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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
VotiUe Offerings in
Gratitude to Saints

! Votive offerings are still pOpu-
lar way of expressing gratitude, as
the exhibition at Naples shows. The
ancients and the early Christians
make use of this custom, not only in
sign of thanksgiving, but as a pre-
,ventive measure, Pierre Van
Paasen writes, in the Atlanta Con-
stitution. In. cases Of illness they
would make haste to deposit
model of the injured limb or organ
in the church in full faith of OBJ
tanning a cure. AS time went on
the church forbade this as savoring
of magic, and only officially admit
ted to the altar thank offerings for
grace received. Yet to this day, in
the neighborhood of Naples, moth
ers weigh their children and offer
the same amount of wax to the vir-
gin or their patron saint to keep the
little ones from dwindling away. In
southern Italy plague, pestilence,
and famine, battle and murder and
sudden death, tempests, earthquakes
and thunderbolts are all, in popular
belief, under control of some one
special saint who has power to
relieve sufferings from evil infu-
ences. Thus st. Nicholas and st.
Anthony protect the cattle; st. Paul
cures snake bite; st. Ercolano
strengthens the legs; st. Domino
cures hydroprobia; st. Catherine,
st. Raphael and st. Pasquale are
fervently invoked when girls want
husbands.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Worlds Great Had to
Overcome Craze Ills

Not an individual living is abso-
lutely free from handicaps. Some
of us are physically disabled, o. lers
are mentally harassed, hundreds
suffer both, writes Louis e. Bisch
in the American Magazine. We
struggle with deformity; we fight
disease; we wrestle with doubts,
feelings of inferiority, oversensi-
tiveness, uncomfortable temper, a
sorts of distressing disabilitie
Even the greatest among us al :
handicapped like that. Every hu-
man being is prevented somehow
from fulfilling his highest destiny.
Many Of our greatest men were
handicapped by disease, and some
how surmounted it. Milton and
Handel were blind. Beethoven was
deaf and Keats had tuberculosis.
Pope was deformed. Caesar suf-
fered from epilepsy, Lamb and his
sister were subject to repeated at
Itacks of insanity. Fielding wrote
his rollicking book, atom Jones"
while melancholy. Florence Night
ingale did some of her best eXecu-
tive work while bedridden. The
list, indeed, is a long one. These
people achieved in spite of hard
shin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05

Clerk in drawing order No. 4448
for $4,000 in favor of Mrs. w. E.
Conley in payment of w. E. Con-
ley's salary as Street Commission
er for the month of May was rati-
fed.
The Clerk reported having drawn
orders No. 4449 to No. AGO in
elusive in payment of the regular
pay roll and fixed charges, and
such action was confirmed.
The following bills were audited,
allowed and ordered paid in full,
to-wit:
J. E. Miller, board and
trans of poor ............$ $50
G. Hanson, labor for poor. $50
B. o.. Vogel, freight and
fuel for poor ............ 1888
Waldorf Hotel, board of
poor $3.50
A. J. Dahlem, mdse. for poor 37.45
Hillside Dairy, milk for poor 700
Mrs. G. Nathe. care Of poor 100
Corner Meat Market, meat
Tor poor ................. 7.76
NJ. j. Hanauer, meat for poor 987
Frank House, water for poor 1900
Morse & Morse, insurance on
poor bldgs ............... $40
The Leader, mdse. for poor $50
Sank Centre, Plumbing and
Heating Co., repairs for
park, sewers and fountain 27.33
j. F. Cooper, freight and in
Surance on poor bldgs. =. 1876
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Residents Of Albany and
Vicinity Seek Salesman
Stranger Sells Sugar for $6.25 a
Hundred-Turns Out to Be
Salt Orders Filled

Last Monday "slicker" sales.
man appeared in the vicinity of AL
bany and offered sugar to the peo-
pie at 1925 hundred-real first
class sugar-the salesman said so.
Some twenty orders were taken
for delivery on Thursday and the
stranger made deliveries. He filled
every order and got 1925 from
each. ..
Yesterday morning some of the
more curious ones attempted to try
out their bargain sugar and used it
in their coffee. But salt doesn't mix
and the victims found that they
had been given 100 pounds of sack
ed salt for their 1928 and thu
salesman is now much in demand
The salesman gave his names as
c. J. Swanson, is said to be about
five feet nine inches tall, weights
It's pounds, is of medium complex
ion and was driving light coupe.
Warrants will be issued if the man
can be found.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Suburban Homecoming

Those interested in changing Gus
toms and manners may have noted
that the busy housewife in subur-
ban regions does not now wait to
greet her squire at the door of their
home on his return from daily la
bors. Instead she hops into her
car and meets him at the railroad
station, taking the children with
her. They "climb his knee the
envied kiss to share" on the plat
form of the station or in the au-
Itomobile. Even the dogs and dolls
are included in the welcoming
party.
Not long ago at one of the small
stations close to New York there
were about twenty youngsters and
a dozen dogs waiting for fathers
and masters at shutdown. When
the train pulled in the scene was
as lively and stimulating as a cir
'cus.-New York Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Airplane Made Trouble

Not so long ago an airplane
doomed it's way from Boston to
Nantucket bringing a youthful
swain in a hurry call on his lady
love.
By way of announcing his ap-
proach he flew low over the town
and the breeze caused by the whir-
ring propeller of the air craft was
too much for the big chimneys in
some of the old-time houses.
The ancient flues found the mod
ern ship of the air disturbing ele-
ment. The down draft was more
than they had ever felt before. Out
through the stoves and fireplaces
came SCOT and dust, and lately spot
less homes were far from spotless
after the noisy bird had passed.
Some householders were peeved for
the time, but decided to forgive
Young Lochinvar if he will promise
mot to fly so low again should he
make other courtship flights to the
gray old town that sits and broods
by the sea.-Brockton Enterprise.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Credit for Starch Is
Awarded to Flanders

The use of starch in the laundry
began about $50 years ago, and is
said to have originated in Flanders.
1t came into popularity in England
in the reign of Elizabeth, whose
courticrs and ladies wore rufus of
cambria too large to stand firm
without artificial stiffening. The
starch was like that of modern
times except that it was colored-
red, yellow, green and blue-and
gave delicate tints to the huge linen
cOntrivances of the beaux and bellies
of the period.
The method Of using starch was
a secret and in order to find a per-
son who could properly starch her
linen, Queen Elizabeth was COM
PEELED to make a nationwide search
and Mrs. Guilham, wife of an Off
cial Of the royal household, was
the first starcher. In 1864 Flem-
ish woman, Frau Vaudh Plasse.
came to London and established
there a school to teach starching.
The school succeeded and the frau
of Flanders became rich.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Council Proceedings
Regular Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of
the Common Council of the City of
Sank Centre was held Wednesday,
June 9th, 1928 at 8 P. M. with all
! members in attendance.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were read and approved.
IF. &c. Lee appeared before the
Council and stated that he and
other property owners on the east
side of Oak Street between 3rd
and 4th Streets desired to put in a
curb line and asked for such per-
mission. This was granted and
curb to be six feet from the side
walk, and if all put in curb, the
City agreed to put in a gutter but
only in case the entire curb was put
in by property owners.
George Fish, Chief of the Fire
Department, stated to the Council
that the Department had appoint
ed a committee to select certain
fire apparatus and asked the Coun-
Gil to appoint committee to act
with the Department Committee in
the selection of equipment to the
amount of practically, 100000. 1t
was decided that the entire Coun-
Gil would act as such committee.
The Chief also asked for $4,000
to defray the expenses of five dele
gates to the Annual Firemen meet
ing to be held at Fergus Falls this
month and the request was grant
ed.
&c. J. Barry was appointed Street
Commissioner to fill vacancy caus-
ed by the death of w. E. Conley.
| The action of the Mayor and the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Egg Laying Standard
Again SURPASSED Here

Poultry Record Farm Flocks in
Minnesota, which report every
month to Cora Cooke, poultry spec
ialist of the agricultural extension
service of the university, surpassed
by half point the standard egg
production per hen for the month
of April. The number of fiocks
reporting was 81; total number of
hens in these focks, 14.436, laying
and aggregate of 260,10 eggs, or
an average of 18 eggs per hen COM
pared to the standard production
of IT'S eggs. The best performing
flock averaged 22.6 eggs to the bird
and the lowest rs eggs per hen.
Seven of the ten highest fiocks are
in northern Minnesota.
"This is the time of year." says
Miss Cooke, "when lice and mites
exact their tollin poultry yards.
If you want summer eggs don't let
these pests have the benefit of all
the feed you are buying. Remem-
Der that sodium chloride is the
best and cheapest thing out for
lice and that one good spraying of
the house with carbolineum de-
stroys the chances of the mites for
the remainder of the year. Don't
accept substitutes for these time
tried remedies and methods.
"When the weather really warns
up the chicks will appreciate sum-
mer shelters. These should be op-
en- at the sides to provide good
air circulation. They may be low
and should be made so that they
can be moved about easily"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Powerful Stin1ulant

The coca plant of South America
is a shrub with small, light green
leaves which have a somewhat Bit
ter taste. The natives powder these
leaves and mix them with lime to
form what they call "ypadu."
The stuff Is chewed and is an
amazing stimulant. With a supply
of this in a pouch, the South Amer
lean Indian will walk for two Or
even three days on end without food.
But coca must be used with great
care, for if the doses are too heavy
they turn the chewer of the leaf
into an idiot.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Taking Every Precaution

Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps had come
to the all-important business of
naming the newborn baby.
Mr.. Phelps who, by the way, de-
tested work, and liked nothing bet
ter than to sit in front of the fire
and watch other people do it, want
ed the boy called "Bill."
Mrs. Phelps ideas were very diff
ferent.
"We shall name the baby Will
liam Oliver Robert Kenneth" she
declared with finality.
' "But why all those names?" asked
the husband.
Because" replied Mrs. Phelps
bitterly, ''if you look at the initials
you will see they spell work. and
perhaps when baby grows up, he'll
take, to it more than his father has
DONE" -.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
City News Items

Miss Julia Cleveland, who is at
tending business college in Mime
apolis, is spending this week at hor
home in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Davis, accom-
panied by Mrs. Edward House, nee
Bernadine Holler, scent Sunday in
Sank Centre visiting with relatives
and friends.
Miss Isobel Conkey, who is at
tending summer sclool at Moor
head, is visiting this week with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Conkey, of this city.
MIR. and Mrs. Soloman Dewey
of Minneapolis, spent a few days
in Sank Centre this week visiting
with the lady's mother, Mrs. c. E.
C. E. Hennemann and the gentle
mans mother, Mrs. Dewey.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Dodge, of
Los Angeles, Salif., arrived in Sank
Centre Sunday and will spend the
remainder of the summer visiting
with the lady's mother, Mrs. C. H.
Childs and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Rath and
family, of Mankaio, arrived in
Sauk Centre Sunday and will spend
the week visiting with their SON.
in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
D. w. O'Gara and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wafer Galbraith
stopped in Sank Centre a short
time Saturday enrcute to their
home at Morris. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gaibraith were return ng from a
several days wedding trip through
northern Minnesota.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. F. Schwalen
arrived in Sank Centre Saturday
from a wedding trip to points in
1owa, Illinois and southern Min
nesota. They have moved their
household effects into the Butler
house on Keller Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. William VIM and
family, of Minneapolis. errived in
Sank Centre the latter part of the
week and together with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Fish mottred to
Park Rapids, where they spent the
week end visiting with Mr.. and
Milton Fish and family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05

Spellbound

Ten-year-old Mary had won a
scholarship, and was telling her
mother about the papers.
The subject for essay had been,
SLOW 1 Spend Ny Sunday Morn
ing" and after discoursing on
Winding the baby, helping mother
wash up and so on, Mary ended
with the amazing statement, sand
then l play game of chess with
my brother"
"Chess!" Gueried her mother.
"But you can't play chess!"
81 know. I wanted to put domi-
noes, but l couldn't spell it."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Finding the Fairies
Do fairies exist ?

DO fairies exist?
No doubt many youngsters will
laugh at the idea of any grOwn-up
being silly enough to doubt such a
question! There is, however, an
increasing number of people who
are seriously considering the prob
lem, and they have formed them
selves into a society to organize
the fullest research into the mat
ter.
Hitherto the possibilities of fair
les living in trees and flowers has
been represented only in children's
books and folklore. The research
is regarded as of serious impor-
lance, and many scientists are CIV
ing their support.-LOndon Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Wise Companion,

In his company you learn how
trees have tongues, sermons are
found in stones, books in the run
ming brooks, and good in everything.
To him a blade of grass is vol
ume-a handful of simple flowers
is a library. A wise, communica-
tive companion is / priceless treas
ure, not to be compared with rubies,
precious stones, or indeed anything
that this world has to offer.--J.
Johnson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05
Lacking

A country man on a railway sta
ton platform went up to slot ma
chine, which bore the inscription {:
"Pull the handle with a jerk" He
inserted a penny, then began search
ing anxiously for something on the
machine.
"a porter passed just then.
"Hullo," he said, chats the mat
ter? Won't it work?"
II dunno" replied the country
man. 1T says Pull the handle with
a jerk but I can't find the jerk to
pull it with !"-Weekly Scotsman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-07-05

poor bidgs. ............ cars
c. ]. Barry, street work ;. S.25
l. E. Carpenter, repairs for
park and streets ...... &C.. IS
Lampert Bros. Lumber Co.,
street and park supplies 59s5
Wedge Hardware Co., band
stand material ......... 400
F. w. Lamb, sewer cleaning 1875
Lee Johnson, street and sew
er material ............. 1915
g. M. Miller, dump ground 1907
Alonzo Becker, work at
dump ground ............ z SO
Julius Splittstoser, 1 yrs.
rental of dump grounds. $500
Paul w. Hanson, band 49,. 500
Merchants National Bank,
Fair Ground ms. ........ 1852
Geo. T. Engle, special police 800
M. A. Cole, police supplies $50
Ed Schwartz, election ex-
pense LOO
Sank Centre Herald, print
Walter S. Booth & Son,
Birth and Death Register 6.65
The CiterDigest Co., mu
nicipal court books...... Is. 90
Geo. A. Rien, labor for as
sessment purposes ...... 27.20
Leroy Working, city hall
roof repairs ............ 1850
c. A. Klar, Fire Department
supplies ................ S.4S
The meeting adjourned
J. F. Cooper, City Clerk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-03
Drama Unit
OPENING VIII
Be Luncheon

The Drama section of the Wom-
ans Department will open the club
year with a l o'clock luncheon Mon
day at the club home. Reservations
may be made with Mrs. Louis j.
Baker, Lincoln 1851 or Mrs. w. j.
Teeter, Washington 1854.
Mrs. Teeter is general chairman
of the luncheon, assisted by Mes
danes Leo j. Fesler, William Shir-
mer, L. j. Baker, G. B. BlakeSlee, w.
E. George, Donald Graham, L. S.
Graham, Harvey Grassland, Russell
Slagle, w. R. KringholZ, w. D. Long,
w. B. Parker, Earl Richardson,
Earle Bott, E. L. Burnett, M. B.
Hedges, w. H. Shell and j. c. Tren-
ton.
Those assisting in the dining
room will be MesdameS M. E. Clark,
Laura Osterhage, Francis Hamilton,
T. S. Davidson, Alexander Scott,
George Bowman, w. r. Moore, G.. A,
Breeze, c. w. BACKYARD, r. G. Carson
and Miss Bertha Edwards.
Following the luncheon, Mrs.
Littleberry Foster will present Cur
rent Drama Events" Miss Charlotte
Crocker, dramatic reader, Chicago,
will give MARY Rose" by j. M.
Barrie.
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Fete
VIII Honor
BYide-ELeCt

Mrs. D. D. Sandeful, 442 N.
Emerson ST., will entertain with
a miscellaneous shower and bridge
party in her home Tuesday even
ing in honor of Miss Ida Fuller,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Fuller, 424 N. Emerson ST., whose
marriage to HerSchell E. Talbert,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Talbert,
n N. DeQuincy ST., will take place
Oct. rs at the Irvington Methodist
Episcopal Church.
Butterfly roses in vases tied with
the pastel shades, the bridal colors,
will be used for decoration, and the
gifts will be presented to the bride
in a clothes hamper decorated in
the bridal colors.
Guests with Miss Fuller will in
clude MesdameS j. F.. Herdrick,
Henry Hallenbeck, Norman Wilson,
Frank Benson, Robert Larsen,
Emmett Irwin, Glen Bertels, Viii
liam Volivia, M. V. Stephenson,
L. w. Marriott, S. S. Talbert,
Harold Lockwood, Anderson; Robert
Hooker, Roy Schmalholtz, George
Oberholtzer and Marshall Ober-
hotter; Misses Anna Hartman,
Florence Rupp, Lucille Kennedy and
Patricia Kennedy.
The hostess will be assisted by
Mrs Albert Fuller.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-03

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Every day The Times prints on
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Obtain this pattern by filling out
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-03
Family Menus
BY SISTER MARY

BREAKFAST - Chilled apple
sauce, cereal cooked with raisins,
little pork Sausages, bread crumb
griddle cakes, milk, coffee.
LUNCHEON-Spinach and mush-
rooms baked, celery, baking powder
biscuits, rice souffle, milk, tea.
DINNER Planked corned beef
has, stuffed tomatoes, curly endive
with bacon dressing, peach cream
pie, milk, coffee.
Peach Cream Pie
Five or six ripe peaches, three
fourthS cup sugar, two cups milk,
one-eighth teaspoon salt, three
tablespoons flour, two eggs, one-half
teaspoon, vanilla, one-half teaspoon
pistachio flavoring or lemon extract.
Make a pie shell. Fill with
peaches which have been pared and
sliced. Beat eggs. Mix and sift
sugar, flour and salt and beat into
eggs. Slowly add milk, beating con-
stantly, which has been heated to
the scalding point. Cook over hot
water for fifteen minutes, stirring
occasionally. Let cool slightly and
add fiavoring. Pour over peaches
and let stand until cold. Serve with
or without whipped cream.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-10-03
FOrtnightly Club
Program Marks
Presidents Day

Members of the Fortnightly Club
observed presidents day Tuesday
with a luncheon at the Propylaeum,
followed by a radio program by
members, who were hidden from
the audience.
Covers were laid for sixty guests
at tables seating eight and ten.
Vases of pink roses and delphinium
were used for decoration. Mrs.
Allan Hendricks, retiring president,
and Mrs. Albert P. Smith, incoming
president, gave short talks.
Announcers for the radio program
were MesdameS Charles M. Wells
and Robert Winslow. A parody,
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've
Seen" portraying the experiences of
eX-presidents. was presented by Mrs.
Bertram Day. Mrs. Emma K. Do
ney spoke on Making the Club
Program; the subject of Mrs.
Frank B. Fowler's talk was 1.-The
Ideal Club Member" and Mrs. H.
H. Hornbrook told Of Better Club
Management"
Other members on the program
were songs by club members, a bed
time story by Mrs. Winslow and a
bridge lesson by Mrs. C. NJ. Wells.
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Committees
of League
Appointed

At the luncheon meeting Of the
Junior League, held Tuesday at the
Indianapolis Country Club, Mrs.
Sylvester Johnson, president, APP
pointed the following committees:
HOSPITAL-Mesdames John A. McDon-
aid, Edwin Mentally, J. G. Ritchey and
Miss Caroline Sweeney.
SHOP-Mesdames John OFT and Gsrvin
E. Brown.
ART DEPARTMENT-Me sdames Romney
L. Wilson and Alex vonnegut.
FOOD DEPARTMENT - Mesdames Wall
ter Kuhn and Russell Johnston
CIRCULATING LIBRARY - Mrs. Robert
Mllikan.
TOY DEPARTHENT-Mesda Garvin
NJ Brown and Ward Hackleman.
BABY GIFT DEPARTMENT-Me sdames
Gordon Murdoch and John Fishback.
MOTOR CORPS-Mesdames August Boh-
len and Julian Bobbs.
ARTS AND INTERESTING sdames Eu4
gene Miller. Noble Dean, Robert Adam.
John j. Gould. George Parry, Charles
Latham and Louis Haerle.
CITY EDITOR Mesdames John J.
Gould. Edward Norvell, Elias c. Atkins and
Meredith Nicholson Jr.
DhAAALh-NAEo' n. heAAeA mayer anu
Austin Brown.
PUBLICITY-Mrs. Frederick Holiday.
Miss Sarah Frances Kackley had
been appointed previously to have
charge of girls on duty at the
leagues shop. Mrs. Charles r.
Weiss, assisted by Mesdames Jesse
Fletcher and George Parry will be
in charge of the Trading Post, to
be opened Saturday.
Members of working committees
will be appointed soon, Mrs john
son announces.