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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-10
Sinclair Lewis New Novel
VIII Be Ready March IA
"Dodsworth," Rather Sad in Char
acter, Deals With Matrimonial
Complications

"Dodsworth" the latest novel by
Sinclair Lewis, has been sent to the
publishers and will be ready March
IA. It will be the big novel for the
spring. After completing the book
before Christmas, Mr.. and Mrs
Sinclair Lewis left for the south
to spend the winter.
Amazing has been the success of
this author since the publication OF
"Main Street" in 1920. Over 6OO,-
900 copies have been sold in Amer
lea and hundreds of thousands
more in Europe and even now the
!, book sells thousands each year.
Then came 'fBabbit," "Arrow-
smith," and ELMER Gantry," with
their enormous sales. All of his
books are known in Europe as well
as in America, and perhaps the
greatest comment on Lewis is the
way he is known to the ordinary
people.
His new book 'Dodsworth" is
different from all the previous nov
els. 1t is not satirical, but rather
sad in character. Sinclair Lewis
writes about an American he likes.
It is the story of Sam Dodsworth
and his beautiful wife, Fran, who
go to Europe for an indefinite
stay. Sam has sold out his success
full automobile business and at
the urging of his wife they go
abroad to get some of the fun and
cultivation they feel they have
missed. The book is the story of
these two and how they get along
in their new surroundings. 1t rails
es the, question of what our able
business men are going to do with
their leisure, when they have made
their 'slittle pile" and retired. The
novel shows Europe which is quite
different from the place of our
dreams all romance, cultivation
and charming foreigners. It is
Europe where travellers will be
lonely, uncomfortable, disappoint-
ed and perhaps "lost."
3Dodsworth" is a novel of mar
riage, but very different from all
his other books. Harcourt, Brace
and company are the publishers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-10
Standard Oil Bulk Agents
Hold Meeting in This City
Division Manager, of Minneapolis
Delighted with Facilities; 9th
err Meetings to Follow

Wednesday the bulk agents of
the Standard Oil Company of
Sank Centre territory, District No.
2, were called to this city by Dis
trict Manager Roy Sandman to
attend meeting for the discussion
of conditions and lay out plans for
1929.
There are % towns in Mr..
Sandman's territory. The meet
ing was held at the Community
Club rooms starting at 1880 P. M.
L. w. Cameron, manager of the
Minneapolis division; w. C. Dun
can, assistant manager Minneapolis
division, and Harold Purdy sales
manager of the Minneapolis di-
vision were the principal speak
ers. The following bulk agents at
tended the meeting: Peter Nelson,
Eagle Bend; Robert Bartella,
Browerville; Eugene Taylor, Sank
Centre; Alois Sieben, Melrose; Leo
Hoppe, Freeport; Frank Krey, Al
bany, and Charles Young Holding
ford.
There are three service stations
in Mr.. Sandman's territory: Sank
Centre, Long Prairie and Melrose.
The service men will have a meet
ing at a later date at st. Cloud.
Mr.. Sandman stated to the Her
aid this Thursday morning that
sales meetings will be held once
each month during the year start
ing in February. Gsr. Cameron
and his associates, of Minneapo-
lis, were delighted with facilities
for these meetings at Sank Centre
and Mr.. Sandman is working upon
a plan to hold all Of these meetings
in this city. They will be all day
and evening affairs. This will be
good advertising for the city and
fine business for the hotels and
restaurants. Roy should be given
every encouragement in his laud-
able ambition.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-10
Henry Wiewel, Melrose
Farmer, so, Found Dead
Deceased Left Home Thursday
Morning to Trap; Search Started
When Dog Returned

Henry Wiewel, 60 years old,
well known farmer residing 8 "
miles northeast Of Melrose, left his
home Thursday morning of last
week to trap mink. He specialized
on catching them alive. He did
not return home Thursday evening
but nothing was thought of this as
it was not unusual for him to re-
main away over night when on one
of these expeditions. His dogs re-
turned without him Friday morn
ing. This caused his family to be-
Continued on Page Eighty
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-10
Emma Louisa johnson

Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Working, of this city, re-
ceived a message from Montevideo
announcing that their daughter,
Mrs. P. A. Johnson, residing in that
city, was very critical i'll with the
flu.
Mrs. Working left on the early
Tuesday morning train for the bed
side of her daughter, arriving at
1880 P. M. Mrs. johnson had pass
ed away several hours before her
mother reached her.
Emma Louisa Working was born
in Sank Centre May 5, 1887. She
grew to womanhood in this city,
graduating from the Sank Centre
High School with the class Of
1906. She was a member of the
Congregational church, of this city,
and also of the Order of the
Eastern Star.
Mr.. Johnson was in the photo
graph business in this city for a
number of years, selling out to H.
G.: Rydholm in 1915, after which
1lC OPO4dICu q SIuolO k14CA0Iullcb
for several years, moving to Mon
tevideo three years ago.
Besides the grief stricken hus-
band and one son 8 years old, Mrs.
Johnson was also raising the son
of Otto Folksted, 10 years old.
The deceased had two sisters and
three brothers: Mrs. Esther Moni-
cure, Missoula, Mont; Charles
Working, Missoula, Mont; Jack
Working, Aberdeen, S. D.; Mrs.
Otto Fo1ksted, deceased. and Dom
aid Working, of Sank Centre.
The remains viii be brought to
Sank Centre from Montevideo this
Thursday morning. The funeral
will be held from the Congrega-
tional church this Thursday after
noon at 200 o'clock, the pastor,
Rev. C. s. Sparkes, officiating. In
terment will be made in Green
wood cemetery. .sn
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-10
FARMERS SHIPPING
ASSN. MAY EXPAND
Feed Grinding Problem Dis
cussed at Largely Attend
ed Meeting Saturday
SENTIMENT FAVORABLE
Milling Company's Property
or Eyler Elevator Can Be
Purchased

One of the largest gatherings of
farmers and business men ever held
in Sank Centre met at the Com
munity Clubs rooms Saturday.
Lunch was served by the Farm
er's Shipping Association and the
Community Club at 1890 p. m.
Music was furnished during the
lunch hour by the Mite Owl orches-
ira.
The meeting was called to order
at about Ills p. m, by president of
the Shipping Association, F. j. Min
cite, who stated that the object of
the meeting was Tor the purpose
of consideration of business expan-
sion by the Sank Centre Farmers
Shipping Association.
District Field Manager NJ. P.
Mortenson of the Land O. Lakes
Creameries, Inc, was the first
speaker called upon. The gentle
man gave a very interesting dis
course on the benefits of intelligent
cooperation by the Farmers, citing
the experience of the hundreds of
cooperative creameries scattered
all over Minnesota and the rapid
strides made following the expan-
sion of the co-operatives into the
major Land O. Lakes corporation.
Mr.. Mortenson stated that he was
certain that the Farmers Shipping
Association could expand with
profit along the lines they had in
mind.
B. F. Dubois, the banker-farmer,
spoke in favor of the proposed ex-
pansion, suggesting the appoint
ment of committee of business
men to investigate the propositions
with the directors of the associa-
ton.
w. M. Parker, of the Central
MINI. Power & Milling Co., was
called to present his proposition
which included the sale of all the
property owned by the Milling Co.
The property consists of a three
story brick mill 40x40, %, 900 bu-
shell steel sheeted mill elevator;
seven bin elevator standing on the
N. P. right of way; coal house and
grounds.
With the mill equipment one
man can unload car of grain or
corn in three hours. Mr.. Parker
submitted the following figures as
the replacement value of the
h,,;ld;prc ~ cbiuarx, opd orroupdc.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-10
Vern Sykes

The untimely death of Vern
Sykes occurred Tuesday morning,
Jan. 8, at 1880 o'clock following
an attack of the flu which later
developed into pneumonia.
The deceased was born at Mon
ticello, Mimi, Dec. 8, 1887. He
grew to manhood in his native city
and continued to make his home
there until coming to Sank Cen
tire in 1919.
On July 8, 1912, he was united
in marriage to May Putnam at
Monticello. The young couple took
up housekeeping on a farm near
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-10
1929 FISH LICENSES READY

The 1929 licenses for fishermen
are ready. The licenses are dated
Feb. 1, and any one fishing without
the license after Feb. 1, is vio-
lating the law and is subject to
arrest. The only place where they
can be secured in Sank Centre at
present is the Wedge Hardware
store.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-01-10


There is a private track of the
N. P. running direct to the mill
property. The Milling Company
has a contract with the City Water,
Light and Power Commission for
$500 per year for surplus water, a
cost of $1.39 per day. 1t only
takes % horse power to operate
the feed mill and water can be
used for this purpose at all seas
ons of the year.
In the course Of MS remarks Mr..
Parker stated that there were at
least 40 cars Of mill feed and 30
cars of-shelled corn shipped into
Sank Centre each year.
His proposition for the Milling
Company's entire property was
$4,000.
E. II. Eyler, who owns and oper-
ates the elevators formerly owned
by the Erwin Elevator Company
on the G. N. right of way, submit
ted proposition to the Farmers
Shipping Association for the sale
of his modern elevator and feed
mill-the equipment in the latter
having been INSTALLER very recently
at cost of $4,000. Mr.. Eyler's
plant is electrically operated. His
proposition to the Association was
to sell for $4,000.
Frank Parker, local agent for
the Northern Pacific, introduced
Mr.. White, travelling representa-
tive of the N. P. The gentleman
stated that his company stood ready
to cooperate with the farmers in
every way possible to make their
business success.
Joseph Unger, of Seattle, WASH,
was present and invited to speak.
The gentleman has taken an active
interest in municipal control of
public utilities and gave a very
interesting survey of the success
made by the three publicly owned
and operated utilities at Seattle.
DR.. J. A. Dubois, known far
and wide as real friend of the
farmer, spoke on the advantage of
intelligent cooperation. He called
attention to the fact that agricul-
ture was one of the very impor-
tant businesses of the country.
Business men were organizing to
protect themselves, and farmers
Should do the same. Mr.. Dubois
expressed the opinion that the time
for expansion by the Farmers
Shipping Association had arrived,
and believed that the business men
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New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
GLINPSING THE FUTURE
 WATER SUPPLY

The Hartford Times the other day speculated about the water sup ply situation century or so hence. when the Connecticut valley would have an estimated population equal- ling metropolitan Boston today. that is to say, approximately 2,000, 000 Our Hartford contemporary, of course, referred to the Connecticut valley in the state of Connecticut; and we assume. with Hartford as the core of the metropolitan district. It is quite an outlook. to be sure.
 The fear that there would be diff ficulty in finding enough pure wa ter at such a time was not without point. Already the metropolitan dis tlIct Of Boston has reached out 10 the Swift and Ware rivers in west ern Massachusetts; Hartford and New Britain have obtained water .
 sheds 10 anticipate the needs Of the next 25 years at least; every city of consequence is reaching out for wa ter sheds. Soon, one cannot help ] concluding, there will be none left 10 satisfy the ravenous demands Of the growing cities Then what That is the question.
 In the first place, there is much good drinking water being wasted. | That cannot be permitted loo years hence, If the Connecticut valley is to support 9.9oo,Qo0 people. The cities go 10 great costs in providing pure water. then ninc-tenths of the water IS used for other purposes than drinking
 The outlook is that cities i'll the i future will have two systems Of wa ter supply, one for drinking and the other for ordinary uses" That will uecessitate the construction of two
 water systems, and every house and
 factory will need an additional set
 Of pipes.
 The future will demand vast
 increase in the number of plumb
 CTS. In other words, the plumbing
 trade is one with 8 future plus.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
Keeping track of intelligence

Keeping track or lntelliSeHce tests.
 Preparing lessons in ethics.
 Preparing for and attending Par ent- Teachers meetings.
 When a child Hunks the teacher must make out a special report specifying the reason. this includ- ing the child's reactions to every subject.
 Planning lessons q week or two in advance, so that the principal can check them up.
 Some of the foregoing must be filled out in duplicate: and much of the work must be done at home, for lack of time at school. The in telligence tests particularly are prolific of home work for the teach CT; they are complicated; their val ue is doubtful.
 After a teacher has wrestled with this rigmarole she is supposed to be filled with pep and enthusiasm for the days work of teaching. Sometimes she is and sometimes she sn't-depending upon how many report cards she happens to be handling. and when she got through work the night before,
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
\ MINISTER AND DARWIN

Charles Darwin, Evolution, O-o-o-h,
 Once upon 3 time all clereymeE thought the world was coming to an end if people got to thinking favor able thoughts about the author Of The Origin Of Species and The Descent Of Man"
 Down in Tennessee and other sec tions they still refer 10 the theory d. monkey business
 How times have changed-at least in New England-was shown the other day when the Rev, Fran gis T. Cooke of Bristol arose before New Britain audience and deliv- cred culogistic address upon the work. aims and achievements of the great British naturalist.
 No words Of indignation flowed from the audteuce no resolution vas passed that th" organization dldn't know beforehand what the address was 10 he about and that therefore jt could not he responsible for such statements as were made.
 All agreed with the minister, it appears. Perhaps some Of them de ridcd to read lIp on Darwin.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
\ WORTHY IIIDkI

Alderman Walter E. Falk's idea that descriptions Of dogs should be advertised by the dog warden or any other designated official before they are killed deserves prudent atten- lion. In our opinion the resolution should be adopted,
 The wholesale slaughter of dog. that has been going on in this city leads to the conclusion that many of the animals have owners who would be glad to retrieve them f the plight of their animals were brought to their attention. There cannot be as many homeless dogs in the city as have been eyterminated within re. cent months.
 Dog owners should procure Ii. censes, of course; but some no doub are careless.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
25 Fears Ago To-day

The New York, New Haven & seeking to buy up all the important trolley lines in the state.
 The army recruiting officer today com plimented New Britain on the good material which is being re- cruited in this city.
 The board of relief has made re- auctions of s202,533, leaving the grand list at s12.4104S5. The Stan ley Rule shop got the biggest re- duction. s3o,o0o.
 Tomorrow evening at the Russwin Lyceum. The Village Postmaster" :; last time before the production is taken to England. Next Saturday Lyman H. Howe will present an en- ! tirely new set of motion pictures, including "The Wonders Of the un- seen World
 1 Since one member Of the park i board is dead and another has
 moved out Of town, A. J. Sloper re. l mains the only member living here 1 It is understood that Albert Norton | of West Main street. the rosaran, 1. candidate for the superintendencJ | of parks.
 Principal Marcus White will speal 1 in Manchester this evening on At ! tention and Interest" A. w. Upson will attend the ban. quet rendered by the Empire State
 Security Company to its agents 1T | Connecticut at the New Haver
 House on Friday night.
 The Berlin board Of relief ha finished its labors. and the fina
 total of the grand list is 3l,247.175.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
MONDAY STEAMERS

We see no reason to Cavil at the quality Of noon-day speakers at luncheon clubs, Some very good addresses are heard at these gath crings; at least, the reporters seem 10 think so. judging by their ln- dustry in reporting the pearls Of wisdom. We doubt whether a re- porter would 20 10 much trouble in reporting an address if it lacked the good points that appeared at tractiye in print
 The luncheon clubs pay no fees for their addresses. They receive good value.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
sought "Oir Holes in Vain On Inut1crs Floor l'NiSllcr

There's a good one going ts@
 rounds at Landers factory which goes 10 show that the best of intcn- tions sometimes go amiss. There are so many Universal products it was deemed necessary to number them
 for identification purposes. The
 boks went into a huddle and dccid-
 ed to number the Universal floor
 polisher "1l0" and everything went
 along for a few months to the
 queens taste when it came to sell ing them. One day letter arrived
 saying that the company had failed
 10 put the oil holes in the polisher.
 The dopesters could not figure that ono out and came to the conclusion
 that the letter was more or less Tn a flippant style. Soon another let ter came in along the same lines, which called for a conference, the
 polisher being the center Of the group. They looked at the oil holes
 again and again. Old number 7lo l had them all guessing until one of the puzzled ones looked down at | the serial number which, upside down, spelled "OIL.' The mystery | was out-naturally owners who l wished to oil their polisher would look for the hole around where it
 was labeled OIL" Rush orders to | change the serial number 10 the manufacturer plate was the next l order issued by tEe officials.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
New England Industry Active During January

Manufacturing activity in New England reached a new hlgh level during the first month of this year. according to the McGraw-Hill index of electric power consumption. The index for all industries of this sec- ton was 127.6. higher figure than has been recorded for any previous month since the index was started in 1923.
 The index shows that there has been a steadily increasing rate or activity in the industries of New England. beginning with September of last year. The index rose from 1922. the low for the year, in Au' gust 10 126.O, the high for the year. | in November. There was slight de- cline in December to 1902 and then a new high for January Of this year The index for the average month oi the year. despite the decreased rate of activity during the second and | third quarters, was three per cen' higher than the index for the ave' age month Of 1927.
 During the past year, new mgr levels were attained in the rate o' activity shown by many Of the 1m' portant industrial groups Of this section. The average monthly rate shown by the metals group "a' l1s7.7. a. compared to 117,e, las years monthly average. Marked n |crease was shown in the activity O line rroup of rubber and allied in dustries, the average monthly inde'
 req ching 1es.5, as compared to 11O.7 last years average. The paper anf
 pulp and the chemicals group ais'
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02

eral E, H. Crowder had to be sent to Cuba in 1921 to bring order out of the political chaos. Politicians in Cuba either are of particularly vl- triolic sort or they take things too seriously.
 Cuba has been splendid vineyard for the investment of American cap ital. of which there is $500, ,0Oo,0oo invested in the sugar industry alone. The total of American capital in- vested in the island is $l, ,o0o, ,O0O,- GOO. There is only s7o,o00,0oo of British capital invested.
 Some of President Machado $ schemes border upon strong arm methods, or at least upon the pre- mise that the end justifies the means For instance, there being much economic distress in the sugar industry-mostly owned by Ameri- cans-due to production, the president put through a law to con- trol said production to 90 per cent of Che 1925 crop. Then came the sugar defense act in 1927. with it's commission of five to survey the in- dustry and giving the president pow CT to control the output by dccrees. Under this law every planter must own stock in the Cuban Sugar E.X- port Corporation. No may or | should" merely must" Highway construction being ad Nisable, the republic last year float ed $50, ,000,oo0 five per cent con- struction loan with the Chase Ma tional bank of New York; with this money 705 miles of road are to be built. Political opponents of the | administration-in their safe fast nesscs in the United Staies-charGe
 there is much graft mixed up in the 1 proceeding.
 i The trouble with Cuba is absentee
 ownership. Most of the country, lock
 stock and barrel is owned elsewhere 1 The Cuban people have wrestled considerable electoral reforms i from the government since the re- i public was established, but thai doesn't bring in much money. Ont
 would think that the Cubans, witf
 one of the richest islands in tho
 world as their heritage, would owr
 more Of it.
New Britain herald., 1929-03-02
POLITICAL TERRORISM
 IN CUBA

When one reads what Dr. Gcrardo Machado, president of Cuba, says about his political enemies. and com pares this with what political op- ponents say about President Ma chado's political machine. one rcad- lily comes to the inevitable conclu- sion that somebody Is lying.
 such an impression. obviously, is not remarkable in the political Armament The person who has never come 10 such a conclusion has never followed politics dligent- ly
 The opponents of President Ma chado-who happily fled to the 1 United States before they mysteri- ously disappeared by remaining upon their native island-have made cer- { tain damaging statements that Pres | ident Machado can disprove with ! out difficulty should they be more than 50 per cent erroneous. For in stance:
 1 l. Wholesale assa ssnations. Political opponents jailed; some thrown to eating sharks. Fish erman catching shark found arm of missing politician in it. Fishing for sharks subsequently forbidden. 1 2. Cuban press nluzzled. One ed- itor assassinated in 1925; others have mysteriously disappeared. Op- position papers suppressed.
 5. Heavy taxes, debt. and threatended bankruptcy. Nothing prospers except the big national lottery in which Dr. Machado has an interest.
 Dr. Machado vas first elected ir May, 1925, for term of four years | An amendment to the AubdD CDllSll' tuition was voted by Congres. ir 1927 and approved by constitution. : al convention in 1928, which elong ated the presidential term to si, years. Dr. Machado was subsequent ly reelected for this term on Nov.
 1928.
 , It is vital to Americans tha
 stable conditions are maintained il
 Cuba. Since it's independence, thu adoption of its constitution and tn
 Platt amendment such condition have not been consistently main
 tained. The political disturbance o
 1906 brought American intervention l-under the Platt amendment
 which lasted until 1909. Then Gen