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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Stearns Co. Farm Popula-
ton Second In State
Ranks Third in Value of Farm
Products; Percentage of Ten
ants Small

Only one county in Minnesota
has a larger farm population than
Stearns, which is Ottertail, 81
667. The men and women, bows
and girls living on farms in Stearns
county number 1926, about half
the population of the entire coun-
ty. There are 7,469 under ten
years OF age, and above that age
there are over a thousand more
males than females, the numbers
being 1904 males and 8,193 fe-
males, which should be satisfactory
to the girls.
That the great majority of the
farmers own their farms is shown
by these living on owned farms
2O,391 as against the number on
tenament farms, 1888.
The farm population of Benton
is 7,793, and of Sherburne, 5,766
The ratio of owned farms in
Sherburne to tenants is four to
one, and close to five to one in
Benton.
A1SAteOA SOuhty lIdS l,O0O ldTIIlS
Sherburne 1854, and Stearns A.
533. The acreage is: Benton, 221,-
SOL; Sherburne, 218,490, and
Stearns 763,290 acres.
In 1925 the value of farm pro
ducts sold was: Benton $404, 739
Sherburne 1851 ,044, and Stearns
81, 1888, 829-nearly two million
dollars for Stearns. This makes
Stearns third from the top, Otter
tail having sale record of $3,-
235, 607, and Goodhue So, 257,389
Steele, much smaller county than
either, because of its dairy pro-
ducts and profit making cows, re-
ports sales close to Stearns, ST.
984,464.
Minnesota has 1885, farms
with 30,059,137 acres, and a farm
population of 875,749, according
to the census report just issued, ali
this data being for the year 1925.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Milk Production Of the
Country is Holding Up
Butter Prices Are Slightly Lower
Over Week Ago-Change in
Poultry and Egg Prices

The production Of milk through
out the country is keeping up at
a rate that is quite a surprise to
those who held somewhat pessis-
mistic views, earlier in the sea-
son. There have been plentiful
rains, throughout the producing
sections, and larger receipts OF
butter are arriving at Chicago,
New York, Boston, and Philadel-
phia.
During the week under review,
the New York market changed but
very little and is possibly ~ cent
lower today than a week ago. The
Chicago market on Standards and
Extras closed weak with a decline
of ga cent on 90 score Standards
and unchanged values on Extras :.
Today, the quotation on Extras
was advanced to 40k and Stand
ards to 38 ga cents. 1t remains
to be seen whether the higher val
ues will carry through the week.
The point to be considered is that
last year there was steady drop
off in the make of butter from
week to week, while this year
some of the creameries are show
ing an increase over the previous
week.
Storage stocks are increasing
and when the figures of the u. IS.
Department of Agriculture are
announced this week, they will
probably show an excess over a
year ago.
The egg business has shown
some signs of life with little bet
ter demand and prices ruling
higher both in producing and CON
Stunning centers.
Receipts Of poultry have been
ample for all current acquire
ments.
Cold storage stocks of poultry
are much closer to the holdings OF
a year ago than for some time
past-Produce Review, Swift &
Company, Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
B. T. IVES
Plumbing, Heating
Sheet Metal Work
Senator Thomas Schall
Opens Fight for Coal Rate
Asks Interstate Commerce Com.
mission to Grant Freight Re-
duction of 20 Cents Per Ton

United States Senator Thos.
Schall has taken up the fight to
secure a reduction on freight
rates of bituminous coal by send
ing the following telegram to the
Interstate Commerce Commission
at Washington:
Minneapolis, Mimi Aug. IL, 1927
Interstate Commerce Commission,
Washington, D. c.,
Attention John J. Esch, Chairman,
On behalf of all coal consumers
and particularly householders
and farmers, in the state of Min
nesota, l most earnestly request
that you permit to become etfec-
tive without suspension tariffs
filed with your body by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Norfolk and West
ern and Louisville and Nashville
Railways making effective August
enty-eighIh reductions of TWEEN
ty cents per ton in rates on btu
minous coal from southern West
Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, Vir-
ginia & Tennessee to Lake Erie
ports for trans-shipment across
the Lakes to the consuming Sec
tions in the great Northwest. The
above named three railroads are of
the most prosperous in the coun-
try and the consumers of the
Northwest need and are entitled to
enjoy the full benefit of this SUBJ
stantial reduction in it's annual
coal bill. Newspapers here state
Pittsburgh and Ohio coal produc-
ers have asked that the tariffs be
suspended and I submit if this is
done it will be contrary to the in
terest of the consumers of the
Northwest who pay the rates.
The rich and prosperous railroads
serving the southern producing
districts say they can afford to
lower the freight rates by twenty
cents per ton and still maintain an
adequately compensatory rate and
our people who apparently prefer
the southern Goals should not be
deprived of this great saving
merely to provide additional
freigh rate advantages to the
coal producers of Pennsylvania
and Ohio. I, therefore, pc
tition your honorable body to per-
NIT the above referred to tariffs
to go into effect without suspen-
sion.
Thomas D. Schall,
United States Senator.
Governor Frank Sab
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18

Miss Daisy Davis of Lake Mills,
Wis.,, is guest this week of her
aunt, MRS.. A. Dubois of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Bjone and
family and the lady's mother, are
spending this week at Verona, N.
D.. visiting with relatives and
friends.
Martha and John Wolf, Wren
Wolf and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morton Weeks and family and the
lady's father, Mr.. Swan, and Mr..
and Mrs. Floyd Clark and family
motored to Glenwood Sunday and
picnicked at Lake Minnewaska.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Biggest Entertainment
Ever at State Fair
Premiums Amounting to $4,000
Offered. Sousa's Band Head
line Attraction.

The 68th Minnesota State Fair
and Northwest Dairy Exposition,
September 3 to 10, will present
the biggest entertainment and ed
ucational program ever planned by
it, President William F. Sanger
announced today.
Sousa's Band, the greatest band
IN the world, headed by John Phil
ip Sousa, famous band leader, will
be the feature attraction. This
wonderful band of seventy pieces
will play the first seven days of
the Fair, the largest engagement
ever given it by any state fair.
The Fair is offering $136,611
in premiums for educational ex-
hibits. Most of this is set aside for
livestock; and one of the biggest
cattle, horse, swine and sheep
shows ever held in the middle west
is assured. The unusually good
crop conditions insure a splendid
exhibit Of farm crops, fruits,
flowers and vegetables.
There will be three days of
auto racing, Sept. 3, z and 10; and
four days of harness and running
horse racing, Sept. 5, 6, 8 and 9.
Sig Haugdahl, king of dirt track
drivers, heads field of two dozen
auto racers; while purses totaling
$4,000 are offered for horse
racing.
''The Fall of Troy" is to be the
big fireworks spectacle this year.
Two stages of the best open-air
circus acts in the world have been
engaged for the vaudeville show in
front of the grandstand. "a dozen
noted Northwest bands and or
chestras will play during the week.
The most liberal railroad rates
ever given the Fair have been an
nounced by Northwest railroads,
which makes an attendance of
half million persons certain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Party-Line Incident

Whenever my sister called ND
my mother, as she did every morn
ing at a certain hour, the people
downstairs listened In. That led
to installing private line" writes
M. G. "a short time afterward a
member of the family met one Of
che eavesdroppers. She said. You're
not on our party line any more, are
you? The answer was, Mo- I'm
sorry said the eavesdropper, be-
cause we don't get the latest news
any more. That sort Of
evened 1t up.-Capper's Weekly.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Real Toy To,un

The real toy town Of Britain 10
London. Wooden toys such as
rocking-horses and doll-houses come
In thousands from factories In
South London. In the old days
wooden toys were mostly made By
home workers, each Of whom de-
voted his or her time to the produc-
tion Of one particular article. Bpt
the pay was poor, and the increas-
ing competition from Germany
practically killed this sort Of work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Thursday, August 1s, 1927

Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Shorts made
business trip to st. Cloud Fri
day.
Mrs. Morton Weeks returned
Friday evening from a few days
stay in st. Cloud.
Miss Hattie Barnum went to st.
Cloud Friday where she entered
st. RaphaePs hospital and Tuesday
morning submitted to an operation
on her eyes.
Miss May Kiken left this city
the first Of last week enroute to
Chicago where she is spending two
weeks, visiting with relatives and
friends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Coveted Decoration

On January 20, 1855, on the close
OF the Crimean war, the Victoria
cross was instituted In. Great Brit
ain. The cross Is awarded for con-
spicuous bravery. 1t was extended
In 1911 and 1920. This decoration
Is worn before all others, on the
left breast, and consists Of bronze
Maltese cross IL inches In dame
ter, with the royal cross surmount-
ed by lion, and beneath Is the In
scriptiOn, "For Valour."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
SeUenfoId Misfortune

The adage that "misfortunes
never come singiy' seems to be
illustrated by dialogue which was
overheard in a Jersey City trolley
car:
"You don't tell me that Professor
1saacs has been struck dumbT
"He was"
"And wasn't he master of seven
languages?"
HE was"
"And is 1t possible he was struck
dumb In all seven? How extraor-
dinaryr"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Indy" Was a Born Flier
Says His First Air Tutor
World Air Hero Described Al
Daredevil Who Laughed
at Tomorrow.

New sidelights on the character
istics and early-day adventures Of
Colonel Charles Lindbergih were
related Saturday by II. ]. Lynch
of Butte, Mont, his first instructor
in aeronautics, who is in Mime
apolis making plans for his Twin
Cities to Seattle air line to be
started next spring.
They met in 1922 at Lincoln,
Neb. Lynch then a pilot of IL
years experience and Indy a
gangling, carefree, unworldly
youth eager for his first air thrill
that would one day spur him on
to becoming world figure.
He was one of those fear
nothing fellows who are born
fiiers," Mr.. Lynch said" dare
devil who laughed at tomorrow.
Watching his expression as he
made his first flight with me I
could tell he was one who "be-
longed" by every decree to nat
ure.
Through that year we put on
exhibition flying stunts for the
crowds in Colorado, Wyoming,
Montana and Nebraska. His par
achute jump, one of the most
fearless I've ever seen, was always
keen delight to him. No doubt
about his spirit of adventure. He
reveled in risk.
"Stories told of his modesty
are not products of the imagina-
ton. Nor a pose with him. l
have seen him blush like young
schoolboy when his daring was
mentioned to him. He would walk
away and dismiss with a gesture
all praise.
"Linbergh, always reticent, had
had one of the highest codes of
morals. His habits could be a
matter of pride to any parent.
He neither drank nor smoked.
"The other f1iers joshed him
continuously about his shyness.
Once as a joke, group fixed it
with a girl to take him out on a
spooning venture. That was Lin
dy's first nonstop flight. He
walked home alone. He never
cared a rap for money. All he
wanted was enough for food. He
never asked a cent for his haz-
ardous jumps from the parachute.
He said he was paid in the fun
he got out of it.
Slim was always after. new
adventure, climbing mountains or
reaching new attitudes in his
plane. When we separated he
bought dilapidated raft for So,
patched it with canvas and boards
and made it serviceable. He said
he intended floating down the Mis-
souri, river, bound for st. Louis.
He wrote me this letter sometime
later. His dry humor is shown in
the postscript Raft wasn't much
good. Woke up one morning and
found myself swimming. The fish
ate. all my breakfast
Here's another hint of his fear
less character: He always carried
a pocket camera along with him.
Often he would shoot a picture
coming down in a parachute and
give me a print. See this'-the
tangled cords of parachute only
were visible-"I asked him why
he took that picture. He hesitated
a bit and then said: Those cords
got twisted. I figured the fall
might have finished me. l didn't
want it to happen to anyone else
SO / snapped the shot so they
would know what to avoid next
time
Sand that nervy job happened
1000 feet in mid-air. But Lindy's
luck was with him! He was shy
with women but Lady Luck was
always perching on his plane"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18
Maundy Money

Maundy Thursday, the day be-
fore Good Friday. was, In olden
times, a day of almsgiving, upon
which the sovereigns Of England
gave money, food and clothing to
as many poor persons az the kings
were years old.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-18

TRY HERALD WANT ADS
The Washington times., 1927-06-01
PRO AND CON ABOUT
THIS S. A.

Comedians not supposed to have appeal
Whether this because sha
laugh the usual
is mott he -O~S
The Washington times., 1927-06-01

molished. The image.breakers are
ever busy and it is timely for
such a picture as De Miles THE
King Of Kings"
Il was very much affected by.
the picture The King Of Kings
and I felt that the acting was
most admirable. Mr.. Warner, /
felt, could not have been i'm.
proved on as Christ. He avoided
all that might have been over.
dramatic and he relied upon his
facial expression to convey his
emotions. The whole story was
treated with dignity and the di.
rectors have avoided any tempta.
ton toward melodrama.
1T is a good thing in these
busy and VIGOROUSLY material
times to have this story pro.
claimed so eloquently--that such
a Man and such a Life should he
upheld 80 wildly for our conten.
plation.
The Washington times., 1927-06-01

Vo uon WdHC any LOQayS All
Opera stars are not the only
ones who show occasional flashes
Of temperament as witness this
Broadway odtburst chronicled by
George Goldsmith. He says:
"This weeks gossip concerns a
temperamental star, who, last
Monday night, shouted to her
leading man in the middle of a
scene that she wanted water.
She shouted twice. The stage
lover, unlover-like, paid no
heed. He merely went on with
his lines. The star tapped her
fingers imperiously. still de-
manding water. The stage
lover walked off, gently closing
the cardboard door behind him.
The star followed, leaving the
stage empty for several min
utes, while the audience waited
and waited. After getting, one
presumes, the water, she re-
summed her role"
Unless the key word is all
wrong the star was Jeanne
Eagles, the lover, Leslie How
ard, and the play, "Her Card
board Lover"
\ u 4
Which reminds that Monta
Bell, now a Hollywoodian, once
was a stock impressario at the
little Garrick Theater on F
Street. Madge BelIamy was his
star and Earle Foxe, the lead
ing man. The play was "Peg
O. My Heart" with Madge in
The Washington times., 1927-06-01

The character Of Jesus and the
greatness of His teachings are
both highly exaggerated in the
current Christian view. Jesus,
even in the Gospels, is not an
ideal character. Much Of His
teaching is both unreasonable and
untrue. Taking the Gospel repre-
sensations, We must regard Him
as a religious enthusiast, with
a touch Of insanity. A person
who should make such statements
as the Gospel ascribes to Jesus
would be regarded as a nlegalo-
maniac. It is often said by de-
tenders of the doctrine of the
Deity of Jesus that He was either
what He claimed or else the
worlds greatest impostor. But
neither of these views is a neces-
sary alternative. He was sim
cerely deluded, as many another re-
ligious leader has BEEN
"And so the Comforter IL de.
The Washington times., 1927-06-01

the lead. The little lady sud-
denly discovered a cinder or
some other impedimenta in her
eye and in the middle of a
scene walked off the stage leav-
ing Mr.. Foxe to twiddle his
thumbs. After three minutes
Earle sat down and waited with
the audience. Presently Mrs.
Phiflpott had by some magic ex-
tracted the annoyance from the
beautous Madge's orb and she
walked on and resumed the play.
But the next night the under
study was playing Peg" and
little Madge was on the Pull
man for Broadway.
This will be a mad old
stretch of the hinterland on
June II when Indy arrives.
Already every organization that
has a charter and four members
not in arrears, and many that
have no charters at all; are
naming official reception COM
mittees. The general chairman
of this affair will have to ex-
ercise more tact that was de-
manded from Ambassador Her
rick upon the kids arrival in
Paris.
Imagine Lindy's ire, If upon
carefully checking over the
committees, he is forced to
ask:
"Have we no cheers from
Local 2, Amalgamated Unions
of Sheet Metal Rollers?"
The Washington times., 1927-06-01

stood to have followed the appeal
Of King Ferdinand. who is again
critically i'll. for a coalition Of
parties.
According to reports received
here there are fears that the news.
paper suppressions win be fol.
lowed by disorders.
The Washington times., 1927-06-01

the subject of a heated contro.
versy recently. which developed
into q debate on the question.
should a comedian have sex
appeal, and If so. Is an actor
who can make love seriously a
comedian.
This argument started a few
days ago at q pre-view showing
OF Harry's chuckle.provoker
Long Pants" at the Rialto.
By its title, It can be seen
that in this story Harry Is an
adolescent whose thoughts are
turning to love. And his prowess
with the women is one OF the
most hilarious points Of his char.
acterization.
One scene in particular. where
IN Harry makes ardent love to his
leading lady. discloses the moon.
faced comedian as something
more than an average grimacinS
eccentric buffoon-more as a
Wistful little man who knows his
weak appearance and is trying to
overcome it by his gestures of
inadequate strength.
The Washington times., 1927-06-01
THE GATE-POST
By Harold Phillip. 9

The Hollywood Syndicate is trying to sell this department
weekly feature edited by Alice Warde who because of her
innate acquaintance with producers directors stars in
position to give the dng of shadowand any
correspondent"
One of the first staggering items Miss Warders sample
sheet that AL Joson will begin Immediately on the
film version Of his stage play, 1.-THE Jazz Singer"
The Washington times., 1927-06-01
THE PULPIT'S VIEW OF
"KING OF KINGS"

Here something the heater be proud off, said E. H.
Soer famous Shakespearian actor after seeing the
Mile production 1.-THE King of Kings" the Gaey Theater
York
Ths morning the paper report Of sermon on
The King of Kings The preacher thus:
The Washington times., 1927-06-01

TO enable a person to read or
write while in a bath tub. a table,
to be supported on one edge OF a tmb
has been patented,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-25
TENSE BATTLE FORECAST FOR FRONT ROW SPEEDWAY POSITIONS
SLOWNESS OF VETERANS
HANDICAP TO ATHLETICS
Lack of Speed Costing Connie Mack Many Ball Games
-Pennant Hopes Nearly Shattered.

Copp and Collins as to his legs He
can hit as we'll as ever. but his I'M
derpinnings fail him in the field and
on the bases.
Too many stars and too little
speed tells the story Of the failure
of the Athletics to keep close on
the heels Of the fast-stepping
Yankees.
Connie AIsck's plans to win the
pennant through sheer power with a
veteran lineup of great hitters evil
IDENTIFY won't work out. No doubt
Connie has come to that conclusion.
Probably Collins can continue in
the lineup for some time. but Cobb.
with his bad leg, that causes him to
limp at every step, would be of more
value to the team sitting on the
bench as pinch hitter.
Three other things have handi-
capped the Athletics, a broken fin
ger suffereds by Joe Boley, expected
to star at short; the failure of Del
Branom, the highly touted first
sacker. to hit big league pitching,
and the erratic showing of what was
believed to be the best pitching staff
in the American League.
Connie Mack must considerably
alter his plans If he is to win the
American League pennant, the Ath.
letics can only be rejuvenated by
youth and speed, speed. speed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-25
BRITISH GOLF WELLER GO
Latzo Defends Title June 3
With Dundee.

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. May 25.-Taking a
leaf from the Sharkey- Maloney note
book, Pete Latzo, welterweight
champion, and Joe Dundee, chal.
lenger, who meet at the Polo
Grounds June 8, have begun to call
each other hard names.
While there is no doubt, but that
the title-holder has avoided a bout
with the Oriole welterweight since
winning the championship, Latzo
now protests that he wants nothing
more than to be led into the ring
with Dundee.
They'll carry him out feet first"
said Pete.
The champion is training at Pomp-
ton Lakes, trying to get down to the
welterweight limit of 147 pounds. He
weighs something over $50 now.
why, Latzo can't stand I'D to
me for ten rounds" said Dundee.
He's been lodging me for months.
because he knows he cannot make
the class limit and keep his
strength"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-25
RECORD PERFORMANCE

A@7 ACK in 1906 John Coonlbs bat
MKl tied Joe Harris for twenty
four innings before the former
las returned the victor for Philadel-
@aia, Al. The Boston Red Sox was
be opposing team.
While Harris didn't go all the way,
hat record game of the American
Practically spelled his finish as a big
|Iaguer. His arm weakened under
be strain and he was of little use
Yer afterward.
& Jack Coombs paid the penalty for
4 time with a lame arm, but it later
powered it's full strength and he
ut in many years of service.
Fifteen years later, on May j,
b20, Brooklyn and Boston of the
ational League went twenty-six in
4ngs to a tie decision, IL. In that
hme two husky right-handers, Leon
adore of Brooklyn and Joe Oesch-
pr Of Boston went the entire route.
This game stands as the longest
xtra-inning affair ever staged in the
MAJORS.
This gruelling struggle of twenty
Bix innings, practically three games,
marked the finish of Galore and
Deschger as major league stars, for
both began to slip Immediately
sfterward.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-25
M , G r A w
CHAN
IL N cup
Jackson at Short, Farrell at
Third, Lindstrom in
Left Field,
BIZ Times Special

BIZ Times Special
BOSTON, May 20. -- Manager
John McGraw of the New York
Giants planned drastic changes in
his lineup today in an effort to get
his team back in winning stride.
He said he would return Travis
Jackson to shortstop, shift Eddie
Farrell to third base, Freddie Lind.
storm to left field and relegate Out.
fielder AL Tyson to the bench. Ty.
son is a clever fielder, but his bat.
ting average is way down.
AS to the batting order, McGraw
announced Ed Roush would be used
as lead.off and George Harper in the
three hole.
The effort TO make a left fielder
out of Lindstrom. one of tie best
third sackers in the game, will be
watched with interest IN baseball
circles.
Farrell has BEEN playing good ball
at short and has been smuggling hard,
but McGraw decided Travis Jack
son is too good a shortstop to be
kept out of action and that Farrell
is capable of guarding third.