davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-12-25
Strengthening Materially
Cuts Trunk Route Milage
Babcock Reports 1877 Miles Paved,
527 Graded, $50 Bituminous
Treated, in Biennium

Although the 1929 legislature add
ed Is mile route, T. H. No. u,
from Blackjack to Baudette, to the
Minnesota trunk highway system,
the total mileage in the system is
now IS miles less than it was two
years ago, according to the annual
Inventory of the status of i'm
provement of the system, made pub
lie this week by Commissioner c. M.
Babcock. Omitting the route added
in 1929, the state highway mileage
has been reduced 100 miles in two
years, through relocation, shorten
ing and Strengthening.
The mileage of each type of high
way now and two years ago is
shown in the following table:
Earth and sand-clay
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an icy stream, and the dog was left flounde4alsr
behind. Against every protest Lincoln took off
MS shoes, waded back through the freezing
water and carried the shivering pet to safety.
The dog, as Lincoln himself related afterward.
gave frantic leaps Of joy when ON solid
ground again
That night Of his twenty-first birthday when
ne went alone to the hillside graves of his
mother and sister, Honey, the dog, was very
likely at his heels.
There was love in Abes heart-love, above
al, for lonely and helpless creatures
Out In the world that lay before him whole
race Of lOwly and lonely creatures waited for
him. He had seen them in chains on that trip
down the Mississippi They had touched his
heart.
lie had seen America too on that memorable
journey. He had passed through the great
artery of America. State after State of the
Union had reached to him and touched him
Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri Tennessee
Arkansas Territory, Mississippi, Louisiana. He
knew what the Union meant :,
And out in the widespread reaches of that
Union Of States, with life, liberty and the
pursuit Of happiness" guaranteed by the Con-
stitution, there ought to, there surely must be
place for q man like him to win his way!
That's how he felt at 81.
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Fish Ruled Ont gMe0t Glass.

F any one has any doubts as to whether or
not fish Is meat, Uncle Sam has officially
proclaimed fish not to be meat To make it
emphatic, the declaration goes even farther and
specifies that to sell fish as meat is Illegal
and contrary TO the pure food and drug acts
The controversy all came about over the
preparation Of meat meal for stock feeding. in
which fish was employed to some extent. Some
stock raisers prefer pure meat meal and others
prefer fish. The Federal Government says that
the raisers shall know which it is they pur-
chase, and has issued warning that no fsh
Will be permitted in tho meat meals :.
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the tent stood and turned our way. But by
then the woods were solid on either hand and.
climbing fence we hid
In those woods we remained till it was dark,
lying quiet, listening as, one by one, the demo-
Gratis and buggies ratified by, listening for pur-
suers who came not. Hid, as somewhere back
FOUNDER Smoothface was hiding, Smoothface,
who seeing the wheels 60 round must remain
to remove the handspring. For that guessed,
still his purpose. And wished him luck
in it.
Darkness came at last. We took the road.
Ahead lay Baldhead, where Yarb Doctor lived,
chained, down by plants. Ahead lay the answer
TO question now could guess. For though
my tall father had been silent through the
twilight hours OF waiting, had sensed with
out words what, perhaps, mere words could
not have told me.
Through the darkness then, We went silent
still, till the road curved and trail climbed
away through trees. Up and up this trail,
TIL lights cleaned from scattered farms below,
and the stars seemed nearer.
Up and up, till at last our feet tramped
growth that crowded the path and sweet odor$
came up from the ground in waves. Till ahead
a square OF radiance showed beneath the two
trees that bent grandly to form a lofty arch,
black against the blacker starry sky. And,
Here's Yarb Doctors" said my father, paus-
ing as If TO gain his breath looking back over
the dark, wide sweep of country.
Here's answers, all we'll need" said my
father, unless Yarb Doctors changed and
won't talk. And, oh, Jamie lad"
He gripped my shoulder, swung me about
till I faced him, though 1 scarce could know
what his lips were working
Small need say, of words between us now
1 had guessed now guessed again. the question
he had brought this weary way. Back went
memory to my farm home, to my father facing
my landbound uncle who would have had me
stay, saying:
You ha showed him your world Now I'll
show him a bit O. mine"
And he had showed me- all this year We
had ranged far. And at last, with wonders
behind me SEEM still other promised wonders
ahead had faltered had failed him. I had
enVied other ordinary folk who lived behind
fences, on whom the law smiled.
And he--hc had s:an-or guessed Pair is
fair" saying Of his was yet more than a say
ing. 1t was creed
Up here Yarb Doctor lived. Yarb Doctor had
the gift of tongues Yarb Doctor knew the
road, yet had left it, My father would ask his
question and Yarb Doctor would answer; and
when this was done, perhaps might judge be-
tween them. Two roads ahead-and / to
chCosc.
Fair is fair-and since We left the jungle by
the motor camp my father had been more than
fair, had made no mention OF Chi or California
had painted no glowing picture of lands
were to have seen. Fair Is fair-and he had
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aking up that weeping strain, working it into
melody, louder and louder, till it became
rashing, swinging song of triumph and hope.
Till the cornetist lettering on the very edge Of
he platform, almost falling into the audience,
olared away like mad
And Smoothface leaning closer, was saying:
II always tripletongued that bit. Sorta adds
lass, figure" He Scowled jealousy at his
successor.
But the evangelist gave me no time to con-
ider this nice point. He had fixed his eyes
IN a man halfway down the aisle, was stalk
ng down toward him, reckoning. The man,
unburnt face flushed even darker, unaccuS-
omed collar cutting chafed neck, gnarled hands
dangling, rose, came to meet him, walking SLOW
", then more swiftly, then running, to slump
IN the penitent bench.
Holy Joe lifted his hands, cried, "Hallelujah!"
no the women started to come, in twos and
lrees. then in a mob till the penitent benches
ecame dotted with them, sitting there, heads
owed moaning crying, praying.
Amos was gripping the bench with both
ands. His face was strangely pale. That
per's look that starved look of desire had
ne. In its place was something else some
ing half satisfaction, half fear.
saw him, and saw Holy Joe again, whirl-
suddenly; eyes glowing fixed on Amos Cas-
t. Saw the man rise, as if against his will,
ct stumbling, uncertain as he CROPPED his way
It into the aisle, as he turned toward the
nitcnt bench, like a Sleepwalker
Then he vanished in sea of bent bodies,
we'd heads became another bent body, head
wed. Then lost him and Holy Joe's eyes
ckered over US for an instant and Smooth
&c whispered:
Now slope. It's our chance. Easy! Slow"
But had 10 fight our way clear, fight
rough people who crowded the AISLE seeing
not feeling us not, as we thrust with knee
d elbow. Smoothface, my father and my
f. Behind us Holy Joe the evangelist had
united to the platform again, was praying.
hind us the cornet was singing softly. Past
these people came, almost over us. crowding
ward.
Lool, sharp" My father stalked toward
road. Miles between us and here is good
es"
Ie was strangely pale, as If Holy Joe had
tc him too, IS if he broke chains reluctantly
this escape. Yet neared the road lac
ke into a run anG leaped the fence
hen turning, paused For Smoothface was
longer with But beside the great tent
hes moved and, for moment we glimpSed
short figure SIS he struck deeper into the
bds. And We knew would call for him
ain. Poor Smoothface. Whatever the oat-
be he would not leave here alone. Partners?
st still meant much 10 him as ever.
he boys around the horses raised a shout.
My father and ran up the road till a
came bouncing out OF the meadow where
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been more than fair. brushing in, enc after
the other, the drab colors of the open road.
Not blindy would I choose. On that point
he was determined.
I could imagine, now, the question
Here's my KID my father would say.
Here's my kid, Yarb Doctor. He amt easy in
his mind. He looks queer at folks chained
down. He Sorta homes for over the fence.
Here's my kid. He liked New Orleans. We
had grand days in Kansas In that loggin'
camp he showed he was man. Men enjoys
the open road, Yarb Doctor.
Here's my kid, and here's you, Yarb Doctor.
You that's settled down after KNOWN the road.
What's he to dc? It's thus and so, thus and
so. The roads fork here and may never fork
again for him, Yarb Doctor, an you been down
both roads, you have"
And Yarb Doctor would answer Well, what
would he answer that CID man who knew all
things?
Time would tell The cottags doomed I'M
ahead, black, with brightness in the window.
The path circled around it to the door, But
at the window my father paused and locked in.
Then stiffened, reached gropingly for me, drew
me up beside him till I, too, could see.
WARE DOCTOR lay on his bunk Old, gray
of beard, face rudy, as in health, eyes
closed. Yet on his face the look of one who
sees at last as he has nsvcr seen before Yarb
OOCUOT III SIdIe VIII lamp on eln2r SIDE
and a clean fresh slip on his soiled pillow
Ghosts hanging from the rafters or they
looked like ghosts were, indeed, but punches of
dried herbs Shadows in the corners and, on
the table Yarb Doctors spartan kit of tinware,
polished bright. Stove, cold as Yarb Doctor
was.
Il reckon-I reckon he can't never tell us
that answer-him that's found one for him
SELF" whispered my father, and gripped me
tighter.
The shadows in the far corner split-some-
thing white, young girl, came out into the
middle Of the ROOM stood looking down on Yarb
Doctor.
IT reckon it's no use stayin," said my father,
land yet-and yet-theyrl bury him by the
church, belike, unless"
He hesitated. Then led the way to the door
and knocked
The young girl said, simply, that her name
was Felicity, that her father lived yonder across
the hill, nor told lis Yarb Doctor was dead
Merely that she had done for him. of late
We buried him. at dawn, in his own wild gar
den. He had made it, that garden, imprisoning
wild things in orderly captivity. Now he was
gone and the wilderness would close over it all
agaln-would close over him. The fence he
mad crossed would vanish and he would sleep
on and on, not with the army of orderly dead
beside the white valley church. but here as one
Of ours should sleep. gaunt trees above him,
wild things growing on him, as the years
passed
We buried him while the dew lay heavy then
stood facing each other as the sun rose higher.
The girl, Felicity, crying softly watched US
She had come back from her home across the
hill to be with us at this moment She had
told nobody that Yarb Doctor was gone. NV
father had given her reasons for her silence
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Now she watched U.S. If her perceptions were
acute she must have known that Yarb Doctors
burial did not end matters that something
else remained to be settled
you see Jamie lad, It's trails end for him.
Yarb Doctor. IT'S, belize end of one trail for
you. If you so choose" And he led the way
TO a bald knob OF granite that thrust out
through the trees Here's fences to climb, If
yc must, while we may"
RELOW lay the valley and, beyond gently
rising Slopes and ordered farms Far off
red barn bulked almost black in the morning
shadow barn knew. It was but a mile from
the farm had called home
Below, a dusty road and two tinv figures
moving furtively, one timer than the othSf:
figures that paused now and then to look back
as they came nearer and nearer till they were
almost below u.s.
Horse and rig behind them and a man who
drove with whip plying man we recognized
and recognizing, could guess who those others
WerS, though they now lay covering in the BUSH
He waited. Smoothface waited-for his
partner" said my father
He was silent, though speech struggled for
utterance, though there was much vet to saw
Smoothfacc had braved arrest had lurked back
there in danger, and in the end had triumphed.
Holy Joe was on the road again.
AhG ilS CldCteIed py and we could see Amos
CasSet clearly now below as he whipped his
morse on Round a curve, gone-and the bushes
Eelow US cracking as those two came out.
Smoothface and the Evangelist, Holy Joe, to-
gether again, and something that glittered in
the morning sun, something bright that
Smoothface fondled for moment as thew
stood together on the road, then hid beneath
ms coat as, together, they took the mountain
trail
The red barn was bright red now as the
shadows shrank before the morning sun. BE-
yond, farm waited for me, mine at a word IL
went nome to claim it. And below footsteps
sounded on the trail. Smoothface and Holy
Joe, coming up the path, bound over the hill
partners once more The girl Felicity took two
little steps forward, eyes on me, lips opening.
then closing in silence
My father stirred uneaSily and turning faced
the Interest above
And was young. And here stood on
mountain looking over a world that might
IN part, be mine, an orderly world where order
ly people were now stirring-looking, wondering.
and choosing
For choose I must.
Now, Smoothface leading, the pair were A.
most on us. My fathers face broke into a
smile, though his voice showed strain as he
said:
He's nabbed the cornet. He's nabbed the
music as well as the Gospeler. He's on the road
equipped complete, jamie lad-and that's a
partner, partner!"
The girl Felicity. as if guessing my dilemma.
voiced local proVerb.
"Going's the starting of coming" said she.
and watched those two come up the hill to
join u.s.
Then I, too knew that four of us would take
the mountain trail
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grieving sorely, blamed her husband for neg
1ect. A kind OF feud between him and the
whole Grigsby family grew out of this. Abe
'laid for" the Grigsbys from then on
When Reuben and Charles Griesbv were
married in the Spring of 1929, Abe was not
invited to the double wedding.
RUT he contrived a practical joke on the
bride-couples that made him famous
around Pigeon Greek. With the help Of a con-
federate he arranged a mistaken exchange OF
rooms for the bridegrooms on the wedding
night Reuben, in the dark found the bride
OF Charles waiting for him. and vice versa
The whole settlement reared with the rough
fun of 1t.
Then, to spread the news, Abe wrote a bal
lad celebrating the event. 1t went the rounds;
every one knew it by heart and had the laugh
on the Grigsby boys.
Abe followed this with another ballad about
still another Grigsby, whom he made the butt
of some pretty broad testing. Abe was more
than ever a local hero after all this. But in
the end there had to be a fist fight to settle
the matter.
This is the only record during the whole life
Of Lincoln Of his holding q grldge against any
one. And to Abe. remembering his beloved
sister, 1t was q just grudge. But 1t was char
acteriStic that he worked the grudge out in q
joke
Men liked him, women loved him dogs
adOred him. He was always picking ND stray
dogs, saving them, feeding them and giving
them odd names. One was Oppur, short for
Opportunity. Oppur was a decrepit, NANCY
"critter' that Abe had saved from being shot
because, as he said, he looks something like
the way I feel sometimes" Honey was an
other of his dogs. Honey was at Abe's birth
day party and went on the trip into Illinois
with him.
HE story Of how Abe saved Honeys life on
that trip is rs good as any TO illustrate
the kindly nature CT this 2I-year-old giant Of
the eackwoads The enigrants were Herdin:g
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
SCHOOLS NAME
. BUS DRIVERS.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Sept. 9.
The Board of Education of St.
Marys county announced bus
drivers and routes to the schools
in the county;
Morganza to Chaptico Elemen-
tary and River Springs High
School, bus driver, Carroll Wa
then.
The Oaks to Charlotte Hall,
elementary, and Mechanicsville
High schools, w. w. Burroughs.
and Joseph H. Buekler.
Sandgates to OakviIle elemen-
tary and Mecha1icsville High
School, T, Raymond Dixon.
White Oak Swamp, Drum Cliff
and Sotterly to Hollywood, Mev-
erell Dean.
Oakley, Bluff Point and Abells
to River Springs elementary
schools, John F.. Dent.
Piney Point to Great Mills Con
Solidated School, John F. Bean.
California to Cedar Point. to
Great Mills Consolidated School.
R. L. Strickland. ri"
st. Marys City to Great Mills
Consolidated School, w. R. Mat
thewS.
Scotland lhigh school pupils
only to Great Mills Consolidated
School, j. L. Bean.
Glebe, Medleys Neck and Oak
Grove to Great Mills ConSoli-
dated, Thomas Bennett.
Drayden and Western Branch
to Great Mills 'Chigh school
pupils), V. I. Greenwell.
Compton and Clements to
River Springs High School, 10
seph Hurry.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
z HELD AS MAN
LOSES TEETH

It's bad enough to have to pay
for meal but when a man has
ordered up a tasty repast and
then had his bridgework pushed
out before he can even stick a
fork into the gravy, that is 60
ing too far.
That is the complaint of James
E. Ricketts,, of Cabin John, Md,
who last night walked into the
Seventh precinct station clutching
two of his front teeth in his
hand. which he claimed had been
knocked out by two men who
landed on him without any provo
cation.
Later John Eddy, 26, of the
5000 block M st. N. W., and
Stanley Gray. 26, of the 340O
block P st. N. W., were arrested
and charged with assault. The
alleged attack took place in a
restaurant at Prospect Avenue and
Wisconsin Avenue Northwest.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
Surrey on Tobacco
ABROAD Is Launched

John B. Hutson, tobacco spe-
cialist in the foreign agriculture
service of the Department of
Agriculture, will leave at the end
of this week for Europe to make
survey, it was announced today
by Nils A. Olsen, chief of the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
Hutson, who will make an ex-
tensive survey of European to-
bacco production and consumption
and its effect on the demand for
American tobacco, will establish
headquarters in Berlin and make
contacts with European agricul-
tural, commercial and government
agencies.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
BAPT|ST5 plan
NEW WCHURCH !.

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS, Va,
Sept. 9.-Arrangements are rap
idly being completed for the cere-
monies attending breaking of
ground for the First Baptist
Church here on, Saturday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
This will be the first church Of
any denomination to be erected in
this community and the program
committee is planning an elabo-
rate ceremony.
Rev. E. H. Puryeur from the
Baptist Board of Missions and
Education was the originator OF
the idea and spent more than a
year and a half in promoting it.
Only the basement will be COM
pleted at the present time, but
officials Of the church plan to
complete it within two years. Rev.
E. Duborg will be the new pastor.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
Alexandria Coroner
Has Many Inquests

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. Q.
DR.. T. M. Jones, city coroner,
will have a most strenuous week
with inquests into the deaths Of
Patrolmen w. w. Lipscomb and
A.. P. Pierce, Maurice Kelliher,
A. F. Baugess and Owen Wroten,
colored slayer of Officer Pierce.
Definite dates for the inquesrs
will be decided upon by Albert
v. Bryan, attorney for the COM
monWealth.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
COTY
County Fairs Haze Races
As Big Features

in Upper Marlboro at 9 O'CLOCK
today.
Record crowds are expected to
visit the fairgrounds to view the
exhibits of livestock and agricul-
tural products. Entries in live
stock competition are said to
more than double the number ex-
pected, while exhibits Of fruits
and vegetables are still being re-
ceived.
Horse racing, always an attrac-
ton at the Playground, will be
held on a more elaborate scale
this year, according to William
G.. Brooke, secretary Of the asSo-
ciation, who announced that
longer string of horses will run
this year.
Exhibits of household arts, H.
cluding needle-work and cooking,
will be held for the ladies.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
ARRANGE PLANS
FOR REGATTA
m swuwz -

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 9.-Final
arrangements to take care Of the
thousands expected in Annapolis
Friday and Saturday for the Presi-
dents Cup regatta were made at
a meeting of the committee in
Carvel Hall last night.
Approximately 5000 seats will
be placed on Santee. Dock, in the
Naval Academy yard, and Of these
1900 have been reserved for the
committee, with 1900 left for the
public. These tickets may be OBJ
tanned from Simon S. Martin,
secretary of the Annapolis Cham
ber of Commerce.
While the seating capacity is
5000 it is estimated there is
ample space for. between $4,000
and $4,000 to see the race from
points of vantage on the shores
of the Severn River. State police
will keep traffic moving in An.
napolis and on the highways
nearby on the two days of the
regatta, while parking space for
5000 cars has been laid out in
the academy yard.
One thoueand wards of anchor
age on the south shore of the
Severn has been re- {, s1u Ion 90
boats and floats participating in
the second annual Severn kiver
Pageant to be held Friday night
under the auspices of the Sun
papers.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
PRIEST BURIES FATHER

LEONARDTOWN, Nd, Sept. 8.
George johnson, IL, of Morganza,
father of the Rev. Father S. j.
Johnson. S. j., pastor of st.
Johns Catholic Church, Holly
VIC ID. was buried in st. JoSeph's
Cemetery after requiem mass said
by his son. He is survived by
Frederick, Vernon, George Mat
tingly and Leonard. sons. of Nor
ganza; Miss Mary johnson, of
Philadelphia. Pa. and a sister,
Ruth. IN a convent in Kentucky.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
ANNAPOLIS Gets
MORE WATER
international Newsreel Photo

ANNAPOLIS, Sept. 9.-The city
council last night approved the
expenditure of $4,000 for q
1,000, 900 -gallon-a-day well to be
sunk at the Annapolis water
works. The work is to begin in
four or five days. The Annapolis
water board had recommended
the well.
The well is expected to be com
pleted between November / and Is.
Alderman Jesse Fisher, who
also is chief fire marshal, pro-
posed that the city communicate
with the authorities of the Naval
Academy concerning the use of
100000 gallons per day of the
Academy's supply. Mayor Walter
E. Quenstedt appointed a COM
,mittee, composed of himself. Mr..
Fisher and George Woelfel, city
counselor. - -.
The Washington times., 1930-09-09

Many people. two hours after
eating, suffer indigestion as they
calf it. 1t is usually excess acid.
Correct it with an alkali. The
best way, the quick, harmless and
efficient way, is Phillips Milk
of Magnesia. It has remained for
so years The standard with phySi-
clans. One spoonful in water
neutralizes many times its volume
in stomach acids. and at once.
The symptoms disappear in five
minutes.
You will never use crude meth
ods when you know this better
method. And you will never suf.
fer from excess acid when you
prove out this easy relief. Please
do that-for your own sake
now.
Be sure to get the genuine
The Washington times., 1930-09-09
Alexandria Schools
VIII Omen This Week

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 9.-The
public schools will open Thurs.
day morning. Meeting of the
teaching body of the white
schools has been called for
Wednesday morning and for the
colored schools Wednesday after.
noon.
Parochial schools will open to-
morrow.
The Episcopal High School
and Seminary will open next
Wednesday.