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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Rats Said to Be Arithmetic"
Pests

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Rats ought to have more atten
ton than they receive on the aver
age farm, in the opinion Of c. G..
Gaylord, agricultural extension
agent Of Rock county who sug-
gests special summer excursions"
for these much-neglected little crea-
lures. Specifically, he recommends
giving the rats a one-way ticket
to rat heaven (if they deserve such
a haven of rest)."
Family relations in the rat king
dom must be simply scandalous,
Mr.. Gaylord says, judging from the
rate at which rats multiply when
not disturbed over winter. He
calls them arithmetic pests be-
cause they add to many a sorrow,
subtract from our comfort, divide
our attention, and multiply like the
dickens.
when we discover, that a g.
months old female rat can raise a
family of from 9 to- 20 young ones,
and repeat this from three to five
times a year, is it any wonder that
a regular army Of these pests may
develop on farm during a few
mild winter months?
Treat 'em Rough is not bad
slogan for these rat-tailed sneak
thieves that live, thrive and multi
Iply their depredations while we
slumber. Feed them gas or poison
and make them like it; use the dog,
cat, pitchfork, scoop shovel, axe,
spade, shotgun, traps and many
other articles too numerous to men
ton. Use anything that comes in
handy to give the rats a one-way
ticket to rat heaven.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Drastic Change Made In
Chattel Mortgage Laws
New Law Outcome of Orgy Of
Property Concealment In Past
Few Years

Stearns County residents who
have given a chattel mortgage on
any of their personal property are
urged to read the new law govern
ing chattels by local bankers, at
torneys and county officials.
The new law is rather drastic and
is the outcome of an orgey Of chat
tel concealments and sales Of chat
tells during the past few years. For
the benefit Of those who have given
chattels, the Herald herewith pub
fishes the new law in full in order
tina any and all who read might
save themselves from committing q
gross misdeneanor through ignor-
ance.
The law as enacted at the recent
session of the legislature is as fol-
lows:
Be it enacted by the Legislature of
the State of Minnesota:
Section 1. That Section 10395 of
the General Statutes Of Minnesota
for the year 1928 be and the same
hereby is amended to read as fol-
lows:
"10395. Selling or concealing
mortgaged chattels-Every person
who, with intent to place mortgag-
ed personal property beyond the
reach Of the mortgage or his as
signs. shall remove or conceal, or
aid or abet in removing or con-
cealing any such property, and any
mortgagor Of such property who
shall assent to or knowingly suffer
such removal or concealment, or
at any time before the debt secured
by chatte1 mortgage has been full
ly paid. shall sell, convey, or in any
manner dispose of the personal
property so mortgaged, or any part
thereof, without the written con-
sent Of the mortgage or his agent
or without informing the person
to whom he shall sell, convey, or
dispose Of same that it is mortgag-
ed, and the true amount then due
on the debt secured by such. mort
gage. shall be punishable by Inn
prisonment in the state prison or
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14

ments, says that the two problems
being studied are how the age Of
cattle purchased affects the cattle
attening enterprise, and what diff
ference the market grade or quail
ity of such cattle makes.
Hundreds Of questions pertain
ing to these two problems have
come up in the minds Of cattle rails
ers and feeders, and the animal
husbandry division has been asked
to answer many Of them at Differ
emit times. This Is the first time
either Of these problems has been
subjected to direct experimentation
at the Minnesota station. The cat
tie Of the different ages and differ
emit grades fed in this trial will be
on exhibition Cattle Feeders Day.
In addition to these trials, a re-
port will be made of the results Sc
cured by the experiment station
during the past year in the feeding
Of wheat to fattening beef cattle,
lambs, and pigs, and also report
on results secured in self-feeding
grain to young growing beef calves.
For the afternoon session, several
talks are being arranged on sub
jects Of interest and Importance to
farmers generally, as well as to
beef cattle raisers and feeders.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14

that an independent organisation
with a large membership would
be Of much more value than q
local chapter Of the League Of 30
members.
DR.. J. F. Dubois said that the
sentiment for independent or local
organization usually went in waves.
He advocated the inviting of all
farmers to join the League without
pay He said the average individ-
ual was prone to look upon all
problems as they affected his inn
mediate community.
The burning of sloughs in the
Spring annually destroyed much
of the bird life. The crow was
also a menace to wild. life and
should be exterminated, the doctor
said.
Talks were also made by Harold
Gray, A. III. Hendrickson, Fred
Mossman, Robt. Schwalen, George
Fish, e. A. Richards, L. L. Kells,
and others.
A motion was made that a local
organization be formed. This mo-
ton was carried by a unanimous
vote. The annual dues were placed
at so cents per member. The Of
ficers of the Izaak Walton League
were elected as the officers of the
new organization. They are:
President-Carl Fischer.
Vice President-Robert Schwalen.
Walter Jung-Secretary.
Treasurer?????
A. H. Hendrickson and L. L. Kells
were appointed a committee to
draft constitution and bylaws and
report at a meeting to be called at
a later date by the president.
At Friday evenings meeting 50
members were signed up at so
cents each. This Wednesday eve
ming the roster has passed the rs
mark. At least 100 are expected.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Soap, Water, Sunshine
Best Germ Destroyers
Doctors Warn Housewives Against
False Promises of Commercial
Germicide Advertisers

st. Paul, May EIn response to
the request Of a Minnesota house
wife, for safe, effective all round
antiseptic solution for use in her
household, the Minnesota State
Medical Association today de-
votes its weekly bulletin to anti
septics and germicides.
Soap and water Is the only
safe, effective, all round antiseptic
solution or disinfectant that can be
universally recommended for the
household" says this bulletin.
There is no safe germ killing
drug or solution Of a drug that will
kill all Of the varieties and species
Of germs. A solution that will kill
one germ will be almost certain to
leave some other, harder one be-
hind to cause trouble.
much work still remains to be
done by the laboratory scientists on
antiseptics" these medical experts
say. Recent important researches
show, for instance, that even the
doctor cannot always be certain Of
the effectiveness of the solution he
is using. For the doctors infor-
nation all antiseptics and germi-
cides are measured as to Elective
ness by comparison with the germ
killing power Of phenol (carbolic
acid). This research has shown
thataeven this standard is not abso-
lutte and may occasionally leave
loopholes for some member of the
germ colony ito crawl through"
Housewives are therefore warned
not to be taken in by the glowing
promises of all round antiseptic adj
There simply is no such
animal.
"a weak, inappropriate antiseptic
may be much worse than none at
all' the bulletin warns, further.
MANY now on the market are no
more effective than peroxide of n.y.
drogen which was common stand
by in the household a few years
ago. These, like peroxide. kill such
easily destroyed germs as the ty-
phoid basillus but leave the field
clear and suncontested for stranger
organisms such as the
scarlet fever streptococis.
s Supplemented by iodine or mer-
'curochrome from the first aid kit
for painting minor cuts and abrais-
ions, the house wife may much
better put her reliance on soap
and water and sunshine, the bulle-
tin concludes. Amy other needs for
drug solutions, such as for douches
or irrigations, should certainly be
referred to the family physician.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Aged Metre Grove Woman
Buried Tuesday Morning
(Continued from Page Onel

Germany in 1880 and the following
year came to America. They rent
ed a farm three miles south of
Metre Grove village and later
bought this farm. Mr.. Van Beck
died in 1885. Mrs. Van Beck. with
the aid of a brother, continued to
operate the farm and raised her
family of three children. During
her later years she has made her
home with her children.
The deceased is survived by two
sons and daughter: Albert and
Anton Van Beck and Mrs. Henry
G. Imdieke. A sister, Mrs. VIM.
Frericks, Of Melrose. also survives.
The funeral was held at the st.
Johns Catholic church at Metre
Grove Tuesday morning at $3.50
o'clock, Rev. Father Philip officiat-
ing. The services were largely at
tended.
The honorary pail bearers were
Mrs. Mike Schmiesing, Mrs. Joseph
Leukam, Mrs. Ben Haskanp, Mrs.
Elizabeth Berling, Mrs. Fred Hack
man and Mrs. Henry Schneider.
The active pail bearers were Ger
hard Schulzetenberge, Henry
Braun, Jos. Worms, Frank Weisser,
Lambert Worms and Carl Trisko.
Mrs. Victor Woeste was cross bear
er.-Melrose Beacon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14

is the opinion Of NJ s. Winder,
Chicago, Illinois, executive secre-
tary Of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, who is a member Of the
subcommittee Of the National CON-
mittee on Wood Utilization Of the
Department Of Commerce, under
whose guidance the booklet was
prepared.
ut is unquestionab1y true that
modern living conditions, the farm
home interior in general, is far
more attractive than it was q de-
cade or two ago." Mr.. Winder said:
with present-day transportation
facilities, social gatherings have
increased, and the farmers wife,
through easy access to sources Of
supply, has become more discrim-
mating in her choice Of furnishings.
The home is the laboratory as well
as the dwelling place of the rural
family. and it is highly important
that it be tastefully, usefully and
economically furnished.
This new bulletin will aid the
bome-naker in the rural commun-
ity to check up on the construction
Of her furniture; 1t will aid her in
apportioning her home furnishings
budget; 1t will tell her something
about the various styles, and ex-
plan how they may be grouped in
accordance with the principles Of
harmony. It should also convince
her that it is not necessary to store
every comfortable chair in the barn
or attic"
The bulletin Is intended primar-
lily as an aid to the consumer who
seeks information concerning bud
getting, comfort, utility, construc-
ton materials, styles, ensembles,
and details in the care and repair
Of furniture. With more than so
illustrations and diagrams, it ex-
plains in non-technical language
the important features for which
the prospective purchaser should
look when selecting home furnish
ings.
Alexander B. Trowbridge, Wash
ington, d. c., a member Of the
American Institute of Architects,
is chairman of the special sub-com-
mittee under whose guidance the
bulletin was prepared. An advis-
DRY committee also cooperated in
reviewing the manuscript, and this
body includes representatives of
governmental divisions, and nation
ally renowned museums, and au-
thorities on decoration.
The bulletin is available in single
copies and quantity lots. It may
be obtained from the Superintend.
ent Of Documents, Government
Printing Office, Washington, D. c.,
or from district offices Of the De-
partment of Commerce in leading
cities. The ballot sells for 20 cents
a single copy, 81 hundred and $65
a thousand.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14

turai Experiment station has pre-
pared a pamphlet in which he ex-
plains why clean cultivation, bare
fallow, and othes similar methods
kill weeds. The success Of these
methods Is based on the fact that
plants manufacture most Of their
food in the leaves, so that If the
tops of the plant are kept down,
eventually it will starve itself.
Perennial weeds, the kind that
live year after year, after they have
lowered and produced seed, store
reserve food in their underground
root Systems for use in starting
them of the next spring, says Mr..
Army. If they are prevented from
storing more Of this material, they
are forced to use up slowly what is
left in these storage organs, and
eventually must die. This is the
basic principle on which the sue
cessful eradication methods are
based.
Where weed infestations are
heavy, bare fallow for an entire
season may be necessary. Usually
lit is best to start with a thorough
blowing at depth Of about 4 in
ches, at the time the weeds begin
to bloom, because they are weakest
at this time. Following the. plow-
ing, the aim should be either to
keep the underground parts below
the surface, and to cut off with a
sharp disk or duckfoot all neN
stems as they approach the sur
face, or to attempt to drag the UNI
foreground parts to the surface to
dry. The first method is usually
the best one to follow. If after a
month or two the disk or duckfoot
will not cut off all the stems, fall
low slightly deeper than before,
and then continue the cultivation
up to freezing time.
Since fallow does not have to
start until the early part Of July,
by planning ahead it is possible to
remove early maturing crops such
as winter. rye, red clover or sweet
clover, or to use the land for pas
ture up to that time, before begin
ming the clean cultivation. This
avoids the loss Of crop.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Minnesota Railroad Asking
for Freight Rate Increase
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
Commission Will Hold Hearing,
Monday, June Is

The Railroad and Warehouse
Commission has received an appli-
cation from the rail carriers oper-
ating in this State seeking author
ity for a revision of all the class
rates at present in effect on the
railway lines in this State.
This application, If granted,
would entail increased rates in all
of the State east and the line of the
Chicago, st Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railawy, st. Paul to Wor-
Ellington, amounting to about thirty
percent.
West of the line of the Omaha
Railway described above the in
crease asked for would amount to
about forty-three percent in all Of
the balance Of the State.
This application is a direct re-
suit of an extensive investigation Of
the rate structure of the entire
western district, conducted by the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
under the provisions Of the Trans
portation Act, ana the so-called
Hoch-Smith Resolution, as a result
of which the I. G. G. found that
rates in certain parts of the terri
ftory under investigation were less
than reasonable rates and ordered
increases.
The Minnesota Commission was
a party to the entire proceeding,
and along with the various traffic
organizations of the State, protest.
ed vigorously against the rates and
the proposal to divide the State in
to two rate zones.
In spite of the best efforts Of all
parties concerned, scales Of rates
were adopted which will have the
effect Of materially increasing all
interstate class rates and the pre-
sent application from the carriers
operating in Minnesota is for the
alleged purpose Of harmonizing the
State rates with the proposed inter-
state scale.
In accordance with Section Ats
Revised Statutes, the Commission
has designated Monday, June 18th,
1881, in the Office of the Commits
sion, Room 120, State Capital
Building, st. Paul, Minnesota, as
the place for hearing testimony In
the application, the hearing to COM
mence at 1000 A. M.
1t is hoped that this important
hearing win be attended by q large
number of interested shippers pre-
pared to present full and complete
testimony regarding the effect of
such increased rates upon their
business.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Rural Schools Have ye.z
Field Day Saturday

Ball Throw - Evelyn Baldyke,
LIST; Frieda Karsten, End, Louise
Baldyke, 3rd.
Dash-Frieda Karsten, LIST; Anna
Pfieffer, End; Evelyn Baldyke, 3rd.
Miss Elsie Boyer's school, District
"a won sweepstakes by winning a
total of "a points. A large health
ball was the prize. s-,E.
The three individuals winning the
most points were: Evelyn Baldyke,
II points, District 1874; Robert
Schaub, Is points, District IS; Erie
da Karsten, IL points, District 81.
At noon a delicious lunch was
served at the High School cafeteria.
The menu was as follows: Potato
Salad, baked beans, weiners, pick
les. sandwiches, cake, ice cream and
lemonade.
The feature Of the afternoon was
ball game between the Teachers
Club and Normal Training Depart
ment. The result of. the nine in
nings, was a score Of to 8 In Ia
vor Of the Norma1ites. y
Encouraged by the successes of
the last two years the Club hopes
to sponsor such a Field Day, each
spring. iriE--;rir--ETlr S''.E-. =.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Mrs. v. G. Wedge Heads
Co. Fed. Women's Clubs
CONTINUED from Page onel i.

that only per cent Of our popula-
ton live in places Of over 25,OO0
and about so per cent live in places
of less than $500.
"The country dweller's need of
reading material Is even greater
than that of his neighbor in town.
In spite of the relief to country is
olation brought by the automobile,
the radio and the telephone, his OPP
portunity for varied types OF re-
creation is by no means equal to
that Of the town jewellers, and he
needs recreational and educational
occupation which does not take him
away where he can not see and
hear what is happening to his live
stock and other property. His wife
and children likewise depend more
upon the home and what they can
use there than do women and
children Of the town.
Mrs. Moynihan said in part:
my twelve years experience as
executive secretary Of the Stearns
County Child Welfare Board has
convinced me that our laws are a
living, moving power for good in
our lives, whether we recognize 1t
or not. There is romance in
them; there is chicalry; there is
understanding and above all, there
is charity.
"a wonderful opportunity to
make some comparisons was af-
forded me this summer, when was
called to Ashland County, Wiscon-
sin, to make a survey of county aid
to dependent children for the State
Board of Control for Wisconsin. I
was much impressed with one pro-
vision which is sadly lacking in
our Minnesota code. Wisconsin pro-
vides that dependent children may
be boarded by the county in licens-
ed homes not their own by women
who are known as custodians. This
seemed to me to be an excellent
provision.
''The Laws of Minnesota for the
protection Of children are outstand-
ing in that they are administered
lorgely through county units under
responsibility to the State Board of
Control. They have secured desir-
able protection for children of IL
legitimate birth to a degree no
where else approached. They have
abolished baby farms and uncon.
trolled maternity homes"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Disabled Comrades Are
Nearest to Legion's Heart
125O Veterans Are Still Being Treat
ed In the Hospitals of
Minnesota

As Memorial day Of 1881 APP
the American Legion and
Legion Auxiliary of Minnesota, in
their eleventh year of service to
community, country and COM
rades," still hold closest to their
hearts the welfare of the sick and
disabled, according to their depart
ment rehabilitation chairman, Earl
". Cliff, Of Ortonville and Mrs.
Thomas Howard, Of Robbinsdale.
: In joint message just issued to
the $40 Legion posts and Legion
Auxiliary units Of the state, Mr..
Cliff and Mrs. Howard say in part:
"The thing that makes it possible
for your department rehabilitation
committeeman to function so well,
is the undying interest and wonder
full response which comes from the
rank and file of our membership
Scattered all over Minnesota. That
interest is proof that the welfare
of our sick and disabled comrades
is still closest to our hearts.
& Eighty thousand veterans passed
through our hospitals last year in
the United States; $4,000 are now in
hospitals, with 1850 hospitalized in
Minnesota. Our state rehabilita-
ton program is divided into FIVE
groups-that done by our post and
unit service officers in proving the
claims of veterans and depend
ents, activities conducted within
the hospitals, our revolving fund
from which money is loaned and
re-loaned to needy veterans as they
repay it without interest, our child
welfare program, and our Minneso-
ia Legion Auxiliary Poppy Work
Shop, which employs upwards of
Is veterans who need these extra
earnings to support their families.
'In the Twin Cities, st. Cloud
and at Duluth, the duty Of visiting
the hospitals is Systematically spon-
sored by special committees, the
members Of which not only bring
treats, arrange parties, movie
shows, entertainments and birth
day. parties, but also try to fill the
Individual desires Of the hospital
lied veterans. The $50 in contract
hospitals throughout the state are
remembered by members at Glen
Lake, Duluth, st. Peter, Fergus
Falls, Rochester and other points.
1.-THE best way for posts and
units to aid in this work is to do
nate to the department rehabilita-
ton fund, to contact local cases, to
supply bed coats, comfort kits,
bags. etc., to keep in touch
with all men returning from hos
pitfalls and help them secure employ,
ment, and to. conduct a poppy sale
on May %, using. the proceeds to
the. department rehabili-
tation fund.- and to. aid sick and
needy veterans locally. The pop
pies themselves, are made, by dis
abled comrades"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-05-14
Mud Pump Repairs Dips In
Trunk Line Pavements
New Machine Cuts Costs Of Con-
crete Maintenance, Gives Smooth
er Riding Surface

A mud pump which forces dirt
under pressure under concrete
pavements has been put in opera
ton this spring by the Minnesota
department The new ma
chine is expected to remove many
of the Says and dips which have
formed where the sub-grade under
the pavement has settled.
Repairing the dips which occur
wherever the subgrade has settled,
has been the most difficult prob
lem !, in pavement maintenance.
More or less settlement will occur
in every road where there are ex-
tensive fills. On a gravel or dirt
road the remedy is simply to add
more material. On railroad the
matter is remedied by jacking up the
rails and tamping dirt under the
ties. On a paved road, the only rer
medy, until now was to tear up and
rebuild the slab where the worst
says occurred. n;
The new machine mixes water
and earth until they form a mushy
mass, which is forced by a pump
through 2 inch holes drilled in the
concrete. The pressure. lifts up the
pavement and enough dirt is pump
ed in to raise the slab to the requir-
ed level. This is all done without
blocking traffic. Cement added in
the proportion of to Is helps set
the material and hold it in place.
Minnesota, by following the rule
Of waiting at least one and prefer
ably two years between grading
and paving, has had less trouble
with sub-grade settlement than
most other states, yet on nearly
every paved route some settlement
occurs. The new machine will be
kept going during the summer cur
ing these dips wherever they occur.
The cost Of operating the machine
will be a small fraction of what it
would cost to tear UP and rebuild
sagging portions of the Slab. The
machine was invented in Iowa and
was used successfully by the Iowa
Highway department last summer,
and is now in use in several states.