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The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
POLICE CHIEFS
cow INTRUDES
Breaks Up Rehearsal of Masque
of Seasons on College
Campus.
REFUSES TO BE LED
Chief Hitches Bossy to Front of Fliv.
YER and in Six Hours They
Negotiate Distance Of
Three Miles.

Chicago.-In River Forest, where ma
ture is wonderful. the Sabbath calm
was most pervasive.
At the police station, Chief F. w.
Laatz, dofling dignity for shirtsleeves
comfort, was ministering to the ali
mentary veal of his pet guinea pigs.
Viola Lorenzen, only woman desk ser
geant in the United States, was patting
the Belgian hare that the station span
IT, had just mistaken for Sci geant
l. ,Shzen's maltese cat
The telephone bell rang The SER
geant dropped the hare, seized the re-
ceiver. and heard:
"The chiefs COW is out She's caus-
Ing panic"
"WhereY asked the sergeant, al
ways notably composed in crises.
Just Smattering of CIew.
ION the campus-O please hur-"
That was all. The connection ceased
abruptly. There was nothing to guide
the chief.
Suddenly his police instinct func-
toned. There was Rosary college,
the Catholic institution for girls. Be
ing college it had campus. Crank
ing his tlivver he leaped in, coaXed the
accelerator, and was off
Before he arrives, let US explain
that his deduction was correct. The
Rosary girls were rehearsing for their
annual masque of seasons. Garlanded
1,,I; 3e,;, 4 81
er flowers. they were skipping daintily
about the greensward when the chiefs
cow-a Observation-Disclosures
She began lunching on the garands.
The girls screamed. Some of the
braver cried "Shoo," it is alleged. She
was Looping after a couple of dancers
whose costumes had not been denuded
when the chief appeared.
800, Lucy. 500, Lucy" he cried
coaXingly, maneuvering the tlivrer
alongside her. She stopped. The
chief extracted sturdy rope from
his tool kit. tied it about her neck,
and attached the other end to the rear
axle of the flivver. Lucy wagged her
tail eOntentedly.
Lucy Sat Down.
Then he cranked the tlivver leaped
in, coaXed the accelerator, and was
otf-for a few feet only. Lucy had
sat down,
The Chief eased into low speed and
moved forward with an imperceptible
but twenty-five horsepower motion.
Lucy declined to second the motion.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
BIG PROGRAM IN MINNESOTA
Construction Plans Call for Expendi-
ture of $11, 1927 ,986-Teucks Sold
to Farmers,

Minnesota has a road building pro-
gram calling for the expenditure OF
S11.127.9S6. AS an illustration or
what the farmers of that state think
of the motortruck a statement recent
lv issued by a bank in Minneapolis
might be cited, in which It is said that
'trucks in large nur sbers, intended for
immediate use in marketing grains,
are being sold to farmers" Elevator
scales in many places are being remod-
.eled to accommodate the growing fleet
of farmers trucks.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

Preferred to Walk.

Lewis, whose mother was in sani-
tarium, was being urged by his nurse
at home to eat food that she thought
he required She said, Lewis pre-
tend you are a car. 1t is 20 miles to
mother and 1t takes a gallon of gaSo-
line to go a mile. Now, every mouth
full you take is gallon of gasoline.
So 90 mouthfuls will take you to moth
err" Lewis made a brave attempt to
accomplish the end. and after taking
about ten mouthfuls, he exclaimed,
with disgust, "Oh, gee, guess I'll
walk the rest of the way"
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
RIGHT CARE OF cows TEATS
One of Most Delicate and Troublesome
Parts of Animals Anatomy
Influences Milk Flow.

One of the most delicate and trou-
blesome parts of a cows anatomy is
the teat, and the keeping of this right
has lot to do with the milk-yielding
part of the COW. The COW is kept to
produce milk. and the teat Is as it
were, the meek" through which ii
must pass and the condition of the
teat must very much influence both
the quantity and the quality of the
yield.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
BETTER
HIGHWAYS
WAR IT. N. T." AIDS HIGHWAYS
High Explosive Allotted Bureau Of
Public Roads for Use in Road
Construction.

Trinitrotoluene is its proper scien-
tffic name, but the human tongue has
Its limitations, and so this much
talked-of explosive is generally known
by it's abbreviation, 'T. n. T." 1t is a
pale yellow crystalline substance much
used in the late war to furnish the
explosive element for shells, bombs
and the depth bombs, which did so
much to check the submarine activ-
fties.
The sudden collapse of the German
resistance found the United States
government with a large supply of T.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
SUMMER ATTENTION TO cows
Fly Aggravation Can Be Reduced by
Keeping Animals in Stable During
Heat of Day.

Keeping cows in cool darkened
stable during the heat of the day and
turning them out 20 pasture at nights
will tend to reduce the fly aggrava-
tion. All stable doors and windows
should be screened. and manure,
which IS the breeding place of flies,
should be kept cleaned away and
either scattered over. the fields or kept
in a place where it can be screened.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
JOHNSON LAUDS GOOD ROADS
California Statesman Says improved
Highways Have Helped to De-
veIop His State.

Senator Hiram Johnson of Ca!ifor-
mia, in speaking of the necessity Of
improved highways in the United
l .-----x - said:
1--WE have had a great object les
son of the value of good roads in the
paved highways of my own state
California. They have been a great
factor in the development of the state,
opening up regions WITCH hitherto
we're inaccessible and adding to the
prosperity of all The Improvement
of the nations highways will be OF
great economic value to the country
as a whole, relieving tie congestion
which now exists on other tranSporta-
ton facilities and making distribution
of the nations cOmmodit 'es easier and
cheaper. The good roads movement
meets with my warmest approval
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

n. T. on hand which it was not adyis-
able to store. The bureau of mines
demonstrated by experiment that this
II. n. I. could be used for industrial
purposes, and allotments from the war
DEPARTMENT. stock were assigned to
the department of the interior for use
in the reclamation service, national
parks service, Indian service, Alaskan
engineering commission, and to the de-
partment of agriculture for use in
road construction work supervised by
the bureau of public roads.
The value of L. N T. in road-build-
ing operations has teen fully demon
strated, and the bureau of public roads
has published a circua ar to describe its
characteristics, and to furnish direc-
tions for use of the explosive in place
of dynamite for blasting, ditch digging
and rock breaking. AS general rule
Il. n. L. may be used for any purpose
to which dynamite may be put. 1t Is
safe to handle; does not cause "dy-
Mantle headaches" as readily as the
commercial explosive, and is a trif'e
more powerful than low-percentage dy
Mantle.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

The chief wiped his brow, stopped
the engine, and got out.
He cut a switch from a campus
maple He fiicked Lucy lightly on
the withers She arose. Another
flick. She walked in front of the ear.
The chief transferred the rope from
the rear to the front axle. He short
ened it just sufficiently for Lucy's
rear feet to clear the car.
Then, without starting the engine,
he climbed aboard flicked Lucy snap
PLY and commanded:
"Hi, boss! Hi"
Their progress was slow but sure.
From the campus to the station Ia
three miles. They started at noon
and got there at 6--siX hours fiat.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Sailors Superstitions.

Time was when sailors would not
think of sailing without a charm or
pocket piece of some kind to ward
off bad luck. Wind beads were a fa-
vorite and in nearly every port were
maidens to sell them. Tattoos were
considered essential for bon voyage,
especially the butterfly on the shoul-
der predominated for good luck. A
pig tattooed on the foot was assur-
ance the man would never brown.
Sailors say not man is known to
have drowned if he possessed This sig
nificnn.e f charm against fate.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
First Iron Works

Plymouth was the first permanent
white settlement in yew England and
dates it's founding fr,m the landing OF
the Pilgrims. December p, 1920. The
iron works on the banks of the Saugus
river, established in 164S. were the
first iron works In America. A small
iron pot cast there u the first forge
in america is now thf property of the
city of Lynn and Is f glass case IN
the Lynn public libraE +
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Queer African Reptile

The gabOOn viper ranges over the
whole of tropical Africa. The body
Ia exceedingly thick, stubtailed, with
q huge. spade-shaped head. Instead
of progressing in ordinary fashion,
this reptile throws forward lateral
loops of the body and moves along
In an obliQue direction to that in
which the head is pointing. A cap
tive specimen displayed the trait of
striking backwards.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
KILLED BY DASH ON LIGHT
Hundreds of Birds, Bewldered by
Glare of Lighthouse, Perish
at Racine.

Racine, Wis.-Hundreds of birds,
embracing every species known in this
climate, were killed by flying against
the Wind Point light north of the city.
The bright glare through the fog
apparently bewildered the birds, caus-
ing them to dart against it.
The lighthouse grounds were liter
ally covered with the brilliant colored
little corpseS.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
BONDS FOR IMPROVED ROADS
Districts, Counties and St. Aes Making
Big Appropriation for Better High
way Systems.

Bonds running high into MILLIONS Of
dollars are being issued by districts.
counties and states for the Making of
better roads. The national government
Us aiding by appropriating money also,
based on the amounts raised by the
states.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
DESIRABLE TASTE TO BUTTER
Important That Utmost Care Be Taken
in Production and Ripeninq
of Cream.

Butter made from sweet cream has
rather fiat taste and isn't desirable
on that account. In order to obtain
this clean, sour flavor in the cream it
is important that extreme care should
be taken in the producing and ripen-
ing Of the same
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Carnegie, wel-conformed Type.

tula, ringbone, side bones, extreme
atrophy of muscles, contracted ten
dons, and broken wind.
General characteristics include flesh
ing, temperament, quality, color, ana
age.
In final selection, look for the good
qualities and weigh them against the
defects.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Roads Are NECESSITY.

Passable roads are IAN actual neces'
sity and every progressive communi
ty recognizes this fact, and S improv-
ing or will later improve every road
over which there is any considerable
travel.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

delicious ma r1lla-
lade. Take three
pounds of grated
carrots, the rind
and juice of two
lemons and three
oranges. t h r g e
pounds of sugar.
Cook until thick
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Captive RattIesnake Poisons Self.

Eugene, Ore.-After five days of
captivity in a store window, large
rattlesnake, placed on exhibition here
after its capture, committed suicide
by sinking its poisonous fangs into
its own body.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Much Interest Manifested.

The widespread interest manifested
IN better roads is shown by com
parison of previous totals with those
of 1918. when $600,000,000 was spent
for road construction throughout the
country
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

dry as much aS
possible for the
time when they
will be out of sea-
son.
Cherry C o n
serve.-Take one
pound of raisins,
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Testing Is ImportaNt.

So much costly paving is involved
I'm modern state highway construction
that the testing of the materials used
becomes an important division OF the
work.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Rouqhaqe for Calves.

Calves will begin eating grass, green
forage, hay or silage when two weeks
old. They will consume about the
same weight of roughage as of grain.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

also on roughage and grain. at the
Huntley experiment farm, to ascertain
the maximum producing ability of good
cows when they are fed on good
roughage only, with access to pasture,
and also when they are given grain
in addition to the roughage and pas
ture.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

Do the duty that is nearest thee
that first, and that well; al the rest
will disclose themselves with In
creasing clearness and make their
successive demand.-Carlylc.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
States Furnish Materials.

Some of the states have adopted
the practice of furnishing the mate
rials of construction or most or them
to the contractors.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Place for Separator.

The separator should be placed
where the light is good. Working in
q dark place is always disadvantage.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Shot Child Dead, Then Killed Own Self.

Shot Child DEAD, neT NIITeu OwH oeTr'
Carbondale, Pa.-Without provoca-
tion Thomas Miller, 10 years old, fired
q bullet into the brain of Francis No
Ian, 10, and then went to his own
home, where he barricaded himself
In his room and committed suicide.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
Weiohinu Feed.

In keeping records of feeding cows
Or other animals scales should be
handy.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
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6CABlNE -

Labor is life 'Tis the still water fall
eth:
Idleness ever despaireth, bewaileth;
Keep the watch wound or the dark
rust assaileth.
Frances Osgood.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

Lake Trinidad is estimated to con-
stain 100000 tons of asphalt.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
SUM M ER DISHE S.

While the luscious cherry is In the
market it is we'll to can, preserve and
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
SEASONABLE FOODS.

The early spring carrots combined
with orange and lemon make a most
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
The nissio.

The mission, he'a IS appealing to
congress, vii, preset the claims of
the island people 20 dependence be-
fore the national conventions of the
Democratic and Republican parties.
Pledges of Philipp9S1 Independence In
their platform vii 20 sought.
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
FiIipinos WI

The second PHI
ing Independence
hands of the UNI
this country. Th|
members of both
pine legislature,
political parties
of labor and of Il
- 41,A fcIn,,lD
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23
dependence.

lie mission seek
The islands at the
Estates is now In
klegation includes
Uses of the Philip
|iliated with both
representatives
> nancial interests
The progress-itemizer., 1920-07-23

dIIU u NIVIf NH ~
the comforts of I
votes and the bayJ
sustain and suppl
as the military +
his throne.
Copyright. 1920. v
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-07-16
.CLYDES TRIM LOCALS
DULUTH IRONWORKERS TAKE
TWO GAMES FROM
1ITTLE FALLS.

Duluth Herald 1s).-After defeating
the the, Little it'll Falls team to Q on satur-
game of the series, to 3. winning
almost as they pleased all the way.
Carl Cashion, the Georgia giant. who
the old Athletic park this season. did
the chucking for the Clydes and won
without having to extend himself. At
no time was he in danger and he had
could have turned loose had he been
called upon to do so.
cashion had plenty Of help. TOO. for
as Vsne ete6er for Pen
that were good for sixteen bases:
Grant, Wolfe and McGraw each kissed
the pill for two stations, while Sammy
the backstopping for the iron work.
ers," smacked the old apple for q
homer. the ball clearing the left field
After the game had gone six frames,
Cashion packed away everything but
his fast ball. never using curve dur
ing the last three innings Little Falls
and eighth rounds through Fielding
mistakes by Wolfe, Nordstrom and
Tabor Some Pitcher.
Pitcher Tabor of the visitors in the
Saturday contest which the locals cap
ttured l to 0. Tabor and Delbern
hooked. up in heaving duel right
from the start and the mound battle
ragged throughout the hour and twenty
FIVE minutes that the game lasted. Both
Delbern and Tabor had everything
and they certainly used it. Tabor is
the big left-hander who started last
season with the Chicago White Sox:
He has grand speed, nice control and
beautiful assortment of curves.
The scores in the Little Falls-Clyde
games follow:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-07-16

mother, Mrs. Margaret Newman::"~ They
made the trip from Oregon, a distance
Of over 1900 miles. by automobile
Miss Gertrude Grell of Pierz. VINO
attends the St. Cloud normal sum
mer session, spent Sunday in THE city'
the guest of Miss Mary Blake.
Miss Bessie Dewey, who is attend
ing the summer session at the 81:
Cloud normal, spent the weekend. at
her home here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-07-16

Summary-Triple plays, Scanlon to
Russ: double plays. Morse to Schroeder;
sacrifice hits, McGraw, Brandt: sacri-
flee flies. Cashion;> stolen bases, Scan
lon: struck out by Delbern. 6; by Taber.
5: bases on balls, off Delbern; lit by
pitcher (Bessemer) by Delbcrc: left on
bases. Clydes, 6; Little Fal.. :. tE!-
pire, Frank Summers.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-07-16

ard Lake visited relatives here the first
of the week, making the trip by auto
mobile.
Mr.. and Mrs r. E. Hall. ST., Mr..
and Mrs. F. E. Hall, Jr., Mrs. Ed. M.
LaF'ond and daughter Rose and Mrs.
I. A. Hill are at Fishtrap lake this
week for an outing.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Terry and two
sons of Silverton. Ore, are in the
city for a. visit with Mrs. Terry 8
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-07-16
BASEBALL RESULTS ELSEWHERE

A combination team from Wadena-
Verndale defeated Park Rapids Sunday,
to l. Crosby defeated Coleraine at
the latter place Sunday, to l. Brain
erd won from the Ft. Smelling soldiers
team Sunday, to O. Royalton was de-
feated at home Sunday by the Brainerd
SpeedWells, 6 to 2.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-07-16

z-Batted for Poster in ninth.
BY innings
Little Falls ....---..-O 0 0 0 90 / O-3
Clydes -----.------...----.O l 1 0 2 1 0 X-6
Summary-Two base hits. Grant,
Bessemer, Wolfe, McGraw, Schroeder,
Home runs, Sampson. Stolen bases,
McGraw, Brandt. Sacrifice hits, Wolfe.
Left on bases. Clydes, 10: Little Falls,
Il. Passed balls, Armstrong;, Sampson.
Hit by pitcher, by Poster (Nordstrom.
Cashion). First base on balls. off Cash
ion, 3: off Poster, 2. Struck out by
Cashion, 4; by Poster. 3. Time of
game, 1:45. Umpire, Frank Summers.
Attendance, 1900.
SATURDAYS score.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1920-07-16
WANTED

Your savings account. We credit in.
terest sem1-annually at per cent per
annum.-Merchants State Bank, Little
Falls. MINI. 15-tf
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-02-04

Mrs. Lucetta TObie was hostess to the
Outing Club Thursday afternoon. Fol-
lowing an interesting program the
hostess served delicious luncheon.
The Earlville Happy Dixie Ministries
will give an interesting entertainment
in the Opera house Tuesday evening,
February 18th, which promises to be
the biggest Init" of the season
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Nichols o.
Cedar Rapids, spent Friday and Sat-
urday visiting Mrs Grace Wood.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Luth-
eran church will be entertained at the
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-02-04
DOLLARS AND CENTS

Counting it only in dollars and cents,
how much did that last cold cost you?
A man may not always stop work when
he has cold, but perhaps it would
be better if he did 1t takes about
ten days to get rid of cold under the
usual treatment. That time can be
much shortened by taking Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy and proper care
of yourself. in fact bottle Of this rem
Wv N tie hnnse is 2 might good in
vestment during the winter and spring
months. For sale by A c. Phillips.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-02-04
EARLyILLE.

announcement is made of the mar
rage OF Miss Leona Sherlock and Mr..
Herman j. Weber which was solemn
ixed in st. Pauls church. Worthington
last Wednesday morning, the Rev.
Father Schillmoller officiating. The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Sherlock. and Is popular
young lady in the Worthington neigh
borhood. The groom is progressive
young agriculturalist. Mr.. and Mrs.
Weber will reside on farm near DEL
rich, South Dakota.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-02-04
Immecsity Of oeeans

So vast are the contents Of the
oceans that 1t would take 2,00O.0 900
years for all the sea water In the
world to flow over Niagara.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-02-04

$500 xslk, az Il ~ e IL.
WANT AOfs PasOoA Interment was made
in the family lot In Fairview cemetery
Royal Sharp was asformer resident or
North Fork township and was well re-.
,membered, throughout this neighborS
hood He MASabout IS years Of age and,
is survived by five daughters. He IS,
also survived by two brothers. Henry
Sharp Of sEaSlviIle, and Frank Sharp Of
CleyssE bwaN and one Ssister, MRS..
Roysl ldeFtof Herman, Minnesota. /
A double game Of basket ball was
played IN. the high school gym. Friday
evening kakNeen the. Earlyille boys:
and sifk baSket bali teams and like,
teams Of Oneida, the score resulted In
a victory for both the home teams. i
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nagel are thes
parents 81 IS baby boy born January.
3Oth.
:: Mrs; Frank Haigh IS in Finley Hos
pital, mt Duhuaus, IAcoyering from the
effects. Of an operation, ss.s..
MAN X{Fra1k, Sharp Of ClSyee
owa, we're d uttendanSe lfsahe fuheSSl
Of Rpyal Sharp.. s4 srsrss,ss4s
MEs John Ham Jrs = reported very
ili's-za ssassssssz !issa aa IF Sse