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Smyrna times., 1927-10-19

fare of the school depends to such an
extent upon good attendance that
every effort must be made to make
it possible to get the children to school
regularly and in the best possible
manner.
4'The Post Office Department advis-
es that $1,000 rural free delivery We
hicles use $4,000 miles of roads over
the thirty-six snow states, and serve
21 ,296,400 patrons, a vital service
which may be continued uninterrup
tedly only when provision is made for
keeping the highways clear of snow
and ice. 1t is another interesting fact
that taxpayers in these snow states
own fully 66 per cent of all motor
vehicles registered over the surface of
the globe, emphasizing the need for
their roads being kept open for traf-
fc as many days as is possible"
Smyrna times., 1927-10-19

Practically all the canneries on the
Eastern Shore have closed for the
season, and a large percentage of
them report much smaller pack than
last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
CITY Service Gasoline

and Mobile exclusively at the Flying circus sun
day. Aug 2St motorcycle drivers prefer Mobile B be-
of its body longevity in the walls of the cyn
ders Our ships will City Service Gasoline because OF
higher efficiency less carbon and greater After compara
tive investigations and test in City Service Gasoline we have found
that meets the endorsement of such riders who
Sunday Tom Mathews Billy Sheldon James
Arthur Mccoy Billy Meyers all leading riders of America
Smith climbs into his famous stunt
plane perform many deyng stunts he will carry City
Service Gasoline ant MObilO OBJ"
MOBIOIL eB" BECAUSE
leads world the making aviation Arthur G0ebe
of the Dole fight from Francisco Homo
lulu used MObio B Byrd in his fight north POLE With
Col Lndbergh flew the famous esprit of ST. Louis from New
York to Paris he used MObo Capt Joseph Westover who
rves in Sank Centre Sunday with his famous Hsso will
be served with City Service Gasoline and Mbo because West
knows from long the kind of oils
THE PEOPLE OF
this community will the attractions
in the northwest Sunday Aug 28h fleet of aeropanes motor
cycle and the fastest auto polo the carrying
out most splendid program Moblo City Service
Gasoline
Endorsed by the
UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION co.
Minneapolis Mimi.
and sold exclusively by
Nam Street Oil Co.
SAUK CENTRE MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
may well plan many

Legionaires may well plan many
years of service.
Among proposed activities is
that relating to a Legion life-sav-
ing program to be worked out in
conjunction with the Red Cross.
Your commander has appointed a
committee to investigate this pro-
ject, and if approved, you will be
called upon to lend your support.
We must also foster musical or
CARNATIONS within posts and units,
detailed information regarding
which you will receive from our
state music director. We hope to
make this activity a part of the
life of the Legion.
Organization of Legion posts
into emergency units, ready to
serve their communities in case OF
need, is new part of our work
which should advance the coming
year. / call upon every post tt
make fuller use of the Legion
ritual at post meetings. 1t viii
increase attendance, make meet
ings more interesting, and make
each member a better Legionairt
and citizen. Your commander ap
proaches these and other task
knowing that Minnesota Legion
and Auxiliary members will NEE
them"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
Ninth District Holds Honor
of Two Commanders

To the Ninth congressional dist
riot goes the honor of furnishing
the Gopher Gang with 1928 lead
ers for two great organizations
The American Legion and The
American Legion Auxiliary of
Minnesota. Pelican Rapids claims
j.. E. Zunlwinkle, incoming de-
partment commander; and Thief
River Falls proudly asserts it is
the home of Mrs. j. M. Bishop,
reelected at the Hibbing State
Convention for another term as
department president of The
American Legion Auxiliary.
First, Second and Third De
partment Vice Commanders of
the Legion are DIR. A. F. Branton
of Willmar, DIR. D. w. Smith of
Pipestone and Hubert Dear of
;Hibbing. Father C. j. Nurmoyle
of Cannon Falls succeeds Depart
ment Chaplain Pardue of Hibbing.
State Historian Clarence Winter
of Minneapolis has four more
years to serve. Edwin l.. Lindell
was re-appointed department adj
jutant and liver Danielson state
treasurer.
Past Department Commander
Rufus R. Rand Jr., of Minneap.
oils was elected national executive
committeeman and is one of the
five Paris delegates at large, the
others being State Commander L.
E. Zumwinkle, Alex Luyre of Du.
luth, Gregory Gentling of Roch.
ester and Leonard Levorson Of
Brooten.
Stafford King of st. Paul ina
tional vice commander) is Com
rade Rand's alternate. Lud Roe Of
Montevideo was reelected to the
American Legionaire" publica
ton board, and Joe MCGOWAN viii
take the place of G. Howard
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
Legion Legislation
Asked for Children

Linked with the general 1928
Minnesota Legion program of con-
servation, is the desire of The
Gopher Gang and its Auxiliary to
secure passage of national legisla-
tion which will place on the should
ers of Uncle Sam, for whom their
fathers offered even life itself, the
responsibility of providing for the
orphans of dead world war COM
rades, thousands of cases having
come to the attention of Legion
aires where these children, alone in
the world, their fathers victims Oh
the war or it's after-effects, theil
mothers departed, are handicapped
in their start through life. Legion
members at their Hibbing state
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structive program handed down
by Past Commander Rufus r.
Rand, Jr., and adds:
sThe care of disabled comrades
is now in high state of efficiency.
Always in the past and forever in
the future the primary concern of
the Legion will be of these buddies.
We must continue orr unselfish
work in their care and must be
ever watchful that grateful gov
eminent does not become negli-
gent toward them. We must con-
tinue our hearty support of our
Minnesota Legion Hospital pro-
gram at Rochester; every post pay
ing without complaint the small
compulsory hospital dues.
"The Gopher Gang is noted for
the high clean spirit of comrade-
ship found within it's ranks. We
play hard and clean; we work just
as hard and clean. Your new adj
ministration wants to see some of
these efforts of comradeship and
cooperation spent diligently in
community service. IA Legion
post which does not make its COM
munity a better place in which to
live should not continue to exist.
"Your commander knows some
thing of the wonderful and UNI
selfish work of the American Lee
gion Auxiliary and we must con-
tinue to give its members our
whole support. They are doing
many things every day which we
cannot do and which our money
cannot employ others to do. A
continued cooperation between
these two great organizations be
speaks assured success.
I almost $4,000 veterans are
on our rolls. We have exceeded
our 1926 membership which in
turn surpassed that for 1925. A
larger membership brings more
force to our spoken demand for
respect and recognition for our
acts of service. You are urged to
endeavor to keep Minnesota in
the front ranks of Legion mem
bership. Our efforts and interest
I in boy scout work and baseball
must be continued and enlarged
upon. The returns from our in
vestments in the youth of the state
! will he beyond our power to reck.
on.
| "The American Legionaire, oul
official department newspaper
should reach every member in
Minnesota. The officers of each
post should devise some method
best suited for the purpose, where.
by this end may be locally at
tanned.
]. "Our department is undertaking
some new activities among which
is our new conservation program
The fight to conserve Minnesota.
many and varied natural resource.
has just begun. We must dedi
cate our organization to an ex
penditure of energy and money il
this direction, with the hope tina
new thoughtless and extrava
I giant public may in the future be
come appreciative and saving O.
: these wonderful Gods bounties
. This is an activity toward whicl
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25

by gay bunting with uniform dec
orations on every store front.
Huge welcome signs will be erect
ed over four highways leading into
the city, while the court house and
fair grounds, where Lindbergh is
to speak, will be a dash of color.
AS Lindbergh arrives he will be
hailed by 21-gun salvo. At the
fair grounds he will be greeted by
a salvo of IL American flag
bomb shells.
The fairgrounds program in
cludes an address by the state Of
fetal, Governor Christensen if he
can be here, and a talk by Con-
gresham Harold Knutson. Mayor
Austin L. Grimes will welcome the
fiier in the name of the city, and
Senator c.. Rosenmeier for the
county. Lindbergh's speech will
be the last at the fair grounds.
which is the largest place available
for the program.
A banquet in Lindbergh's honor
will take place in the evening. A
gold watch charm will be present.
ed in behalf of the community. Or
the outside of the charm appears g
map of North America, with Little
Falls indicated by a diamond. A
tiny plane is seen winging its way
to Paris.
Preceding the arrival of the
fier, a gigantic parade will move
through the city, with at least II
bands and drum corps, $50 uni
formed Shriners, 600 school chill
dren marching in honor of the not
ed alumnus of the local higf
school, and floats entered by Nor
rison county communities. The
parade will depict the evolution o.
transportation.
Bands in the parade will in
clude American Legion Bearcats o:
Minneapolis, the Shriners band ant
drum corps of Minneapolis, Little
Falls, Long Prairie, Brainerd La
dies band, Sank Centre Legion
Glenwood, Pierz, Royalton, Ran
dali, st. Cloud boys, Chisholm
drum and bugle corps, Hibbin,
Ladies' drum corps, Staple ant
Duluth Navy.
"A youthful guard of honor, VIII
will ride with Lindbergh from tn
airport to the fair grounds, vii
be a boy, winner of second plac
in the contest which will take
Morrison county lad to St. Pau
to ride with the Colonel there.
Following the parade, which vii
depict developments leading to tn
achievements of Lindbergh, Their
will be a noon ball game for tn
entertainment of visitors. Berth
and the travelling House of Davi
| teams will clash. In the evenin
there will be a pavement dance.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
Professional Motorcycle Races

There Centre fastest dirt
track drivers of the day. Tom Matthews Indianapolis Lloyd
Sheldon OF Chicago James Arthur Mccoy Mason City, Iowa.
Billy Meyer. of Minneapolis and others.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
spaeth of Ada. Joe is from Ben

NPHSsAA W xA0ess p w - @A0AAA ~SSAAE
son.
The newly created Minnesota
Legion Foundation has as it's first
directors, Legionaires Sumner T
Mcknight and Rufus r. Rand Jr.
of Minneapolis, Frederic d. Nc
Carthy and Fred c.. Nelson of st.
Paul, Elmer McDevitt of Duluth
and r. j. LaPlant of Rochester.
Under Mrs. j. M. Bishop of
Thief River Falls as Auxiliary state
president, Mrs. A. C. Carlson of
Willmar will serve as first vice
president and Mrs. w. H. Judd of
Hibbing as second vice president
Mrs. "A. ". Denman of Mankato
was elected national committee
woman, and Mrs. Milton Spencer
of Winona as alternate national
committeewoman, but on her i'm.
mediate resignation, Mrs. Thomas
Howard of Robbinsdale was named
in her stead. Mrs. Bishop, Miss
Blanche Scallen the department
secretary, and Mrs. c.. o. Benniel
of Minneapolis, are the Auxiliar!
Paris delegates at large.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
WELCOME "LINDY"
Upon RETURN HOME
Little Falls Has Plans Com.
pleted for Reception for
Famous Flyer
TODAY IS THE BIG DAY
Home Town Determined
That All Other Cities Will
Be Outdone

Little Falls, Mimi, Aug "a
Rack to the scenes of his boyhood,
now cherished by a proud COM
munity, Colonel Charles A. Lind:
bergh will return Thursday, a
world hero.
Here in Little Falls, where pre-
variations are being made for the
biggest celebration in history, the
Transatlantic fiier is just Char
lie" and "Lindy" and thus will be
hailed by those who knew him
when he toyed with machines as a
boy and young man here.
Little Falls residents, many OF
whom recall Lindbergh as mad
cap youth streaking down side
walks on a bicycle, then down
highways on a motorcycle, and II
nalIy in a car which has since be
come one of the community s
choicest possessions, believe this
Homecoming should be the great
est celebration of his tour.
With this in view, plans have
been completed with virtually
every citizen a worker, all aiming
to demonstrate to the flier that
the community where he lived with
his mother and father the late
Congressman Charles A. Lind
bergh, is grateful and proud.
Plans are made not for the en-
tertainment of 5000 or 10000 Wis
itors in this city of 5000, but fol
anywhere from $4,000 to 100, 900
And from the moment the esprit
of St. Louis" nears the landing
field on the Jacob Brutcher farm {
few miles from here, the monarch
of the skies will be wildly acclaim
ed.
"He" is scheduled to arrive from
the Twin Cities about 2 p. m. Thu
plane will be wheeled into a barb
ed wire enclosure where it may b.
viewed, and a column of automo
biles, bearing the aviator ant
prominent officials, will go through
the city and then to the fai
grounds for a public program.
Coming into the city, Lindbergl
will have his first view of his boy
hood home in several years. Ever
business house, many homes, an
cars will be decorated, while street
of the city will be gaily festoone,
In the hero's honor. The city
spending $1,000 for decorations
and IA streets will be transforme
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convention called on the forthcom-
ing Legion National convention to
adopt legislative program which
will secure from the federal gov
eminent adequate funds and sup
ervision for the proper raising of
these war orphans so that their
fathers sacrifice may not react de-
structively on their future.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
FARM BUREAU DAY, SEPT. 8

Members of the Minnesota Farm
Bureau Federation viii celebrate
Thursday, Sept. 8, as Farm Bur-
eau Day at the Minnesota State
Fair. President j. F. Reed, Sec
rotary j. S. Jones and other of
ficers of the big organization are
arranging highly interesting
program for Farm Bureau Day,
which will open at 10 IA. NJ, in
Pioneer Portrait Hall on the Fair
Grounds. A number of notable
speakers from other states will
address this meeting at Pioneer
Hall, including Lucius Wilson OF
Illinois and Mrs. Charles w. Swell
director of Home and Community
work for the American Farm Bur.
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eau Federation. Names Of adj
ditional speakers will be announc-
ed next week. Farmers are be-
ing urged by President Reed to
make Thursday their day at the.
fair. They can attend the meet
ing in the Pioneer Hall in the
morning and have the afternoon
free to inspect exhibits, see the
races and visit with friends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25
AMERICAN LEGION
New State Leader Cites

New State Leader Cites
Legion Aims
In his statment outlining Min.
nesota Legion aims during his adj
ministration, L. E. Zumwinkle of
Fergus Falls, newly elected De.
partment Commander, declares
that he will carry forward the con-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. "a. f. Heinen of
Minneapolis are the proud parents
of an S1a pound baby boy born
June 3, at Maternity Hospital.
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fleet Of modern planes will perform many new and
death-defyng stunts, by skinful aviators. Captain
Joseph Westover and Lieutenant Chad Smith will ar
rive here Sunday with their famous stunt planes
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-07
FAMOUS Nv BRAND F0UyNlER is ,S~s~
-sr~ DEAD At ILLINOIS HOME

George Joel Catlin, who with his BROTH
ers, launched the SCatlin ranch in I879
and made the w brand famous in Mon
tana, passed away recently at his home
in Augusta, III. The old Catlin ranch Is
now q part Of the Ringing holdings.
Catlin brothers brought the first pure
bred Herefords to the west, providing
foundation stock for many herds now
we'll, known. The " brand was ma
tionally known, and the Catlin ranch was
an early model of Montana stock and
grain property. OF especial interest was
the brothers. record as grain producers at
a time when stockraising was paramount.
George Joel Catlin came up the Mis-
souri, to Fort Benton in 1878. with A. w
Sias and William Mason. A yea later
they organized the Catlin Land and Live
stock company. In 1883 Mr.. Catlin re-
turned to Illinois to Marry Miss Henrietta
Cooper. bringing her back to his Mon
tan ranch where they lived until 1898,
when they were obliged to take over large
family interests in Illinois.
2 Not only we're the Catlin brothers iden-
titled with the economic development OF
Montana, but with its church history as
we'll. Records Of the Presbyterian church
give them q prominent place In estab-
fishing the church in Montana.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-07

a- ErtH HH4 ~
'tec~hnicalities in those countries and JUS
tice is speedy and sure.
TT is high. time p said Mr.. Aiken,
that the press Inc the iaity place the
blame for the defeat of justice through
technicalities where it belongs, and IT
does not belong with the courts nor with
organized body of lawyers"
Bar Association Bill :
The speaker said that for three years
the Montana Bar association has been
trying to get a law passed for its proper
~organization, SO that 1t will include all
the lawyers, in the state. They have
such a law in North Dakota, Alabama,
New Mexico, Idaho and California and
it works well. 1t enables the lawyers TO
clean their own professional house of the
crooks shysters. and to do real .serv-
ice in improving the administration of
justice in many other ways. = Montana
Bar association has Endorsed the bill
three different times but a few lawyers
In n out Of the legislature have so
far been able to prevent its enactment.
Mr.. Aitken said he was, conf1dents that5if
the people Of Mtntana generally knew
about tlis proposed law they would see
that it was not only for the good of the
bar itself but for the great good of the
people as a whole and would rally to its
uppor 434 ~. =. t9@"f
ut calls for no appropriation Of pub
lie money" he said, THE lawyers them
selves provide. all the money necessary,
Just as they now provide all the money
that is used to investigate, prosecute
and sdisbar unworthy lawyers, a fact not
generally known. The crooks in the legal
profession are few, just as they are few
in the newspaper profession, but they
give us. all % bad name. Montana Bar
association calls upon the press of Mon
tana to carry this message to5the people
ofsMontanaS GIVE us some small measure
Of legal authority and power to do what
you say. we should do, to- first eleansbur
Eown hobse and%set it III order, to make
the conscience of the sensitive among
IFS the criterion flor thesprefessional con-
science OF us all; to raise the standards
of the bar and through the bar Of the
courts. Give us the powerful unification
and of self-government as a class, AND
then if we fail to at least approximate
the Ideals you have set.up TO for gus; and aaa
serve YOUR criticism II your rebuke.'
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-07

Great Falls-Roswell Leavitt. son of
Congressman Scott Leavitt, has returned
from Glacier National park, where he has
been stationed as ranger, in charge OF
registrations at the Bolton entrance.
I MtssouIa-4, A. Ketcham, principal Of
the Afissoula. high school, underwent q
successful operation for q goitre at the
Northern Pacific hospital. He is getting
along very nicely hospital attendants
say.
Mlssoula-Jess Lord. Albert Herman,
Don Ruby and Arnold Tikanen OF Mill
town we're fined 30 each for shooting
latter sundowh 1t the Bonner millpond,
The deputy game warden broke up their
party. y
Butte-Jim Blaine learned there was
nc open season on neighbors when he
was arraigned in the police court. He is
charged with having dredsa shotgun at. a
nearby resident. His bond was set at
81 900. 4
Great Falls-T Al Meaghes has filed
suit IN the district court, alleging that
]. A. Robinson and j. s. Robinson broke
a sales contract with him. covering the
sale OF 400 lambs HB-Askssto be award
led $500.
Observation-Disclosures that her husband
attempted to shoot her last May and thai
he drove her from home. Mrs. Felicite
Valley, of Arlee, has filed suit in district
court for divorce sispm her husband
Louis valley. 4 80
sHllon-Sheepmen in Beaverhead coun-
ty will realize more than half "a million
dollars within the, next few weeks. when
about 10000 Ahfbs will be sold, accord
ing to George M. Melton. livestock COM
mission man. $500 :
Butte-Thlrty-one women pleaded
guilty to charges of city vagrancy. and
were fined $40 each by Judge Shea. N
police court. The city treasury was en-
riched sl.050 when seven bootleggers for
feited $3.50 each.
Miles City-S. Erred Gale, vice president
Of the. First NATIONAL bank. passed. away
herea following am extended Illness. He
was "76 years old February 10. He had
been identified with commercial life of
Miles City since 1880.
Cprvaik~-Wfile alone canning pre-
Fserves In her kitchen. Mrs. N. X. Sargent,
10. suffered a paralytic stroke which de-
prived her OF power of speech She was
found lying on the findrso of the Kitchen
by Tier husband two hours after the
stroke occurred.
Miles City-Loafers may be picked up
and pat to work on the Custer harvest,
according to police officers, Labor con-
dltions are pressing, it isssaMsaRanchers
are pHSting from So to SIS per day with
board for workers in the fields, according
to reports received here.
Standardization Anton AntiIIa found
two horses had disappeared from his
barn he notified the police. The animals
WHO were4 hungry fora ridA linton has
his horses back againAwith the assurance
they will not be borrowed again.
Glendive-John Sobotka. prominent
Intake rancfrer, collapsed and died within
q few minutes after chasing a farm team
for 25 minutes He was readjusting the
harness when the end anne. Sobotka's
heart was too weak to stand the severe
strain it had been put to- physiciana sAS.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-07
Which cooking authorities have found
.~..gaz~sl ends 500 of the cause Of baking failures

Every time one Of our mills turns cut
a batch Of flour, we bake cakes, past
,rries, biscuits, breadsi-everything-,
from this batch according to standard
recipes. Unless, each batch bakes to
standard, the. -four is sent back to-
be re-miHed.. 4
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-07
Business. Men 1nf Crash

B. F. Tanner, principal Hobson schools.
company, returned To Hobson consider
ably bruised and cut from All accident
on the Belt road. In making "a Gbau turn,
the brakes of the FRESHMAN sedan failed
to hold and the car upset. damaging 1t
seriously and injuring the two-o occupants.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-10-07
Children Cry
! For "Castonal'
Especially Prepared for Infants
and Children of All Ages

Mother! Fletcher's Castorfa has
been in use for over 80 years to re-
lieve babies and children of Consti-
patton, Flatulency, Wind Collie and
Diarrhea; allaying Feverishness aris-
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the Stomach and Bowels, aids the
assimilation of Food; giving natural
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The genuine bears signature of .