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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
ORCHARD AND GARDEN

Why not plant few gooscbe1ry and
curfaat bushes in the garden this year?
They yield well and their fruit is ap-
preciated.
Spraying is good crop insurance.
Better get the equipment and materials
now for use later.
Keep all poultry manure dry until
next spring and then apply it to the
garden and special plants.
Begin to read seed cataloss, make
up and send off that list of vegetables
and flower seeds. Early bought seed
is usually the best Better order some
small fruits to set out this spring.
-evcrbearing strawberries FOR instance
The liquid formed by soaking thor
oughly rotted manure in water Tor "a
short time is an excellent fertilizer for
most house plants.
Wash the foliage of house plants
once in while. Keep the plants clean
and free from dust and insects.
Geraniums and other soft wooded
plants may be rooted by placing the
cuttings in glass of water in a warm
place. A little charcoal in the water
helps to keep it sweet. They should he
set in the sun.
A small farm we'll titled will give
better returns than 4 large acreage
poorly cared for. If more farmers
would learn this lesson, which the
gardener learned long ago, we would
have better farms and the owner
would likely have more ready money
Leroy Cady, associate horticulturist,
University Farm, st. Paul.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
Would Change Calendar.

Next April the Astronomical union
Is to meet in Rome to discuss calendar
reform. The leader of the French del
egation to the meeting, with support
from England, will, among other
things, propose a scheme by which the
first Of January shall always fall upon
a Monday, with corresponding uni
formity for every day throughout the
year. T.. .'
Three hundred and sixty-five divided
by seven gives the 81 weeks Of the year
and one day. II that day, at present
troublesome disturber, were assigned
new name 1Jours de la Paix, it's
French sponsors have proposed), and
no longer allowed to be Sunday, Mon
day or any other day Of an ordinary
week, the beginning Of the next year
could take place always on the same
day Of the week, In leap year the 10th
Of February would also have to stand
outside the week. III h.
@ In the matter Of bills It would be
great convenience IL international
agreement were obtained. as maturing
periods could be Of even length, avoid.
Ing Sunday Christian Science Moni-
tor.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
Superstitions in Wales.

/Superstitions of the country folk of
Wales are discussed in the quarterly
report Of DR.. Arthur Hughes, medical
health officer of the county Of Car
marthenshire. Despite the fact that
fortune telling and witchcraft are pro-
hibited under the English law, large
numbers of Welsh peasants bring
their ailing children to the witch doc
tors rather than to medical practition-
ers. One fetish that appeals TO- these
superstitious people is that witch
doctor can cure a child Of backward
ness by means Of making a slight in
cision in the cartilage of the child's
ear. The operation must be performed
during the waxing Of the moon and the
art is handed down from generation to
generation, the doctor" usually being
q woman. If cure does not result
the operation is repeated until the
child Is cured It is said that many
women practice this art and that the
people pay large sums to have dull
children 80 treated. brooklyn Eagle.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

3bea''-.e; Drown at the Stake. isn't
that y mighty good plot, 50 far = IS 81 81
" lt's. very thrilling z answered Mrs.
;Bowser. ''but 60, on"
When night comes" continued Mr..
Bowser, "Old X. 81. goes to the maid
ems tent and demands that she
either roast d marry. II you were
writing this story, you would have
about q barrel Of tears at this point,
and your poor maiden would faint
away and remain unconscious for
about three weeks. See how I do it.
Quicker than lightning she draws. two
::automatics from her pocket and points
them at the naked breast Of old K. ii.
and, In tones which cannot be mis-
taken for love tones, she says.
You are standing on the verge Of
the grave! You col Turn your face
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
AM can a
ol Corner
Minnesota Leads the WAY


The Circulation Manager Of the
American Legion Weekly wires that
Legion memberships for 1922 arc reach
ing national headquarters at the rate
of $4,000 daily, and that Minnesota
Legionnaires are beating all others in
the matter of speed in getting 1921
memberships paid up for 1922. Let 3
| reach our 1921 Minnesota membership
total of $4,000 without delay, then
, hitch up our trousers and hit the trail
for $4,000 members. After that, the
sky will be our limit. If every buddy
puts his heart in the Job and his shout
der to the wheel, it will be done before
we realize it. Let's go.
~
What Legion National Conference Out
Boiled down to few words, the
gathering Of state officers from the fiji
ty or more Legion departments of the
country at Indianapolis January goth
and 21st, which was attended by Com
mander Van Dyke, Adjutant King, and
National Committeeman Rossberg from
Minnesota, made the following deci-
sions:
To take a nationwide census of all
former service men; to establish rota-
ting loan fund; to decentralize the Uni
ted States Veterans Bureau and cs-
tablish Legion organization which
will cooperate closely with the Blu
reau; to Immediately adjust long-pend-
ing claims Of ex-soldiers; to make
compulsory the immediate admission to
hospitals Of any supposed veteran, re-
CARELESS of his ability to show dis
charge papers; to discharge from hos
pitfalls any official who is not rendering
efficient service; to push through the
adjusted compensation bill now pend
ing in Congress.
The fighting spirit of the Legion
naircs cropped up when Charles r..
Forbes, director of the U. S. Veterans ,
Bureau. asked the delegates if they
wished to ask any questions. Instantly
several men were on their feet. Case
after case of neglect of disabled men
was cited: Director Forbes promised to
name a Board Of Appeal for each of
the II regional districts, to be the
final adjudication bodies in their re-
spcctive territories. Minnesota is in
the Tenth Regional District, along with
the Dakotas and Montana.
"a certain individual in Washington
who didn't don the uniform two years
after the armistice,' was blamed for
the situation among disabled men. Sew
eral delegates referred directly to Brig
adler General Sawyer, the President s
personal physician, chief Of the federal
disqualification Board.
No@;opol Noo
Nider Of the Legion, restated the or
ganization s policy on the adjusted
compensation issue, declaring that the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
MRS. B USER S
STORY
Mr.. Bowser i. Going to
Write One 70 Beat L.
By M. QUAD ]
oooooooooo oooooooooo6

Mrs. Bowser!''
1t was Mr.. Bowser who spoke, and
in such deep, bass voice as made the
piano t-emhle on its legs.
Mrs. Bowser looked up inquiringly.
"A great mystery hangs over this
house. That mystery is also full Of
deception. want it solved, right
away. want to know what has been
going on in my own house."
Estate your case," replied Mrs. Bow
ser, but in tones that showed she was
somewhat frightened. j.. &
"You ran in to see Mrs. Green few
minutes last evening. While you were
absent picked up magazine off the
piano. I am not much of a reader of
such things, as you know, because
their contents are mostly gush. 1 just
wanted to look at the pictures to while
away the time. On opening a maya
zine l found a letter. 1t had been
opened. 1t was addressed to Miss
Jean Carew,' at our street and number,
and pulling forth the letter, 1 found it
was from the editor Of the magazine.
He had accepted story and sent a
check for $50 in payment. Do you
know any young lady named Jean
CareW?"
"Why-why, was going to tell you
all about it, said Mrs. Bowser. 'The
editor of the magazine said he wanted
\ 10
one to suit him, and so 1 sat down and
dashed off. one 1 did not wish to send
my own name as authoress, and so l
took Jean Carew. You see, he &C.
cepted my story and sent me check,
and was going to ask you to get it
cashed for me. Is there any great mys-
terry about that?'
Mrs. Bowser, let us look into this
thing. In the first place, you wrote
this story without saying anything to
me about it. In the next place, you
took another PERSONS name, and there
by deceived the editor and the public
In the next place, I have read your
story, and it is the most nOnsensical
thing I ever read. 1t is all mush and
gush. The editor must have gone
crazy to accept such story. You have
swindled him out of $50 and you should
send the check right back!"
''Why, Mr.. Bowser. you talk very
strange" exclaimed Mrs. Bowser.
"The editor of the magazine is sup
posed to know what is good and what
is bad. He thought this story of mine
good enough to publish, and was worth
the check he sent me. don't praise it
much myself, but 1 don't think you
ought to condemn it as you do. Mrs.
Green and two other ladies read it,
and it brought tears to their eyes,"
"Bosh-nonsense! A woman would
shed tears over most anything. Your
story had hundred faults. There is
no plot and no strength. You did as
well as you could, but l am not going
to have it known that the wife of
Samuel BOwser is writing such gush
for publication. It shows a weak
brain, on your part, and laxity on
mine. People will ask why l don't
forbid ysu. Hereafter all the stories
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
PAYS TO DELIVER PURE, SWEET
CREAM

Creamcries suffering losses due to
poor grades Of butter are urged by A.
J. Mcclure, dairy specialist with the
agricultural extension division Of the
University Of Minnesota to put on an
educational campaign among their pa
irons for improving the quality Of their
cream.
Interest can be aroused in having
all cream delivered at least twice a
week and in improving the methods
on the farms for greater care and
cleanliness so that pure sweet cream
will be delivered,' he says. ''The
wide difference in price between good
and poor butter results in serious losses
under present conditions and can be
prevented
A continuous loss in p:ice of butter
because of poor quality has led to the
failure Of creameries, Mr.. Mcclure
asserts.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
Lucky PhiIadeIphian.

AS the luckiest man, honors 70 to
Nicholas Murphy of Philadelphia.
Murphy walked into a moving train
between Boothwyn and Ogden streets,
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The locomotive cylinder tapped him
upon the shoulder and Murphy de,
scribed loop, alighting on his feet.
Then he sank to the ground. When a
foreman Of a gang of laborers rushed
to where he was, Murphy sprang to
his feet and ran away, thinking he
would be arrested for trespassing up
on the railroad. He had escaped in
jury, and the worst damage done was
to the temper of the conductor of the
flyer, which was delayed ten minutes
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
MORE COW TESTING ASSOCIA-
TONS FORMED

p. A. Hanson Of University Farm,
dairy extension specialist, reports the
organization Of new COW testinc assn
Citations in Mower, Nicollet, Ottertail
and Kanabec counties. Smaller asso-
Citations are about to be formed in Wa
basha, Goodhue, and Anoka counties.
Wabasha county leads the state in the
number of associations.
1.-THE comparative ease with which
ne" associations are being organized
says Mr.. Hanson, " is further evidence
that dairy farmers are doing we'll, and
that records and improved feeding
methods as brought out by testing are
of material aid in increasing returns
from dairy herds.''
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
Care Of Peontes.

If you want big crop Of peonles
next spring, prepare for it right now.
These plants are heavy feeders, but
they don't like fresh manure. Prob
ably the best fertilizer to use is bone
meal. A handful is none too much
for each large plant, and should be
worked lightly into the soil around the
roots. Unless it happens to be q
wet season, peonies are benefited
greatly by a mulch Of straw or grass
clippings, and this mulch should be
several inches deep. It will keep the
ground cool and moist without the
necessity Of forking it over. Don't
try to divide your peonies now. Sep
TENDER Is the one month for doing this
work.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
"finds a Box Of Gold"

written from this house will be writ
ten by me. Any checks coming in
will be placed in my hands,"
"Well, if you can write story, why
don't you write one?" was asked.
''Why don't I? I am going to write
one, in the next two hours, and the
check for it will be at least $500.
There will be strength and vitality
all through it, and it will all be true
to human nature. You probably spent
three months getting your plot, while
my plot has jumped into my brain in
less than three minutes. Look at
what you call the plot Of your story!
A girl gets a legacy. Instead of open
ing department. store or going into
the ice business, she pays visit to
the poorhouse. There she meets an
old grandma, whose only son sent her
there, to be off his hands. Your
heroine's heart is touched. She takes
the old lady out and puts her In the
cottage, and tells her that for the
rest of her life she need do nothing
but sit in rocking chair and eat
fried eggs three times day."
"And what is your plot?'
"Why, girl, in digging ditch, finds
box Of gold. She has heard that the
Pawnee tribe of Indians are without
preacher. They have no Thursday
night prayer meetings. They are sim
ply sloshing around. She buys a thou
sand dollars worth of Bibles and hymn
books, and she hires q team and
driver, and she drives to the head.
quarters of the Pawnee tribe. The
chief Of the tribe is a gentleman named
Kicking Horse" He is willing to
accept the Bibles and hymn books
but he is also willing to accept the
fair hand of our heroine. He makes
this known to her. He cannot have
her hand. It is promised to q pawn.
brokers' assistant in Boston, and she
Is q girl who never goes back on he1
word. Old kicking Horse gets mad,
and he gives her IN hour to think
It over. In the morning, II she does
not marry him, he win roast her {
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
HoMEMAKERs LEARN TO CON.
SERVE TIME

Many hon1emakers over the state CO.
operated with home demonstrate ton
agents and university extension spe-
cialists last year in carrying on demon
STATIONS and keeping records. In 81
communities, adopting projects, 21l
home demonstrations were established.
About 22O women made and are using
frcless cookers, and SO installed com
mercial cookers. Women carrying on
home demonstrations in time saving
by using a fireless cooker over period
Of five months, reported saving of
351 hours Of time. A good homemade
firelcss cooker which will last for sever
al years can be made, all complete, for
$3.50.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

Fifteen members Of the girls basket
hall teams Ct the local high school and
fifteen invited guests held a slcighride
r*rty Thursday evening of last week.
They drove out to a rural SCHOOL, eight
miles cast of the city, at which Miss
Mayme Leblanc of this city teaches,
and there they played games and par
took of chicken supper.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
sToLI.' s TE An WON

q. t1klIIVu Gk5JUH d9gfegat1uH 0I mat-
ried men, known as The Benedicts''
Wero unable to make q favorable show
ing with the Bachelors in two games
played SO Stoll last week got busy and
reorganized his team, intending when
he started to do this, to pick both
married and single men. When he had
his team. selected, he had married
mems aggregation again, however, but
he bucked up and on Friday evening,
took on an aggregation selected by
Mig" Lane. .Stoll 9 team was dubbed
"Stoll's Colts' and the other was
called t'Lane's Colts.'' They locked
horns and Stoll's team was victorious
by q margin Of 126 pins. The players
and scores follow:
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
MATINEES NET $84 FOR CITY'S
POOR

Nearly l,1O0 persons, two-thirls of
them children, attended the two bene-
ut matinees given at the Lowell theatre
Saturday afternoon by Manager
smoots to arise funds for the poor and
needy of the city. The proceeds of the
two shows, $S4, were turned over to
the Woman's Guild to be administered.
A reissue of Gin Old Kentucky'
was the picture shown. H..
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

Hereafter the Joswiak Shoe Shop will
60 by the name "The Family Shoe
Store,' as we carry full line of shoes
tor every member of the family. Also
fine shoe repairing while you wait.
THE FAMILY SHOE STORE.
Adv. 30-tf.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

Mrs. F. J. Kobilka entertained ten
guests at her home Thursday after
noon OF last week for Miss Isabel .Ra,
cine OF Lisbon, N. ID. The afternoon
was spent playing carls and 4 lunch
was served. go.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

It is understood that a delegation Of
Swanville taxpayers are to appear be-
fore the county board at it's next SEES
sion, Tuesday, Feb. z, for the purpose
of protesting the big increase in the
valuation of property in Swanville vii
lage.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

The Kensington club entertained at
Il dance in the Elks hall Wednesday
evening. The guests included the club
members and husbands and number
Of invited friends, ,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
houdt.
CORA M. BREDFIELD, Teacher.

District No. 80 for the month end
ing January 20; Number days taught,
20; number enrolled, 20; average daily
attendance, Is. Those neither absent
nor tardy for the month: Antoinette
Brunette, Dewey Brunette, Edwin
Laatsch, fanny Laatsch, Velma Nelson,
Herman Shu]z. Those absent only one
day: Ole Nelson, Harry Laatsch, Mer-
lin and Francis Gaddes.
LAURETTA REED, Teacher.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Doten of Raub,
IN. d., are here visiting Mr.. Doten's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.. E.. Doten,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

Mrs. Herman Pantzke entertained at
recipe shower Thursday evening Of
last week for Miss Agnes Lipinski, fiji
teen guests being present. The eve
ming was spent at games and a fine
lunch was served.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

District No. Is for the month endin
January p: Number days taught, 20
number enrolled, 16; average daily at
tendance, IA. Those neither absent no
tardy for the month: Merrill and So
ward Wise, Allen and Ernest Baugl
man. Those tardy but not absent; Bel
nice Hauchins, Leona, Edith and A.
fred Fisher, Margaret and Erling Dot
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
NIGH con lUES
VICTORIOUS STRIDE
st. CLOUD TECHS LAST VICTIMS
OF LITTLE FALLS HIGH, =
Is TO ~ ~ IL

Little Falls high schools basketball
team retained a clean slate in the race
for the district championship Friday
evening by defeating St. Cloud Tcchni-
cal high on the local floor by a score
of % to II. The contest was one Of
the snappiest of the season and was
witnessed by one of the largest crowds
that has ever attended a basketball
game here.
Although the score would indicate a
rather close game, the fact is that the
local boys outplayed the visitors all
along and maintained the lead they oh-
tanned at the start of the game
throughout the contest. The first
quarter netted IL points for Little
Falls to 3 for St. Cloud. The second
quarter netted each team points and
the half ended with the score II to
+ in favor of Little Falls. The third
period was also close one, St. Cloud
scoring 3 points and Little Falls 2, but
in the fourth period both teams seemed
to break loose and Little Falls scored
points to s by st. Cloud. Two min
utes before the final whistle Little
Falls led by score Of IS to Is. St.
Cloud made another basket and then
Fortier took St. Cloud by surprise
and made three consecutive baskets on
quite long shots.
All Of the Little Falls players did
excellent work and the guarding of
Baker and Lasky proved disastrous to
st. Clouds offensive work Fortier,
Little Falls forward, was the outstand-
ing star of the game with seven field
goals to his credit. Bastien succeeded
in caging the wicker twice and Kicwei
had the best Of the argument at center
as we'll as getting in Considerable ac-
ton On the defensive and making one
field goal. On the st. Cloud team,
hoReEs were about equally divided, al
though Gasser really was the principal
point gctter, he making two field goals
and scoring s points in - chances on
free throws. Little Falls was less for
tunate on free throws, getting but 3
out Of II chances.
Following is the lineup and summary:
st. Cloud Little Falls
Hart IF Basti2n
Gasser If Forticr
Neuens G Kiewel
Mortcs rg Lasky
Dahl 10 Baker
S0hstitutionS: st. Cloud, Barr for
Neuens; Little Falls. Crosse for Forticr,
Brown for Bastien, Fortier for Crosse,
Bastien for Brown. Field goals: Gas
ser 2, Hart /, Barr l, Fortier I, Bas-
ten ?, Kiewel l, Lasky l. Free throws:
Gasser Of IS; Barr l of l.; Basticn
OF 10; Crosse O of l. Referee: Adams
st. Cloud Teachers COLLEGE.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03
SCHOOL REPORTS

District No. 81 for the month end
ing January 20: Number days taught
20; number enrolled, 81; average daily
attendance, %. Those neither absent
nor tardy for the month: Louis and
Wilbert Nagle, Anton Pekarek, Willie
Miller.
ALICE SJOBERG. Tea cher.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1922-02-03

District No. ~ for the month end
ing January 20: Number days taught
20; number enrolled, SO; average dali,
attendance, 81. Those neither absen
nor tardy for the month: Edna Bese
mann, Norman Bcsemann, Adelin
Olson, Inez Olson, Evelyn Oslund, Ell
dred Peterson, Evar Peterson, I.yl,
Wilson, Gilbert Jacobson.
1,OTTIE ADAMS, Teacher.