The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-09-14
VISITING IN AND AROUND
OWATONNA
FIELDMAN IS AS BUSY AS A
MONKEY PICKING FLEAS ON
CHILDREN'S DAY AT
THE zoo
BY BANDSAW.

BY BANDSAW.
Owatonna, Mimi. We slipped
into Owatonna just to look around
bit. We looked everywhere for
the fieldman of the Invisible EN-
pire, but couldn't locate. him. A lit
tie questioning revealed that he had
left for Kasson, so we made Lizzy
carry US to that town. When we ar
rived at our destination we received
the cheerful information that he had
left for West Concord. There was
nothing to do but 60 to West Con-
cord. At West Concord we looked
in vain for the Khan fieldman. We
couldn't see any sense in trailing
that trotter around any more, and
gave it up as bad job.
We heard lot of things about
that terrible Khan in the various
towns where we stopped. In one
town a series of midnight explo-
sions preceding a fiery cross aroused
the whole community. It is said on
good authority that the village mar
shall, or whatever title they give
the preserver of the peace, who had
been sleeping for several hours when
the explosions awoke him, became
so frightened that he crawled under
his bed, and the best efforts of his
wife could not induce him to come
forth until many hours had sped
into the eternal past.
One fellow told US pretty straight
that silabus, we guess that's what
you call it, has been sent around
forbidding Roman Catholics to eat
eggs-BECAUSE THERE ARE
KLUX IN MOST OF EN-. We
won't vouch for the truth Of the
statement, but give it to you for
what it is worth.
Late was the hour when we finally
found our way back to Owatonna.
We felt like a hot cup of coffee,
so went to where they make good
coffee, and soon were busy pouring
the Java into our inners. We must
have reached the middle of the cup
when in walks the go-getter that we
had been hunting all day. At once
he told US about his wonderful car.
We couldn't get down to his garage
"a vacant lot-soon enough. We
saw the "car"-yes, we saw 1.-THE
four speeds forward and everything.
The Klancar had body lines that
would make a rain-barrel turn green
with envy. The fieldman was
quick to tell US that he liked the
car especially, not for its intrinsic
value as for its ease of storage, in
sisting that the darn thing looks so
harmless that nobody will think Of
stealing it. We say they won't.
The heldman told US q little ex-
perience he had the other day after
a naturalization ceremony. Klans-
men were assembled in the Klavern
when stranger tried to force his
way into the room. Several efforts
were made to drive him away, but
the cuss was persistent. When he
came back fifth time the Klansmen
cornered the fellow and put him be-
fore lawyer for cross-examination.
"Say, look here" said the LAWYER
Kansman, "you don't belong here"
He looked closer at the stranger.
I'm sure Of it. Amt you Jewish ?"
"Shure, I'm jewish" answered
the intruder with an ingratiating
smile.
"Well, don't you know that the
Khan won't admit Jews?"
II don't want to join"
What do you want then, any
way?"
II want to see the fellow vot buys
the sheete."
We knew that it was our place to
tell another" and decided to fill the
place. So while we were guzzling
the coffee the following story came
forth:
June, who had just enjoyed her
fourth birthday, was the center of
attraction at the Johnson home.
where more or less numerous rela-
tives were gathered.
Who do you like the best in all
the world?" asked Aunty Amanda
OF little June between a changing
OF the photograph records.