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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
West Union

Mrs. John Radermacher, Of Mel
rose returned to her home Monday
after spending a week visiting rela-
tives here.
The Mike and Ben Messer fam
lilies attend the funeral of Henry
Determan at Melrose, Wednesday,.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nelson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Cans
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Bjerkness
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Selensky on New Years
eve.
Miss Marie Fink, Of Eden Valley
is here visiting the Radermacher
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Zormeier and
daughter, Of st. Cloud, visited Tues
dayand Wednesday at the Mike
Messer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Radermach-
er called at the II. ]. Cans home
Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Johnson and
daughter, Dolores, Of Rochester,
spent several days visiting the Jim
and Ollie Johnson families.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Messer were
Sank Centre callers Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hector entertained
at 200 o'clock dinner, Sunday
the following guests: Mr.. and Mrs
Clarence Selensky, Mr.. and Mrs. H
]. Cans, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Dunn
of Osakis.
Irene Quicker, of Minneapolis, ar.
rived Wednesday for weeks Wis.
| it with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bjerkness, of Brain.
erd, spent the Holidays visiting
Mrs. Bjerkness' perents, Mr.. and
Dan Beck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Deters, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Marthaler and
family, M. and Mrs. Nick Marthaler
were dinner guests at the Ben bet
ers home New Years Day.
Miss Hazel Beck who teaches al
Butterfield, spent Christmas visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Beck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marthaler and
daughter, of Freeport, spent New
Years day visiting Mr.. and Mrs
]. p. Diedier.
Edgar Schwanke and John Bent
field returned to Preston, Sunday,
where they are employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Ruckert
were dinner guests at the Ben Wal
tiers home, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Radermach-
er motored to Eden Valley last
week Monday. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. H. G. Wakefield
who visited with friends at Paynes-
vile for the day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Messer and
daughter, and Mrs. tanker, of st.
Cloud, were New Years guests at
the Ben Messer home.
Fred Messer is visiting relatives at
st. Cloud this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Roth entertained
on New Years, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Maus and family, Mr.. and Mrs. G
Ensign and family, Mrs. Ida Roth,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. Radermacher, Miss Minnie
We're. Mr.. and Mrs. S. Rooney
and family of Osakis, Mr.. and Mrs
Percy Ensign, of Willard.
Arthur and Margaret Vornbrock
Of Metre Grove, returned to their
home Sunday after spending the
past week visiting their grandpar.
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. Quicker. and
family.
Mary Radermacher, of st. Paul
spent the week end visiting at the
Andrew Radermacher home.
| Helmer Lenzmeier has returned
from ST. Cloud where she spent the
Christmas holidays at home.
Mrs. Bentfield and son, Leo, were
Sank Centre visitors Monday after
noon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-01-08
Grey Eagle

khdOclld 0IlOIlIluSc pdSScu away
at the Robert Shortridge home
Sunday Jan. 4, following an illness
extending over a period of months
Altho ailing, she had been able to
perform her household duties un-
til last spring, when she began to
suffer considerable. She spent some
time at the University hospital
but continued to grow worse and
had been confined to her bed con-
stantly since her reutrn from the
hospital early in the fall.
Funeral services were held in the
Congregational church and inter
ment was made in the Moses Dame
G. A. R. cemetery at Burtrum.
Arabella Ward was born Dec. g.
1884, in. Illinois. She was married
to Robert Shortridge Sept. z, 1897.
at Worthington, MINI. She was
the mother Of three children, one
Of whom died in infancy. The re-
naming children are: Mrs. Ruth
Gaul, Chicago; and Joe Shortridge,
Of Burhamville. She also leaves
two sisters and two brothers to
mourn her loss. One brother VIII
Ward, Of Pequot; was present at
the funeral.
A number Of relatives gathered
at the home of Mrs. Catherine Nc
Clintick Friday evening to help
her celebrate her birthday. Guests
from out of town were Mr.. and
Mrs. Cass McClintick and Ruth
Schaffer, Of st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Sharp and
daughter, Dorothy, were guests OF
the formers mother in Little Falls
Saturday.
Paul Mossman spent the latter
part of last week with relatives in
st. Paul.
Mrs. Jack Gual arrived here Mon
day in response to message ad.
vising here of the death Of hel
mother, Mrs. Shortridge.
The Christian Endeavor Society
held party at the U. B. church
last Wednesday evening. The early
part of the evening was devoted tc
Sdl11CS anu 1OllSu Tie OdSC14lCIls
after which fitting services were
held in theh church to welcome in
the New Year.
Miss Hilma Hemmi entertained
a number of guests at seven
o'clock dinner Sunday in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hansen
Those present from out of town
were Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hansen, OF
Wadena. Covers were laid fol
twenty.
Miss Esther Hemmi left for Chi
cago Monday after two weeks
visit with her parents here.
Mrs. Mabel Bailey, of Minot, N
D., arrived here Tuesday evening
for a visit with her mother, Mrs
Carrie Claer, and other relatives.
The Misses Elaine and Viola
Laughlin left Monday for Macalis
ter College after spending two
weeks in their home here.
Emma Alexander and Georgt
Hansen, both of this place, were
quietly married at Sank Centre last
Thursday, Jan. 1. The ceremony
took place at the Lutheran par
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G. p. Stalberger attended the
meeting and banquet Of the Chew
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WRAPPING PEARS.

Great improvements have been
wrought in the handling Of perishable
fruits and vegetables in recent years.
The following brief item from the press
service of the Department Of Agricul-
ture shows that the good work is still
going on. Such paper may very well
find its way into the hands of suburban
gardeners who have more or less diff
Guilty in keeping pears during the ripen-
ing process. Pears have to be picked
before fully ripe in order to develop
full flavor and sweetness. During the
time that fruits are laid away, rotting
frequently begins and spreads to other
fruits.
"Copperized paper wrappers for pears
boxed for shipment in Washington and
Oregon will practically prevent the
spread of gray mold or nest decay
in storage, DR.. j. S. Cooley, plant path
ologist of the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture has discovered
washington and Oregon pear growers
are accustomed to the wrapping of
fruit, but ordinary paper does not check
the spread of this rot to sound fruit.
The decay Is caused by the fungus
Botrytis, and has caused serious losses.
DR.. Cooley developed a wrapping paper
impregnated with copper, and this
proved highly satisfactory last year in
packing about 10000 boxes of pears.
Reports to the department say that
most Of the Oregon pears to be stored
for any length of time this year will be
wrapped in the copperized paper. The
department has applied for a public
service patent on the new process"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
ORIENTAL PEACH MOTH.
The Home.

One of the newer insect pests that
engages the attention Of suburban
gardeners is the so-called Oriental
moth, cause of the killing Of the ter
minal shoots of peaches and cherries
and occurring also as fruit worm IN
the fruit. For some reason the insect
has not been very abundant in this
secion this year; at least in the tWlg
boring stage 1t is not as much in eVi-
dence as it has been the past few sum-
mers. When the Oriental moth is
abundant, it can do much harm to the
tree and also to the fruit and for this
reason has received much consider
alton by entomologists.
There are, unfortunately. three or
more hatchings or broods each sum
mer, making control measures a rather
continuous procedure, and, to add to the
difficulties, no real satisfactory means
of checking this insect is yet known.
It is said to Winter much as the cod
ling moth under loose bark and In
rubbish along fence rows Living, as
they do, their entire life in twig or
fruit, the young larvae are not easily
reached by sprays, although some
progress has been made with oil sprays.
Considerable hope is placed in smaller
insects which prey on the Oriental
moth, but insect protection is not al
ways certain because of their fluctu-
ating population. AS the Oriental moth
is killed of, the parasitic insects de-
crease and fail to again increase as
rapidly as their host.
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THE LAWN.

Early September is conceded the best
time for renewing lawn in this To-
cality. Usually September ushers in
cooler weather with considerable rain
and the young grass takes hold in ex-
cellent shape. Spring sown lawns, on
the other hand, often start on in
grand style. only to weaken in hot
weather and become almost bare In
Midsummer If one observes the park
operations about the city, he win no.
tice that a great deal of reseeding is
done in late August and early Septem-
Der. Many weeds that start readily In
the Spring do not terminate in the
Fall, or if they do are soon killed by
frost, leaving the young grass fun OPP
portunity to become established.
Kentucky blue grass should be the
bulk of the lawn grass seed. In order
to obtain uniform distribution of the
seed, It is wise to select quiet day.
divide the amount Of seed into two
parts and SOW in two directions. One
reason that renewing lawns is not al
ways successful Is the lack Of care in
preparing the soil, which should be
spaded and broken up finely, raked
smooth and free from stones and old
rubbish and fertilized. Grass seed sown
on unprepared or poorly prepared soil
has a disadvantage from the very be-
ginning.
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BY J. w. WELLINGTON.

propagation IS successful in two ways.
It gives rise to new plants and 1t places
them some distance from the parent,
thereby giving both the parent and
offspring q better chance to succeed.
The black raspberry also seeds freely,
birds aiding greatly in distributing the
seed For the grower of black rasp-
berry plants, it is well to aid the plant
in placing its tip layers and to limit
their number. 1t makes no particular
difference as to the size of the tip
jlants, so long as they are healthy.
The red raspberry acts differently.
1t sends forth underground stems which
in the Spring send up new shoots. The
canes do not root at the tips and
hence the red raspberry is not quite so
capable in distributing its progeny
The clumps in cultivated paintings are
more apt to become too thick and
need thinning out
The purple raspberry, a hybrid be-
tween the black and the red, acts pecul-
iarly, since some varieties sucker from
the roots as in the red and others root
from the tips as in the black parent
All three propagate readily by seeds,
so that it is little wonder that wild
raspberry plants often take possession
of burned-over land in the wild and
for a few years check the return of
the forest trees by smothering out the
Seeding trees. Nature has indeed been
kind to the raspberries in supplying
effective methods of increase.
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TWO SUMNER FLOWERS.

The common garden nasturtium is
not 50 designated by botanists, but is
assigned to genus called Tropaeolum,
containing many species, among which
T. majus Is the common climbing mas
turtium and T. minus, the dwarf an
1luaI. According to BaiIey's Cyclopedia
Of Horticulture, all the nasturtiums
originally came from South America,
chiefly from the cooler parts Of Peru
and Chile. The garden nasturtiums
are sometimes used as food, the young
pods and seeds being used as pickles
and the peppery leaves as a cress.
There Is one species, T. tuberoSum, that
produces edible underground tubers.
Aside from these uses, which are Of no
Importance in the United States, the
nasturtium IS reyered by many for the
brilliant show Of colors, principally reds
and yeliows and blends thereof For
flower production, the soil must not be
overfertilized, lest foliage and few
aphis, the naSturtium has few, II any,
pests and may be readily classified as
Of easiest culture
The portulaca is another simple plant
that has some admirable qualities
0mong which is its adaptation to rather
poor soil and dry situations where
more pretentiouS species would fail.
x1EkaCC Tie pldHb lIlNS u PlfAIC III LUX
cries and along borders where moisture
IS none too abundant. Portulaca is, as
the nasturtium, a native Of South
America. Cultural requirements are
simple. q full exposure to direct sun
light being probably the distinguish
ing requisite The flowers do not open
IN duh weather and close promptly
when IN shadow. Color range includes
white, yellow, rose, scarlet and deep
red, with many variations.
A relative OF the portulaca, known as
purslane or pusley has been used as a
vegetable, the thick heshy leaf stems
being priced highly In some parts Of
Europe. In America purslane is known
chiefly as persistent and troublesome
Midsummer weed, especially In rich
fertile garden soils further northward.
When II comes to eating odds and ends
Of the vegetable kingdom. the Amer
lean people are q little backward, and
justihably 50 In the presence Of 50
many better products
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FOLK DANCES END
OF SUMMER EVENTS
Sylvan Theater Entertainment
Next Friday Evening-Circus
Sketch Surprise Feature.

A program Of folk dances Of many
nations will feature the ninth and last
Of the Summer evening events spon-
sored jointly by the District Community
Center Department, the ONCE of Public
Buildings and Public Parks and the
National Capital Civic Fund, in the
Sylvan Theater on the Washington
Monument Grounds next Friday eve
ming.
circus sketch will mark the closing
of the program. which will begin at
1880 o'clock. according to Miss Maude
Parker, director of girls activities on
District Fairgrounds. A group Of girls,
costumed as animals, will give this
sketch as surprise" feature, she said
Assisting Miss Adams will be the fol-
lowing playground directors: Abbie
Flynn of Georgetown, Ruth Tate
Chevy Chase; Ruth Cakes, Garfield;
Rosemary Easton, Wheatley, and Eu-
genia Cheape, Henry-Cooke.
The United States Marine Band led
by Capt. Taylor Branson, will furnish
music for the folk dance program,
which will include numbers from
Sweden, England and Holland. The last
of the dances will be the Virginia Reel,
as representative Of the United States.
Mrs. Elizabeth Peoples, director Of
the Community Center Department,
chief sponsor of the events, yesterday
expressed the gratitude of her organiZa-
ton for the cooperation of the various
bands which have taken part in the
series of entertainments. These in
clude the United States Amy and
Marine Bands, the 18th Engineers
Band. the Overseas Band and the Com
munity Center Band.
Oxford University will confer the
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Man or the Insects?" Who Is In q
better position to appreciate the signifi-
canoe OF this article than the person
VINO grows plants? Even the home
gardener knows that there are few
plants that are free from insect attack
Coupled with the fact that insects carry
and transfer certain serious plant
diseases, notably the virus diseases, one
cannot doubt the Importance Of DIR.
Howard's| question. Take the farmers
OF the Northwest who have this year
suffered from graSshopper plaques.
Tney would not for one moment dis
agree with DIR. Towards rather gloomy
forecast Of an eternal battle between
man and his insect enemies. Fortu-
nately, as Dr. Howard points out. the
enemy Is divided and some of the in
scots prey on one another. Were it
not Tor this feature, the control prob
lens would be almost hopeless OF solu-
ton at times.
The butteray bush. buddleia, is very
aptly named. Iskarally dozens Of large
butterflies may BE- seen lowering about
each bush on these bright August days,
apparently doing no harm to the plant
but merely drawing nectar from the
blooms. Buddleia seems to be doing
unusually well this season, particularly
those bushes which were cut back dras-
t1cally in early Spring. Left unpruned
or only lightly pruned, buddleia be-
comes scraggly looking and carries only
snort Hover spikes.
Grape myrtle, in flower for several
weeks, still figures conspicuously in the
characterization of city parks and homes.
There are number of colors in Grape
myrtle, from white to purplish pink.
but the rose pink seems to be favored
ABOVE all the rest. This myrtle Is an
other plant that needs to feel the prun-
ing knife severely each year to keep 1t
at its best.
Grab grass has now taken possession
OF many lawns about the city and
where clipped closely presents an at
tractive carpet of light green. The
trouble with this grass Is that it comes
in late and dies out early leaving bare
spots. The best remedy for this grass
weed is to keep the lawn well fed. thus
encouraging the better species, notably
blue grass.
Adequate rains have proved a bless
ing to home gardeners, keeping the
lawns and gardens in thrifty condition.
Hose and sprinklers are useful, but they
cannot easily substitute for rain.
Chrysanthemuns and dahlias have
made unusual growth this Summer and
will need careful stalking TO prevent
the plants from falling over Quite
different from last season, when the
drought prevented even moderate
growth.
Frost is q well known enemy Of
plants, cutting OF in a few hours their
Summer clothing of leaves and prepar-
ing them for their long Winter rest.
1t is more difficult to think of frost
as a necessity in the lives OF many
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
Dives With Her Babies.

The grebe is tiny bird endowed
with a wonderful amount of cunning.
She hides her nest in a manner that
makes it impossible for any human to
discover, but 1t is when the five tiny
young appear that the parents bring
out their cunning. You will seldom see
them, although the babies are able to
swim and dive short distances few
hours after they leave their shells. If
there is the slightest sign of danger,
the mother gives the alarm cry, and
instantly the diminutive birds scuttle
across the water to her. She lifts both
wings, and all five scramble under
meath. Then she brings her wings to
her side, with her family safely hidden
underneath, dives with them, and car
ries them under water to q place of
safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
THE alberta PEACH.

1t is rather strange how one variety
of peach dominates the peach-growing
industry. Hedrick, in 1.-The Peaches Of
New York" 1916, stated that alberta
leads all other peaches in number of
trees in New York and in America"
There is no question that this assertion
would be true today, perhaps even more
so.
No expert pomologist would grant
liberia to be the best favored peach
n the United States. Probably it can
scarcely be compared with Early
Crawford or the white fleshed Cham
pion. Yet because of regular bearing,
sturdy growth and excellent shipping
quality, this variety reigns supreme in
Eastern United States and Southern
Canada. Were one to recommend a
peach variety for the home garden, he
would instinctively say Elberta because
the probability of success would be
strongest with this fine old variety
The parentage of liberia is in doubt,
but it is believed that it arose in 1870
at Marshallville, Ga, from seed of
Chinese Cling peach crossed with Early
Crawford. This would seem rather
plausible since the Cling parent could
have contributed the hrmer flesh
which gives shipping quality and Early
Crawford its good flavor.
liberia peaches differ much in flavor
according to the weather and care with
which grown. This year they seem un-
usually fine, a fact traceable to ample
water and warmth in Georgia and
Carolina Last year the same variety
from the same area was miserable. The
New York liberia crop is sometimes of
excellent quality, but If the growing
weather has been cool the peaches are
rather bitter and undesirable. 1t does
not do to condemn peach on one
trial liberia has stood the test Of
time and has made good alike in COM
mercial orchards and In home gardens.
And although several fruit breeders are
trying to give US a better all-around
peach. like the Bartlett pear and the
Concord grape, the liberia still clings
easily to the top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

oxford University will confer the
honorary degree Of D. c. L. on the
Duchess Of York.
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plants. The peach Is an example. II
grown too far South, where the tenn
perature may fail to drop to 80 de-
grees at all during the Winter, the
peach fails to leaf out properly, push
Ing forth only q few leaves at time
over a period of several months. Such
is the situation in the orange country
in Southern California. Here such
peaches as liberia are not certain
bearers because of this peculiar be-
havior. But at that. any country that
can produce beautiful oranges and
grapefruit ought to be satisfied.
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THE GARDEN CLUBS.

1.-THE Garden Club Manual" by Edith
r. Fisher, makes its appearance, being
the first book of its kind devoted purely
to the welfare and promotion of the
garden club movement. This book
should prove very useful to garden
clubs, especially newly organized clubs,
In planning and carrying on their work.
Among subjects discussed are financing
the garden club, planning and staging
flower shows, development of programs.
projects and junior garden clubs. The
author was formerly vice president OF
the National Council of State Garden
Club Federations, and brings to the
public the results of intimate expert
ences in the management Of garden
clubs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23
DIsBUDDINC DAHLIA.

Illustrating the method to be en-
Dloyed in disbudding the dahlia. Grow
krs who hope to compete successfully
In the Autumn flower shows should
practice disbudding. The terminal bud
Is usually the strongest and most de-
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RASPBERRY
PROPAGATION.

About this time of year the canes
Of the black raspberry begin 20 elon-
gate rapidly, dropping over TO the soil
by their weight and fiexibility. Where
the tips touch soil. they root. giving
rise TO new plants. This form Of
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FACE BADLY
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"Pimples were scattered all over
my face and disfigured il very badly.
They were hard, large and red and
iestered and scaled over. The pim-
pies isched and burned, causing me
10 lose lots Of sleep. The trouble
lasted about two years..
81 began using Cuticara Soap
and Ointment and they helped me,
md In about two months I was
eomplstely healed. after using two
cakes Of Cuticura Soap and two
boxes Of Cuticnra Ointment. 4"
fsixned) Miss Eva Anderson, RI. 5,
Bowdon, Ca, june s. 1880.
Daily use Of Cuticura Soap with
touches Of cuticura Ointment a. re-
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GARDEN NOTES.

In recent number Of the Scientific
American DR.. L. o. Howard retired
chief Of the Bureau Of Entomology,
presents an interesting discussion en-
titled Which Shall Inherit the Earth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-23

birable. but should be relieved from
competition with nearby lateral buds.
Hhe sooner the lateral buds are re-
showed the better.
. Illustration by Courtesy of the United
States Department of Agriculture.