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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-19
MAN DIES IN cRAsH

FORT WORTH. Texas, Nov. fa.--
GP1-Injurien suffered Wednesday
night when his automobile crashed
into ID trolley car, proved fatal last
night 60 IT,. H. Black. h3, Fort worth
restaurant man. He VA survived nv
his widow and two children.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-19
nATLY RIVER BULLETIN
Flood Present "a Err. "a Hf.
Stage stage Chng. Rain


u;vh and low tide at Point Isabel
a-~cvv- under normal neteorolog-
;~ai conditions.
- ...... 7.Ss a. m; SOS p. IN.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
ASKOV MARKETS

Corrected Thursday Forenoon.)
Butter, creamery, per Id. so. 45
Eggs, per doz. ............ II
Eggs, Askov Brand Selects,
per dozen 20
Chickens, under a lbs., h.. .18
Chickens, over A lbs., perlb. 20
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
ASKOV SCHOOL COLUMN

The last parent-teachers meeting
will be held on May 18th. The teach
ers furnish the program.
Ruth Sorensen entered the sixth
grade this week from the Minneapolis
schools.
Report comes back from Sandstone
that Richard christensen is improv-,
ing rapidly at the local hospital. It
seems that all his fingers will be
saved. His classmates wrote letters
in language one day and sent, him.
The new Shaw Walker safe arrived
Tuesday and was installed in the, Of
fee at once. School records and other
valuable matters can now be kept in
comparative safety.
Miss Everson was called to her
home at Aitkin last Friday evening,
due to the serious illness of her faith
er. According to the last report her
father had improved slightly. !, Miss
Bodil Fenger is substituting for Miss
Everson part of the week.
Form II of Woody-McCall Mixed
Fundamentals in Arithmetic has been
given in the arithmetic classes during
the past week. All classes show con-
siderable improvement since the first
scale was given; some grades show
considerable over the standard at the
close of the eighth month.
Alpha Kyhl has improved in health
so she could take up school attendance
Monday after an absence of several
weeks.
Last Sunday Harry Frederiksen
was struck by base ball while play
ing ball TO such an extent that he
has not been in school this week.
Visitors during the past month are
Mrs. Justesen, Mrs. E. Andersen, Mrs.
Chr. A. Jensen, Mrs. F. Clarey Mel
sen, Mrs. Jacob Nielsen, Mrs. B.
Fisher, Mrs. Dyreborg. Thank you.
1.-THE Four Horsemen of the Apo
calypso, Rex Ingram's screen epic
based on the novel of Blasjo Ibanez,
is the picture shown Friday. An epic
of surging passion sweeping from the
wide plains of Argentine through the
fascinating frivolities of pre-war
Paris into the blazing turmoil of the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05

missioned captain. He was must
cred out in the spring of 1854 and
early in the summer of the same
year he, joined the expedition that
left at that time for South Dakota
to locate Fort Wadsworth.
Indian Trader.
He remained at Fort Wadsworth
until the fall of sc when he met JOS
eph Denshaw Brown, famous pioneer
explorer and Indian trader in early
Minnesota history. For several years
these men were associated in the In
dian trade, and the thrilling adven-
lures and hardships incurred in the
bitter winters were remembered by
the aged patriot until his death.
Mr.. Searles was an able lawyer, a
gallant soldier and a kind, consider
ate personality. In Judge Searles'
death the community has lost one of
it's best citizens, one whom all will
remember as kindly, dignified per-
sonality, and citizen of the COM
munity who had done much to ad-
vance its best interests.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
is now employed in an important po-
sition with the Federal Land Bank of
st. Paul.

The Fathers and Sons Banquet held
at the armory in Pine City. Wednesday
of last week was we'll attended, there
being one hundred fourteen present.
Sandstone was represented by large
delegation of fathers with their sons.
A program followed, consisting of
musical numbers and short talks from
H. w. Harte, Albert Johnson, and
Senator Adolph Larson. Boy Scout
work was emphasized as a feature of
the program and the Pine City scouts
gave demonstrations of the several
phases of their work.
Webster G. Hodge has been busy
during the past week setting out pine
trees around the family homestead.
Over fifty-five trees, mostly white and
Norway pines, were planted. The
trees were obtained from Arthur
Clementson, from the latter's farm
southeast of Pine City. Considerable
care was used in taking up and plant
ing the trees and Mr.. Hodge expects
a large percentage to live and add
to the beauty of the neighborhOod in
which the Hodge home is located.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
Enlisted at 20.

The jurist entered the service of the
private in the ambulance corps, Co.
X, First Minnesota Volunteers. Soon
after his enlistment he was promoted
to the position of hospital steward
and from then on was promoted stead
lily in the service until he was COM
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
JUDGE SEARLS HAD
VERY ACTIVE CAREER
A Civil War Veteran. Able
Lawyer and Good Judge.-Dies
After Long Illness.

Jasper Newton Searles died at his
home at Saltwater Monday morning,
April 25 at 900 o'clock at the age
of sc years. Judge Searles was
known to many Pine county people.
He was a brilliant lawyer and COM
manded the highest respect of the
people.
Deceased suffered a stroke of par
alysis while presiding at term of
court in this district several years
ago, but recovered and again resumed
his work on the bench. He is sur
vived by his wife, daughter, Mrs.
Walter Conklin of Minneapolis, and
a son, Eugene Searles, of Oregon.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
SANDSTONE

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Thalin of st. Paul,
were week end visitors at the 1. K.
Antonson home.
Mrs. NJ A. Dewitt of Hollywood,
Cal, is visiting at the home of her
niece, Mrs. B. S. Boiling, before leav-
ing for tour to Europe.
Jimmie Bisset spent the week end
in Minneapolis with Nal. Herschey,
conductor on train No. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Wolff departed
Friday for their new home at Clara
City where Mr.. Wolff has purchased
barber shop and pool hall. He dis
posed of the barer shop here to Jim
Robertson.
Miss Peterson of Duluth, was week
end visitor at the J. F. Hawley home.
American Want Ads do the business.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05

German invasion of France. NADIA
riaga, the greatest landholder of Ar,
gentine, was consumed with one big
longing: son to be his heir, but his
three children were girls. Elena mar
ried against her fathers wishes.
When Louisa, who had married a
F'renchman, Desnoyers, gave birth to
az son, Madariaga died a happy man,
leaving his fortune to Louisa and her
son. Julio's> father eventually bought
a flashy house in Paris and Julio set
tied back into the gay city life. His
one romance with Marguerite was
shipped by the gigantic war and Mar
guerite left for the front to nurse
the wounded. Julio's philosopher
friend prophesied that the Four
Horsemen soon would ride madly over
the earth; the four horsemen being
War and Conquest, and Famine and
Death. Julio could not remain mac
tive in Paris. He enlisted, though
not French by birth, rose Rapidly from
private to lieutenant and won the
Croix de Guerre. In the second bat
tie of the Marine he met his German
cousin on the battlefield, they met in
deadly combat when came a high
explosive shell and puffed out their
lives.-The fulfillment of st. Johns
prophesy: the greed for world domin-
ion calling forth. conquest, war, IA
mine and pestilence from the lair Of
the beast. In the story the youthful
libertine, useless as a drone and as
dangerous, finds that he owes God a
death.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
A STORY WITH A MORAL

A story with the above caption has
been going the rounds of the country
press. 1t reads as follows:
Recently a church congregation in
little Kansas town built a new
church. To pay for it they were
obliged to call on the merchants of
the community for donations. The
merchants responded literally and
$500 was raised from this source.
The last man asked to subscribe was
John Smith, a merchant. L will give
500 if you will let me add something
to the list, he said. The permission
was granted him and he wrote at the
foot of the list:
JOlll1 JAV
Sears, Roebuck & Co. ....... 500
Montgomery, Ward & Co... 500
"The church people saw the point
when the minister read from the
pulpit the list of donors to the build
ing fund, and since the dedication of
the church there have been no mail
orders sent out from that Kansas
town."
Apparently in the re-publishing of
this story the moral that the country
newspapers want to drive home is
that of patronizing home industry.
That is a good thing to do, because
in the long run it is beneficial to the
one who patronizes home industry and
to the entire community. But it
be drawn from this little story. We
call it small business for any minister
to read off the list of donors to a
church building or any other building
from the pulpit. Let such reports be
given at regular business meetings of
the parishioners and not let it become
a sacred part of the Sunday sermon
"a thing for the church goers to re-
member and go home to gossip about
instead of remembering an upbuild-
ing sermon. Further, some business
men might consider it cheap adver-
Using to give SO or more and have
their names read from the pulpit as
donors to the church building. If
the church would solicit funds from
only its members, those interested and
those who care to give-be a little
more careful about where it gets it's
money and in what way it gets it
the church would fare better.
Again, the local merchants stand
back of the local church and other
worthy home institutions much more
so than do outsiders-the mail order
house or whoever they may be-and
if in need the help can be and is got
ten much more readily at home than
away from home and this is worth
remembering. 1t pays to give the
home dealer the preference, all other
things being equal. Build up your
home community, and the land prices
and everything about that town goes
up in value If farmer were to
move for instance, would he be apt
to move to a community where the
town looked dead, where a third of
the stores were closed, and everything
had a sort of left-home appearance?
Chances are he could buy land cheap
there but chances are also that if he
sold little later he would sell still
cheaper.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
WILL SEW FOR THE
FLOOD SUFFERERS

The American Legion Auxiliary
makes a request for serviceable gar
ments for men, women and children
for the flood sufferers of the South.
Any donations may be left at the
Askov Variety Store. On Monday,
May 9th, all day. there will be sewing
at the town hall, Askov, for the flood
sufferers. All ladies of the COM
munity are invited and urged to join
in and help in this worthy cause.
Bring scissors, thimbles and needles,
and any garments that you may wish
to give. Also bring lunch. Coffee
will be served free of charge by the
Auxiliary.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
HI. w. DALEY, PINE
CITY PIONEER DIES

Henry w. Daley, president of the
Farmers & Merchants State Bank of
Pine City, died suddenly at his home
Saturday afternoon, April 30th, as the
result of heart trouble. For several
years Mr.. Daley had suffered from the
disease and during the past year had
gradually lost strength until he was
unable to carry on. his usual work.
Henry w. Daley was born at LIE
Sueur, Mimi, November %, 1855, and
at the time of his death had reached
the age of II years, months and 8
days. He lived in Minnesota all his
life, being one of the pioneers of the
state. His youth was spent on farm
near LIE Sueur, his father, John Daley,
having had a homestead in that coun-
ty. When twenty-five years of age,
Mr.. Daley took up a homestead in
Stevens county, which he improved
for several years. In 1886 he was ap-
pointed postmaster at Hancock, which
position he held until 1890. In 1880
he was married to Anastasia O'Reilly
and to this union was born nine chill
dren, all of whom survive. The
names of the children are John, Mrs.
Fred S. Perry, Frank, Clarence, Alice,
Emmett, Mrs. P. F. Starry, Mrs. S. G.
Bressett, and George. From 1890 to
1902 Mr.. and Mrs. Daley resided with
their family on the homestead in Ste
vens county, and then came to Pine
county and settled on farm one mile
south of Pine City. For fifteen years
the Daley farm was improved while
the large family grew up and were
educated in the public schools of the
village. All of the children reside
elsewhere, except George who is en-
ployed in the Farmers & Merchants
State Bank.
In 1917 Mr.. Daley moved into the
village where he has resided since.
In 1924 he was elected president of
the bank. During all the years that
Mr.. Daley has resided in the COM
munity, he has been an outstanding
citizen, because of his interest in
farming and general civic welfare.
He leaves large circle of friends
and business associates who deeply
mourn his death, which is the first
break in the family circle of the
Daleys.
Funeral services were held on May
4, from the Catholic church at Pine
City, Rev. Father Leo Laskowski Of
ficiating. The pallbearers were J.
D. Boyle, P. H. Anderson, N Perkins,
John Connaker, w. A. Sauser, and ].
j. Madden.
Mr.. Daley's life was characterized
by his thrift and gradual upward
climb to prosperity. He knew hard
work and trained his children in the
same manner One daughter, Alice,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05

If there is any one cause that is
a worthy one to contribute to literally
at this time it is that of relief for
the Mississippi valley flood sufferers.
Thousands are homeless, their lives
are in danger and an epidemic of sick
is asking for ten million dollars.
Duluth's quota is $4,000. At this
time it is well to remember the help
that was given forest fire sufferers of
1918 in this section and retaliate lib
orally, for it is needed badly.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05
Fernda|e Nursery
ASKOV, MINI.

Patronize home industry.
We will guarantee satisfaction
on delivery. If you don't like
our plants, refuse on delivery.
Apples and plums in all
hardy varieties. No. 1, $1.00
each; No. 2, 75c each.
Strawberry prepaid when
ready, Dunlap 100 for $3.50;
1000 for $1,000.
Strawberry Everbearing, 35
for S1.OO; 100 for $500.
Evergreens for windbreak.
Towering shrubs. Perren-
ial flowers.
Send us your want list of
garden seed, we will mail it
to you. Rutabaga seed Dan
ish imported, 6Oc per pound.
Vegetable and flower plants
in season.
American G,adiolus Bulbs,
assorted colors, Soc per doz.,
$1.O0 per rs prepaid.
Order your cut flowers, Flor
al Arrangements and Blooming
Plants from us.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-05-05

Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon from the home at
Saltwater and the remains taken to
st. Paul to be cremated.
The following, from the Saltwater
Gazette, is very interesting history
of his life:
Born i'm Ohio.
Jasper Newton Searles was born
at Royalton, Ohio, Nov. 9, 1910; son
of Jonathan D. and Harriet E. (Bron-
sony Searles; he was educated in the
public schools at Cleveland, Ohio,
Hiram college and law department,
University of Michigan; he was mar
ried at Hastings, Mimi, in 1856, to
Sarah L. Tozer. He came to Mime
sofa in 1855; enlisted as a private in
the First Minnesota Volunteers and
became captain of Company C; he en-
gagged in the practice of law at Ha-
stings in 1866; he had been in prac-
tice at Saltwater since 1871. Mr..
Searles was appointed judge of the
district court of the Nineteenth jul
dicial district and was elected to the
same office in 1918, serving until
January, 1925.
Mr.. Searles was a member of St.
Johns Lodge, Masons; he was the
first president of the Saltwater club
and served that body during it's first
three years as the guiding hand of
the club He was a member and pro-
moter of the Citizens Memorial Day
Committee and presided at the meet
ing of the committee and at the ex-
ercises on Memorial Day as long as
his health would permit; his history
/ of the First Minnesota is monu-
mental work; the entire subject mat
ter having been revised and edited by
Mr.. Searles, as work of love.
A Varied Career.
A veteran of the Civil War, an In
dian trader of the early sixties, a
student of law, followed by the
practice of law which brought him
into different ramifications of public
service, Judge Searles has known the
hardships of war and pioneer life
such as few men living now have ex-
perienced.
Before his election to the bench
Mr. Searles practiced law in this city
for some 35 years. He assumed the
bench in the summer of 1917, Cover
nor Burnquist appointing him to sue
coed the late Judge ]. c. Nethaway.
Judge A. P. Stolberg succeeded Judge
Searles.
State Legislator.
He was county attorney of Dakota
county, a part of which later became
Washington county, in 1871 and ~.
In the winter of 81 and 'S2 he rep
resented this community in the state
legislature.
The name of Searles has been iden-
titled with many of the leading law
firms in this city. In the fall of 81
he formed a partnership with Fay
cite Marsh under the firm name of
Marsh & Searles. In 1884 he was
associated in the firm of Searles, Ew
ing & Gail. Upon the dissolution of
this firm, Mr.. Searles entered into
the practice alone until his retire
ment.
Enlisted at 90.
The jurist entered the service of the
| Union at the tender age of 20 as a
private in the ambulance corps, Co.
X, First Minnesota Volunteers. Soon
after his enlistment he was promoted
to the position of hospital steward
and from then on was promoted stead
| lily in the service until he was COM
Evening star., 1927-12-18
Year Round Thrift.

few days ago the banks of Wash.
ington distributed a large amount of
money, computed at about six million
dollars. to approximately $4,000 indi-
Viduals comprising the Christmas
Savings Clubs, the members of which
had been putting aside small install
ment payments for twelve months
The purpose of these savings was
originally to accumulate money for
holiday buying, TO spread the Christ
mas expenditures in effect throughout
the year. The number of Christmas
savers" has been increasing steadily
year practically all of those who close
their accounts with the annual dis
tribution join anew and others swell
the ranks. From all the banks come
reports of increasing membership, and
it is expected that during the coming
year these clubs will have at least
90, 900 members, possibly nearly 100 600.
The economic advantage to the
community from this form Of thrift is
inCalculabe. IN the first place. ii
puts holiday buying largely on a cash
ulation of more money than is
actually spent in Christmas purchases,
this surplus going into permanent in
vestments in many cases. Indeed
large number of the Christmas
savers" members of these thrift clubs
employ this means of accumulation
not for the purpose of buying holiday
gifts but for the establishment of
capital.
From New York comes a report that
during the last week or ten days there
has been a notable increase in the
purchases of dividend-paying secur.
tiles by public buyers" or those who
are not professional traders, invest
ment seekers. 1t is believed that
many of these securities have gone
into the hands of the christmas
savers" who have turned their thrift
into tangible basic capital. The coun.
try is richer for these investments
and it is therefore highly encouraging
TO note the marked increase in the
numbers Of those who are participat.
ing in these year.round saving plans
which the banks here and elsewhere
are promoting and faithfully safe.
guarding.
Evening star., 1927-12-18

clined to handle them, claiming that
they would not be redeemed by the
veterans, and that it tied up money
too long to wait for the legal re.
demption by the Government.
Loans Not Redeemed.
The suspicion of the banks proved
correct. Vast numbers of these loans
have not been redeemed, and many
veterans have simply let their paid-up
insurance go for a small fraction of
its value in immediate cash. They
can always redeem, with interest, up
to the 20-year limit, but obviously
many of them do not intend to do so.
The Veterans Bureau is constantly
busy adjusting and redeeming these
credits with the banks and is now
making the loans itself, through it's
branch Offices This feature of the
bonus will keep a lot of Government
bookkeepers busy for a long time to
come, but since interest is charged on
the loans and stops accumulating to
the credit of the certificate, the Gov
ernment is making money through
the veterans who take loans.
While the loan feature has borne
out to some extent the forecast of op-
ponents of the bonus, the law has
been administered without any seri-
Gus shock to the Federal Treasury,
and the expenditures on death claims
are spread over the years so that the
taxpayers will probably not really feel
that they have made any sacrifice for
the service men until the matured
certificates fall due, beginning in 1945.
At that time there may be need of
something like 81 100000, 900 of Gov
ernment financing. The fears ex.
pressed by Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon when the bill was pending,
namely. that a great deficit would be
created, did not materialize, and
Treasury surpluses have continued as
before. Nor will the total final out.
lay reach the sum of four or more
billions, as forecast by opponents of
the measure. The total cost, including
the final maturities, will more likely
be somewhat under 81, 600, ,000, 600
Several minor amendments to the
bonus law have been offered to the
present session of Congress, but they
deal with details of administrat ton and
especially with the claims of men who
made imperfect applica tions and then
died before the applications could be
corrected. The controller general has
declined to approve these claims, and
a change in the law is being sought
by the Legion to validate them. MANY
of them were wounded and disabled
men who died in hospitals, and some
10000 nuch cases remain to be adjust
ed If the amendment is adopted by
Congress. Aside from these claims,
the bonus law is now just a case
of carrying out the details. The last
applications must be in Washington
by January l, and very few will be
left out. Those who have neglected
applying for over three years probably
never would have applied, ANYWAY.
Evening star., 1927-12-18
a Gangster's Vacation.

Al "Scarface" Capone, reputed leader
OF the booze racket and gang leader
OF Chicago, seems to be having a tough
time Of it in his endeavor to break
away from gangland for a peaceful"
vacation. After a little difficulty with
the police in Chicago. Al announced
that he would spend the Winter sea
son in Florida, but somehow he got
on the wrong train when he left the
Windy City with his two bodyguards
and turned up in Los Angeles. As
soon as the mana cement of the hotel
in which he had engaged an elabora .e
suite learned the identity of its East
ern guest Capone was requested to
check out. The police of Los Angeles,
in order to see that he made no further
mistakes in trains, put him aboard the
Overland Limited and wired the Chi.
csgo authorities that they were re-
turning him prepaid. Police Chief
Hughes of the latter city had breathed
q sigh of relief when Capone deserted
his usual haunts, and was consequent
ly quite upset by the unwelcome at
titude Of the Los Angeles police 10
ward him. He announced, therefore
that Capone would not be allowed in
Chicago when he returned and imme
diately set in motion police activities
along the line of the Overland Limited
so that Capone should not sneak home
Surreptitiousy. Consequently, pas