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

March 2, 1922 · Page 10 of 16

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'v 1 -h^SS^,^!.' vS/ JFrTy *rf?Y A *V'I» SgJ mm jr,2 ssv 'z&Q&i:-??: _„,, *35* .a*t"dS xjsiwseA&sjasrs^. *&&£&& Kii&ySK» "S 4^?' i&iS e^a^' m&'Jx-'xat '•SSx. ifil-tif&.fiSXmiSXl. -A* »»r .MINN. Page Three Thursda^Mah^jl^a C.G.W.E.R. GRADE CROSSINGS MUST GO ONtfS55& Lv. Calmar Arr. Austin. Lv. Omaha. Arr. Austin. Travelers' Guide No ".'!—3:45 6:05 No. 16— 7:20 4:40 'VV "Axr. Aiy.L, N 3 1 2 1 0 2:55 No. 12— 7:30 8:42 FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY SYSTEM Mixed— 6:00* 1:15* Austin St.Paul. Mpls. Unless otherwise designated,'all the 7:30 No. 12— 3.50 8:10 TRIANGLE TAXI LINE .trains listed below are daily. See Mason City Branch: No. 16— 4:40 8:20 9:00 Turn corners moderately. x. Albert Lea—Austin. footnote for explanation of Lv. Austin. Arr.Mason City. Ly. Lv. Arr. No. 102— 11:59 1:30 Lv, Austin Arr. Albert Lea reference marks. Mpls. St. Paul. Austin. If the fan belt slips turn it insid No. 108—r 7:52 9:20 8: 00 a. m. 9:00 a. m. No. 15— 8:25 9:00 1:20 Bold faced figures indicate P. M. out. 12:00 m. 11: 00 a. m. Lv. Mason City. Arr. Austin. No. 11— 6:50 7:25 10:59 Light faced figures indicate A. M. :00 p. m. No. 101— 4:50 6:10 3: 4:00 p. m. Fort Dodge, Carroll, Manning. Lv, Albert Lea •Change the water In the cooling No. 103— 1:30 3:00 Arr Austin Lv. Austin. Arr. Omaha. 15 a. m. 10:15 a. m. 9: system weekly. 00 p.m. 2:00 p. m. No. 15— 1:20 10:30 1 P:': S.-M. Division—Mankato and 15 p. m. 5:15 p. m. No. 11— 10:56 7:44 4: Milwaukee c\ St.Paul More accidents occur on straigh Westfngton Springs, S. D. highway stretches than at curves v: 1 .-'p* Lv. Arr. Arr. road intersections, Austin. Wells. Jackson. No. 1— 6:30* 8:20* 10:45* I. & M. Division. The latest style passenger automo No. 23— 3:50*. 5:40* 8:25* biles are equipped with no fewer thai •n Lv. Arr. Arr. .-r Lv. Lv. Arr. 14 electric lights. Austin. St. Paul. Mpls. Jackson. Wells Austin. No. 1— 6:20 10:00 10:50 No. 22— 6:35* 8:53* 11:05* Gasoline left standing for considers No. 3— 3:15 7:00 7:45 No. 8— 2:35* 5:00* 7:00* 0- Lv. Lv. Austin. Arr. LaCrosse. able time, even if it be In a tank, wil Lv. Arr.. St. Paul. Mpls. Austin. No. 22— 11:20* 4:00* ATISFACTION lose its ignition efficiency. 7 .. T"'..' No. 2—7:00 7:45 11:40 No. 8— 7 :20* 11:55* No. 8— 2:45 3:30 7:25 Lv. LaCrosse. Arr. Austin. Gear-shifting at the proper time anr No. 1— 7:00$ 11:45$ in the proper way saves racking tlx No. 23— 11:17* 3:40* For Milwaukee and Chicago. entire mechanism of the car. Daily except Sunday. KOBES' CAFE Lv. Austin, Arr. Calmar. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and No. 4— 7:20f 10:00f Motorists should stop when there i. Saturday only. No. 2— 11:59* 2:40* an accident, whether it be the opera Daily, except Saturday. Grade Crossings Will Be Eliminated to Save Human Lives. Mixed— 4:20 (Sunday only) itor's fault or not, and render all th On Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday Mixed— 5:20 (Tues.-Thurs.) only. ing carriers already having lent cheerful assistance possible.. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) aid in avoiding the construction of The grade crossings must go and more grade crossings. they will be eliminated wherever possible instead of grade crossings there will on the roads of the federal aid be constructed, wherever possible, in highway system, which will be built as the future either a bridge or an underpass a result of the passage of the federal where roadway and railway highway act. When the roads which intersect. Important roads. Avhlch now form the primary or interstate system cross and recross' railroad lines at are constructed, no grade crossing will grades, hereafter will be located entirely be allowed to remain that it is at all on one side of the railroad, even practicable to avoid. Every effort will though to do so may increase the cost be made to make' the roads of the secondary of construction* system equally safe, but in Where crossings are unavoidable, or this case it is recognized that elimination where local interests justify construction may not be practicable in all of highways to cross railroad cases at this time. lines, the road will be so located as to Policy Meets Approval. pass over the track or under it. In In making this announcement the most instances of this sort the railroads bureau of public roads, United States bear one-half of the cost of Department of Agriculture, under building the bridge or underpass. whose supervision the fund is allotted Auto and AccessoryjShow and construction is undertaken, is putting Saving of Human Lives. into effect a policy which it has The prime object of the department's long advocated in principle, and whose' policy to eliminate grade crossings on federal-aid roads Is the saving adoption it has urged with increasing effectiveness upon state highway officials of human lives. 'This policy probably for some time past. The policy will involve increased expense of ARMORY I construction in the case of some roads, is meeting with hearty co-operation on the part of the states, and the American but it is believed this Is justified by Association of State Highway Officials the saving of life. During the three years ending with according by resolution haS pledged its 1920, to best efforts to co-operate to eliminate the best records available at the department, March 6 to II, Inclusive grade crossings on new construction. 3,636 lives were lost at In addition, the policy finds favor grade crossings in the United States among railroads, some of the lead­ and 10,644 persons were Injured. the AUTOMOBILE EXHIBITS ACCESSORY EXHIBITS ATTRACTIVE BOOTHS 1920 121ft aia CASUALTIES 1*52 1784 1791 1791 KILLED 46&S 46lfe 5077 INJURED .tf] 65S5 6400 666ft TOTAL 6*7 63d PEDESTRIANS 776 MUSIC VAUDEVILLE DANCING OCCUPANTS OF 4240 4790 5250 AUTOMOBIIJE^ 912 OTHER VEHICLES 1517 391 $ Distribution of Highway Grade Crossing Casualties. EXTRAORDINARY DECORATIONS GRAND ELECTRICAL DISPLAY FOR THE CAPTURE OF THE IF EVERYONE $25.00 REWARD "MYSTERIOUS MR. RAFFLES." 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