wm "O Page Seven -f •*, Thursday, Feb. 2, 1922J Crops, Marketing said CO. FARMERS. Raise More AncLBettfr Farm Bureau Notes. Pure Bred Livestock 3 'i DONT FORECLOSE WARNS MMAU the proposed State Road and State Roads in general, the petitioners^ were informed would be simply of sufficient width and capacity^ to accommodate the normal ber of hogs, the mjarket has again advanced trunk highway traffic: ttitft present the Board did not deem it wisei to lay out any more this week, being 15c'and 25c Now, Therefore, be it resolved that the County of Mower will and hereby State Aid Roqds, &ut assured them that when the time came for laying out IN EFFORT TO ASSET higher today than Monday, bulk $8 7B does agree to pay for one-half of the extra cost of any bridge agreed upon further State Roads Tri the couiity this proposed road would be,, given due to $9.00, top $9.10. Bulk of heavy Board the Commissioner of Highways, the County of Mower County and tire consideration. extra packers $6.75 to $7.00, good pigs, governing body of the City of Austin, to be built at said point, which To The County Board of Mower County, Minnesota: 7 capacity cost is necessitated by the building of such bridge of greater width and Pursuant to law I present below, a statement showinglthe amount of taxes $9.50. 0 •. Foreclosures Said to be than one of such width and capacity as would accommodate the normal levied for County purposes for tlje current year (1921), the amounts collected A lighter demand from the country pajr trunk highway traffic provided, however, the City of Austin agrees to and apportioned to date, and the balances uncollected together with the actual Unwise and Disastrous. .for stockers and feeders has caused the other half of such extra cost, and, provided further, that in determining: cash balance remaining to the credit of each County fund at the close of ASKS BUREAU AID bridge, what the County of Mower is to pay towards the construction of such the cattle market to slow up, but business on the 31st"clay of December 1921'. O. J.Simmons, Co. Audr. no claim of the Hormel Milling Company for damages to its dam occasioned? with a strong to slightly higher market the building of such bridge is to be Ijgured in as an item of the cost of saiA Amt. Levied Amount Coll. Bal. Uncollect- /by at Chicago, the local trade on killing bridge. FARMERS FACING Funds ..*•*' for Current Year And Appor. ed or Unappor. classes has held/ at practically Minnesota Federation Commissioner The motion for adoption of the foregoing resolution was seconded by County Revenue Fund .. $ 55,000.00 $ 54,091.87 $ 908.13 WHOLESALE LOSS steady prices on opening days of the Johnson and upon being put to a vote, all members of the Boari Poor Fund 8,000.00 7,769.60 230.40 ... Furnishes Fight voted in favor thereof and it was duly declared adopted. week. Some shortfeds have been offered, Road and Bridge Fund 160,000.00 153,125.60 6,874.40 Jail Bldg. Fund 20,000.0$ 18,882.37 1,117.63 On Motion, the following resolution was unanimously passed: Ammunition. best of these selling as individuals Wholesale Foreclosures Means Tremendous Whereas, heretofore, tlie County Board of this County requested the StateBoard Balances remaining to the credit of each Fund are as follows: and in small lots from $7.00 Amounts Balances of Control, to create by appointment a County Child .Welfare Board for Setback to Minnesota to $7.75, with several load lots averaging Mower County, and Credit Debit Credit Debit Agriculture. St. Paul, Feb. 2—The leader of the Whereas,, the State Board of Control, acting upon such request, did appoint from 1,000 to 1,500 piounds selling County Revenue Fund .$ 76,685.09 $ 87,798.56 $11,113.47 famous agricultural bloc in the United 7,076.37 11,421.40 4,345.03 a County Child Welfare Board for this county, which has been operating Poor Fund from $6.25 to $6.75. Bulk of the st. Paul, Feb. 2. 'Don't fore­ States senate has called on the for nearly two years, and Road and Bridge Fund 174,659.33 260,972.14 86,312.81 beef steers have moved at practically close." Whereas, at the present time there are several vacancies in said Welfare Minnesota Farm Bureau federation 17,033.80 6,734.94 $10,298.86 Ditch Fund unchanged prices, a range of $5.25 That was the warning issued today 22,368.44 33,882.37 11,513.93 Board, and there being no local demand or sentiment for the further Jail Bldg. Fund for help in the coming legislative to $6.00 including most sales, a few existence of a Child Welfare Board and the County Board: of CommissioiMSV The following is a statement of the accounts remaining unpaid on xthe by the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation, battle to pass the Capper-Volstead being of the unanimous opinion that the work coming within the sphere of of the commonest beef steers selling contracts entered into by the Board. in a statement- which declared co-operative marketing bill. action of a Child Welfare Board, can, and should, for the present at least, be-carried Amount of Amount Balance as low as $5.00. that public welfare as well as the out by other methods, now At the request of Senator S. Kenyon, For What Purpose, Contract, Paid Due Bulk of the butcher cows and heifers interests of the individual creditor Therefore, Be It Resolved, that we should and hereby do unanimously Plumbing and Heating County Jail $6,797.00 $5,820.00 $977.00 the state farm bureau has prepared selling from $3.00 to $4.75 met Boaril suggest to the State Board of Control that the County Child Welfare make farm mortgage foreclosures "at Electric Work on County Jail 762.00 612.00 150.00 a brief to be used in congress Board for Mower County^ be either discontinued or abolished bv the State dull demand at steady prices. Some On motion the following bills were duly audited and allowed: least unwise and at most disastrous." when debate on the bill begins. of Control. of the better offerings going at $5.00 County Revenue Farmers Unable to Pay. The brief shows the progress made Be It Further Resolved, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the H. J. Martin, Opening sewer at County Jail .$ 2.00 to $5.50 with a very few on up to In hundreds of cases, farmers will State Board of Control. by Minnesota farmers in building up J. H. Krebsbach, Expenses for year 1921 82.10 around $6.00 sold more readily, these On Motion, made and carried, the salary of Grace A. Leonard as Clerfc be unable to meet ^interest payments co-operative marketing organizations, Jacob J. Gjerness, Expenses for year 1921 63.84 of Probate Court was fixed for the ensuing year at $100.00 per month. having had competition from city due on their farm mortgages in S. D. Thompson, Expenses for year 1921 45.70 and the practical results obtained The County Auditor produced the Financial Statement of the County for butchers. Canners and cutters are Hans P. Johnson, Expenses for year 1921 123.40 March, the federation said, in spite by these organizations during the year 1921 and on motion the same was duly approved and ordered published selling from $2.00 to $3.00, bologna N. Nicholsen, Boarding prisoners month of December .. .r 225.00 of the fact that the loans themselves according to law. the last year. L. D. Williams, Witness fee State vs. Ben King 2.20 bulls from $3.25 to $4.00. Best light are absolutely sound. In a large On Motion, the meeting adjourned until 9:00 o'clock A. M., Tues'7acy_ Review Is Important. W. B. Helfritz, Expenses of Constable in case of State vs. Fred Carpenter January 24th, 1922. veal calves came in for a 5Uc boost number of farm mortgages, there is and Jay Tombs 10.25 The review of Minnesota's experience J. H. KREBSBACH, in prices, these selling mostly at $9, M. L. Bates" Witness fee State vs. Ben King 3.20 a clause which makes the whole sum in co-oprative marketing is ex- Attest: Chairman of Board. while seconds selling at $6.00 to $6.50 Miller-Davis Co., AssesshaeSnt blanks for 1922 397.55 of the mortgage fall due when the pected to play an important part in 0. J. SIMMONS, 1 J. M. Beck, Record books for County Auditor and County Treasurer 40.00 farmer misses an interest payment. County Auditor and Ex-Officio Clerk of Board. the fight for passage of the Capper-]of .p„„nd feed- Associated Insurance Agency, Insurance premium on School Exhibit 870 Demands Consideration. Volstead bill. building at Fair Grounds 17.29 ers brought $6.50 from country buy- "The individual creditor may feel Jeffery & McPherson Co., Office supplies 6.00 This proposed act, already passed ers and good and choice stockers and McCulloch Printing Co., Office supplies 11.50 that it is right and even necessary by the house of representatives, TYLE Miller-Davis Co., Office supplies 16.62 feeders while very scarce are selling for him to foreclose on the mortgage guarantees to the farmers of the Un- 1 Fritz-Cross Company, Office supplies 24.20 he holds," the federation said. "But ited States virtually the same rights jm S^aI]e umbe 1's f™m f5-™ to Earl Printing Co., Office supplies 13.20 Fox Hotel, Meals for jurors, March and Oct. term 123.35 the interest of the whole public, and 0f collective bargaining that already _'A r°m W1 ERVICE Mrs. Eunice L. Rice, Traveling expense visiting schools 98.38 his own business interest as well, de- been guaranteed by state law in ?4,50 S°i to have mands that he stop to consider the Minnesota. Iaroun(* $4.00. Sheep and lamb County Jail Building Fund Hommel Electric Co., Balance due on Jail contract 150.00 effect on the economic situation if ev- it would do nothing more than give today' trade was strong to 25c hlgher ATISFACTION good native and fed western lambs County Poor Fund ery farmer who fails to meet his in- farmers' co-opreative institutions, do- 1 W. J. Urbatch & Bro., Goods for County Home 34.1 S quotable to better grade $11.75 $13, terest payments or payments on con- ing interstate business, the same H. A. Remker, Plow lay and sharpening farm tools 12.75 ewes to $5.50 $7.00. E. T. Bemis, Flour for County Home 47.25 tract for deed. rights now enjoyed by private corWould Minnesota State Sanitarium, Care of Bessie Hill, A. O. Sibrial and J. Mean Setback. porations, according to the farm Minnesota Men on Krotter for Dec. 1921 S6.90 "A policy of wholesale foreclosure bureau officers. KOBES' CAFE McEnaney & Erickson, Supplies and rent of engine 19.60 Conference Boards would mean a tremendous setback to ld assure just and open corn- It wou County Road and Bridge Fund Minnesota agriculture. It would take petition between co-operative selling Township of Windom, Grading Approach to Bridge 25.00 away from scores of young, progres- Several of Minnesota's farmer 1 agencies and private corporations, Le Mars Printing Co., Office supplies for County Engineer 9.01 leaders served as committee members sive farmers the land on which they Mike Bell, Gravel for State Road No. 1 2.50 they assert, and a fair test of the cooperative in the national agricultural conference Taopi Lumber Co., Cement and lumber 3.99 are beginning to make homes and develop system. O. H. Daile-y, Hardware 2.25 up-to-date farms. It would destroy Washington last week. J. F. William Clausen, Right of way on Road No. 3 25.00 BULK OF HOGS UP Reed, president of the Minnesota IN AUTO TOPS what confidence remains, and A. E. Peterson, Dynamite and caps 3.00 Farm Bureau federation, was appointed would delay still longer our recovery M. K. Wold, Hauling bridge plank ."V 2.00 from present conditions." on the conference committee O. C. La Bar, Gravel material on State Road No. 2 19.55 NEAR $9 MARK there is all the difference in the A. C. White, Expenses trip to St. Paul 8.09 In some counties, it has been suggested to work, out plans for co-ordinating world. Some are built for slwxw A. C. White, Postage for Engineer's officie ... 2.00 that a special session of the* state and .federal legislation to improve some are built for -s^ear. We Richard Cook, Salary as Assistant Engineer from Dec. 15th to January agricultural conditions. H. B. legislature should be called to strike 1st 70.00 make tops that are built to Additional Strength in Nickerson, president of the Minnesota out the mortgage provision making' Charles E. Milner, One-half months salary as Asst. Engr.' 40.00 make your car appear as graceful Trade This WeekPigs Richard H. Keeler, One-half monjths salary as Asst. Engr 62.50 the whole loan fall due when an interest Co-operative Creameries association, and dashing as possible, Otto Setter, Repairing fence 3.60 payment is missed and also to Inc., was appointed a member at $9.50. On Motion the following bills were rejected: and yet to give the maximum of lengthen the redemption period to of the conference committee on Dr. G. J. Schottler, Attending Scott and Eilts families $66.50 service. co-operative marketing. two years. Twp..of Windom, Groceries for W. Pitcock 19.21 By DON J. SLATER. At this time recess taken until 9:00 o'clock A. M., Wednesday, January R. E GRAY Eighty Per Cent Mortgaged. Tuesday's Closing— 4th, 1922 at which time the Board reconvened with all members present. Farmers' Meetings "Eighty percent of the farms in Cattle 1,900. Market closing Whereas: After investigation it has been made to appear to the Board that our county are mortgaged," says one steady. Best beetes $7.00, bulk Jacob Krotter is afflicted with incipient pulmonary tuberculosis that he has letter received by the state farm resided in the State of Minnesota throughout the year last past that he is $5.25 to $6. Calves 1,800. Market February 3 Community meeting AUTO TOP AND AUTO PAINTING unable to pay. the charges for his maintenance and care in the State Sanitarium bureau. "'Public opinion must be aroused mostly 50c higher. Practical at 8.00 p. m. at Waltham. and is without kindred legally liable therefor and able to pay the same. packer top $9.00. Hogs 10,800* February 4 Community meeting to the situation. It is the only PHONE 2147. AUSTIN, MINN. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, by the County Board of said County Market 15c to 25c higher, closing at 2:00 p. m. at Elkton. way to prevent intense mental suffering that request be made forthwith to the Minnesota State Sanitarium for the weak. Bulk $8.75 to $9.00, February 11 Special farmers on the part of thousands of responsible admittance thereto of the said Jacob Krotter and the Chairman of this Board top $9.10. Sheep 500. Market meeting at Rose Creek. Potato farmers who face foreclosure, be and he is hereby authorized and directed to make such request in writing strong to 25c higher. specialist. pursuant to provisions of Section 4133, General Statutes of Minnesota 1913 and who will have to labor for February 16 Horticultural society the charge for the maintenance and care of said patient in said sanatarium Runs Easier Loaded a year not knowing whether they will South St. Paul, Jan. 31.—With receipts meets at Austin. to be paid by the County of Mower. lose their homes." continuing moderate and shippers •February 21 Annual creamerymeeting Commissioner Thompson offered the following resolution and moved its adoption: Resolution Passed. still buying a considerable num- at Lyle. Whereas: Water Street in the City of Austin, Mower County, Minnesota, resolution passed by the third A THAN MOST MACHINES DO WHEN where the same crofeses the Cedar River in said city, having been designated annual convention of the Minnesota as a part of Trunk Highway No. 9, and Empty Farm Bureau federation deplores County Commissioners Proceedings Whereas, the present bridge on said street has been declared, and is, in "the disposition on the part of a such condition that it will be necessary to replace the same by anew bridge, great many who are in the farm loan and whereas, the governing body of the City of Austin and the County Board of Mower County, deem it expedient and wise owing to local conditions of business, to take advantage of the financial traffic and otherwise, to have a new bridge built at said point of greater stringency by unduly raising width and capacity than would be necessary to accommodate the normal trunk their interest rates, and by asking highway traffic and, whereas, the State is willing to pay for a bridge that 3, ANNUAL SESSION OF THE COUNTY BOARD JANUARY 1922 excessively high commissions." In a The County Board in and for the County of Mower met in regular session spirit of co-operation, it says, where at the Court H6use in the City of Austin at ten o'clock A. M. Tuesday, January there' is no question about the adequacy 3d, 1922, pursuant to statute. of the security, "we respectfully Percheron Poland All Members Present, Viz., Jacob J. Gjerness, Commissioner. First District submit a plea for the greatest H. P. Johnson Commissioner Second District degree of leniency in the matter of J. .H. Krebsbach, Commissioner Third District maturing loans and delinquent interest, S. D. Thompson, Commissioner Fourth District China Sale so long as the safety of the loan A. Hotson, Commissioner Fifth District O. J. Simmons, County Auditor is not in jeopardy." The Board proceeded to organize-for the ensuing year: J. H. Krebsbach Thursday, February 16th 1022 Greatness is wholly comparative. being elected Chairman and A. Hotson, Vice Chairman. The Chairman then appointed the following committees for th^ ensuing year Probably a cockroach appears great to an ant. Committee on Poor Farm Commissioners Hotson and Thompson Commencing at 10:30 A. M. Committee on Court House and Jail •Commissioners Johnson, Hotson and Interesting store lien's will be Gjerness found on every page of The News in on the J. H. Aultfather farm, 6 miles south of Austin, this issue. Shop here first. Committee on Roads and Bridges Commissioners Johnson, Gjerness and Minnesota. Thompson. 18 REGISTERED PERCHERONS Committee on Finance Commissioners Thompson and Hotson. AUSTIN MARKETS On Motion the following resolution was unanimously passed: Be It Resolved that the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1000.00) be and Quoted by Peoples Service Store.— 10STALLIONS, from 2 to 6 years old the same is hereby appropriated out of the County Revenue Fund to pay incidental Dairy Butter 30 8 BRED MARES and FILLIES, out of ton sires and expenses of county officers incurred for postage, express, freight, Eggs 30 dams. The big, drafty, clean-boned kind. telephones, telegraph, water and light charges, and the mileage and per diem Potatoes, per bu $1.25 of town and village officers making election returns, to be paid on the warrant the Reliable Consigned by D. C., G. F., and J. H. Aultfather, Beans, per lb 6% of the County Auditor upon the presentation of a properly itemized bill, 45 BRED SOWS Flour—retail, 49 lb. sack. .$1.73-$2.35 pursuant to,Chapter 305, Session Laws of 1919. "J! Motor High Speed POULTRY On Motion the following resolution was unanimously passed: Quoted by Smith-Wright Co.— OF THE BIG BONED, BIG LITTER KIND, consisting: Be It Resolved that the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) be and the Heavy Hens ^...16 same is hereby set apart from-the General Revenue Fund as^a County Attorney's of 12 TRIED SOWS AND FALL GILTS^that are hard' Light Hens 12 Contingent Fund for defraying necessary expenses not especially provided to equal. 33 SPRING GILTS that are immense, weighin Stags .. 12 Hand or Power Washer by law in defraying and trying criminal'cases, conducting investigations up to 400 pounds. Geese 13 by the Grand Jury and paying the necessary expenses of the County Attorney Sired by or bred to such great boars as OMAHA JR."f2nd prize gpring Chix 16 incurred in the business of the County. aged bbar at Minnesota State Fair in 1920, shown in class of 12 Roosters 08 Notice the Unusual and Efficient On Motion the following resolution was unanimously passed: CLOVER LAWN'S GIANT IMPERATOR, a great son of the 1100 Eggs, 27 Be It Resolved that A. Hotson, S. D. Thompson, members of the County lb. Imperator Jr. D'S RAINBOW, theJargest yearling out, a 1200j Ducks 16 Board of Mower County, Minnesota, and R. S. Mitchell, M. D., a resident physician Dolly Block lb. prospect CHICAGO, an outstanding son of CITATION and: of said Mower County, be and they are hereby appointed as a County HOG MARKET, GREAT GIANT'S SPECIAL, a good grandson of Grant's Great Board of Health for the year 1922.- Medium and Butchers $8.45 ^iant. '. Be It Further Resolved, that the compensation of the Medical Officer be •s Unconditionally Guaranteed Packers $5.50 to $7.45 Horses sell in A. M. Dinner at 12:30, and the same is hereby fixed at Ten Dollars per day for the time actually spent Veal, Sheep and Lambs Hogs Sell at 1:00 o'clock. together with actual expenses, payment to be made on itemized and, verified Fat Lambs $6.50 to $8.50 Sale held in heated building. No postponement because bill. Veal $3.50 to $7.50 At this, time recess was taken until 1:30 P. M., at which time the Board -of weather. Write for catalog. DECKER BROS. Sheep $1.50 to $3.00 reconvened with all members present. J. H. AULTFATHER & SON, A delegation from the Township of Sargeant appeared before the Board Cattle i*. •. at this time and filed a petition signed by a large number of citizens of Mower Fat Steers $4.50 to $5.50 Austin, Minn. "THE STORE THAT SATISFltS^ County, also a petition from Dodge County asking to have a State Road laid Cows and Heifers $3.00 to $4.00 I Auctioneers—JAMES JEN^ON, J. N. BROWN, A. O. AUSTINSON out North and South through said township of Sargeant, connecting with. Bulls ,..$3.00 to $4.00 Canners and Cutters,,$1.00to$1.50 State Road No. 4 in, in Dodge County. After a thorough discussion relating,to .. *. N -t "8* 4