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

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—iMOWER NEWS!"=ri COUNTY r- J v Weekly Minnesota, Thursday, Austin, Aug. 14, 1924 (SECTION Number Year THREE) Eight Pages Issued $2.00 Per 7. Volume 60. VIEWS OF AUSTIN FROM THE SKY TWO FARM BUREAU OAKS HERD FAIR i | Payroll Monthly Big- $60,000 For Cream j ■■ - ■ ' *J* »j» —— STARTED IN HARD AT WORK 15 Austin’s' of payroll monthly The there Although are seven cooperative SIOO,OOO, better than industries is creameries in Mower County, a week. estimated this businessman farmers still find it satisfactory many the of payroll is, The largest bring their Austin. course, to to cream Developed Instrumental In Obtaining Woods Has Milwaukee the Hormel Packing plant, but The Austin Dairy Products company them close shops $60,000 in second. out Results For a run Herds One of Crack pays over a year industries There other checks. The figures for the are many cream Members. State. In whose roll sends aggregate other local dairy available. pay not were the total high point. to The of the Austin Dairy patronage a shows steady increase, Holmes Mr. a In its effort be of real service to to bred Farm OakS The Fair pure FAIR FIREWORKS says. the farmer, the farm Minnesota bureau fall the started in Jersey herd was federation has divided its work three and calf bull when of ALFALFA CROWS 1915 one a WILL ASTOUND into four principal heads. These balance purchased, the are: old was cow year Nothing grades. herd being Education; transportation; marketing; the of IN FAVOR HERE fall until the bought and was legislation; and more finance heifer four and when of 1917 New Devices Promised one cow credits. Believing that the rural districts of the fall In added. calves were of Minnesota entitled During County’s to Mower yearling are and two three 1919 Than More 500 Acres In cows and should receive the educational, then Since purchased. same heifers were Big Fair. recreational and other County Used For advantages bought. female has been single not a urban the farm bureau centers of head as consists 31 today The herd This Hay. has advocated and urged state milk, females; in of 16 device Radio Wheels, seven The cows a new aid for graded and high and and calves common, heifers 8 old two-year air, will be that is right of the out schools through mill levy; free tax having been but six yearlings, all popular Alfalfa is becoming a more Thearle- of the of the features transportation of one pupils by the state raised in the herd. bred and in County. Latest Mower census that wi.l that Duffield Fireworks displays, those the in districts country and eight so January, 1921, In cows shows increase of from 10 to report receive high school training semiofficial attractions may eighteen heifers be the extraordinary put a were on according the while residing 500 to county home; and the at the of them making all acres, test, forthcoming Mower nightly the at teaching of the fundamentals of agriculture of by Merit requirement F. L. Liebenstein. The Register agent, a be just County fair. And it wall crop one in all schools, highest margin. The comfortable common especially of numbers is finding of the several favor with the far- to great score related the problems by Stockwells Brown to made record as was be presented. the of because of the county mers o? distribution of farm products. Senior three-year It Bessie 409094, a combination The Radio Wheels are a it yields. returns has recommended and secured pounds of fat made 533.96 old. She Austin Has Model Electric Plant a special mechanical device and are centered in co-operative marketing pounds of milk in 365 and 11354 The largest field of alfalfa in the course about in loop aerials poles on the State the 254th day at College of carried calf Agriculture. days and feet They is Crane farm the twenty apart. of county east new are on Patrick’s Oxford the Another “Austin keeps minute. I of of kilowatts chart that they test. to is 750 day is kept generator one, up ana can inventions in fireworks the one a so and Austin, where there is 25 as acre a The farm bureau broke the federation has Bell, 462,447 tell always state Westinghouse of 2300 just the used each hour amount tell the people of Mower generator whistle first caught, the to a plot. want Ten of this waves are acres was sown She made lbs. opposed prohibitive, yearling record. 415 of of the day. unjust, kilowatts. A supply and The time the that least current which indication or is heard, is the first June 10, and there is good stand that Austin is just county to a as up unfair freight months fat in 365 days 1 10 Especially volts. is used between has at 2300 water 12 and o’clock rates. 1 year, of connection in Radio. This becomes it. The fields lired, thoroly a on were date town,” said Herbert as any it fought of the j for amendment Ao give Austin its supply hour. The the supply of to water age. an noon amplified until suddenly worked, wa- the weeds killed, and Mr. Doody, chief of the municipal engineer December the whole Interstate Commerce Since 1921 there with used is, of i whereby is 3,000,000 gal-1 Ur much act greater something amid pump course, wrong—and a a Liebenstein estimates that it will goes a the htrd has been in the testing Minnesota in Railroad capacity, and other of than Warehouse in winter. light he two cow association and plant, summer blaze of fiery sparks and shell n pumps yield about water as 75 of the best hay tons reports, making nearly four Commission might gallon capactiy, There is have the 150,000 also reci steady increase in showed News the the for The to years reporter second device is ignited, called, a it is power a possible to This will get. a record all of the older continuous regulate l ocating and The turbines of and rates practices relating through the plant. amount water on “The Celestial I pump. Messengers.” are power about consumed SIBOO, amount to the agent local equipped with to transportation. condensers. More and As chairman There tube boilers cows. water two is of This of the unique every year. stated since most more people the feeding are qualities one are the of in milk Two 16 of the Northwest For the of depending Regional Advisory each, light the electricity of horse and of cows 450 measurement now to : pyrotechnic all specialties. This dej are about upon the bran, power one for which same as heifers that have not yet d board, President share Reed plant is equipped with the of their has The furnace minute work. forth completed 600 horse i to great Yet are put vice leaves the ground in whirl| the figure power. s up $25 a ton taken. a a was full lactation period. The effort people switch boards of twelve in Austin have that panels. to farmers ob equipped with chained automatic not in a ing of flame every and color and ris: see gone mass remaining have yearly records 14 tain There for when which electric and where they stokers, and the large boiler has tell just strong need meters stoves. The in veil of silvery mist veiy cars are When wolves to great threaten herd an of es a a a either of M CTA, which R them. the j only where distribution light in underfeed automatic stoker. The of belongs coal town or average at | height. As it starts descend musk one present the attacked goes animals form to new ox a pounds of fat 422 at Dr. Fanny It is in the the plant is delivred the different i Fiester. marketing field used from Plants, that an average streets. tj i force again at to carries it to upward amid circle of deadly downdrooping horns a of three 8 months; j The the the lights j reasonable farm bureau’s the Great Western tracks into The Mercury electric efforts behalf age years, in and etc. brilliant rates bursts of which col|or arc impregnable. overhead A bull on new more proves of which several only 10 Austin of the the farmer bunkers. At the is used i and have the were Arc Aus- steady supply shown present system at have until it finally fades amount most in type the rush in out now effort pierce out to may a a months’ records. is tin. The ' drawn tangible results. of coal used day is citizens. ! night. 22 There measured by The It has supported tons. water Both of these features wolf but he many is a far a too and pure create never soon the herd bull In 1919 second spring j the 1 which the is fan for forced draft thru gives of is another establish was meter water movement the Minnesota enthusiasm output for to great and astonishment. the circle backs a returns to an underground water excuse into place purchased. There twelve of his duct the in gallons cubic moving Potato holier. and feet. Growers are to There Every Austin. Exchange, to many and his defensive attitude. resumes daughters the in herd at test which, with present, membership of a more of which in milk. Almost than is seven 12,000 were preparing market to without exception, these daughters the 192-1 Until potato recently crop. better their both than dams, the publicity are work for the Exchange in of production, of them type some carried from the farm was on producing olds much two bureau as as year office. their dams and 5 This 4 at as years. The Minnesota Egg and Poultry bull is grandson of the noted Sans Exchange, a which is composed of 20 Aloi, being of Financial Countess, out district associations representing a world’s record a cow. total membership of 8,000, has over The sire in at present use was had the of the farm strong support leased F. R. Angell from of St. Paul. bureau from the beginning. The Exchange He is of Majesty Lad breeding, being opened offices and began business of that old good Lad’s out cow, in St. Paul, July 1, 1924, and is Goldy Y; which is in the University Fair already handling creditable Drop volume a farm herd. She has R. of M. a record of business. of pounds fat and 669 lbs. 12176 The Minn. Co-operative Creameries’ milk. of The first calves arrive to Association which is doing now an fiom this bull exceedingly are promward. volume of business in tub enormous Visitors In Here and butter carton and which last The original foundation Old cow, spring closed with the U. contract a Beauty Good Hope, 284537 is still in S for 450,000 pounds government herd the and doing well. She is nearly of butter be used by the to navy, has 12 old and had 11 calves, years supported financially and was morally bulls 6 and heifers. All 6 of the by the farm bureau when it was heifers in the herd along with are a in of formation. process number of grand-daughters. The Minnesota Co-operative Wool The herd is the accredited list, on Marketing Association, with headquarters having passed six clean without tests Wabasha, which has done at single being found. reactor a much in the last few months to so fair its members, return to secure a Fair Oaks Dispersal organized by the farm bureau was Sale about and In October half This a year a ago. association has 1200 now over members. One of the big dispersal sales of Over 25 of the livestock cent per the fall be will the Fair Oaks pure received the South St. Paul stockyards at bred Jorsey Sale October. in It probably is being handled by the now* will be held the Fair at grounds. Central Co-operative Commission Association. This herd of Jerseys has been built Nowhere in the United by J. R. Woods and has of up some States is there larger, stronger a or the best blood lines in the country. successful co-operative more mar There be other bred Jerseys may pure keting especially in the agency, from Mower County breeders livestock field, than this association. listed the sale. at The sale will be The farm bureau has important an managed by Col. Settles of St. Louis in the organization and establishment part and is expected Jersey to attract fanciers become We want to Come in and make of this association. from several An states. extensive Special attention is given by the publicity campaign has been from personally Minnesota Farm Bureau time planned. yourself home at time legislation affecting to to agriculture. It largely acquainted with The second of was the Country Club’s responsible for the of the series of passage dances given Monday was only not while the Rural Credit Act, under state which night. We want you. you the Rural Credit Board has state been organized is doing business, and Play ground activities in Austin Fair is know the but facilities to on the which the farm bureau part close will August 16 with a program played the fight in the to cf LaFayette Park. The secure enactment stunts at of this bank— of the McNary-Haugen bill made by toys the boys and girls who occasion on every and Shoals the Muscel bill is well took in the playground activities part its strength and known Minnesota Farmers. to The this exhibited in the year were Intermediate Credit Bank which has window of the Austin Hardware Company you re m own reliability. done such effective work in relieving this week. Judges Mrs. were the credit situation in the northwest, Tanye Burgess Hines and E. N. Hoffman. established by legislation was supported by the farm bureau. Other accomplishments of the farm bureau Hostesses afternoon at bridge an at behalf of the farmer include the advocation Banfield farm or of west Austin, and of the Packers Thursday, support Mrs. Richard Banfield, w’ere ar.d Stockyards giving the Mrs. act, U. S. H. H. Corey and Mrs. E. Department of Agriculture the N. Sturman. High power went to score investigate business to Miss practices Frances in Baird. livestock yards; the appointment ot farmer members the Corcord U. S. Shipping Grange to held its regular Board and the Federal meeting last Trade Wednesday evening. SEE US IF YOU NEED A FARM LOAN Commission; and the The included orchastra recent program move music, looking toward the study by of Misses Emma and Alice tax songs problems in Minnesota through Frankson and directed by county games and township Miss Lela committees, Johnson. Refreshments tax Farmers of which Merchants studies have served by Misses already some Irene Christianson, State Bank were & resulted in appreciable Viola Hanson reductions and Gertrude in the levies tax of Lincoln. districts. The meeting will be next some Special mention should September be made 3. of the fact that the farm bureau was of the The powerful Ladies’ Aid Society of agencies the Congregational one most in bringing about the abandonment church picnicked the of at AUSTIN MINNESOTA “Pittsburgh Plus,” Leßar the last week. There practice camp under were which the U. S. about Steel 100 in attendance. Corporation and its subsidiaries charge freight OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS from Pittsburgh Buckingham S. P. of Wichita, destination Kan., to all on steel shipments Saturday join arrived Mrs. S. regardless P. of to where M.S. Fisch 0. H. Hegge Spieker the D. R. steel is A. M. Smith produced and daughter, Frank Buckingham Uzlik Betty, shipped from. C. W. Streeter or The recent order been visiting who have Mr. and of Mrs. the Federal Trade John Commission Spieker Claude Spieker Buckingham. They Roy will \isit in C. directing R. Knudson the Peter Lausen L. H. Williams abolishment of this Minneapolis before returning home. practice . will, it is estimated, the farmers save over $50,000,000 News Ads bring results. steel products they on purchase.