—It turned cold Saturday night
and the ground froze up. Up to last
night there has been no snow but the
weather is blustering and the mer
cury hangs around 2O ab0ve in the
morning. The weather prediction is
for a blast right from the North Pole
tomorrow or Friday.
J. Brooks, division passenger
agent, Chica^d Great Western com
pany, was in Austin yesterday work
ing up interest in the proposition to
have an expert agricultural superin
tendent for Mower county to spend
his entire time among our farmers.
It is a good move*
—Rev. J. A. E. Naess gave an stir
ring sermon Sunday evening on tJhe
Proper Observance of the Lord's
Day and spoke in no uncertain 'way
of the ungodly effort to opeij the
moving picture shows in Austin on
Sunday.
—The Lutheran Ladies Aid was
entertainedvat the Parsonage, by Mrs.
J. A. E. Naess Thursday afternoon.
Their 'annual.
.sale, arid dinner wilK be
held Tuesday arid-'-Wednesday, D^e.
10 and 11. 1
—For Sale, Thirty acres well improv
ed farm one, mile from AUBtin
limits., Good buildings. Inquire jgf
Lars Hansen, Austin, Minn.' 3&2
—The walls of the new fire depar£
ment house are rapidly going up "thi^
week'. "The cornerstone will be-laid
this week. :-.jl
—The new armory is well along
towards completion. It is: about
ready for the mill work. It ought tp
be ready for occupancy by New
Year's.
—-Joe Fugle, of Grand Meadow was
an Austin caller Saturday.
—Will Brooks and iamily returnejj
Wednesday *from Minneapolisi where
they spent several days withv rela^
tives.
—Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hafver oj
Sidney, Mont., were visiting friends
at the S. M. Normal yesterday.'
—Miss Winifred Murphy spent
Sunday with her sister Mrs. Wm.
Gardner in Blooming Prairie.
