Mower County transcript. [volume], June 24, 1914, Image 1

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FARMER BEN'S
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I had great curiosity to see how
primary cawe out on governor. Two
years ago when^bilhart got less than
forty per cent o£ the total repub. vote
aDd the rest was divided up among
half a dozen others it was claimed that
the antis would never combine on one'
candidate so as. to Bhow that they were
opposed to the state machine. But in
the last primary with all the rest of the
antis eliminated except Lee we do act
ually find that the conditions are just
about as Farmer JBen figgered all the
time. Now the majority has spoken BO
decidediy it ought to be a matter of
party principle as well as common fair*
ness and honor to all turn in and elect
the whole repub list. of. nominees from
A to Z. We never make anything by
electin' dems to offis when repubs
standin' together are in the majority.
It's just demoralizin' and the repub
party has gone to the dogs lots of times
from the Bob Dunn frauds down to
Bill Barnes and his rotten schemes. It
pays to tote fair in politix and then all
are in mood to get together in solid
front.
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Our gal Sarah says that the encore
booba ain't all dead yet, more's the pity.
They don't hav any idee of the com
mon courtesies and decencies and
rightB of things. Show folks make up
their program so they will come out in
about
BO
luug and a few encore clackers
actually keep up a clatter and din and
demand until the rest of the audience
get tired out before the show is half
thru. I ain't sayin' anything agenst
Bincere and deserved applause. I like
it. It shows appreciation when- cor
rectly weighed out. But Whenasfet of
boobs don't know when they bav enuf
and hav no regard to tirin' out the rest
of the listeners andjio fegard fqr the
patience and of "the per
formers then they the encorersget to
be a nuisance, it looks like good com.
mon horse sense ,would hint aCiJifB but
qome folks'8 noddles are so pachyder
mous that you couldn't be&rgood.sense
into 'em with a eight foot club. When
Farmer Ben goes to a tfbew he lilies to
hav it begin on time and end on time
and only enuf encore to give spice.
Ain't it queer that when a man goes
into politix so many get spicious of
him? Chaps runnin' for offis who you
think are pretty honest and straight
are so often caught in such unholy
deals and such two faeed positions and
such good lord, good devil business,that
you can't help losin' confidence in their
general integrity. Bite in the recent
primary some of the fellows tried to
ride two horses and they fell off of both
and didn't, get the real help of either.
It is pretty tough when one has to tell
a differin' story to every other man he
meets in order to try and get votes.
But it is quite common opinion that a
man can't be honest in politix and ever
get anything. Cert, lots forget so easy
what thej've promised and pledgeidto
de. The worBt of it is that so manjr
will vote for the devil if he's a good
fellow and friendly no matter for prin
ciples or betrayin' of the best interests
of the people. So long as you can't get
this differin' you hav a poor case.
go the Bob Dunn goo| roads law has
got to go if the demand from all over
is heeded. It is provin'a awful expen
siv burden and the worst of it seems to
be that a big share of the money goes
for salaries and expenses and much too
leetle gets actually on the roads to
improve'em. It has most aliens b&n
thusly. If there was som$- way, could
be devised to cut out th$ treftnehd&us
side trackin' of public funds to private
pockets so that the btiik could be act
ually and honestly expended in public
improvement it~ would not be so bad.
Farmers are begiqttinV up to
Bee that their taxes are doublin' up on
'6DO.
Valuations are raised,, and: titx
rates are higher on top of that which
makes a double header advance. Just
look at what you paid on your farm six
years ago and what you piy tax this
year and then go out on the roadsin
front of your farm and see If tbey are
at all better than they were fiteN years
ago. Then ask yourself What about
th«* Dunn good roads law in actual
work in'.
I never saw such monkey frork in^
our election returns anyhow. TJa^sr'
the new law, the primly
jm
AOUS'^I^^
be|Lept open tfiltil'nine o^eloek at night
in| ity and country and the result is
^"^0 thi|t no one can get 1
of!
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surely ain't needed in the rooral
tficfcs and .they tell me it aint neei
in the biggest cities. My paper sa
|^t wherever the late keepin' open hi
j^nftiw|t has ben dropped in oth
ks and others in the citi
cert can get to the
The railroads are cert up agenst
hard row Of stumps these days witlil
their big budget of increased expense*
and lessenin' incomes. The trouble
starts back along ways in part when:
the money sharks and manipulator
watered the stocks and put fictitious
values on their property so that really
they hav to earn a good deal more than
is proper to pay dividends on inflated
values and stocks. But really they are
sure in a hole today with autos taking
away so much passenger traffic and
every one ready to giv 'em a kick. The
commissions bav ben cuttin' down pas|
senger and freight rates on 'em until
the roads claim some of their haulin' iis
less than it actually costs. The inter*
state commerce commission is lookihV
up these matters and claims and is
inclined to allow advance in rates on
commodities now transported belov|.
cost and they ought. What with the
demand for increased wages and th&
heavy personal injury damage suit#
and the steady drain on railroad
comes and they've got a tough financial
prop'
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XLVI]- (I I* V.WFCT FFTAJAI MEWERCMIIILY, MTTROEWM, WEDNTRIAY. JIHK-
pollB
as they coi
or go and7 seven o'clock is late enuf
anybody. I see the
Btatepaent
mac^
that the law waechanged to accomma^
date the votia' machines in Minneapt&j
lis where the.idjits take five minits
work it but that ought not to hlld u^
the rest of the state. Better buy
individual votin' machine for' eve
Minneapolis voter and let him hav the:
day at it.
FARMER BEN
RURAL SCHOOL GRADUATING
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EXERCISES.
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The Annual Rural School Eighty
iGrade^-Graduating Exercises will belong
jhfld th« grove at Ad&ms Villagr
iThjfW^y, June. 25th. Progra:
both forenoon and afternoon with pi
.nic dinner. Plan to be presei
ntce^H Qlce, Co. Supt.
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Chandlef
Annual llf
Meeting
Coiisins.
The 14th annual picnic and reunion^
of
day, June 16,1914, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs Geo. Chandler, 401 South
Chatham street, Austin. About tifty
cousins gathered to enjoy the good time,
that comes once a year. A table wM
set on the lawn in the shade of the fine
trees, and fifty sat down to a bountiful
dinner. After dinner letters were read
from absent cousins: N. E. Chandler
Portland, Ore. Mrs. Myra Scullin, IpS
swich. S. D. Ella Roberts, Lyle, Minii«
George Ernest Chandler, Peoria, 111.
Nora Carll was appointed chairmanf
of the day.
& following resolutions we re
adopted:
I. Resolved, that a vote of: thanks
be extended, to our host and hostess for
their generous hospitality to Chandler
Cousins.
II. Resolved that all couBins—hon
orary cousins and cousins-in-laws, tafe
.heavily, scored and fined for failure to
weir bftdges of organization at future
i|ae|tings.
til.' Resolved, that a vote of thankf
be extended to the absent couBihis
whose letters reached here in time for
their expressions of good will and fete
lowship.
-IV. Resolved, that little Harotl
Warrington be extended a welcome
/oUr^wist.
Resolved, that lSie?^ei§mtfkitt^:
heartily approved of the method em~
ployed of self-appointed secretaries.
Grace Trowbridge Wilder
Lily Chandler Clark.
Mable Chandler Thornton.
Nbra^ Chai^ltfrf?rC*rp ixiviiad thii
cousins tameet with tier next ye^r.
Oregon Farming: Land.
Large tract of good valley f&rmiti^
all. .-Grood climate, rich soil, and does
not tirrigation raise finest
An opportunity to get» gopd fertile
homestead aear town and market.
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It has
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District W C. T.
jThe 24tb Anjpial Co
EreeborUiCouuti^-w
^heftLuther«p ^harc^K at Liyle June
^pd 2§, Fpllowipg Jsibe complete
program:,,- &
ThuksjA2KX)
GoDBecratioii S^vice. ..Mrs: H'Dabl
QRMC Oalf of -Officers.
•f^Enrollment of defi^ilW.
s:
Appointment of committees,
Readmg of minuted of 101^'
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Mothers Meeting led by Mrs.' Patterson
Paper, "Purity."
Paper, "Sabbath ObBteYf4fitf6"—
Mrs. M. Thompson
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Thtjuspay, 8:00 P. M.
Devoiionals led by Rev. Moe,,
Solo«... Mrs. J. Gibson
Welcome of Union*..... Mrs. Car berry.
Welcome of Churches.... ....Rev. Moe
Response. Mrs. E. A W hitcomb LeRoy
Original poem.Mrs Abe NewelJ,Austin
]ilu8ic.M....................Ladies Trio
Address Mrs. Waterman
Offering.
Doxology and Benediction/
FRIDAY, 9KX) A.
Praise Service....... Mrs. Opie, Austin
Reading of minutes.
Treasurer's report.
Report of committees.
Report of local Unions.
Paper.....Mrs. Pankhurst Albert Lea
SbOrt: Discussion—"The best thing our
Union has accomplished during the
year.''
Election of Officers.
Duet .. .. Mesdames Johnson, Patterson
Memorial Service—
Mrs. Petran Albert Lea
Noontide Prayer.
Friday 2KK) i».
Devotionals. Mf8. Vaughn, Lansing
Paper, VV omen Voters aud the Liquor
Traffic ....... Miss El are, Albert. Lea
Solo.......... Miss Irene Craig, Austin
Discussion, "N atioual Prohibition" led
by Mrs Craig of Austin. .•
Children's Hour ...
Duet,... Irene and Ruth. Craig, Austin
Reading............y........Ruth Craig
R,ecitation —...........
Be on
Grace. Gibson
Address. ...... Prof. Arrington
Solo. .Genevieve Pahi
FRIDAY, 7.00 P. M.
Song. .".:s. "Onward Christian Soldiers''
Devotiohals..... ReV. Johnson
Music.... .......i.... .. Male Quartette
AddresBi Mrs. B. Scovell, Minneapolis
'"God Be With You Til We Meet
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A a in
bo wjc
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est Bhoe repair work in town. See, hi&.
233 E. Mill St. All work guaranteed.
Look at the Gold Boot Sign. ldtf
Left Property Worth More Than
Million
and a Half Dollars.
That it pays to farm in Minnesota is
indicated by the appraisal of the estate
ipf Tefrnis S. Slingerland of Kassbn/
Dodge county, who died January 28,
1914 which- has been filed with Attor
ney General Lyndon A. Smith to have
the mheritonce tax determined.
The property left by Siingerlknd is
Valued at ^1,270,405^14 and this doee
not inclus^%Jum, varlOTre^^stimated
at be.
settled onhllrwIfe.jjLlieaHjf her idower
rights several years before his death.
Slingeriand was 82 years old at the
time of his^ death and waB therichest
man in'SouthernliMiimesota.
Thef itiveiitttry gives a-minute de
scriitibn of every item of property, in
cluding a list of all animals with, their
prominent physical oharacteristics'giv
en ^detail. Here are some ofihem
Onfe bSty, mare ^with white Stripes in
face, called *-Maude, 14 years-old. value
""0. .-rf"'*"
One black imure -With stiff knee, 20
years old, value $45.
|Oae^p^tte^i cow wi£lrl)Ob-ti»iIj^e^i
One black mare, crippled (dead) no
value.,
t'ii
"To fix a value of $45. on ,a 20-year-pld
mare with a stiff knee Is generous, not
to
Bay
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Departtn^nt^f
distribltedito number of farasert who
found tl^at tbeisoil 4**tcid
to three tons of
orrecttbe acidity
or
'j*: 1 .U\
liberal," commented the attorney
general
Slingerland had a unique Career and
the state records are full of opinions of
the Supreme Court on ejult^ 4 ibv
him or against him. "He left
Bix
ctiild-
ren the oldest being 60 years old at the
time of his father's' death and' the
yotnigest 8, having' been born when
SliAgdHapd. was 84 years old."
11 'His tir8t wife died £aany. years ago
Hand in 1892 he re-married. Before his
second marria^s ^iqaisted'v that his'
betrothed sign id aBti/naptiaBcoBtract
^wherein she gave up all right to claim
any share of hie estate on the payment
of #5,000.- ,,
Tire Supreme^
Court several'yeart ago
^set this aside and the settlement^ by
^which he gave ber about one-third of
^'property followed. Oh February-28
aet, exactly one monthr after her hus
Rand's deatb, Mrs. Slingerland re-mar-
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Piyneer Press. I
That California Buildin| 0raff.
It tnakc)*^ mad tb seehow willifig"
manycitizehB iubscribev tdili^lUiid
Ifrat 'Mitmesoti' biiildidgion" tbe
ro\inds of the Paitaua ex^os't ibn^a
heme instead of beneQting th^ statd
en awa
state's
@^14^1
•iMvm'
1 4int8€^ theeroroof of the wuntjffamol
to
?et
course, I couldn't aifqM ll—there
TO&wwbmlofi..nl
sisted I wasn't %man
1 didn't get six cylinders, a tonne an,
ome tires and plugs
Adjft go out and speed on .the highway
with the automobile bugB.
T» girls had to. hire a "shuffer," a
lantern-jawed fcon-of-a gun,
Ai9 when sonny goes out for a joy
.de Pm sorry ne hasn't one,
F# whenever he hits a lamp post, or
.midB the old. car in the ditch,
I cough up some more spondulix to
Ifctten the bloated rich.
Wgjoopee! Clear the way, for I'm com
Mg—just, passed by a bunch of my
menais'.
Aw bent in the same direction, where
je road of the scorcher ends.
It$ t,fce place of a aruuken sailor at the
lm of a rudderless ship—
O^ the hills to the poorhouse I'm
Jtting a lively clip.
Houston (Texas) Chronicle.
_. Better Development League
-T-he Southern Minnesota Belter-De
velopment League together with tbe
Commercial, club.of Rochester and the
Farmer's' clubs ot Olmstead county
hffire made arrangements. to become
jomtly responsible for tbe success of
th| mid-summer meeting of the Devel-'
op^nent league and tbe annual picnic I
OMbe farmers of Oimstead county, and'
thfi first annual picnic dinner of tbe1
pebple of Rochester at Mayo Park,
Rfi^heBter, On Thursday, June 25th'
The Development League meeting is
for the counties of Wabasha, Dodge,
WjUiona,
Houston^Olmetead, Fillmore
aBja Mower. The league meeting iafor
ev^ry citizdn of the aboye named coun
ti«l, and the. arrangemeht made with
itb& Rochester Commercial club and
Q^astead County Farmer's clubs: in*
'8u»s the largest attendance possible.
.: ^he following is :the program:
THURSDAY, JUNB25TH, 10:00 A M.
Morning session in Mayo park.
rlAddress of Welcome—Mayor.
Response—TD. C. Armstrong, Albert
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Appointment of Commi tteee.
PICNIC DINNER,
'JSteapxjftration in farming by use of,
dyn£daite-^L. (X Martin of The Dupont
Powder Company.
Address—Dr. E. Dana Durand, State
University.
5 Address—Prof. Clifford Willis.Editoc
NorthwestFarmstead.
Address—Hon. L. E. Potter, Spring
field, Minhesota.
Address-R. Pollock,County Agent,
Dakota County.
EVENING•SESSION.
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if
otorin? to the Poorhouse.
I'^^MtgJigeit: the ftomf foir^ua auto,
iid I'm playing her Btraighf.ail^for
T^ertj Mre otb|r| will helif|§th^ruH
n|ng| jau# 1'te holding m^^^, you
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Address-rHon. Geo. P. Tawney^ Wi
nona.
Address-rJohn D. Deets, Secretary
Development League.
There will be a stock judging contest
by several teams of high school stu
dents This will be the most interest
ing contest ever held in this section of
the state.. ••.-
Neglect of the Polls.
The cause of good government, suffeis
more from the neglect of the electorate
to voice their own sentiments at the
polls than from any other cause. There
is too much of a sentimeut among the'
voters to "'List George do it"' and stay'
at home. If this would not happen too!
often perbapsKso hirm|Mbnld be done
but 6ince we recko^'^^g.by percent
ages when the percentage
:of
stay at-
home^ is large 4ihe' c^8iBv^f good gov
ernment bag $ujSfE0%pBt to that ex
tent. Yon j^ay be ani^that the friend
a a
benefited by legi^tion will bl at the
polls and vote^ ae many. of his kind as
possible.^ It 1B -AajJftdtferentYvoter,
wbo stays at hol^Ci^- ^w^ef at the
polls with his vote«|h|^|%$ld t^irn the
scale and halance ofip^^er.^ilf the right
direction. —^Ren VU16 ^at l?aHtner.
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Next StiK X^^iMbit.
The next ex&i^^lie State Srt
CommjfieiojQ ,jelfev$nth and
will be jtield^thie eofafmj^^ptember
connection With,?the Annual State- Fair
ana Exposition at Hamlhie) September
7th to 12th.., This will institute two
Annual State Art Exhibitions within a
period of one year.
The State Fair Management b&s pro
vided for this Aunuftl Exhfbi^ion a
Beries
of new art galleries^ withfpecial
facilities in the wav. of^lighting^'and
sion wui inBiau.i8 annual .^xniouion,
)llj^^r"yaluidt)le:loau eoilmioa of
as wel
Hfc and
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eld
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•rat ofli
tloni
g~r tbe T«WMcripl v»*y
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All Gas Kitchen-'
Due to. the. advancing
price of hard coal and
the on and
economy of gas fuel the
majority of people are
discontinuing the use of
coal in the kitchen. Why
not change and gain com
fort, convenience and clean*
liness?
The
H. DAVIDSON, JR., frres/ ,^
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IQN. ^TCRM.—TI.30 Per Aunum, lb Advance
What Is The Atl Gas
It is a kitchen eqiupped with MODERN'appliances
^using.gas exclnsivei^^
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have an
.Cabinet Gks Range,"
and heating your kitchen with the furnace yoa will'
AUSTIN GAS CO.
Be More Than a Depositor.
It is all right to be a, depositor-and have your
name on a little card at the bank, but you ought
to go farther than that. Make up your mind to
use. as far as possibler the,facilities which a bank
provides you.
You will find the Austin National Bank handy
in your Various transactions and necessities, all
the way from the use of checks in making your
payments to the matter of arranging .your v«tca
tions without having to carry large amounts of
on it
Austin National BanT
,x, AUSTJ Nr-MINNESOTA. X!,
Capital 50.000.00 Surplus 910,000.65 Resources 9635,000.00
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By installing a.-,
Water neater
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J. L. MITCHELL, Vice-Pres.
C. F. ROSS, ice-Pre»
P. D. BEAULIF.U. Cash. F. C. WILBOUR. Asst. Cash.
Tile For Unproductive Land
Now is the time to tfle the unproductive land.
We will sell you all the tile you want and give one of
two years to pay for it.' Why not build an Austin
brick silo on the same terms?
Call at our office on East Brownsdale Avenue,
and let us figure your requirements?
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Minnesota Farmers Brick & Tile Co.
AUSTIN, MINN.™.-
Lu ber, Lath, Sasll kild iDcidrk
Hard and
Come and see 11s if you want to buy
or
We Carry a Pull and Weill
488orted stock of«*all grades of Lumber, t*
.and. ^s heretofore, ®ut prices will always
ibe found to be' the lowest. Parties wh'$m
sontemplatiB btulding will save money by^
figuring with us before purchasing else
where.
THB OLD ReLIABLE OEALERS
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S mall-i^roflltslandjLargeCSales.
1. Crane Lumber.company
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