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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
DUOUETTE

Edwin Hedberg OF Proctor, spent
the week end at home.
The Misses orbin and Clark were
week end visitors in Duluth.
Mrs. John Anderson who has been
quite in with the fIu is reported much
better.
Jerome Duquette OF Duluth, was a
caller here at the Belanger home
Sunday.
Miss Helen Gocbowski, who has
been employed at Holyoke. returned
home Monday
Sheriff Hawley Of Pine City, was a
business caller in this vicinity the
first OF the week.
Mrs. Adolph Barquist returned 20
her home in Proctor after a months
visit al the Hedberg home.
Mr. Van Ruben and daughter, Irene,
OF Minneapolis are guests here at The
Howard Van Ruben home.
Mrs George Lord and children Of
Superior, are visiting here with the
formers sister, Mrs. Frank Pilrain.
Mike Klein has been appointed
Deputy Sheriff for this section of
Pine county by request Of the Stag
club.
Miss Hazel Melanson and Me-
granud Hangen motored down from
Duluth and spent Sunday at the Me-
lanson home.
Miss Florence Melanson. who has
been spending part OF her vacation
at the home of her folks, returned To
Duluth Sunday.
Howard Van Ruben has purchased
new silo, which will be put up i'm
the near future. Van believes in GO
ing into the dairy business right.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
aovernor maks- statement.

The 1925 Legislature appropriated
too much Money. in the opinion o.
Governor Christensen. hut otherwise
II made good record he said We'd
nesday in passing comment ON the
results ~ the ttth session. The gov.
ornor reiterated his previous stand
that appropriations could have been
held below the s4o0oo.Ooo mark
His statement in fun follows;
"The 1925 legislature appropriated
too much money. Otherwise IL made
good record IL passed the BIN re-
organising the state government,
which win give the governors Office
the power 70 cheek the expenditures
of state departments The bill does
not go as far az il should IN elininet-
ing and consolidating agencies 81 gov.
eminent. but ~ provides means to
study the problem and mako further
recommendations 10 the next legisls-
ture
III ia unfortunate that most 81 the
unnecessary and objectionable sppro.
prlations are in such a form that they
cannot be vetoed. under a constitution
witch gives the executive power 10
strike out but not reduce items The
total appropriations would have been
held down to $4,000 600. and should
have been
The Legislature showed CON-
mendsble disposition to pass more
laws than have been enacted ~ pro
vicu. sessions, and 20 ffown on pro
I pcsals for two state activities
In my opinion the most serious
mIstske o. the session was the failure
70 enact levislstion compelling local
units ~ government 70 provide den.
/ mite snd lrrevocahie means for the
liquidation o. their bonded indebted
ness I, IL evident that the practice
81 incurrlns bIns for pcsserity to pay
WIN continue AZ iesst two years long
er."
The tan legislation that finally
went through the Legislature was more
corrective Ia nature than n was Inn
portsnt
! Farmers ReeeIvs AsttentIcr.
The farmers prIneipei concern
shou, the Minnescts Legislators this
session seemed to be 70 make sure
that he would be able 70 get some more
leans through the rural credits sys
TEN The Legislature IL going TO let
him have a msssnurn OF sse.ceeece
more, this 70 be IA addition TO the
ste.Ooe 600 allowed BY the 1898 iesfs.
lature. all excepting ss.ecc.cee %
which has been distributed
The lesisiature decided TO 70 shesd
with the rural credits activity IN spite
% demands 70 cut down the work
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
FARM RADIO pRoeRaM

Monday May 4, 8 p. m.-"The
Editors short Course" W. p. Kirk
wood. University Farm: S:15 .. NJ
Annual Hog Pastures n o. Teller.
Pennington.
Wednesday May 8, D. m-"The
Worlds Flax A. r. c. RafAes, The
Northwest Miller s.15 p. m--"whas
Are Certified Seed Potatoesg'' A. G.
Tolaas, State Department Of AgricuI-
ture.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
Action Slashes Amount for Next
BIennum To SAG, 977,-
740.l6.

Governor christIanson's veto %
8f,ese f60s4 OUT % Legislative sp-
precipitation Bills comprised the
Following items;
Deficit In school AIDS .35s 1880
Soldier bonus .,.-.... 25,04o.s4
Moorhead gymnasium 10000
81 Cloud DymnasIur 16o,0oooo
Livestock sanitary
board " 100 900 90
state park Improves
rnen,s ..... 37.t75.oo
Moving state fair
speed barns ,..,... 100000
Experimental truck
gardening -.. 100000
Fish hatchery bass
pond ....... $4,000
Totsl .... $685., teo.s4
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30

Buy or sell--big or small deals
makes no difference, the
American Want Ads are at your
service.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1925-04-30
yELLl WILL

VEbLl VELLi
Stien; want some powder
Cohen, Mennen's2
Stien; No Vimmens.
Cohen; Scented?
Stien: No, | viii take 1t nit me,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10
HOUSES DEMOLISHED
AND TREES AND POLES
SNAPPED IN GALE

their original position before night
fall.
The heaviest damage done by the
gale was in North Lee street, in the
vicinity OF New Town, negro set
Element Eighteen telephone poles
were blown down and two negro
houses were also damaged by the
high wjGds which reached tornado
proportions at times.
The two ne%ro houses which were
demolished were unoccupicd at tine
tln2 the occupants having stopped
in a neighbors house while on their
way home from picking cotton. They
would have undoubtedly been in.
Jurcd had they been at home whoa
the houses were demolished.
The electrical storm was one Of
the worst in the history Of the city,
although The damage done amount.
ed tc only approximately $1,0OU.
Americus received the heaviest
rainfall rPp2rted in this section, cx.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10
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AMATEUR SWORD
SWALLOWER DOES
STUNT TOO WELL

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. To-
convincing work in his amateur
sword-sYallowing act at local
1heater accomplished full results IN
way of thrills for his audience but
threatened to end disastrously for
Jack Hill, "a, of Edgefield.
Hill swallowed the sword all rjgbt
"a nine-inch case knife, but in his
stomach the Knife remained mill
surgeons removed it at hospital
several hours later.
Apparently Hills act went ovor
smoothly, ending in demonstration
in which the knife disappeared
down his throat. He bowed as the
audience applauded, then left the
stage without restoring the blade to
view. Fully aware of his predica-
ment, Hill went to a hospital. An
A-ray revealed the knife the blunt
end down and point Piercing his
esophagus.
Through an abdominal incision
the blade was removed and excent
for Incidental shock had caused no
harm. Hill will recover.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10

now and Jan. LIST. These are to be
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Jew ERA

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Mrs. w, Parker returned to
her home hen Ias+ wodnoydo,, IN
o., . a.. woe,
Elorido WISH ~ po'"'S III
Mr. and Mrs.,
An,oricns snentp " MOTIFS ~
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,;s ~ MIS- a. D. MOI
Mr. and Mce 7.
con I w snont 4 Farher ana
brotbcr r = p parl,cqay with ms
NJ AMI Mrs e nj.
yisitors ut tbo homo Of alIey were
p p ParJscr Sunday al ana MIS-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10
l1@r EAa
PACE TIREE

damage to the staple by the rain is
considered as being very small
Numberless open bolls were knock
cd TO the ground, but this will lbe
gathered with the rest of the crop,
ara according to cotton men will
tend only to lower the grade to the
extent of 81 a bale.
The weather report for today is
partly cloudy tonight and Friday
with local showers forecast for
Central and North Georgia Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10

is compensation for everyone.
This gift distribution is strictly a
business proposition, void of Ill
sentiment end so-called popularity
features. 1t is nothing more or less
than the privilege to turn your
spare hours into cash, into valuable
gifts, and into big. beautiful; lux
urious cars. There are subscriptions
in plenty and available Hundreds
of subscriptions are expiring between
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10

actly two inches falling, according
to the government rain gauge at the
homc OF ], Parrot Poole, local
weather official. Smithville report.
ca no rain and only slight prccipi
'at'ons were felt at Leslie and 9th.
CT places in the Leslie section of N,
county The rainfall was more ~
KS general between Amcricus and
Although practically half of tha
cotton remains in the field, tho
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10
FORMATIONS,
CIFT DESCN
ANNOS RIBUTICN
UsTL'n EDIn "

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10

Willard and Morgan Smith, young
sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N.
Smith, underwent a tonsil operation
this morning at the Doctors Build
ing, and their condition is reported
as favorable this afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10
II g rSOm,dI

Mrs 4. 3. Everett has gone to
Columbus to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Huff
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10

nesday morning fro the resi-
dcnce for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Oliver, 70, who died Tuesday mora
ing after an illness Of nearly two
years. Rcv. John NJ. Cutler Off
ciated. Floral designs and flowers
were ngInerous and beautiful.
Pallbcarers were: DR., E. L. Muir
ray, w, S. Turpin, Charles Smith,
A. J. Harris. Frank Harold and T.
L. Bell. Interment was in Oak
Grove cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-10
FUNERAL. SERVICES
FOR MRS. M E. OLIVE

uneral Services were held Wed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
CRAWLING AMERICANS.

Do Americans really hustle? A transporta-
ton survey in Washington shows that of those
whose trips to and from work are two miles or
less, the walkers average 81 miles an hour,
the street car riders al miles, the motor bus
riders As miles and the automobiles 81 miles.
This is mere crawling. And the longer-dis-
tance people do not do much better. OF those
travelling from two, to six miles, the average
speed is 7.2 miles an hour for the street car
passengers, rs miles for the motor bus pas
sengers and 1915 miles for the automobile pas
sengers. For such vast distances, it appears,
there are no walkers.
If that is the best various types of vehicu-
lar transportation can do, almost anybody had
better walk. By moving at just little brisker
pace, the pedestrian may beat the trolley car
or bus or automobile, saving his fare and Incl
dentally saving doctor bills-unless a car
bumps into him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
MRS. O,LEARY,s COW.

Three generations of Americans have heard
the story of Mrs O'Leary's cow and the kick
that caused the famous Chicago fire. 1t is an
old. old story but it has new lesson each time
that it is repeated.
1t is not necessary to go into details about
the story or to enter into the dispute as to just
how much of the Chicago confagratlon was
caused by that cows kicking the lantern by
which Mrs O'Leary lighted the stables for
milking time. Taking all the argument IN de-
tense of the cow into consideration 1t must be
allowed that it is possible that the destructive
fire started in this way and that it is highly
probable
But there is a defense for Mrs. O'Leray's
COW. Her kick, which perhaps was the most
famous kick in history until Volstead days,
would not have been so disastrous had not
human negligence operated to help make the
spread of the confagration possible. Had Mrs.
OLeary, or whoever was milking the cow, put
the lantern at sufficient distance to avoid any
such occurrence, the kick would have meant
nothing. Or better still, had the OLeary
stable been in such condition that fire could
not spread easily there probably would never
have been the famous Chicago fire.
This week Wisconsin is observing fire pre-
vention week In view of this it is not out of
serious thought to Mrs. OLeary's cow-kicking
episode Nowadays there are of course few, If
any, cows in the city of Kenosha The exact
parallel cannot be drawn. But there are many
cases where's human negligence still operates to
allow fires to be started and great damage to
property and perhaps loss of life to, result
It would not be so serious if person by
Sire negligence" was endangering only his
own life. But the fire which started from that
kick of Mrs. OLeary's cow spread over the
entire business district of Chicago and caused
losses totalling into millions. Today human
negligence might start fire in Kenosha which
would sweep through a large part of the city,
destroying not only the property of the per-
son to blame but also of scores of others.
The lesson of the week is very clear. Each
person In. Kenosha should look about him and
see that there is nothing about his premises
which would increase the chances for fire. A
faulty chimney, piles of rubbish, careless
throwing of matches, use of kerosene in start
ing fires-these are all things which may be
remedied during the week
1t is to be remembered also that while this
week is to be known as fire prevention week,
it is not the intention so much to prevent
fires during this week as to prevent them
throughout all the weeks of the year. Every
citizen should take pride in doing his part
in making this week success and to keep up
the work throughout the year and other years
to come.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
CITIES THINNING OUT.

Several of the largest cities in the United
States have been worried by their school regis
tration this fall. The gain in the number of
school children is much less than usual. Some
supposedly growing cities have hardly gained
at all.
Such cities. are naturally asking themselves
whether their population growth is coming to
a stop-whether it means forthem stagnation
and decay. A press report compiled without
reference to school figures helps to clear up the
mystery.
T Chicago and other large cities" it finds,
"are being deserted by families with children"
because people with children want to get out
into the open spaces. They are leaving the
cities to persons who are satisfied with living
in small apartments and single rooms"
In other words, the decentralization which
thoughtful observers have been expecting for
several years now set in visibly. The move
ment outward starts naturally with families
whose children the big city offers no proper
environment
This does not mean that the big cities are
ending their growth. 1t means simply that
population is ceasing to grow, as it has grown
in the past, within their corporate limits. In
nearly every case the greater city" is gain
ing as healthily as usual The growth is
merely transferred from the central city, or
metropolis, to its suburbs, and those suburbs
are spreading farther and farther from the
center, with the improvement of transporta-
ton.
This is a development wholesome in every
respect. 1t implies no stoppage of business
opportunity and educational and recreational
facilities. Business and pleasure can proceed
as usual, drawing their patronage from an
ever increasing population and area. City con-
gestion is relieved. And a steadily increas-
ing share of the people can have the benefit
in smaller cities, towns and villages, and in the
open country.
1t is a happy compromise. City and coun-
try both win. Big town and little town are
able to serve and prosper.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
THE BEST INVESTMENT.

Advertising in newspapers was up
held as "the very best investment a
business firm can make" in state
ment made by Roger Babson, stats
tician and business economist and
considered one of the best authorities
on business conditions in the country
today, in a recent copyrighted article.
Curing previous business depres-
sions newspaper advertising fell off
very considerably, but not SO during
the recent depression" Mr.. Babson
commented. "Now most newspapers
are running more advertising than
ever before, even though general
business is quiet in many sections and
many lines.
advertising experts are suggesting
that in years to come more advertising
space will be required in dull times
than in boom times. This is because
II is haiievad that manufacturers and
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08

astonished to discover that the Ship
ping Board is an independent body,
responsible to nobody. He proposes
to make it responsible, or else to ask
Congress to abolish it, and put some
thing responsible in its place.
The reason for this anomalous stu
alton is that the Shipping Board was
originally intended to be a serni-ju-
dical body, much like the Interstate
Commerce comm ission, and was nat
urally made Independent.
But the war, with its venture of
government manufacture, ownership
and operation of ships, made the
board, with its subsidiary, the Emer-
gency Fleet corporation, an admins
trative body, which ought to have
been attached to the executive depart
ment.
The present method is illogical, in
efficient and irresponsible. If it can
not be cured by good faith carrying
out of an informal agreement, it
should be cured by law.
A division of Secretary Hover's de-
partment should run the ships. If
there are still regulatory functions,
calling for an independent board,
persons should be appointed to that
board qualified for this response
bility. -"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
FROM RoDMAN TO PRESIDENT.

A significant incident occurred recently when
Samuel Rea, for the past twelve years presi-
dent of the Pennsylvania railroad company,
retired from that office in keeping with one of
the regulations of the company that an en-
ploye automatically retires at the age of
seventy. The significance in the event lies in
the fact that it marked the close Of a career
which illustrates again how America is the
land of opportunity.
Samuel Rea ffty-four years ago entered the
employ of that company as a chairman and
rodman. He fought his way to the top until
he held the highest Office of the company. He
has held this office with distinction, meeting
and solving some of the most difficult problems
that have faced any railway executive of this
country.
1t is interesting to note what he had to say
when he closed his desk and turned over the
reins of the large system of railways to his
successor. He said, "No man should ask for
more than employment When that is given,
it is up to him to do the rest"
Samuel Rea was not to the manor born. His
father died when he was only thirteen years
of age, forcing him to seek clerking in store
to help in rearing the family. He followed
this by working on the farm and in 1871, when
he was sixteen, went to work as section hand
on the railway company which he later served
as president. He advanced from there through
various executive positions to the top of the
ladder. Those who knew him best declared
That the secret of his success lay in the fact
that whatever was put before him to do he did
IN the best manner possible, all the time pre-
pairing for larger fields
II Samuel Rea was the only one who had
climbed the ladder from workman to executive,
his case would not be so significant. But in
America one can find an example of such in
dustry and ability in nearly every line of en-
deavor. Of course they are not all railway
presidents; there are not enough railway
presldencies to take up the quota.
One need not go out of Kenosha to find ex-
amples OF men who have worked up from the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
RoWeH Says
Rv CHESTER RoWELL

Miss Hamilton, dean of women in
the University of Michigan, says there
are "too many girls in college" and
that many of them shave no deep
rooted respect for learning"
To be sure! The same might be
said of college boys. There are too
many of them in college who have
no deep-rooted respect for learning,
and who might get more education
by going to work.
The only error these compliments
make is to assume that this situa-
ton is new.
In quantity, of course. it is. There
were never so many college students,
good, bad and Indifferent.
But don't imagine that in the days
when students we're fewer. they were
all of the studious class.
Read "The Education of Henry
Adams" Or ask any old "grad," who
remembers his college life of thirty,
forty or fifty years ago, and perhaps
recalls what his father told him of
conditions of a still earlier genera
ton.
There were careless students,
stupid students, useless students,
BOOKING students, then as now, and
they looked down on the earnest
students as toploftically as now.
In fact, there was more drinking,
more immortality, and more snobbish-
ness in the colleges of the last gen.
Grafton than there is in the universe
ties of today.
The evils complained of are real.
But they are not new.
They are merely supposed to be
new because the enormous increase
in attendance has brought in a gen.
GRAFTON of students most of whom
have no family traditions of college
life..
Because they and their parents
come in contact with these things for
the first time, they suppose they exist
for the first time.
The Shipping Board Problem.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08

merchants should even go into debt to
purchase advertising space"
A study of business conditions over
a long period Of years shows that
business travels in cycles. There are
periods of prosperity and periods of
depression at certain intervals. Ac-
cording to M. Babson's article, eco
nomists feel that advertising in news
papers will become a very important
fatcor in studying business conditions,
so as to take the boom out of peak
conditions and improve conditions
during times of depression by making
special effort to have people buy.
Students of business have been study
ing this matter for a long time and
they feel that advertising is going to
be the one big factor in it's solution
Manitowoc Herald-News.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08

If you think business is worse, it
really may be, but only because every
one else thinks the same.
Z, ~
The trouble with having nothing
you must do is you usually go and
do something you must not do.
Secrets are hardest to keep when
no one knows you have them.
There is no excuse for coal deal
Ell having a frown on his face. a b@
Being down in the mouth is fine
way to get yourself all up in the air.
A fool and his job are soon parted.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08
NATURALIZATION.

An applicant for naturalization at
Grand Rapids, Mich, was rejected be-
cause in answer to questions as to
the duties of the vice president, he
replied:
"The vice president? Why, he don't
do nothing"
Apparently the late Tom Marshall
couldn't have been vice president if
he had had to pass a naturalization
examination.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-08

ranks to high positions in the industry which
they have chosen. But wherever one finds
such man, he finds chat he, like Samuel Rea,
did whatever was laid before him to do to the
best of his ability.