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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19
WASHINGTON LETTER
Especial to Sank Centre Herald)

Washington, March 18-The Tug
of-war between the President and the
Senate has been temporarily aban-
doned. Everybody anticipates a re-
sumption of these tests between the
legislative and executive branches of
the Government when the regular ses-
sion convenes in December. Mean
while, great changes have been in
augurated in the Federal Depart
ments without creating a ripple of
public interest.
Meet the "Gold Dust Twins" of the
present Administration - Messrs
Hoover and Jardine. Though they
have been at work only ten days, the
results of their plans are easily ap-
parent. Mr.. Jardine, as Secretary of
Agriculture, with Secretary of Com
merce Hoover as his chief advisor, has
started a house cleaning which was
predicted few weeks ago.
In overhauling, the mechanism Of
the Agricultural Department in the
interest of efficiency, the axe has fall
len first upon the bureau chiefs. Their
designations were requested or sug-
.gested within a few hours after Mr..
Jardine took the oath of office. On
the theory that new broom will
sweep clean, it is expected that the
personnel of the important bureaus
will also be altered in due course.
Jardine as a member of the Presi-
4 dents Agricultural Commission dis
covered Evidences Of bureaucratic
domination.
These drastic methods are not at
all to the liking of the individuals
known as professional farmers" or
farm organization representatives in
Washington and other localities. Ac-
cording to impartial observers, these
organizations have placed their
agents in strategic posts in the Fed
eeral service. While Secretaries Jar
dine and Hoover favor cooperative
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19
PRISON TWINE PRICE UP

Due to increased cost of raw ma
terials, the price of Minnesota pris-
on-made binder Irvine this year will
be increased from u to 2A cents a
pound above what it sold for 1924,
the State Board of Control, which
fixes the price scale of this product,
announced Saturday. The retail price
of standard and sisal Irvine will be
liz cents a pound, compared with
10A cents a year ago, while 6OO-foot
manila will sell for 1874 cents and
650-foot manila at 15% cents a
pound, compared with ~ and 10
cents, respectively, year ago. The
estimated output of the three variet-
les at the prison this year is 20,S07;
5S5 pounds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19
SCHOOL NOTES

A very pretty st. Patrick's party
was given in the kindergarten room,
Monday evening, when the d. L. T.
Ms entertained the lady members
of the faculty.
Tipping tests for March, to be Civ
en- later in the month, are the cause
of the untiring practicing of tipping
students. The new Underwood 40
word awards have caused general
impetus in the efforts of students to
make speed records. The old bronze
medals have been replaced by an at
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

Mr.. Hargraves of Carleton College,
spoke before members of the Senior
class on Monday of this week.
a.
The Normal students are taking a
course in sewing from Miss Kaerchur.
The boys are included and it is hoped
that they will make as excellent a
showing as they did in cooking.
The Manual training department
now have for their use an air tight
vanishing room. The room is located
in the gym of the High School build
ing and will prove a valuable asset
in keeping dust from newly vanished
and painted furniture.
n
Alvira Mathies has accepted a po-
sition in the Leader store and has had
her school work so arranged that it
will be unnecessary for her to drop
it.
The play "The Mouse Trap" pre-
scented by the public speaking class
last Thursday afternoon in the Jun
ior Auditorium proved to be a decid-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

three best essays written and handed
in by 600 P. M. Thursday evening.
March 26, on the subject: "What the
Growing of Alfalfa Means to the
Farmers of Sank Centre and Vicin-
ity."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

ed success. Included in the cast were
Vione Steege, Harriet Sweetman,
Octavia Mcnamara, Florence Steines,
Virginia Kells, Rudine Stewart and
John Costello.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19
Get Our
Alfalfa Bonus

Beginning Tuesday, March 2h and ending the following
3 (Sauk Centre Alfalfa Day. will Five Cent
Alfalfa buteat delivered the of the
Creamery No.
Cream
Order Alfalfa seed from Sank Centre merchant
Then Tuesday, March 24h Tuesday, March 31s au AL
fafa Day. sell the Blue Valley Sweet Creamery
addition to the regular high Blue Valley will
Alfalfa
Alfalfa Tuesday, them
will credit Alfalfa your
The butterfat sell to Blue Valley Tuesday,
24h Tuesday, Day.
Alfalfa will Alfalfa
fer is good old and We help
Centre farmers possible Alfalfa possible
fa wonderful feed Our offer does not apply hppe
Remember next Tuesday morning, March 2h
Five Cents Alfalfa Bonus
door Special Sweet Sweet
and including Tuesday, March % (Sauk
the local store will make
titled Idaho Grimm Alfalfa Seed to
Others On top of that apply Alfalfa
price,
The Five Cents extra addition regular butterfat
prices of helping farmer
possible Old customers cordially
of our Offer
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

1t has been estimated that approx
imately 5000 was taken in at the
basket ball tournament, and that
about 100 people attended.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

After two weeks practice in rural
schools, Normal students are back at
their regular work. They all report
enjoyable experiences and are looking
forward with pleasure to their next
Years work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

tractive bronze pin by the Underwood
Company.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

After the basket ball game last
Friday evening, the Senior Glee
Club drove out to the Farmers Pro
gressive Club and sang group of
songs as part of the program.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

All High School students are eligi-
BILE to compete in the Alfalfa Day
Essay contest which the Community
Club will offer three prizes for the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

After a mont's work on one act
plays, Public Speaking pupils are
again meeting at their regular hour.
Patriotic selections constitute their
present efforts, and several Patrick
Henrys have been found numbered
among the class.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-03-19

Regena Unger entertained the
Shorthand II Class very successfully
at the home of her parents on Tues
day evening. That the class is TAX
ing a lively interest in the O. c. A.
Club is plainly shown by the well
attended meetings.
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
A SNAPPY. SCRAPPY
 GAME FOR NJ A A SUNDAY

The Mechanicsville A. A. baseball manager ls all miles as hr annoapaes Che booking af the Mount St Charles
 Academy team of Woorsocket as the opponents for his pets next SunAas af tefnoen on Che M. A. A ground. at s'au. The manager Is picking out teams that Will make the M A A show all that it has got But the team lsut kicking They like f. They go ou the theory that the harder they are the harder they fall. and. in the event that M A. 4 takes the count. there is nothing 20 be ashamed ef H this after good fight But the chief consider ation after all Is the fans. for il is fo them that fhe team owes its support. To tickle the baseball palate of the fans is what Che management IS really after and he is meeting with saccess. The coming of the Noansaeket team assures some snappy plays and scrap. py ball next Sunday
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
OWNERS SHOULD PUT NAMES
 ON RURAL MAIL BOXES

fu the article appearing in the Pos tal Bulletin of March 24. 1928. under fne caption, Rural mali boxes Co be painted by patrons, mention was made of the desirability that the name 8f The head of each family receiving mail through each box be painted on each side of the box.
 l. is said to be not only desirable but highly necessary that the names of the box owners should appear upon them in neat iegible letters. The placing of the names on the boxes greatly helps the regular carriers and ls ef advantage especially when other than the regular carrier Is serving route
 Postnfasters nave been urged to -frt this matter when the subject of the painting of boxes is taken up with the patrons If Che respective offices.
 II - desired that the painting be done at least once year
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
TRADE CLASSES
 WELL PATRONHED
State Trade School Shows In- crease Tn Number of Stu
 dent Hours Attendance
iaauiry For fouRg Men Trained To
 Textile kanufaeture

For the ten months period ending ApFi 58 the t0ta. student hosSs 1f at- tendance ss the Ssafe Trade schosi ex- eee1s by approximately 5000 hours the total twelve months attendance hours Of iast year All the trade class es are 5eiHg ssl pafroHixei and there has been some considerable inquiry for training in the building trades that are not incorporated in the school g program at the present time. The scEcoi is endesv0ring t0 serve and there is adequate proof that t is full filing the heed Df the young man who is not csntemp plating a professional or commercial career through the regular channels ef academic education r. is satasfYing F. sss a boy sb8 entered tHe sehggi iu a state 8f flmidty and uncertainty in a short time find that
 HnseH appeals to his IaciInatianz and native ability. and through that ehos- eH trade develop Into a state af conf denee and reliance in his ability f8 perform asef sl sersice both for him-
 seiE and the community in which he lives. A no time in Ghe history of our country has there been greater need and greater opportunity for men tram el fu fhe trades ara Hc3enees If in- 8lafre
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
FAREWELL DINNER
Leroy Davenport Leaves Hsrrisburg
 For Baltimore

oy Davenport. son of Mr and Nf+ II V Day Bqurt. formerly ui
 Hiffret. hus left Hlrri burg. Pa, t sake eharee of several aarants iu tht city If Baltimore. sRoy as he wa. knowu Co people Iu Pamfret and Putnam before be left th.s section, a reen q complimentary dinner by the kuockers Club 8f Pigtshurg be- fore be went Co Baltimore
 Roy has been associated with his brother. Frank Davenport. who con duets a group of restaurants la Hat- risfarF
 A Che dinner officers of the club were elected with Frank Davenport as chief razxer. Leroy Davenport was presented with handsome rug Many farewell talks were made and were responded to by Mir Davenport.
 Friends ef Mir Davenport referred to his fine qualities as a friend and ability as a business man.
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
WHY THEY WERE SMALL

A bride was shopping. and was de- tefmlned that the grocer should not take advantage of her youth and in. experience.
 Don't you think these eggs are very smalis" she asked critically.
 s.f do. answered the grocer. "bui that's the kind the farmer sends me They are fresh from the country every morning
 ..Yes. said the shopper, that's the trouble with the farmers. They're 70 anxious Co get thetr eggs sold that they take them off the nest too soone
 The Progressive Grocer.
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29

4 single ray of sun shining through q rent in the cover -ar through an aperture in the roof of a hut -ia the Niger River country of Africa. VIII. in certain seasons kiil the man on whose head it strikes or make ham de- liriuus iu a fev minutes.
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
To Build House

ia is expected that fhe carpentry department d Wili take the contract for lHlialHg B HaH=e in nearby town. Complete plan have be drawn hg tne carpentry bpEs iH their drafting aYHE and eaH HialH #zlIHatIaaa Hase he-u afaHH ap Hhe accImuIa-at #fa5e kHz,s Ie1ge aHl xHefleHee which Ese ma h. H5l5HF Of q house ta- aH calls 55 muH the 3Hsat tf#4=-
 tst HHse been Had IH Eue q .rset.aa sl aHHHEH HsHl.las scientific discovery and H taH tH t=# -fa1= comforts
 f fH4te me n4M IheHe
 HeH HEtt Brad that eaH- f3H tHr tHfEfgzf sgha - HHHH- ] tIaaz EaE aAH #ai#4re and a.H1 has 4a Hga C. aH== and effect IH che q siRH4ne ard building 6f comfortable and aftfaet.s E8a=s-
 Like Electrical Department
 iH tke electrical department q mum her U hoss haze graduated during fHe ysaE and ths depaFtma ut is well hiled l For the young man looking for large l held 0f eHdeasaf thu work offers DOS sibilIilss beyond the prediction of the ] most Visionary The mysterious force electricity and its possibl abplica tions seem IneEhaustive. ln this course the boy begins Hith study Bf mag i netic principles and goes through ta ihr more complex studies of electrical phenomena and their practical appll. cation in illumination. power plant apz rfation, and other phases of this work
 Making Tools
 Machine department students are busy building tools and equipment for the neW State Trade school at Mid dietowu- The boys feel pleased tha. l they are competent tn bnilA eqaip- Hieht suitable and acceptable for use as permanent equipment in another school of the system One tool be- ing built for the Middletown school i IS magnetic chuck This chuck WAS ] designed in the Putnam school and Middietown will have the second one bnlit which Is very effective and time saving device.
 When. How and Where
 The usual academic and shop pr,h. lema as related to Che various trades are correlated in practical manner i m the drafting department. The dlf fefent divisions of the various dppart- ments come te these classes at diff ! ferent times and receive training in ihe related sciences of the trades. In this department one is struck by the fact that performance Is always de- pendent upon thought and Che nudity ot thought in large measure de. termines the quality af performance. and Chat education of any kind should mean knowledge when. how and N here tn u~e t
 Special classes in home economics Will be conducted after the close of ife hft school term until Agsgst fxf when attention fz gwen particularly ia ela@s n elementary suhIeet aa.ilenlahefs eaurses, and higb school
 Nfenaiuu work
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29

Tropical fruits in a fully ripened state. dipped in a rubber composition which shuts out all air, preventing de- composition. may soon appear on d:s- tant markets. The composition be- comes brittle when cold and Is easily removed from the fruit
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
CHARLES C. SHELBY
 BURIED IN WEBSTER

Funeral services for Charles c. Sibley of Ashford, aged 66 years. were held m Webster, Monday after noon with burial in the East Webster cemetery Mr. Sibley died at the Day kimbau Hospital Saturday. He was born in Webster and lived there a number of years prior to his removal Co Ashford. He was retired.
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29
Want Trained Men

Cute number of y9gHg men have entered the textile department ln the pasi few months The school has on hand inquiries from large textile h. daafrg= iH Connecticut which is anxious 20 secure Fguug men trained in the principles of cotton manufacturing ao that they may build upon ta.t t7sis5sfix and thereby secure men capable of de FartmsHt management T W8 young men have beer placed lu this capacity bg this company who graduated from tbe school some time ago. The saf- standing feature Of the ts1tae indus try today is the high degree of spe- cialization and the lack of systematic apprenticeship training in the trade as q whole For this reason there Is a scarcity 9f men who are familiar sifh the fundams utals of the trade h their entirety.
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29

The "cooties" which make life mis- erahle for queen bees are less than six one hundrgdths af an iEch bong. ae- cording to Dr. F. F. Phillips, govern meHy specialist on bees.
Putnam patriot., 1925-05-29

Ninety five DOT cent of the asplr- ants to enfoilment in the police force are rejected by doctors. The general deterioration of the nations physique and ihe after effects of war time 7ri- xatiaus are showing in those who have nos reached manhood.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05
WHALING STATION AT AkUTAN HAS
 FINE SEASON
TOTAL OF WHALES CAUGHT AT AkUTAN EXCEED 5OO-LARG-
 EST 86 FEET IN LENGTH

The greatest whaling season ever experienced at the Akutan station, owned and operated by the Atlantic Pacific Sea Products Company, has been recorded this season. It is stat ed the grand total of whales killed amounted to more than 500.
 Whaling which began May l, came to a close the latter part of Octo- Der. The Akutan plant is reputed as the largest in the world. The con- pany owns eighteen whaling vessels, six of them having been engaged at the Akutan station this year.
 The names of these vessels and the number of whales caught per boat are given as follows: Kodiak and Unimak have caught 100 whales between them to Sept. 30.; Patterson, 90; Aberdeen, 35; Tananek, TO- The Moran, caught 42 whales.
 Up to the first of September more than 14,000 barrels of whale oil, be- sides an enormous quantity of fer tilizer, had been put up and shipped to the states from the Akutan plant. The fertilizer is shipped in sacks. No ambergris had been found to date to the westward.
 The largest whale caught this sea- son measured S6 feet, it was stated. The worlds record for whales caught is 98 feet and six inches. And this record beater was caught in Alaska waters few years ago. The rec ord whale of this season weighed in close to 100 tons, and great ex- citement prevailed before he was fin ally landed. It is reported this large denizen of the deep must have been equipped with about 1000 h. D. en- zines, for he strengthened out 40 fathoms of heavy hawser besides towing the whaler at speed of ap- proximately five miles an hour.
 One of the peculiarities associated L with the sperm whale is that twice each month, with the change of the moon, he switches his diet. His fa- vorite food is devil fish, squids, sharks and halibut. Owing to the fact the sperm whale is the only whale possessing a set of worries, it is an easy matter for him to gorge himself on the above named delica- cies. The fnback whale has no teeth and lives on small fish.
 The big feeding grounds for the sperm and f1nback, especially for the sperm whale, is off the coast of Africa. The end of October saw prac- tically all of the whales heading for the long sea voyage to the African waters, and like ducks, they, will head back for the cool Alaskan waters in the spring.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05
Alaska Educator HOnOred

Merited recognition of the services which they have rendered to the cause of education and to the general advancement of society was given to two Alaska educators during the past summer President Charles E. Bun- nell, of the Alaska Agricultural Col lege and School of Mines, was award ed the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws, by his alma mater, Bucknell University. The same degree was conferred upon William T. Lopp, for many years in charge of the work of the U. s. Bureau of Education in AL aska, by the institution from which he was graduated, Hanover College.
 President Bunnell made the journey to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in June, and was present at the graduation ex- ercises of Bucknell University, from which institution he already had re- ceived degrees of A. B. and A. M. Dr.. Lopp was unable to visit Hanover Col lege and the degree was conferred up- on him in absentia.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05

briefly some of the more important phases of the process by which AL aska became United States territory. As early as 1854 Russia had approach ed the United States with an offer to sell Alaska. The disastrous results of the Crimean War and the fear that England would secure possession of Russian America, as Alaska was then called, were the motives which impelled her to make this offer which was not accepted by the United States. However, the matter of the purchase of this Territory was given serious enough consideration for the subject to become a political issue during succeeding years. Such, high ly interesting and enlightened terms as Zero Islands," "Polaria," 'Wal- rusia," and "Icebergia" were applied to this section of the North American continent by the newspapers and pol iticials of the day.
 The value of what is now Alaska was appreciated by some, however, and in 1867 syndicate of Amer ican fur traders consulted William H. Seward, then Secretary of State, regarding the international complica- tions which might ensue should they purchase Russian America. From chase assumed more definite propor- tion. Finally after much negotiation between the two governments a trea- ty ceding the territory to the United States was signed by Seward and a representative of the Russian govern ment, Baron Stoekl, on March 30, 1867. The Senate confirmed the trea- ty on April 10 largely as the result of a masterly discourse on the i'm portance of the purchase and of the resources of Alaska by Charles Sum- ner. The formal transfer was not made until October IS of same year. This transfer took place at Sitka, the Russian capital, in the presence of army and navy representatives of the two nations. The physical trans fer was marked by the lowering of the Russian flag and the raising of the Stars and Stripes.
 Alaska Day, October, IS, therefore commentaries the date of the actual transfer, and Seward Day, March 30, the date on which the Treaty of Ses- sion was signed.
Seward daily gateway., 1925-12-05
Alaska Day Commentaries Actual Transfer From the Russian Government to U. s. Government.
TRANSFERRED OCT Is, '67
Seward Day, Mar. 30, Nam
 ed in Honor Former Sec
 retary of State William H. Seward.

Two days are observed in the Al aska schools which are not familiar to teachers employed in the Terri tory for the first time. They are Alaska Day, October 18th, and Sew ard Day, March 30th. While both days are legal holidays neither are is that those who framed the Ter. ritory's school laws felt that little is accomplished in the way of ex. pressing belief in a commonwealth or honor for a great man by closing the schools, thereby depriving children who are under the influ- ence of the school for less than one fifth of their waking hours, between the ages of six and eighteen, of the benefits which the school has to offer. It was felt, rather that much more can be accomplished along the line of instilling feel ing of loyalty to Alaska and of re- Aspect for the man who played so large a part in making Alaska a part of the United States, by keep ing the schools in session and de- voting a part of the day to exer- cises appropriate to the occasion.
 Information concerning the pur- chase of Alaska and the life of Seward is available in the majority of the schools. It will not be in- appropriate, however, to review