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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-09-20
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Dv oIIIET WEDDING

A VERY QUIET WEDDING
took place Wednesday afternoon,
September 10th, at 200 o'clock when
Frank D. O'Gara, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George O'Gara of this city, was
united in marriage to Miss Alfrieda
Conner, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Conner of Brooten, at the
Methodist church parsonage, Rev: 5.
S. Wyand officiating, Immediate
relatives of the contracting parties
were the only guests present. Fol
lowing the ceremony the happy couple
left by car on several days tour
to the Twin Cities and other southern
Minnesota points. After a short
honeymoon trip they will return to
Sank Centre to make their home and
Frank will continue to operate the
battery and tire repair department OF
the O'Gara Garage. The Herald
Joins with the many friends of the
young couple in wishing them a pros
porous and happy married life: -
The mirror., 1923-01-18

1t has never been point of experiment
tation to determine how long it takes to
turn a tree into newspaper, but we
find that by tests recently made in Berlin,
Germany, trees on which birds warble
their morning song are turned into news
print paper and sold as midday editions
on the same day in certain towns Of the
Harz district, says the Papierfabrikant
the leading German paper makers organ.
The exact time taken in the process is
three hours, twenty-five minutes The
trees were feled at 1885 a. m. pulped
and turned into paper by 80, rushed in
motor truck two and one-half miles to the
printing office and at IL o'clock newspaper
boys were crying the local sheet on the
streets.-Es.
The mirror., 1923-01-18
ABOUT BOOKS
By Mr.. r. L. M.


4 votes department to the reviewing
of recently published books that are
considered worthy of mention, favorable
or otherwise. This department reaches a
definite class of people-the reading pub
lie, and it is well received else it would
not be given space. Book critics receive
fabulous salaries for telling Mr.. and Mrs.
Average Citizen what, and what not to
read, and perhaps they earn it. We take
our books like we do our medicine, on
prescription. If B. L. T. or F. P. A.,
meaning Bert Lesion Taylor and Franklin
P. Adams, tell us that a book is really
worthy of the name, literature, we read 1t,
if they tell US that it is demoralizing in
its influence and that it should be sup
pressed we read it anyway.
This is not a review of books, nor is the
writer a critic, nor does he receive
fabulous salary. 1t is intended to be a
guide to reading, and gives mention only
to books that are accessible through the
Institutional library. The only claim that
the writer can lay to being an authority
is the confession that he appreciates both
literature and mere books and reads both.
There is an actual need for an article of
this type, and it is rather surprising that
no one has considered the writing of one
before. So many of the resident readers
do not read the really worthwhile books,
not because they do not care to, but be-
cause they do not know where to look for
them. By worthwhile books, weighty
themes or textbooks are not meant, but
books that interest one and hold the at
tention. Not books written by high
browed intellectuals for equally high
browed readers, but books that portray lite
as it is by men who have seen it from an
unbiased point of vantage-or, disadvan-
tage.
We all like good western story with
action that is swift, whether it be tale
of a great feud between rival cattle barons
or page from the life of the Llano Kid,
O. Henry's unforgettable character. When
western stories are mentioned Zane Grey
comes into mind, as we are all familiar
with Desert Gold, Heritage of the Desert
The Lone Star Ranger and other books
from the pen of this master writer The
three mentioned are the best.
Naturally there are other western writer's
But how many could you name off hand?
Raine, B. NJ. Bower, Bret Harte, and
Max Brand, would very likely come to
mind first. Max Brand is a commercial
writer but read The Untamed and try to
think of a better story of the rugged West,
and take the so-called pen portraits into
consideration.
If you like charm of setting with your
action place Wolf Breed and other books
by Jackson Gregory on your list. (Wolf
Breed is used as a substitute for 160S).
Gregory is an artist, who creates back
ground and setting in delightful style.
For tales of the northwest read Ralph
Connors and Curwood. Connors is
Scotch Presbyterian minister, but his call
ing would never be apparent from his
Looks, save in one or two cases. Curwood
is the master of description who stands
head and shoulders above all other Ameri-
The mirror., 1923-01-18
FROM STALK TO LOAF
By Mr.. C.. x. r.

IN Genesis /: 11-13 we read, "And God
said, Let the earth bring forth grass,
the herb yielding seed, and the fruit
tree yielding seed after its kind, whose
seed is in itself, upon the earth; and it
was so. And the earth brought forth
grass, and herb yielding seed after its
kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose
seed was in itself, after its kind; and God
saw that it was good. And the evening
and the morning were the third day."
Thus, before God made man, He pre-
pared the food man was to subsist upon
during his mortal days. Surely, man, MO
matter where he may be, cannot COM
plain of Gods plan for feeding the human
races.
Biblical history teaches us that the times
spoken of in Genesis are around $500 B. C.
Scientists claim that man has been upon
the earth many more thousands of years
than history given to us by the Jewish
traditions, or, as we call it, Bible data.
According to Chinese historians, that part
of the world now occupied by China, was
inhabited some 1000 years before the ter
ritory covered by the early Aryan peoples,
mentioned in our Bible. But, be that as
it may, the important fact remains, that
God, in His great wisdom, provided means
of growing the seeds and fruits for man
10 eat, 4yem before Nah himself was
created.
After the fall of man God made him
labor for his food and we read in Genesis
4: 2"And Abel was keeper of sheep,
but Cain was tiler of the ground" or
in other words the original farmer. God
also told Adam, Genesis 3: 17-1S-19}
"cursed is the ground for they sake; in
sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of
thy life; thorns also and thistles shall It
bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat
the herb of the field. In the sweat of thy
face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return
unto the ground"
So, after preparing the seed, and causing
ut to grow for his subsistence, man was
thereupon made to toll for what he was 70
eat, and His curse has been upon man
kind and his fields from thence onward.
From seeds, found in excavations, many
centuries old, scientists have been able to
determine the types of seeds used for max
ing the breads eaten by the different races
of man. Th wheat of the Bible times
was far from being like its cousin of TO-
day. In Egyptian times the wheat was a
small growing plant, six to eighteen inches
HIGH partaking more of the nature of
grass.
In botany wheat is classed as a grass.
Just how man was taught the way to
convert these seeds into bread we have no
definite knowledge, although bread is men
toned in Genesis 3: 19, as above quoted.
From study of the peoples of Bible times,
we know that the first bread was made
from ground seeds, and baked, at first in
the form of cakes, resembling the pancakes
of today by means cf heated, fiat stones.
The mills of those days, and of certain
tribes of man yet today consisted of fat
hard stones on which the seed was ground
(crushed) by rolling another stone, shaped
like rolling pin, back and forth across
it, until the grains became a fine meal.
There are certain tribes page 4, COL a
The mirror., 1923-01-18


mans time, but are rather hard to classify.
IF you appreciate style, read Don-a-Dreams.
Humorous writers are legion, but as
humor is harder to write, few books of
this type really get over. There are diff
ferent kinds of humor. There is the hu
NOR that depends on impossible contrasts
and metaphors with slangy style to get it
over. Lardner and Wittwer are masters
of this style of writing. There is humor
in whimsical characterization with light
satire as in the Ruggles of Red Gap
stories by Harry Leon Wilson. There is
the humor in unusual predicaments in
which fiction characters may find them
selves. find no examples of this kind.
You will enjoy the quaint and philoso-
phical musings of Mr.. Dooley. E. P.
Dunno is the author. Mark Twain is
supposedly the greatest American writer
of humorous fiction, and you may find
him amusing. Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur's Court strikes a responsive
chord. After seeing Penrod there should
be no need of advising that Booth Tark
ington knows that national institution, the
American Boy.
1 presume that there really are people
who read and enjoy poetry, just as there
are hashish addicts and cubeb fends. Per-
sonally 1 like quatrains and sonnets al
most as well as the History of the Scan
dinavian Language. I should say that
there are exceptions for Robert w. Ser
vice and John McCrae are two. James
Whitcomb Riley was as human as any of
us. His An Old Sweetheart of Mine and
Jim establish the fact conclusively, Kip
ling's A Fool There Was is perhaps known
to you. 1t should be-.
Travel books are just as interesting as
the author can make them-no more;
many writers can visit strange country
and tell us that the natives eat rice and
drink saki or taru. Lafcadio Hearn may
tell no more about the customs of the
country but he does it most delightfully."-.
Hearn was primarily poet, and the artis-
tic note is dominant throughout his prose
work. Harry A. Franck made vagabond
trip around the world so is a duly quail
fed authority.
1t is impossible to devote even a few
words to every book in the library. 1t is
rot the purpose to tell you what to'read
for have said that l am by no means a
critic. The books named have pleased me
and l believe that they will please you.
If you can obtain one good book that
proves entertaining, and that was hitherto
unknown to you, the writing of this will
rot have been in vain.
The mirror., 1923-01-18

Rex Beach and Jack London are as well
known as O.. Henry and should have a
place on every library slip. 1t is the pur-
pose of the writer to deal with writers
rot so well known.
Everybody likes good mystery story.
Here are few that are recommended to
you: books of this type that have been
selected after much perusal of the library
catalogue:
Moonstone, by Wilkie Collins
Sign of the Four, by Sir A. C. Doyle.
Long Arm, by S. M. Gardenshire.
Circular Study, by A. K. Green.
Phantom of the Opera, by CASTOR Leroux.
Gold Bug, etc., by Edgar Allen Poe.
Circular Staircase, by Mary Roberts
Rhinehart.
Man in Lower Ten, by Mary Roberts
Rhinehart.
Treasure Train, by A. B. Reeve.
Black Bag, by L. ]. Vance.
Brass Bowl, by L. J. Vance.
War stories have lost their appeal, yet
one will never regret time spent with The
Lone Wolf in False Faces by L. J. Vance
or with Okewood of the British Intelli
gence Dept. in Man With the Club Foot
and Okewood of the Secret Service by
Valentine Williams. These are not war
stories, but based upon the activities of
the departments devoted to espionage.
A magazine has been recently launched
that features nothing but sea stories, indi-
eating that stories of the sea are popular.
The greatest sea story that has ever been
written is in the library. 1t is The
Typhoon by Joseph Conrad. Ralph D.
Paine, Morgan Robertson, and Robert
Louis Stevenson are masters of the sea
story.
Do you like stories about dogs? Bob,
Son of Battle by Alfred Oliphant is still
having a good sale after several years on
the market.
How about railroad tales? Frank L.
Packard will entertain you. He wrote
the Jimmie Dale stories, The White Moll,
and if am not mistaken, that great pic
ture, The Miracle Man, so you will not
regret reading the books that are available.
In case you adhere to the red standard,
Upton Sinclair will strengthen your con-
victions in The Jungle, and Frank Norris
will enlighten you with The Octopus and
The Pit. The Iron Heel by Jack London
is of this type, Also
Adventure lovers step one pace to the
'front.' Company Haiti Richard Hard
ing Davis had you in mind when he wrote
Captain Macklin, Soldier of Fortune and
Van Bibber and others, as did Raine in
Pirate of Panama. Others that are out
standing are: The Port of Missing Men
by Meredith Nicholson, the Graustark
stories by McCutcheon, Cruise of the
Shark by London, two books by George
Gibbs, and the works of Cyrus Townsend
Brady. There is thread of romance
running throughout the stories of this
Episcopalian bishop.
In case you can appreciate book that
has a Civil War time setting by all means
get The Little Shepherd of Kingdom
Come. 1t is by John Fox, Jr. 1t is the
story of Chad Buford, a mountain waif,
from boyhood to the end of the war, in
which he had served as a Union officer.
Ailsa Page, romance of the same period,
by r. w. Chambers is good.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
DANvMLE SOCIAL CLUB
Organization Held It's I Meeting
Luncheon Served At Midnioht

STHaHt<aIIOU F1Ct0 mSGIiU9g
Luncheon Served At Midnight
Minnesota Lake, January 23.-The
Danville Social club held its second
meeting at the town hall Friday
evening. A number of new members
were admitted at this meeting. At
twelve o'clock delicious luncheon
was served by the refreshment com
mittee. All departed at late hour,
reporting a good time. The club viii
hold its next meeting February 2.
Charles Langan and RUSSELL Hos
teller autoed to Mankato Saturday
evening for a short visit at the Joe
Hruska home.
Messrs. Guy r. Treanor and John
Neid attended the home talent play
given at Wells Friday evening.
F. A. Ludwig has large radio
set installed in his residence.
Gillam's orchestra of Wells furn >
ished music for a MASQUERADE ball
given at the Orpha theatre Thurs
day evening. A very large crowd was
In attendance. The judges chose
Miss Grace Phillips and Carp
Tolzmann as the most comical
characters and Miss Edna Cent?
and Herman Kroenker as the well
dressed. Supper was served at Tros
ka's lunch room at twelve. Dancing
was again resumed until a late
hour. =
The directors of the Minnesota
Lake Farmers Mutual Fire Insur-
ance company held a meeting at the
First National bank Saturday after
noon. Officegs were elected as fol-
lows: president, Herman Miller;
secretary, William C. Minks; treas
urer. Ernest Stephan; board of di-
rectors, Ernest Grunske, Albert
Sonnek, A. F. Roessler and H. J.
Neubauer.
"The Silent CALI was pictured at
the Orpha theatre Saturday and
Sunday evenings. This certainly is a
remarkably good picture for which
the management is to be congrat
ulated for securing picture of its
merits
A large number of people from
here, attended the play given at
Wells Friday evening.
DR.. A. F. Simon left Sunday morn :
for the cities, where he will spend
a few days with his family.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
SIX MONTHS In JAIL IS
SENTENCE FOR WESTER
Good Thunder Soft Drink Parlor
Proprietor Is Fined $500
. Also

One of the longest sentences ever
imposed on liquor law offenders in
Blue Earth county was given TO Err
nest Wester of Good Thunder, in
district court this morning when
Judge w. L. Comstock imposed an
Imprisonment of six months confine-
.ment and fine of $500 for which on
failure to pay. an added imprison-
ment of not to exceed one year was
given when Wsster pleaded guilty to
a charge of violation Of the Volstead
act. The severe sentence was given
Wester for being second offender.
The defendant was arrested early in
the week by county officers at his
soft drink parlor in Good Thunder.
The case of e. e. Barr against the
County of Blue Earth, scheduled to
be heard in court today, has been
postponed until the February term
of court.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
SMILE OF LAACK
| STICKS; REASON
Mention of Mayor Makes
Him Look Pleasant
WHO'S NOW in LINE
To the City Council; Poll
tics Sizzling

Sizzlings of the political pot in
Mankato are beginning to be heard
in a roundabout way. Thus far but
two men in this city have thus far
come out fiatfootedly and declared
themselves as candidates at the
coming city spring election. They
are, Judge Hiram S. Con, who
several days ago in statement to
The Free Press said that he would
be a candidate for reelection as
municipal court judge. The other
gentleman is Frank j. Mahowald, a
former city councilman, who yes
terday afternoon stated to The
Free Press that he would be can
didate this spring for election to
the office OF city councilman.
A number of the friends of John
Nyquist have been urging the gen.
ueman to become a candidate for
either city councilman or mayor.
Mr.. Nyquist's stress of business will
not permit of his becoming q can
didate. 1t is understood that he
has no political aspirations.
City Councilman - A. G. Lack,
when asked by The Fress Press as
to the persistent rumors that he
would be candidate for mayor
this spring, smiled knowingly, and
said that he was not ready to make
a statement as 10 the matter. He
would neither affirm nor deny that
he would be candidate for the
highest office in the city. ..~.
What About Hammett
W. r. Hammett, a former city
councilman, said that he had not
given any serious thought as to
whether he would be a candidate
this spring for the. city council. 1t
is understood that number Of his
friends are urging him to file.
1t was learned to- day on the best
Of authority that William Quimby,
a member of the Mankato fair
board, will be candidate for city
councilman this spring.
Judge William Stradtmann would
not state whether he is to be a
candidate for municipal Judge or
not. 1t is known, however, that a
large number of his friends are
bringing pressure to bear on Mr..
Stradtmann to get into the race.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
DEATH CALL is SUDDEN
Mrs. Anna HilIeshein, Early Settler,
Died This Forenoon.

6tCO ITO FVtSUSSWs
Mrs. Anna Hilleshein, one OF the
early settlers of this city, died sud!
denly this forenoon at her home,
514 North Second street, from the
eeffcts of heart trouble. Mrs. Hilles-
helm had eaten her breakfast as
usual and a short time later waa
stricken. Mrs. Hillesheim was born
in Germany June 26, 1889 and she
came to America and settled in
Racine, Wisconsin in 1861. She was
united in marriage to Henry Hilles.
helm, ST., in 1864, and 1866 came to
Mankato and made her home here
continuously UP to the time of her
She is survived by her husband
and the following Children Mrs.
Friedrich Busch, Mrs. Arnold Hiiies-
helm, a daughter in law, and Mrs.
Frank Hodapp and Henry Hilles-
helm, Jr., of Madelia. -
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna
Hillesheim viii be held Monday at
nine o'clock from st. Peter ami
Paul's church. Interment will be
made in Calvary cemetery. Mrs.
Hillesheim was a member of the
Married Ladies' Sodality of the
church, T..
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
REUNION DISABLED VETS
Former Service Men Will congre-
gate In Minneapolis This Month
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Minneapolis, January 24.-One OF
the largest assemblages of former
service men will congregate in Min
neapolis June $3.50, When the, nat
ional convention of the Disabled
American Veterans of the World
War will be held here, bringing
about 10000 disabled soldiers ITO
this city.
President Harding has promised
to address the convention here,
while on a trip to Alaska, unless
an emergency prevents, according
to Raymond A. Creelman, national
staff representative of the disabled
veterans, Cincinnati, Ohio, who is
making plans for the meeting
months in advance. Because of the
large number of visitors who will
be in Minneapolis during the con !.
vention, local committee, headed
by Mayor George e. Leach. is al
ready laying the plans to house the
huge number. s..
Among the prominent army men
who have been secured to address
the conversation at this early date
are Judge Robert S. Marx, Cincin
natl, past commander of the organi-
cation; Colonel Dallas B. Smith,
Donovan, Buffalo, N. Y, and Colonel
Peter e. Traus, of Fort Thomas,
KY, according to Mr.. Creelman
Rate of one way fare for the
round trip on the certificate plan
has been granted by a majority of
the railroads to date, and 1t is al
most certain the plan will be put
into effect on all roads prior to the
convention, Mr.. Creelman declared.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1923-01-26
LYRA UNIT OF FARM
BUREAU In PROGRAM
An Event of Unusual Pleasure
Was Enjoyed By Large
Audience -, -

The Lyra unit of the Farm Bureau
held it's annual meeting Thursday
evening, January Is, at the beautI-
full farm home of B. G. Luedtke. A
splendid program was carried out
arranged by the committee appoint
ed to look after program, Mr.. and
Mrs. Danheim, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Case and Mr.. and Mrs Ben Luedtke.
There was community singing from
the farm bureau song book The
annual address was made by the
chairman Herbert Sohre followed
by a selection by the boys orches-
ira, Il Amt Nobody's Darling"
Alfred Schneiderhan, Erich Hitler
and Carl Bruscke are the members.
The selection was much enjoyed
and they were called back to play
the piece over. Charles Campbell
gave a recitation appropriate to the
Good Thunder Male quartet then
Dreamland." Way Down Yonder in
the Cornfield," was given as the
encore. The singers in this quartet
are DR.. Sehuldt, Paul barge, l. Hart
wig and Ben Luedtke. They were the
treat of the evening and were urg-
ed to sing more, which they did
later on.
L. E. McMillen gave a splendid
talk on alfalfa. Much interest was
manifested by those present in the
discussion which followed. He urged
that Lyra add loco acres Of alfalfa
to the township in 1923. Community
singing closed the program! "A
pleasant hour was spent singing
and getting acquainted, while the
committee prepared the delicious
luncheon brought. A feature of the
program was the song Rock a. by
Baby, sung by little Eldern Luedtke,
nineteen months old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Luedtke. He sat with his
mother at the piano, held a book in
his little paddles and sang perfectly
while she played. His voice was
timid at first. but on gaining con-
fidence it came out clear and bell
like. 81,
The old officers were retained
Herbert Sohre, chairman; Mrs.
Richard Armstrong, secretary.