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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Epidemic Of Dipthefia
is Raging in Minnesota
Strenuous Use of Scientific Meth.
DDS Would Drive Disease
From State

st. Paul, Nov. 27-Diphtheria, a
disease that could be practically
wiped out of existence, has assum-
ed the proportions of an epidemic
in Minnesota through the failure of
many people to avail themselves of
the scientific weapons available to
guard against it, the health COM
mittee of the Minnesota State Med
ical Association points out in a
bulletin today.
The history of diptheria in Min
nesota and other states of the mid
die west is an interesting chapter
in the conquest of a plague. In
cidentally it also shows that while
much progress has been made, the
lesson Minnesota is learning now
is that any relaxing in interest in
the battle for health means a pro-
portionate jump in the death rate.
In the nineties diphtheria was
much more of menace than it
has been in recent years. The di-
sease centers it's most vigorous at
tacks on children and young peo-
pie, where most of the fatalities
occur. With thousands dying of
the disease in those days the use
of anti-toxins came into common
use and the diphtheria death rate
receded in the proportion that
people availed themselves of this
combative measure. It is estimat-
ed that deaths from diptheria have
dropped about 80 per cent since
the early days, but in the last years
there has been little success in
further eliminating this health
menace. Medical records show
that it is even difficult to convince
all people that they should protect
their own lives.
There are two definite things the
health committee emphasized in its
bulletin today. One was that there
is an adequate safeguard against
the disease and the other that the
probability of a cure when once
the disease has been contracted is
in direct ratio to the speed with
which treatment is made available.
"The efficacy of the toxin-anti-
toxin method for the prevention of
diptheria is beyond all doubt, and
along with antitoxin for the cure
of the disease, has contributed to
the record we have held in dimin-
ishing this affliction," the health
committee says.
Denomination of diptheria rates
IN larger cities shows that over
neriod of 20 to rs years follow 10Y, :,
inc the introduction OF anslt9 th;s
th e number of fatal cases OF TINS
disease steadily diminished. II
recent years it has been toun ,
tbe fatality rates remain practicai-
W W. stationary. Delay in giving an
titoxin appears to be the chief Cd
stacle to further improvement.
Several Investigations have SHOWN
that for those patients who re-
ceive antitoxin on the first day Ine
death rate is less than one per
cent and with each days delay tne
rate increases, reaching as hlgn as
15 per cent for cases treated on
the fifth day or after"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Thursday, December 8, 1928,

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith, of
St. Cloud, spent Sunday in this
city visiting with Mrs. IA.
Fischer and family. ~ -
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Dillon, Of
Minneapolis, spent Thanksgiving
Day in this city, the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Steiner.
Jack Orth, who has spent the
past several weeks at Sheldon,
Iowa, returned to his home . in
this city Thursday of last week.
Mrs. F. A. Fischer and son Carl
and daughter Dorothy, spent
Thanksgiving Day in Grey Eagle,
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wanner.
Carl Fischer has been confined
to his home since last Friday with
a severe cold. At this writing he
is rapidly improving and will soon
enjoy his usual good health.
Mr., and Mrs. Glenn Schueller,
of Robbinsdale, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Tombers, ST., spent Friday
at West Union visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. John Heller and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Bradley and
family spent Sunday in St. Cloud
visiting with relatives and friends.
Mr.. Bradley is the Buick sales
man. who recently located in Sank
Centre.
, Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Nelson and
son Richard, returned home Sun
day from Madelia, Mimi, where
they had spent the Thanksgiving
vacation with relatives and
friends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
New Grain. Varieties
Give Abundant Yield

Andrew Boss, .vice-director of
the Minnesota Experiment Station,
announces that 1,700 bushels of
the new Marquillo wheat will be
available for distribution to. APP
proved growers of the principal
spring wheat production area of
the state. Glabron barley seed
will be allotted in a statewide
way, and Anthony oats will be dis
tributed in counties north of a
line running west Of the Twin
Cities.
These three new cereals were de-
veloped by the plant breeders at
University Farm. Marquillo wheat,
grown in 1928 on five acres in in
crease fields at University Farm,
gave a yield of approximately 43
bushels to the acre. At the Morris
and Crookston stations this rust
resistant wheat averaged rs bu-
shells to the acre in the increase
fields. Glabron barley, smooth
awned variety, returned a yield on
demonstration plots on farms over
the state of six bushels more per
acre than Velvet barley. Anthony
oats, a midseason variety having
high resistance to stem rust, gave
good yields at university stations.
distribution of the seed of
these promising grains within a
county will be determined" says
DIR. Boss, "by the county crop i'm
provement committee consisting of
three farmer seed growers, the
county agricultural agent, and a
representative of the Minnesota
Experiment Station. Farmers in
counties having agents should
make their application to that Of
fetal. Those in counties not hav-
ing agents should direct inquiries
to the extension agronomist, Uni
versity Farm, st. Paul"
BY approved growers is
meant those farmers who have
clean land for seed production and
facilities for storing so that mix
lures may be avoided, and who
have satisfactory records in crop
improvement work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
CITY NEWS ITEMS


Gilbert Graham made a bust
ness and visiting trip to st.
Cloud Tuesday. J
Ed Minette, Leonard Brown
and Ferd Bergman made a busi-
ness trip to st. Cloud Tuesday.
Mrs. E. c. Carlson, of st. Cloud,
spent Saturday in this city the
guest of her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
j. Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H, S. Halverson
and family spent Thanksgiving
Day with relatives and friends at
Battle Lake.
George Robischon, of St. Cloud,
spent Sunday in this city visiting
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs !.
Peter Robischon.
DR.. and Mrs. wv. T. Onstad, of
Clarkfeld, Mimi, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Luedke over
the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Byran and
family, of this city, were guests
of the w. H. Barnett family
Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Svenneby
and family spent Sunday in Ev-
ansville visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. S. Bristol and family.
MI. and Mrs. Glenn Schueller,
of Robbinsdale, Mimi, spent from
Thursday until Saturday in this
city visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
John Tombers, ST., and with other
relatives and friends.
Mrs. NJ, H. Millner and son Bob
by, of Bertha spent the week end
in this city visiting with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Robinson.
Saturday Mr.. Millner motored
down and returned to Bertha Sun
day accompanied by his wife and
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Graham
returned home today, Thursday,
from the Twin Cities, where they
spent Thanksgiving with their
daughter and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Micheal Mccarthy, of Mendoza.
They also visited with their SON.
in-iaw and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Janecke in Minneapolis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

The man also wore a heavy
maroon Campus" coat sweater
with roll collier; also grey check
ed overcoat. His cap was a very
light grey, Brighton" make, and
an U. S. insignia was pinned on
the beak. He wore a pair of black
shoes, size 81 D, and three pairs
of socks. One pair of the socks
was black Isle, while the other
two pairs were Rockford" cot
ton socks, one pair a reddish
brown and the other of blush
grey. Both pairs of cotton socks
Were exceptionally neatly darned
with a white and light blue mixed
darning cotton. This might indi-
cate that the man had lived at one
place for a time and that the
socks We're darned by the same
person and by one who cared. He
also wore white cotton gloves
with green wristlets, and a pair of
garters with thin purple stripe.
"Of interest to jewellers is the
fact that in the mans pockets
were found a Tip Top watch and
a woman's watch. This was a
No. 800 Hampden, 400-11J, move
ment No. 1067227, Duber 25-year
case, No. 4043355 filled. This
watch has positively been proven
to be a watch sold by julie
Schneider, of; Sterling, Nebr., on
February IL, 1900. On the inside
of the watch were found two jew
eler's repair numbers, which are
L.1098 and 1881. M. S. 1t is
hoped that these numbers will be
recognized and identified.
/ He also wore a lax gold ring,
size 8, which had a crucifx sol
dered to it. This might be taken
as an indication that the man was
of the Catholic faith.
at is also of interest that the
man evidently did not smoke, as
he carried no matches, and no Gig
/ arettes or particles of tobacco
were found in his pockets.
'The man carried a mouth or
gan and pair of pliers. In the
back of his Tip Top watch was a
small movie advertisement featur-
ing Fred Thompson in "Jessie
James" He carried no penknife
In an inside coat pocket was found
new and unused billyjack which
was wrapped up in a paper.
I "The body of the dead man was
held at Carol as long as possible
I'm the hope of learning his identity
and then given a decent Christian
burial, under direction of the COR
oner. ANY and all communica-
'tions relative to the above case
should be addressed to DR.. VIM.
II. Forrest, Carroll, Iowa."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Agricultural Notes
Honey Coming Into

Honey Coming Into
Its Own as Real Food
"To give the facts about honey
as a food product. is to speak
words of praise, and to praise
honey would seem to be a case of
giving sweets to the sweet some
thing apparently quite unneces-
sary," says DR.. M. C. Tanquary,
who is in charge of bee culture
studies at University Farm. "Yet
in spite of the fact that honey is
one of the oldest forms of sweet.
having been used in biblical times,
centuries before modern sugars
came into existence, and in spite
of the fact that famous physicians
and dietitians have urged its use
as a natural sweet and a most
healthful food there are thou
sands of homes in which honey is
practically unknown, -,
"This is largely due to the fact
that in the past honey has been !.
a great extent seasonal product
and that the comparatively small
amount produced was quick. j.
bought up and used. Another fac
tor in causing it's limited use is
hat honey has been produced b,
a number of comparatively SINAI
producers, none of whom could af
ford to put on a large advertising
program. AS a consequence, the
average housewife had no meal;
of getting hand knowledge of it.
'Now, however, all this is being
changed. "A better knowledge G.
bees and the invention of moderl
equipment make it possible to pro.
duce honey on a scale undreamed
of a few years ago. Every up te
date grocery store has honey on it,
shelves IL months in the year :.
physicians, dietitians, agricultural
colleges, and business concerns
are informing homemakers of tn
merits of this valuable food" -:
Special Bulletin No. 1872
Honey, How to Use It," by Alice
M. Child and Agnes Kolshorn, fac
ulty members of the University OF
Minnesota, gives some little known
facts about honey as a food ano
how to use it in cooking. The many
interesting recipes for making muf-
fins, cakes, cookies, gingerbread,
candies, etc., were all worked out
by students in experimental cook.
cry. The bulletin will be a valu-
able aid to any housewife in help
ing her to prepare healthful, appe-
tizing meals and to add variety to
her menus. Write the office of pub
locations, University. farm, for
copy.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Record Breaking Show
Put Over by Juniors :.


Fourth club leaders, county
agents, and cooperators in and out
of the extension service are al
ready planning the goals for next
years Junior Livestock Show-for
bigger and better show even than
the one just held at South st. Paul.
The 1928 w,zestimated by T.
A. Erickson, state club leader, to
have been 20 per cent larger than
the show of 1927, consisted of 81
! pens of poultry, nearly 400 birds
Ill pigs, 214 lambs, and 249 baby
beeves. Individual exhibitors num-
bered 632.
Improvement in quality was as
outstanding as the increase in
quantity. w. L. blizzard, of the
Oklahoma Agricultural College,
Judge of the baby beef class, ex-
pressed surprise at the uniform
high quality of the animals fed and
fitted by the junior beef produc-
ers. Judges of poultry, pigs, and
lambs vouched for the improve
ment shown in the quality of these
classes.
Finally the attendance and in
terest were maintained at a high
point in keeping with the size and
quality of the show.
sAlluils won ny the juniors
xclusive of the cash prizes and
ophies offered by breed associ.
ions and other cooperators, an.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
DANCE NETS $4,000

The annual dance given by the
Sank Centre Fire department. at
the Junior High School Auditor
ium Thanksgiving night was a
fine success. Three hundred and
twelve tickets were sold, and after
all expenses were paid the or
ganization Melted $242.8O. The
Northland Transportation Com
pany sent a cheek for $500 and
returned the tickets. They stated
that they were glad to contribute
as the very prompt response made
when one of their large buses
caught on fire IN the north part
of the city a few weeks ago saved
the company the price of one
thoroughly good bus. $50.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
MAY UNDERGO OPERATION

George Bergman, one OF Sank
Centres prominent business men,
left Sank Centre Friday enroute
for Rochester, where he placed
himself in charge of the members
of the Mayo clinic: The gentleman
recently went through the Nicollet
Clinic, Minneapolis, and was in
formed that a major operation
would be necessary: Mr.. Borg
mann was told that aside from
his ailment he was in good physical
condition. Up to this Thursday
morning his family in this city did
not know when he would go on
the operation table. Georges many
friends in Sank Centre and West
.ern Stearns are taking very
keen interest in his case.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

Mrs. Genevieve Gordon, of Lon
don,. had three complete winter
costumes of different Icolors made
for her Pomeranian dog, Peggy.
Arthur Byrne and his family, of
Glasgow, were evicted from hen
coop in which they had establish
ed their home.
Charles Farnham, Of Cincinnati,
was arrested for hanging his hat
on the extended hand of a traffic
policeman.
Joseph Lichocky, of New York,
was fined SO for giving his horse
a "nip or two" to brace hi mup.
Twins were born to Mrs. J, ".
Lurborow, of Duluth, Mimi, at a
neighbours house while her own
home was burning. z
George Cooper, of Evanston,
H., was caught hiding in tree he
had climbed after being discovered
robbing a house. b.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06


The health committee declares
that one reason why deaths con-
tinue from diptheria is because
diptheria is often mistaken for an
ordinary sore throat or Group: and
the patient is not afforded proper
treatment until it is too late.
The classical. symptoms of diph-
iberia are a white spot in the
throat, enlarging more toraless rap
idly into the membrane, the COM
mittee advises. SIN young chill
.dren it has a prediction for the
windpipe, where this membrane is
hidden from sight. In that situa-
ton, it is called largyngeal dipth-
liberia, or moretsapopularly, MEM
branous GROUP, and is attended by
difficult or INSTRUCTED, breathing. "
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Coop. Marketing Study
Listed for Farm Week

One day devoted to the study
of cooperative marketing will fea-
ture the tentative program already
prepared by the division of farm
management and agricultural eco
Monies for it's share in the daily
Institutional work of Farmers
and Homemakers' Week Short
Course scheduled for January IA
to 10 at University Farm, st. Paul.
The program will be presented
Wednesday, January Is, in room
210 of Hacker Hall.
California experiences in the CO.
operative field will be analysed by
DR.. H. B. Price of the division
staff, while "a. F. Nelson, secretary
of the Farmers Grain Dealers as
ISOLATION, and J. s.. Montgomery,
general manager of the Central
Cooperative association, will
discuss, respectively, the problems
encountered in handling sidelines
and in the marketing of livestock.
Alex Huddleston, president of the
Minnesota Wool Growers associa-
ton, will speak on marketing
Wool Comparatively"
Other experts in special fields
will appear on the afternoon pro-
gram. Subjects assigned and the
speakers will be: '"The Farmer and
His Organization" A. j. Nc
CURE, Land O'Lakes Creameries,
Inc; Experiences from Milk Co
operatives" F. X. Leonard, Twin
City Milk Producers association /;
Cooperation and Prices" DIR. O..
B. Jesness, chief of the division of
farm management and agricultural
economics, and Cooperation
Among Cooperatives," John
Brandt, president of Land O'Lakes
Creameries. .r.-
Staff men of the division, either
alone or in cooperation with the
divisions of agricultural engineer
ing and agronomy and plant ge-
netics, will contribute to the pro-
gram of the week opening Monday
afternoon, January IA. "The Ag-
ricultural Outlook" will be the gem
eral subject for Friday, January
10, with addresses by university
men on the livestock, dairy, poul-
try and crops outlooks, and coun-
sci ! on planning, the Farm Pro-
gram for 1929" by DR.. Andrew
Boss.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

First Congregational Church
Services in this church on Sun
day Dec. 9th will be as follows:
Sunday school at 9:45. Special
department for Primary grades.
Morning service at 10:45. At
this service the pastor will preach
on "The Entrance and Exit of
Life" Text Job: 1.21.
Young Peoples Society at 4 AS.
Visitors and strangers always
Cecil s. Sparkes. Pastor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
REPAIRING BUILDING

81 The MOTOR Inn on'Fhlrd street
recently purchased by Raymond
Bros. Truck Transportation Co.,
and occupied for 4thR last three
years. by Fred w. Brown, lis under
going a rebuilding process which
will permit the, large trucks OF. the
company to enter the building :.
When the repairs are completed
the company will have a splendid
down town location for their grow
ing business. Mr.. Brown has
moved his machine shop into the
building on Oak street just south
of the O'Gara garage.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Zion Lutheran Church

Zion Lutheran Church
Sunday, Dec. 9th.
1000 A. M. Service in the Ger.
man language.
1900 A. M. Sunday School.
200 P. M. Children's rehearsal
of Christmas program.
1000 "A. M. Saturday. Religious
instructions for children.
7:30 P. M. Friday. Choir re-
hearsal.
500 P. M. Thursday. Meeting
of our Mems Club at the home OF
John Anderson.
y. ]. f. Schumacher. Pastor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
First Methodist Episcopal Church
ICnndou Snhnol O AZ

Sunday School 9:45.
Morning worship 10:45.
Subject: Goods Time"
Epworth League GAS.
Evening service 1880.
Subject: Human Life.
Monday evening Rev. j. S. Ket-
tlewell district superintendent of
Fergus Falls district will hold the
first quarterly conference. '~-
Thos. B. Shorts, Pastor.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
The Churches
Seventh Day Adventist
Sabbath school 1890.
Preaching services II 80.
, Visitors always welcome.

St. Paul's Catholic Church
Sunday-Low Mass at 500 A.
M; High Mass al 1000 A. M;
Eespers at 1880.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06
Man Killed Year
4 Ago Not Identified
CONTINUED From Page One)

were found in his pockets.
I feel positive that the
man was on his way to Sank
Centre. He asked for di-
Ieetions to highway No. II,
which goes north out of Car
roll. While he was killed by
a train, he had been travel
ing from Denver by picking
up rides with automobiles.
The man evidently was
not a bum-his hands, show
ed no signs of real hard
work, but his body was clean
as was also his undercloth-
ing.
You might talk with the
Chief of Police at Sank
Centre, also ]. E. Miller,
deputy sheriff, who might
be able to tell you anything
they have found. You might
also talk with Mr.. Eric Gran
bind, care of Olaf Samuel
son; Mr.. Granbind is the or
who identified the picture as
Carl Anderson. A picture
was also sent the Chief of
Police.
l also understand that Mr..
N. J. Anderson, with his son
Carl, has lived at Sank Ce2-
tire.
Some mother: and father
are probably looking for a
son to return, and l feel c.
tain that you will gladly give
such space to this story as
will be necessary to give it
the publicity desired.
Your cooperation will be
appreciated.
- Yours very truly,
DR.. VIM. J. Forrest,
Coroner, Carroll County,
Iowa.
The following detailed descrip
ion of the dead man has beer
the Herald by DR.. For
st. ..
"On Nov. 10, 1927, about 6:1s
}. M, young man was struck b!
Chicago and North Western trai1
Carroll, Iowa, and killed. HI
as never been identified though
luch publicity has been given thu
ase. -.
'"The man was probably some
here between Is and "a years Of
ge. He was five feet six inche:
all, and weighed approximately
80 pounds. His hair was a light
rown with a reddish tint, fine anc
hin, the eyes were a brown, while
lie face was rather thin. The sec
nd right upper front tooth wa!
ut, and had been out for some
me. The first upper bicuspic
the first tooth behind the eye
,oth) on the left side was alst
Kissing also apparently out fol
,me time. The han had had nc
bdominal operations and had moi
cen circumcised. There were nc
,ars except a small one directly
YER the right knee cap. .
"He wore a brand new unior
lit, size not taken; two blue
nambry work shirts, and a gray
annel shirt; a pair of light stee
rey trousers and a pair of "Chal
.nge" blue bib overalls. On the
ocket of the trousers was marked
lie following numbers:
"2. 1905 -...--@
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

Our Lady of the Angels Church
Early Mass at 500 A. M.
High Mass, sermon and Bene-
diction at 1000 A. NJ.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-12-06

j. F. Schumacher, Pastor.