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, 1924-07-30
FIGURES AND FIGURING

Looking to the Government for relief in the cost of government
seems so childish one cannot understand how such reasoning, can he
seriously entertained. 1t is simply another evidence of the shitless
apathy of the people.
Running the United States now spells an expense of more than
SOOOOOOO a year. In 1918 the total ordinary expenditures of
the Federal Government were %2+y511, 1903. In 1928 thew were
$aA+4o"lS9. And this expenditure does not include $4O2o576ol
paid to reduce the public debt is still increasing. For example. in
$4,000.
Figures always prove tiresome reading, but these figures spell
actual cash outlay from the pocketbook of the wage Garner. Taxes
tor the national government have leaped $50 per cent in ten Years.
+ state government lS5 per cent, county taxes l42 per cent. in
corporated places 80 per cent. Roundly speakiuy. the increase in
taxation has been 200 per cent, while the wealth of the nation has
increased only 722 per cent There must be a halt, and il is foolish
TO look to the government for relief Relief must come from active
insistence on the part of the people. Unless local government
officials hold the pursestrings a little tighter and the people become
satished with a lower development of their improvements, the
weight OF government cost is going to cause serious trouble
, 1924-07-30

Some drink in secret and NOBODY
knows they drink. Some 20 to ;rs+;
tutes for the treatment of alcoholism
but drink afterward just the sama
After all, we find that much of III.
success of the work depends on the
will power of the individual; these
treatments are merely aids to vii,
power. We do not t,.e.t-
ment for persons who are forced br
their friends or families to take tho
treatment against their own will.n
DIR. Thompson was interrupte6
here by n of the patients, who had
arrived that morning and who had
been listening from the doorway. a
much sunburned man who had come
all the way from the Mexican border
and who was not yet cold sober.
Excuse me, gents" said this gen.
tleman, who, turning to the two pbv.
s~icians, continued: "You don't know
what you're talkin' about. Now Tn
a practical drinkin' man; I've drunk
in all parts of the United States. 7
know conditions. I'll have to leave.
l just can't listen to this; you don't
know what you're talkin' about. There
was more drinkin before the war, and
l tell you there has been more drink
in since the war, also"
After this illustration of the newt
able conflict between experience and
theory, DR.. Thompson, without the
slightest sign of irritation, continued:
Regarding the comebacks, that ia
those who are not properly benefited
by the treatment, it is my impression.
but / have no figures to prove it, that
there are more since the war. 1t is
not a difference of temptation, but
the effect of bad liquor on the nerv-
Gus system. Now the patient comes
to us in a much worse condition than
before prohibition, due to the moon
shine he drinks. The bad liquor at
lacks the system and leaves
it with less resisting power for a long
time after. ! think this accounts for
the greater number of backsliders
who have taken the treatment"
DR.. Brown agreed with his associ-
ate in this impression.-Los Angeles
Times.
, 1924-07-30
THE VALUE OF THE COUNTRY PRESS

We have read lin a number of papers the extract below and are not
qualified to give proper credit to the originator of the comment
which follows:
"Chas. Moreau Harger in April Scribner, discusses the powerful
influence the country press has exerted in the making of a nation
Coming as it does close to the heart of its readers, the old home pap
er-even if its policy be rot always acknowledgements respect
and confidence.
He shows that to the family in the country town or n the farm
stead the weekly visit o. the country paper " the small city daily
is an event enjoyed by all.
"Cartoonists in the metropolitan press have visualized for the
public a ridiculous and peculiar type as representing the country
editors personality but the writer shows that his readers know
him and are not disinusioned.
He is close to his constituency. Further, it is a constituency
with more leisure than any other, more time for reading the news
and opinions OF the day This makes the country paper a vehicle
of opinion and a model of political leadership.
country paper is loyal to the government and continues to
take a large part in earnest discussion of public affairs from a dis
interested STANDPOINT. 1t is the country weekly and small city daily
that makes the path of radical and demagogue difficult, standing
as it generally does for prosperous, independent American homes"
, 1924-07-30
Needed Him.

II say" said the business man to
the detective, "some fellow has been
running around the country represent
ing himself as a collector Of ours.
He has been taking in more money
than any two men we have, and /
want him collared as quick as you
can"
"All right. I'll have him in goal in
less than a week." Great Scott, mani
/ don't want to put him in goal. /
want to engage him."
, 1924-07-30
Raised Him One Ton

The scene was a convalescent hos
pital in France. The young English
Tommy looked at the hand that had
just been delt to him, and turning to
the American Smoke" who held a
royal straight he said:
Sammy, I'll just raise you a
pound!"
81 don't know nothin' about
dollars in England, but rs going to
raise you one toni"
, 1924-07-30
Organized

Sam, the colored driver of a mule
team, saw a little lizard crawling up
a tree. He flourished his long whip
and very deity snapped off the liz
ards head. Further along the road
with skillful precision he picked a
horse fly off the fence with the same
weapon.
A white companion FINALLY said:
"Sam, take a crack at that hornets
nest" Sam grinned and replied "No,
sab, no, sub, boss; them fellahs is
awganized."
, 1924-07-30
Ole Was Reasonable

Ole Oleson came into a Minnesota
village n day, and inquired of the
restaurant proprietor: SCOT any squir-
rel whiskek?"
mo-" said the restaurant man,
But l can slip you a little Old Crow"
aye don't want to fly, yust yump
around a little"
, 1924-07-30
JACC CURES THRIVE
DESPITE V0LSTEAD

Graduates of the Kelly Institute
will be pleased to know that their
alma mater is doing as well as could
be expected.
Graduates of the Neal Institute will
but family give their college yell after
hearing the sad news.
Whether prohibition has increased
or decreased the demand for so-called
jag cures is the question before the
house. From local sources it cannot
be answered, and the vets and drys
will have to fight it out on some other
battle ground. But the status of insti-
buttons treating the inebriates, in
plain English called DRINKS, is inter
esting and curious.
Taking Los Angeles alone, this fact
is clear: Before prohibition there
were two private institutions (that is
not counting Patton) treating the
drink habit, the Kelley ana the Neal
Institutes. Today there are precisely
the same. The Kelley Institute pro-
fesses to be doing twice as much bust
ness as before the war; the Neal In
su'u.e' nhe hos' o'her sucn IN .ne
s, was pu' ou' u business py
pI ~. us MANAGE, W. u
veal son VI 'he iounoer Oh 'he sys,
branch.
-t
The graduates of these two rival in
stitutions of learning (for n learns
much IN a liquor cure) are as jealous
as the graduates OF Yale n Harvard
OF one another, n the feelings of
neither must be injured by noxious
comparisons.
Inc local Kelley faculty says that
before the war there were e~ighty-odd
Institutes, branches of the fountain
mead at dwight, Ill Now, they say
there are from forty to fifty branches
u they declare these branches are
doing a greater sum total of business
than the eighty before the war. The
numerical reduction 1t Is explained,
was u to the economic shake-up
produced py the war n not by
prohiDition. Inc Neal institutes were
sixty-eight IN number before The war,
says Mr.. Neal; they were almost all
put out OF business by prohibition.
inose are connecting facts.
LII. W. M. brown sat yesterday in
an arm cnair on the steps I the Kelly
ihstitute at iSoe south Westmoreland
avenue, ana allowed that he was tired.
iireo' ne -saio' ecaus he had bean
running Aeeiey institutes Tor thirty
SIX years the Oldest man ! pointer
, 1924-07-30
Ambition

"You will never get anywhere I'M
less you have higher ideals than this"
preached the woman to whose door
the tramp had applied for assistance.
"Are you really content to spend your
life walking around the country beg
ging?"
mo, lady," answered Weary Willie.
"Many's the time I've wished ! had an
auto"
, 1924-07-30
He Knows

After the clock had struck eleven,
the peevish farther strobe to the top
of the stairs and called down:
mabel, doesn't that young man
know how to say good night'?"
"Does he?" echoed Mabel from the
darkened hall below, "I1l say he
does!"
, 1924-07-30
GOT HIS NUMBER

Hollywood Man Visiting in San
Francisco, and waiting for a phone
calD-"What? Ten cents for a call
from Oakland? Why, in Hollywood
we can phone to Hades for a nickle."
Telephone Operator-"Yes, but this
is long distance"
, 1924-07-30
U AND READY

Did the old fellow get rough with
you when you asked HIM if you
could marry his daughter.?"
II should say he did. l thought he
was going to shake my hand off,"
, 1924-07-30
THOROUGH WORK

How q Cody Citizen Found Freedom
Prom Kidney Troubles
If you suffer from backache-from
urinary disorders-Any durable dis
ease of the kidneys, Use a tested kid
ney. remedy.
Doan's Pills have been tested By
thousands.
Cody people testify.
Can you ask more convincing proof
of merit!
Mrs. Ernest Ebert, Alger Ave.
Cody. says: "Every once in awhile I
get an attack of kidney trouble. My
back becomes lame and weak and
knife-like pains cut across the small
eyes and blurred my sight. My kid
neys acted too freely but whenever
of it. l suffered with dizziness and
6m sIoysq suuo sYosds YouIq 6uum
l feel m of these attacks coming on
! always resort to Doan's Pills
which I get at the Western Drug
Co. They never fail to cure me
of the attack"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Pills the same that
Mrs. Cogswell had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
, 1924-07-30
Il. l. p.

Il. l. p.
what became of that hard hand
you got from the city,"
Jaw, he used to be a chauffeur and
the doggoned idiot crawled under a
mule to see why he wouldn't 60"
, 1924-07-30

"You ought to forgive your enem-
ies."
II do eventually. But I like to give
them a good lesson first so that they
can appreciate the forgiveness"
, 1924-07-30
Those Whining Turtles

waiter" said the customer, after
waiting fifteen minutes for his soup,
shave you ever been to the Zoo?"
"No, sir"
"Well, you ought to go, you'd en-
joy watching the turtles whiz past"
, 1924-07-30
No Exception

Stranger-What is the most promi-
nent woman's club in this town?
Native-Same as any town-the
rolling pin.
, 1924-07-30
GUESS WE'LL BORROW ONE

The editor OF a Kansas paper states he borrowed a Wincbester
ine rseenty M started up the street to deliver the weapon to its
owner. The delinquent subscribers got in their minds tha, be y.,
on the warpath and everyone that he met insisted ON pav;nc him
what they owed him. One man wiped out a debt Of tor ve,rg
standing. On his return to his office he found a load of hay f;nee,
bushels OF corn, ten bushels ofapples. twenty bushels of potatoes
a cord OF wood and a barrel of turnips that had been bought i,
All the country editors are now trying TO barrow Winchester.
We are told that a clock that will run $500 wears has recen,,,
been invented AS the new clock is equipped with 5000 worth 81
radiuni we are going to keep on forgetting to wind our old n
, 1924-07-30
Easy 70 Answer u

Johnny: Mother do I have to
wash my face?
Mother: Certainly, dear.
Johnny: Aw why can't l just
powder it, like you do yours?
, 1924-07-30
In Memory-Paul S. Ache, Jr.

Simple and manly; undehled
AS the mountain streams he loved.
He brought to life the zest of youth
The spur OF hope, the ring of truth
With the friendship of the child.
Good bye. old SCOUT there's something wrong in this here scheme
of things
That you are took and am left while every morning brings
The memory of what you were to those who knew you well.
Say, kid. it should have been for me, and not for you-tbe belli
And yet for you the bell has toned, and you've gone back again
i wholesome earth and plying dust, the mother of all men,
but StIl-it sorter don't seem right that you have heard the knel
oay KID, II should have been for me, and not for you-the bell.
Manly and truthful; all a boy,
With a boys bright heart so full,
He brought to life the zest of youth,
The spur of hope, the ring of truth
And to know him was a joy.
}. /. /.
, 1924-07-30
The Honey Moon Is Over

When she asks about your bank
balance.
When her mother comes to live
with you permanently.
When you question her need of a
fur coat.
When you forget that it is her
birthday of your anniversary.
, 1924-07-30
Good Reason

He-I like stuffed olives best.
She-Why?
He-Oh, the dinner guests are not
detracted counting the seeds on
others plates.
, 1924-07-30
This Is a Surface Story

did your wife or her car get in
jured in the accident the other day."
"Not much. just a little paint chip
ped of both" 1f
, 1924-07-30
Oh, Boy

Little dabs of carmine
And pat-pat-pats of white,
Sometimes makes a peach,
More often a fright.
, 1924-07-30
C HOOK SAYS

"Y' don't find success in this world,
y have t achieve it An tn surest
way O. that is't find yer work first,
an then work yer find"
, 1924-07-30

Teacher:"Give me an example of q
collective noun"
Johnny: Garage"
, 1924-07-30
Blonde Bess Opines

l call all men worms-because I
know sooner or later some chicken
will get them.
Optician-No-just your eyes.
, 1924-07-30
NOTICE TO WATER USERS

Water rents are due and payable
August 1st. at d. E. HOLSTERS office,
]. E. FORREST,
, 1924-07-30
How They Figure

"Do you get a vacation?"
"Yep-four weeks. Two while
the boss is away--and two of my own.'
, 1924-07-30
SELFISH

"Can Gertrude keep a secret?"
eyes, the d~isagreeable thing"
, 1924-07-30

Purdy's Philos
ave noticed one thing-few good
scouts know the trail to success"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-21
BIRCHDALE

Quite a few are on the sick list
this week.
Warren Kirchers had another
dance Thursday night.
H. Lawn and A. Baird are putting
up their ice crop this week.
Frank Kircher from Sank Centre
spent Sunday with his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Zeik visited at
the Wesley Martin home last Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Holms visited at
the j. Blair home at Kandota last
Sunday.
Quite few from the neighborhood
attended the home talent play at Lit
tie Sank last Friday night.
C. H. Schultz and family and
Mrs. F. Martin were dinner guests at
the Albert Baird home last Sunday.
Loretta Anderson who spent the
past three weeks in the Cities with
her sister, Mrs. Hirt returned home
last Friday.
E. Rachney and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Rachney and Mrs.
Trumble visited at the Fred Rachney
home last Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-21

Order Limiting Time to File Claims
Within Three Months, and for
Hearing Thereon
State of Minnesota, County of Stearns
SIS.
Estate of Catherine Otto, also known
as Catharine Otto, Decedent.
IN PROBATE COURT
in the matter of the estate of Cath
erina Otto. also known as Catharine
Otto Decedent
Letters Testamentary this day hav-
ing been granted to Henry Otto and
1T appearing by the affidavit of said
representative that there are no debts
of said decedent:
1t is Ordered. That the time within
which all creditors of the above named
decedent may present claims against
her estate in this Court, be, and the
same hereby is, limited to three months
from and after the date hereof, and
that Friday the 18th day of May 1924,
at nine o'clock A.. M, in the Probate
Court Rooms at the Court House at
the City of St. Cloud in said County.
be, and the same hereby is, fixed and
appointed as the time and place for
hearing upon and the examination, adj
justment and allowance of such claims
as shall be presented within the THE
aforesaid.
Let notice hereof be given by the
publication of this order in The Sank
Centre Herald as provided by law.
Dated February 18th, 1924.
(Seal) j. B. HIMSI,.
Attorney for Petitioner.
Published Feb. 21-28, Mar. 6.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-21

Emma Hines and Elsie Parker took
in the movies and musical program at
Sank Centre Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Volkman and Mr..
and Mrs. Klenske attended the dance
at Little Sank Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hamilton, Mrs.
Hines, Frank and Elsie spent Sunday
evening at the John Hines home.
Miss Bremnes and Miss Elsey at
tended the dance at West Union
Wednesday evening of last week.
Mrs. Fred Cooper and Bernice
Cooper and Mrs. l.. j. Buchholz spent
Friday with Mrs. Walter WEIGH.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. o. Gray and
daughter Beverly of Sank Centre
spent Sunday at the Geo. Bowman
home.
Mrs. B. w. Holman entertained
Mrs. Gingery, Mrs. Danielson and
Jessie Stuart at luncheon Saturday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bowman and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Clemens spent
Friday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Frederick.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-21
UNITY

Bill Hummer is helping Chas. Rit-
ter with his work.
Mrs. Maggie Warner and children
are visiting at Henry Quade's.
Albert Buckholz of Grey Eagle is
visiting at Will and Henry Bellows
and Henry Fritzler homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quade spent
last Tuesday at Chas. Ritter's. Henry
helped Charley saw wood.
Mrs. Henry Quade and Mrs. Mag
gle Warner and children visited Fri
day at the Walter Hummer home.
Will Quade drove up to Round
Prairie Saturday returning Monday.
Geo. Trierweiler and family spent
Thursday evening at the Ed Leitz
home.
The party this week was at the
Chas. Ritter home. Those attending
were Mr.. and Mrs. Will Gritzmacher
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Ripka
and sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kind
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. c.. Mat
thisen and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Hen
ry Quade, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Quade and Edwin Herman, Mrs.
Maggie Warner and children, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Trierweiler and family,
Misses Clare Weihe, Elsie Rosneau,
Miss Tronne Spaeth, Tony Spaeth,
Jones Ripka, Henry Weike, Tom
Flahaven and Oscar and Fred Quade.
At midnight lunch was served. All
reported good time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-21
KANDOTA

Albin Eckberg took quick trip to
Sank Centre on Friday.
Otto Anderson took veal calves TO
Sank Centre on Tuesday.
Mrs. Jonas Eckberg visited at the
Allison home Sunday afternoon.
Louie Hanson and Otto Allison
were Sank Centre callers on Friday.
A. H. Hendrickson was a Sank
Centre business caller on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ecklund called
at the Freeberg home Tuesday eve
ming.
Miss Magnusen called on Mrs.
Gust Emblom on Wednesday after
noon.
A. H. Hendrickson attended to bus
mess matters in Long Prairie on
Tuesday.
Peder Erickson and Rubin Eckberg
were dinner guests at the John Foss
home on Sunday.
There will be church service at
the home of O. j. Lying on Sunday
Feb. 25th at 200 o'clock.
Mrs. Gust Emblom and Mrs. Carl
Emblom visited with Mrs. Arthur
jacobson on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jens Lying and
children attended the Missionary
meeting at John Pederson's on Sun
day.
Mrs. Sam Erickson was a Sank
Centre caller on Friday and also
took in the coffee at Mrs. Christ
Bjone's.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hanson and
daughter Alice, spent Sunday eve
ming visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Gust
Embloom.
Mrs. Jonas Eckberg, Mrs. Gust Ed
man, Miss Magnuson and Joseph Eek
berg autoed to Sank Centre on Mon
day and spent the afternoon visiting
at the August Eckberg home and also
helped Mrs. Eckberg celebrate her
80th birthday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-02-21
MORTGAGE FORECLOsURE SALE

| MOHIUAOE FOHECLOSUHE SALE
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. That
default has been made in the condi-
tions Of certain mortgage executed
by Victor H. kingsbury and Viola B.
| Frank T. Pangburn as guardian of the
person and estate of Francis S. Pang,
burn, an incompetent person as mort
and rS Ths 1921 n mSargage is aatfa
the office of the Register of Deeds
| within and for Stearns County, Mime
sofa on February 7th, 1921 at o'clock
Page 1876 thereof and which said mort
gage was assigned by the said Frank
T. Pangburn, guardian as aforesaid, to
the estate of Francis S. Pangburn, de-
ceased, in accordance with an order Of
Probate Court Of Stearns County, Min
nesota dated February 9Th. 1929 and
| dated February 10th. 1928 and has
been duly recorded in the office Of
said Register of Deeds on February
q" of Assignments and Agreements
on Page 81 thereof, and which mort
gage was thereafter assigned by the
said Frank 7. Pangburn. a 9
Deceased, to First State Bank of Sank
Centre, corporation, by an instru-
ment in writing dated September 21st.
Register of Deeds on October 9Th,
1928 at 8 o'clock A. M. in Book s Of.
Assignments and Agreements on Page
SO thereof; that no action or proceed
ing at law, in equity or otherwise to
recover the Indebtedness secured by
said mortgage or any part thereof has
ever been commenced; that the amount
claimed to be due on said mortgage at
this date is Fifty Three Hundred Forty
Two Dollars and Thirty Cents ($5342.-
so2; -
covered by said mortgage are all that
portion of the South Half of the
one as in
M26l north. OF Range numbered
Centre and Melrose road, contained and
boundary lines, to-wit: Commencing at
ras Seraeass 1fyns1 @ sS thenee
w asf To- s ah syuk
| Melrose road; thence running in a
southeasterly direction along said pub
lie road to the south line Of said Sec
ming east along the south line of said
Section numbered Twenty-three (23),
| to the place of beginning. containing
the u. s. government Survey thereof,
and situate in Stearns County Mime
sofa; that by virtue. of the power OF
sale contained in said mortgage and
pursuant to the statute in such case
made and provided said mortgage will
be foreclosed by the sale of said prem
| Uses at public vendue. to the. highest
Stearns County, Minnesota at the front
! (north) door of the Postoffice in the
| City of Sank Centre in said County on
/ 10 o'clock in the forenoon, to satisfy
| the amount then due on said mortgage
together with the costs Of such sale
and Seventy-Five Dollars attorneys
| fees as stipulated in said mortgage.
Dated February 21st. 1924.
First State Bank of Sank Centre,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
L. L. Kells.
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage.
Sank Centre, Minnesota.
Published Feb. 21-28. March s. 13-
| 20-27, 1924.