davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Finds Soil Needs
From Crop Symptoms
Condition of Plants Indicate Presence
Or Lack of Soil Nutrients.

Soil ailments or needs often may be
diagnosed by searching for certain
symptoms in plants that indicate
lack of nitrogen, phosphorus, or pot
ash, according to +. }. Salter, SOILS
specialist for the agricultural exten-
sion service at the Ohio State uni
versity.
Plants that grow slowly, have pale
green or yellowish color, or tend TO
fire" too readily are handicapped by
a lack Of nitrogen, he says. II the
lower leaves of corn, either held or
sweet corn. begin to turn yellow or
brown, starting at the mid-rib ana
then spreading to the edges, this Is
symptom of nitrogen starvation.
small sized plant with a rather large
root development also would indicate
a low supply of this plant nutrient.
The lack of phosphoric acid in the
soil may be indicated by garden and
field crops which appear to grow slow
ly, have a grayish green color, some
times rather purplish tint, and
which are slow to mature, Salter
points out. Plants needing phosphorus
will have a stunted root system and
any fruit or seed produced will be of
small size and light in weight.
Potash deficiency in soils produces
symptoms which can be readily de-
tected in a number of cases. Corn
growing upon heavy dark colored soils
may appear to "fre', yet if an eyam-
ination of the dying leaves is made,
it will be noted that the dead area
starts at the tips and edges and moves
inward towards the mid-rib. This 10
just opposite to the symptom for
lack of nitrogen where the mid-rib
dies first.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

!. groceries. The farmer did not know
that his picture was being taken be
cause photographs, like razors, cos
metics and jcwelry are outlawed by
his church.
Now on Saturday afternoons the
Amish women, picturesque in their
flowing skirts and black bonnets, 90
to and from the new parking lot oft
en- carrying butter, eggs or dressed
poultry of sufficient value to pay for
the weeks supply of groceries.
The men, in round black hats, but
tonless coats, tieless shirts and un-
pressed dark suits, gather on the cor
ners to chat with others of their own
sect. Their flowing boards are dis
tinctive.
Amish Are Grateful.
The Amish people appreciate the
new rack erected in the graveled va
cant lot with lights surrounding the
area for night convenience. Here is
a notice they had published
"Thc Amish people wish to sincere
ly thank all the business men of Plain
City who SO kindly helped to put up
the hitching racks which we all see
were badly needed. Especially do we
thank those who donated enough
ground space to put them. And also
Cor the lights which were put up there
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
~ TUESDAY, JUNE 2s, 1882

plans to follow the same procedure
this year Analysis of the silsge
showed ii to be little higher in pro-
tein than corn silage.
A little oat silage for late summer
and early fall feeding should De q
great help in carrying livestock thru
the period of pasture shortage SO gen.
eral at that time.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Truck in Ditch

A truck loaded with cases of soft
drinks, was mired in the alley back Of
the +. b. Rowlen store at noon today,
the wheels on one side sinking into
ditch recently dug in the repair Of
sewer tile. The truck was pulled out
by Ned Speasmaker's trucks.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Assembly Meeting
OF Rotary Club At
Hotel Wednesday

An assembly meeting of the Lon
don Rotary club will be held at the
Neil Hotel, Wednesday noon, Presi-
dent r. K Shaw has announced.
This meeting marks the close of
the present Rotary year.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Grange tO Meet

The regular meeting of the Fair
field Grange, No. 6991, will be held
Thursday evening, June 30, in the
Fairfield School building at $50
o'clock. All members are urged to
attend.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Child Is Better.

Mary Roseberry, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wade Roseberry living north
of here near Rosedalc, is slowly i'm
proving after several weeks serious
illness.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
Home Coming at
Spring Hill July 4

A homecoming will be held on
July at the Green Hill church, east
of here, with chicken dinner
planned for the noon hour, followed
by program of music, readings and
talks by former ministers, oldest
members and others.
A baseball game and other enter
tainment also will be provided for
all who attend.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
HAS PNEUMONIA

Miss Ina Ruth Foster, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster, is seriously
i'll with pneumonia at her home on
West Center street.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

The more common lawn grasses,
and especially bluegrass, cannot with
stand close moving during periods OF
hot dry weather The only reason fo1
moving grass is TO improve the ap-
pearanee Of the lawn. The grass it
self is more or less injured by NOW
ing.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

What a happy world this would be
for Europe if it could only induce
Uncle Sam to say: "I'll pay for every
thing"
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

Six hundred and ninety-two farm
ers' Institutes with total attendance
of TOT, ,440 were held in Ohio last year.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28
BUSINESS
NEWS

Lamb Auction Thursday

The London Sales barn will have a
lamb auction in connection with the
regular stock sale on Thursday of this
week with lamb buyers here from
Cleveland and Columbus.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

Never leave stubs when cutting off
limbs. Cut close to the shoulder.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

stationery-Print or Plain The
Madison Press Co.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

Going to have a sale7 Let us pre-
pare your advertising. Phone 81 or 81.
The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-06-28

Classified Ads are Result Getters!
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
Uncut ROadsides
KeepHoppersOut
State Highway Department to Let
Grass Stand As Aid to
Pest Battle

The Minnesota Highway depart
ment is planning to open bids to
the hordes of grasshoppers to be-
come it's guests instead Of going to
the farm fields, according to emer-
gency instructions issued Saturday
by w. F. Rosenwald, maintenance
engineer of the department.
The cutting of grass along the
roadsides in the infected areas Is
to be postponed until hopper poi
son can do it's part so that the
grasshoppers will be less likely to
move away from the highways and
into the cropped fields.
Shoulders and ditch banks along
newly improved state trunk high
ways are planted to grass for the
purpose of protecting the sloping
sides from erosion, highway bull
letin explains, and oats and rye
are sown along with the grass seed
to serve as a nurse" crop to the
new grass. The combined growths
offer succulent food for the young
grasshoppers. This, with the ex-
ception of single swath to be cut
next to the roadway to keep direc-
ton signs from being obscured, is
to be left as long as there may be
the need.
Growing conditions are reported
to Commissioner Babcock to be
such this year that cutting should
be done earlier than usual, but it
is to be held back even later than
usual If necessary as a further ef-
fort upon the part Of the highway
department to cooperate in the
grasshopper fight.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
NewspaperOuting
An nEnjoyableO
Scribes From All Sections Of the
State Gather At Sunset Beach
Hotel, GlenwOOd

The annual outing of the North
ern Minnesota Editorial Associa-
ton at Sunset Beach Hotel, Glen
wood, Friday, Saturday and Sun
day, June "a, 25 and 26, while not
the most largely attended ever held
by the association, was one of the
most enjoyable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peters and son
Pierce, of the Sunset Beach Hotel,
have a marvellous plant and theii
service is not excelled by any sum-
mer resort in Minnesota. They left
no stone unturned to make this
newspaper contingent as comfor-
table as possible.
The Lake Minnewaska Country
Club, Glenwood, placed their splen-
did golf course at the disposal of
the newspaper men and their Ia
dies. Twenty or more took advan-
tage of the opportunity. The
scribes were loud in their praise of
the excellence of the course.
AS an evidence that the news
paper men were pleased with their
treatment at Sunset Beach Hotel
they decided by a unanimous vote
to return again the latter part of
June, 1888.
Newspaper men attending the
outing came from nearly every sec
ton of Minnesota, of all political
faiths. The political sentiment of
this cross section of the state was
very favorable to the candidacy of
Earl Brown and the rest of the
Republican ticket in November.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
Freeport High School 100 Per
Cent Clear of Dread
White Plague
Communicated

To the Freeport high school of
Stearns county goes the unusual
record of having 100 per cent of its
pupils free from tuberculosis infec-
tion. This is one of the interesting
points brought out in a report OF
the tuberculin testing survey OF
Stearns County, which has been in
progress during the past school
year. The report was prepared by
DIR. J. P. Mcdowell, secretary of
the Stearns County Public Health
Association. The Association, Of
which p. J. Seberger is president,
sponsored the project and appro-
priated Chistmas Seal funds to
finance it.
An aveage of IS per cent of the
1887 pupils who took the Mantoux
tuberculin test, a sensitive skin
test to determine whether or not
there has been exposure to tuber-
culosis, reacted positively, tFe re-
port states. The percentage of pos
tive reactors varied in the diff
ferent high schools, ranging all the
way from 40 per cent in one small
highschool, to zero in the Free
port school, which has a record
lower than any known reports
throughout the country. A positive
reaction to the tuberculin test, the
report points out, shows that the
individual has been exposed to tub
erculosis, and has the germs IN his
body, but does not mean active
tuberculosis.
To determine whether or not
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
Brother of Sauk Centre
Man Passed on June 22
Paul Stadtherr Buried Saturday
Morning-Born in Getty Town
ship in 1876

The death of Paul J. Stadtherr,
highly respected citizen of Melrose,
occurred at 8 o'clock Wednesday
evening, June 22nd, as a result of
heart trouble. He had been ailing
the past several months, being at
the hospital here two weeks and
later confined to his home.
The deceased was near the age
of Sc years being born in Grove
township July 81, 1876. He came to
Melrose with his parents at the
age of 6 years and has lived here
since. He was married twice. His
first wife was Mrs. Bussmann.
Four children were born to them,
one being dead. The three living
are: Alloys Stadtherr of St. Cloud,
Wilbert Stadtherr of Portland,
Oregon and Mrs. Theo Genrich, of
Grand Rapids. His second mar
riage was to Mrs. Catherine
Schreder of Mayhem Lake, who
with three children of this union
survive. The children are Norbert
Stadtherr of st. Cloud and Albert
and Alma at home.
There are two groups of STEP
children surviving. In the first are
Rev. ]. Bussmann of St. Francis,
Henry Bussmann and Mrs. John
Sands of Seattle, Wash. In the Sc
cond are Joseph Schreder of Will
mar, Mike and Anton Schreder of
st. Cloud and Mrs. c. P. Meyer of
Melrose.
Two brothers, Mike of Sauk
Centre and John of Albany, and a
sister, Mrs. Joseph Pfau of Free
port, also survive.
Stadtherr was a carpenter by
trade. For number of years he
was janitor at the public school.
He was a member of the knights
of Columbus and St. Bernard
society.
The funeral will be held at the
St. Boniface church here Saturday
morning at $50 o'clock-Melrose
Beacon.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
Second Fire in
Holding Section
Wonderlich Barn burns to Ground
Loss Held at $1,000 BY
Owner

A second fire in the neighbor-
hood north of Holdingford Satur-
day night, three-fourths of a mile
north of the farm owned by Mrs.
Paul Dudek, resulted in complete
destruction of a barn which is val
ued at $4,000, and owned by Gust
Wonderlich. The loss is about half
covered by insurance.
The Wonderlich barn was dis
covered burning by neighbor, but
it was too late to save the struc-
ture which measured % by 40 feet.
A flock of chickens, large quaint
ity of feed, hay, corn and other
property was destroyed. After the
fire, neighbors of Wonderlich dis
covered a set of harness so feet
from the barn which it is thought
had been removed prior to the
blaze. The fire was discovered at 1
a. m. Saturday.
On Friday night fire completely
destroyed a barn and house on the
farm owned by Mrs. Dudek and
occupied until two weeks ago by
Henry Murphy. The farm is known
as the Mike Benkofski farm. The
Holdingford fire department about
8 o'clock Saturday morning, and
found the barn almost completely
destroyed. The firemen left, noting
that the wind was blowing the dy-
ing flames away from the other
buildings. Shortly after the fire
men left it was reported that an
explosion occurred and in few
moments the house was in flame.
It also burned to the ground. The
loss was estimated at $4,000. Mrs.
Dudek lives at Browerville.-St.
Cloud Times.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
PASSED by Board of Directors)

The benefits hoped to be acheiv-
ed by the national prohibition law
have not materialzed, but it has
resulted, in fact, in widespread
corruption, lawlessness, loss of
revenue, and we are faced with the
threat of an underworld super
government financed and capital
lied by a public which has been
converted into lawbreakers.
The American people cannot be
coerced into moral reform and
such a law imposing restraint in
personal liberty cannot be enforced
in the absence of public opinion to
support it.
The Minnesota Junior Chamber
of Commerce favors immediate re-
peal of the 18th amendment, and
it's delegates to the United States
Junior Chamber of Comerce are in
structed to present and support
this or similar resolution before
that body.
This resolution will be presented
to Minnesota units in formal ses-
sion for adoption.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
Will Entertain
Homenakers
Free Barbecued Beef Will Be A
Feature-Special Programs
For Men, and Women

The West Central Experiment
Station at Morris is making plans
to entertain the farmers and home
makers of West Central Minnesota
at their annual Station Visitors
Day on Friday, July Is. A feature
of the day viii be big free barbe-
cue, served at noon. Prof. p. 8.
Jordan, of the Station, who is in
charge of the barbecue, says that
they will have on hand plenty Of
barbecued beef to fill the: sand
wiches and go with the picnic
dinners that the guests are invited
to bring with them.
The program will begin at 1000
in the morning, when the visitors
will be taken on an inspection trip
over the experimental station trial
grounds where they will see new
varieties of crops in the process Of
development and several promising
new varities now going thru the
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
First Glass Postage
Rate Increase wly3
Federal Department Gives Detailed
Information - Delivery Service
Calls for Payment

Pursuant to an order amending
the Postal Laws and Regulations,
postmasters shall on and after
July 9th, 1882, see that postage is
paid at the rate of cents an
ounce or fraction thereof on letters
and other first class matter, except
postal cards and private mailing or
post cards; and also except drop
letters mailed at offices where let
ter carrier service is not establish
ed and the addresses are not serv-
ed by rural or star route carriers
There is no drop rate on mail other
than letters.
Letters mailed at a post office
for delivery to patrons thereof by
rural or star route carriers and those
deposited in boxes along a rural or
star route are subject to postage at
the rate of cents an ounce or
fraction thereof.
Letters in business reply enve-
lopes are subject to postage at the
rate of cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof plus L cent addi-
tional for each letter.
When a letter or other first class
matter subject to the rate of 3
cents an ounce or fraction of an
ounce is prepaid less than cents,
the letter or other matter shall be
returned to the sender, if known,
for the deficient postage. If the
sender is not known, it shall, if
prepaid at least 2 cents be rated
with the deficient postage and dis
patched to it's destination for col
lection of the amount due upon de-
livery to the addressee.
The rate of postage on matter
carried by airplane will be at 8
cents for the first ounce or fraction
of an ounce or fraction thereof,
regardless of distance, except
when sent to Porto Rico, Virgin Is,
lands of U. S., or the Canal Zone
for which the rates now in force
will continue.
1t is of the utmost Importance
that every patron of the postal SER
vice become familiar with the in
creased rate of postage on first
class mail as above set forth. Fail
ure to prepay the proper amount
of postage will delay the dispatch
and delivery of mail, cause confus-
ion, annoyance and inconvenience.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
Jr. Chamber
Convention
Is A Success
Twin Cities, st. Cloud, Send
Large Delegation to City
Saturday, Sunday
PROGRAM
Over 100 Attend Fine Dinner
At Fairy Lake Saturday
Evening

st. Paul, Minneapolis and st.
Cloud sent about 40 delegates to
this city to attend the Summer
meeting of the Junior Chamber of
Commerce held in this city Sat-
urday and Sunday.
At the morning session w. P.
Murphy, st. Cloud, national di-
rector of the organization intro
duced resolution favoring the re-
pei of the national prohibition act.
The resolution was indoresed by
the convention.
At noon something over 80, in
cluding the visitors, members of
the Sauk Centre Junior Chamber
and citizens, enjoyed a splendid
lunch served at noon at the Pal
mer House. The highlight of the
luncheon was the splendid address
made by DR.. J. F. Dubois, vener-
able physician of this city.
The various committees met in
separate sessions during the af-
ternoon, while a number of the
guests enjoyed the facilities of the
Sauk Centre country club. The
marvellous greens of the local club
were a revelation to the golfers
from the Twin Cities.
In the evening over 100 were
served a splendid dinner at the
Fairy Lake resort by Mrs. B. F.
Dubois.
Saturday evening was given over
to informal entertainment of the
guests while they mingled, rubbed
shoulders with local citizens.
A number of the visitors return
to their homes late Saturday eve
ming. Satisfaction was expressed
by the visitors at the splendid
manner in which the Junior Cham
ber of Commerce, of this city, had
cared for them.
The following resolutions were
passed by the various individual
groups taking part in the summer
meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
Mrs. A. Engel, 80,
of Freeport, Dies
Wife of Druggist Dead After Eight
Months Illness - Mass
Wednesday

Mrs. Anton Engel, 80, wife of
the well known druggist at Free
port, died there Sunday evening at
her home after an illness of eight
months. Mrs. Engel had undergone
an operation from which she failed
to recover.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday morning at 900 o'clock at
the Sacred heart church in Free
port, and interment will be made
in the Engel family lot in Calvary
cemetery, st. Cloud.
Mr.. Engel, who is a native and
former resident of st. Cloud, and
Miss Elizabeth Allbroggen, who
was cashier for the Great Northern
railway company here prior to her
marriage, were married in the Pro-
Cathedral in Minneapolis in 1918.
The Freeport woman leaves her
husband, four children, Ven. Sister
Rita Claire, o. S. B. st. Cloud,
Jack, Rita, and Irene, all of Free
port; her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Allbroggen, Minneapolis; and
four sisters, Mrs. Rosalia Bloberg,
Chicago; Mrs. Evelyn Shermes and
Mrs. Irene Kloska, Oakland, CAL;
and Miss Marie Allbroggen, Min
neapolis.-Sr. Cloud Times.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
COUNTRY FIRE

On Friday afternoon a silent
alarm called the city fire depart
ment to the Hugo Klar farm, south
of town. A summer kitchen, locat-
ed about twenty feet from the
house, was in flames. The house
was badly threatened but with
good work on the part of the fire
men and helpers the structure was
not seriously damaged. The kitchen
burned to the ground, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Klar lost several kitchen uten-
sils, a washing machine and other
household articles. The fire was
started when a gasoline stove ex-
ploded. Only Mrs. Klar and daugh-
ter were home at the time, the men
being in the field about three
quarters of a mile from the house.
This gave the fire chance to get
started. At three or four times the
house caught fire, but each time
the flames were easily subdued.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1932-06-30
Urge Holding of
Broilers for Roast
Farmers Cannot Afford to Sell
Them at Present Prices,
Swift Co. Hold

"a plea that small broilers now
almost ready for marketing be held
back until they weigh at least four
pounds was made to the farmers
by Mr. Hectorne, manager of the
Swift & Company local produce
plant today.
Demand for certain weights of
broilers and chickens is just about
as stable as the style in women's
hats, said Mr.. Hectorne. In years
when everything is prosperous and
stock markets are booming and
people are crowding the steamers
for Europe, there is a great big
demand for broilers, even those
weighing one, one and one-half, and
two pounds sell well.
To-day, there is big change in
the demand, and small chickens are
not wanted. According to the U. s.
Dept. of Agriculture on June l.,
there were still more than five mil
lion pounds of broilers in the freez-
ers from last year.
"When the farmer buys baby
chicks at six cents piece, he Is
having at the rate of 48 cents a
pound. It just seems sort of fool
ish to sell these birds weighing one
to two pounds each at the present
low prevailing price.
I'm my opinion, it would be
much better if the birds were held
hack until they matured and grew
into roasting-chicken size, holding
off marketing until at least the ma
iority of the birds weigh four
mounds. Necessity may compel
movement of part Of the birds at
lower weights, but it is advisable
to hold back all that can be prop
erlly fed on the farm"