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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15
PRAISES TOWN PAPERS

An exceptionally fine tribute paid to the
country press by Congressman j. B. Aswell, OF
louisiana in recent speech in which he said in
part:
1.-The country newspaper is the most thoroughly
read publication. It is essential the family COM
munity newspaper. 1t is community enterprise
sort of public institution The character of the
news requires reading from cover to cover. Ad-
vantages to advertiser whether local national
in newspaper of this kind obvious.
"The community newspapers, cooperating with
the local civic organizations, be made most
constructive force in promoting better agriculture
and in attracting worthy people and industries
The many services the community editor renders
not be measured in dollars and cents"
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Motors Corporation met in Mime
sofa when the president of that or
ganization was spending a vacation
here.
He told of the value of the
tourist in participating in the ac-
tivities of service clubs and also
said that Minnesota business men
had obtained many profitable ideas
from those who came here from
other states each year.
Speaking of the immigration pro-
gram of the association, Mr.. Ho-
falling said that the tourist business
had greatly stimulated the influx
of new farmers from others states.
Many farmers who have come here
in recent years first came as visit
ors and liked the state so well that
they decided to live here. He told
of the enlarged activities of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15
BETTER GET MARRIED

If statistics recently compiled by DR.. William F.
Ogburn of the University of Chicago are to be ac-
cepted accurate, those who desire to retain
wealth, sanity and life itself, should get mar
ried if they not already that way.
He declared that most of the inmates OF poor
houses and insane asylums are unmarried; also that
the death rate for single men and wdowers is twice
as high that for married men.
It has often been asserted that married men live
longer, but cynic once declared that this was not
literally true as sit only seemed longer" However
Dr. Ogburn's researches seem to bear out the idea
that married life really conductive to longevity.
To be the safe side, therefore, young fell
low had better get married; provided, of course he
can find someone who is willing to assume the role
of party of the second part.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15
SAVE MAIN STREET
Minneapolis JournaD

minneapolis JOurna)
Agitation has been started by the Mitchell, b u,
Republican to abolish the name Main Street The
Aberdeen S. D.. American also confesses to mar
boring desire for years have Main Street in that
city rechristened.
Main Street." says the Republican, is 'altogeth-
er too common too bromdic too undstingushed
name for the chief business thoroughfare OF city
like Mitchell"
Names should be descriptive if possible. IT the
main business thoroughfare of city is known as
Main Street" isn't there fitness in the name? A
novelist has used the name to satirize the country
town, but that is reason to develop an nferorty
complex and abolish all Main streets Sank Centre
of the street made famous by the novel, is
proud to capitalize it.
Main Street is one of several names common
to most cities and villages of the Country. 1t still
marks leading business street in Buffalo, one In
Los Angeles, in Kansas City, and in other cities
In some, such Minneapolis the march of progress
has left the original Main Street in secondary po-
sition where Main Street continues to be main
artery of traffic. why not let the old name stand!
Where is more fitting?
While the present urge to save natural beauties
and old landmarks is manifesting itself, some one
should start "Save Main Street Association, with
chapters everywhere.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15
Modern Woodmen
Protesting Rate Increase
Organization Formed to Vigorous
ly Battle Action of Head
Camp Recently

Seven hundred thousand mem
bers of the Modern Woodmen of
America are facing an increase in
insurance rates of 300 to 700 per
cent, if the action taken by the
head camp of the association at
Chicago June to June 7, 1929, be-
comes effective.
For the purpose of taking or
gained action against the move
ment instituted by the head camp,
the Minnesota Modern Woodmen
protective Association has been
formed. Similar organizations are
being effected in other states in
opposition to the proposed rates
The Minnesota organization was
launched at a large mass meetins
in Minneapolis. All members who
joined before July 1, 1919, would
be affected by the new rates.
Approximately $40,0O0,OOO was in
the benefit fund at the time of the
head camp meeting, which fund it
is proposed to divide between two
classes of members-those who
joined prior to July 1, 1919, and
those who Joined after that date.
Proposed amendments to the
constitution and bylaws of the
Modern Woodmen would, in effect,
convert the order into an old line
insurance company. Among the
proposals is provision for the is
suance of 20 Payment and 80 Pay
ment life certificates The surren-
der value of policies Of members
at 20 years of age was reduced to
$125.00 or $4,000 paid up insur-
ance
Seven million dollars ($7OO0,00O)
would be taken from the accumu-
lated benefit fund to pay an army
OF high-pressure statesmen employ
ed by the Head Officials. The du-
ties of these statesmen consist of
rewriting the old members. This
fund would be converted to salar-
les for statesmen instead of being
used to pay death losses, as origi-
nal bylaws and benefit certificates.
now held by the members, provide.
The Minnesota legislature, at a
special session in 1912, makes such
an increase in rates of the Modern
Woodmen of America illegal, unless
submitted to vote of the MEM
bers of the organization, in this
state, which has not been done.
Vigorous objection to the new pro-
posals is being encountered by the
Organization from its members all
over the country. The courts of
Nebraska have already issued an
injunction against putting these
rates into effect in that state.
The Minnesota Modern Wood
men Protective Association, the
recently formed protest organiza-
ton, is soliciting members and
funds for the purpose of fighting
the proposed increase in rates, and
invites the cooperation of all
Woodmen opposing such increase
The new organization is advising
Woodmen not to rewrite on the
new rates.
Officers Of the organization are:
President. William A. Anderson,
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combs, and were less thickly flesh
ed than the range birds, and that
the difference in cost in favor of
the range birds was large.
Latest in Silos is
Corn-Crib Type

a
Corn-Crib Type
Because there is promise of
big corn crop this fall and there
will be need of conserving forage
for winter feeding, word is going
out from the extension service of
the Minnesota College of Agricul-
ture, to the effect that corn-crib
silo makes a good substitute for
the permanent type, or as sup
plement for the permanent type on
farms which need more storage
space.
E. A. Hanson, one of the dairy
specialists of the extension service,
says that farmers who have used
the corn-crib silos are agreed that
they are good thing, the advant-
ages outweighing the disadvant-
ages. The cost is low; the material
used last for many seasons; may
be stored away easily when not in
use; the capacity may be adjusted
to actual needs; they are desirable
for renters; there is no freezing to
speak of, and cattle feeders can set
them up in feed lots for conven-
fence in feeding.
A corn-crib silo is constructed of
snow-fence or corn-crib slat mater
ial. The ground should be level to
prevent sagging. The diameter
should be from 16 to % feet and
the height from 20 to 80 feet.
Crib material in rolls SO, Sc, and
Is feet long will give silos 16, IT ~
and 20 feet in diameter. Snow
fence material comes in rolls so and
100 feet to the roll. The height of
the material is feet.
The silo is built by sections, each
four feet high. The first section is
set up and filed Then the second
section is place on top of the first
with the slat material from four
to six inches inside of that of the
first section, SO that as the silage
settles the upper section will tele
scope into the first. In view of this
the top section should not be wired
to the first. The ends of each sec
ton should be wired together ant
should open toward the barn OF
feeding chute. The silo is thu.
built section by section, as the sec
tions are filed.
Users of this type of silo recon
mend the use of corn somewha
greener than that which goes int
the permanent silo-with the corr
in the hard-dough stage. Dry O
frozen corn should never be pu
! into this type of silo, as it will no
keep.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15
Tourists Help Develop
Social Side of the State
Minnesota Benefits from Contact
with Citizens of Other States
Says HOtaling

Boys and girls of Minnesota as
well as older folks have been given
social advantages through the de-
velopment of the tourist business
that they would not have had 9TH
erwise, H. c. Hotaling, state tour
list commissioner and secretary of
the Ten Thousand Lakes-Greater
Minnesota Association told listen
ers over Station WCCO Thursday
evening, August s.
In commenting on this phase of
the tourist business he said that in
one Minnesota community, farm
boys and girls had the opportunity
of hearing and meeting a former
secretary of agriculture who for
many years was one of the out.
standing political figures of the
nation. He also called attention to
the fact that executives of General
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15
Agricultural Notes
Chicks Fattened in
Close confinement

Chicks can be fattened in close
confinement in storage breeders or
fattening crates, and grade higher
than range-fed birds when dressed.
The cost, however, is greater than
for range-fed birds. The plan.
therefore, seems most worth con-
sidering by those producing chicks
for the early market or by hatch
erymen who find it necessary to
fatten and market cockerels from
hatchings from which the pullets
have been separated and sold for
laying stock.
These conclusions have been
reached as result of tests made
under the direction of A. G. Smith
chief of the poultry division, Uni.
versity Farm, st. Paul
Two different trials were made
and results were determined or
the basis of losses from death, cost
of gains, dressing grades, and re.
ceipts. In one test chicks were FED
in storage breeders from the time
they were Matched until broiline
age. In another test weaned chicks
were carried to broiling weights
and were compared with similar
lot fed on range. One battery OF
fattening crate lot was fed mash
with grains, another battery lo1
was fed an all-mash ration, and III.
range-fed chicks received grain ant
mash.
Representative birds from eacI
lot were sent at intervals to a com
mercial fattening lot graded high
est, the mash-fed battery lot grad
ed highest, the mash and grain-fet
battery chicks second, and tn,
range-fed birds third. Professo
Smith says, however, that both bat
terry fed lots were loosely feather
ed and had diversified, droopin,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15

1890 Mcknight Building, Minneap-
oils; Vice-President, DR.. j. D. Lyon,
621 Syndicate Building, Minneapo-
lis; Secretary, E. M. Tousley, 934
Mcknight Building, Minneapolis;
Treasurer, A. E. Lehman, 901 New
York Building, st. Paul. The 9TH
er members of the governing board
are: John r. Donohue, 5O4 New
York Building, st. Paul; Ira E.
King, Saltwater, Minnesota; Ed
ward j. Golf, County Attorneys
office, Minneapolis; DR.. Henry
Wuerzinger, 300 Kasota Building,
Minneapolis; F. c.. Jones, 3808-
18th Avenue South, Minneapolis.
In addition there are ten vice
presidents, one from each congress
sional district, and an advisory
board composed of one delegate
from each camp of the Modern
Woodmen in Minnesota.
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association this year along agricul-4
tural lines, saying that advertising
has been placed in farm maya
zines and newspapers throughout
the central part of the United
States. He also said that bill
boards had been placed at every
entrance to Minnesota on state
highways designed to sell the ag-
ricultural side of the state to those
who visit here.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-08-15
Dairy Cow Strengthens
land ValuoS

The strong stabilizing influence
of the dairy cows earning power
has maintained land values up to
or slightly above their 1920 values
in many of the dairying sections of
the country, according to the Blue
Valley Creamery institute. A study
of the value of farm lands given in
the latest official agricultural CEN
sus shows that the value of farm
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3 is in the Folger

of Shakespeare's works in existence is in the Foger
library in Brooklyn.
Europeans have long depored the acquisition OF
their literary and art treasures by americans but so
long they highly priced by our wealthy men
they will continue to come to shores.
But with all their wealth enthusiasm for
books, few Americans would pay as much as
$4,000 for Bible
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-02-14

AIR V~ISITOR-Army blimp
officers called on their chief.
Secretary of War Dwight Da.
Wis. and landed their air-taxi
at rest on the roof of the war
department. building at Wash.
ington. International Hewsreei
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Suspense, Adventure and
Near Tragedy in This
Appealing Romance

-" She knew from the
sudden silence that he was
kissing her.
And, thinking Of Leota
Ingram, she found herself
marvelling at the double
dealing Of men with their
women.
"Howdy's just as bad as
Neal Forsythe, ;" she thought.
"Worse, because he's half
engaged to Florence, and SO
deep with Leota that she's
going to try to make him
marry her!"
The front door-bell rang.
Turning, Ann Marie looked
through the glass panel of
the door > "s Outside, on
the front porch, resplendent
in a purple sweater suit and
pink felt hat, stood Leota
herself!
ITO Be Continued)
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SyudichtA Tnc.l
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Howdy has that job is be-
cause he goes around with
Florence Lawler! IL he
breaks with her hall lose his
place at the bank-and his
whole future will be gone,
glimmeringl"
= Leota's big shining eyes
Z narrowed and she gave a
nasty little laugh. " And
what about me and my fu-
tureH" she asked. "That
doesn't count, / suppose.
It doesn't make no
difference what happens to
me, does iti"
i, She caught her breath
angrily, and then answered
her own question.
"Well, maybe it doesn't
make no difference to you"
she all but yelled, "but it.
does make a difference to
ME-and Howard Macy's
going to make good his
promise to marry me, or I'll
know the reason WHY! Get
met"
She thrust out her lower
jaw and her eyes cleaned
"Now you get out Of
here!" she finished breath
lessly. "And you can tell
him everything l said =
SEE!"
Ann Marie. saw "ss She,
saw clearly that she. was no
match for Leota.
"I ought to find out if
she wants money, ;" she
thought as she stood up to
go.
But she was afraid to even
mention the word "money"
to Leota, who stood looking
at her with fire in her eye.
81 don't know how
Howdy will ever support a
wife" she said weakly,
turning at the door, "be-
cause he really has very lit
tie money
Leota sneered. "He II have
less than he has now when
/ get through with him! !"
she answered. Because if
he gets funny with me, I'm
going straight to the Law
lers with my story about
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to q thing like that
I'll 60 down and see her
after a while. I'll fix it
up"
He went in to dinner and
ate three big helpings of
chicken pie and peas and
mashed potato as if he
hadn't a worry in the world.
A little after four that
afternoon, when the family
was taking its regular Sun
day afternoon nap, Florence
and Johnny Lawler came
driving up Pleasant Street
and stopped in front Of the
house with q great screech-
ing Of brakes and honking Of
the horn.
What you all doingf"
Florence shouted to Ann
Marie who ran out to the
porch to see what they
wanted.
'tDozing," Ann Marie an
Swered with 4 laugh. and
trying to blink the sleep out
Of her eyes.
"We want you to come
up to our house" !" Johnny
called. "The folks have
driven over to Mercersburg
-
"We4l come back and
pick you up in 10 or Is
minutes!" Florence inter-
rupted him. "We're going
down to the delicatessen for
some oranges. :"
They drove away, know
ing that their invitation
would be accepted. None
Of the young folks in town
ever turned down an invita-
tion to a Sunday evening
supper party at the LAWYERS
. house.
They were gay rough-and-
tumble affairs, and they had
become a sort of weekly in
stitution among the young
crowd to which the four
young Macys belonged.
you'd better run down
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ings and pitying me because
they re all darns and runs.
She started out Of the bed
room but Ann Marie stopped
her.
"Herel she said, "you
can have these to wear!"
She took out her one new
pair of silk stockings, all
rolled neatly into q ball,
and threw them to Jeanie.
''Thanks, terribly" Jeanie
was all smiles instantly.
"The pair you have on
really looks fine, Ann Marie.
And I'll take good care of
these, darling. Thank you
so much /"
Jeanie and Alice were still
dressing when the Lawlers
came back to the house.
"Come in and sit down."
Howdy called to them from
the front door. "The girls
are still painting on their
faces!"
"No, thanks, I'll wait
here" Johnny answered.
But Florence got out of
the car and came into the
house. She always did what
Howdy told her to do. She
adored him.
Her alteration Of him
shone in her pink, plump
fcae as she smiled at him.
"How's my Lotsa Nam
mat" Howdy asked her with
a laugh. He was always
joking with her about her
plumpness and she did not
seem to mind.
Ann Marie left them alone
in the parlor, and as she
turned away. she saw
Howdy,'s arms 30 around
Florence's big ample figure
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that's why 1 amt never
goin' to give him upl"
He must love her, /"
thought Ann Marie, ''if he's
ever given her any money. "
For she never had heard
Of Howdy giving anything
to anybody before. Instead,
he was always taking things
from other people.
He was a born "taker.'
-" Ann Marie had lost
count of the five-dollar bills
she had let him take, during
the past few months, for his
weekly half gallon of gin.
And she knew that he bor-
rowed small sums from. his
father and Mrs. Leezy con-
stantly.
Where does his salary
got" Ann Marie had often
asked herself,s and now she
was finding out where part
of it, at least, had gone.
-" To this girl who sat
before her, blooming like a
great big beautiful cabbage
rose, in her cheap finery!
"You probably thin k
Howdy makes a lot of
money, Leota," she said sud-
denly, "but he doesn t. The
job Of assistant cashier
sounds like a big job. But
it isn't much of a job down
in Mr.. LAWYERS little bank.
It's nothing but a clerk s
job"
She paused a moment to
let that sink in.
Then she went on:
"And the only reason
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and see Leota-or at least
call her up-before you go
up to the LAWYERS, +" Ann
Marie said quietly to Howdy
when she went back into the
house. II know she's going
to make trouble for you'll"
He shook his head. "Aw,
rats! Don't let her get
your goat, Ann Marie" he
replied half-angrily. "Sup-
pose she did go to Florence
and her dad and told them
a lot OF bunki Who'd be-
lieve Leota Ingram on her
oathf Who'd even listen to
herf"
He went upstairs to dress
and Ann Marie followed
him.
She found Jeanie in her
room, going through her
dresser drawers with great
speed.
She flushed a little when
Ann Marie came in.
"TI was just going to
borrow a pair of your stock
ings," she explained. "All
Of mine need darning."
II have only one decent
pair, myself" !" said Ann
Marie, "and I'm going to
wear them. "
Jeanie dropped pathetic
ally. Gosh, it's misery not
to have any money, isn't
iti" she sighed. They al
ways want me to do my tap
dance and-Oh, dear me,
how will I do it tonight in
these sOcksi"
She stood up and held out
one slender silken leg. There
was a wide "Jacob's lad
der" that went from the
knee right straight down to
the toe Of her stocking.
"I'll just have to stay at
home, that's ALL" she
walled. I'm not going to
60 up there, and have every
body looking at my stock
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THE BAD SAMARITAN

Come as soon as you can,
dear. MYRA." ."
Phil angrily started to
tear up the letter, but
changed his mind. Some
thing wouldn t let him. Be-
sides, something was urging
him to a course that every
fiber Of his -toughened ma
ture resisted.
However, after a long,
silent struggle that some
thing won. Phil didn't have
a cent left, but, pulling his
cap down with a determined
gesture, he again set out to
find "Spider." /" And this
time he did.
"Spider" resisted the
touch, F." but Phil was in
siStent. And, "Spider was
afraid of Bootleg" when
the scar along his cheek be-
gan to glow. So he gave
up part of his bankroll with
q generosity that was en-
tirely assumed.
For days Myra had been
plunged in gloom; ever since
Henry came home that night
and told her about losing
the letter. It did seem that
they were pursued by bad
luck-after having had such
a hard time scraping to-
gether the money. Neither
one could account for the
loss of the letter positively,
but Henry came to the con
clusion that his pocket must
have been picked in the
crowded subway train.
At any rate, mother would
have to wait now until they
pulled themselves together
again. Necessary expenses
took nearly all that Henry
could make, and the baby
kept needing a lot of things.
Thursday morning came.
Henry had been gone sew
eral hours, the baby was
sleeping nicely and Myra
was tidying up the rooms.
The buzzer in the kitchen
rang. Myra, wondering who
could be calling in the morn
ing, pressed the button that
opened the latch on the
downstairs door.
Two minutes later. stand
ing at the head Of the stair
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reached inside his coat and
slid the envelope down to-
ward the inner pocket. At
that moment another train
came into the station.
"Got to hurry, honey!"
exclaimed Henry, passing
the wriggling youngster to
the girl and leaning down to
kiss her. ''Be careful on
the way home. /"
He made a dash for the
car door, waving his hand
as he turned and was swal-
lowed up in the crowd in
side. Myra turned away and
went up the stairway lead
ing to the street.
Phil, still mutterin G
threats against Jake, who
was failing to keep his ap-
pointment, turned to pace
along the platform again.
His glance fell upon some
thing white at the spot
whore the young couple had
stood. Phil reached down
and got it. He looked around
rather guiltily as he showed
it into q coat pocket. Then
he, too, with an air Of salts
faction, went up the subway
stairs to the street.
After regaling himself at
Barodi's, Bootleg" Phil
settled himself in a quiet
corner of one of the rear
rooms of the cafe, lighted a
good cigar and sat at ease,
smiling over what he called
his lucky break. - He had
found money. Finally, lack
ing anything else to do, he
reached into his pocket and
drew out the slit envelope.
Spreading out the sheet of
note paper, he saw, written
in a girlish hand:
Dear Mother: At last
Henry and / are able to
send you the fare to come
down from Pineville. L
would have done so long
ago, but the baby has been
sick and Henry was out of
work quite a few weeks.
That made it hard to get
anything ahead. But we
have wanted to see you so
badly, mother, and shall
look forward to your com
ing. You'll love the baby.
He has grown wonderfully.