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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
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STEPHEN SKOCHENSKI OF PUI
ASK CUT BY WINDSHIELD
GLASS UNHURT

Stephen Skochenski of Pulaski town
ship sustained cut two inches long
and nearly an inch deep on the back
of the neck and other cuts and bruises
about the head and face from flying
glass Monday night, when a car in
which he and four companions were
motoring to Little Falls struck the
railing on the Rice creek bridge. The
impact broke the windshield glass and
Skochenski got the whole shower Of
glass;
Skochenski, Barney Deering, Franz
Banick, John Valentine and Edward
Rudolph were on their way to Little
Falls to board Train No. for Grand
Forks, when the accident occurred. Ru-
dolph was driving and he seemed to
have poor control of the machine, &C.
cording to George Kiewel Of this city,
who was but short distance behind
them. Mr.. Kiewel brought Skochenski
and Rudolph to Little Falls and they
were taken to the Hall hospital. Ru-
dolph was not injured and he left the
hospital the next morning.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
EDUCATION LAWS TOO LOOSE
chIIdrens Bureau OF United States
Department Of Labor Deploree
Some Exemptions Allowed.

Every state now has a compulsory
day school attendance law, according
to Information recently furnished by
the United States Department Of La
Dor through the children's bureau. The
bureau has just completed an analysis
Of education laws affecting child lator,
the results Of which are published In
chart entitled Estate Compulsory
School Standards Affecting the EN-
ployment Of Minors"
In five states attendance IS required
until eighteen years Of age, in two
Of these in certain districts only; in
three until seventeen; and In thirty
two until sixteen. One state requires
attendance until fifteen, six others and
the District Of Columbia until four
teen, and one state requires attendance
until the age OF twelve years. but
applies this to illiterates only.
Unfortunately, says the bureau, the
exemptions In the majority Of states
are so numerous that they greatly linn
It the application of the law. The
most common exemptions are for en-
ployment, or upon completion Of a
specified school grade. -Four states
specifically exempt for work in agri-
cultural pursuits. three with no age pro-
vision. Laws of fourteen other states
contain loosely worded provisions ex-
empting child at any age, which
might be used to cover absence for
farm work as we'll as for many other
purposes. Several states exempt a
child whose services are necessary for
the support Of himself or others. with
out any age or educational provision.
The amount of attendance required
is still unsatisfactory in many states,
several demanding only II, 18. or 20
weeks in year. Even In states
where city children must attend for
eight or nine months, the amount Of
attendance required in rural school
districts is sometimes considerably less.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
DOCKEN WILL CONTEST ]
COURT

st. Cloud Times (29) :-Testimony in
the will contest in which the three
daughters of Anna Docken, deceased,
seek to break their mother will, was
heard yesterday afternoon and this
morning before Judge Of Probate j..
B. Himsl and the taking of testimony
will be resumed at p. m. The cohtes-
tants, Anna Marie Docken and Helen
S. Hirt of st. Cloud and Hannah Payne
of Emmett, Idaho, have not as yet pre-
sented their case and the two brothers
who shared the $2S,50O estate to the
exclusion of the sisters, have not yet
completed their testimony. Witnesses
this morning told of the mental capa-
bility Of Mrs. Docken, who died several
months ago. The contestants claim
that the mental capacity Of the de-
ceased was impaired prior to her death,
and that undue influence was exerted
by Harry and George, the sons. Dr..
Beatty appeared on the stand this morn
ing. Each Of the sisters was cut off
with SIS by the terms of the will.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
SCHEDULE OF DEMONSTRATION
AGENT

Miss Susan Hough, county home de-
monstration agent, announces the fol-
lowing schedule Of meetings for the
week commencing today:
Friday, Aug. 5-ALrs. Madsen, Swan
River, cutting and fitting.
Saturday, Aug. 6-Farm Bureau
township unit meeting, Pulaski.
Monday, Aug. S-Mrs. P. B. Swan
son, Rail Prairie, dress form demon
stration.
Tuesday, Aug. 9-Mrs. Arthur Dou-
cette, Ripley, making decorative flow
ers.
Wednesday, Aug. 10-Mrs. Berg,
Darling, short cuts in sewing.
Thursday, Aug. 1l-Pike Creek, cam
ming demonstration.
Friday, Aug. 12-Mrs. Albert Peek,
Culdrum, short cuts in sewing.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
The Bursting Of a Bubble.

Statements made that because OF
the flotation method of mineral
separation the future of copper pro-
duction. and therefore. Of the electro
cal industry. is largely dependent
on bubbles Is declared by students
Of industrial development to be ex-
aggerated. The electrical industry is
no more is dependent upon this proc
ess, it is declared, than is any
other, but it will benefit more d.
rectly, experts say. from this inten-
sive method Of copper refining than
any industry which does not use
copper 50 extensively.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
HAVE ORCHESTRA IN CHURCH
Picturesque Feature Of Piace Of Wor.
chip Noted BY Traveller In Old
!; English Village.

A picturesque feature Of the Sunday
service n many parts Of the old world
is the survival of the orchestra, writes
David Berry in the London Daily
News.
In many village chapels Of Primitive
Methodist persuasion the old hymns
are still sung with combination Of
vocal and instrumental vigor that
makes town singing seem anemic in
comparison. -
II recently visited Z village chapel
Of one story, nesting at the foot of
one of the DOWNS" he says. ITS re-
moteness from the madding crowd
may be judged from the fact that even
after the great war for freedom, it
still observes an arbitrary old condi-
ton in its lease requiring the morn
ing service to end before that in the
established church begins.
1.-The unusually large congregation
numbered some 30 souls. But the
volume Of sound when tho cornet, har-
monium and piccolo reached crescendo
pitch in leading the equally lusty sing
ing was out Of all proportion to the
size Of the edif1ce.
I'm competition with the two more
robust instruments, the piccolo could
scarcely be heard, but occasionally he
stole a note in front at the opening
Of verse. One could not blame the
player for an evident desire to be
heard somehow. Otherwise his efforts
would have been completely sub
merged by the swelling strains Of the
harmohium. Still less could he have
stood chance when the cornet, with
its powerful blast, triumphed over all.
Il left the building with conviction
that the little village chapel knows
how to make joyful noise, but still
entertain some misgivings as to the
life of it's roof"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
HOME TALENT TO PLAY PEG O.
MY HEART'' H..

Joseph NJ. Golden is here and is con-
Quoting rehearsals for the play "Peg
o. Ny Heart" to be presented here by
home talent on Monday and Tuesday
evenings, Aug. % and %, for the ben
eft Of Sacred Heart church.
Mr.. Golden is well known here as he
has put on plays here before. His last
production here was ''The Rosary, =
under the auspices Of the K. G.. lodge.
He states that the play "Peg o. Ny
Heart is one of the greatest stage
successes in years, running for two
wears in New York. It is q comedy
drama.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

Math Schwintek of Holdingford sus-
tanned minor bruises and severe
shock Friday evening in an automobile
accident on the road out of st. Joseph.
He was motoring to st. Cloud to visit
his wife, who was in hospital there
and the accident occurred at point
on the road where there is high en-
bankment, when ~he turned out to
avoid a collision with an Essex road
ster coming from st. Cloud at a high
rate Of speed. The schwintek car
turned over twice.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

State Trunk Highway No. p from
St. Cloud to Little Falls and Brainerd
is to be marked by F. H. Brown of Elk
River. At present the mark is being
painted on telephone poles, etc., with
a yellow star in black circle and
black figures in the star indicating the
road number. Steel signs will be put
up later. Mr.. Brown started last week
marking the trunk road from Milaca to
Brainerd and he will work down from
Brainerd on No. q.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
Farm Bureau Notes

Association to Aid Livestock Breeders
The Minnesota Holstcin Breeders ,
Association will undertake to furnish
farmers with pure bred bulls, ready for
service, at $4,000 each, with two years
time to pay at six per cent interest,
with the understanding that the grade
or scrub bull now in use will first be
shipped to the slaughter house and the
net returns received from this sale be
turned in as first payment on the pure
bred bull. The Executive Committee
of this association will see that every
Of good type, good breeding and i'll
good condition. In fact, we have 4
number already offered in the interest
of this extension work that are worth
two or three times the $4,000. All
the bulls spoken for will be assembled
at the State Fair Grounds at the time
of the National Dairy Show>in October
and they will be distributed to their
new owners at the fair grounds.
Pure BREEDS Taxed TOO High
Breeders Of purebred livestock in
Morrison County met at the Farm
Bureau office Tuesday morning to pro-
test against the rate of taxation on
purebred livestock compared with the
tax on grades and scrubs.
The meeting was called by Victor
Beckman, secretary Of the Morrison
County Holstein Association. County
Agent G. B. Campbell presented chart
showing the tax on purebred anu
grade cattle in various townships and
the county summary. The summary
shows that pure bred cattle are taxed
3 IL times as much as grades.
The livestock men then went before
the Board Of County Commissioners
and asked for readjustment on the
tax rate. They felt that the rate was
discriminating against and even penal
izing the breeder OF pure bred livestock
Mr.. Beckman stated that the breeders
would not object to double taxation on
pure breds, but felt that $50 per cent
was not fair.
The livestock breeders did not attack
the work Of the board Of equalization
which adjusted the tax rates in all
townships, but they did object to the
wide difference in the tax on purebreds
and grades.
A letter from j. X. Martin was
read stating that banks generally en-
courage the purchase of pure bred live
stock and silos by making loans at a
lower rate of interest than for most
other loans.
Martinson Brothers of Culdrum town
ship reported the sale Of purebred
bull to neighbor who refused the reg
istration papers because the tax rate
was too high on purebreds.
"Fewer men will have desire to
start in the purebred game if penalized
by high taxes" the livestock breeders
said. We want to encourage the in
dustry and make Morrison county one
of the leading counties in purebreds in
the state. The livestock breeders will
petition the Minnesota Tax Commission
to make some adjustment in the tax
on purebred cattle in Morrison county.
Mourison County-Tax on Cattle
Glass Total in County Tax Value
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

Word has been received from Rev
Philip E. Gregory that he and Mrs.
Gregory will come to Little Falls the
latter part of this month for their va
cation. Rev. Gregory, who was pastor
of the First Congregational church here
for about six years, is now pastor of
the Morgan Park Congregational
church, Chicago.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
Women Match Coins.

I'll match you," used to be reserved
for masculine conversation. The flip
Of q coin decided who was to pay for
lunch or for cigar. But women have
taken it up. It is masculine no longer.
1.-THE women have gotten tired Of
fighting about who is to pay" said the
observing soda counter cashier. 1T
used to take them about five minutes
to decide. Now they match couple
Of quarters to find out. The winner
gets treated" 49,. .,.....s' .-...-.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

Miss Eudora Felix, who is studying
nursing in Chicago hospital, is here
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Felix.
Geo. L. johnson, who is in the in
surance business in the southern part
of the state, was here the latter part of
last week visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Axel B. johnson.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
VERNON'S CAR STOLEN IN MIN
NEAPOLIS

4. n. Vernon's automobile, 4
1920 Buick Six, was stolen in Mime
apolis Thursday evening Of last week
and has not yet been recovered. Mr..
Vernon parked his car in front Of the
Harm building after arriving in Min
neapolis and was out of it for but a
few minutes. When he returned, the
car was gone.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
GUSHING LAD BURIED WITH MIL.
ITARY HONORS

The remains of Frank Kominek Of
Cushing, who was killed in action in
France during the world war, arrived
at Cushing last week and the funeral
was held there last Sunday afternoon,
under the auspices of the Richard How
ard Terrell Post, American Legion, Lit
tie Falls. The services were held at
the Lutheran church at Cushing, Rev.
A. Goodger and Chaplain A. G. Bacon
officiating. Ex-service men were pail.
bearers and the firing squad Of the Lit
tie Falls post escorted the remains to
their last resting place and fred the
usual salute over the grave.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
The WifeIy Training.

$50 you've graduated from college7"
Eyes, SIR"
"Studied abroad, too?''
"Yes, sir"
"Consider yourself now fairly we'll
able to get along and adapt yourself
in any kind of society"
II believe So"
"That's what l used to think, but
I lived to discvover this: no matter
how many college degrees man
earns, and how carefully his parents
may have trained him when he gets
married there's always lot that his
wife still thinks is necessary to teach
him." E..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
MINNESOTA FIFTH RICHEST FARM
ING STATE

Minnesota is the fifth richest earm-
ing state in the union, acco ding to-
figures just received at u ;ya"sity
Farm. St. Paul. from the GEN. - bu-
reau. The total worth of all farm prop
erty in Minnesota. according to these
figures is s3,7S7,i2o.1iS. Only four,
other states are richer. These states
are Iowa, whose farm property is
wofth sS.525,270.?56: Illinois. $780,
S17.235: Texas, $4,461,579,497; Nebras-
ka, $4.193,825,242.
BY far the richest part of the coun-
try, also, is the west north centraE
section, which includes the states of
Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri. North Da-
kota, South Dakota. Nebraska and
Kansas. The total value of farm prop
erty in these states amounts to ST.
984,547,351. This is $4,000. 100000 i'm
excess of the east north central section,
including Ohio, Indiana, llinois, Michi-
gan, and Wisconsin.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
Middle West Joins Grain Grade Fight
Fifty Creameries Join State Agency

Fifty Creamertes Join State Agency
Fifty cooperative creameries have
Joined the new state wide marketing
agency, the Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries association.
The Minnesota Farm Bureau feder-
alton today announced the results Of
the first week Of drive to unite the
cooperative 'creameries Of the state
into one strong central assoclatlon.TWo
hundred shares of stock, eachfshare re-
presenting $4,000 pounds of butter fat
handled annually, have been subscribed
by local creameries, federal officials
said.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

The tourist camping grounds on See
ond street northwest have been improv-
ed by the installation of another light.
The Water Power Company furnishes
the current free. More space. is being
cleared as the grounds have been
crowded on several occasions.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

Max Corbin has on display in his
store window this week several clus-
tiers of acorns containing from ten to
twelve acorns. Rarely are more than
three or four acorns found in cluster.
The specimens were found on a tree in
Mr.. Corbin's yard.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

w. E. Youngdale was here over Sun
day visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Youngdale Of Darling. He was
enroute to Hallock on business. Mr..
Youngdale is employed with the dairy
division Of the state university.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

Special excursion rates Of fare and
la half to the Minnesota State Fair,
September to 10, have been announc-
ed by the railroads. Tickets will be
good from September 2 to 10, inclusive.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

When Miss Wilma Whecland arrived
in Minneapolis Thursday evening of
last week after having taken a
:'French< leave' from her boarding
place in this city, she was greeted by
the Minneapolis police and had to
"cough up'' the sum Of $4,000, which
she had neglected to pay Mrs. G. W.
Thomas, with whom she had boarded
for five weeks, while working here.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
Mrs. Edward Trettel was operated
upon for appendicitis at st. Gabriel s
hospital Saturday morning.

Miss Helen Newman, who has been
employed at the Qaulity Shop for some
time, has resigned her position.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
Extension Div. Letter
CAN'T MEET CALL FOR HOME
EC0N0MICS TEACHERS

The home division Of the
254 requests for. teachers in grade,
high. and normal schools. colleges, and
universities. 1t was able to supply just
Tor t Of Science ~ to meet aes this o. demand
Eight Of these were experienced and
c6 inexperienced teachers. The aver
age salary at which these teachers
te ee1 for af the 81 a Of 1880 annuay OF
The largest number of requests for
teachers came from Minnesota, 1877.
The next largest from Iowa and South
from Alabama, Arizona. Florida. Iii
nois,, Kansas, Michigan. Montana, Ne
braska' North Dakota: Oklahoma
Wisconsin, Washington and Wyoming.
PRIZES OFFERED For MINNESOTA
NUT-GROWERs
An effort to stimulate interest in
made BY the Minnesota State Horticpi-
made by Paul n: Brooks Of Minnea-
$50 to be available each year for the
next five years.
R. $: Mackintosh, secretary of the
sending out announcements Of the
prizes to be distributed. These include:
Prizes to be given in 1925 for the
best cared for nut plantations of ten
or more trees which shall include Of
least two species. First prize, SIS.
Extra prizes of SO each for the best
quarts Of black walnuts. butternuts.
snagbark hickory nuts, and hazei
nuts, entered for the usual premiums
at the winter meeting of the society in
1922 and 1923-24. The nuts winning
these prizes will become the property
of the society, the society also to have
from which to propagate trees for
trial purposes.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

Sinclair Lewis, famous writer and
author of "Main Street, has been
awarded the 1920 Joseph Pulitzer prize
for the best achievement in letters for
the year. The prize Of $1,000 was
awarded for the book named above.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05

Prizes Of SO. IS. and 50 for boys or
girls under 18 years, who submit the
persons who have planted and are
growing nut trees in Minnesota.
Prizes of $40, IS and So to be award
ed in 1922 for the best collection OF
nuts to be exhibited at the winter
meeting of the Horticultural Society.
Prizes Of $40. IS and So to be award
ed in 1928 to boys or girls under Is:
years, who definitely locate a wild or
cultivated or Seeding nut tree bear
ing nuts Of superior quality or size.
one quart Of nuts to be exhibited. &C,
companied by detailed statement of To-
cation of tree.
Full Information concerning these
contests may be had by addressing r.
s: Macintosh. University Farm. st.
Paul
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
FOOD PRODUCTI0NN
DANGER, Is WARNING
INADEQUATE CREDIT, UNFAIR
. DEF1.AT1oN, HIGH FRE1aHTs
DECLARED Running FARMERS

St. Paul, Aug. 4.-Congress must act
immediately to give farmers relief
from high freight rates, inadequate
credit, foreign competition and ineffi'
cient marketing if it expects to restore
nationwide prosperity. That is the
warning sent to Washington today by
the Minnesota Farm Bureau federation.
1t accompanied a detailed summary Of
the agricultural problems of the state,
supported by evidence of specific in
juries suffered by the producers as
result, of present economic conditions.
Taxation-The farmers of Mime
sota. are virtually unanimous in oppo-
sition to the enactment Of general
sales tax, a tax on land holding. and
repeal of the excess profits tax.
Commerce and industry are so de-
Dendent on the farmers normal pur-
chasing power,' the statement said,
"that restoration Of that purchasing
power is absolutely essential to bring
the whole economic fabric of the Unit
ed States back to normalcy.'
Middle West Joins Grain Grade Fight
Wheat growers, who have urged
changes in federal grain grades, so that
spring wheat would be graded as it was
under the old Minnesota standards,
now have the support Of organized
farmers in ten other states.
The presidents and secretaries of ten
state farm bureau declarations, meeting
in st. Paul, passed a resolution urging
congress to pass the Stevenson bill,
which would change federal grades to
conform to Minnesota IS old spring
wheat standards.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1921-08-05
EGG CIRCLES BOOST THE PRICE Of

The egg circle in Burnesville town
ship, Dakota county, according to it's
last report in June. showed that mem
bers were receiving Is cents cash per
dozen fol. eggs while local merchants
were paving Is or 10 Gems :. K 2 in
trade. What is more, the egg rcle
reported a larger demand e.. Eggs
than it could suppl.