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Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01

gentleman. "ln doing you a favor
/ did myself one
But we must not let il rest
there said large, beautiful daisy
perhaps the queen of them all. Cn-
Gle Wiggily did not then know what
she meant but little later he
found out.
Fer, as he was hopping along
through the field of white flowers,
taking care not to trample them, he
heard a voice whispering.
Lie down down and keep still,
Uncle Wiggily! Here comes the
Fox.' SO the bunny gentleman
crouched down amid the daisies AMI
pl city soon, surely enough, along
rushed the Fuzzy Fox.
II thought | saw a rabbit over
here in the daisies growlcd the
had chap, ''but ! guess | made a
mistake.
"Oh, no, you didn't laughed
| nc!e Wiggily to himself He hop
ped on little farther when, sud
denly. came that whisper again:
Here comes the Wolf, Uncle
Wiggily. Lie down and hide!' The
bunny crouching amid the white
flowers. saw the Wolf stink past :,
tut the Wolf did not see the rabbit
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
TBEATERS

AIRDOME-Onc of the most in
tercsting and picturesque phases OF
our national military history, name
lv life at a western army outpost
during the Indian wars, is given
vivid portrayal on the screen in
Richard Barthelmcss new picture
Ransom's Folly which comes to
night to the Airdomc here.
Ransom 5 Folly is based on
the celebrated novel by Richard
Harding Davis. Dorothy Mackaill
plays opposite the star.
| Fort Crockett in the picture is
represented as United States
cavalry post of lSS5--thc period
which Frederick Remington made
! immortal with his highly colored
drawings of Indian and army life
1t was constructed in the San Fer
nando Valley on a desert plain
fringed by the glowing Santa Bar
bara mountains. There were 12
building used in this scene includ-
ing soldiers barracks. officers quar-
, ters. the post hall and post hospital,
etc, with Indian tepees on the out
skirts and horse corral.
The parade ground was 500 feet
iond and permitted maneuvers of an
entire cavalry troop in the main
scene. \ troop of experienced ex.
cavalrymen was formed for the pro-
duction. in command of Colonel c.
{. Smith, famous Indian fighter. who
plays the role of Colonel Bolland
in Ransom's Folly Colonel
George l.. Byram. who also won his
spurs warning against the Indians,
was engaged as technical and mill
tary advisor.
During production. the set pre-
sented a colorful scene with mount
cd troopers in colorful uniforms,
Indians with their squaws and pa
pooses. six mule teams, trains of
pack mules coming in from the hills.
and bucking bronchos in the corral.
This life and color Director Sidney
Olcott transplanted to the screen in
Ransom's Folly with his usual
deftneSs, and the result is a picture
which every red bloodcd and patriot
ic American will enjoy to the full.
Richard BarthelmesS, who plays
the role of Lieutenant Ransom. is
supported by an unusually clever
and we'll chosen cast. Dorothy Mac
kali plays opposite the star. Others
in the cast include Anders Randolf
Pat Hartigan, William Norton
Bailey. Brooks Benedict, Vera Bur
net, Colonel c. c. Smith, Pauline
Neff. Billie Benedict. Frank Coffvn,
TAYLOR Duncan. Chief Big Tree and
Chief Eagle Wing.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
The War Frauds
Section Comes
To End TOda,

/ WASHINGTON, July l. - The
famous war transaction section of
the justice department was abolish.
cd today and the work of inyesti-
eating and prosecuting war frauds
taken over by Assistant United
states Attorney General Gallivan.
Fraud cases resulting from war
contracts have virtually been com.
pleted and cases now pending arc
either for mistakes in settlement
of contracts or errors in the sale of
government property, Attorney Cen
eral Sargent announced.
Since the war transaction sec
ton was established in 1924 more
than $2,330,000 has been expended
by the government to adjust and
collect damages arising out of war
transaction. The section, however.
has collected $l0,912,S71 and de-
ferred payments of nearly $500 900
are now due.
There are now 37s war transaction
eases pending with millions of dol.
lars involved. \ number of the
pending cases will be compromised
and others prosecuted vigorously.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
MELOLAND NEWS
BY Press staff Correspondent

MELOLAND, July 1.-Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Spear and family and
Basil Spear went to the mountains
last week and caught a quantity OF
fish They stayed several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pond are entertain
ing Mr.. Pond ; cousin and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Bricc of Cotton. for
q few days.
tIrgn awards went to Los An
gclcs on business trip last week
returning Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". G.. Herdman left
last week to be gone all summer.
They first went to the home of their
daughter and family in Porterville
to visit couple OF weeks. There
they will be joined by their daugh-
ter, Miss Florence Herdman, and
will 90 to Yellowstone Park by mo-
tor.
Mrs. W. ID. Johnston and baby
daughter Florence Ann left for Los
Angeles by train Sunday morning.
They will spend the remainder OF
the summer there.
Mrs. f. NJ. Nogt went to Los An
gcles for few days last week. She
accompanied her brother and fam
lily.
Mrs. Richard Ingram left for Los
Angeles early Monday morning. She
pans to attend summer school in
Los Angeles.
W. y. Swerdfeger went to Los
Angeles Tuesday to take charge of
some watermelons he shipped there.
He will return in a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell Of In
perial Valley for this date
in past years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Iulu | 1905

Charley Mastcn is the ice man
now and it $ no joke about all of US
being glad to sec him when he makes
lis morning call. Ice is summer
necessity in this climate I've can
live ON cantaloupes and don't have
to dress nice, but no civilized man
can live without ice
At Brawlc> the top mas been
reached in the output of cantaloupes
the record being - cars day. With
JIoltville and FL Centre this made
- cars in one day. While the
shipments will 10 doubt decline
from that amount still there will
be from 10 ears per DAYS and up
ward shipped for several weeks yet.
The outlook for the prosperity OF
t.:is valley was never better. The
farmers have all made some money
this season and the experiments IN
fruits, grapes and asparagus have
all brought the most encouraging 9
results.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
Then, a little later, the same voice

Then, little later, the same voice
whispered:
Here comes the Bob Cat, hide
And when the bunny had hidden
himself and the bad chap was far
away, the rabbit asked.
''Whosc voice is it telling M
when to hide to get away from the
Fox, the Wolf and the Bob Cat' Did
a fairy speak
"No, it was us; we told YOU! ~
whispered the voices of the white
flowers. "We have eyes, YOU know,
and that is why we ar" called
" day s eyes =. We could see the bad
chaps coming as we looked over tn"
top of the tall grass. So we told
you to hide.
"Oh thank YOU, so much dear
daisies! laughed the bunny. Then
he hoped safely on to nibble some
sweet clover and all was peace and
ha appiness. But it would not have
been if the flowers hadn t seen the
danger in time. So this teaches us
that peanuts are very good, eaten
with a bit of salt. And if the but
ton hook will take eat $ cradle
and make it swing for the gold fish
| ii tell you next about Uncle Wig
gilv and the buttercups.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
,July l. 1911

The first cotton of the season.
and that the fiIst volunteer crop
grown without irrigat tion-is on ex-
additions in Ell Centre. Volunteer
:otton throughout t;l- va:icy gcner-
ally is well advanced and will b"
ready for picking by the first of
August.
Imperial Valleys hundreds -
acres of alfalfa pasturage is proving
highly attractive to Arizona rattl.
men. At the rate of $50 per head
per month ior pasturagc cattle can
5c shipped to this valley from the
Arizona ranges and kept here at Il
good profit to .Ic owl,ers.
Bids were received rom the
Standard Oil company and the Tn
ION Oil company for furnishing the
city with distillate for the watcr
works pumping plant. The bid of
he Union company Of 10 ID per
gallon was accepted.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
OLD STATE LOANS

Eastern congressman have been jumping onto
their western colleagues for demanding money for
irrigation projects 1t is unfair they have argued, for
the West thus to benefit at the expense of the East
Now the West turns the tables. Representative
Simmons of Nebraska has introduced resolution ask
ing 26 states to repay money lent them by the
federal government long which they have never
paid any interest Away back in 1886, 1t appears,
government surplus of S28,0O0,000 was divided
among the states, with the understanding that they
should return it when Congress asked for it. Appar-
emily Congress has been reluctant to ask
Such fund, if repaid with accrued interest,
would build fine irrigation project like the Boulder
Dam. Or another fine national highway, joining East
and West.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
TEN YEARS AGO
Iuiu I 1915

The Barbara Worth Hotel has be
come the center where cantaloup,
men are now cOngrcgating owing
to the finishing of the crop i'll the
north end Of the valley and the fact
that the later melons cOmc'frnm the
southern end of the valley, Heber
and CaleXico.
a letter yesterday from Congress
nan kettncr inc-.ates jnat he has
aade up his mind to endorse for re-
.tiver of the new Imperial Valle.'
land office, Phil Brooks. of Holt
lille and for register. Judge f. c.
iarr of Imperial.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yancy McFadden
and three sons leave this morning
for a summer ; vacation in the Vel
'owstone park.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
TACNA-ARICA FUTILITY

The Peruvian government, learns in recent
cable from Lima, "has rejected the latest formula
presented by Chile for settlement of the Tacna-Arca
territorial dispute"
Oh, well, suppose bear it. The only
most of have enough interest in the matter
to read such item is that the United States
fortunately got snarled up in that and tried to
help Peru and Chile straghten it out Now that it has
proved too much for Uncle don't much what
happens, long distant Latin friends don't
start anything around here.
Yet if they insist sending reports of
tinued disagreement, they ought to be willing to accept
and occasional suggestion in return. The failure this
last time proposal to divide the disputed
territory between Peru and Chile instead of either get
ting it ALL Peru kicked of course because she get
ting smaller piece than Chile But of that land
worth the fuss they're making about it. Neither of
them needs that strip of Bolivia, behind in
the mountains, does need sea front. Why don't they
let her have it. and get back to thier regular jobs?
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD 3. CARIs
Copyright. 1925. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
DAISIES

Once upon a time. when Uncle
Wiggily was hopping along the edge
OF the meadows near his hollow
3tump bungalow, the rabbit gentle
nan heard some voices shouting:
charge on the enemy.
Forward, march Fire.
Ny goodness. the soldiers must
be coming. thought the bunny un-
cit and his pink, twinkling nose al.
most turned the color of talcum por
der, 81 guess I'd better run!"
thought Mr.. Longears. But before
hopping away he looked over the
top Of the tall grass, and saw, in a
field filled with white flowers,
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the
doggie boys, slashing sticks around
over their heads.
''What's the matter, Jackie !
What is it Peetie? called Uncle Wig
gily. "Where are the soldiers who
are going to shoot2"
"Oh, we are the soldiers, Uncle
Wiggily!' barked Jackie.
FAnd we arcn t really shooting, y
whined Peetic. We are making be-
lieve these sticks are guns, and we
are pretending these little white
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01
THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and Vicinity: Fair
tonight and Friday with moderate
temperature. Foggy or cloudy in
the morning.
Southern California: Fair tonight
and Friday but fog on coast to-
night; normal temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01

les who had not been cut down
murmured:
Thank you for saving the rest of
us, Uncle Wiggily,' and they nod
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-01

dcd their heads in the summer
breeze.
~ love to see YOU white DAISIES
il the green grass. said the bunny
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
WEST UNION

The manager of the West Union
shipping association would appreciate
it very much if the patrons would
kindly list their stock with either the
bank or the manager, Albert Reu-
ebert, before Saturday proceeding
every Tuesday of shipping date.
Mrs. Clarence Selensky and
daughter Jean were Sank Centre
business callers and also visitors last
Tuesday. ..
Quiten Beck transacted business at
Sank Centre one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Pisehke and
children spent Thanksgiving with the
lady's sister, Mrs. John Brown and
family at Osakis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Anderson and
daughter Miss Agnes spent Thanks
giving with their daughter and siste,
Mrs. Arnold Levin of near Long
Prairie.
Mrs. Dave Beck and son David at
tended Miss Rose Beck's program at
htr school near Little Sank Wednes-
day evening. Miss Hazel and Rose
returned with their mother to spend
Thanksgiving here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Moore and
son Buddy were Osakis callers Sat-
urday evening.
Miss Estella Mckenzie spent
Thanksgiving with her aunt and
uncle Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Head.
Buddy Moore was very pleasantly
surprised last Sunday afternoon when
a number of his friends came ever
and helped him celebrate his BIRTH
day. A very delicious lunch was
served at three o'clock.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
Helping Santa Claus
% Assistants Needed

II Err children had had such jolly
@ Christmas. Their Joy and de-
light had been JOY and delight
to see. But that Christmas afternoon
she heard of story that saddened
her. A little girf and little boy had
gathered a tree from the woods and
had left it for Santa Claus to trim.
Eagerly Christmas morning they
had gone down stairs to see the tree,
but II was just as they had left 1t.
Santa Claus had not come, and they
had followed all the rules they had
been told about calling up the chimney
to him.
Their family were both poor and
lacking in imagination. Struggle and
Ill health had driven any lurking
imagination from them.
So she went that evening. her arms
laden with tree decorations and odds
and ends of candies and toys and
asked If she might trim the tree. The
next morning the children were told
that Santa Claus had not forgotten
them-he had had to dash over to
the next town to do so much that he
had been delayed Santa Claus needs
his assistants and no job in the world
is much more fun than that of be-
ing an assistant to Santa Claus
Mary Graham Bonner.
t@. 1925. Western Newspaper Union,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
Northwest Sank Centre

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Higbie had
as dinner guests Thursday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Calkins and Mrs. Hig-
be's two brothers Harry and Edward
Hedglin.
Stanley Burgess of Rochester Wis
tied his cousin Walter johnson, sew
eral days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. T. johnson and
son Walter motored to St. Cloud
Sunday.
Mrs. Thomas Bell and son Tom
my and Mrs. Robert Cole called on
Mrs. Higbie and family Friday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Walters spent
Friday afternoon at Oscar Sukke's.
Walter johnson was Sunday eve
ming guest at the Upton home.
Mrs. Higbie and family visited
with Mrs. Cole and family Wednes-
day afternoon.
Estelle Mckenzie who teaches a
Nashua spent her Thanksgiving va
cation with her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Head. Owing to
the difficulty of going "where you
like, when you like" she was obliged
to leave Saturday in order to resume
ner school duties Monday morning.
Ole Sukke called on Ole Roer
Thursday afternoon.
The following were Thanksgiving
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Austin
Mrs. James Olson and children, OF
Mankato; Mrs. Hugh Reign of JAN
kens, and Mrs. Austin's brother OF
Minot. The ladies are her sisters.
On Friday Mrs. Austin, her two
sisters and brother, and a nephew
motored to Morris. where they visit
ed friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Head and
Estelle Mckenzie were Thanksgiving
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Emmeck.
Mrs. l.. l.. Anderson spent Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Frank
Head.
Ben Kiffmeyer was a supper guest
at Upton's Monday evening
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
The Lonely Old Lady's
Christmas Valentine

m HE lonely old lady sat in the
W. twilight as the evening star
looked in through the window
and wondered why she seemed so sad.
The star was bright enough that Christ
mas Eve to guide anyone to gladness,
but she who sat there did not appear
to know it. There were yet few
SPARKS amid the ashes of the hearth
dre, and warmth had not wholly de-
parted from the room; there were
points of light in the maze Of MEM
cries that kept the past alive, and at
heart the silent thinker was not cold !;
but darkness was creeping over soil
tude. and time was registering age,
and the old lady was lonely.
There was picture on the wall
Of one who had been the strength and
10y of earlier days, but years had
passed over his grave in a distant
land.
There we're other pictures looking
down upon her with young and happy
faces. but they were pictures of chill
dren who had blessed other homes,
placed about to keep company with
her dream children. and reminding her
now again that she had none.
SO the star might have known that
there was reason for pensiveness as
il tried 10 penetrate the gathering
gloom and the mystery. But whether
II learned the secret or not, 1t wit
messed as it watched. a light in the dim
room. For she had taken from port
folio her most precious possession, and
she was smiling upon it. 1t was an
old valentine. the last that she had
received from him who had never re-
turned. 1t was inscribed ITO My
Valentine" Upon it sat Cupid. in a
wreath Of forget-me-nots. holding a
high pyramid of large roses over a
large. circular spider web. with two
hearts entangled In II!
The star must have recognized that
II was shining upon the deathlessness
Of love, and helping It to share the
Christmas fellowship and cheer
Christopher G. Hazard.
t9. 1928. Western Newspaper Union,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
NORTHWEST ASHLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White and
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E.. Ecklebarger re-
turned home Friday after spending
a few days with relatives at Red
wood Falls.
Frank and Herman Schwanke of
Milwaukee are spending few weeks
with their parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Schwankee.
Mr.. Lester Fearing of Osakis
spent few days at the Henry White
home the past week.
Mr.. and MRS. John Mcdonald
visited the past week with relatives
and friends in Holdingford and st.
Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Bentfeld and
family, MIR. and Mrs. Hubert Gaus
and daughters and Miss Madeline
Tlicher ate Thanksgiving dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cans.
Mrs. Harvey Williams called on
Mrs. J. F. Mcdonald Tuesday af-
ternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White enter
tanned the A. B. Bentfeld family
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 81

Alice Allen ............. Ieacnef
Edwina Miller .......... Reporter
Helena Miller ASSistdi'
Last "Wednesday our school had its
annual Thanksgiving dinner. Each
family contributed something good to
eat and we spent nearly the whole
noon hour enjoying our repast. !.
Thursday and Friday of last week
we had vacation. We came back ON
Monday ready to get to work on our
Christmas program.
Miss Fay Parker visited our school
Monday. She taught us eight differ
ent folk dances for our program.
We get an organ in school today.
With its help, a mouth organ and and
old fashioned fiddler We'll have our
program rounded into shape soon !.
Watch for the date in the Herald.
Superintendent w. A. Boerger Wis
tied us today. His genial smile and
kind helpfuiness will inspire us to
greater efforts in our school work Tor
the rest of the term.
During the short days and cold
weather we have decided to have half
hour moons and be dismissed at three
thirty.
This month has been "no whisper
ing'' month. At the end of this
week we will count up to see who
has been perfect the whole month :.
So far there are four who have not
whispered at all and quite few who
have trangressed but once.
The Van Havermeadt children are
absent this week on account of sick
ness.
This fall little red hen used ITO
be a frequent visitor at our school.
Today we had dog and cat. Our
school seems to be getting bigger and
better in every way every day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
SCHOOL NOTES
RURAL AND LOCAL SCHOOL NEWS

examinations. Tests Were given in
all branches. The reading tests
were all oral and most did very well
Those who received ninety or above
in the written examinations are as
follows:
Paul Minette, 81 and 90.
Margaret Determan, SO and "a.
Clarence Bromenschenkel 961a ano
90.
Herman Ley, 90 and 80.
Lawrence Determan, 90.
Henry Gritzmacher, 90h.
Thursday and Friday were vaca,
ton days.
Paul Minette was the only one
with perfect department for the
month of November.
During December each child will
be given a Christmas tree. A candle
will be given for perfect department
each day. Twenty candles on the
tree will show an excellent record.
The winners for November in he
neatness contest were:
Margaret Determann LIST
Cecilia Gritzmacher ------2nd
Henry Gritzmacher ----------------- Bro
The race for third place was very
close as the last day broke the tie and
decided the third winner.
The Buick is still ahead of the
Chevrolet and is gaining ground or
them slowly.
The program committee is hard at
work gathering material for their
program.
The story of the Give Little Pep
pers and How They Grew" has been
completed. 1t proved very enjoyable,
We are now reading the "Irish
Twins"
Raymond Bromenschenkel read a
story to the school Wednesday,.
The storm windows have been put
on.
Much fun has been had outside in
the snow. Sleds have been brought
to school and lucky are they who car
stick on to get two rides, as tumble
forfeits the second ride.
The fifth and sixth grade is study,
ing a project on irrigation. It is
considerably different than their pre-
vious work has been.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-02
Christmas Greens

The custom of hanging evergreens
In the house duringslse yuletide origi-
nally had a purpose beyond that Of
decoration. In olden days each kind
OF evergreen was believed to confer
special blessings on those who passed
beneath its boughs. To pass under
holly insured good fortune throughout
the year. bay meant victory, while lau-
rel was supposed to impart spirit Of
beauty and poetry.