s%*sg& -v s. i® i%- iSf?|L if _•» tjf- i%'4* VvS^I W age Two MOWER COUNTY NEWS, AUSTIN, MINN. Monday, Nov. 13, 1922. RURAL CREDITS Wanted—Everyone to do his "8 tions for a "newsie's" fortune, for i® HOME GREETING MEANS MUCH when, Stevenson stopped he had, besides bits'' for his American Red Cross by COMING .. V- T"-.. having supported himself in comfort NOW jSRICH MAN renewing membership for 1923 and WINS BY 100,000 Children Apt to Remember In After and sending money to *his family, his good will. The dollar will- be accepted Life the Kind of Reception They a bank balance of exactly' $10,000. November 11-30 with sincere We,re Given. Next he evolved a scheme all hiS .V I z'a^": -t.''r" a thanks by the Red Cross Roll Call Amendment Not 1 ^Favored own. It was called the American Circulators' Have you ever realized what a difference workers from your local chapter. corporation. Its business was Interesting Story of a Young by OverwhelmMajOrity.^ the home greetings make to to buy from dealers the unsold copies the children, make, in fact, to every HOMMEL ELECTRIC American's Rapid Transit Up of magazines of the month. He "sent member of the family? When they out agents' securing subscriptions for CO. the Ladder of Fortune. come home from school, when they "Peg O' My Heart month-old magazines at about half the in run from their playing, when they rate that would have to be paid for 203 NORTH MAIN STREET Adoption of Amendment No. 1, arrive home from a day's outing or a for Expert Electrician WINS BY BUSINESS BRAINS the magazines when fresh from the providing for the establishment of short visit, how do we greet them? press. The ^scheme paid, b^t only DIAL 26 7 9 a state system of long time loans Do we ever say sharply: "Mary, 3 Opening Number of moderately, but by this time he was when will you ever remember to wipe for farmers, was adopted by voters sufficiently matured to tackle the real your feet?" or, "Dick, why will you in the election last Tuesday by more estate game with some success, and 8tevenaon Dispels Gloomy Convictions persist in dashing in like a wild Indian than 100,000 majority. between -these two interests managed Entertained by Many That Opportunities when I've told you so often about coming Winter Chautauqua to put another $10,000 to his bank account Tabulations made at the St. Paul J. F. FAIRBANKS in for Success Are Not quietly?" or, "Billy, you've in the next five years. 'office of the Minnesota Farm Bureau What They Used to Bel ripped a button off. Come here quickly Out of the study of house building Federation, on information obtained and let me fix it!" Do we quench that came about in. his real estate from the associated Press, show New York.—Here is the story of a their enthusiasm, their joy at getting operations he grew particularly interested that up to the end of last week, the young American's transit up the ladder home, by such remarks? Will the Dealer In in roofing in all its different of fortune which should prove engaging children greeted so look forward to amendment had enough support to" High School Auditorium methods, processes and materials reading generally, but especially their home-comings, look forward to carry even if all remaining precincts COAL, WOOD, LIME, used. This sent him to a Cleveland to American boys and youths. And their mother? Will they have a picture went against it solidly. roofing concern whose product he had CEMENT, SEWER PIPE, again especially to such of these, who in- later years of a loving, smiling The amendment had 379,143 votes decided was the best of the middle Tuesday Nov. 14 In humble jobs nurse the gloomy- conviction mother, always glad to welcome them Western concerns. He had, moreover, BRICK AND WALL for and 36,569 ^against when 20U that opportunities for success back to the home nest, or a sharp, in securing information regarding the precincts out of 3479 in the state had PLASTER. and wealth are not what they jonce scolding, criticising mother, ready to company, found that they had done 8:15 P. M. reported. This tabulation included were in their native land, who give find fault? little or nothing to push .their product nearly all of 'Ramsey, more than credence to the commonplace expression Surely it is worth while to control in the East. of opinion that Rockefeller, Carnegie our manner, our speech and never lef half of Hennepin and about 10 percent He picked up a telephone classified Office 301 East Bridge St. Tickets On Sale At Pooler's Drug Store and their like long ago "grabbed anything prevent us from giving the of St. Louis county. Complete directory, consulted the list of roofing warm, hearty, loving welcome home it all." reports had been obtained from 21 companies.and picked out the company The story is that of Harry Stevenson, we would wish to give our children, Phone: Main 32 counties. Other scattering returns of which Morris H. Elvidge is president. an Ohio youngster—for he is still our loved ones, making them love the Half an hour later he was in indicated that the proposal had carried a youngster. He began his business home-comings, says the Delineator. If Austin, Minn. conversation with President Elvidge in every county in the state. faults must be reproved, advice given, career when he was ten years old. the latter's office. He knew the concern To be adopted, the amendment His establishment was at the corner save it for other times than trie moment to be first class and highly prosperous had to be supported by more than a ECLIPSE ECHOE of Fifth dnd Sycamore streets, Cincinnati, of arrival. L*et the greeting be and went there with the design SHOE REPAIRING. majority of the voters voting in the and consisted of a pair of hearty and loving, one which will of offering his $20,000 to be invested sturdy legs (bare in summer) an armful warm the children's hearts at the time Expert shoe repairing done at election. The highest vote, according in the company and with it a of newspapers, a clear voice, durable and which they will remember with Noran's Shoe Store, 111 East Mill to unofficical returns, was for place for himself on the selling staff. lungs and dynamic energy. joy in the after.years. street. Adv 21-tf Weekly Shavings. governor, for which office, 651,737 President of Company. Edited by He is now thirty. He is president Volume 448 November 8, 1922. After ten minutes, Elvidge turned ballots, had been counted, with few Splinters. a of New York corporation with an NOT ALL MERE SUPERSTITION the tide of questions as- to his company precincts missing. official credit rating of $125,000, the and instead began some sharp Therefore, it seems impossible controlling director of two additional Every window needs a Storm Window. questioning himself as to young Mr. General Dislike for Two-Dollar Bills Yes an ice house. Why not plan that more than 700,000 votes could thriving companies that with other They save fuel and add comfort Stevenson and soon had all the facts Partially Explained by Boston to build one Warm days make us have been cast, making it necessary subsidiaries are soon to be merged to the home. regarding the "newsie" and his subsequent all wish that we were looking- for Banker. into a super organization, of which Buy Them Now. for the amendment to have 350,000 career. The end of twenty Eskimos about parallel 85 deg-rees. when you can have them properly fit. the one-time "newsie" will be the directing "Yes" votes to pass. With but fiveeighths minutes' talk was astonishing to Stevenson—agreeably Next to being up where it is cool is The reason for the superstition that They save you money. mind. of the vote in, the amendment having all the ice you need for every astonishing. $2 bills bring bad luck are problematical. When he was ten years old his lodgings purpose, and with a nearby lake had more than that number. "Keep your $20,000 in the bank," Perhaps you are getting a few were frequently found on a pile stream this becomes easily possible. said Elvidge, "but you are in business Amendment No. 2, making the occupational One popular explanation is that folks eggs from your chicken—possibly of old newspapers in the comfortable Our materials for ice houses are —this business—right now." are afraid they will pass a "two" for a enough so you don't have to buy any. tax a part of the constitution warmth, of a Cincinnati newspaper's at your disposal. Let's "figger" it "What territory will you give me?" "one." Gamblers and sports, particularly, But suppose you had a flock of good was running somewhat behind pressroom. His home is now a handsome out together. layers, well housed so they were producing "Territory?" carry their money in heavy rolls Amendment No. 1. The total villa at Douglaston, L. I. four or five dozen or more "As salesman?" with the largest bills inside, and claim vote, on the face of returns from Story of Poor Boy's Success. per week that you could sell. That "The whole country." Good Coal Is The Best Investment. that it is easy to peel a $2 bill from But the best of the story of the 1,816 precincts was 200,978 for and would make"" quite a neat little "What?" the outside end pass it for a one. Arguments Abraham Lincoln was right when ttle "newsie's" advance to riches is amount for the winter at the present Our dry,storage is the ONLY way 32,524 agaianst. There was some "I am starting you," said Elvidge, and disputes with shopkeepers he said you couldn't fool all the people price of eggs, wouldn't it? that it is along an open road of American of checking progressive injury to the doubt as to whether it would obtain •from this minute as president of a frequently follow as to the denomination all the time, but he never handled There's really only three things unused battery. opportunity, to be easily, clearly subsidiary company of ours. You coal. We go honest Abe one the needed majority. No special of the bill passed. necessary: 1st—A good strain of traced, step by step, with no mystery Batteries "wear" whether used or better by saying you can't fool people shall have complete charge. I particularly Again, folks, who handle large numbers campaign was waged in its behalf, Winter laying pullets, 2nd—A well or magic about it. Just as there is not—except when DRY STORED more than once with poor coal. want you to organize the sellin.? of small bills are likely, to get a built-chicken house, 3rd—Proper care though the drive for Amendment No. which checks the chemical action. no mystery Or magic in it, it is no We want your confidence on your and feeding. staff. Hire your men and try to $2 note sandwiched in with a number I is credited with having made thousands "luck story" either. It is simply an Our dry storage means also cleaning first order. That's why we handle tell them how you do it yourself." of $1 bills and in counting forget to and reinsulating—a real battery the best all the time. of votes for it. interesting, admirable story of a little If your hennery is too small or This conversation took place on May make allowance for the extra "seed." in Spring. ten-year-old toeing the scratch in the The vote on Amendment No. 1, needs some repairs to produce results 18, 1918. On March lj 1922, Harry Universtiy of Southern Minn. Still another possible reason for the battle of life valiantly, energetically He who receives a good turn should which is almost as heavy as that just tell- us your needs. The Stevenson bought the controlling interest jinx was suggested by a Boston never forget it he who does one and thoughtfully and winning handsomely. Eclipse has the material to make it given the Good Roads proposal two of the company from President Elvidge banker. should never remember it. larger. PHONE 6743. for $75,000. This money represented years ago, is credited to a statewide "Two-dollar bills are frequently used His parents were both living but bonuses which had come to him by counterfeiters and crooks," said he. campaign waged in its behalf were very poor and Harry took a job as president for increased showing in "A man can split a $2 bill right by a special committee of farm organizations after school assisting an older boy the business of the concern. Meanwhile through the middle, then split a of which J. F. Reed, selling newspapers. There was in Cincinnati J. J. CLEMENS Stevenson organized two other twenty, paste one part of the two with an organization of the newsboys president of the Minnesota Farm Bureau companies, taking in the outlying interests another half of the twenty and thus PIECE OR A CAR LOAD// who held by right of* might the Federation was chairman. to which the asbestos products make two twenties out of a $20 and a most desirable street corners for the In a statement, issued after it became could be swung. $2 bill. By passing the $20 side up DIAL 2047 vending of newspapers—big boys in Local Manager obvious that the Amendment And that's this particular "newsie's" they can get away with it more, often their late 'teens. But Harry discovered story not a romantic tale of a treasure than you would believe." had passed, Mr.^ Reed says the papers that a very little boy just entering hunt, to be sure, but a strikingly practical of the small towns and villages Wanted—Everybody with a heart his 'teens could, for the payment one.—Charles Somerville in the were the most important factor in and a dollar in the ranks of the American of $10 down and a monthly rental of •J* "V* *5* *5* *1* New York World. solidifying sentiment in its favor* $5, hire from these bigger boys a desirable Red Cross. Your chance to Extracts of •, Mr. Reed's statement coiner. He got $2 a week and show both is from November 11 to Not Work of One Inventor. commission on increased sales of his November 30, when the chapter Roll follows: THE TOP THAT Moving pictures were not invented papers from his big boy employer. "As chairman of--the committee, of Call worker will see you about grasping by any one person. They were developed Out of this he saved the $10 necessary PROTECTS YOU Minnesota farmers organizations to it. by many men. to acquire the exclusive right secure the adoption of Amendment in rain and storm—the top Plateau, a blind man of Ghent, in to sell newspapers from the corner that_ is sightlyand smart No. 1 to our state constitution at the 1833 made a toy which gave illusion of Fifth and Syracuse streets. looking in fine weather—the recent election, it is especially gratifying of moving figures by showing numerous Spencer Jordan Very soon afterward, actually before top that does not go down drawings in rapid succession. It to me to be able to say that his second teeth were in place, under slight wear and tear was known as the "phenaklstoscope." and jars of the road—that is all of the leading business organizations he evinced what is |erhaps his most Funeral Director. In 1860 this idea was incorporated in the kind you want on your distinct gift—-that for organi?ation of the state, with the excep ALBERT HOPFE The Establishment of car and the kind we will build the "zoerope," also a toy. In 1872 and development. Six months later ticn of those interests that have Service. for you. Muybridge used photography instead he was paying rent for two other heretofore preyed upon the farmer's of drawings. Peynaud of France in corners and the salaries of two negro Live Stock and Real Estate misfortune in his credit situation, 1877 enlarged the scope of the machine kids of about his same age to sell AUCTIONEER were solidly in favor of its adoption. R. H. GRAY by projecting pictures on a DONOVAN & GOSLEE papers for him from his additional "The country press, with scarcely BABCOCK BLDG. AUSTIN, MINN. screen with a stereopticon arrangement. stands, —ktr fifteen he was the lessee Funeral Directors an exception, stood back of it solidly Ribbon film was first used in of ten corners. He had ceased hawking I have conducted many of .j. and Embalmers 1888. In 1890 cameras were invented papers himself—merely supervised and the volumes of explanation and the record breaking sales of AUTO TOP AND AUTO PAINTING T. W. Donovan—5914 that were able to take ten exposures the operations of his employees while d'scussion printed therein probably the country and stand ready H. A, Goslee—6637 a second. They were known as Friese, getting in full days' attendance at was the greatest factor in a statewide Day Calls—Phone 2188 to assist you. My best recommendations Austin, Minn. So. Main Street Greene and Evans cameras. public school himself. His "interests" Night Calls dissemination of the advantages are my many satisfied The first really successful machine netted him forty dollars a week and that must come to agriculture and Motor and Carriage Service customers. was the "kinetoscope," invented by he had become the chief breadwinner all allied interests by its adoption. Edison in 1893. of his family. The country press carried the message At seventeen he decided that the in, a most forceful and conncing dignity of manhood required a higher Forty-Five Minutes Under Water. form of occupation than that of newsboy—even manner. Many persons do not realize that the fa "boss" newsboy. He "The strong and convincing editorials Notice to Battery Users whale is just as muoh mammal as turned over his ten corners to' the a horse. There is no resemblance to a in the Minneapolis Daily S control of two younger brothers. The fish to be noted about a whale. It is News, the Minneapolis Journal, the ex-newsie essayed a high jump, for an animal which has been driven into Minnesota Daily Star and the St. he tried to set himself up as a real the water. by its enemies and has S Paul Daily News were a potent factor estate operator. Admittedly, all he gradually accommodated itself to life in arousing the city voters to earned out of this was experience. •in the ocean. It must come to the of the iSchmifz Auto Th£ B&tterv Business of the 5chmitz Auto the full knowledge of the importance It seems folks purchasing houses and surface at intervals for air, but it is lots or dealing In estates. were absurdly of the adoption of the amendment enabled to' stay under for a- period W disinclined to do business In for the best interests of the 45 of minutes without any inconvenience. S such responsible matters with a lad Electric Co. ha.s 'been taken over by the During that time the air whole state. of seventeen who looked fourteen. injts lungs has become so heated that "Farmers' organizations in the Then Dr. Eliot of Harvard entered when the animal comes to the surface state are exceedingly thankful to all Harry. Stevenson's life. Not that Dr. and discharges it the air takes the interests that stood so loyally behind Eliot ever knew it. But the distinguished Ainsworth Battery Company form of vapor. This is what takes this movement. We are. sure pedagogue, it will be remembered, place when the whale is said to arranged out of his vast that the legislature will enact into S "spout." a scholarship "five-foot shelf of law the principle of credits made he books" which calculated contained possible by the adoption of this S the cream of human knowledge. The "Habeas Corpus" Act. amenmdent." Who Will Endeavor tQ Give the Same Good S ervice. to the Schmitz Customers as has Been -"five-foot'book shelf' was widely, nationally W The "Habeas Corpus Act" was advertised. And an advertisement Wanted—Your Indorsement of relief passed In the reign of Charles n, and Given to Ainsworth Patrons. for "shelf" men to sell the which defined a provision of similar character work in flood, fire and mine disasters, a decided he saw in local newspaper in Magna Chifrta, to which also it epidemics, famine and refugee the of "Stevenson to abandon career a Electric Co. added certain details. .. a job by signing up for 1923 in your a real estate operator and seek aid The act provides -that any man taken the a high of as purveyor of grade, American Red Cross. Join November to prison can insist that the person knowledge. II to 30, when the chapter Roll Call & who charges him with crime shall bring 8ells Five Feet of Knowledge. !fi worker calls on you. _v, him bodily before a court and state He sought, and found R. D. Stanley, the why and wherefore of his detention. will specialize in Radiator Work and Equipment at the new location, 212 E. Bridge St., having manager for that section for the company FARRELL MEAT MARKET As soon as this is done the court which was pushing the Eliot moved there from one door ea.st. It is planned to make the Schmitz Electric Company large assortment of typewriter is to decide whether the accused is to "shelf." He got the job. ribbons of especially good quality Harry Stevenson quit selling Dr. be admitted to ball. the leading.j^jiojiause in Southern ^Minnesota. whick-we are offering at fifty cent? Imprisonment in fact, must be either Eliot's "five-foot shelf' at twenty. He to close out the lot. The Milo-rib-, for punishment after conviction, or for had "covered" the high schools of six bon is one of the most satisfactory safe custody till the time of trial. states. Unwittingly the distinguished •nade and at this price is a real Harvard "prexy" had laid the founda­ Ibarg&in. The Mower News. County 14