y*mmm mMem 'I i|" T7 swm m: %T~ f. *~-,'M '#/$ *'1 MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN. MINNi Page Two Thursday, Feb. 2, 1922. ,'%': iV .»- ECLIPSE ECHOES r* to give the Sargeant Evangelical SARGEANT RENOVA church one-half and the Brownsdale church the other half. The Evangelical fi-* congregation of Sargeant acknowledges A. R. Winters is-again on jury duty Mrs. C. Anderson is an Albert Lea Weekly Shavings. Edited By .* this worthy gift by „a rising in Austin. visitor this week. Vol. 407 February 2, 1922. Splinters vot4 of thanks. The money will JPrank Henslin of Velasity was a A. R. Browning did business in be applied to the new parsonage fund. village caller last week. Brownsdale Saturday. SOME ASTOUNDING FIGURES DTIQ3 The Lutheran Aid. was entertained BUT NQW THINGS HAVE Renova was well represented in m. WALTHAM by Mrs. Schramm last week. CHANGED Dexter Tuesday night. In a recent report of the Department This spring will see a bigger building of Commerce there are some astounding Rev. Nauman returned from a Sunday Mrs. H. C. Stern is spending a few program than any year has ever facts and figures which we school board meeting Monday. Mr. and Mrs. August Siegfried visited days with friends in Austin. witnessed. Lumber, as well as the believe will interest every person in at the Henry Fett home Friday. Wesley Browning called on Ernest The Evangelical Aid will meet at other standard building materials, is this vicinity. 1 Rockwell Sunday afternoon. Miss Alma Reinke of Austin spent exceptionally stable. Prices are normal, Waltham Feb.. 9. Mrs. E. O. Heydt Straw seems to be in good demand. and prospective builders will be First—Out of 24,351,676 homes in will entertain. Sunday with her .parents near Mayville. be served by Mjs. A. J. Pollock, Mrs. A number have been thru the neighborhood the United States 12,943,598 are assured of getting the best value for LANS'ING The State Bank building had a new George Hunter, Mrs. Carl Stimpson RENTED. This is over half of the looking for some. their money invested. plate glass installed this week. Siegel Mr and Mrs. Burr Beneke spent total homes, which means that over and Mrs. L. S. Chapman. the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Henry and Kniefel did the work. Mrs. Walter Gundwaldt and little 50 per cent of our families are paying The tramp sat on the box car—his Judge W^ber Speaks. The following were Austin callers Two sermons, a Sunday*School session Fett. daughter have returned to their home feet were on the ground— rent to a landlord. At the Community dinner given at Wednesday: R. J. Chaffee, John Hoium, and a young peoples' meeting at Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beneke were after a three weeks' visit at the home Long-fellow. the Chapman hall Friday, Judge C. A. Bates, Edward Neller, B. J. the Sargeant Evangelical church each Austin callers Monday between of Mrs. Grundwaldt's parents, Mr. Second—Since 1910 the number of Henry Weber, Jr., of Austin gave an Stimpson, Mr., Bird, Mr. Voight, O. "Pigs are pigs" but pigs will be Sunday. trains. and Mrs. J. M. Tanner. homes being rented has increased in interesting and helpful talk on juvenile W. Cummings and Mr. Baumgardner. P-O-R-K if properly protected till many states, North Dakota, for example, A pretty birthday" party was given Mr. and Mrs. George Fett and family ready for the market. House your court work, involving the duties increased from 24.9 per cent by Mrs. E. Anderson in honor of her The news twice a week in The were visitors at the Leo Knuth MAPLE CITY pigs in our Hog Huts or Hog Houses of parents to their children. Not only in 1910 to 34.7 per cent in 1920. News—less than 5c a week niece, Nellie Hanson, Saturday. A home Sunday. and feed them on a concrete feedingfloor, their own children but other' young good time is reported. and they will be healthy and Fred Condo and George Fett, Jr., The main reason for the increased folks who are lost, not in the woods Mrs. Jack Hoist and Miss Gertrude A unique community social will be LADY prosper and turn you a good profit. number of rented homes is undoubtedly of Austin spent Sunday at the George where searching parties would go out Meyer spent Sunday afternoon at the given at the Sargeant village church due to the four years of war, Fett, Sr., home. at once after them, but often times John Hoist home. Feb. 10, under the management of the Have you a good stock waterer which slowed up building in general .' in autos and other places unfit for A party of friends gathered at the where your stock can drink and not Miss Erma Oelkers from the Austin Y. P. A. All are welcome. and put a crimp in homes especially. them. He gave his audience many Arnold Meyer home Friday evening shake all the fat off? The matter of obtaining materials in high school spent the week-end Paul Ziemer of Waltham gave a good pointers from his line of work. to celebrate Mrs. Meyer's birthday. Eclipse has always taken pride in this period was almost impossible, J-E-W-E-L-E-R with her parents. splendid address at the Evangelical and prices were far beyond the reach selling the best stock waterer made Mr. and Mrs. George Beneke entertained Miss Margaret Poppe from Iowa church Sunday evening, on" the subject B. R. Sumner attended court in of the average home builder. for Cattle Hogs or Poultry. the following families Sunday arrived last Saturday and is visiting of "Foreign Missions." DEXTER, MINN. Austin last week. evening. Mr. and Mrs. Burr Beneke, at the H. Hanken home. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Chaffee and Ole Limbo is doing his bit to make WE Mr. and Mrs. August Siegfried and Mrs. Arthur Smith and son, Arnold, repair Watches, Clocks, children spent Sunday in Austin. Sargeant larger. He is moving a Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fett and family. and Mrs. D. Hohenstein and daughter, Jewelry, Phonographs, and dwelling from seven miles out into J. J. CLEMEN5 C. W. Brown of Austin was a caller Charlotte, spent Tuesday with Mrs. the village and also hopes to build an String Instruments of all kinds. at/the C. A. Bates home Thursday. jJ L. Schwartz. News items from all sections of this 'ONE PIECE OR A CAR LOAD implement- store this spring. Rev. Williams of Brownsdale called territory are wanted by The News. I7WV Mr. and Mrs. F. Studer and children NO JOB TOO DIFFICULT John Myhre of Minneapolis called Send them to us by mail, tell us peronally on friends in the village Wednesday. and Mrs. G. Studer and son, Albert, Local Manager DIAL 2047 on village friends Thursday and is or Dial 2650. spent Frday evening at the H. staying with D. H. Spreckles for a Myrtle Bird entertained Vernetia Schloo home. few weeks. We always like to have Vaughan at dinner at the Bird home Mr. and Mrs. H. Proeschel entertained John call around for he is all sunshine Sunday. the following guests Sunday and begets a spirit of love in Ferd. Beolk and son, Charles, and evening for supper. A. Proeschel, those around him. Irvin Beckman were Austin callers Mr. and Mrs. O. Proeschel and son, Franklin Grimm and "J. E. Heydt Saturday. Marvin, Mr. and Mrs. L. Proeschel made up a sleighing party which Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Smith were dinner and son, Ray, and daughter, Edna, "cuttered" to Waltham Friday night. Advertising' guests at the S. H. Vaughan home and Mr. and Mrs. J. Brinkman and The only features that saved the reputation Wednesday. son, Loren, and Henry Wolf. of the expedition are that Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Yarwood spent Mr. and Mrfe. C. Hartung who live they drove off the grade on the way Sunday at the home of their son, near Brownsdale entertained sixteen over and not on the way back and George Yarwood. young folks of Maple City in honor of that they had the minister's sled. Mrs. William Strong of Brownsdale Chester Hartung who is visiting here. visited at the home of her son, A. B. Alfred Anderson won the Minneapolis Mrs. Hartung served a dainty lunch Strong, a few days. Daily News "Good Cheer" contest at twelve o'clock. The guests departed Mrs. Ralph Bloomfield and children and received the Hudson supersix at a late hour having spent a very of Austin visited her sister, Mrs. Guy. sedan and $250^ to be donated to enjoyable evening at card playing Yarwood, Sunday and Monday. some good cause. Mr. Anderson chose and games. Palmer Quam and family returned 4- WEST LANSING home last week after spending some time in the northern part of Minnesota. Goods CHATS WITH Lewis Ulland attended church in Mr. and Mrs. R. Beckman and son, Austin Sunday. YOUR Irvin, spent Sunday at the home of Hanniable Noble called at the Roy GAS MAN her mother, Mrs. Schmit, near Waltham. Andre home Sunday afternoon. Miss Bernice Duerst' spent the week Mrs. Earl Peppers and son of Austin end with home folks in Austin. Conversation overheard in a were callers at the home of her Mr. and Mrs. Dan Dugaw are visiting grocery store: parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Wood, their daughter, Mrs. Dan Dibble, Monday. in Austin. Customer: "Haven't got much Remember the Bible study class Mr. and Mrs. George Davidson and money left—just paid my gas meets at the home of Grandma Summey b&by visited at the J. W. Buxton bill and "you know what that every Tuesday afternoon. Everybody home Sunday. means." is welcome. Mrs. Cecil Padelford and children Miss May Lesterud returned to her returned home Monday after spending Merchant: do. That "Sure How often have you heard it said "I don*t need to home near Corning Saturday after a few days with her. sister, Mrs. almost breaks a fellow nowadays." several months' stay at the Reed L. J. Haney. advertise, because I have been in this town for thirty Chaffee home. ,r Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Noble of Funny *hov/ such statements Miss Sophia N. Skaran and Miss Newry, Mr. and Mrs. Sandys Noble of years, and everyone knows me and what I have to sell." Rose Haugen of Grand Meadow are Corning, Mr. and Mrs. Hanniable Noble go unchallenged. For as a This man may have a good business among his personal guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. and son of Lansing visited at the matter of fact, the average bill Elvin Hanson. home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. for gas servicc, or the bill for friends, but when they are gone, who will be~his patrons? Mr. and Mrs. George Labar and John Noble, Sunday. combined utility service, is Site son, Clinton, of Austin were Sunday smallest necessary household 9 9 guests at the home of her parents, PROFESSIONAL expense there is! 1 How much more business could he do with the benefit Mr. and Mrs. J. Chaffee. DIRECTORY Max Green entertained his Sunday Gas service is about the least of advertising and keeping his name and stock before school class of boys at the A. J. Pollock expensive item in the housewife's CLIFFORD C. LECK, M. D. home Saturday evening and on budget yet the average all the people—including the newcomers. Dial 2038 the same evening gave a surprise on housewife could not do without Physician and Surgeon Earl Pollock with a birthday party. Hirsh Block, Austin, Minn. it. And the same thing is true Ladies' Aid will meet at Chapman's X-Ray and Laboratory Equipment We know of one merchant who advertised a lot of of the other essential public hall Thursday afternoon. Lunch will Assistants— utility services. They are said Ernfest H.Morris, M. D. goods at 19 cents a yard. They cost him 27 cents. He to be second only to the twocent Mabelle Moore, R. N. Spencer Jordan postage stamp as the cheapest took a clean loss, but while the sale was going on he could commodity purchasable by W. R. EARL buy new goods at 12 cents. He put them in with the other any man, woman or child. Funeral Director. FUNERAL DIRECTOR goods and the result was that he cleaned his shelves of The Establishment of Hie statement that a gas bill Business Residence Service. "almost breaks a fellow nowadays" Phone 2512 Phone 2213 the old goods and he broke even on the deal. Advertising is silly talk to those who AUSTIN, MINN. know that the American people and good buying liquidated his stock without a loss. spend more for cigarettes,, and DONOVAN & GOSLEE soda water than they do for gas Funeral Directors We can't all be John Wanamakers, but we all can advertise aervioe. and Embalmers in proportion to our business. Results will be Day Calls—Phone 2188 Night Calls sure if you advertise honestly and give service. A newspaper T. W. Donovan—5914 AUSTIN GAS CO. H. A. Goslee—6637 ean bring people to you store, but it can't make Motor and Carriage Service I people buy your goods. Your clerks must do that and it depends on the service you give as to how successful Bud Bright's Brainstorms your business will be* What is done in the big cities can be done right here The eagle is an illusive old bird. in this city if you will show the pep, give the service and Come to us for advertise. MAKE BUSINESS GOOD. You can do it TRUNKS, thru this newspaper. 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