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

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Page Three MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINN. Monday, July 31, 1922. ttsssmi Biliousness ancf Constipation. Surprised. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIII1II1IIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIIIIII|IIII1IIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1 Put One Over. Odd Custom In Denmark. N "For years I was troubled with biliousness "Heavens!" said the visiting golfer. Wife—"I threw "over Tom Smartley SMART SUMMER SUITS I True I It is the custom for engaged girls in and constipation, which for "I never played such a rotten gamel" you. He was a clever, sensible fellow." made life miserable for me. My appetite Denmark to wear a plain gold ring on THAT DO DOUBLE DUTY "Oh! Then you have played before?" Hubby—"Why, now I remember. failed me. I lost my usual I Detective Stories the third finger of tlie left hand. When 5* force and Vitality. Pepsin preparations asked the brave caddy.—Judge. It was Tom who introduced me. He I they get married the ring is moved to and cathartics "only made matters certainly was too clever for me then." iiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiMHiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii the third finger of the right hand. worse. I do not know where I —Boston Evening Transcript. TOE-PRINTS should have been today had I not "Bever Days." tried Chamberlain's Tablets. The "Bever" is a drink between meals. Sahara Once Had River. tablets relieve the ill feeling at once, At Eton college, England, they Chinese a Cooking Nation. A French engineer claims to have strengthens the digestive functions, Copyright by The Wheeler Syndicate, Inc. formerly had "bever days," when extra discovered evidence that a great river The Chinese are a nation of cooks. helping the system to do its work naturally," beer and bread were served during the There is scarcely an individual in once flowed northward across the-Sahara ^|-UT I'm not taking any chances, writes Mrs. Rosa Potts, afternoon in the college hall to students their vast community who is not more desert into the Mediterranean, its lj Jen! I know that house like I Birmingham, Ala. K. O. Wold and and any friends whom they had or less competent to cook himself a banks being lined with prosperous Pooler Drug Co. know the Inside of this room. invited. respectable dinner. communities. Advertisement—Mon. July. What do you suppose I got that job as furnace man for? You don't think I like the work, do you? Just ten minutes—that's all I'll need. The safe's over in one corner of the bedroom, and the combination's one I could work in The Fair and my sleep—one of those old-fashioned affairs where you can hear the tumblers drop clear across the room. "Besides," continued the man known •to his accomplices as "Lefty Joe," and to the police as one of the cleverest second-story men in the business, "this'll be the last job I'll tackle. I promise you that. We'll sink the stuff •down at Uncle Abie's and make a getaway STOCK SHOW before the bulls know the place has been cleaned out." "It sounds all right," admitted the girl to whom the burglar was speak-" ing, "but I've got a hunch that there's Sl slip-up somewhere. You'll be careful to wear those rubber gloves?" "Sure I will," answered the other. "Foro, or whatever he calls himself, ain't goin' to find any of my finger marks all over the place. No, nor any footprints either. I tell you, Jen, this AUSTIN, MINNESOTA is a cinch. This time next week we'll be out in the sticks—somewhere where they don't know us—landin' a decent job with no fear of bulls. 'Hurry up with those soclcs, will you? Don't bother to finish them. It ain't the first AUGUST 22-23-24-25 time that I've worn 'em full o' holes." Shortly after ten o'clock anyone who might ha-v§ been watching the fence which marked the end of the Phipps' property, would have seen a shadow SUMMER balance itself for a moment, silhouetted days are long but the have not yet made even a compromise against the dark gray sky, and enthusiastic out-dooring woman of with it. Tweed and fabrics of like then drop, noiselessly, Inside the today finds them too short to allow her character call for severe simplicity in grounds. their tailoring and the model pictured much time^for changing from one suit Moving cautiously, so as to avoid to another. If she thinks more of pastimes has only a few bone buttons set on the than of clothes, she selects a patch pockets for decoration. They the burglar-alarm wires which he had suit that will do double duty and also serve to fasten the narrow belt at previously charted, Lefty Joe crept spends much of her day in it, whether each side. Suits like this but with softly toward the house. Ground space being taken up, more longer skirts and coats and without iri the country, on the links or in It was the work of a moment to belts are immensely popular for street town. What she likes is a suit that jimmy open one of the windows on the is at once casual in style and neat, wear. first floor, and in almost less time than spa.ce required to house stock. and fabrics this summer play Into her In the suit of plain and checked it takes to tell it, Joe was in the bedroom, hands. They allow her to choose twill at the right of the picture, both spinning the combination of the either lively or quiet colors in dependable skirt and coat are longer than in the •wall safe, his sensitive ears listening weaves that stand the wear and tweed suit. This model has found for the click of the tumlblers as they many admirers in black and white, and tear of everyday, rain or shine. •dropped into position. Less than half brown and. tan combinations. As to When these utility suits are up for ^n hour later he was back in his room, tailoring, it is as severely plain as its consideration, tweeds,»cheviots, homespuns, pouring his loot into Jennie's lap, tricotine and twill naturally companion and almost identical in "We'll have to lay low for a couple and Girls Club Work present themselves and pass in procession style. of days or so," he informed the girl. before the mind. Many times the Lingerie or plain tailored, wash silk •"If the police find out that I've tweeds find themselves chosen, they and pongee blouses commend themselves skipped, they'll suspect me right away, are shown in so many delightful colors. for wear with these suits, but and try to frame up something. They'll Tweed in a green heather mixture there is much personal liberty in their Big Feature have a hard time proving it though. I appears at the left in the suits shown, choice, which is governed by occasion had my gloves on and my shoes off, and is made with a straight coat, and weather considerations. and not a soul saw me. So we're safe, finger tip length and plain skirt considerably girl, and I'm through—at least until I shorter than the "modish" find another crib as easy as this one." length which reaches to the ankles. But even as Joe was speaking, Inspector Sportswomen seem unwilling to adopt Joseph A. Faurot of the New RACING PROGRAfl the longer skirt and some of them COPYRIGHT *V VESTfKN NEWSPAPER UNIOH York detective force, was on his way to the Phipps home. One of the servants, returning early, had noted the Sixty Years Pass Since Crow Wing's opened window and had notified Mr. I'hipps. The latter, after a hasty examination Warriors Attacked Minnesota City of the rifled safe, had Surpassing last year assured. Following are the classes: phoned for the police, and the mere Sixty years ago now, in the valley which was to shake their lives to the statement that some $10,000 worth of of the Minnesota, the early settlers very foundation. jewels were missing, had been enough 2:25 Pace 2:30 Trot to bring Faurot, the finger-print expert, were busy, as the farmers are today, Messengers hurried thru the valley to the scene of the crime. harvesting their bountious crops, warning the settlers that the Red 2*20 Pace 2:22 Trot "Whoever broke in here knew what glad of the bright clear summer Men had become angered, and had he was doing," stated the Inspector, weather that prevailed and all unaware broken into rebellion and massacred 2:15 Pace 2:16 Trot after he had examined the house and of the great cloud of disaster nearly all the whites in and about the the grounds. "It wasn't much of a forming beyond their sight and hidden agencies of Redwood and Yellow trick to open the safe, and our friend Purses $400.00 With Added Morvey by distance. Medicine. Under the leadership of took good care to use rubber gloves. There had been, it is true, rumblings No finger prints anywhere about the their lea«ter. Chief Little Crow they house. Anything outside? of discontent among the natives proceeded down the river toward New "Nothing at all, chief." replied one of the land, the Red Men who had Ulm and on the dreadful day invaded of the policemen who had accompanied been persuaded to give up the valley the town of Milford and massacred the inspector. "Wires all right to the whites, but in general the Indians men, women and children, to the and no footprints in sight." had been'friendly and the settlers number of eighty. August 19 they attacked The Three Daredevil Kirks "Hraium," mused Faurot, his eyes saw no cause for worry, knew the town of New Ulm, killing fixed meditatively on the hardwood of nothing seriously wrong and went several of the citizens and burning a floor of the bedroom. Then he moved about their tasks in the usual way. number of buildings but did not carry his head suddenly to one side, as if But trouble had been brewing for In Acts Sensational trying to catch a clearer glimpse of the barricades which had been the light reflected from above. An Instant weeks and the silent children of the hastily thrown up. On August 23 later he was on his knees, dusting forest and plains were preparing to they again attacked New Ulm and the floor with a powder which he give voice to their resentment over besieged it until noon of the 24th. THe^TwentietH Centuries Wonders produced from his pocket—a combination wrongs done them by dishonest government The assault was vigorously executed of mercury and chalk. A few agents' who had cheated and desperately resisted. One hundred strokes of a camel's hair brush, to them out of their pay for their surrender eight buildings were destroyed in eliminate the surplus powder, and he The Fastest Pacers in the World Going Without a Driver of their lands. the contest, leaving of the town such photographed the smudge with a Of this the peaceful settlers knew the pojket camera which he invariably carried part only as lay within barricades. with him. nothing and when morning dawned the were Of defenders twenty The Horse NANA with a new way of drawing the Bike. "This is an expert's job," he announced and bright and clear on the 18th of August, killed about sixty wounded. On as he arose. "Round up every 1862, all was fair and beautiful August the was 25 town evacuated «econd-story man in town, and give orders You will laugh till you cry. to look upon birds were singing -in and the inhabitants safely conveyed that no one's to leave the city the fields and trees, little children to Mankato. •without my permission—anyone with played about in innocent glee, their To commemorate the sixtieth anniversary a record, I mean." parents going about their tasks with of the Sioux Indian massacre, ANIMAL ACT SUPREME—they do all but talk—an act you won't forget. One by one, as they were brought equal unconcern when suddenly out citizens of New Ulm are arranging into headquarters, the suspected men were put through a strange ordeal. of a clear sky came the thunderclap a celebration .and homecoming DOLL BUGGY PARADE—you saw it last year—every one liked it. Come on in. After removing their shoes and socks, t^iat preceded the terrible storm from August 16 to August 20. prints of their toes were taken,, pro* TQWNS OF THE COUNTY HAVE DAYS SELECTED. cisely as their finger prints had previously Sneezing Once Presaged Death. Les Miserable®. been recorded. It took the in. In the ancient world sneezing was The work of a choir director is COUNTY BANDS EVERY DAY—BOY SCOUT DRILL AND CAMP. spector less than five seconds to order the subject of much superstition, and hard, but it is not wholly without humor. the release of each man, until he examined was almost always endowed with Recently a man was telling of RADIO STATION—in operation eVery day. the prints of the sixteenth prisoner. sinister import. Jewish folklore has it his experiences with the boy choir of, an English cathedral. "I was teaching that in the first ages of the world GRAND STOCK PARADE—headed by three bands. "Bring him in!" he ordered. Then, sneezing was always a presage of them," he said, "to chant the Litany as Lefty Joe faced him defiantly, Faurot death until the coming of Jacob. That and flattered myself that we were getting inquired mildly, "Where's the stuff FIREWORKS THAT WILL LIGHT THE HEAVENS FOR MILES AROUND. astute patriarch, anxious lest he' himself along unusually well when I noticed you got from the Phipps' place lawt should perish from such an insignificant the yvcrds they were chanting night, Joe? Oh, it's no use to register cause, besought the Almighty for the response. Every last one of 1 __ V'.-'""- innocence. We've got the goods on to endow sneezing with more them was saying, 'Lord, have mercj you this time. You wore rubber gloves, beneficent attributes, and since* then upon us, miserable singers Surely it Buy a $3.00 Coupon Ticket for $2.50 from the girls with the Green but you forgot that the human toe It has been lucky to sneeze between was truft enough of most of them."— leaves a mark just as individual and noon and midnight. Youth's Companilon. Ribbon. Good Anytime and Anywhere. distinct as the fingers. Your right sock had a hole in it last night, so wu Poor Company. found your visiting card on the floor •, Rather Dull. Uncle "I's wlllin' to admit," said of the house shortly after you left." Alice—"The hotel where I stayed Eben, "dat maybe dar is ghos'es. Jes' "Damnation!" growled the prisoner, was absolutely exclusive." Virginia— de same I ain* huntin' aroun' foh none "Why didn't I let Jennie finish her "Gracious! Wasn't there any one whom cause I never yit heard of one dat darning you could snub?"—New York Snn,. wasn' mighty pore company." MM