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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Cattle Prices at South St.
Paul Show Sharp Decline
Price Losses of Csc or More Reg
istered on Opening Days of
Week-Hogs Advance.

South st. Paul, April 1.-THE
price tendency on fat steers
yearlings and heifers was 15 to rs
lower Monday being followed by a
weak to 15c lower deal Tuesday,
placing many sales 25c or more
lower than at last weeks close. A
part load of yearlings sold at $13.-
SO on Monday, while most of the
steers and yearlings cashed from
SLIPS to $12.25 on opening days
with palmer kinds down to SO. 10
and below. Bulk of the fat cows
are going at $7.0O to 5000, most
heifers So. 80 to SO. %, cutters
SIS. so to $6.75. Bulls have ad-
vanced 10 to 15c or more, placing
bulk at $500 to 1885, best weigh
ty kinds up to So. rs. Veilers sold
largely at $12. 90 to $3.50.
The hog market is around Csc
or more higher than at last weeks
close, bulk butchers and lights
cashing at $8.75 to $500, under
weights 81. rs to 1925 or better,
most sows $7.25 to $3.50, with
bulk of the pigs boosted t 80.
A few wooded lambs are selling
from $3.50 to SIT. 90, Gull and
common grades $12. 90 to $3.50,
best fall shorn lambs SIS. SO,
or q new high point for the year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Ladies WiHBe Guests
) of Community Club
Dinner, Program and Dancing Ar
ranged for Monday Evening
Plate Charge 75c

The Sank Centre Community
Club will entertain informally
Monday evening, April %.
Dinner will be served Club
members and their ladies at $50
p. m.
Mayor L. w. Whitson is chair
man of the program committee and
he has arranged for several enter
tainment features of unusual in
terest and enjoyment.
Following the dinner cards and
dancing will be enjoyed. The Nov
city Mite Owls will furnish the
music for the dance.
There will be a cover charge of
rs cents per plate. This amount
covers the dinner and entertain
ment for the entire evening.
1t is understood that agents will
not canvass the city with tickets,
but that the ducats will be mailed
to Club members.
This will be the first evening ar
ranged for the ladies since George
Berggreen was elected.
It will be worth while entertain
ment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Limdbergh Thrills Pub
lie With His Landings
Demonstrates Ability to Drop His
New Plane When and Where
He Pleases

Denver, Colo, April liability
of Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh
to land his new monoplane about
where and when he pleases on the
eastward vacation flight" across
this rugged western country, has
added hundreds of erstwhile anx-
ious persons to his list of admir-
erS.
While scores of volunteers have
rushed to his assistance at various
times since he left California last
week for an unannounced destina-
ton, he arrived here yesterday to
indicate he considered the trip thus
far virtually without incident.
Tests of the new ship and his de-
sire to keep it perfectly 'tuned'
has provided most of the thrills.
After causing scores of motorists
to hurry to the air field at Will
liams, Ariz., Friday last when he
arrived after nightfall from the
west to drop down smoothly by the
aid of his landing lights and flares,
he caused another near stampede
Saturday by bringing his ship to
earth in rough section near there.
When motorists sped to the scene
they found a note in the window of
the plane which read "gone to
lunch"
The famous pilot was found at
a nearby ranch house enjoying a
lunch furnished by an incredulous
ed to believe he was host to Lind
to believe he was host to Lind
bergh. Anxiety was dispelled
when the colonel explained he
merely was seeking a larger land
ing field than was available at
Williams to permit taking off with
a full load of fuel. He then dem
onstrated the ground he selected
could be used as an emergency
field by taking off for Grand Can
yon where he spent the night.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
GIVE ALFALFA
SQUARE DEAF"
Seed Adapted to Particular
Locality Very Important
if Success is to Follow
NURSE CROPS WILL PAY
Sweet, Well Drained Sods
with Sufficient Lime and
Seed Very Important

(which is the best method of
seeding alfalfa, alone or with a
nurse CROP" This is a very COM
mon question and also one which
cannot be answered by eyes" OF
"No." It all depends on the fer
tility of your soil, whether your
soil is sandy, sandy loan, clay
loan, weed-free Especially such
weeds as quack grass, foxtail and
pigeon grass); also, whether you
have the time, the tools and the
inclination to do all the things
necessary to better protect your
alfalfa plants under all conditions
that might come about under these
two methods.
For a number of years, early
summer and midsummer seeding
following summer faiiowing-thus
killing out the grasses and weeds.
keeping a dust mullen On the field
was the usual method of putting
in alfalfa. However, during the
season of 1924 the farmers of
Minnesota seeded IN a larger
acreage than they had ever seeded
in Minnesota in any other five
Years put together, s.in over 900
Of this alfalfa was seeded with a
nurse crop.
Give Alfalfa a Square Deal
We have found trough ,n+er-
views and reports from count:
agents and inspections Of fields IN
the various counties throughout
the state, that there really j. no
"best way" to put in alfalfa. Pro
lessor Shepherd of North Dakota
expressed the way 10 get a good
stand of alfalfa in about the clear
est, most condensed manner when
he was approached by {. farmer one
day and asked, "What is the best
way to get good stand Of alfGl.
fa?" ~
Without any detailed explana'
tion or generalities, the good Pro.
fessor replied, "Sow alfalfa seed
We would like to add just one
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Pope Co. Pioneer Files for
Railroad, Warehouse Com.
Carl Nelson of Starbuck Seeks Re-
publican Neutrality-suspicious.
Backing at Home

Carl N. Nelson, of Starbuck.
Pope county, Minnesota, has filed
as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for Railroad and Ware
house Commissioner.
Mr.. Nelson has been teacher,
farmer, grain dealer, business man
and legislator. He served in the
Minnesota house of representatives
in the session of 1919, and the ex-
ira session of 1920.
His home paper, the Stariuck
Times, says of him:
"Mr. Nelson has spent the
greater part of his life in the grain
business, and is thoroughly con-
versant with the problems of the
thousands of small shippers thru
out the state. He has ability, a
genial manner, wide and varied
business experience, and is hard
worker and fair ana courteous in
the treatment of his associates. He
has the respect and friendship of
all who know him."
The Glenwood Herald, published
at the county seat of his home
county, says:
"Mr. Nelson will make a good
man on this commission and Pope
county should go on record as
backing him to man. He can
fill the office with honor to HIM
self and the county from which he
halls. The Herald will do all it
can to see him nominated and
elected"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Postmaster Schoenhof
Reports Rules Change
Amendment to Postal Laws and
Regulations Concerns Delivery
of Parcel Post Packages

Postmaster J. A. Schoenhoff,
of Sank Centre, informs the Her
aid that recent amendment to the
postal laws and regulations makes
rural mail carrier liable for
parcel post packages left outside
of mail boxes on their routes, be-
cause the parcels are too large,
unless specially requested to do
so. The following paragraph ex-
plains the new ruling, and rural
route patrons should govern them
selves accordingly, in future:
"All ordinary parcel post pack
ages for patrons of rural routes
shall be carried out on the routes
on the first trip after their receipt
in the postoffice. Where patron
does not live within hailing dis
tance of the route, and is not at
the box to receive a parcel that is
too large to be placed therein, a
notice shall be left in the box, a
questing that the patron meet the
carrier on the next trip, unless
the parcel is called for at the post
office in the meantime. A parcel
that is too large to be placed in the
box of the addressee shall not be
left outside of the box, unless the
patron shall, by written request,
filed in the postoffice, direct that
parcels be delivered in this man.
ner, with the express proviso that
the department and the carrier are
relieved of all responsibility in
case of loss or. depreciation"
Postmaster Schoenhof suggests
it would be well to see if the mail
box is as it should be. After a
hard winter, it may need straight
ening and bracing. A little white
paint with neat lettering on the
sides would greatly improve the
appearance, where this has not
already been done.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
SHIPSTEAD'S TARIFF
PLAN STlRS SENATE
Amendment to Increase Farm
Duties Raises Storm At
Washington
BALKS TREASURY PLAN
Many Northwestern Members
Have Pledged Support to
MinnesOtan's Plan

Washington, April 1.-THE
Shipstead amendment to the reven-
ue bill, proposing to increase the
tariff schedule on various farm
products, has raised a storm in
congress which threatens the rev.
enue bill itself. twill be followed,
perhaps, by further amendments
changing other schedules.
The tShipstead amendment di-
rectly opposed to that which SEN
ator McMaster introduced, is SIM
liar to efforts made in the house by
members there who sought not to
have manufactured schedules re-
duced, but desired to have farm
,, schedules raised.
Representative Dickinson of
Iowa, Selvig of Minnesota and
others introduced such measures,
but under the rules of the house
could not do otherwise than make
gestures.
The Shipstead amendment TO the
revenue bill is different. There is
no rule in the senate as in the
house making it necessary that an
amendment must be pertinent. It
cannot be ruled out on point of
order and if the revenue bill is
voted on at all the amendment will
have to undergo a roll-call.
Today house members from such
states as Nebraska, Iowa and other
states, called upon Senatod Ship
stead, about Is in number, pledg-
ing support to his measure, and
proposing that still further sched-
ules be included. Their request was
that Senator Shipstead include
them in his amendment, and in
some instances this probably will
be done.
In the face of this tariff attack,
Senator Smoot, chairman of the
senate finance committee, has in
tinrated, there may be no revenue
legislation if it is to be "cluttered
up with amendments"
The entire strategy relative to
the tax reduction bill has been dis
arranged by the appearance of the
tariff appendage. The plan had
been to report out the revenue bill
from the senate finance committee
on April 26, and to pass it in about
three days debate.
A concession was to have been
made to the Democrats who have
demanded greater reduction than
the bill calls for, and the federal in
heritance tax, was to have been
eliminated. ..'
Now Chairman Green of the
ways and means committee, spon-
sor of the federal inheritance tax,
has been removed from the house
by appointment to the federal
bench, and thereby removed from
the conference committee, it was
thought that the opposition of Rep
esentative Garner of Texas, rank
ing Democrat, to the elimination of
the federal inheritance lax might
be smoothed out or eliminated.
Elimination of this tax is the
big thing nm the view of treasury
officials. In the face of this plan,
the ShipstsdG amendment becomes
an extremely unpleasant visitor. It
carries the further suggestion, also,
that connected with the western
farm movement in consideration of
the next tariff structure which may
and probably is intended, to give
concern to the east.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Stearns County Red Cross
Will Hold Annual Meet
Luncheon alt Lees Lodge May at
loo p. M.-Several Promi-
nent Speakers

The annual meeting of the
Stearns County Chapter of the
American Red Cross will be held
May 8 at a one o'clock luncheon
at Lees Lodge between St. Cloud
and st. Joseph.
All members of the Red Cross
in the county are expected to at
tend. The meeting will be in the
interest of public health work be-
ing done in the county by the Red
Cross.
Special speakers will be, Mr..
Charles Hall. Chief of the Chill
dren's Department of the State
Board of Control; Miss Mary More
land, representing the Red Cross
in the state; Miss Olivia Peterson,
Superintendent of Public Health
Nurses in Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Pavement to Chicago
Will be Completed Soon
Northern Wisconsin Route to be
Hard-Surfaced This Year Ex-
cept twenty-five Miles

The first Twin Cities-Chicago
pavement will be completed in
1929. AT present there are IA
miles unpaved, but the Minnesota
Highway department has let a
contract for paving to the state
line at Hudson this year, and
Badger Highways, published by
the Wisconsin Highway commits
sion, announces that 27.5 miles on
the route through that state will
be completed this year and the last
25 miles next year.
The route IS through Eau Claire,
Chippewa Falls, Marshfield, Osh-
kosh, Fond d.. Lac and Milwaukee.
1t is not the shortest route, but
according to Badger Highways, the
pavement "Jes' growed up" like
Topsy. Construction in the past
mad to be so placed as to allow the
State to avail itself Of the bond
issue assistance of the financially
stronger counties.
There are shorter routes, both
through Wisconsin and around it.
On the route through Lacrosse,
the. Minnesota end has about 100
miles of pavement and fifty miles
bituminous treated, and in Wis
consin there is about 100 miles on
this route unpaved. On the routes
via Dubuque, Minnesota is doing a
little paving and Iowa considerable
hard surfaclng this year, while
east from Dubuque there is pave
Inent all the way through Illinois.
When a paved road is complet-
ed through Wisconsin OF Iowa, it
ill not be merely a Twin Cities
Chicago pavement but it will be
possible to ride all the way from
Sank Centre and many other points
in Minnesota, on pavement to the
Atlantic coast.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Secretary Of State Holm
Preparing for Elections
Tons of Supplies Have Been Or
dered by Mike Holme for the
June Primaries

st. Paul, April 49, Election
supplies weighing many tons and
numbering several million pieces
were ordered today by Mike Holm
secretary of state, in preparation
for the primary election, Monday
June Is, and the general election,
Tuesday, Nov. 6.
A total of 1,325,OOO ballots will
be ributed among the 1861
voting precincts of the state this
year, Ii, 900 more than at the 1926
elections, Mr.. Holm announced.
Extras are ordered because of bal
lots destroyed and wasted, he said,
pointing out, however, that an in
crease is likely this year over the
722,781 ballots cast and counted
in the general election of 1926, be.
cause of the increased political in
terest in presidential years.
In the primary of 1926, a total
of 422,652 Republican and 76,53O
Farmer-Labor ballots We're count
ed. In addition to the state and
congressional candidates nominal
ed at that time, this years primary
will include the United States SEN
atorial conest.
Among the supplies ordered to-
day were:
A total of 1925 pink ballots
containing the two proposed
amendments to the state constitu-
ton to be voted on in November.
An equal number of white ballots
containing the names of candi-
dates for nominations for various
offices will be ordered when filings
are closed in another month.
Ninety-two thousand forms for
voters oaths of party affiliation
$4,000 forms of affidavits of chal-
lenged person; $4,000 registers of
oath of absent person; $1,000 re-
moval certificates; $500 poll list
books; $4,000 posting lists, 3d.
500 copies of the attorney gener-
ais opinion of the effect of the
proposed amendments if adopted ;
$4,000 pink tally sheet books; 12,-
600 white tally sheet books; r.
500 election law pamphlets; 5000
registers of electors; $4,000 in
structions to voters, printed in
English, German, Swedish, Nor
wegian, Polish, Bohemian, French,
Finnish and Russian.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Little Falls Man Is Freed
On Manslaughter Charge
Farmer Who Killed Man in Hay
stack On His Farm Found Not
Guilty by Jury

A jury in district court at Little
Falls has acquitted Carl Van Her
cke of charge of first degree
manslaughter which grew out of
the death of an unidentified man
on Van Hercke's farm here Nov
ember 8, 1927.
The jurors, who received the
case at $3.50 o'clock Saturday night
brought verdict at 6 a. m. Sum
day.
Van Hercke testified that he
shot a man who was prowling about
in his yard, believing an animal
was on his premises. He discovered
the body of the man the next morn
ing. The man killed has never been
identified.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Chicago Butter Advances;
Declines In New York
Egg Market Unchanged-Poultry
Prices are Lower Following
Jewish Passover

Eastern DuUCor lndrKeCS curing
the week just past have been var
liable in their tendency. Weather
conditions throughout the Central
West have been somewhat un-
favorable for milk production. Re-
ceipts of butter on the larger east
ern consuming markets have been
lighter and because of the unset
tied situation, buyers have not been
cleaning up stocks, all of which
have effected the general market
ing situation.
The Chicago market today on 80
score standards is 43 ga cents, a
net advance compared with last
Monday of quarter cent. New
York 81 score extras during the
same period declined three quart
ers cents.
Egg production also is being af-
fectei to some extent directly by
weather. Receipts are lighter and
the market, while easier during
most of last week, is showing a
slight reaction today, although
quotations remained unchanged.
Receipts of eggs on the four prin-
cipal markets Chicago, Boston,
Philadelphia, and New York last
week from Monday to Friday were
lighter than same time week prev
ious and the same period year
ago. The into-storage movement
of eggs continues active, but the
total in storage at the present time
as indicated by the Government
report of holdings in the 26 larg-
est cities of the country continues
lower than year ago.
Since the Jewish holiday, last
Passover, April IL and IL, there
has been less active buying and
while the total supply last week
was lighter than week previous,
the offerings, especially on fowl,
were beyond actual trade require
ments. The result was That the
market has been weak the result
of which has been shown in the
general selling situation. Quoted
markets have remained practically
unchanged, but in some cases, con ;
cessions have been offered freely
in order to clean up receipts sat
isfactorily.
Chicago market today is quoted
as follows: Fowl "a to 81 cents,
old roosters and stays II to %
cents Produce Review, Swift &
Co., Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
Automobiles With 1927
License Plates Driven
Owners, Expecting to Sell Cars,
Neglect to Pay Tax-Now
Face Penalties

There were 580,761 motor We
hicles registered in Minnesota up
to April /. This is 23,266 more
than registered up to April 1, 1927,
but 1852 less than were regis
tered up to Dec. 81, 1927. AS
Stunning that 10000 new cars have
been registered this year, this
makes about 100000 of the cars
registered last year on which no
tax has been paid this year,
A large proportion of these have
been junked, many sold out of
the state and some stolen, but C,
M. Babcock, commiss ;oner of high
Ways, lays reports indicate that
a larger number than usual is be-
ing drivcl on the streets and hig~
ways " ithout the tax ucing paid.
The new models being put out
by several manufacturers are Civ
en- as an explanation. Many peo-
pie have ordered new cars but they
have not beenAielivered, and in
the meantime the old cars are be-
ing used with the old license. 9th
ers intended buying new cars but
so far they have just been "shop-
ping around" and have not made
the trade. They did not like to
buy a license for a car they in
tended to trade in and so they are
driving with the old tags.
If there are any such in Stearns
county, Mr.. Babcock suggests that
the sooner they get their plates,
the cheaper it will be. In no case
does the law permit running cars
with old tags after April 1. Those
who paid their tax before Feb. Is
were allowed to use The old plates
until March 81. Some of these
himply forgot to put on the
new plates, and H. such cases po-
lice in most cities are lenient. But
those who are driving without hav-
ing paid the tax ale being fined
wherever the police are active Ii.
law enforcement.
The owner of every car register
ed in 1927 and not reported sold,
stolen or junked before Jan. 1, is
liable for the 1928 tax. If the
car has actually been disposed of,
but no report made, the matter
may be cleared up by an affidavit,
but if the car was not disposed of,
the owner is liable for the full tax
and penalties, and these penalties
cannot be cancelled. If the car is
sold within the state, the transfer
cannot be recorded until the tax
and penalties are oaid.
The total receipts up to April 1
were only $4,000 greater than
in the same months II 1927. Re-
duced rates on "X" trucks took eff
feet Jan. 1, and Tie new law also
shifted many "Y" trucks to the
"X" class. Lower list prices on
many passenger cars lave brought
a lower fee. The average rate on
all motor vehicles registered be-
fore April / in 1927 was SIS 16
and this year it dropped to $14. 76.
Up to April 1, 1927, 557,495 cars
brought So, ,055 into the trunk
highway fund and this year $780,
761 cars brought $8,571,149.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-04-19
PAVING OF NO. 3
TO START MAY lST
Highway Department Does
Not Plan DetOurs Outside
City of Sank Centre
DIST. ENGINEER IS HERE
Bridge Across Sank Lake Mar
rows COmpleted-RailrOad
Crossings Eliminated

District Highway Engineer West
has arrived in Sank Centre to pre-
pare for paving work to be done
on Highway No 3 between Sank
Centre and Osakis this season.
Nolan Brothers, of Minneapolis,
have the contract for the paving.
Some of their men are already on
the ground and if weather condi-
tions are favorable the work of
pouring cement will start about
May first. The 14-mile stretch will
be pushed rapidly to completion
In discussing possible detours
with Highway Engineer West Sat
urday he stated to the Herald that
he did not plan on taking No. 8
outside the city for detour during
the construction of the paving. For
time No. 8 will probably be
routed north on Main to Second
and thence west until such time as
that portion of the paving on Third
street across the Great Northern
tracks where the present Highway
No 8 connects with the new. This
SlIOulu Jake only d SHOTG lille. Olu
No. 8 will be used while the paw
ing is being laid outside of the
city.
It is not contemplated to pave
the entire width of the street west
of Oak at this time.
The bridge across Sank. Lake
Narrows on Highway No. a was
completed a couple of weeks ago,
and the grading on either side will
be pushed to completion rapidly.
The bridge at the present time is
being used by the public This is
going TO make one Of the prettiest
drives in Minnesota and will mat
erially shorten the distance to
Long Prairie.
New No. 3 shortens the distance
between Sank Centre and Osakis
about three miles The paving con-
tract calls for ii miles. Two bad
railroad crossings are eliminated,
1one at West Union, and the other
at Osakis.