes, and demand legislation Be Photographed This Year on Your E S S E O Indeed, it demands our careful Advertisements in The News reach yearling beef steers of a choice grade abolishing grain exchanges, private consumer. the study and examination. It is not likely Under New Management. that sold to city butchers at $9.50, all BIRTHDAY. cattle markets, and the like, we ought that six million aloof and ruggedly not hastily to brand them as economic beef steer offerings were common and independent men have come together Spencer Jordan heretics and highwaymen, and hurl at medium grade shortfeds. Better offerings SAVE MONEY Austin Auto Co. and banded themselves into active them the charge of being seekers of Every Citizen Owes Moral and of these have sold from $6.25 and Buy Your Groceries at special privilege. Rather, we should unions, societies, farm bureaus, and so to $7.00, with the bulk at the close Mower County Co-Operative Legal AUTHORIZED FORD AGENCY. Obligation to His ask if their trouble is not ours, and Funeral Director. forth, for no sufficient cause. selling from $5.25 to $6.25. see what can be done to improve the AUTOMOBILES, TIRES, OILS The Establishment of Co. Investigation of the subject conclusively Government. Best offerings of butcher she stock situation. Purely from self-interest, Service. proves that, while there Is much and ACCESSORIES. sell at present from $5.50 to around if for no higher motive, we should jp Dial 2252. overstatement of grievances and misconception •5a help them. All of us want to get back $6.50, with bulk of butcher cows and mt IN COMMUNITY LIFE of remedies, the farmers permanently to "normalcybut is it heifers going from $3.25 to $5.00. Auto Top And Auto The Golden Eagle are right in complaining of wrongs Insurance Specialists reasonable to hope for that condition long endured, and right In holding that unless our greatest and most basic industry Painting. A W A S N E S E S can be put on a sound and solid it is feasible to relieve their Ills with AUSTIN MARKETS Austin Insurance Agency "j People Have Duty to Their Home MONEY BACK ON ANY UNSATISFACTORY permanent foundation? The farmers benefit to the rest of the community. j. R. H. Gray, Proprietor. E. Ray,Cory, Manager Town Which Is No Less Bind* are not entitled to special privileges PUR- This being the case of an Industry Quoted by Peoples Service Store.— Babcock Building MAIN ST. AUSTIN, MINN. ing but are they not right in demanding Because It Is Not CHASE. 1 that contributes, in the raw material Dairy butter AUSTIN, MINNESOTA 30 that they be placed on an equal footing Fixed by Law. Eggs form alone, about one-third of the national 25 with the buyers of their products Potatoes, per bu Jensen-Phiffer Co. annual wealth production and 1.25 Hormel's Quality Flour and with other industries? Beans, per lb 5% (Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.) is the means of livelihood of about 49 (Continued in our .next is^ue.) Loyalty is the foundation upon Flour—Retail, lb. sack 2.10 49 J. F. FAIRBANKS per cent of the population, It is obvious is the BEST which the whole structure of civilization POULTRY that the subject is one of grave MADE IN AUSTIN. rests. Loyalty to one's country, PLACE TO BUY YOUR concern. Not only do the farmers A Precautionary Measure. QuotedJby Smith-Wright Co.— loyalty to one's state, loyalty to one's S O E E W E make up one-half of the nation, but Heavy Hens 15 S HO E S "I hope you were polite to papa," city, loyalty to one's business associates, the well-being of the other half depends she Light Hens 12 said as he returned from the interview. Stage upon them. Dealer In loyalty to one's friends! Loyalty 11 Sanitary Milk Co. Geese 12 Let HOGAN do YOUR SHOE REPAIRING a So long as we have nations, wise is essential to the ordinary progress "Polite? I treated him as if he Spring Chix a 15 politcial economy will aim at large COAL, WOOD, LIME, and YOU will get QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS were a king." of the world. Without it the world Roosters 08 degree of national self-sufficiency and "You didn't call him 'your majesty?' must be chaos. —Manufacturers of— FIRST CLASS WORK. Eggs CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, 23 self-containment. Rome fell when the E I S 0 A O N There would be no stable government HOG MARKET. WE REPAIR WHILE YOU WAIT food supply was too far removed from "No, but I backed out of his pres- BRICK AND WALL A E I E E A in the world were it not for the Medium and Butchers the belly. Like her, we shall destroy I ence. 6.75 Hogan's Shoe Shop. Telephone—Dial 2550 loyalty of the people to their government. Packers to PLASTER. our own agriculture and extend our 5.75 6.35 There would be no successful Veal, Sheep and Lambs sources of food distantly and precariously, The Motor Inn. business enterprise on the face of Travelers' Guide if we do not see to it that our Fat Lambs to Ground Feed, Mill Feed, Chick Feed, $6.50 $8.50 the globe were it not for the loyalty farmers are well and fairly paid for Veal to E. D. HOPFE, Proprietor. 3.50 6.50 Office 301 East JBridge St. of the men and women who are connected Mash, Security Calf Meal, their services. The farm gives the Sheep to 1 5 0 2.50 NASH CARS and TRUCKS Unless otherwise designated, all the with it. No church could exist nation men as weH as food. Cities Cattle Dehorning Pencils. for a month were it not for the Hart-Parr Tractors trains listed below are daily. See Phone: Main 32 derive their vitality and are forever City Feed Store. loyalty of its members. The sacredness Fat Steers to footnote for explanation of $4.00 $5.50 renewed from the country, but an impoverished 'Value Cars at Volume Prices' Cows and Heifers to of the home would be a myth $3.00 $4.00 countryside exports intelligence reference marks. Austin, Minn.- Bulls to were it not for the loyalty of the .$2.00 $3.50 and retains unintelligence. Bold faced figures indicate P. M. Canners and Cutters... to A. W. Bluhm. .$1.00 $1.50 members of the family group. Only the lower grades of mentality Light faced figures indicate A. M. ASK FOR FEDERAL PRODUCTS The loyalty of a people to its government and character will remain on, or seek, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. ALWAYS. is based partly upon sentiment the farm, unless agriculture is capable PIANOS and COLUMBIA GRAFONALAS. PAUL R'Y. Federal System of and partly upon the recognition of being pursued with contentment and I. & M. Division. to embitter of an obligation that a people owes adequate compensation. Hence, Arr. Arr. Bakeries. Lv. to WE SAVE YOU MONEY to its government. A people that has and impoverish the farmer Is Mpls. Austin. St. Paul. dry up and contaminate the vital the benefit of good government owes a 10:50 No. 1-- 6:20 10:00 Dial 2013. sources of the nation. duty to that government. Those who No. 3-- 3:15 7:00 7:45 The war showed convincingly how do not recognize this duty and perform THE FINEST FOOTWEAR Lv.' Lv. Arr. dependent the nation is on the full it voluntarily are compelled by Austin. Mpls. St. Paul. GIFTS THAT LAST IN AUSTIN productivity of the farms. Despite 11:40 law to do so. The man or woman who No. 2-- 7:00 7:45 THE UNIVERSAL CAR An Appropriate gift for everyone, the herculean efforts, agricultural production.kept C. Johnson. No. 8-- 2:45 3:30 7:25 is protected by the government in the I. only a few weeks or months pursuit of life and happiness, must contribute, Gift That Suggests Permanence. For Milwaukee and Chicago. ahead of consumption, and that only in money and service toward AUSTIN, MIN.N Lv. Austin. Arr. Calmar. J. S. R. Scovill. by increasing the acreage of certain the support of the government. The No. 7:20f 10:00f 4— staple crops at the cost of reducing man or woman who, under the protection No. 2— 11:59* 2:40* If YOU REALIZE VALUES, YO0 that of others. We ought not to forget of his government which preserves 4:20 (Sunday only) Mixed— ARE BUYING ALL YOURGROCERIES that lesson when we ponder on LOWEST PRICES ARE CHIEF law and order, is able to accumulate 5:20 (Tues.-Thurs.) Mixed— WHERE the farmer's problems. They are truly property, must pay taxes on ATTRACTIONS IN Lv. Calmar Arr. Austin. HIGH QUALITY AL­ common problems, and there should that property to help maintain the government No. 1— 6:05 3:45- READY-TO-WEAR, DRY W A S E A I S be no attempt to deal with them as No. 2:55 which has protected him or 3— 12:10 Square Deal Grocery GOODS AND SHOES. If they were purely selfish demands her. In time of war the government 1:15* 6:00* Mixed— of a clear-cut group, antagonistic to THE VALUE STORE has the right to call upon its citizens the rest of the community. Rather Mason City Branch. to take up arms in its defense. 1 Lv. Austin. Arr.Mason City. should we consider agriculture in the SAVE MONEY AND BUY AT THB AUSTIN, MINN. Loyalty Moral Obligation. No. 1:30 light of broad national policy, just 102— 11:59 In governmental affairs these things No. 7:52 9:20 as we consider oil, coal, steel, dyestuffs, 108— ARE YOU LUCKY? Lv. Mason City. Arr. Austin. are regulated by law, and the .man and so forth, as sinews of national No. who receives the benefit of orderly 101— 4:50 6:10 strength. Our growing population You don't have to be—we eliminate No. 1:30 3:00 Hncortxxirird government is required to fulfill the obligation 303— and a higher standard of living DEPARTMENT STORES all luck. Winter ^storage in a warm S.-M. Division—Mankato and which that entails, but in the demand increasing food supplies, and place with regular charging and testing. Wessington Springs, S. D. ordinary affairs of life, loyalty is a more wool, cotton, hides, and the rest. Austin, Minn. All repairing guaranteed. Lv. Arr. Arr. moral rather than a legal obligation. With the disappearance of free or Wells. Jackson. Austiii. There are laws which prevent a man cheap fertile land, additional acreage Schmitz Auto Elec. Co. [_ 6:30* No. 8:20* 10:45* from stealing from his employer or YET THE PATHE COSTS and increased yields can come only 3:50* 5:40* 8:25* from costly effort. This we need not his business associates, but there is NO MORE. Lv. Lv. Arr. expect from an impoverished or unhappy no law that requires him to be loyal THAN AUBURN— —GARDNER Jackson. Wells Austin. rural population. to them. The success of a business ORDINARY Dial 2083 6:35* 8:53* 11:05* It will not do to take a narrow view institution, however, depends more PHONOGRAPHS^ No. 8 1— 2:35* 5:00* 7:00* Auto Sales Co. of the rural discontent,^ or to appraise upon the loyalty of its employees than M. J. KEEN A.M it from the standpoint of yesterday. Arr. LaCrosse. upon the laws which prevent them Lv. Austin. Dial 2625 Auto Repairing. This is peculiarly an age of flux and iM0 22 11: 11:20* 4:00* from stealing its money. Likewise the F. O. B. Detroit change and new deals. Because a !^[0't 5— 7'. 7:20* 11:55* Oakland & Chatham Streets stability of a government depends With Starter andDemountable Rime Lv. LaCrosse. Arr. Austin. thing always has been so no longer more upon the loyalty of its people that Is to keep "the community from 7:00+ 11:45$ means that it is righteous, or always than upon the laws which compel them ATTENTION! being drained of its cash—working 11:17* 3:40* shall be so. More, perhaps, than ever WHEN YOUR BATTERY NEEDS to fulfill their obligation to the government. capital. The only way to do that is Daily except Sunday. before, there is a widespread feeling ATTENTION LET EXPERTS for the people of the community to Friday and Monday, Wednesday, that all human relations can be improved It is equally true that the prosperity keep their money at home. Every Saturday only. DO It. Ford Owners by taking thought, and that it and growth of every individual community time the citizen of a community sends :j: Daily except Saturday. is not becoming for the reasoning animal W E S A I S is dependent upon the loyalty 1 money away from home to a mail order On Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday to leave his destiny largely to of the people who live in it. Every house instead of spending it la only. Pierce Battery Co. DRIVE YOUR FORD IN WHERE IT IS chance and natural incidence. citizen owes an obligation to his community, his Rome stores he is disloyal to Prudent and orderly adjustment of Chicago gg WARM AND GET THAT SNOW AND and the obligation is a moral community. It is disloyalty to the merchants production and distribution in accord' as well as a legal one. The good citizen" ICE THAWED OFF YOUR CAR. only indirectly. It is disloyalty The Webber Agency ance with consumption is recognized Great Western pays- his taxes cheerfully' and to the community of which the merchants as wise management in every business willingly. He serves upon the juries are only a small but a very but that of farming. Yet, I venture .We carry a complete stock of GENUINE Wayne H. Webber. John P. Delfield which administer the laws of the community. important part. Arr. to say, there is no other industry in Lv. Arr. District Agent FORD PARTS, and a full line of He4 fulfills every legal obli This is the moral obligation that Austin. St. Paul. Mpls. which it is so important to the public—to Accessories, Tires and Tools. Remember, gation that is imposed upon him by $10,000 Life Ins. (Double Indemnity No. 12— 3.50 7:30 8:10 every citizen owes to his community, the city-dweller—that production when you buy from us, such as Windshield his government, but there is a moral $20,000) age 30, $107.60. 9:00 just as the payment of taxes and t&flr should be sure, steady, and increasing, No. 16—4:40 8:20 obligation which is of still greater importance Glass, we sst it Tire Chains, we fit them .. Lv: Lv. Arr. loyal support of his government arm and that distribution should ALL KINDS OF INSURANCE to the community. This Mpls. St. Paul. Austin. and put them on Oil, we put it in your Wold Building Phone 2670 his legal obligations. Disloyalty of be in proportion to the need. The unorganized moral obligation consists in doing No. 15— 8:25 9:00 farmers naturally jyet blindly a large body of the citizens spells df*-{ motor Grease, we put it in your differential—all everything that is in his power, to No. 11— 6:50 7:25 10:59 and impulsively and, in consequence, aster to any government and disloyalty at the scune price that you are Yeverka's Place. promote the prosperity and happiness surfeit and dearth, accompanied of any large part of the people Fort Dodge, Carroll, Manning." paying at variety Stores where you don't. of his community. The man who is by disconcerting price-variations, to their community is followed foe*-' Lv. Austin. Arr. Omaha. get service of this kind. You get service THE IDEAL PLACE "iN enabled to make his living in any community harass the consumer. One year potatoes Itably by the downfall of the connon*nity. No. 15— 1:20 10:30 from us. Give us a trial. rot the fields because excess is under a moral obligation to cImvshould in of Self-interest, if nothing No. 11— 10:56 7:44 AUSTIN TO and there Is a scarcity of spend his -money in such a way as to -production, convince every citizen of ttar *-Lv. Omaha Arr. Austin. Austin Auto .•i .-•v the things that have been displaced SPEND YOUR TIME. help his community. O No. 16— 7:20 f. 4:40 advisability of fulfilling his moral to make way for the expansion of the Prosperity Worth Protecting. No. 12— 7:30 3:42 ligation to his community. potato acreage next year the punished THE BEST SHOE REPAIRING AT Anything worth having is worth protecting, farmers mass their fields on some TRIANGLE TAXI LINE and if the prosperity of a Noren's Shoe Store. Authorized Albert Lea—Austin. other crop, and potatoes enter the community is worth anything to the Sooner or Later. Lv. Austin Arr. Albert Lea class of luxuries and so on. FORD SALES AND ., people living in It it is worth protecting. Best in service, best workmanship, We may blind ourselves to our 8:00 a. m. 9:00 a. in. Agriculture is the greatest and fundamentally If the chance for a man to earn real purposes, and refuse to recopbt 11:00 a. m. 12:00 m, Material. at best prices. the most Important of our SERVICE a good living, to live well, to give his 11:00 p. m. 4:00 p. m. our motives or to accept responsibility American industries. The cities are Lv. Albert Lea Arr Austin children a good education, is worth for our influence, but this fe jpossIN* 'but the branches of the tree of national Advertising' is the art of making :v^ 9:15 a. m. 10:15 a. in. anything, it is worth protecting. only for a time, Sooner or later, life, the rootsjjf which go deeplv 1:00 p. m. others think as you think about vo'product. 2:00 p. some turn of the road, we are boumrt» There is just one wffy to protect Into rsZa.. We all flourish- or 4:15 p. m. 5:15 p. m. come face to face with ourselves the urosni'ritv of. a. enmuraaitv esO j' Ja k.' Wk: id feds, Mtfii 11 e,-/ 1