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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-28
CORRESPONDENCE
Willard

w. r. Butler, accompanied by
Mrs. L. c. Butler and John Ander.
son, all of this place, left for Min
neapolis Monday last week. John
Anderson went on to Nasha, Iowa
to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Anderson and
daughter, Joyce, were Glenwood
shoppers Saturday evening.
Miss Blanche Pfeninger who has
been visiting friends and relatives
in Browns Valley and Sisseton, S.
D., for the past week returned
home Tuesday evening.
Miss Charolette Williams spent
the week end with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Will Williams. of this
place.
Kathryn and Stewart Pickett, of
Westport, visited at the John Kerr
home a few days last week.
A farewell party was given for
Eugene Maloney at the M. w. A.
Hall Tuesday evening of last week.
A very enjoyable time was spent.
At midnight a tasty lunch was
served. Eugene left for Everett,
Wash, Wednesday morning where
he expects to visit for some time.
We all will miss Eugene very much
as he was a very popular young
man.
Mrs. Alfred Pfeninger and daugh-
ter, Lois, of this place, and P. J..
Killeen, of Sedan, left Thursday
morning to visit friends and rela-
tives in Eden Valley and st. Cloud.
They returned home Monday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hanson
and children, and Mrs. Lizzie Ma
loney, visited at the Francis
Dougherty home Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Hesse and
children, visited at the Carl Hesse
home at Sank Centre Sunday.
Miss Irene Hogan who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ]. Hogan, for the past two
weeks, returned to Minneapolis
Sunday where she is employed.
Alfred Pfeninaer, and family Wis
tied at the e. H. Pfeninger home
at Westport Saturday evening.
Mrs. Lizzie Malone is assisting
at the Francis DoughertS home this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Neil, and
family, accompanied by Mrs. Bar
bara Clark, motored to st. Cloud
Thursday Of last week. Mrs. Clark
remained for a longer visit.
Mrs. Leslie Eckert and Mrs. Neil
Hopkins motored to Glenwood
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The Old Dame

An old dame walked through the
long woods after some fagots to
make herself a nice warm fire. She
gathered and gathered until she
had so huge a bundle that she
could hardly totter.
"Ah, how nice 1t would be If I
had some help" said she. So she
tottered to the edge Of the wood
where stood a little village. Going
to the first house she knocked at
the door and said, "Is there some
one here who could help a poor,
old dame?
A tall man came to the door and,
looking at the poor, old dame, he
said, "Why, certainly. I think I
have an old pair Of shoes that you
could wear" and the tall man went
inside and returned with a pair Of
old shoes which he gave to the poor
old dame.
Now the old dame didn't really
want the old shoes just then, but
she put them on gratefully and
proceeded on her way to the next
house. Knocking at the door, she
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Monday to visit their father,
Charles Olson, who is in the Glen
wood hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Stencil and
Miss Hulda Stencil, of Fairmont,
visited at the r. Dohlke home last
week.
Miss Ruth Benner is visiting at
the r. J. Benner home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Lee motor
ed here from Iowa to visit friends
and relatives.
Miss Charolette Williams spent
Saturday evening with her sister,
Miss Olive Williams, at Glenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hogan, Irene
and Pierce, and Mrs. Walter Linow
motored to Sank Centre Sunday.
A crew of men began work Mon
day replacing the buildings which
were destroyed by lightning about
a month ago on the p. G. Norris
farm, operated by Alfred Pfening-
er.
The Willard school will resume
its work again Tuesday Sept. 2, af-
ter three months vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Brockberg,
Of Pipestone, spent the week end
at the Will Brockberg home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Livingston,
Mrs. Carrie Livingston and Mrs.
Melvin Rowe, and son, visited at
the Louis Brauninger home Thurs
day and Friday Of last week.
Mrs. Alfred Brown and children,
left Friday for their home at Ese-
mond, N. D., after visiting the
ladys sister, Mrs. Alex Brown, for
the past two weeks.
Mrs. Clara Williams and three
daughters returned home Saturday
from the Cities. The three girls
have been working down there dur
ing the vacation months.
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Virgil Myderick was a dinner
guests at the Frank Tipler home
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Waden were
callers at the James Adolphsen
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Cleveland
and family, of Glenwood, Mrs.
Clarence Nelson, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Hanson spent Sunday af-
ternoon at the Lewis Hanson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Sheets and
family, Mrs. Paul Wachter, of St..
Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Angel and
Mrs. Elva Sheets, enjoyed a picnic
dinner and supper at Canary
Beach Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Tipler were
dinner guests at the Marshall Tipler
home at Alexandria Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. E. c. Rich, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Johnson and family,
Miss Bertha Rich, and Mrs. Du-
Puy motored to Cedar Lake Sat
urday and enjoyed picnic dinner
and supper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steege mo-
tored to st. Cloud Wednesday of
| last week
Mrs. J. M. Bloom visited at the
Myderich home Wednesday after
noon of last week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Johnson and
children, Miss Bertha Rich, Mrs
DuPuy and Mrs. E. c. Rich visit
ed friends and relatives in Paynes-
vile Friday.
Mrs. Mcdonald returned to her
home at Chicago Monday after en-
joying visit with her sister, Mrs.
Art Hoffman and family.
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GASOLINE PRICE DECREASES

GASOLINE PRICE DECREASES
In 1929 the average wholesale
price of gasoline was two per cent
less than the price in 1913, ac-
cording to the United States De-
partment of Commerce.
A comparison with the changed
prices of other commodities is sig
nificant. Since 1913 the cost of
shoes has increased 1T per cent;
milk, SO per cent; bread, &c per
cent and eggs, 46 per cent. Gas
cline is almost alone in showing
a decrease.
The mechanical progress made
by the industry is principally re-
sponsible for this state of affairs.
Today wells are sunk to depths
undreamed of fifteen or twenty
years ago. A constantly rising
percentage of gasoline is being
extracted from crude oils. Cracking,
INCORPORATION and other processes
are playing an important part in
providing the American public
with the highest grade motor fuel
at the lowest prices in our history.
There is but one fly in the gaso-
line ointment-rising tax rates
throughout the country. Legisla-
tors have been adopting the at
titude that zone cent more won't
do any harm" AS result, we
have taxes ranging from three to
six cents and it is forecast that
ten-cent rates in store in the
future. In some states funds de-
rived from gas taxes have been
diverted to other uses than road
work, thus making the motorist
pay for something he doesn't get
Unless the American public takes
a definite stand in opposition to
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again said, els there some one here
to help poor, old dame?" A stout
woman came to the door and see
ing the poor old dame tottering I'M
der the burden Of fagots, said,
"Why, yes, I have an old coat I
think you could wear" And go
ing inside she returned with the
coat.
Now the old dame didn't really
want the coat just then, but she
put it OH gratefully and tottered to
the next house. A slight rap on the
door brought quick response from
little girl.
"Is there some one here to help
a poor, old dame?" she asked.
The little girl saw how poor and
old the dame was, so she answered,
"Of course. l have an old hat that
would just fit YOU" and she skipped
into the house after 1t.
Now the old dame didn't really
want the hat just then, but she put
it on gratefully and crept slowly up
to the fourth house. A single tap
on the door brought the bright face
of fine, young boy.
''Is there some one here to help
a poor old dame?" she feebly MUIR
INJURED. The fine young boy looked
at the poor old dame with her old
shoes, her old coat, her old hat and
the huge bundle of fagots Weighing
her down and he ran out quickly
and said, II will gladly help you,
Old Dame" Putting his strong
young shoulder under the bundle Of
fagots, together they lifted 1t all
the way through the woods. Then
home flew the young boy, his heart
as well as his heels as light as
feather.
The poor old dame lighted her
fagots, made nice warm fire, and
was very thankful.
Mary Laurence Turnbull Tufts.
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Minneapolis, Mrs. Art Butler, Mrs.
Charles O'Connor, Mrs. r. H. Cor
son, Mrs. p. G. Peterson and Mrs.
Olson, of st. Cloud. Mrs. McDon-
aid received high score and Mrs
Art Butler free for all. At $50 a
delicious lunch was served.
Mrs. Olson and daughter, Marion,
OF st. Cloud, are visiting at the
Frank Schotten home this week.
The Willard kitten ball team
played game with the Hoffman
team on the Hoffman diamond Sun
day. The score was to 10 in ia
vor of the home team.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Schramm,
and son, Jack, spent the week end
in Fairfax and Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Neal and
family left Saturday for trip to
Marion, S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnny Dietz and
family, and Mrs. Jaugson, of Jas
per, were dinner guests at the ]. p.
Dieltz home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Remington,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Walker, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Lee, Mrs. Minnie
Kliner and Mrs. Nina Pennie, and
family, were entertained at the L..
l.. Walker home for dinner Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Quafe Wis
tied at the Fred Taber home Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kirgis, of Bird
Island, were week end guest at the
Quaife home. Mr.. Kuigis and Mrs.
Quaife are brother and sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Iverson, Mr..
and Mrs. Glen Peterson, of Mime
apolis, were callers at the Lenard
Nelson home Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Peterson of
Minneapolis are visiting Mrs. Pet
erson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gust
Iverson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brudevold, of Rem
vile, are spending a week at their
cottage at Twin Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Hanson,
and Leonard Nelson, spent Friday
evening at the Clarence Nelson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Feltman and
children, were dinner guests at the
John Adolphsen home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claus Elmer, of
Early City, Iowa, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John Adolphsen and other
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. E. Lander, of st.
Paul, are visiting at the Henry
Steege and Nagel home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Morrison visit
ed at the Blair Close home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hamm Wis
tied relatives in Parker's Prairie
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson
transacted business in Alexandria
Monday.
Mrs. Elva Sheets visited at the
F. S. Lantz home a few days last
| week.
Mrs. Paul Wachter, of st. Paul, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Sheets a few days this
| week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Peterson and
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Lilienthal motor
ed to Fergus Falls Sunday to visit
friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Lee, Mrs.
Steve Hamm, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Clemens and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
WEIGH were dinner guests of Mrs.
Clemens Sunday.
Miss Lorraine Nelson is visiting
friends and relatives in Glenwood
this week.
Miss Jessie Tipler of Westport,
spent Monday afternoon at the F..
H. Tipler home.
Mrs. Harry Swenson and Mrs. F.
H. Tipler, motored to Starbuck
Friday to visit Mrs. Myerdick who
is in the hospital there.
Arthur Townsend, of Minneapo-
lis, spent Sunday evening at the
Dan Townsend home.
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Mrs. Anna Zorn and daughter,
Lenora, left Friday for a months
visit at Vesta.
Mrs. w. M. Quaife and Mrs. Alex
Brown spent Thursday afternoon
with Rev. and Mrs. Brundevold at
their cottage at Twin Beach.
Henry Zorn, of VesN visited
friends and relatives here last
week.
Mrs. Alex Brown spent Tuesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Cronin at their
cottage.
Mrs. AL Butler ard Mrs. Frank
Schotten entertained the following
at Bridge Saturday afternoon at
the Frank Schotten home: Mrs. Ar
thur Hoffman, Mrs. Mcdonald, of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-08-28

NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the
policies of the Continental Insur-
ance Company of New York, below
enumerated, which were in the pos
session of j. H. We're, a former
agent of the Company at West
Union, Minnesota, have been Lost;
that such policies have been marked
void on the records of the Company,
and there is no liability by or on the
part of the Company growing out Of
such policies and that any is
suance of any of said policies is
illegal and void.
Fire 1913 to 5120 inclusive
Tornado 6517 to $3.50 inclusive
Dwelling 7001 to 7010 inclusive
The Continental Insurance Company.
August 16, 1880.
Published Aug. 81 % Sept 4, 1880.
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exorbitant gas taxes, the savings
made possible by the oil industry's
progress will find their way into
the hands Of the tax collector
Belle Fourche, S. D., Northwest
Post"
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Justice Finlay of Kansas City
has ordered the town hall clock
stopped while he holds court, be-
cause it's striking disturbs his
sleep.
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Pauf and Pawn

Two soldier men named Paul and
Pawn,
Both painted blue, stood on the lawn,
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Herald Want Ads Bring Results
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

Bought specially for this
selling. Fine quality, for
dainty undies. 36-in. width.
(Daylight Dress Goods
Section,
Fifth Floor. The Hecht Col
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RITES SET FOR
ARTHUR WILSON
Business Man Dead After
Extended Illness.

Last rites will be held at 2 Mon
day afternoon at the residence, $40
West Hampton drive, for Arthur E.
Wilson, 46, widely known man in
business and fraternal circles in the
city, who died Friday after an ill
ness of several months.
Founder of the Art Wilson Com
pany, dealers in factory equipment,
a few years ago, Wilson for twenty
years was purchasing agent for the
G. & j. Tire Company, local branch
Of the United States Rubber Com
pany
70 was a past master of Marion
lodge No. 35, F. & A. M; a mem
Der of the Scottish Rite and Murat
Shrine and a lifelong member of
the Methodist church
Survivors are the widow, Mrs. Eva
Kirk Wilson; five children, Mrs
Gerald Shortridge, Miss Myrtle
Wilson and Miss Helen Wilson
Theodore and Arthur Wilson Jr
and his mother, Mrs. Emma Wilson
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graduated from a district lieuten-
antship to the throne, and died in
his florists shop in one of Chi
cago's most pleasaningly picturesque
murders.
Heimie Weiss, taking the purple
after him, got machine-gunned after
a very brief and eventful reign, and
died under the shadow of Holy
Name Cathedral, shot down by ir-
reverent south siderS.
Weiss was succeeded by string
of short-lived kings. The line at
last came down to Jack zuta, who
shared with Bugs Moran the ruler
ship of the north side. Moran's
case has already been discussed;
Zuta was machine-gunned at a
Wisconsin resort, a few months ago,
after seeing his number go up in
Chicago and fleeing desperately for
shelter outside the state.
At the time of his death he and
Moran had lost their power and
much of their riches, their organi-
cation never having been able to re-
cover from the famous St. VAL
entine's day massacre of 1929.
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BURGLARS BUSY
ON HALLOWEEN
Gunner Kidnap MOtoriSt;
Store Loses Fur Coat.

Burglars and bandits mixed with
witches and COLLINS of Halloween
and Melted fair results, according
to reports today to police.
Two armed bandits who forced
Robert L. Pinkard, AZ, of GA West
Thirtieth street, to drive them to
Sixteenth and Harding streets Fri
day night, robbed him of $27.50 and
stole his auto, he told police. He
was getting out of the auto at Mar
ket street and Senate avenue when
the gunner ordered him ito get in
and drive" he reported.
Theft of a fur coat valued at $795
from the PettiS Dry Goods Com
pany was reported to police by II.
G.. Munro, president.
Other robberies reported: Davis
Radio Shop TAT Massachusetts, ave-
nue., two typewriters, 500; George
James, 4O48 North New Jersey
street, clothing, $215; Miss Haley
Harold, 526 East Fall Creek boule-
ward, purse snatched, $3.50; F.
Cline, Bile South Illinois street,
jewelry, 500, and Miss Edith Hud-
son, 1908 North Pennsylvania street,
purse snatched, $40.
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CLEANUP URGED
BY CLUDWOMAN
Mrs. W. C. Smith Speaks
Over Radio for Democrats.

Women of Marion county were
asked to consider the qualifications
of the Democratic candidates, and
then join in the movement to clean
up the courthouse, by Mrs. w. c.
Smith, prominent club woman, in
a radio address Friday night.
1.-THE good of Marion county and
of the state has demanded that the
Democratic party be kept in exist
ence as a genuine political entity
which might serve as the public's
instrument for a fine SERVICE Mrs.
Smith said.
1.-THE opportunity is here now"
she declared. THE only means of
dislodging completely the group that
had control in city hall was by a
change of political party-the same
thing was true of the schools. 1t
is true now in regard to the court
house and the statehouse.
"Cofinism can not be dislodged
for its place of power without re-
moving the Republican party from
power"
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U, S, ENVOY is
PINCH HITTER
FranCo-I Italian Pact Latest
Goal of Hugh Gibson.
By United Press

BB United Press
WASHINGTON, Nov. Lone of
the most delicate diplomatic assign
ments given any envoy since World
war days is being discharged in
Europe by Ambassador Hugh Glib
son, 47-year-old suave veteran Of
every important international con-
ference Of the last decade.
Depending almost entirely on the
personal contacts he has built up
with Europe's leaders, Gibson is at
tempting to pave the way through
a moraSs of troubles for Franco
Italian naval agreement.
officials who know him here ex-
press confidence that his informal
talks with the foreign Offices of
Paris and Rome are far more likely
to bring results than would reams
of formal notes.
Gibson, colloquially speaking, is
the state departments trouble
shooter" Or pinch hitter"
Former Secretary Kellogg and
Secretary Stimson have singled him
out for service every time a trouble
some situation arose in Europe.
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CLARA ASSERTS
HER GAMBLING
DAYS ARE over
Checkers, Dominos and
ParcheSi Her Games Now,
Says Actress.
BY GEORGE II. BEALE
United Press stan Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Clara
Bows gambling days are over, she
told the United Press today. Never
again, she said, will she participate
in any of the games in which 500
chips sometimes are mistaken for
5O-cent pieces.
Miss Bow recently stopped pay
ment on checks in excess of $4,000
given at Calneva, New, when her
luck was simply terrible at the
gambling tables.
She explained then that she held
up the checks because she thought
she was betting half-dollars instead
Of hundred dollar pieces.
"Haye you been doing any gam
bling recently?" the screen &C
tress. was asked. She shook her
head in a vigorous nc"
do you expect to do any gam
bling in the near future, Miss Bow?'
The answer was no, again Wig
orouc.
Never to Gamble Again
aren't you even going to gamble
again, Miss BoW?"
Miss Bow looked annoyed and i'm
patient and shook her head viciously.
well, Miss Bow, what are you
substituting for roulette and things
like that?"
I'm playing checkers" she an
swered. Checkers and doninoes and
parchesi."
She said she learned those thrill
ing games on recent train trip
here from New York, where she went
to make shots on her newest picture.
In the way of romance, Miss Bow
indicated that Rex Bell young
screen cowboy, heads her list at
present.
Breaks Richman BetrOthaI
She has broken her engagement
with Harry Richman, New York
night club owner, and didn't even
see him when she was in the east,
she said.
She refused even shake of the
head when questioned regarding the
divorce action filed in San Francisco
Thursday against Elmer F. Remmer,
part owner of the Calneva resort
where she mistook 500 chips for So
cent pieces.
In the divorce action Mrs. Rem
ner said her husband told her she
was no longer of any use to him
because he was able to "honob with
the big Shots" since he received so
much publicity through Miss Bows
checks.
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Building Permits

Ravens & GeddeS remodeiing building.
2e6-2l4 South Meridian. $1,000
James Florence. repairs. 1884 Talbot
500.
Mrs. Bert Meyers. addition COS Nortn
Frank Hiniord. addition. sso2 Central
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$4,000 Damage in Fire

BB United Press
PORTLAND, Ind, Nov. Fire
damage of $4,000 was inflicted up
on the Cline & Wilt Lumber Com
pany Friday night.
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BRILLIANT CEREMONY TO MARX ABYSSZNLA CORONAT7ON
LEASE OF CITY
LAND TO Golf
CLUB ASSAILED
Civic Federation viii Sue
to Break Contract on
Woodstock Course.

Federated Civic clubs united to-
day to bring suit against park COM
m1sSionerS for annulment of a lease
by which few favored citizens en-
Joy the benefits of a fifty-acre niu-
nicipal golf course bought with tax
payers money.
The property, worth s15O,oO0 and
held by the Woodstock Club, is
leased alta yearly rental of $4,000
which is but per cent en- the bond
issue the city floated to purchase
the tract.
Not only does the park board fail
to profit from the lease but Indian
apolis citizens are deprived from
using city golf course and park
cite that is sorely needed it was
disclosed at meeting of the fed
Grafton in the Chamber of Com
merce Friday night
Lease Was Renewed
The question of whether the city
has right to tax citizens for prop
erty to be leased to private indi-
viduals will be decided in the suit
to be brought by a committee
headed by Gustav G. Schmidt, ap-
pointed by Mrs. c. A. James, fed
Grafton president.
A report submitted at the civic
meeting by Mrs. Robert Dennis
showed the woodstock tract con-
tains a nine-ho,e golf course ami
clubhouse under lease to the Wood
stock Club until Sept. 30, 1910.
THAT the park board never in
tends to let citizens have use of their
property is indicated by the fact
that the lease, which would have
expired in September, 1880, was re-
newed in September, 1922. or eight
years before the expiration date, "
Schmidt contended.
Taxes Lost to City
At different times since the prop
erty has been under private lease,
the park board has furnished labor
and machinery to repair roads and
replace shrubbery on the tract with
out charge to the Woodstock club,
Mrs. Dennis reported.
Its a poor business proposition
for the city" one civic leader de-
clared.
IF the Woodstock property were
divided into estates and taxed it
would add nearly $2,OOO,OOO to the
citys taxable property, thus, giving
the city an income of several thou
sand dollars, where under the pres
ent lease the city gets nothing" an
other pointed ouG.
That the park board paid
$4O003.50 toward rebuilding the
clubhouse destroyed in May, 1922,
while Woodstock stood only
$176O5.5O of the cost, also was
criticised severely by the civic
leaders.
Further discussion on the matter
will be held Tuesday night, Nov II.
in the Rauh Memorial library at
a meeting of the North Side Com
munity Civic Clubs.