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The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-02
PREPARE TO BATTLE
CORN STALK BEETLE
Many Growers in Southern States
Reported Injury 10 Crop.
Damage Was Quite Severe Wherever
Soil Was Such as TO Sustain Grub
Control Measures Recon-.
mended by Entoroioaists.

prepared by the United states Depar,-
mont Of Agricultural
Last ytMr corn pest, Described Nv
entomologls,s of the United States dc.
pnrtmcnt Of n.riculture ms the rough.
headed corn stalk beetle. appeared In
many parts ~ the South Many corn
~-o"'-~s of Texas. Gcorgla. Louisiana.
80 aSas and Alabama reported in
'v 10 their corn by this beetle. the
damage being quite general and So
we're wherever the soil WINS such ms
to sustain the grub.
The beetle varies somewhat In size,
according 10 the cntomologlsts. hut
usually measures about onc.hnlf inch
In length. II Is stout. hard-shelled
creature. jet black In color. II IL
thought 10 be distributed only In the
Southern states. The damage Is done
wholly by the adult and consists In
boring Into the outer wall of the stalks
Immediately below the surface ~ the
ground. making large ragged OPEN
ing. and destroying the tender growing
point. ar 'hcart." upon which the bee
lit ltfU~. U' tNllNEN u NhOf only
during spring and early summer.
Field observations show that outbreaks.
for reasons rs yet impcrfectly under
stood. do not necessarily rccur In sue
cesslve years
4 summary ~ control measures
recommended by the cntomologlsts
and described in detail In the bulletin
may be outlined MS follows:
l. Eliminate all old pastures or
waste land. especially low. moist areas.
and drain such lands thoroughly.
. Pasture hogs In waste or pasture
lands that cannot be conveniently
drained aud cropped
3 Plant corn early. say. about April
20. for tidcwntcr Virginia. and earlier
for more snutherly localities.
I. Give liberal applications of harm.
yard manure or commercial fertilizers
whenever practicable.
:. Employ children or cheap labor
TO collect and destroy the beetles when
field first shows injury.
q. DO not allow corn To follow sod II
possible 20 avoid II.
:. Plow sod land IA late summer and
early fall In order to destroy the puras
of the rough-headcd cornStalk beetle.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-02
GREAT CARE FOR LIVE STOCK
Animals Represent Considerable cspl.
tai and Should Receive Proper
Feed and Shelter.

Raising livestock requires a higher
order Of intelligence and greater care
than growing crops. Animals must
have care and attention. They repre-
sent considerable capital and for this
reason II Is highly desirable that they
be fed and sheltered. That Is one
reason why men who raise live stock
are generally very alert and progress
slve.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-02
SYsTEM FOR POULTRY FARM
Arrange Buildings So That One Can
Readily Go From One to Another
Without Trouble.

The poultry farm should be arrangeo
% that the work can be done system
atically. Place the buildings so that
one can readily go from one 10 the
other. Many steps are saved by hav-
ing place for everything and every
thing In Its place.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-02
HANDWRITING OF BEAN SEED
Not Long Nor Iaborlous Job as They
Are Larger Than Wheat or Bar
iey-keeps Crop Pure.

The Manipulating Of the beans Is not
a long nor laborious job MS the bean
Is much larger than the barley or wheat
grain. Those who have tried II declare
most enthusiastically In favor Of this
careful method Of bean selection. Az
ter the beans have once been hand
picked II Is relatively easy TO keep the
seed pure.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-02
BY RUDYARD KLPLNC,
In a Speech at Eolkstone.l


From time TO time the representa-
tives of the Allies meet together and
lay down what the war-aims Of the AL
lies are. From time to time our
statesmen repeat them. They all
agree we are fighting for freedom and
liberty. for the right of small States
to exist, and for nations to decide for
themselves how they are to be gov
erned All this we understand and
perfectly believe. That is the large
view of the situation. What is the
personal aspect OF the case for you
and me?
We are fighting for our lives, the
lives of every man, woman, and child
here and everywhere else We are
fighting that we may not be herded
into actual slavery such as the Ger
mans have established by force of
their arms in large parts of Europe.
We are fighting against eighteen
hours a day forced labor under the
lash or at the point of the bayonet,
with a dogs death and a dogs burial
at the end of it. We are fighting that
men. women, and children may not be
tortured. burned. and mutilated in the
public streets. as has happened in this
town and in hundreds of others. And
we will go on fighting till the race
who have done these things are in no
position to continue or repeat their
offense.
No Halfway House Tween
Victory and Defeat.
II for any reason whatever we fall
short Of victory-and there is no half
way house between victory and de-
tsat-whst hsppsns g Ysl This;
every decenoy upon which civilization
has been so anxiously built Up will
I'm XIV Seek Ssss.d S0 sn. Sss'y z en-
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-02

The whole Idea Of democracy
which at bottom 10 what the Hun
fights aeaInst-wlli bs dismissed
from mems mInds, because Il will
have been shown incapable Of
maintaining Itself against the
Hun. II will die; and II will die
discredited, together with every
belief and practice that 10 bassd
on II.
The Hun ideal. the Huns root-no-
lions of life. will take its place
throughout the world. Under that dis
pensation man will become once more
the natural prey. body and goods. of
his better-armed neighbor. Women
will be the mere instrument for con.
tinuing the breed. the vessel of mans
lust and mans cruelty: and labor will
become a thing to be knocked on the
head If 1t dares to give trouble, and
worked to death II 1t does not.
And from this order Of life
there will be no appeal, no possI-
biIity Of any escape. This 10 what
the Hun means when he says he
Intends to impose German
kulTuR-which 10 the German
reIieion-upon the world. This 10
precisely what the world has
banded itself together to resist.
II will take every ounce In US; II
will try US out to the naked soul.
Our trial will not be made less by
the earnest advice and suggestions
that we should accept some sort of
compromise. which means defeat. put
forward by Hun agents and confed.
crates among us. They are busy In
that direction already.
Or Earth Becomes
A He'll Without Hope.
But be sure OF this: Nothing
nothing we may have to endure now
will weigh one featherweight COM
pared with what we shall most Ger.
tainly have to suffer IL for any cause
we fail Of victory.
The war must go on. The more
we have suffered In this war, the
more clearly do we see this necessity.
Our hearts. our reason. every instinct
In us that lifts US above the mere
brute. show us that the war must 60
on. Otherwise earth becomes a hell
without hope. The men. the ships.
the munitions must 60 forward to the
war. and behind them must come the
money. without which nothing can
move. Where our hearts are there
must our treasure be also. There has
been q great deal Of money spent In
England lately. several millions a day
for the last twelve hundred days.
That means that many people have
had the chance Of earning more
money than they could have earned
In peace times
Our security for our loan 10 not
emily the whole Of the British EN-
plrs, but also the whole Of eiviilxa-
tion, which has pooled Ne re-
sources In men. money. and mate
Hal 10 carry on thls war 70 vlo
tory. Nothing siss under Heaven
mattsrs today except that the war
shall 90 On to that end
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-05-02
EVERY INSTINCT TELLS
Us WAR MUST GO ON
Hgnf fAy<r
Plea Of English Writer to His
Own People Is Applicable
TO All Americans
POET PAYS HIS own TOLL
THE LIFE Of HIS ONLY SON
Without an Allied Victory, He
Declares, Earth Becomes
He'll Without Hope

knows world politlrs and reistIens-
He knows Germany. And he has paid
his toiI--ths life OF HE only son-to
defeat her. Because Of these things
what he has to say carries Q message
IL true that Nothing else under
Heaven matters today except that the
war shall 90 on 10 that end" There
10 no way Of carrying u on unless we
let America have the money to use for
u. klpilrg gives some straight,
sound, reasons why the people OF this
country must buy Liberty Bonds
Editorl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

direction along the center OF said State
Road to the center of Sank River;
thence in Southerly direction along
the center of Sank River as it winds
and meanders to the North line OF the
Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of said section fifteen Q5);
thence East on said last mentioned
line to section line between said Sec
lions numbered fourteen CAD and
fifteen (15), thence South on said sec
ton line to the place of beginning; said
sections fourteen CAD fifteen (15) and
twenty three (23) above and herein re-
ferred to and described being in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES SALE.

Notice is hereby given that default
has been made in the conditions Of a
certain mortgage made and executed
by Bertha Gulliford and F. E. Gu1liford
husband and wife. as mortgagors, to
Ormus II. Doolittle, as mortgagee
dated April 2, 1917, and recorded in the
office of the Register Of Deeds within
and for Stearns County, Minnesota, on
June IL. 1917, at two o'clock p. M, in
Book 83 of Mortgages on page 8
thereof, that on June Is, 1917, by a
written instrument bearing said date
said mortgage was duly assigned by
the said Ormus HI. Doolittle, mortgage,
to First State Bank of Sank Centre, a.
corporation, and the deed of assign
ment recorded on March 26, 1918, at
eight o'clock a. M, in the office of
said Register of Deeds in Book "P" Of
Assignments and Agreements on page
227 thereof; that the amount claimed to
be due on said mortgage at this date
is Forty mine hundred fifty dollars and
Seventy seven cents ($495O.77); that no
action or proceeding has been institute
ed at law, or otherwise, to recover the
debt remaining, secured by said mort
gage. or any part thereof; that the
premises described in and covered by
said mortgage are: The North Half Of
the Northeast Quarter (Nh Of NEA)
of section numbered twenty-five (22)
and the Southeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter (SEA of SEK) of
section numbered fifteen (15) in town
ship numbered one hundred twenty six
d26) north of range numbered thirty
four (34) west of the 9Th Principal
Meridian; also all that part of sec
tions numbered Fourteen (14). Fifteen
(15). and twenty-three (23) contained
within and bounded by the following
described metes and boundary lines. to-
wit: Commencing at the Southwest
corner of the Northwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter (NWA of NWA) OF
said section twenty-three (23) and
thence running East to the center of
tions IA. is and %. from Sank Centre
to Melrose; thence in Northwesterly
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

Township numbered one hundied TWEEN
ty-six d26) of said Range numbered
thirty-four (34,) and the tract of land
so described containing 200 acres
more or less. and being situate in
Stearns County, Minnesota;
contained in said mortgage, and pur-
suant to the statute in such case made
and provided, said mortgage will be
foreclosed by the sale of said premises
at public vendue to the highest bidder
for cash by the Sheriff of Stearns
County Minnesota, at the front door
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

of the post office in the City of Sank
Centre in said county and state, on
Friday. May "a, 1918, at ten o'clock a.
M, to satisfy the amount then due on
said mortgage together with the
costs of such sale and seventy Ave dol
lars (s75.O0) attorneys fees stipulated
in said mortgage.
Dated March 8, 1918.
FIRST STATE BANK OF SAUK
CENTRE, Assignee of Mortgage.
L. L. Kells, Attorney for
Assignee of Mortgage, $3.50
Sank Centre, Minnesota
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
nau qpqqR4 IN q y y y p
q WESTPORT. p

| " w IL oAk1s
q u u q u q u q u u q u u
Miss Bernice Cooper has been OF
the sick list this week with la grippe
and Mrs. Geo. Bodiker with measles
Mr.. and Mrs. Hales, Bernice ant
Linda Bowman accompanied A. II
Turritten to Sank Centre who was en-
route to Minneapolis Thursday night
after attending to business matters il
Westport.
A brick bank is being constructed il
Westport just north of Clemens store
This will improve the looks Of the
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew johnson anc
family were entertained at John An.
derson's Sunday at dinner.
Geo. Erickson has returned to hi
home after graduating from the Nor.
ris Agricultural school.
Miss Esther Lee visited at Geo
Bowman's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Fredericks an6
William and G. n. Cooper motored tc
Sank Centre Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hales and daughter
Louise, Mrs. Cook and Dean, Miss
Gaarder and Linda Bowman motoret
to Sank Centre Saturday evening.
Mrs. r. Black and children Of Carlos
visited at A. E. Johnson's last week
Alex Bjorklund of Osakis spen,
Sunday with A. E. Johnson's.
Mrs. Kertes and Mrs. Livingston
spent Friday at Bowman's.
Mrs. Carl Eckburg of Sank Centre
spent April / with Bowman's.
A dance was given in Westpor1
April 2 and large crowd was in at
tendance and a splendid time reported
A Red Cross auction sale and pro-
gram will be given in the M. w. A
hall Saturday evening. Everyone come
and hear Hon. Frank M. Eddy speak
and help the Red Cross.
Ladies aid will be held with Mrs. B
Hall Thursday noon.
Florence FORFEIT spent Tuesday
night with Elvira Frederick.
A number of friends surprised Mild
red Bowman April 1 to celebrate hel
birthday. Games were played and 6
delicious lunch of sandwiches potato
salad, Jello-cake and coffee was serv.
ed. Numerous presents were shower.
ed on her.
Bert Frederick sold his farm neal
Osakis Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Frederick anc
family left Wednesday morning fol
Tintah where they expect to make
their home for six months and he viii
work for Uncle Sam. Mr.. and Mrs
Hales are occupying their house dur
ing their absence.
Harry Knapp and Maude Manr
made short call at J. Frederick
farm Thursday evening. Harry left
for Cincinnati, O., Saturday where hi
| joined Uncle Sans forces.
Grandma Buchholz is back living il
Westport. She visited with Mrs
Pickney in Willard Saturday night.
Mrs. Pinckney visited with friends
| in Westport last week.
Mrs. John Smith has fully recovered
from her illness and is able to bt
around again.
Mrs. Bowman, Cook, Hall, ant
Misses Myra and Mildred Bowman
Edith Honnald and Irene Roth spent
Sunday evening at A. E. Johnson's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman, Mildred ane
Myra spent Sunday evening at Joh1
Kane's.
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB ROOMS
WILLY BE OPEN EVERY DAY
NEXT WEEK, BOTH DAY TIME
AND EVENING TO RECEIVE LII
BERTY LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
PEOPLE LIVING IN THE CITY OF
SAUK CENTRE, SAUK CENTRE
RAYMOND, ASHLEY AND GETTY
TOWNSHIPS ARE REQUESTED T(
CALL AT THE CLUB ROOMS AM
MAKE THEIR SUBSCRIPTIONS
THEIR ALLOTMENT WILL BE on
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

anied him as far as the Twin Cities
where they visited with relatives, re-
turning home Monday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
Il u u u u d q q u q q q y q
= & WEST UNION

: Il
= WEST UNION
o o o o o o o o o o
Bill Kane transacted business at ST.
Cloud the first of the week.
Mike Messer returned to the st.
sJohns college at Collegeville, MINI on
Wednesday after having spent the
Easter holidays with his parents at
the Michael Messer home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Yates Of Little
Sank were in town on business We'd
nesday
Miss Emily Botzet came over from
Leaf River Wednesday for a short
visit with her mother at the ]. Botzet
home south of town.
The ladies sewing circle of the Ger
man Catholic church met with Mrs.
Nick Eltgroth north of town Thurs
day afternoon, and very enjoyable
afternoon was reported by all pres
emit.
John Cans left for Collegeville,
Mimi, Wednesday after spending the
Easter holidays with his parents at
the Nick Cans home east of town.
Messrs. Matt Didier, Clarence Sell
insky, James Johnson, and Owen
Wagner attended the Easter dance
WE PAY FIVE PER CENT PER
ANNUM ON CERTIFICATES OF
DEPOSIT. FIRST STATE BANF.
OF SAUK CENTRE.
at Westport Tuesday evening, and all
report dandy time.
Mrs. L.. B. Anderson visited with
friends at Sank Centre Friday and
Saturday of last week.
A number from here attended the
home talent play "The Court of King
Cole" at the Caughren theatre in
Sank Centre Tuesday and Wednesday
night, and all were very much pleased
with the play.
Fred Moehring transacted business
at Osakis between trains Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Fl. Opitz left for
st. Cloud by auto Saturday for a
visit with their daughter and family
at the Frank Harth home in that city
they returned home Sunday afternoon
A farewell party in honor of Owen
Wagner, who left to join the Navy
Friday, was given in the village hall
. here Thursday evening by few
neighbors and old friends. Rev. Mac
Mel of Osalsis delivered one of his
truthful, good sound patriotic speeches
which was greatly enjoyed by few OF
our patriotic citizens who We're pres
emit. After the speech bounteous
luncheon was served. Best wishes
were extended to Owen by all.
Matt Didier was an Alexandria call
er on business Saturday afternoon.
Miss Nellie Middlestadt left fol-
Sank Centre Monday for short visit
with friends and relatives at that
place, before leaving for Fort Ben
ton Mont, where she will make hel
home in the future.
H. ]. Marthaler transacted business
at Osakis between trains Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Toilet johnson attend
ed the Red Cross meeting at the
Johnson home in Gordon Friday even
ing.
The school entertainment here Fri
day evening was attended by packed
house, and was enjoyed by all who
were present The dialogues and reel
tations were well rendered, and show
ed very well the good training the
children have had. The net proceeds
which are for the benefit of the REQ
Cross amounted to about $500.
Owen Wagner left for Minneapolis
Friday noon, from where he will
lave for the Great Lakes training
station. Owen enlisted in the Navy
as apprentice seamen in January, and
has anxiously awaited his call. His
mother and sister Charlotte accomp-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11
Flee Hundred Thousand
American Soldiers IL, France

We dare not delay the VICTORY now.
American lives stake safety the safety of the
whole world proong the slaughter and the suffering
risk defeat nconcuive quickly;
wen put forth every effort
The army is doing its part. Five hundred
thousand American soldiers France today There will
the going send
army large enough that when strike with Allies drive
the German the decisive
VICTORY will make freedom SAFE and establish
and lasting peace.
But the whole nation must take part. Our
greater abundance ordnance munitions supplies will
make their VICTORY possible. We fail them
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-04-11

The Third Liberty Loan is our share in
the winning of this war Upon it depends
the safety and success Of five hundred
thousand American soldiers in France.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-20
ALL EXCESS FLOUR
MUST Be REPORTED


st. Paul, April 20.-Every person
in Minnesota who has more than
thirty days supply of wheat -four on
hand must return the flour at once
to the dealer from whom 1t was pur-
chased, or report his supply to the
county food administrator.
This announcement by the state
food administration is made in an
effort to take from the group Of
food hoarders every ounce of -four
that does not belong to them under
national food regulations. ~
M Making State SURVEY.
The state food administration now
is making Q survey of the -four sup
ply Of the entire state, and tits be-
lieved that the interval between now
and May will be sufficient time for
all persons to report voluntarily. The
time may be extended in some cases
a few days, however.
These returns from the household
ers will he. checked, and those who
fail to respond will be sent blank
by mail asking information as to
their flour supply. Following this,
those who fail to respond to the d.
rect request will have their food
stocks investigated by the state ad-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-20

-
~niency in passing sentence on Mr..
Peterson were made by Attorney
Frank D. Larrabee and Frank M.
Nye,s who appeared as a friend for
20 years of the defendant. :
Leniencv for Peterson Urged.
In passing sentence, Judge Morris
conceded that Mr.. Peterson's offense
against the government, based on
two articles appearing in the Min
neapolis and St. Paul American in
which the United States senate's
war aims were criticised, was not as
fragrant as that of Bentall.
Appealing for Peterson, Mr.. Lar
rabee asked the court to divorce
this case from the preceding one,'
and asked the court to consider the
newness of the espionage act, which
has mot as yet been thoroughly in
terpreted."
"a man is either for his country
or against it," said Judge Morris, ad-
dressing Bentall. There is no mid
die ground. If man says or does
anything that would discourage
young men upon whom the country
is relying, from enlisting or doing
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-20
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
ORGANIZE BALL TEAM

For the first time in four years,
the Bemidji high school is to have
a baseball team this spring. and it
is asserted that the outlook for a
fast nine is quite f1attering.
Practically all the squad called for
training has had no experience in
high school baseball in Bemidji, but
some Of them have played on other
school teams.
Pierre Gray is manager Of the
team and r. M. Smith, a former Pur-
due man, agricultural director, is
coach. DR.. Diedrich will also assist
when he has spare time.
Doran has been named as cap
tain. He has had considerable ex-
perience behind the plate and caught
two years for the International Falls
high school. Other high schoolers
trying out for positions are: Pitch
ers, Kittleson, Washburn; catchers,
Doran and Jones: infeld and out
field, Whitney, Knapp, Gray, OPP
sahl, Simons, Morris, Tennstrum,
Stechman, McDougal.
The boys are practicing nightly at
the ball park and expect to play the
first game one week from today
with some team out of the city.
Blackduck has written for a game.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-04-20
WILSON'S STAND BEATS
WHEAT PRICE INCREASE

Washington, April 20.-Congress
will not increase the guaranteed
price of wheat for the 1918 crops. 1t
is useless to hold the 1917 crops
longer for more money. This was
made clear when by vote of 167
to 1913 the. House rejected the Nc
Laughlin amendment to the agricul-
tural appropriation bill for mini
mum of $3.50 a bushel at Chicago.
The measure was ordered back to
conference. The decisive stand Of
the House means the Senate will be
compelled to yield to the wishes Of
the owler body 1t is expected that
an agreement will be reached soon.
An unwritten rule requires Senate
conferees to recede from their posi-
ton If the House rejects extraneous
matter inserted in appropriation
bills by the Senate. An attempt may
be made to block final action in the
Senate, but this cannot last long, for
the department of agriculture must
have money July l.
President Wilson's known opposi-
ton to the Gore $3.50 rider also will
bears considerable weight with the
Senate now that the House has sus-
tanned him.