COIINTVNURSFS FARM BUREAU F1RSTBASKET fcOUUDNT RAISE BALLGAMEFRL f\.VlIONEY FOR^FINE Auditorium on MONTHLY RBP0RT NOW DOlN^ TIME Friday Evening Basketball will make its winter debut N- Friday night whten Austin's two SBjg.- A couple of month's ago Oscar I High School will meet Lyle Gillespie," State Prison best teams get together for a practice Seveval Alma, Iowa, Man Found Clinics Were Dutcher ins requested by Justice Eve rjrthing But 1 set-to. The#Hormel Legion five high school in. ^debate Friday even Detwiler lo pay a fine of $10 for a tH1SpRepresentative, Cheap Lmng In Held DeAcienci^s^ wilUr attempt to* come out on the ing in the Austin High School Auditoxiitm/ Pupils in Dis- A slight lapse from sobriety on the heavy end of the score against the part^of Dutcher. He was given plenty at eight o'clock. The question rfAustin. ... Fbund In Pupils. trict 56 School j'4'^ high school team. The game will lie of time to pay the money. Not is ^Resolved, That the Kansas played- in the high school gymnasium. having paid by last Thursday* however,, ." Gourt of Adjudication Should Be -vtv. PRISON INDUSTRY ... On account of the many other doings he was put in.Sheriff Nicholsen's The. activities of the county nuirse T. H. Hig^ns, Alma, Iowa, landed Adopted in- Minnesota." ?vV^- of the evening, the game is to care to -Serve the ten days in Mower county after Deceritber 15 work for the month of November, as in Austin lastiweek rather short SELF-SUPPORTING be called at €.45 so as to enable the lieu -of the fine.' The debaters representing Austin will have one school, .with a teacher, .given out by Olga I. Hovre, county of moriey. ^[e started a little banking townspeople to take in the game as rj Fate played a part'in the confining books, paper, and everything excepting are RaymoiftL Freeman and^ Edward nurse, are as follows: -J busiless of his,own and was doing w&L as any other attraction tomorrow students. The school is District oi Catcher, for ne t^ok tiie place in well until he drew Mayor Hirsh Banfield, and. they will uphold the affirmative Makes Plea To Farmers To Support During the month of November, night. 56,,two miles south of Rose Creek. the county jail occupied ^by Charles as a customer. He passed off a,ten fPrison Industries. Affords Better infants and Childrens clinics were held side of the question.' '7 For two years this school was~*suspended Newton who had just completed forty NEW SHORTAGES dollar check oil the mayor, a. check at Grand Meadow, Racine, Lansing Prices for Them. 5 This i:'. the first of the interschool due to the fact that there days in the jail for passing a payable.to Higgins and' supposed to and Lyle. These were conducted by debates. :Twe)ve towns of this section were no pupils. This fall „it began worthless checkf/on Frank Dutcher, b^ sigqed by Mike Schnorrenberg. a specialist from the Northwestern I At a series of meetings held kt ARE REVEALED again with a total enrollment of four. a brother of Oscar, 2~J?+ are paired and will meet in cmtest. Shortly after this little transaction, Pediatric Society co-operating with Racine, Frankford, Rose Creek, These four will not be in'school Higgins was in the "county jail and the Minnesota Public Health Association. The six winners will then be Adams, Lyle, Lansing, Brownsdale, T£ after December 15. Deputy Ira Syck. j^as combing the At Grand Meadow 32 children Elkton and Sargeant, the past week paired and by process of elimination For years efforts have been made I city to find out: just how many of were brought to the clinic for J. E. Gillespie, representative: ?f the the best team of the section will go to combine District 56 with the Rose Public-Examiner's Re- these easy money .slips Higgins had examination, 24 at Racine, 7 at Lansing. MinneOTta State Prison, spoke- on the Creek consolidated school, for the to the state ^debate. *\r *. signed.^' Fifty-nine were, examined at subject, "The Prison Industries and heason that there were not sufficient. E- port in Smith Case .. Lyle is reported to have a team of Lyle but several had to* be turned their relationship to the Farmer.'' :^o far it appears that about fifteen pv^pils to warrant a school being no mean ability and the Austin team away owing to lack of time. Mr. Gillespie compared the "present "checks, some sigqpi with ''Higgins 4 Is Received. maintained alone, and for the additional approach the debate Fridav evening "The Charm School" Is systems of handling the prisoners in as payer and some with Schnorrenberg The findings of the clinics were as reason that many in the district J® with no assurance that they will be follows: the state institution with the old system as the payer, have been passed. went to the consolidated school Given Before Large winners. The school authorities urge Normal 56. and showed how much better off Further shortages in the County The writer of the checks was absolutely anyway. Opposition to ,the plan svpport of the team by students and the prisoners \yere mentally, morally Chest conditions, 2.— Treasurer's accounts during the incumbency impartial when it came to however, was strong enough for the iv Audience. townspeople. Admission will "be 25 and physically under the present Malnutrition, 20. of S. A. Smith to the extent the matter of what banks to use in county board to refuse to do away cents. regime than 'under the old. He stated Orthopedic deformity, 1. of $5,452.36 were revealed in his get-rick-quick scheme. Some of with Dist. 56, and a separate school that out of 2600 prisoners who Skin conditions, 5. the report* of the state public examiner, "TH^BAr HERE 1 them he passed Jpn the Rose Creek was maintained. "The Charm School," presented by Enlarged glands, 3. had been turned out, 80 per cent had made public Tuesday. The shortages bank, some on thte First National in Now the district will have a teacher the Junior Class of Austin High absolutely made good under the new Obstructive Adenoids, 7. are repotted from tax collections Austin and some ion other banks. He spending her time in the schqpl, School last Friday evening, proved ^Diseased Tonsils, 21. system. He explained how the health of the years 1915, 1916, 1917, was choice in thW amounts, making but without any pupils, until next to be a delightful little comedy and of each prisoner was given special 'Ear conditions, 3. 'and *.1918. som«gi as low as $1.00 and reaching spring. was very well acted. xt, 'A attention and how the system of indeterminate. Eye conditions, 3. These additional shortages bring $15.0tl for the higfh mark. .The story dealt with the experiences sentence was in vogue HORMEL COMPANY Teeth, 7. the total-amount with which the former One check for $25 was refused at of a young man who inherited a Nervous conditions, 7Qkher in this state. r' county treasurer is. charged with the First National Bank arid the Aus* DROPS BIG SUIT Ha Opportunity to school for young ladies and the amusing- Prison Self Supporting/ defects, 9. being unable to account for to $9,232.20. tin Candy Company also refused to situations evolved from his efforts Mr. !Gillespie* explained that the Some, of the shortages are On the evening of the 20th, a health See Thrilling Play cash a chfeck forf$5.00. to carry out his ideas of how agirls' prison is the only one of these institutions The suit for $1,187,000 brought by classed as "failure to collect penalties." program was held at Lansing. Dr. riSome of those on whom "these school should be run. He believed at the present time which is George A. Hormel & Company Morris of Austin talked on Cancer, The total for: the-four years sAt Park, checks were passed are: a school should teach the girls absolutely self-supporting. The industries against Ernst and Ernst, public accountants, Dr. Lynde of Austin talked on Teeth, was asked by the county bodrd as r- to be charming. He succeeded in ,"P. Smith and Son. carried on at the prison are has been dismissed, according Dr. Groebner, children's specialist, a measure^f protection to the county impressing this idea on at least one the manufacturing of twine and farm to announcement made'by attorneys 'Jim Sperredon. "if V'' of Minneapolis, talked on Child Care. in the suits which will ensue The name of Avery Hqpwood is of his girls, who proved so charming machinery and provide employment for the company yesterday. Ed Veverka. "lIdeal The school children contributed a against bonding companies. one to conjure with in the theatrical that she captivated him. for the prisoners. They also provide Cafe. The suit was filed weeks ago in an few health songs to the program. world. In\ collaboration with Mary WORLD WAR FILMS twine and machinery, for the ^-Anderson Service Company. u? All the parts were admirably taken, effort to recover from the accountants Roberts Rihehart, Mr. Hop wood is .. One the evening of the 21st, a program \peorge Hirsch.1 -t'. farmers of the state which is equal the amount of the defalcations of the youthful actors giving excellent. author of "The Bat," the--greatest was held at Lyle. Dr. P. J. TO BE SHOWN Seaverson and -Norris.^r* to finy manufactured .elsewhere and Cy Thompson, The suit was based adaptations of their arts. The success in years, which will be staged Torkelson. explained the purpose of AT PARK, DEC. 20 Austin Candy- Company. ... in addition, do away with every, cent on the assumption that accountants, work was -fitting testimony of the at the Park Theatre on Friday, December the Minnesota Public Health Association of tax which would otherwise need excellent coaching and training undergone,^^ should have'discovered the defalcations ^Higgins was arrested late Thursday and how it is financed. D^. 15. to be paid by the people of the state earlier inasmuch as they had afternoon at the home of Paddie Meaney of Austin gave a short talk "The Bat" ran for more than two "Flashes of Action," official motion for the support of this institution. made three consecutive annual audits. Welch in Ramsey. He had formerly Entertaining musical numbers were on the care of the deciduous teeth. years~in New York. Moreover another pictirres taken by direction of the These industries were established at worked in that vidnity and given by the high school orchestra Dr. Groebner, the specialist, lectured company of "The Bat" established U. S. Government during the World the prison as a result of petitions The reason for the dismissal of the the sheriff's office, had been informed and the Junior Saxophone Quintette on Child care. a record of over one solid year in ..War, will be shown at the! Park Theateivfhext signed by farmers asking the legislators suit had not been divulged^as yet.^i,-„ thrft he had g^i^tfeere. bet^eertj the acts. 1 Chicago, something -no other play, -During the Teachers Institute held Wednesday,"^ceinb to establish them at the prison 20, He wasv arraigned before Justice wbetherr it was dramatic or .musical, at Austin, clinics were held for two Elks Again Spread under the auspices-, of the local 'Le- for the benefit of the farmers of the Peter Bevans Robert-Bateman Detwiler Friday morning and and was ever able to do. Also, "The Bat" mornings for the rural school teach-" rgion Post. state as well as the general public. David Mackenzie Richard Lukes t'ilChristmas Cheer bound over to the district court. He is now the sensation of L6ndon. ers. Austin physicians made the examinations This thrilling- picture depicts the The law in Minnesota makes it impossible Kerinit Meyer George Boyd claimed to have been drunk at the and 73 teachers were examined. "The Bat" comes here, staged exas scenes of actual ^mbat at the front for the state to compete in Bruce Dimmitt Jim Bradbury time of passing the checks and denies it „was. Resented in New in the St. Mihiel Sector, Chauteau industry with any industry already. ... Paul Tim Bradbury having forged the name of'Mike rDeneen The Elks are gqing to see to it York, Chicago and "London, and played WNo. schools visited, 14. Thierry, the Argonne—in all regions in operation in the state, operated Edward Qrane Homer Johns ... that no family in Austin goes without* Schnorrenberg.- The checks supposed by an exceptionally fine company. No- Indj_ pupils inspected, 195. where- American soldiers fougl\t. The by tax payers of the state._ The Elise Benedotti Irene Qilbertson at least some, Christmas cheer. to haye been signed '^y Schnorrenberg, The story of "The Bat" is so thrilling No. Defective, 67. picture is a chronological history of twine industry was first established Helen Carlson Miss Martin Higgins said, were given They are -going to find out the names that to tell it in advance would No. corrections, 19. the war, beginning with America's 1 and after a hard struggle has become Mjss Curtis .... Zella Rush and addresses of those., who are liker to him by a ''bootlegger." only serve to make this wonderful "No. sanity inspections of schools entry. firmly rooted and is doing a very Florence Hartje Sally Boyd ly to have no Christmas unless some play less interesting. The story is and premises, 14. This is the first opportunity afforded successful business. There seemed .. Alice Nelson Muriel Douglity Six Dollar Check goodfellows appear and then will do so cleverly written and the acting *No. class talks, 13. Austinites to see the official to be a natural prejudice against Valfrid Hagge Ethel Sp^elvin .. 1 their best to bring joy to the homes. so perfectly done that- the audience No. defeptive vision, 5. j•.( pictures—not posed for—but taken Minnesota twine due to the fact that ^Costs Writer $70 Maurine Gorvin Alix Mercier The Elks never let the Christmas season is kept seriously intent upon the 'No. defective eyes, 2. when the American soldiers were actually the farmers of the State were misinformed ... Doris Neveln Lillian Stafford pass without doing all in their final outcome until the curtain drops. engaged -in the grim business No.- defective teeth, 54. and did not realize the value .. ., Viola Slupe Madge Kent .... .power to bring joy to those who otherwise of-warfare. No. defective throats, 10. Austin is indeed fortunate in' hav* of the product. This misunderstanding ... Agnes Olson That little check which Hugh Manning Dot$ie •..... .. would be denied it. The picture will be shown both afternoon No. 1% or more underweight, 59. ing such an excellent production brot has been done away with. wrote out«.rlast summer and CHRISTMAS GIFTS and evening. to the city. It is seldom that cities No. 20% or more overweight, 5. The prison twine department is Mrs. John Anderson and Miss Catherine cashed on Patten & Young, LeRoy ':No. investigation visits,«18. the size of Austin are .afforded the working day and night to supply the King entertained the, teachers Merchants, extracted what might be POULTRY SHOW opportunity of seeing the same companies No. instructive visits to school children demands of twine for thefarmers .who are members- of the Episcopal termed exhorbitant interest from which have made such decided 10. of the state over pounds S OPENS TODAY church this aiternoon at the home of Manning. He wrote the check for 25,000,000 hits in our leading cities. Manager No. miscellaneous' visits, 12. are turned out annually. It is possible Mrs. Anderson, 511 Fairview Place. the insignificafiti amount of $6.00, Cf Braun is to be complimented on his One day was spent in assisting M. for the farmers in this way to A delicious dinner will be served at ^overlooking the fact that he had no success in bringing "the Bat" to Aus' D. culture Adams public school for keep a check on the of twine The annual poultry show the 5i30 after which bridge'will be played.1^4 funds on deposit in the. Spring Valley price Great" Variety on Dis& tin. diptheria. and keep it within terms. Mower County Poultry Association reasonable bank on which the check was department which has began this afternoon in the Armory. OLGA I. HOVRE, The machinery play at Reasonable drawn. That part was bad enough HOME DESTROYED dustry who are outside of the state county Nurse. been in operation a shorter period of The show will continue thruout Sunday. but matters grew ev^n worse-when, Prices. are trying hard to have this industry time and which insists of binders, Hundreds of exhibits are im vis­ after Patten and Young hut given 1 BY FIRE TUESDAY Mother of County r- removed from the prison as they mowers and rakes, is still having a display, and represent the best fowls him several- months: to make- good ?^S|r are able to control the price of. twine hard struggle. It is impossible for in eight states. In addition ^n -exhibit the amount he failed to "come Commissioner Died ^3 ^Without question, Austin -merchants the state to send out samples of the and machinery in the state of Minnesota. by the state game and fish department Afire started as a result of thawing are offering this year the most It is essential for the farmers is shown.,^«[udging will begin manufactured machinery to^ndwdual He appeared before' Justice Detwiler frozen water pipes caused an almoSt complete and reasonable stocks, of of the state to express themselves farmers to try, as they^ late today. v.* a week ago and at that little total loss of the household furniture Mrs. Karen M. Johnson, the aged Christmas merchandise that haye ever case Of twine, and for that reason, thru their legislators and thru the Secretary C. J. Pribble says the gathering «U parties got together of Ere: Alford, 611 W. Maple step mother of County Commissioner been available in southeastern Minnesota. stall do not *ealwe its merit hoard of control if they want to. keep show is the biggest and best ever, and 4igaKcd «p a bill of costs in full Street, Tuesday evening. In addition Hans P. Johnson, died a tthe Johnsoiv that the guarantee of the pn?on these industries at the priSon. •held.. v. the house wasj badly damaged settlemeaL i^tan&ing was given a hotne ia Pleasant Valley pn,'Sunday Buyers who have already visited Aetual tests, and. reports' of operator#^ machinery ia by 15^* loss iQVt^stai3rj#^«Mb|e him to gather t|« total mounting to approxi250(k. after a brief illness. Mrs. Johnson Austin to make Christmas selections of the -prison niachinery haTe 1 ^Theatre goers haye a .treat in stc§rej The house is owned He presented was born in Soden Norway» -up^i proven beyond «U they have freely commented' |ps |or tlM hoK^ys. itanaMr,, 9nnn Bapertcar*.-^-...... Saturday, paid a br TiMHttU HineS and is insured, August 6, 1843, and anent^^er^early choice disposal and illent at their nr# capable of, the. nftet eflWent aerr the ^kl.^eofte, bringMan* 1%iletiw property of "Mr. Alford was years in that Jirsi"'fear^e^on reaaonabtomwis -of 'th^.^ipw. •iee. Mr. Gille^e «t|^aiaed thit ^Wch ha. been January A. m^chaata th^ price of Mndefs for lfiftanCeVvthis st^r^g.EIsa jt*» ^Bcient as the tafcgr a good idea to Johimm,the ^flieen fl&rig ge efforts to yeai*, has been cut |45jm, last yittr's ter-iC%istma*. Miis B^aa Tim. |^nti the?e are •**£»&* linbi bofere writ- X0« 189& :'Mrs..r^jt dim headquarters Crater pipt^s iit: the basement we prke and makes a prim on an- Sf^oot thelpadjiig l^sea.^rW •at the prison plant, sorte^ftfce:£ijt iuvd iri a^ doing* ignited burlai4#»erfca in t^ yemg? southeastern Mist* ,, wachftl^ry binder f. o. b. Stillwater, inelnimir today and ha# itarred hjr Xansii^f,' 4J|onakee which was «®PPnd the pipes. The T— nay want incite •k known. These fflen 1#! cenit^ntly dealers' profit^ $160.00 '...b as ^g o* rr. and two years Jatejr^e ily fire thus crepf^along the pipes, and Events splay in the various Mr. Gillespie also exjdtinei |bat Threfe,". and «^g jfor S^ort/* a or a ed to ,Hi^h Forest^ into the -waUs ttiaking it very difficult ways leading into are his work was purely educational *nd Intimate Stranger^ is consider f*can be made on the machinery* Tje Minn«iota, where ___ to co&b^t.<Mrs. Alford fought lii fipe shape. The roads that he has felt that thru lack of best play. prison- machinery -is' th* the apring of 188^ .^^n l&ey taEme tre,Sunday,December When until exhausted: The fire department the ground froae understanding of the machinery-in? best material available and is guaranteed to Mower couhty. one tbrpther Dana in the "Five Dol- responded quickly and sjicceeded in traveled with as much ease as Wt midsummer. duStry at the prison, many farmers ^%The meeting of the T. O. T, club by the State of Minnesota to and three sisters, alf?df whom JBabf/ and an educational comTlieatre. putting out the fire only after the interior not This is another point favor haye patronized their own plant of rnralv teachers which was sche-4 b6 as good in mechanism, lhaterial dead. Mrs. Johnson was' a bright, of buying in the metropolis of was ruined. an4 as a result the plant has not duled ifpt Friday evening will, and workmanship as that of its Dec. 20 r—* "Flashes of cheerful o&1ady and frilen^by the southeastern Minnesota, reached the limit of its capacity held Saturday eVening in the NormiU'' competitors. score regret her demist. The funeral Skating has been in full-swing for Attkmff'plSciaf picture of World War. Stores will be op^n evenings nrom This means that raw materials- cannot draining rooms of the high school. Mairttain Repair Department. was held at the Jobnson ihome over a week now, and talcing the old given by jjpierican Legion at Park now until Christmas, enabling ttiose Many farmers do not understand be bought in large quantities an3 The sttbjict of the' evening will be" and services -in the Sear Greek^«§| who cannot shop during the day to weather of the past into'consideration^ Tbeatr% ^tenison and evening. at as advantageous prices as the "Handwork." 'Each teacher is requested that the prison industry has a very church, Rev.: Janreh officiating. In-^fl be accommodated. Early shopping is here to stay. Only the youngs competitors can buy them.- ^t- also to bring ideas for Christmas ^excellent repair department...and expert Tsetiday* December 26—"The Intimate terment was made in the Bear Creek is urged, howeyer, as the best, assortments sters were out the first few days but and for Washington's Birthday handwork. service. Every dealer who handles means that where the ^institution has Stranger,"' with Elsfi Ryan, at cemetery.—Grand Meadow Reqprd. nowr yofcng and old are whirling on are.now to be had. The meetin gwill begin at 7:30^ Minnesota machinery must enough men to turn out much more Park Ikeatre. Look thru the ^columns of this isSiie stefel shoes. -"Most of the skatingris .keep a full' line of repairs and if it machinery than they are at present, Thucsds^VJfeceml^r "The Mol^lyaaddle^ of the Mower County News and restricted to the site of .the bathing O. W. Oberg was the principal is impossible for the farmers to secure that "part of these mett nvust3e boarded vdtli Doiiglas Fairbanks, note-the advertisements' of merchants speaker at the Goodfellowship banquet beach. The city engineer is- contemplating Manon Je^ .lia^^rwiriiji^i S#me and kept in idleness" when they repairs from' the local dealers, ^%at*«fe a# S ^Auditorium, 7:15' and who have made spm^l attractive in the high: school' cafetepa-^jfi .providing ^»ay.^warming from Soihersworth, N. H., wfiere shobld be returning a profit to the. he may telephone-telegraph or write for last Thursday evening. The club% selections and prices your bene* h^use therje. ," spdnt the past fo«r: months state. the repair department which J4 purposely CT&d*y, ^December, 15-4t)ebiate,' Lyle fit" rMake up your shopping list from delegates: who attended the oldei^ At Mome of the- meetings -held in~l were accbiWpanied bome by. Miss Minnie located at St. Paul and get irs. Aurtifi, Hv ,S Auditorium. these advertisements and -buy from boys conference in Rochester^ weeksi Sunday will be "Fahners^ Day," at Hirvfey who returned recently the county a large number of farmers .his repairs on the next train. The Friday, l^ember ^lS—Basketball, tiie store which .advertises for' your ago, made reports* .of the meeting^ the Methodist Church, Rev.4 Warner from England where she visited relatives expressed their appreciation of ^expert service is free to the farmers '^flvnnel £eg»rat vs: -iA«tst|n'iH. it benefit. You will be well ffeas^jk Leon Smith, Dr. G.jF. Storing and friends the past. nin% ^ohnsttn^ the pastor,, has sent but |of the state and the department, is with your purchased from thea^ "Jimmie" Prevratil? ^respond^d vtx special invitations to all farmers residing montiit^J "V1 I'•'4kiglad to receive any reports of poor! r" Ttenda^ .l^Bft^miing pf toasts.#I^ near Austin'to attendl the services W pressed their complete service rendered by the machinery, Poultry Show/it the, Jj^or^ J3ontinues^ Blanch*: S^riniWl on that day-, and has urranged -1 r-j,-r l--~: -.1 '^1- the ufee Mipaesota ^maihinery. ©The^ Indies' Guild of Christ ^Episcopal 1 1 1 as they are alwAys anxious to-improve ^o^r days. Monday from P6hl*|oe, Iowa, where a special program for the ^occasion Mrs ^lmer Louecks Weht t6 church met Wednesday after-' They also expressed. ftbeir appreciation and have their machinery give she cilied ^by the deatii tiring W^dnfesday to visit her dau^i^i for .the educational- talk given, noon at satisfaction^... by Mr Ginespi& Umhoefer., The copipetitcJrl of ttfe^prfsdfcin- "T-