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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31

try leads the nation. Her chief
port is outranked only by that of
New York in the amount of tom
mage carried. and will, when the st.
Lawrence Seaway is completed,
challenge the primacy Of the great
harbor of the Atlantic seabord.
Her mineral deposits, more extern
sive than those Of the Ruhr Valley,
furnish two thirds of the nations
iron ore. She has more and better
roads than Florida, and better eli
mate, and more Of it, than Cali
fornia. Her -four mills are the
greatest in the world, and her
packing plants supply the markets
Of this and other lands. Her lakes
and streams, her hills and woods,
her blue skies and deep solitudes,
offer rest and recreation and sooth-
ing GOODNESS to people from every
where.
Other states are unique in thier
respective excellences. Minnesota
Is unique in that she holds the
place of leadership in almost every
essential Held.
Let US consider iron. It is the
one product indispensable in an in
dustrial civilization. For almost
every other commodity substitutes
can be provided. Lacking coal,
we could use oil. Lacking oil, we
could use alcohol. Lacking rubber
we could, Mr.. Edison assured us
make good substitute from the
juices Of the milkweed and the
goldenrod. Lacking wood, we could
use brick. or glass, or aluminium, or
artificial boards made from the f.
bres Of fast-growing plants. But
lacking iron. the wheels Of this in
dustrial civilization would be stilled
for ever.
Minnesota leads the world in iron.
Every year her mines yield 10000
900 tons of high-grade ore. There
are still 9000O0,0O0 tons left in
known ore bodies; how much there
is in reserve nobody knows. Be
sides there are $4,000, 000, 600 tons of
low-grade ore, which when benefi-
citation becomes commercially pro-
fitable will insure the continuation
Of Minnesota's iron industry indefi-
nitely. There are acres Of dia-
monds" on the Guyana, the Mesaba
and the Vermillion!
Let us consider our agricultural
resources. No state has a larger
area Of fertile land. Super-impose
Iowa upon the map of Minnesota,
and after Iowa corn land has been
matched acre for acre by Minneso-
ia corn land Of equal productivity.
there viii be left over, q vast re-
gion where clover is weed, and
the great Red River Valley, whose
soil is as deep and rich as the silt
of the Nile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
Minnesota's Wealth Greater
Than Persia's Diamond Fields
Former Governor Theodore Christensen Strikes Optimistic
Note at Ten Thousand Lakes-Greater Minnesota
Associations Fifteenth Annual Meeting

Speaking on the subject, Betting
on Minnesota" Former Governor
Theodore Christianson addressed
delegates to the Fifteenth Annual
Meeting of the Ten Thousand
Lakes-Greater Minnesota Associa
ton held recently at Minneapolis.
The complete text Of Mr.. Chris.
tianson's talk follows:
remember that as young man
I heard Russell II. Conwel deliver
his famous lecture, Acres Of Dia-
monds." Many of you will recall the
story upon which it is based, told
by an Arab guide who conducted
DR.. Conwell and his party on tour
out of Bagdad. Once there dwelt
near the River Indus a Persian by
the name Of Ali Hated, wealthy in
orchards, fields and gardens, and
contented with his lot. But one day
there came to him from the east a
Buddhist priest, who told him of
things of which he had never heard
of wealth in copper, silver and
gold, and the power of princes who
possessed it. He spoke of diamonds
dug out of the ground, so precious
that If he had but one Of them of
the size of his thumb he could buy a
whole county, and if he possessed
a mine he could place his children
upon thrones.
That night Ali Hated went to his
bed a poor man. He lay awake
through the long hours, thinking
about diamonds. Early the next
morning he arose, awakened the
priest, who told him that If he
must have diamonds. he would
find them In white sand where the
river flows between high noun
tains.
So Ali Hated sold his farm, left
his family in charge of neighbors,
and started out on a long journey,
first to the Mountain Of the Moon,
then through Palestine, then west
ward through Europe, arriving
finally after many years at BARGE
Iona, where the tides are turbulent
as they force their waters through
the Pillars Of Hercules. There the
disappointed man, now old and poor
and suffering, cast himself In des-
peration into the torrent-and that
was the end of Ali Hated.
Meanwhile, back in Persia, he
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31

who had bought the farm went one
day to water his camel in the gar
den brook. His attention was ar
rested by a black stone with an
eye Of light, flashing all the colors
Of the rainbow. He picked itu p,
carried it into the house, and plac-
ed on the mantel. The priest came
through again, and stopped to visit.
He saw the stone on the mantel,
and his experienced eye told him it
was a diamond. So the host and
his guest and the entire household
went out into the garden to dig;
and thus was discovered the dia-
mond field Of Golconda, which fur
nished the largest gems among the
crown-jewels of England and Rus
STA. There were acres of diamonds
in his front yard, but Ali Hated
had not taken the trouble to dig
there.
I have come today to speak Of
diamond fields in Minnesota, sur
passing Golconda and Kimberley,
which many of our people are pass
ing by. Here are personalities UNI
noted, opportunities ignored. wealth
unappreciated, by people who are
too close to them to see them.
Other states have resources in
which they excel. Iowa has fertile
farms where corn grows tall, and
Idaho raises potatoes that have
made a certain railroad famous. Up
state New York has great dairy
industry, and Kansas has waving
wheat fields. Michigan has mines
which yield abundantly, Maine has
lakes and woods where wild life
abounds, and Florida has good
roads and many bungalows. Buff
flo has -four mills and Chicago
odors, and packing plants. Out
where the sun sets in the Pacific
Washington has harbors inviting
the commerce of the world, and
California modestly calls attention
to her climate and scenery.
Other states have their points,
but the unique distinction of Min
nesota is that she alone is pre-
eminent in almost every important
field. Her corn lands yield as
abundantly as those Of Iowa, and
her wheat commands a market
twenty cents q bushel better than
that Of Kansas. Her dairy indus
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31

Dakota and Minnesota feed lots
which came from central Oregan
and Montana ranges, almost half
were purchased outright and the
others are on contract basis, the
farmer to receive a guaranteed
amount for each pound of gain
put on.
Many Thousand head of cattle
also are being fattened on feed lots
this fall, although cattle feeding
has not gained as rapidly as the
lamb program. Most of the cattle
have been purchased outright, a
few have been raised by the feeder
and a limited number are being
finished on contract for Montana
producers.
The sponsors of the feeding pro-
gram said that some Of the Red
River valley lambs already have
started for market and that most
of them will move to South st.
Paul, West Fargo and Chicago
when finished.
More livestock is needed in the
Red River valley, George Wolf,
Richland county farmer, said, and
in this many other farmers in the
territory acquiesced. Livestock
will help bring back the fertility of
our soils which are depleted
through continuous wheat grow
ing. A lamb and cattle feeding pro-
gram will stimulate more legume
production, which will have an inn
portant place in any soil improve
ment plan. I have fed lambs the
last three years and this
year I had them pick their
own corn in the field while il
lasted. The gains were entirely
satisfactory"
The parties which made the
tours said that not only are the
people of this area in the northwest
becoming feeders of lambs, but they
also are becoming lamb consumers
and are ardent advocates of meal
in the diet. In connection with
each Of the tours, banquet was
served with lamb in some form as
the basis of the menu. Max o. Cul.
len, of the National Livestock and
Meat Board, Chicago, as a feature
at each banquet, demonstrated the
cutting of a lamb carcass into
economical and attractive cuts. He
frequently SUGGESTED how the
housewife might prepare hem fol
the table.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-12-31
Agricultural Notes
Annual Sheep Feeders Day at
Morris Ian lR

The sixth annual Sheep and
Lamb Feeders Day to be conducted
by the West Central School and
Station at Morris will be held this
year on Saturday, Jan. 16. p. s.
Jordan, Animal Husbandman in
charge of the program, announces
that some of the foremost experts
and authorities on lamb feeding
and the sheep industry have been
secured for the program, who will
discuss problems of the sheep feed
err that are especially pertinent at
the present time.
Flock owners and lamb feeders
from all parts Of West Central Min
nesota and the Dakotas are expect
ed to gather at the Station for the
program and discussion of their
problems. The morning session be-
ginning at 1890 A. M. will be given
over to an inspection Of the eight
lots of lambs used in experimental
feeding work during the past three
months and the results obtained.
The experiments this year have for
their purpose the securing of in
formation on the feeding value of
rye. Many inquiries have been re-
ceived on that subject during the
past few months and in order to
secure definite information the ex-
pertinent has been run comparing
rye in the ration with standard
feeds such as barley. Rye is fed
whole, and ground, alone and in
combination with other grains.
Prof. P. S. Jordan, who is in charge
of the feeding experiments, will re-
port upon the results obtained.
Another feature of the forenoon
session will be a discussion by Ar
thur Bayne, of the Central Coop
erative Commission Co., on the top
ic "When is Lamb Ready for
Market?"
During the noon hour the visit.
ors will be served a lamb dinner. A
small charge will be made for those
who wish to attend this dinner in
the school dining hall.
The afternoon session will begin
at lis P. NJ, with a demonstration
by p. A. Anderson, of University
Farm, st. Paul. His subject will be
''How to Kill, Dress, and Cut the
! Lamb for House Use" VIM. Renk
Commissioner of Agriculture from
the state of Wisconsin, and 6
large commercial lamb feeder o.
many years experience, will discus.
Feeding Lambs Under Present
Conditions" Mr.. Renk spoke at {
lamb feeders day five years ago
and the many favorable comment
at that time promoted those IL
charge to secure his return.
A. J. Dexter, of the Northern Pa
office Railway will speak on "Con
tract Lamb Feeding" topic tina
has been receiving much attention
! the past few years.
The program will conclude with ,
talk on 1.-THE Sheep Situation" b.
w. L. Cavert, Extension Economis
at the University of Minnesota. MI
Cavert has made a careful surve.
Of the economic end Of the sheep in
dustry and will present his conclu
sions at this meeting.
| An invitation is extended to al
who are interested in this subjec
| to spend the day at the Station ant
participate in the program.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-05-14

full aid to the farmers living on these
dirt roads during the rainy periods.
Miss Gates, teacher of the Rowena
school spent Tuesday evening at the
Erwin Lindeman home.
The Rowena school will hold it's
school picnic and program May FL.
The rural school examinations will
be held there May 1929.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Wheaton and
family Of Redwood Falls were Sunday
evening callers at the W. G. Robinson
home.
Loren Way spent Sunday at the w.
c. Robinson home.
Mrs. Ernest Overmeyer and daugh-
ter Doris visited the Rowena school
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. j. H. Bryan is at the home Of
her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Larson
near Morgan helping care for her and
infant daughter born Wednesday,
May 6. Mrs. Larson is also afflicted
with q siege of the mumps.
Rev. and Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Pearl
Meeks and Mrs. Fred Murset attend
the Ladies Aid meeting held May 6
at the Ernest Overmeyer home.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-05-14
New Avon Ladies
Aid Hold Meeting

New Avon, May 1.-THE Methodist
Ladies Aid met at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Overmeyer Wednes-
day afternoon, May 6. After the
business meeting of the Aid the Mis-
sionary Society opened their meeting
with the reading of the 63rd psalm by
Mrs. Berg, followed in prayer by
Mrs. Lindeman. Several poems and
talks were given by Vera Light foot,
Mildred Bryan and Doris Overmeyer.
Mrs. Ben Stewig gave very interest
ing report from the New Ulm Miss
ionary rally. A very fine lunch was
served by Mrs. Overmeyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wenzel Goblirsch and
Frank Schwab attended the funeral
of the infant daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Oswald Mages which was held
Saturday morning at Morgan.
Charles Schwab of Springfield visit
ed Wednesday with his father, George
Schwab Sr. who is patient at the
Redwood Falls hospital.
Several New Avon people attend
ed the funeral of Joe. Peltzel which
was held Monday morning from the
Catholic church at Clements.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Quesenberry
and family Of Redwood Falls visited
Sunday at the home of Mrs. Quesen-
berry's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. M.
Kline, it being Mr.. Kline's 70 birth
day. In the evening they took drive
to Sleepy Eye.
Mrs. Otto Lindeman attended the
Woman's Literary club held Saturday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Simpson Of Clements.
Misses Doris and Iona Overmeyer
and Mrs. Emil Anderson and children
visited Thursday afternoon at the
school taught by Miss Ruth Quesen-
berry near Sanborn.
Mrs. Ernest Overmeyer and daugh-
ter Doris visited Monday afternoon
at Dist 101, taught by Mrs. Jesse
Slaymaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burgess Young invit-
ed group of New Avon young folks
to an informal lunch Sunday after
noon. Mr.. and Mrs. Young are the
newly weds of the community and
we extend to them our best wishes for
a happy welded life.
Cantine's crawling outfit is at
work crawling the road from the
Platz corner to No. II, also the road
past Otto Lindeman's to No. II. This
road improvement will be a wonder
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-05-14
NEW ULM MAN TAKEN
TO STATE PRISON
AFTER BRUTAL ATTACK

Henry Kaping of New Ulm, who
has been confined to the Brown coun-
ty Jail there for sometime past, be-
cause of brutal attack upon his
wife with the double barrel of shot
gun, pleaded guilty to assault in the
second degree, before Judge A. B.
Gislason in district court chambers
recently, according to the Journal.
In pronouncing sentence, which is
for an indeterminate period in state
prison at Saltwater, the court stated
he had taken into consideration a
former conviction of defendant, some
Is years ago. Kaping had made ap-
plication to the court for permission
to plead guilty to the charge of as
sault in the second degree.
It will be remembered that the
brutal attack was the result of a
family quarrel. Moonshine liquor
played a part in the tragedy. Mrs.
Kaping's right eye was knocked out
and she suffered several skull frac-
lures and severe bruises. She was
confined to the Loretto hospital in
New Ulm for several weeks receiving
medical and surgical attention.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-05-14
QUANTITY OPIUM FOUND IN
LAUNDRY AT ROCHESTER

zee Wing, a Chinese laundryman
of Rochester, pleaded not guilty to
the concealment of a quantity of
opium after Importation, when he was
arraigned in federal court recently.
The penalty for the offense is a
$4,000 fine or five years imprison-
ment. A raid was made at the
laundry by two federal officers. They
confiscated an opium pipe and some
of the yen shee which he was alleged
to have been smoking. The Chinaman
claimed that it was another of his
countrymen who had smoked the
pipe and who had since returned to
his native land.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-05-14
The seventh grade girls are sewing
small children's garments and bed
room projects in Industrial Art.
Mrs. Chas. Lund
Dies Monday

Walnut Grove, May 12-Mrs. Chas.
Lund, one of Redwood county's pion-
eer residents passed away here Mon
day. She resided in Redwood county
over a period Of 60 years. Funeral
services were held Thursday after
noon at the Trinity Lutheran church
of which she had been member for
about SO years, Rev. Borg officiating.
Mrs. Lund had reached the age Of rs
years and 13 days. She leaves eight
children to mourn her loss, Mr.. Lund
and an infant son preceding her in
death. She also leaves one sister
Mrs. j. A. Olson of Willow River,
formerly of Walnut Grove and many
relatives. Friends here extend their
sincere sympathy to the bereaved
family. bs-sssa
Rev. and Mrs. j. C. Peters went to
st. Paul Monday to attend a state
convention of Congregational church
es.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Mcguire and
family visited at the Emmil Butler
home Sunday.
The senior class play, 1.-TWO Too
Many" given Thursday and Friday
night was a great success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Buysse and
Howard Harbo of Marshall visited at
the John Klucking home Wednesday.
T. E. Prail went to GAINESVILLE on
business Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. E. Jameson and
daughter Doris spent Sunday with
Mrs. Jamieson's parents at Mankato.
Fred Prail had the misfortune to
break rib when he tipped over with
the grader while working on the state
detour road last Thursday.
Miss Margaruite Virgins Of St.
Paul spent the weekend at the par
entail M. j. Virgins home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Roush and son
Chase of Morton called at the Sarah
McGinn home Saturday evening.
Maynard Dahms who is senior at
Gustavus Adolphus College at st.
Peter spent the weekend at the par
entail M. A. Dahms home.
Miss Elaine Dahlgren, senior at
Gustavus Adolphus College at St.
Peter came home Thursday to attend
the funeral of her grandmother, Mrs.
Chas. Lund. She returned to her
school duties Sunday.
MRS. E. C. Cortier who has been
visiting relatives in Moline and Chi
cago, Ill. for the past five weeks, re-
turned home Tuesday.
Mrs. w. F. Perkins of Melrose, Col
orado is visiting her sister, Mrs. F.
w. Schaurer and brother, L. E. Gar
lock and families.
Miss Evelyn Baum who is in nurses
training at Minneapolis came home
Sunday for few days visit.
Mrs. Jessie Sawyer entertained the
Geo. Baum family, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Engelswick and Mr.. and Mrs. Car
ruthers and brother Ed. Nichols Sun
day in honor of her mother, Mrs.
Chas. Nichols.
DIR. T. w. Prail made a business
trip to Waseca Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Mcguire and
daughter Madeline and Mrs. Sarah
McGinn were Redwood Falls visitors
Wednesday.
Mr.. 0. L. Swanson of Peoria, ILL.,,
came Wednesday to attend the fun
eral Of Mrs. Chas. Lund.
Mrs. Irwin Burr entertained her
niece and friend of Estherville, Iowa
over the weekend.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-05-14

The birds have arrived and are
opening up branch offces.-Ex.
The Washington times., 1931-08-27
Columbia College
Will Open Sept. Ia

The Columbia Business Col.
lege begins its ninth success.
full year Septembe:. IA. This
is the pioneer secretarial train
ing and accountancy school of
Columbia Heights, having been
founded in the fall of 1923.
Both day and evening sessions
will be conducted as hereto.
fore.
The officers of the school,
are John L. KounS, director;
Nancy M. Milton, principal,
and Phyllis T. ,Gusack, secre.
tary. - .
The purpose of the Columbia
Business College is to prepare
young men and women as cap.
able private secretaries and &C.
countantS; to place it's gradu-
ateS in desirable positions; and
to cooperate with and assist
them in every possible way to
become successful business men
and women.
The Washington times., 1931-08-27
HOwdrd University
Opens September 20

features, new courses are Of
fered in the graduate and
undergraduate departments,
with re'''~ion in some Of the
cours. uSly given.
AdditIu.... courses in &C
counting principles and Sys-
TENS, cost accounting, audit
ing, income tax, banking and
finance. property and life in
surance, organization and
management, including statiS-
tics and forecasting are Of
fered by the department Of
commerce and finance.
Elementary statistics, theo-
ries of economic evolution,
economic theory, business
cycles, public finance, current
monetary and banking prob
lens, advanced statistics, and
agricultural economics are Cf.
fered by the department. of
economics.
The Washington times., 1931-08-27
DECORATION ONLY
SUBJECT TAUGHT

Fully aware of the fact that
this is an age Of keen competi-
ton which requires highly
specialized education and prac-
tical training to insure sue
cess, the Master School Of In
terror Decoration, 1905 Con-
necticut Ave. N. W., ever since
it was organized, has made the
practical study Of the interior
decorative arts its only and
exclusive master subject.
The instructors at the school
are experts and specialists in
their respective lines, includ-
ing color, drawing, domestic
architecture, period furniture.
textiles, wall and floor cover
ings, art history and numerous
other subjects.
The school, cooperating and
affiliated with the trade, oc-
cupies three large floors Of the
building at 1906 Connecticut
Avenue, and has at its COM
mand in its lecture and labora-
tory rooms a large and well
selected collection of period
furniture. fabrics, wall and
floor coverings, domestic archi-
tectural details, mantelpieces
and accessories Of every kind
which are used for purposes Of
practical demonstration in
teaching.
The school, by reason Of it's
complete and thorough train
ing which it offers, has been
exceptionally successful in
placing it's graduates in highly
desirable positions.
Arrangements are now being
made for q new beginners
class which Is to take up
studies early in October. Fur
ther information may be OBJ
tanned from the director of the
school, Rudolph de zapp, mem
Der of the American Fedora
ton Of Art, the American
The Washington times., 1931-08-27


When Howard University
opens it's doors for its sixty
fourth annual session on the
29th of September, it will orig
mate q bid for q new creative
program in education. It will
utilize at once the strength it
has acquired recently through
increased facilities and q
strong university plan for the
full operation Of its far-reach-
ing program Of service to the
nation, and to the Negro race.
Three new dormitories in
the women's residence area
will be ready for occupancy
September /. These buildings
have been constructed at q
cost of $4,000 and will ac-
335 women. Miner
Hall will be converted into
temporary offices and educa-
tional clasSroomS. The new
chemistry building will be
constructed during the school
year.
In addition to these physical
The Washington times., 1931-08-27
Arts, Science
Course to Open

Eugene r. Dickinson. preSi-
dent Of Livingstone Academy
of Arts and Sciences, an
nounces the opening Of its
thirty second year in Washing
ton, on Wednesday, Septem'
ber 2.
Extensive alterations, re-
modelling and redecorating has
been going on throughout the
summer. There has been an
addition Of three extra class
rooms which viii give the
necessary space to take care
Of the increased enrolment
for this year.
An important new member
of the faculty is announced.
Bernard S. Gomprecht will -he
in charge Of the advertising
classes.
The Washington times., 1931-08-27
ATHLETICS TO FORE

Athletics will again occupy a
prominent part in life at Co
lumbus University this academic
year and Prof. Fred J. Rice.
until recently basketball coach
at the Catholic University Of
America, will be in charge Of
this activity. He will also lee
ture on common law pleading
to the second year class in the
Law School.