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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16
Stevens County Lady Makes
Turkeys Pay In New Way
Made Net Income of $4,000 Above
Labor Charges From 48
Turkey Hens

Building up a poultry line dur
ing a six months course of time
that Melted her $4,000, after de-
Quoting all labor charges and in
terest on her investment, is the ex-
perience of Mrs. R.. w. Keller,
wife of Stevens county farmer
living near Morris, who in one
year has become one Of the leading
turkey producers of the western
part of the state.
Starting with SO turkey hens
last spring, and with the aid of her
husband in caring for the birds,
Mrs. Keller built up flock Of 900
turkeys by December, which
brought an average price of Al
cents a pound. Practically the en-
tire flock, with the exception of
100 birds which Mrs. Keller re-
tanned for breeding purposes and
for conducting a similar expert
ment on the farm this spring, were
sold in the Chicago market at
premium prices.
Mrs. Keller believes that many
farmers in the northwest can Sc
cure financial independence by the
adoption of a poultry policy on
their farms. Together with her hus-
band, she is proving that there is
more fact than fancy in her theory.
For 1928, Mrs. keeler aims to
produce 1000 turkeys for the mar
ket, and with more favorable
weather in the fall for fattening
birds, such as did not exist last
year, she seeks to increase the net
return from her mock of birds to
$4,000.
Mrs. Keller in starting her pro-
ject with 88 birds, divided the birds
into two flocks with four toms to
each flock. The hens were kept
in a, three-quarter-acre lot during
the laying season, and all eggs
produced were incubator Matched
and the poults raised with brood
erS.
The poults had access to self
feeders at all times, the mash being
made of 80 pounds of ground bar
ley, 6 pounds of flour middlings, 5
pounds bran, 5 pounds bone meal,
5 pounds pear grit and l pound of
salt. They also had all the milk
and buttermilk they could use.
For the first few days after be-
ing put in the broocer, the poults
required a lot Of attention to pre-
vent their piling and smothering,
but after they are month old
the outside pens are removed and
they range at will, the Keelers de-
clare. Turkeys poults and chickens
cannot mingle successfully as far
as the turkeys are concerned.
The turkeys took considerable
time and personal attention during
the Matching season, constant ov-
ersight during the summer, and ex-
ira labor, including a Waterman,
at finishing time. Mr.. and Mrs.
Keller state that the turkey ven
ture took about half the time of
each of them for six months, for
which time, after deducting cost
of feed, fuel, depreciation interest
on investment and extra labor hir-
ed, they realized a net return of
$4,000.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16
Mrs. John Cooper Passed
Away Saturday Feb. IL
Deceased Had Been a Resident of
Ashley for 80 Years Fun
eral Tuesday

Saturday evening, Feb. II, at
II 80 o'clock Mrs. John Cooper,
81, resident of Ashley township
for the past 80 years, passed away.
Her death was caused from a Sc
we're attack of pneumonia which
she had suffered since Thursday,
Feb. 2.
Miss Minnie Kurrell was born in
Ashley, April 10, 1871. She was
one Of family of ten children.
On January 81, 1899, she was
united in marriage TO John Cooper
at Sank Centre. Shortly after
their marriage they moved to Far
go, where Mr.. Cooper was en-
gagged in the timers trade. In
the course of a few years they
moved to Winnebago City, where
he persued the same line of work.
They remained in Winnebago City
for three or four years when they
again moved; this time to Sank
Centre, on the old Cornelieus
Cooper homestead ten miles north
west of the city, where they have
since made their home.
There were five Children born
to the union, three Of whom are
living. They are: Mrs. John Stein
bauer, Sank Centre, Arthur Cooper
at home and Mrs. Conrad Free
berg, of Little Sank. Besides the
three children mentioned there are
eight grandchildren who survive.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon, Feb. IA, at one
o'clock from the farm home and at
2:30 o'clock from the Methodist
church of this city, with Rev. T.
B. Shorts officiating. The pail
bearers were: George Moore, F..
Wciger, net Erickson, Wesley Boy
er, Richard Yates and John Olson
Interment was made in Greenwood
cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16
new CONCRETE DAM
BEING CONSIDERED
New Structure, Costing $780,
900 Can Be Built Without
Tax Increase
WILL REMOVE MENACE
Temporary Repairs Will Be
Made to Old Flume Before
Spring Freshets

A. P. Stebbins of the Pillsbury
Engineering Company, Minneapo-
lis, met with the Sank Centre Wat
err, Light and Power Commission
Wednesday afternoon to consider
needed repairs on the dam.
Mr.. Stebbins, in company with
Mr.. Perry of the Commission, and
John McGibbon, superintendent of
the system, made a very careful
inspection of the dam, particularly
the fiume, a short time ago for
the purpose of determining what
would be required to put the dam
in shape to withstand the expected
high water this spring.
One of the imperative recon-
mendations is that cofferdam be
built in front of the fume at
once. This will save the dam in
the spring freshet.
In the opinion of Mr.. Stebbins
a new dam is required to insure
permanency. He recommends a
concrete dam to be located about
SO feet west of the bridge, with
the f1ume on the north side of the
river.
1t is costing the city $4,000 per
year to pur1p water at present {.
With the construction of a new
dam would follow the installation
of an electrical unit to utilize the
power which could and would be
utilized to pump the water. Such
dam as proposed with flume, cleo
trical unit and housing would cost
approximately $4,000. Instead of
an eyesore the concrete dam would
present a pleasing view to the eve.
When a bond issue is suggested,
even remotely, eyebrows lift, and
the question of taxation comes to
mind. 1t is understood if the con-
crete dam is found to be feasible
the dam bonds-or the bonds fol-
the dam, whichever way one cares
to look at them, can be paid out
of the earnings of the Water
Light and Power Commission in a
few years.
No definite action was taken al
Wednesday afternoons meeting
except to direct Mr.. Stebbins ia
send men to Sank Centre to make
proper soundings to ascertain the
sort of foundation the bottom OF
the lake would make for con-
crete dam. The following are the
essential points of the report Mr..
Stebbins made to the commission
Minneapolis, Feb. II, 1923
The Board of Public Works,
Sank Centre, Minnesota.
Gentlemen
On the 18th of this month,
our Mr.. Stebbins made a
thorough investigation of the
gates, flume and penstock
through the dam across the -
Sank River in your city. The
object of the investigation
was to determine the general
condition of the fume in re-
gard to it's soundness and
safety during the anticipated
high water through the COM
ing months.
Mr.. Stebbins, in company
with Mr.. Perry and Mr.. Nc
Continued on page four,)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16

The first four items give a total
of 1868 miles in the state aid
system surfaced. A recent report
made by Commissioner C. M. Bah
cock showed 934 miles in the
trunk highway system paved, 394
miles oiled or tarred, 1887 miles
graveled and 279 miles sand-clay
surfaced, making a total of 6,543
miles in the trunk system surfaced.
The latest available reports on
county roads show 973 miles sand
clay surfaced, 3,848 miles graveled
and 62 miles concrete or other
high types. The town roads, at
last reports, had a total of 3,845
miles and clay surfaced and 5,420
miles graveled.
Taking the trunk highways, state
aid roads, county roads and town
roads together, this makes a total
of 1854 miles paved, 466 miles
oil, tar or other intermediate types,
"a, 108 miles graveled and 1927
miles sand-clay surfaced, or a
grand total of 31,255 miles of sur
faced roads. This report made
by the u. S. Bureau of Public
Roads showed that at the begin
ming of 1927, Wisconsin and New
York were slightly ahead of Min
nesota in the total number of miles
of improved road, state and local,
but unless these two states have
done large amount of new sur
facing during the past year, Min
nesota is now ahead of them. Only
two states, Indiana and Ohio, are
definitely ahead of Minnesota in
the number of miles of improved
roads.
This does not hold true, how
ever, when trunk highways alone
are considered. "A large number
of states are ahead of Minnesota
in developing primary roads, es-
pecially in paving, but some of
them have done very little on the
secondary roads. In Minnesota,
unlike most states, trunk highways
are financed entirely by auto Ii
cense and gas taxes, leaving the
state aid, county and town road
funds to be used entirely on sec
ondary roads.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16
Much Improvement Shown
In Roads of Minnesota
1858 Miles of State Aid Routes,
31,255 of All Glasses in
State Surfaced

The Improvement made in state
aid roads in IStearns county during
1927 was duplicated in great
many of the counties in Minnesota.
Reports made by the county high
way engineers to the State high
way department show substantial
improvements in nearly every
county, and the totals for the state
show that good progress was
made during the year. The condi-
ton of the state aid system at the
end of 1927, with comparison of
the condition at the end of 1926,
is piven below.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16
blue VALLEY MAKES
fine SHOWING In III
Substantial Increase in the
Butter Manufactured by
the Local Plant
BIG ALFALFA INCREASE
Sank Centre Is One of the
Leading Sweet Cream
Markets of County

The Blue Valley Sweet Cream
Creamery of Sank Centre made a
large gain in the volume of cream
handled during 1927, as compared
with 1926, according to M. A. Nye,
manager, in a recent interview with
the Herald.
The gain in butter manufactured
was a little over 16 per cent. This,
according to advices from the
general offices in Chicago, places
the Sank Centre plant among
those of the % Blue Valley cream
cries making the largest gains dur
ing the past year. The showing
is remarkable, considering the
shortage of feed during the fore
part of 1927.
"The showing has been made
possible" said EA. Nye, "partly
by larger cream production by our
old customers and, partly, by a
large enrolment of new custom
ers. Among the latter are some
farmers who never before made
Sank Centre their trading town.
All the butter made here has been
shipped direct to our New York
house. However, by printing but
ter in this city before shipping
Sank Centre gets the benefit of a
larger payroll.
"This coming summer it will be
five years ago since the Blue Val
ley creamery was established in
this city. Up till that time Sank
Centre and many other points in
this part of the state had no mar
ket offering a special price for
sweet cream and, consequently,
the farmers had no way of getting
the additional income represented
by the special sweet cream price.
Now it is safe to say that there is
more sweet cream marketed in
Sank Centre, for buttermaking
purposes, than in any other city
in the northwest and probably in
the whole country. Also, Blue VAL
ley in Sank Centre is the only mar
ket for sweet cream for farmers
at many points i nthis part of the
state.
eve are sincerely grateful to
the farmers both here and at a
hundred other points whose coop
Grafton has made it possible to
build up a Blue Valley market here
and render a worth while service
to them as well as to Sank Centre.
"The cooperation given Blue
Valley in its efforts to arouse in
terest in the growing of alfalfa
has been especially gratifying. At
the time twenty-five farmers CO.
operated with US in painting twen-
ty-fve two-acre demonstration
plots with alfalfa, there was not
over 200 acres of alfalfa here
around Sank Centre. Now, &C
cording to the alfalfa seed sales,
there are between five and six
thousand acres of alfalfa on the
same farms.
"This is record increase and is
at least as great a factor in in
creased dairy profits on the farm
as the higher cream market. How
ever, there should be several thous-
and more acres, of alfalfa on Sank
Centre farms, and we believe there
will be. Having how had consid-
cradle experience with the grow
ing of alfalfa here, we shall be
glad to give any farmer interested
all the information we have. AL
falfa is the king of all hay crops
for dairy cows and as long as the
community boosts alfalfa and
grows more alfalfa, the cows will
be bringing i'm ever increased pros
perity to Sank Centre farmers"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16

Alvin Kirk, of Osakis, was ar
rested on the streets of Sank Cen
tire shortly after 900 o'clock Sat
urday evening, on a charge of in
toxication. He was lodged in the
city jail until Monday morning
when he was brought before
Judge r. r. Kells and pleaded
guilty to the charge. He was fined
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16
rep. I4Cn, 1915
Mr.. Asa Wallace,
Sank Centre, Mimi.


Sank Centre, MINI.
Re: Sank Lake Bridge
Dear Sir:-Mr. Babcock
has asked me to write you
somewhat in detail regarding
the matter of raising the
grade on the proposed Sank
Lake Bridge so as to secure
greater clearance for water
craft. -,
We have checked through
our plans for this project and
we find that the structure as
planned provn1es for a
clearance of 8 feet 2 inches
based on a mill gage reading
lilo feet. 1t has been our
understanding that the above
mill gage reading was sub
stantially the maximum so
far as water rights on this
lake were concerned, and in
accordance with practise fol-
lowed by this Department in
similar cases we assume that
a 8 foot clearance under max
CONTINUED on page four,)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16
CLEARANCE UNDER
BRIDGE INADEQUATE
Community Club Highway
Committee Working With
Commissioner BabcOck
FIVE FOOT NECESSARY
Mother Conference Will Be
Held at st. Paul Friday
Morning at 11:00

Sank Centre citizens have be-
come exercised and justly so, over
the clearance planned under the
bridge across Sank Lake Narrows.
1t developed Saturday that with
the normal lake head of 2 the
clearance would only be aproxi-
mately three feet.
Sank Centre purchased the dam
and water rights last year with the
idea of maintaining tie water
head to approximately the maxi
mum height of Ii. q. The primary
object in purchasing the dam,
was more of a civic nature than
for commercial purposes, as it was
felt that proper lake level would
make Sank Lake one of the pref
tiest lakes among Minnesota's TO-
coo, and that summer residents
would be attracted to lrs shores.
"A three foot clearance under the
bridge would nullify this invest
ment as the ordinary motor boat
could not pass under the strucr-
ure. sl
Sunday Asa M. Wallace, chair
man of the Community Club High
way committee; D. B. Caughren,
County Commissioner Bergman
and Mayor l.. W. Whitson met
with Highway Commissioner Bah
cock at the Nicollet Hotel, Mime
apolis, and the situation was ex-
planned to him.
The Highway department has
been very generous with Sank
Centre in the past and Mr.. Bah
cock admitted that the bridge
should be raised. It was tentative
~ agreed that if fve-foot clear
ance could be arranged it would
satisfactorily solve all demands.
He gave the committee assurance
that the matter would be arranged
t. this end.
Wednesday morning Mr.. Wal
lace received the following letter
from M. j. Hoffman, the depart
n!ent's bridge enginea.:
ST. Paul. MIMI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-02-16

Total Miles -. $3.50 14,423
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10
Solutions of Last Weeks Puzzles

DIDDLEsi 4 Both write triEhrl
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Rn the soldiers are 10 quarters
q Both are high bread tbredl s Be-
cause his business is q Joint affair. q
Mr.. So-and-So. Z. A man on horseback.
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because u follows the c. L. One u.
Its anchor. Il Ant-eater.
Clock Tower Rebuss Working over
time.
Broken Guideposti AS the motorcycles
was going from Podunk 70 Beanville
he placed the fallen guidepost upright,
so that the arm marked Podunk pointed
back over the road be had traversed.
Thus The other arm pointed In the
direction OF Beanville. bis Estimation.
Pictorial Arithmetics Potato.
Grocer Green's Stock az Tea. The
nrst caddy contained black tex. Grocer
Green sold the ten pounds or green tea
~ pounds OF black tea and 10 pounds
OF green tea.
The famiiy's Morning Walk: Each
path Is 1870 feet, or one-fourth OF a
mile long. Breakfast must be timed
according to the pace set by the slowest
walker. IL takes Lizzie an hour 20 do
her four rounds. one mile" and. there
fore, they eat at S a. a. M.
Numerical Enigma: The nine-letter
describe the words PAYS. PURE.
coDyrisnt is3s. Premier Syndicate. Inc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10
Dropped COnsOnants

A LII Of the consonants in each
"A Of the following words have
been dropped. their places being
taken by the letter X. Supply
correctly each of the omitted let
ters and you will spell the word.
!. EXEXXAXX, a large animal.
2. XOXEXIXXEX. a part Of the
hand.
8. XOXEXXAXAXE, a fruit
that grows on a tree of the myrtle
family.
4. XIXXXEXIA, a dreadful dis
ease that finds many victims among
children.
). XXAXXOX, a bivalve whose
muscle ID used as a food.
8. XXOXXXOXUX, a soft, gel
lowish element that emits a glow.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10
A Numerical
Enigma

THE solution of this numerical
n enigma Is "A word OF fourteen
letters. clues 10 which are 20 Be
found In the words suggested by
the following definitions:
i. Tie tenth, fourth, seventh,
sixth and second letters spell a
word meaning a light daily task.
2. The eleventh, fifth, sixth and
third letters spell the name Of a
stringed musical instrument.
8. The first, fourteenth, sixth
and seventh letters spell n word
that means the absence OF guam
tity.
4. The eighth, seventh, thirteenth
and second letters spell a word
that means TO exercise the right
Of suffrage.
B. The first, twelfth, thirteenth,
fourth, second and sixth letters
spell the name of a stringed musi-
cal instrument having a fat sound
ing board.
6. The eleventh, ninth, thir-
teenth, tenth and fourth spell a
word that means a sudden stop or
obstruction.
~ The tenth, fourth, twelfth,
sixth and third letters spell a
word meaning a short, shrill,
cheerful cry.
s. The third, fifth, sixth, tenth
and fourth letters spell a word
meaning to dry excessively.
o. The seventh, third, eleventh,
ninth and sixth letters spell the
name Of d district in Arabia from
which King Solomon obtained gold
and precious stones.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10

THE next time you and your
IL chum and some Of your other
friends are together try this little
catch on your pal and everyone
will be sure to get a good laugh
at his expense.
Tell your chum that you are
willing to wager that he cannot
put his hand on top of his head
and keep it there until he can
tell you the two letters that form
the abbreviation for the word
mountain" Of course, that
seems like an easy one and he will
be sure to take you up. So he puts
his hand on his head and after a
moments thought says: an TIL
You and your friends greet his
answer with outlaws Of laughter
and then tell him to his great dis
comfiture:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10
Magic Numbers

VOU can make your friends think
al you are a m~ind-reader with
this simple little stunt:
Ask someone to think Of a num-
Der that is composed Of three diff
ferent figures. reverse them and
subtract the smaller from the
larger. Next the answer,
and add to it the previous number.
When your friend has com
pleted this process, You tell him
the number representing his final
result is 1889. He Is amazed to
see that you are right.
Suppose your friend thought Of
the number 357. Reversed il be-
comes 753. Subtracting the
smaller number from the larger
leaves 396. Reverse the remain
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this 500, the previous number, and
you get 1889.
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Bg T.. Lamar
eHs.

MAKING rhymes il lots Of fun a you will find out when you try "
IVA supply the eight missing words from this Jolly JINGLE III YOU
write the correct word in each blank space the rhyme will be completed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10

TF you had as many diamonds,
IL az can be counted in the large
figurs at the left, in the diagram
above. you would have a small for
tune.
All Of the diamonds are to be
found in the largest drawing at
the left The other two figures
are given to help you ascertain the
number Of diamonds contained in
the largest figure.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10
Hidden Names

IAN you find the geographical
~ name which is concealed in each
Of the following sentences?
/. One Of the tables in Diana's
room was made in China
2. "While I was travelling
through the South, Carol, / mar
rowly escaped that big storm you
read about" Alice said.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10

Jlme or Stnirstepss / PIG. peg. PEN,
pan. pat. EAT. = PAGE pace. pack.
back. book. BOOK. boom. room. roam.
road. READ 81 WARM. ward. word.
wood. wool. COOL coal. coat colt.
COLD. a. HAIR heir, hear, HEAD.
bead. bend. band. BALD. ) NET. not
rot. ROD. god. got. gut GUN. g. MANY.
name. mare. MORE. mort. MOST. Z.
CENT. cant. cart mart MARK. mare,
mire. lire. LIRA s. GOLF. gold. hold.
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DUT your wits in high gear and
L see how speedily you a guess
these riddles
I. Why is your sense Of touch
impaired when you become i'll?
z. Why is a woman's age like
q bell without a clapper?
s. Why does q woman like twi-
light more than any other part OF
the day?
q. What Is the difference be-
tween an organist and a cold in
the head?
s. What is a good first name
for a humorist whose family name
Is King?
6. What do you do with your
shoes when you wear them out?
z. What meat is always ex-
pensive?
8. What liquid Is like the load
a freight ship carries?
Q. What is the easiest way to
get a mans measure?
10. What is the best coat Of
arms for the god Neptune?
IL. What goes farther the slower
1t goes?
IL. When does a tooth acquire
royal rank?
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CERTAIN large manufactr

A CERTAIN large manufacture
n ing decided to reward
its stenographers by giving them
q piece Of candy for every letter
they wrote without making any
mistakes. At the end Of the year
it was discovered that l,11I,ll1
pieces had been distributed and
that each received exactly the
same number of pieces-a little
more than IL pieces a day. How
many stenographrs we're there
and how many pieces did each re-
ceive?
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Entertaining to an area
66-What war broke out in South
Africa when the Transvaal
declared itself a republic?
6s-Bronze or copper.
69-Where did Washington defeat
the British after crossing the
Delaware?
7l-What pope was the patron Of
the Renaissance?
72-Lifelike.
73-In what country are the 1928
Olympic Games to be held?
VERTICAL
Who was the Food Admins
traitor in the United States
during the World War?
Skill.
3-Predatory incursion.
4-Suffix: like.
!. Answer TO Last Weeks
Cross Word Puzzle