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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18

ened / can't help but criticize
some of L. Mosbmk's statements
of about a month ago in the
Askov American. According to
what he writes it would be a
detriment to any farm boy to
attend the agricultural school, as
he says he has seen several agri-
cultural graduates make failure
of farming but not anyone of
them making a living at farming.
II suppose it is with him like
myself, if there is something /
don't want to see | just close my
eyes, but at the same time |
can't help but think Mosb@k
must also have seen several who
never came near an agricultural
school make a failure of farming.
| for one think the agricultural
school is alright, and in regard
to the clearing done here last
spring | don't think anybody
could call that demonstration
work. | think it was experiment
al work, as they were not trying
to show us how to do it, but
were experimenting with what
it costs to put an acre of raw
ground under cultivation. And
how many of us know what it
actually costs, except that we
all know it costs enough if we
should get paid for our time?
In regard to the county agents
| don't know them all and
neither does Mosb@k, but ia our
own case. here in Pine county,
l would not be afraid to bet
that he would make as good
living, Oh the farm as the rest
of us and better than the average.
A. P. Jensen.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18
Water Wheel Floats

A water wheel has been invented
which is designed to adjust itself
automatically to the varying height
of the propelling stream. As first
constructed the wheel has eight v
shaped paddles about Is feet long
and IA inches wide, and it is so
mounted on an air-tight tank that
it rises and falls with the rivers
changes through any height up to
SO feet. It is used for pumping ir-
rigating water from distance of
$50 feet to height of 70 feetaabove
the source. Pumps and gearings
are placed on the river bank, and
the wheel and tank are connected
by a shaft having universal COUP
lings at each end.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18

home Of her daughter, Mrs. O. C.
Eaton, southeast of town. Friends
will be glad to know that Mrs.
Eaton is steadily improving.
A. E. Wood, Sandstone's well
known blacksmith, came home
Saturday evening and returned
to his work Monday morning.
Miss Adele Ogilyie boarded
the. bus here Sunday afternoon
to return to her school near Pine
City after spending Friday and
Saturday at home.
Mrs. Eli Couch and daughter,
Ruth, are home froms Two Har-
bors for the balance of the win
ter. Mr.. Couch remained at his
road work there and will stay
until spring work commences
here.
The Farmers Institute held
here Wednesday of last week
was well attended and the free
lunch at noon was greatly appre-
ciated The Community Club
sponsored the affair, so of course
it was very successful in every
way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18

not brought this condition on
themselves. No use pretending
they have. Life is like that
sometimes. Might as well face
the facts.
How many of us are building
character and courage sufficient
to meet the hardships of life?
We often wonder why blind
people and cripples are so often
cheerful. We wouldn't wonder
so much if we could get it
through our rather thick heads
that life's finest rewards are
never physical.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18
Opinions of Others
ON POTATO EXCHANGE AND
OTHER FARM PROBLEMS
Editor Askov American:

Editor Askov American:
As / was recently to St. Paul
to the last quarterly meeting Of
trustees of the Minnesota Potato
Exchange l feel like scribbling
a little in regard to this. | for
one regret that it had to quit and
most of the trustees felt the
same way about it, but as it was
put up to the members to decide,
and of those voting it was about
5 to l in favor of quitting, there
was really nothing else to do.
There is one thing | can't
understand, that so few take a
decided stand either for or
against. In this case, out of
over $4,000 members, only 1,461
could make up their mind what
they wanted. 1t is the same old
story, when people should take
an interest they don't, but after
wards they can all holler. Now
it will soon be town and village
elections all around. | like to
remind everyone to go and do
your duty, that will save a lot
of kicking afterwards. AS rule
it is the stay-at-home who does
the most kicking, SO why not go
and take part.
A few more words in regard
to potatoes. | hope and believe
that some day we will be market
ing our potatoes comparatively
in a satisfactory way.
While down in ST. Paul l saw
the Live Stock Sanitary Board
in regard to getting the time ex-
tended for those in the communi-
ty who are supposed to get their
cattle tested for T. B., that is,
those herds on the accredited
list. We can get the time ex-
tended till the roads get.passable
for a car and we can get it done
reasonably too if we will agree
on one veterinarian. AS we have
a Farm.Bureau meeting in Askov
Feb. 25 and Live Stock Shipping
Assn meeting Feb. q all those
interested In the T, B. testing
should make it point to attend
so we can decide.
One more point | like to
bring out in regard to the ship
ping meeting on Feb. 27, adver-
tised elsewhere in this paper.
The board not only wishes the
stock owners in Askov commu-
nifty to attend, but also those in
other communities who have
been shipping with us the past
year or intend to do so hereafter,
as important business in regard
to shipping will come up.
While | have my pencil sharp
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18
LIES FINEST REWARDS
NEVER PHYSICAL

Grove Patterson writes a SPLEEN
did little editorial and gives us
all reasons to stop and think
and be thankful, in the follow
ing lines:
The next time you hear your
friend complain because he has
to drive the old car another sea-
son or because the cook left and
his wife had to wash the dishes
for two evenings, direct his at
tention to Ben Pansie of Omro,
Wis. Ben, is A now and rather
a. bright fellow. OF course he
spends most of the day lying on
his stomach on the farmhouse
floor. He has to do this because
he can use neither his arms nor
his legs. Paralysis when he was
a baby made him that way. He
can sit in a chair if he is put in
a certain position, but he prefers
to lie on the floor, because he
can work better that way. And
Ben works. He can use tools
with his teeth and make all sorts
of things. He can write wonder
fully holding his pen inhis teeth.
He is cheerful, seldom sick and
loves to read when he is not
working.
Forty-four years is long time
to sit in a chair or lie on ones
stomach, with no hands OF feet
that can be used. but there are
people like Ben Pansie. No use
forgetting that. And they have
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18
WHAT WOULD YOU
SAY 1T rs!

A little negro school girl down
in Florida in answer to the
question, What is anatomy"
wrote the following:
Anatomy is a human body.
1t is divided into three parts,
the haid, the chest and the STUN
mick. The haid holds the skull
and the brains, if they is any;
the chest holds the liver and the
lites, and the stummicK holds the
entrails and the vowels which
are a, e, i, o and u and some
times w and y" Women's
World.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1926-02-18

If you know of a news item
call phone number 81 and tell
the American about it. The
American wants all the news all
the time.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
FRENCH ANTIQUES
FACE HEAVY TAXES

PARIS, Jan. 2.-Antique furniture
and old pictures are in future to b.
heavily taxed in France, but accord
ing to the bill now before Parliament,
modern pieces of furniture and OBJ
jects dart will be exonerated from
the supertax. There are compensa-
tons, for it is obvious that if the law
is. carried out the prospective buyer
of antiques has only to ask for the
production of the government tax re-
ceipt as a guarantee of the authentici-
ty of the object he wishes to purchase.
If the dealer cannot produce such a
receipt it may be taken that the an
tique is not an antique. II the tax
receipt shows that the article has been
officially placed at q low valuation
the buyer will draw his own conclu-
sions. But books which are the prop
erty of men Of letters, professors and
authors will be exempt from the new
taxation.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
BUTLER, RETURNING
TO MARINES, SILENT
ON POLICE FIASCO
BY Universal Service.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Briga.
der General Smedley Butler is a ma.
rine again.
The fighting general, who resigned
that he might continue as director OF
public safety for philadelphia and
was then fired" by Mayor Kendrick
asked Major General John A. lie
Jeune, his commandant, TO return thu
resignation to him. General LeJuenC
Immediately granted the request.
We arc mighty glad to have him
back with u.s." declared General lie
Juene, after lie and Butler had faced
battery of motion picture cam
craS.
I'm back in the service and have
nothing to say" was Buffers answer
to all questions.
General Butler will return to Phila.
delphia for a few days to wind IN his
personal affairs. Returning to Wash
lngton he will remain here a week be-.
fore leaving for San Diego, where ht
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
IE6AlS
Bids and Proposals
BIDS WANTED.

DADt7 VA%~A1os
Sealed bids addressed to the Hon. Au-
gustus McClossey. county Judge, will be
received in the office of the county audi
tor until II o'clock a. m. Wednesday.
February .. 1926. for the construction OF
the following bridges:
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRECINCT
NO. !
1. Concrete order bridge e15 feet long
over Leon Creek, s% miles from center OF
S. A.. IA miles from Won Ormy.
.. Concrete multiple box culvert. s3'i''
long over Indian Creek. 9& miles from
S. 4. and ~ miles from Won Ormy.
8. Concrete girder bridge So feet long
over Medic Creek. 1919 miles from s. A.
and ! mile from Won Ormy.
4. Concrete approaches TO Medina River
bridge. girder type 129 feet long each
approach; and remodel present steel truss
OF $50 feet length 1874 miles from s. A.
and one-half mile from Won Ormy.
5. Concrete Multiple box culvert 81 feet
long over Live Oak Slough II miles from
s. A. and Y mile from Won Orny, all
above bridges on Quintana road.
PRECINCT NO. 2
]. Extension Of present concrete slab
bridge on Vest Commerce street over
Zarzamora Greek. miles from s. A.
2. Multiple concrete box culvert 81
long on West Commerce street. over Ear
zamora Creek. Az miles from s. A.
3. Multiple concrete box culyert came
as dDONeg o % ~
PRECINCT NO. ,
/. Concrete slab bridge EGO long over
oimos Creek on Blanco road. 5ls miles
from s. A.
q Multiple box culvert, 22h feet long
on Blanco road, 6h miles from 5. A.
3. Drop box concrete culvert on Lock-
hlll-Selma road. 81 miles from S. A.
PRECINCT NO.
!. Concrete girder bridge SC feet long
over Rosillo Creek on New Sulphur
Springs road, miles from s. 4.
2. Multiple box concrete culvert SO feet
long over Chupaderas Creek. i5A miles
from :. A. on New Sulphur Springs road.
3. Concrete girder bridge 80 feet long
over Calayeras Creek. "a miles from
Elmendorf on Elmendorf-Adki IS road.
4. Concrete glrder bridge 90 feet long
over Chupaderas Creek, "a miles from
Elmendorf on Characterization road.
5. Concrete glrder bridge III feet long
over Caiaverss Creek. miles from FL
mendorf on Observation-Disclosures road.
Bids will be received on above bridges
separately or In groups by precincts.
Plans and specifications on file IN
County Highway Engineers Office.
A certified or cashiers check In the
sum OF five Is per cent? per cent OF the
amount bid must accompany each bid.
The county reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
". g. KENDALL.
County Auditor.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
EGG-THROWING ACT
GIVES HUSBAND IS
WEEKLY REDUCTION

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 2.-Judge
Renshaw let a husband and a wife
argue it out in domestic relations
court. The husband accused the wife
Of leaving him for several days at O
time; he said she had made him move
his bakers business from one neigh.
borhood to another until there wasn't
any business"
The wife countered with a charge
that he gave her good old-fashioned
spanking when she bodied her hair
but she admitted that after he had
done so, she had thrown an egg and
large piece Of ice at him, adding
tersely that unfortunately, 1 missed. :
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Mel.
son Of Oak Lane. The husband sought
to have a support order of SIS a week
reduced. The judge reduced the order
against Nelson TO $40 n week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
COAL BOOTLEGGERS
ARE MINING 100
TONS EVERY NIGHT

ASHLAND, Pa, Jan. Goal boot
Logging is on the increase throughout
the anthracite region. The striking
miners have doubled their production
of the bootleg product from improyised
shafts in breaches during the last two
weeks in spite Of the persistent eff
forts Of coal and iron policemen of
the various coal companies to put a
stop to the Illicit industry.
Hundreds Of tons Of hard coal are
taken each night from Che coal seams
where they crop out close TO the sur
face. As the weather grows colder
the demand for the illegal product
among the residents Of this section
grows greater aud there are always
men who will risk their lives in the
improyised shafts TO get the coal out
and sell il for so n ton. Some Of
the miners. however. are still getting
the coal for their own use.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
CHICKENS ARE MONEY,
BUT WHO EVER SAW
ONE PURCHASE DRINK?

CHICAGO, Jan. 2. - "Those 90
chickens she charges me with stealing
are S26 which / had paid her for
moonshine and which my wife took
away from her. BY chickens she
means money.
And Frank Cahill, 80. of DOT Wen
dell street, argued that his charges
would be substantiated if a warrant
was issued and the home of Mrs.
Katherine Carlson. 4s, of 1912 North
Wells street, who had him arrested, on
charge of larceny, raided.
Accordingly, Judge George b.
Holmes, in the Chicago avenue court.
before whom Cahill was arraigned, is
sued the warrant and while Cahill and
Mrs. Carlson and policemen stood in
the court room two detectives hurried
to the Carlson home.
In half an hour the door swung open
and the policemen entered. carrying n
still and a gallon Of moonshine.
Il told you they'd find it," Cahill
shouted.
Mrs. Carlson was arrested on n
charge of violating the prohibition law.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
SPENDS $4,000 STOLEN
CASH; GLAD HE DID IT

DETROIT, Jan. 2. - II knew ]
would get caught, but knew I would
have a good time, and I've had it.
Now I'm ready to take what the judge
gives me-"
This remark was made by Lemroe
Murch, 80, as he was waiting to be
arraigned in the Recorders Court on a
charge of embezzling $4,000 from the
d. A. Schultz Cigar Company, where
he was employed as clerk.
Murch said he was wounded over
seas while with the One Hundred and
Thirty-first Infantry of the Thirty
third Division.
II was born in the Ozark Noun
tains," he said. "You wouldn't think
man born in the Ozarks would get
away with all that money, would you?
1--WE been in the big city good
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
SAFETY GUN KILLS
PROUD YOUNG OWNER

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Jan. .
Samuel &. Martin. II. Of Mohawk
Trail, was shot and instantly killed
when n revolver with safety catch
was accidentally discharged as he was
explaining the working Of the eaten
to his sister-in-law, Mrs. George Mar
tin. Mrs. Martin had the weapon in
her hand at the tim.
Young Martin was preparing for a
hunting trip and left his home "a
show the revolver to his brother. The
latter was not Mt homo. so he was
showing the gun to his sistor-in law,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
COOLIDGE PUTS.
ARMS FARLEY
To S0L0NS
Will Ask Congress to Pass
on Participation Of
United States.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. g.
Congressional approval of American
participation in the Geneva gathering
next month that is to lay the ground
work for the League of Nations dis
armament undertaking will be asked
next week.
1t will mark the first active step
toward American cooperation with
the league in reduction of the Worlds
War weapons.
President Coolidge, it was learned
tonight, plans to send a special mes
sage to both Houses during the week.
asking an appropriation to defray the
expenses Of American delegates. The
amount asked probably will be $780,
600.
While final decision is still lack
ing, it is the present plan to have
the United States represented at
Geneva by diplomats now serving
abroad, rather than to send delegates
from this side. The names of Will
liam Phillips, ambassador to Belgium,
Hugh Gibson, minister to Switzer-
land, and Alonzo b. Houghton, am
bassador to Great Britain, are men,
toned.
LITTLE OPPOSITION.
Little or no opposition will meet
the Presidents request for funds. &c.
cording to congressional leaders. This
does not necessarily mean that there
is no opposition to Americas par
ticipation in the conference, but
rather that even irreconcilable foes
of the league prefer to wait and see
what sort of program is produced
at Geneva before voicing whatever
opposition they may feel.
1t will be time enough, they feel,
to kick over the traces when, and if.
the Geneva meeting is productive of
decision to actually stage a confer
ence. Meanwhile, they do not feel
they should be put in the position Of
refusing even to discuss" disarma-
ment with the leagues emissaries.
BORAH OFF LIST.
Over the holiday period, President
Coolidge has continued his considera-
ton of the personnel Of the American
delegation to the later conference
Senator Borah, of Idaho, chairman
of the foreign relations committee
of the Senate, acknowledged leader of
the irreconcilable element and one N
the foremost advocates of disarma-
ment, has been dropped from con-
sideration. The President was willing
to appoint him but informal adyices
were conveyed to him that Borah did
not want to go. upon the theory that.
as chairman of the foreign relations
committee, he should remain in an
Independent detached position in or
der to render dispassionnte. unbiased
consideration to whatever treaties or
agreements come out Of the confer
ence.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
FRENCH INVENTED
COCKTAILS, HE SAYS

PARlS, Jan. "A learned thesis
delivered by Doctor Tardieu at the
academy OF Medicine apparently shat
tiers all American claims TO tho in.
yention OF the cocktail. That popular
drink, said Doctor TardicU, has been
known IN the Bordeaux region for
many centuries, and he cited the sad
case OF an artist who shortened his
life by the excessive use of the seduct.
i've mixtures.
Even the name, he said. was French,
being originally "coquetel." He nd,
yanccd the theory that the name made
its way to England and then 70 Amer
lea, where it was corrupted to its pres
ent form and brought back to France.
Ike the drink, as foreign importa-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
ENGLAND OPENS
FIRST CHILD THEATER

BIRMINGHAM. England. Jan. .
The first and only children's tbcater
in England has just been inauguratcd
at the Kyric Hall here b. The Biz.
mingham School Of Opera and Ora,
matte Art.
The school produced children,
opera called the "Knavc Of Hearts. ;
and the audience was mainly com.
posed OF little Migrants. who were n,
enthusiastic as they were ragged. Tho
only other two childrch's tbeater,
known TO be in existence are in Ncv
York and Moscow.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
LEGALS
Legal Notices.

BANKRUPTCY NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given:
That on TUESDAY January Il. 1926,
II 10 o'clock n. m. ! will offer for sale
at public auction in bulk for cash 10
the highes. bidder, free OF all Hens, on
the premises at 23l Helena street, San
Antonio, Texas, all the stock Of mer-
chandlse consisting Of leather harness.
supplies. tools and fixtures belonging 20
tie estate OF Howard A. Vsrga, subject
TO confirmation by this court. Certified
check for 800 viii be required from
prospective bidders as earnest money de-
posit. For information write
IS. COPPARD. Trustee
6ii Alamo National Bank Bldg.
san Antonio. Teas
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
AMERICAN WARSHIP
AIDS MEXICAN NAVY
IN PIRATE SEARCH
By Universal Service.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 1.-The en-
tire Mexican navy has been called
out to hunt Chinese or Japanese pi-
rates who are raiding the Pacific
Coast fishing towns, and especially
preying on the pearl fishing craft that
ply in the Gulf of Lower California.
1t is reported that three steam
craft, putting out from the Orient,
await tie fishers that gather pearls,
and swoop down on them when their
cargo is complete.
A United States destroyer, It is
said, is cooperating in the search,
as it is feared that the Orientals
are smuggling both drugs and i'm
migrants into the United States.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
BANKRUPTcY NoTlcE

Notice Is hereby given:
That on Tuesday, January -, 1926. at
O'Clock p. m. I will offer for sale at
public auction In bulk for cash 10 the
highest bidder. free Of all liens. on the
premises OF 32i West Commerce street.
San Antonio. Texas. all the stock Of mer-
chandise. consisting Of oliver typowrlt-
ers. and supplies. radio supplies. etc.
and fixtures belonging 10 the estate Of
William A. Parker Company subject 20
confirmation by this court. Certified or
cashiers check for 500 will be required
from prospective bidders as earnest
money deposit. For information see
". COPPARD. Trustee.
6li Alamo National Bank Bldg.
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03

while, but l sold my bicycle when ]
came.
II used to work as a spotter on the
street cars in Chicago, and reported
lots Of conductors for knocking down
fares. They lost their jobs, but they
were better off.
81 got job with the Schultz Com
pany there and then came to Detroit.
l took the money in the last six
months, $40 to $50 day. ] spent it
on women and having good time. /
didn't gamble away any of it. / knew
they'd get me sooner or later.
"The reason most people are not in
my fix is because they've never had
the opportunity to take moneq. That's
why they're honest, because they've
never had the CHARGE to be anything
else. / had the chance and l took
it."
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
STREET GRAMMARIAN
BEGS SELF INTO FINE

NEW YORK, Jan. .. "My
speedometcr was busted judge cx-
planned William Hatton when he WIS
arraigned before Magistrate Thomas
+. Doyle in the Long Island
city police court on n charge Of speed
ing.
"You mean that your speedometcr
was broken" corrected Judge Doyle.
"Im not up on grammar, but L
own an apartment house overlook
ing Central Park, and that's more than
lot OF people can say" replied Hat
ton.
twenty-five dolalrs." said Judge
Doyle, who is also good at repartce.
This time Hatton had no reply,
but paid the fine and drove away IL
$1,000 car. with a chauffeur at the
wheel.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-03
LABELS TO MARK
WHALES FOR.STUDY

LONDON, Jan. 2.-The Discovery,
which recently left for the Antarctic,
carries apparatus for marking whales,
and a reward will be paid by the CO.
lonial office for information concern
ing the peregrinations of any whale
thus labeled.