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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-24
CLEVER SWINDLERS
WORKING IN STATE
Promises for Big Returns in
Swine Look Good on the
Face-DOubtful
Watch Out for Them
Plan of Fleeing Breeders Sue
cessfully Carried Out in
South Dakota

Stearns county farmers will pro-
mt by being on the lookout for a
gang of high pressure statesmen,
who are canvassing the country
districts selling purebred swine.
The scheme is not new one,
having been worked quite success
fully in different parts of the coun-
try during the season of 1929. The
plan is to sell the farmer a pure
bred sow for high price, at the
same time making an agreement
that the company will return later
in the season and purchase back
some of the increase at a price
that will guarantee big returns to
the breeder.
The Minnesota Farm bureau,
learning of the scheme that is be-
ing worked, has issued warning
that has been sent out throughout
the state to farmers to have moth
ing to do with the statesmen when
they call, but to promptly give
them the gate" The plan as rep
resented by the slickers looks good
and upon it's face promises to re-
turn the breeder a splendid profit
on his outlay, but where it has
been worked the breeder has nev-
er seen the salesman after the deal
had been closed.
It is a pretty good plan, when
these travelling statesmen appear to
turn them down good and hard.
Warning against these same high
pressure statesmen has been sent
out by J. S. Jones, secretary of the
Minnesota Livestock Breeders as
ISOLATION. Mr.. Jones says:
1--WE have just learned that sew
eral crews of promoters are cover
ing the Minnesota counties selling
sows at high priced figures, max
ing an agreement with the farmers
who purchase them to buy back
next summer all of the good gifts
produced from these sows at a fig
ure which would yield the farmer
big profit.
''The proper and safe develop
ment of the Minnesota purebred
livestock business does not war
rant such methods.
There are plenty of reliable
breeders in every county from
whom these about to embark in the
purebred business may purchase
foundation stock. These home
county breeders are well known,
will stand back of what they sell
and will aid the new breeder in
countless ways"
Mr.. Jones also pointed out that
the sale of alleged purebred stock
by high pressure promotion meth
DDS does not guarantee the quail
ty of the animals sold under this
system nor does it contribute to
the sound expansion of the states
livestock industry.
The practice of swindlers work
ing in the country districts of the
state is becoming altogether too
common and officials everywhere
Should keep an eye out and arrest
them whenever they appear in a
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-24
Kandota

Paul Jerk called at the Jonas
Eckberg home on Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Blank and
Miss Louise Blank, from Melrose,
visited Monday at the Otto Blank
home.
Otto Allison called at the Jens
Lying home on Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louie Sogge and
children attended service at the
Gospel Tabernacle in Sank Centre
Sunday evening.
Leonard Larson was a business
caller in Freeport on Monday fore
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-24
sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, MINI.

Miss Mahigan spent her Easter
vacation with friends and relatives
in st. Cloud.
Win Cowlthorp called at the
Chris Fang home Wednesday,.
Mrs. Cowlthorp and daughters
called at the M. D. Cowlthorp home
in Sank Centre Wednesday after
noon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-24

make any purchase. BY doing this
you will not only save for your
neighbor, but also for yourself.
Mccormick Lake
Ben Weiner called at Frank
Minnett's Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. c. Botz visited Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. B. H. Otte.
Herman Wuebker called at Ben
Weiner's Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Knapp and
son Donald, spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Iwinski.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Tank called
at Graders Sunday evening.
Henry Voller and B. n. Otte
made a business trip to Long Prai-
RE Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bielke and son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Bielke and baby took Easter
dinner with the Jess Weir family.
Mrs. Minnie Mann is staying with
Mrs. Iris Betz in Sank Centre for
a few weeks.
Agnes and Bernard Otte spent
Sunday with the Gillies children.
Mrs. o. w. Serley called at the
Knapp home Saturday forenoon.
Mrs. Curley spent Easter Sunday
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus. GRADER.
Fred Schaub was a business call
err at Geo. Rice's Monday noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus GRADER, son,
Clarence, and daughter, Mrs. Cur
ley, visited with Mrs. Johnnie Grab
er, who makes her home with Mr..
and Mrs. Grin Doty.
DR.. Dubois called on Rita Pauley
Monday. Rita has been i'll for a
couple of weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wren Wolfe, Mr..
and Mrs. Edwin Wolfe and Mrs
Gladys Kronblawd and children, of
Minneapolis spent Thursday at the
Wolfe home.
r. Gamradt and Mark maitland
were dinner guests at the Tank
home Wednesday.
DR.. Vandesteeg was a profession
al called at Cites Monday forenoon.
The Zion Lutheran Ladies' Aid
will meet at the home of Mrs.
William Miller, west of Sank Gen.
ire, next Thursday afternoon and
evening, May 8.
Thirty friends and relatives of
Mrs. F. Tank helped remind her of
her birthday anniversary which was
Monday. The evening was very
enjoyable affair. Mrs. Tank re-
ceived a nice gift. A delicious
lunch was served at 11:30 after
which the self invited guests de-
parted wishing her many more hap
py birthdays.
Mrs. Mann visited with Mrs.
Linda Lloyd and Mrs. Dickerson
Wednesday of last week. She also
spent Thursday and Friday with
Mrs. Eta Wilcox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wilcox and
family spent Easter Sunday at the
Weddeck home.
Leora Wilcox spent Friday and
Saturday with her grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Wilcox.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-04-24
Lyman Prairie

Henry Judes delivered stock to
Brooten Thursday in his new
Chevrolet truck.
The H club meeting which was
to have been this coming Friday,
April 25th has been postponed one
week, May End. Our local leader,
Edwin Gray, is home from Univer-
sity so will be present, also Mr..
WEIGH the county leader.
Mrs. Elmer Smith called at the
Henry Judes home Thursday after
noon
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
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come about through writing uncon-
sciously the word Fortnight" I
wanted to run over with you what has
transpired in the newsprints.
All know is just what read in the
papers, and there has been a lot of
Prosperity talk passed under the
bridge since I last communed with
you. Mr.. Hoovers Commission that he
appointed to find out if anyone was
drinking, why they first upset the
Country with a kind of temporary
announcement that they would rec
ommend that they thought a modifica-
ton would be about the right thing,
then the nextSweek they come out and
said No they wouldent recommend a
modification, that they would recon-
mend continuation of present drink
ing. They have been almost two years
sampling stuff to really find out what
the people are drinking. Well the peo-
pie were drinking so many different
kinds Of things that 1t took the Com
mission that long to get around. They
are going to turn in Joint" report.
That comes from their late associa-
ton. Then each one is going to be
allowed to tell his own story In his
own way, that will be known as a
Minority report. What they said in
the main report they can deny in the
single report, its kinder like Double
Entry Bookkeeping. The red ink is to
deny what the black does. We have
kinder forgot who was on this Com
mittee outside of Mr.. Wickersham,
and that's one reason for wanting to
turn in seperate single reports, 1t will
kinder get the other members before
the public.
Course Mr.. Hoover cant do only
what he is sworn In to do. People
look to him to settle the whole thing,
why he has been sworn to obey and
enforce the laws to the best OF his
ability and that's what he las DONE
bet personally he wished that the
whole mess was all so soused that he
would never hear Of EN- again. You
know 1t amt right TO tangle Presi-
dent up In social fight among our
selves. He shouldn't be asked to
settle Prohibition any more than he
should the short dress problem. That's
up to the wearers. He has got too
many important things to do to be
messing his time away with that. But
VIC will await their report. for II will
be interesting to know just what pco-
pic are drinking, and If Mr.. Wicker
sham settles 1t, ne will perhaps &C.
cupy the same position In this coun-
try that Mussolini does In Italy.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
P. t. A. MEETING,
The Center P. T. A. will meet at the
school at 8 p. M, December 5th. A
good attendance is desired.
IDYoToRIAL.
BY CIV Perkins


we'll, folkses, the subgick bobbin
round in my futile mind this weak is
"shetawkeys.' shetawkey wood bee
alrite If 1t wuzent awl wun sided Its
too mulch In favor Nv the shetawkey.
when the enturtanemunt is awl ovur,
the shetawkey peepul kolletks awl the
muney thets cumin too them, evun
too the penney, and sumtimes leetle
moar, whial the, peepul who went too
II spend about q munth tryin to
figger owt WHARF they come In. Its
shure nice gain for the shetawkee
peepul.
700 no, peepul, i've bin rund She
tawkeys for guide menny ears an
hav found that peepul air funney
things. these shetawkey folks send owt
lot NV propergander evry ear and
maik us peepul think that the sun
rizes, sets nm terms somersets In the
shetawkey. an III bee doggoned II we
simps doant git too beleevln II. we'll,
700 kant blaim the shetawkcy pecpul
for they have TO maik the wurld salt
fer the shctawkey. but wee folks ort
to hev sents enuf too no which pod
the pee is undur.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
TRUCK PRODUCTION AND
MARKETING SCHOOL AT AUBURN

Through cooperation of the Auburn
Commercial Club, the Auburn Pro-
ducers and the county agents office,
a two day production and marketing
school for truck growers of King
County has been planned to be held at
Auburn on December 18th and Goth.
Among the speakers who have been
secured for this school are Robert
Cowan, Extension Marketing Special
ist, j. T. Bregger, Extension Horticul-
turist and Leonard Hegnauer, Extern
sion Crops Specialist from the State
College and three or more local grow
ers.
AS tentatively planned the first day
will be spent in bringing together de-
tailed information on truck production
and marketing. The second day will
be spent in planning methods for cut
ting cost of production and increasing
profits through better marketing
All growers of truck and berry crops
are cordially invited to attend.
Detailed program will be published
as soon as prepared.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
Christmas Edition
December 18th

We call the attention of our adj
vertisers to the fact that our Christ
mas edition will be published Deem
Der 18th. Each year Island concerns
avail themselves of this excellent
method of reaching our readers.
We will greatly appreciate receiv-
ing all copy for this edition as early
as possible. In order to get the edi-
ton, with its added advertisements to
our subscribers on time the papers
must be in the office Thursday after
noon, which means that copy should
be in early in the week. Ordinarily
the Christmas edition is published
more than week before Christmas,
but since the 25th this year falls on
Thursday, our publication day, we are
given no choice in the matter.
So you can help us out whole lot
by getting your ad copy to us as early
as possible.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
QUESTION OF NIGHT
SCHOOL TO BE DECIDED

There is a possibility of night
school classes being held for those
persons that are interested in Eng
fish, public speaking, business arith-
metic, bookkeeping, tipping and citi-
zenship preparation.
At the committee meeting, which
was held Tuesday evening, it was de-
cided to call a meeting at the Union
high school Tuesday, December 9, at
o'clock. All those interested, and
having sent in questionnaires. are
urged to attend, and voice their senti-
ment in the matter.
This meeting is called for the pur-
pose of formulating definite plans for
a six or eight weeks course to begin
the first of the year.
The degree Of success with which
this experimental night school meets
will be deciding factor in the work
that may be given In the future.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
Calnulos Club Holds
Interesting Meeting

The Camulos Club was entertained
at the club house last Friday after
noon by Mrs. Mary Kimball and Mrs.
Marguerite Urquhart. The roll call,
Women of Today was interesting
and educational, and was followed by
delightful program featuring the life
and poems of Edna st. Vincent Millay,
ably portrayed by Clara Kimmel.
For the benefit of those members
not present at this meeting, the Xmas
party will be held on December 10th
at one O'clock instead of on the 18th.
Other than your regular gift, bring a
gift wrapped and marked for the
Medina Baby Home, something suit
able for babies up to three years of
age, not necessarily new but clean and
useful, for the need is great.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04

BEVERLY HILLS-Well lets see
what about the last Fortnight" You
know there is another one Of those
things we got from English. We used
to dident know any more what Fort
night meant than an Einstein speech.
But now we can just take month
apart and split it up into couple
or three Fortnights just like we had
always been used to it. Then Week
End" That's another one we grabbed
off from our British relations. Week
End" we used to think 1t referred to
some disabled extremity of the human
body and instead of naming the
disease they just referred to it as the
Week End" maby misspelling it
purposely. But now we can't hardly
wait for Friday or Saturday to come
so we can boast what we are going to
do over the week end.
We not only stole the word from the
British but the idea. Americans IN the
old days stayed over Saturday and
Sunday, the same place they stayed
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday,
they stayed at home. We didn't start
prowling just because 1t was the last
of the week. You used to love your
home. You loved to spend time in IT..
You knew to travel about meant put
ting up with Inconvenience, meeting
lot of people, sleeping In strange
beds and you just dident like to go.
But now sentencing man to stay at
home over few Week ends is like
sentencing him to Sing Sing. He must
go away, This work has been so con-
filming"
And you know come to think Of 1t
we nailed many thing from the
British. We used to make fun of them
because they has Buses on their
streets instead of Street cars Here
We are Is years later adopting that
very custom. A street car Is getting
TO be a thing of the past, and all are
looking for the Buses to ride on, and
the same Double deck ones that we
rave over we're over there running
when Cromwell and Shakespear were
about. Now we are getting around to
their Five and six O'Clock tea. Course
Its not Tea here, but Its the same
Alabi that is used. You know we take
creit for being lot faster than we
are. We cop q lot Of things and then
the first thing you know VIC are claim
Ing them MS our own.
You know no Nation has monopoly
on good things each one has some-
thing that the others could well afford
to adopt. But that wascnt what ]
started In to CAB about at oil, II oil
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
Fund From Seal
Sale Much Needed

That 1t should be necessary to urge
the prevention of tuberculosis upon
the communities of our nation in this
century Of progress is somewhat diff
cult to understand according to Mrs.
j. Earl Thornton, Field Secretary of
the Washington tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
"In the great game of life" said
Mrs. Thornton. I'VE see far too many
people prematurely relegated to the
side lines of tuberculosis which makes
1t evident that tuberculosis is still a
paramount issue in the lives OF the
citizens of every community.
This is particularly true of children
and young adults" continued Mrs.
Thornton tuberculosis still plays its
greatest havoc between the ages of Is
and As, and we must recognize its in
vasion when we face the fact that
death scored 1894 times in our own
state last year and charged these lives
to tuberculosis.
approximately three lives a day is
more than any state can afford to
sacrifice to preventable disease, to
say nothing of the untold misery OF
the hundred of individuals who suffer
the handicaps incident to tuberculosis.
1.-THE attempt to cure is too often a
futile gesture, the job which must be
done is one of prevention. Christmas
Seals, which are now on sale, have
provided funds for the educational
effort that has built the powerful de-
Tense against tuberculosis in the state
of Washington. From the funds free
clinics have been provided, child health
education programs featured, and in
formation about tuberculosis furnis..
ed.
ut is imperative that every home be
safeguarded from this disease. Tuber-
culosis is preventable and great steps
have been made to wipe it out but 1t
is still necessary that thought be
given to It's control by every COM
munity.
Every Christmas Seal will help to
provide funds for the prevention Of
tuberculosis"
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
CHRISTENING AT DocKToN.

On Saturday evening, November 20,
the infant son Of Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Anderson was christened at the Dock
ton Community Church, being given
the name Of his father, Emil Emberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Danielson and Mr.,
and Mrs. Chas. Keen acted as
sponsors
On the same evening the baby's
sister, Edna Aggot Anderson was con-
fined, both ceremonies being per-
formed by Rev. Raymond Overgaard,
of Gig Harbor, former pastor Of the
Dockton Community Church.
Special music was furnished by
Mrs. Overgaard, the Misses Ruth and
Alfield Newburg and Thelma Larsen,
Of Tacoma
Out Of town guests present for the
occasion were Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
son. and son, Howard, and Mrs.
Martinson's brother, all of Midland,
Wash.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
OBITUARY.

Mrs. Edith Langdon of Tacoma, who
died almost instantly when she was
struck by an auto while returning
home from visiting her invalid daugh-
ter who has been in the hospital for
several months.
Mrs. Langdon was born in Lanyon,
Webster County, Iowa, on March IL,
1883, and came to vashon Island in
1905, residing at Center for several
years, she then removed to Canada,
where she lived until about 1919, when
she returned to the Island with her
four children who survive her, Mrs
Mildred Berum of Seattle; Miss Sybil;
Ralph and Virgil Langdon. The past
five years the family resided In Ia
coma. Mrs. Langdon is also survived
by three brtohers and four sisters, one
Of whom resides on the Island, Mrs.
Myrtle Wilbur.
Funeral services were held In Ia
coma on Friday November oath, at
10 o'clock and laid TO rest In vashon
cemetery beside daughter who had
preceded her In death.
Mrs. Langdon has many friends
here who regret her early passing, and
deepest sympathy Is extended the
family
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
All Aboard For A
Night OF Whoopee!

Up to THURSDAY noon. more than 100
reservations had been made for the biz
and snappy cabaret and dinner dance
to be given In the high school GYM
nasium New Years Eve under the
sponsorship of the yashon Orthopedic
Auxiliary. Less than 100 reservations
remain open. The rush for tables fore
casts one of the most successful and
brilliant social events in the history
Of the Island. Members Of the Auxiliary
are elated at the way all the Island
districts are responding.
It will be an evening of sparkling
gaiety. mirth and festiyity. with a
sumptuous four-course dinner cabaret
features between courses singing.
dancing, speciality numbers all snappy
and up to the minute, and how? The
gathering will laugh the Old Year out
and the New Year In.
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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
Japanese Program At
Vashon Grammar School

With q hundred new books for the
Vashon grammar school library as
their goal, the Japanese patrons of
District 176, have been working hard
for the past two weeks preparing the
program they are giving Friday eve
ming Of this week, December $. Walter
Steen, the capable caretaker of the
building has enlarged the stage, and
prepared the proper setting for the
decorations and lighting designed, and
installed under the direction of Mr.. N.
Hoshi All details of arrangements
have been attended to by Mr.. Hoshi,
and his co-workers.
Mr.. S. Sasaki, a gifted soloist, with
his wife, who will play his accom-
paniments, will be out from Seattle.
A dancing instructor from the city has
been out several times to train the
Japanese girls. With characteristic
thoroughness every detail of the pro-
gram has been attended to.
Several numbers of the program will
be furnished by the grammar school
pupils.
1t i3 hoped that crowded auditor
ium will greet the performers on Fri
day evening, and that goodly sum
will be realized for the new books the
school needs SO badly. Our Japanese
neighbors are doing more than their
part, and are deeply appreciative of
5heir responsibility.
Following is the program to be pre-
sented:
Piano Solo -. .......... Miriam Takatsu!sa
SOLO Nora Hosh1
Dance japanese Grade School Girls
Chorus .,,.,........................ Upper Grades
Japanese Harp and Harmonica. ..........
........... Mrs. Hiro Nishi, Ken Yorioka
Solo acknowledgements. Mrs. N. HoShi
Speech ...............Mr. U. Nishiyori
Duet-"Venetian Love Song .............
Miss Mildred Bell, Mr.. Kenneth Van
House.
Solo S. Sasaki,
Mrs. Sasaki at the Piano.
Playlet-"Magic Windows ...................
Fourth Grade
Dance. Japanese High School Girls
Speech Observation-Disclosures. Mr.. Sasaki
Duet-"Gypsy Love Song" Miss Mil
dred Bell Mr.. Kenneth Van House.
Solo ..,...,...M Mrs. U. Nishiyori
Rhythm Band-"Amaryliss" .............,,....
.....................,........... Third Grade
Tap Dance .,..........Jno. Coryell Black,
Kerby Coryell.
Speech ....................... Tom Yoshimura
Chorus Lullaby, Goodnight" ..............
Upper Grades
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1930-12-04
LARGE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
AT COUNTY POULTRY SCHOOL

The attendance of poultrymen at the
King County Poultry School to be held
in the City Hall at Renton, December
9th, 9th and 10th, will be much larger
than expected when the school was
planned, If reports from poultrymen
over the county are any indication of
attendance. Many of these poultry
men are planning to attend all of the
lectures and discussions throughout
the entire three days. These lectures
and discussions will start PROMPTLY at
9:45 each morning and close promptly
at each afternoon.
Arrangements have been made to
move the place Of meeting to a larger
room if the city hall room is not large
enough to hold the number attending.