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The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
Decide to Dispense lUith
Night Fair on Grounds

st. Paul, is one of the prospects in
view. -.
In the event that such show can
be contracted for, it is very likely
that = the vaudeville acts and fire
works program will be cancelled. Mr..
Gillig believes that large attraction
would improve the entertainment
program and could be secured at a
reasonable cost to the association.
During. the Tuesday evening meet
ing, aletter was discussed from the
Northwestern Motor Cycle Riders
and Racers Association. This concern
is asking the fair association for the
use, of the fair grounds for three OF
four dates next summer. including
the Fourth of July. .
The motorcycle men carry race
schedule of their own as is general
ly understood, meet their own ex-
penses. These races are all profess
sional affairs and very attractive en-
tertainment. The association wishes
to use the Sauk Centre track for 3
part of their seasons race schedule
The board did not act fully upon
| the proposition of the motorcycle
people, but will turn the matter over
to the Commercial Club for discus.
sion at their next meeting which
will be held soon.
| A decision of Importance arrived
at Tuesday was a plan to reconstruct
all dairy barns at the grounds after
the fashion of Barn No. 1. This will
! mean that each stable on the grounds
used for exhibition purposes, will be
fitted up for the modern accomoda-
tion Of animals on exhibition.
A delegation of Long Prairie mer
were in attendance at Tuesdays
meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
TONNAGE TAXLAW
LIKELY PASS
ATTORNEY GENERAL HILTON
RULES THAT LAW WOULD
BE CONSTITUTIONAL,
III FRAME A new MEASURE
WILL BE INTRODUCED AS COM.
MITTEE MEASURE AND
- PUSHED THROUGH

st. Paul, Feb. Minnesota tom
mage tax legislation this year was
rather a practical certainty by it's adj
vocates today when Attorney General
Hilton held that there are no consti..
tutlonal barriers in the path of such
legislation. The house committee on
taxes and tax laws Immediately went
into conference with the Attorney
General and state tax commissioners
to draw tonnage tax bill to be in
troduced as a committee bill.
The committee bill, it was conced-
ed, will provide for a surtax as rec
commended by Attorney General Hill
ton.
Senators and representatives from
the mining districts expressed equal
delight over the running, however,
maintaining that any surtax mea-
sure will fail.
Attorney General Clifford l.. Hill
ton holds that:
"1-The tonnage tax as an occu.
pational tax is constitutional.
"2-That the bill, if passed, should
make the tonnage tax surtax, that
is, a tax in addition to other taxes
now levied on mining properties and
ore.
"3-The bill should be amended to
provide for deduction from the
amount of the tonnage tax, and ad
valorem tax levied on ores for the
year in which the tonnage tax is lev.
led. .....
"4-The title of the bill should be
amended to correspond to the sug-
gestions in this opinion.
"5-The Warner bill, which pro-
vides for constitutional amend
ment authorizing the levy of a tom
mage tax and also the creation of
permanent trust fund, itno which
half the, receipts from the tonnage
tax are to be paid does not violate
any provisions of the constitution
Of the United States. Such trust fund
may be inviolable, the interest and
income to be used only for the pur-
pose of such trust fund"
At the conference between At
torney General Hilton, the house tax
committee and the authors of the
tonnage tax bills, it was agreed that
the attorney general and his staff
together with Samuel Lord and j.
G. Arneson of the tax commission,
should frame a bill to be submitted
to the house subcommittee on taxes
composed of Chairman George Wick
er, Representatives Bendixen, Welch
Warner and Haughland, and that the
subcommittee will submit the bill
to the full committee.
The rates will be left blank in the
bill. They are to be decided upon
and inserted by the full committee on
taxes.
The bill will be ready for consider
alton of the committee within two or
three days and probably will be
ready for introduction in the house
the latter part of this week or at
the latest by the first Of next week,
as a committee bill.
It was admitted by the authors OF
the several tonnage tax bills after
the conference that the bill will be
virtually the same as the Bendixen1
bill passed at the extra session and
vetoed by Governor Burnquist.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
Was Resident of City
For Over Half Century
Mrs. Alta Gillett Passes Away After
Illness of Several Months:
Buried Wednesday y

After an illness Of several months
duration, Mrs. Alta E. Gillett, nee
Alta E. Elliott, died at the home OF
her son, L. G. Gillett, Monday, Feb
ruary 14th.
Mrs. Gillett was a native of Illi-
nois being born in Joliet Jan. 10
1912. She was united in marriage
in 1857 to Jerome Gillett, and shortly
afterward the family came to Mime
sofa, settling first in st. Cloud, and
later, just before the Indian OUT
break, came to Sauk Centre to make
their home. Mr.. Gillett took up a
claim here and for many years en-
gagged in the pursuit of farming. He
died in 1887.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gillett were the par
ents of eight children, five of whom
survive, William and L. Gent and
Mrs. J. L. Truax of Sauk Centre.
Arthur of Laport, Mimi, and Chas.
of Alberta, Canada; and five grand
children, Gertrude and Earl Gillett
Of Sauk Centre, Mrs. Mabel Foster.
of Portland, Ore, Roy Truax of
Portland, N. D., and Alta Gillett of
Alberta, Canada.
Mrs. Gillett was life long MEM
Der of the Episcopal church. The
funeral services were held at 2:30
Wednesday afternoon from the Meth
odist Episcopal church, Rev. c. A.
Anderson, officiating. Interment
was made in the Oakland cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
Sauk Centre Students
4 Give Demonstration
Agricultural Class Supervised by Mr..
GiIlig Acquit Themselves Wish
Credit at Minneapolis.

Adopting the role Of "Instruc-
tors,' the agricultural class of the
Sauk Centre high school under the
supervision of their teacher, E. M.
Gillig, conducted course Z, for
"grown-ups" at the gathering of the
Interstate Vocational Educational
Association at Minneapolis, last Fri
day. .-....
In addition to conducting a model
agricultural class, the boys gave
short talks on their accomplishments
along the lines indicated in their
school work. They explained the
methods used in putting into practice
the teachings of the school and in
many ways impressed upon their
audience, the necessity of an agrlcul-
tural education to modern farming.
The Minneapolis Journal Of Friday
said of the Sauk Centre Class:
"How a 13 year old boy earned
5000 growing corn for silage on a
80 acre field; how another cultivated
and harvested a 80 acre field of
wheat; how still another raised pigs
as his ''home project in connection
with the agricultural course at the
Sauk Centre high school were. ex-
planned by the boys themselves in a
demonstration instruction class led
by E. M. Gilig, director Of agricul-
tural work at the Sauk Centre high
school, before the Vocational Educa-
ton association convention today at
the Church of the Redeemer.
Twenty boys took part in the
model agricultural lesson and ex-
planned to roomful of teachers and
agricultural experts how they made
money and school credits at the same
time by raising grain and stock on
their fathers farms. The "home pro-
ject" method of teaching agriculture
to high school boys is a feature of
the Smith Hughes federal plan of
agricultural training, in operation in
most high schools in Minnesota. The
course is financed largely by the
United States department of agricul-
ture."
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
lnefficiency in Navy
Felt in Sauk Centre
Parents of Deceased War Veteran
Suffer Loss Through Dishon-
est Naval Official.

The desertion of a naval officer in
charge of property owned, by Sauk
Centre sailor who died in the service
during the World War, will in all
probability, prevent the parents OF
the deceased sailor, to ever retain his
lost possessions.
Mrs. w. Boyer, mother of George
A. Boyer, who died in Charleston, S.
c., during the war period, has been
making an effort recently to secure
the dead sailors possessions. The
man, like all other members of the
service, carried war risk insurance,
and at the time of his death, had in
his possession, the sum of $4,000, to-
gether with other property. -
In her search for information re-
garding this property, Mrs. Boyer,
mother of the deceased, has been un-
successful in learning anything def
mite in the case until last week when
she took the matter up with Con-
gressman Harold Knutson. Mr..
Knutson got on the job at once and
got action. ,..- as
1t appears now, from information
TeCelVeu ILLS week, CndC IHe supply
officer in charge Of the Boyer case,
is now a deserter. The Navy De-
partment informs Congressman
Knutson, that until this "deserter
returns" nothing can be done to re-
turn the sailors possessions.
The probability of a deserter ere
turning is very vague and it is just
as probable that naval red tape and
the art of passing the buck" will
prevent Mrs. Boyer from ever secur-
ing the property of her dead son.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
PROTEST ACTION
Of FEDERAL BOARD
SAUK CENTRE-WESTPORT BUSI-
NESS MEN APPEAL FROM
ENGINEERS DECISION
WILL MEET AT ST. CLOUD
HIGHWAY AS PLANNED LEAVES
a. WESTPORT TWO MILES TO
A. THE SOUTH

Sank Centre and Westport auto
mobile men will enter protest at
st. Cloud on Thursday, February "a,
against the construction of the new
federal highway as planned between
Stiles corner west of the city to the
Stearns- Pope county line.
The survey of this road was MADE
by federal engineers several weeks
ago. The project for an improved
highway on this line of roadway, was
asked for some time ago by Comms-
sioner Ferd Borgmann of Sank Cen
tire.
According to the plan adopted by
the county commission, the proposed
highway was to run through the
town of Westport. Under the survey
made by the federal people, this line
runs straight west from Stiles cor-
ner. 1t does not pass through West
port, but passes two miles west OF the
village.
Local automobile men who are IA
miliar with the federal plan, are not
in favor of the project going through
as scheduled and will appear IN st.
Cloud before the commission to en-
ter a protest against the adoption OF
the Federal plan. ,
"We want a state road to West
port" said one Caxi man Tuesday.
"The government road as now sur
veyed, is of little use to US in that
locality. The highway should PASS
through both WestporU and Willard"
Westport people are also indlg-
nant over the survey made by the
government and will appear with
Sauk Centre men at st. Cloud. :.
Federal engineers interested in
this project will be present at st.
Cloud and will hear the grievances
of all persons concerned. -.
The original plan, as proposed by
Mr.. Borgmann, would carry the state
highway on from the Stiles corner
as far as the Cooper farm and the
route would run directly through the
village of Westport.
It is expected that fourteen auto
mobile owners of this city will regis
ter protest when the matter comes
up at St. Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
WELLES HAS FIRE

Ellington Globe, published
by A. alles, former owner and
publisher Ne Sauk Centre Herald,
suffered serve loss from fire last
week when the building in which the
Globe was located, was destroyed
by fire.
Publisher Welles issued his paper
last week from the plant of the
Worthington Progressive. The fire
was in the upper story of the Citi-
zens Bank building, the Globe office
being located in the basement. Some
machinery was salvaged from the
burning building. Mr.. Welles believes
his loss to be covered by insurance
The plant has been moved to another
location and the continued publica-
ton of the Globe will not be greatly
hampered. Mr.. Welles went direct
Sauk Centre and purchased the
Globe.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
Railroads are Fighting
Full Crew Legislation
Maintain that Legislation will Cost
Public at Least $75O,000 Yearly
In Increased Freight Rates

At the request OF Representatives
of the Northern Pacific Railroad
company the Sauk Cetnre CONNER
cial Club will meet within the next
week to take up the matter of GER
tain legislation now before the state
legislature governing the regulating
of train crews.
r. L. Kelly, travelling representa-
tive and F. L. Birdsell, train master
of the Northern Pacific, met with
representatives of the Commercial
Club and business men Of the city at
the Northern Pacific depot, Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Birdsell, in behalf of his COM
pany stated to the delegation, the
proposition now confronting the
roads.
The bill discussed is one which
calls for so-called "full crew on all
trains. This means that in case the
bill becomes law, all through
freight trains carrying more than
forty cars, must be manned by a
conductor. and three brakemen.
Mr.. Birdsell maintains that the
third man is unnecessary and only
an added expense. That the bill If
it becomes law will call for an ad-
ditional expenditure Of from $75O,0OO
to $1,000,000 year by the railroads
of the state, and in consequence, will
react upon the public through
freight and passenger rates.
This added expense, he said, could
easily be used in premeditated i'm
provements along the railroad lines,
matter which must necessarily be
delayed should the bill become law.
The railroad people asked that the
Commercial Club take this matter
up with representatives in st. Paul,
with view of killing the bill.
AS the case now stands, the bill
has been reported from the Railroad
Committee of the lower house.
Secretary J. C. West of the Com
mercial Club, assured the represent
atives that meeting of the club
would be called to. consider this case.
All towns and cities in the state
along the railways are being asked to
act in this matter.
The road representative were met
by large and representative gather
ing of Sauk Centre business men
who spent an hous in conference
with them.
rL rF.-
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
POOL ROOM SOLD

Buchholz & Wilson on Thursday
evening last, disposed of their pool
and billiard hall on Main street to
Ed. Evans. Mr.. Evans took posses
sion of the business Monday morning.
Two years ago Buchholz & Wilson
bought the same property from Mr..
Evans who went from Sauk Centre
to Westport. He disposed of his
Westport holdings some months ago.
Neither Mr.. Buchholz nor Mr.. Wilson
are decided as to their future.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
Young Man about Town
Convicted of "Mashing''
Garfield Austin Sentenced to Is Days
|. in Jail by Judge Kelsey for
/ Annoying Girls

Convicted of "mashing", Garfield
Austin, young man 20 yeas of age,
was sentenced to Is Gays IN the
county Jail by Judge NJ. C. Kelsey
in Municipal Court late Tuesday af-
,ternoon.
Austin, according to evidence Civ
en- at his trail, had been making a
practice of approaching young girls
on the street evenings and forcing
his company upon them. Tn most
every instance, his attentions had
been resented.
Early last winter number of SIM
liar attacks upon girls and women
were reported to the police, but in
every instance the "masher" got
away without being identified. Last
Thursday night Austin approached a
high school girl and endeavored to
force his attentions upon her. The
young lady resented the mans atti-
tude and called for assistance. A
companion of the girl however,
identified Austin and the attention of
the authorities was called to the
case. Austin was placed under ar
rest Tuesday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff Joseph Miller and taken be-
fore Judge Kelsey. ...s
Confronted by the girl whom he
approached last Thursday, the pris-
oner admitted his attentions to the
witness, but endeavored to offer a
defense. The court did not give his
testimony much consideration. and
upon his plea of guilty to the charge
of "mashing" proceeded to sentence
him.
Austin thanked the court after lis
ening to the sentence, turned to the
officer in charge with the remark,
"when do we CO."
Owing to the lack Of a county jail
at st. Cloud at the present time, he
will serve his time in the Hennepin
County Jail at Minneapolis.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
"JAZZIEST JAZZER" TO - SING

Barney Holman, hailed by the
North Dakota press as the "Jazziest
Jazzer" on the vaudeville stage, will
appear at the Caughren Theatre here
on Saturday evening of this week.
Barney is former Sauk Centre boy
and a veteran Of the World War,
having seen many months of service
in frozen Siberia. After returning to
the states Barney hooked up for a
time with the Golden Gate Trio
and toured the state of California.
Since his discharge from the army
he has made his home in North Da-
kota, appearing in vaudeville. Bar
ney will go fro1d here to Minneapo-
lis. to engage new set of bookings.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17
Becomes Secretary of
Minneapolis Concern
Gordon V. Morse Will Divide Time
Between Sauk Centre and the
Flour City

Tuesday Of this week Gordon V.
Morse was elected Secretary and a
director of the w. H. Evans Co.,
Realtors, located at 202 So. 4th St.,
Minneapolis. Mr.. Morse is not Civ
ing up his interests in the firm of
Morse & Morse here nor does he con-
template moving to Minneapolis, al
though much of his time will be
spent there. III
II could not afford to pass up this
exceptional opportunity" said Mr.
Morse Wednesday,, respectfully since
the business here is so well organ
lied now that it requires little Of my
time except during periods Of heavy
business activity. The Minneapolis
connection will also enable us to in
crease our farm land business here,
for we will operate a farm land de-
partment in that office.
The w. H. Evans Co has come to
be a name associated with a great
many of the larger real estate deals
closed in Minneapolis TODAY. This
concern is also the first Ct les kind
in Minneapolis to have an airplane,
used for business and advertising
purposes. "The airplane business is
increasing rapidly" said Mr.. Morse,
Gin spite of the numerous accidents
of late. These accidents, incidently.
can largely be traced to defective
planes or poor pilots, and therefore
avoidable. Proper air Legislature
will accomplish this result, and
should be enacted at once, if only to
copy Canada's excellent Air Act.
sSauk Centre would do well to
plan for suitable landing field,
properly marked. One of the boys
in talking about flying up for me,
asked if we had the place marked SO
he woud know it. Some places are
painting the name of town in large
letters upon some roof. Now as
to the field, the Fair Grounds is the
logical place, and with the moving OF
the telephone wires along the west
side good field could probably be
obtained at a moderate figure 1t is
quite probable that landing fields
will in the future be a source of in
come. Planes are used more and
more, in spite Of accidents. Last year
$4,000 people availed themselves OF
the air passenger service between
Paris and London"
Miss Olga Houghton, who is at
tending Hamline University, arrived
Saturday for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Houghton.
Miss uo,,~.J,+<,, ,.o%,,rrod - La,. ccb al
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17

Mrs. B. J. Schramm and son Jack,
arrived Monday from Willard for a
short visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa M. Wallace enroute to Min
neapolis where they will visit rela-
tives and friends for week.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17

Miss Octavia Held of Browerville
spent several days last week as the
guest Of Mrs. Fred Deziel. :
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17

Coach Morgan was a business cal
Ter in Melrose on Wednesday.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-02-17

Miss Olga Houghton, who is at
tending Hamline University, arrived
Saturday for a visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Houghton.
Miss Houghton returned to her school
duties Tuesday noon.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-06-03
CATFISH CLIMB SMOOTH WALL
cuIiar Suction Apparatus That
Makes Feat Really Easy.

An interesting account of the climb
ing catfish of Colombia (Arges mar
moratus) was published few years
ago by II. u. o. johnson. These fish
can climb, by means of suction APP
paratus, not only up the steeply-in-
clincd bed of mountain torrent. hut
even up Il smooth, vertical surface.
Mr. Johnson saw some of them climb
Il vertical distance of Is feet In half
an hour, up wall OF rock over which
tricklcd thin film of water.
In connection with recent publica-
ton of this article. q. X. Noble states
that other species of fish are known To
climb in the same manner. Several of
these occlsr in the IIimalaya. Nema-
chlus rupicola, and perhaps other spe-
cicS of mountain cyprinidS. adhere to
the rocks by means of their smooth
ventlal skin and enlarged lips. The
Simrid genera pscudechcneis and
GIyptostcrnum cling by means of a
well-dcveloped abdominal sucker.
The mountain torrents Of the Hima-
laya form the nursery for many spe-
cies of frogs. Their tadpoleS, like
the fish. have become adapted to their
location; some cling by means of their
lips and Vcntral musculature, while
others possess a well-developed ven
trail Scientific American.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-06-03

Mrs. +. J. Spear and Miss KATY
Krantz entertained at five o'clock
luncheon Friday evening in the Amer
lean Cafe The tables were beautiful
in their decorations. Eight girls were
present.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Smith are Wis
ting his brother Sim Smith and fam
lily.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Fife entertained
the Junior Christian Endeavor TuAs
day afternoon in the form of picnic
IN honor of Mrs. Carl II. Mann. their
leader. Everyone present reports a
fine time.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Francisco and MR..
Stanford visited the j. S. Weychman
home Sunday
Mrs Sarah Vim was visitor at
the county scat Tuesday.
DR.. j. d. Banes has returned from
Seattle.
Cashmere played the Seattle Nip
pom baseball team Sunday and lost bv
Il score of > to 0. Monday they play
ed Wenatchcc and won, s to 6.
r. j. Cross and family left by mo
tor Saturday for a three day visit at
Mansfield.
j. A. Prentis and wife went to Sc
attic for Mrs. Prentis' hcatht.
The Relief Corps served the Amer
lean Legion and the band boys at Z
dinner, Monday.
A reception was given for Profess.
sor and Mrs. Carl II. Mann Tuesday
evening in the Presbyterian church.
An entertaining program was given
and a sumptuous lunch was served a.
a late hour.
Mrs. b. f. Pickett was hurt quite
seriously Monday when she fell down
stairs and sprained her ankles. She
is only able to sit up at present.
Mr.. Holly Gronseth and Miss Ruby
Linkem, and Mrs. b. n. Linkem AMI
Mrs. Floyd Hall were visitors at the
v H. Linkem home on Monday.
Mr., and Mrs. w. C. Linkem and
family have moved to Wcnatchc =
where Mr.. Linkem is employed in the
Peter Pan.
Mr., and Mrs. Otto Shipley were up
to Fish Lake over Saturday and Sun
day and report a good catch of fish
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-06-03
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Two decades ago few would have
admitted the possibility of permanent
~ regularly producing steam at tenn
pcralurcs of from 800 degrees TO $50
degrees Fahrenheit within the re-
stricted area of the ordinary locomo-
tive boiler. Now thousands of loco
motives use this superheated steam.
and its use is increasing.
Ky heating steam $50 degrees
Fahrenheit above the satliration tenn
pcrature "hot steam" is produced
With this increase of temperature the
steam is dried and the volume is in.
creased. But the increase of volume
Is less important than the suppression
of all condensation in the cylinders
If the superheat is sufficiently high.
Hot steam being a bad conductor it
also reduces loss by cooling in the
cylinders from % to 80 per cent. ac-
cording to type and structure of the
engine.