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The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14
THE INVISIBLE GIFT

THERE'S a gift on the Christ.
= mas tree that we cannot see,
but we know it's there. There's
something that gives value to
all the rest and we feel 1t. With
the rich there are fifty gifts to
one baby; with the poor, fifty
babies to one gift; with both
there Is this something that
makes an equal happiness, some
thing that gives riches nothing
over and poverty nothing lack
Ing, something that gives light
without candles and warmth
without fire. The tree itself
springs from 1t, the Christmas
festival sings Of It. We are all
excited by 1t and about It. It
fills the shops with beautiful
things, gathers crowds to buy
them, hangs garlands in the
windows, Carols on the air. It
makes the church bells ring and
kindles devoutest worship. 1t Is
love that hangs upon the Christ
mas tree. Without the Cross the
Christmas tree had never been.
&C. q. Hazard.
e. 1891. Western Newspaper union)
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14
Doctor Scott Makes Denial.

A statement denying that he had
characterized the American Legion as
"a dying organization" was made by
DR.. Hugh Scott. executive Of the Uni.
ted States Veterans bureau. Doctor
Scott was quoted In dispatches from
New Orleans on October 10, to the ef'
feet that he regarding President Hard
ing's veto Of the adjusted compensa
ton bill as the death blow of the LIE
gion. His denial was made through
the executive headquarters of The
Oklahoma department of the Legion
and was issued over the signature Of
Leon II. Brown, state adjuiant.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14
Unknowing
Christmas Cheer
By Mary Graham Bonner


q. 1854. Western Newspaper Union.1
CHE was neither young nor old. But
- Life had been pretty rough with her.
taking many whom she 20 dearly loved,
leaving more and more gaps which
could not be filled.
Yesfit was Christmas time and she
mustSthink Of the Christmas presents
no should give and the Christmas let
tiers che must write. How could she
put cheer into her letters when she
did not feel 1t herselfi Sternly she re.
proved herself for this. She must
feel Christmassy. She simply must.
80. quite BY herself, she went to q
big toy shop. There she mingled with
the crowds, heard the children's cries
and shrieks Of delight and surprise,
saw their eager excitement Her chill
dren were grown up, they had gone
away, some would never come back.
But It all brought the wonderful Christ
mas memories back to her. She felt
again the glow and warmth Of Christ
mas cheer. Tears came to her eyes,
but there was happiness in their hot
blur. II wasn't the same as ones own.
to 60 and see happiness as though 1t
were a play, but Christmas happiness
was different. It touched those who
even stood on the outskirts. Yes, all
.nnknowing these many stranger chill
dren had given her the echo Of their
laughter and Of their delight, and It
was singing a little Christmas melody
In her heart!
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14

compensation anu
a former national
vice commander,
has been elected
governor Of Ne
vada.
Born In Licking
ton, KY. In 1880,
Mr.. Scrug h a m
was 6 ra d uate d
from Kentucky
State university
In 1900, and re-
ceived a degree In
mechanical engI-
neering in 1905,
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14

dressing static n
only a few steps
from the fallen
d o ug h b oys at
Oh n te a u-Thierry,
DR.. Robert o. Blood
Of Concord. N. H.,
national vice com.
m q n d err Of the
American Legion,
was awarded the
D. s. c., Crolx de
Guerre and q d.
visional citation for
brav very. u r.
Blood Is the only
Ne " Hampshire
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14
How Did AuntIe Know7

1t was their second Christmas and
the young wife was proudly display.
Ing the big Christmas remembrance.
an electric washer, from "friend llus.
band" to the relatives gathered, when
one auntie remarked: "Isn't that Just
typical Of married life-the first
Christmas a talking machine and
the second Christmas q washing ma
chiner
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14

nard O'Connell,
N02 Pennsylvania
avenue, Superior,
W no disappeared
Is months ago. The
Legion reports that
his mother Is Ill.
She last heard from
her son May 8,
1921. from New Or
leans. He was q
seaman, but at that
time was on strike.
He expected to
leave New Orleans
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14


adeA One Of these influences Is
the danger Of q conaagration In
the home where Christmas trees
are lighted with candles, although
this danger 10 being partially over
come BY the use Of electricity for
Illuminating purposes. Another re.
strictive tendency Is the cost Of
Christmas trees and the growing diff
Guilty Of obtaining them.
Moreover. a conviction Is growing
In the public mind that It is poor
economy to cut Christmas trees from
the tops Of mature trees or take down
a tree that has been growing for Is
to 80 years for one days celebra.
ton. The availability Of artificial sub
stitutes and the natural trend toward
= change In the customs Of the people
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14

come q thing Of the past7
There are tendencies which
would seem to indicate that
a substitute may usurp the
throne this green harbinger
Of merriment and good will
has held In the hearts Of
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14

supplying the country with it, Christmas
million trees sacrificed they mostly
from the woods Of northern Vermont and pine
the Norway and the basam mr.
southern states demand the Norway spruce people
" hasan Here the ready shipment
ths tied bundles three according
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14
PORT OF MISSING MEN

American Legion Post No. 81, Su-
perior, Wis. is attempting to find Ber-
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14
ELECT LEGION MAN GOVERNOR
James G. Scrugham, Leader In Fight
for Adjusted Compensation, Vic
4 torious In Nevada.

James G. Scrughnm, a lender In the
American Legion's fight for adjusted
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14
American
0,Le9ion.
DR.. BLOOD WON ARMY HoNoRs
National vles Commander Of Legion,
Only New Hampshire Physician
Who Was Decorated.

Advancing with the first wave Of
infantry and establishing his tirst-aid
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1922-12-14

Better.
HE still has the first dollar lie ever
made"
"Well. that's better than having n
collector sitting IN your doorstep wait.
Ing for the next one you're gong to
make"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
BRITAIN BUILDS MOST
DESTRUCTIVE TORPEDO

LONDON. More powerful and do
structlve than any torpedo plane IN
the world will be the one now being
built by the British air ministry in
Yorkshire. The machine. which will
operate with the navy. will be able to
rise from and elight on the sea. and i,s
1000 horsepower engine which itself Is
described as triumph of aeronauticnl
engineering. will drive the plano through
the air at a speed of 100 miles AN hour.
Beneath the fusllade will he slunH
torpedo Weighing one and one quar-.
ter tons. or. as an alternative, two tor.
pedoes OF smaller size and weight.
Means will be provided by which the
machine, when flying close above the
surface OF The water. can discharge the
torpedo to run under its own power To
the objective.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17

Bill nodded thoughtfully and went
back again to the letter.
81 see. And you told Cayley that
you were telegraphing to Marks dem
tist?"
Yes And then of course 1t wis all
up for him. Once we knew that ROD
crt was Mark we knew everything.
"How did you know"
Antony got up from the breakfast
table and began TO fill his pipe.
"Well, let's see IL ! can go through
my own mind again, and tell you now
| guessed it, First of all, the clothes.
"Yes?"
"To Cayley the clothes seemed ar
enormously important clue. felt Ger
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-09-17
Former Officer Says He Is American
First

Observation-Disclosures a
speech here Thursday by John Fields
st the district court room. A. II. Oar.
rett. former Greer county attorney. n
democrat. took the platform and made
y speech In favor of John Fields.
II AIN an American citizen first.
Garrett said
Following dorrctts speech, p. c. Lee
u socialist took the platform to reply
for Mayor Walton. He was hooted
down by the democrats present who
refused to let him speak for the ticket
adv.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
g. HilIerud & Co., Sank Centre
Awarded Contract for White Way

=
The Sank Centre Light and Power
Commission received bids Friday
evening of last week for the con-
struction of Sank Centres White
Way. There were nine bidders for
the work, but, the bid of G. Hillerud
and Co. of Sank Centre, tor $685. 20
was the low bid, for fifty-four posts.
Posts of the single light type selected
by the Light and Power Commission.
The posts selected are known as the
Cutter Arcadian with Solux Senior
top, being the same post and top as
has been on display in front of the
Wedge Hardware Company for the
past several weeks.
The specifications prepared by En-
gineer Wolfe provided for the con-
struction Of eight poles to the block
from the corner of Main and Fifth
Streets, north to Third Street and
West on Third to Oak Street. The
plat shows that the block on Main
Street, between Third and Fourth
Street is sixty feet longer than Third
Street, between Main and Ook Street
SO that plans have been revised and
call for the installation of ten lights
in the Main Street Block.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
Freight Rates on
Fuel Wood Lowered
Temporary Order by State Commits
sion Issued to Supply Farmers
With Better Market

Orders lowering the freight rate
on fuel wood approximately 20 per
cent were issued last week by the
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
commission. The order is temper
airy, effective August / to April 1 !.
Its immediate purpose is to give
farmers a better market for cord
wood and to serve the larger cities
in theh event the fuel shortage be-
comes more desperate.
Tn interstate commerce commission
several weeks ago issued general
order reducing cord wood rates 10
per cent. This gave farmers of west
ern Wisconsin advantage in putting
wood on the Twin Cities market due
to the fact that sections Of that state
where wood is cut are closer to the
Twin Cities market than those in Min
nesota. The Minnesota reduction
serves to equalize this situation.
On shipments moving $50 miles,
the rate has been reduced from II to
9 cents; on 200 mile shipments Oh
to cents; on SO mile shipments, 51s
to AZ cents.
The railroads, Of course, have an
opportunity to contest the order, but
in view of coal shortage, such action
is not expected, especially as the or
der is temporary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
Sank Centre Waterw0rks
Bonds Bring Net Interest
Rate of 4.67 Per Cent

The credit of the city of Sank
Centre is high class.
The financial condition of the coun-
try is decidedly better than year
ago.
These two facts were prominently
demonstrated when the bids for the
100000 Waterworks bond issue were
opened by City Clerk j. F. Cooper
in the presence of the City Council
at the Commercial Club rooms Friday
afternoon.
The first issue offered was those
for 100000 bearing five per cent and
commencing to mature in 1897 and be-
ing completed in 1852.
Two sealed bids were received for
this issue. The Harris Trust and
Savings Co. of Chicago, ILL.,, bid par,
accrued interest and premium of
SLIT. This bid included the premium
on both the 100000 issue as well as
the light improvement bonds for $10,-
900, making their offer for thee $780,
900 issue approximately $1,610.
The First National Bank, Sank
Centre had sealed bid of par, ac-
crued interest and a premium of
$1,7OO on the 100000 issue.
The Council were not satisfied
with either of the sealed bids and
asked for bids in the open. Repre-
1sentatives from six Twin City bond
houses We're on hand, and the bidding
was pretty keen until premium of
$500 had been offered. The com
petitors began to drop by the wayside
about this stage of the game and for
the last $700 or so only the represen-
tatives of Gates-White & Co., and
Lane Piper & Jaffery, Minneapolis,
remaineed. The l&tter's bid of accrued
interest and premium of $4,325 was
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03

The successful bidders are prepared
to start the obstruction of the White
Way system just as soon as the con-
struction of the new Water Works
system on the blocks effected by the
White Way is completed. In this con-
nection the delay has been caused on
the starting of the building of the new
Water Works cystem because of the
Railway strike. The following are
bidders for the White Way contract:
Anderson, Electric Co., Alexandria,
Mimi.
Power Equipment Co., Minneapolis.
Mimi.
M. A. Cole, Sank Centre, MINI.
The Kelley Construction Co., Eau
Claire, Wis.
Cole Brothers Electric Co., Water
loo, Ia.
Litchfeld Drainage & Construction
Co., Litchfield, Mimi.
G. Hillerud & Co., Sank Centre,
Mimi.
Herman Andrae Electrical Co., Mil
waukee, Wis.
Donovan Construction Co., St.
Paul, Mimi.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
FAST BASEBALL At |.
STEARNS.CO. FAIR
SECRETARY DUBOIS ARRANGES
SCHEDULE FOR THREE FAST
GAMES AUG. II. IS, 10
GATE PRICES UNCHANGED
EVERYTHING POINTS TO FINE
AGRICULTURAL AND LIVE
STOCK EXHIBIT

Wednesday Of this week Secretary
Dubois completed his base ball sched-
ule for the forthcoming Stearns coun-.
ty fair to be held at Sank, Centre
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, Aug. Is, II, 10 and 10.
Belgrade and Richmond will play
Thursday afternoon; Melrose and Al
bany will meet Friday afternoon and
the two winners will NEE for the
championship of Stearns county Sat-
urday afternoon. The Fair associa-
ton will select the umpires and will.
handle the games from every ANGLE
There appears to be some misappre-.
hension regarding the admission
prices to be charged for this years
fair. The general admission will re-
main the same as last year, SO cents
for adults and 25 cents for children;
grandstand rs cents each. There will
be an auto parking charge inside the
grounds of IS cents per day for each
of the three days or 81 90 per ear for
the entire fair. There will be free.
parking space for the autos outside
the grounds for those who do not
wish to have their cars inside.
In arranging the program for this
yearfs fair President j.. B. Schoen-
hoff and Secretary Dubois have kept
within the budget allowed by the di-
rectors at a recent meeting
The amusement program should
prove entertaining. The professional
horse races have been abandoned for
the very good reason that the fair
could not afford this luxury. Taking
last year as a basis for figuring the
horse races cost $2,700 which in
cluded the added entrance money paid
in. A large number of the county
fairs of the state have abandoned the
racing programs, as they too have
arrived at the conclusion that con-
tinuance of this plan would put them
on the financial rocks. If any per-
son owning a bucking bronco, the
wilder the better, well bring the ami
NAL to the fair the Wild West riders
will tame him free of charge.
The 1922 Stearns county fair. will
be largely an agricultural exhibition
with good program of clean amuse-
ment. The citizens of Sank Centre
are firmly convinced that the fair is
splendid agency in developing the
county and is worthy of the united
support Of the farmers of this sec
ton. The citizens of the town rails
ed the funds to place the fair on a
solid financial footing. The perma-
nency of the fair will largely be de-
termined by the attendance this year.
The officers and directors have done
their part and it will be up to the
farmer, business and professional man
to do his part by attending. The
program will be worthwhile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03

the final, and was accepted by the
Council.
The council are to be congratulated
upon the manner in which the sale
was conducted and the results achiev-
ed. A computation will show that
the premium of $4,325 brings the net
interest on the entire issue of $780,
600 down to ACT.
The following is a list of the bid
ders and the bids on the 100000
issue:
Harris Trust & Savings Bank
of Chicago, Ill .......... .$101, IA
(Said bid was conditional and
included $4,000 light bonds)
First National Bank
of Sank Centre, MINI .$101, zoe
Lincoln Trust & Savings
+ Bank Of st. Paul, MINI ..$102, 1865
Capitol Trust & Savings
Bank Of st. Paul .$103, 1870
kaufman Wood & Co.,
+ of Minneapolis, MINI. .$1O2, 93C
Minneapolis Trust Co.,
of Minneapolis, MINI -. .$103, 40C
Gates White & Co.,
of Minneapolis, Mimi. $1O4 1926
Lane Piper & Jaffrey, Inc, $1O4, 325
The $4,000 lighting system inn
provement issue was purchased by
the First National Bank of Sauk
Centre. This issue natures in ter
years and were sold at par, 5 pei
cent interest, premium of $40 and
accrued interest.
The $500 sewer bond issue was
also purchased by the First National
Bank of Sank Centre. These bonds
bear six per cent and mature in five
years. The bid was par and a prem
ium of $500.
All Of the money from the sales
will be available as soon as the
proper bonds can be prepared.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
$1,000 Dollars Profit
In Six Months
Farmers Cooperative Sales Agency
Sets Aside Big Surplus For
Livestock Shippers

Profits amounting to more thai
$4,000 have been set aside by the
Central Cooperative Commission as
ISOLATION in the first six months of
1922, to be returned to patrons in the
form Of patronage dividends.
In the first five months of it's op-
erations, ending Dec. 81, 1921, the
farmers terminal marketing agency
accumulated profits amounting to
more than $4,000. This surplus was
returned to the livestock producers
early this year. The total savings
realized by farmers through dividends
and surplus laid aside by the Central
amount to $4,000, although the or
ganization has been in operation less
than year.
Lower commission rates charged by
the Central for handling livestock, it
is estimated, saved farmers $4,000
in the last five months of 1921. In
the first half Of 1922, these savings
have been increased by another $780,
600.
Profits and savings in reduced COM
mission charges do not represent all
the direct cash benefits of co-opera-
tive action on the terminal livestock
market according to J. S. Montgom-
cry, general manager, Livestock val
ued at several hundred thousand dol
lars has been handled through the
associations stocker and feeder ser
vice at actual cost, saving the produc-
er thousands of dollars in commits
sions and other expenses, he said.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
KEEP PARK CLEAN

Carl Helm head of the publicity de-
partment of the National American
Legion, Indianapolis, spent a couple of
days in Sank Centre last week gather
ing material for "Main Street
story to appear in the American Lee
gion Weekly in October. Mr.. Helm
and his wife lived at the Tourist Park
while in the city. He said that he
noticed that the visiting tourists
cleaned up their refuse pretty gener-
ally before leaving but that two To-
cal picnic parties held at the Park
during his stay indicated that local
folks were not as particular and that
officers were apt to unjustly charge
the visitors with the untidities when
the trouble was at home. The Herald
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
Farmers Plan Big
Rally at State Fair
Thursday, Sept. Z, Official Farm Bur.
eau Day-Coverdale and Peck
Speakers

Thursday, September Z, has been
designated as Farm Bureau day at
the Minnesota State Fair. A special
farm bureau program will be held in
the livestock pavilion from II A. M.
until 2 P. M. Arrangements have
been made to avoid conflict with any
important events in which producers
will be interested.
J. w. Coyerdale, secretary of the
American Farm Bureau federation
and F. w. Peck, chief of the Extern
sion division of the Minnesota Col
lege of Agriculture, will speak.
After the program in the pavilion,
directors from all counties represent
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
RECLAIMED LAND OFFERED
ITO EX.SOLDIERS

According to a statement from Sec
rotary Fall of the Interior Depart
ment, more than 100000 inquiries
have been received from War Veter-
ans regarding the possibility of OBJ
tanning farm lands from the Govern
ment. Over 100000 of these have
been definite applications.
Secretary Fall has approved the bill
pending in Congress which provided
for close cooperation between the In
terror Department and the Veterans
Bureau in establishing a settlement
of rehabilitated former service men
on reclaimed unit of the Yumci
Meza in Arizona.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
N. p. RoADMAsTER DEAD

Oscar Grimes, roadmaster of the N
P. division running through Sank
Centre, for the past IL years died
Wednesday morning of this week at
his home in st. Paul, following a
stroke of paralysis suffered last Sat-
urday :, The deceased was well known
in Sank ,Centre and had been connect
ed with the Northern Patio for go
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
SATISFACTORY DAT YIELD

The first report of threshing reach
ing the Herald was that done by j.
M. Pendroy residing just southwest
of the city. Mr.. Pendroy shock
threshed 10 acres of oats which yield
ed trifle over IS bushels per acre.
The berry is well developed and of
good weight. The gentleman states
that he was very agreeably surprised
with his yield.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-08-03
SHELL-SHOCKED VICTIM

Valley D. Walter a~World War vet
eran was picked up in a badly dazed
condition Sunday evening. The
young man was suffering from she'll
shock, and at the request of the War
Veterans board he was taken to the
Minneapolis hospital Tuesday morn
ing by Joseph Jackson