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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Hopper Losses
Are Not Heavy
Great Northern Official Completes
Survey of Infested Arrears
of Northwest

st. Paul, July 12-The definite
refusal Tuesday of congress to
make an appropriation for grass
hopper determination in the north
west will make no difference in
Minnesota, according to T. L.
Aamodt, in charge of the state
campaign, who said today.
Scattered reports reaching the Of
flee of A. G. Ruggles, state ento-
mologist, indicated that the infest-
ed Minnesota areas continue under
control, with the farmers standing
ready to push the determination
battle is necessary. There is plen-
ty of poison bait available.
In a report today E. H. Leedy,
of the Great Northern railroad,
Paul Wagner, Grand Forks, N. D.,
the roads agricultural extension de-
partment head said: n
II have just returned from a
tour of some of the Minnesota coun-
ties in the Red River valley where
the grasshopper infestation was the
most severe and am impressed with
the excellence of the organization
fighting the hoppers. think the
menace is under control with only
the possibility of hot weather start
ing the hoppers in the corn. I fig
ure an average loss of less than 5
per cent in the worst infested coun-
ties with this dwindling, down to 1
and 2 per cent losses in other coun-
ties"
I'm North Dakota not as much
organized work has been done as
in Minnesota. This was due in
large part to inability to get funds.
However, the otwnships have done
effective work in Pembina, Walsh,
Cavalier and Grand Forks counties,
the worst infested counties. Cold
rains have helped in the battle and
disease appears to be destroying
the hoppers."
Mr.. Ruggles said today that he
did not think he would have to ask
the Minnesota executive council for
more funds but that this would de-
pend upon whether the hoppers
rallied later and attacked the corn
in August.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Soaring Hog Prices
a Joy to Farmers
Value of Pigs Goes Up $4,000, 900
in Minnesota in MOnth-Cattle
Now Going at $7.85

An air of joy and optimism I'M
equaled in more than a year car
be felt in the livestock exchange at
South st. Paul.
1.-THE farmer is coming back, rid
ing on a hog" is the cry, and from
all indications he is being given a
good ride. In fact, that ride has
been worth $13,556,6OO to Mime
sofa farmers alone in the last
month, according to statisticians in
commission offices at South st.
Paul.
For the first week in June, hogs
were sold at and around $3.15 a
hundred pounds. Suddenly, about
June 8, the market began to rise
and although it reached an unex-
pected heighth of $4.75 a hundred
pounds, all indications point toward
a further rise.
The increase from June 8 to July
6 changed the price in hogs averag-
ing 200 pounds from $3.50 each %
$3.50 each. In other words, the
tOC,OOO llOSS III 4nlilHCSOtd, 40
shown by the department of agri-
culture census of January 1, 1882,
were valued at $21, 246,4OO a month
ago and are valued at $34, 1903, 900,
or and increase of 1885, 900 today.
The porkers are not alone in the
mad rush to better times for the
farmer. Cattle, selling early in
June for 81, are now going at $7.85
and indications in this market
point upward also. The 3,246,000
head of cattle in Minnesota, as
shown by the department of agri-
culture census of January, were
valued at $227,22O,OO0 early in June
and are valued at $255, 811, 900 now.
The cattle increase for Minnesota
farmers is $28,591 900.
In the last month, farmers OF
Minnesota have become richer by
$42,147,6 600 in hogs and cattle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Unusual Mus
ical Program
This Event 6
Director Hanson Has Secured
Real Headliner Artists for
Tonight's Concert
CORNET, VIOLIN SOLOS
Strong Vocal Duets - Sym
phony Band of 40 Pieces
Next Week

Director P. w. Hanson, of the
Boys and Girls bands, is planning
several musical treats for the con-
certs in the band shell at the City
park for the coming Thursday
evenings.
For this Thursday evening Mr..
Hanson has arranged for several
numbers of unusual merit.
Miss Louise Schmidt, sister Of
Manager Schmidt, of the local
Burg Store, a pupil of the world
renown composer and teacher,
Herbert Clark, of Long Beach, CAL,
will render a cornet solo. The
young lady was guest artist at the
State of Minnesota University Mu-
steal in May. She has several times
taken first prizes as cornet So
loist at both the University of Min
nesota and University of Wiscon-
sin. She will be accompanied on
the piano by Supt. w. A. Kohl, a
performer of rare ability.
Mrs. Kenneth w. Drake, of the
Red Owl Store, has made a life
study of the violin. She has been
the leader of severol orchestras of
unusual merit. Her violin selection
will be Hungarian Dance" No. 5.
Mr.. Kohl will be at the piano.
The Sank Centre vocal artistes,
Mesdames George Berggreen and
Lawrence Dolson, will sing Rose of
Ny Heart" with Mrs. r. E. Cooper
at the piano. The ladies will round
out the splendid concert program
arranged for the band and his head
liners by Director Hanson.
DR.. J. A. Dubois will make a
brief talk on the subject "A Credit
to Sank Centre" The doctor is in
his happiest vein on a subject of
this sort.
Next weeks concert will be by a
Symphony band of 40 pieces. 1t
will also be the first public appear
ance of Mr.. Hanson's "Teeny We
enie" band organized this spring as
a band to commemorate the 200th
anniversary of the birth of George
Washington. The public will be
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
FiSke O'Hara in
Person at Oxford
Famous Irish ActOr-Songster at
Oxford Theatre This Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday

A trouper before he was thirteen
years old. That is the record of
Fiske O'Hara. AS a small boy he
had a remarkable soprano voice
and was much sought after for
private musicals, special events
and weddings. 1t was at one of
these gatherings that a theatrical
manager heard the boy sing and
offered him an engagement at his
vaudeville theatre.
Not long afterward his voice be-
gan to change and he was forced
to give up his budding career and
return to his home obtaining work
in the local dry goods store. When
he was eighteen, his voice had set
tied down to it's rightful tone and
he took up his career where he
left off.
From stock companies he went
to the famous Bostonian Opera
Company and from there is was
but a step to stardom. The singer
appeared at the head of his own
companies appearing in plays of
the Emerald Isle.
When the dearth of good plays
and the decline of the so-called
road came he turned to the radio.
His most recent air engagement
was with the Farm and Home
Hour" on the N. B. c. nation wide
hook up.
So that he may keep in touch
personally with his many friends,
Mr.. O'Hara has arranged a short
tour and will appear in person at
the Oxford Theatre, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday evenings, July
14-15-16, in a new act entitled "a
Glimpse of Ireland in Songs" with
Reynold McKeown at the piano.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Diversified Farm
ing tobeDisplayed
U. S. Department of Agriculture to
Use 1900 Feet of Floor
Space This Year

The United State Department of
Agriculture has selected the Mime
sofa State Fair and Northwest
Livestock Show, Sept. 8 to 10, for
it's new exhibits on diversified ag-
riculture.
Embracing more than 1900 feet
of floor space, the exhibits will be
a part of the new and enlarged
Dairy Show on the mezfanine floor
of the livestock pavilion, under the
direction of Axel Hansen. Mime
apolis.
Two of the feature displays deal
with the theme of the 1882 Fair
economical production and increas-
ed consumption of agricultural
products. The talking cow gives a
dialogue on proper feeding methods
for a dairy COW. The Worlds Dali
ry Banquet compares the consump-
ton of dairy products of the Unit
ed States with that of other coun-
tries.
Eleven separate displays deal
with such nutrition problems as:
children's nutrition problems finish
ing cattle for beef, the place Of
sheep on the farm, good manage
ment in eliminating egg losses, hog
cholera control, and protection
against forest fires.
Labor saving devices on the farm
will be emphasized in the machin-
cry exhibits. One of the interest
ing developments which will be
shown is a device for the genera
ton of electric current for farm use
through the use Of wind power
Household appliances which have
been developed to increase the COM
forts of farm life include electric
refrigeration, water systems ana
specialized laundry equipment.
An innovation at the 1882 Fair
will be a cat show. Entries from
as far west as the Pacific Coast are
expected. One of the rare breeds
to be exhibited is the Manx cat,
from the Isle of Nan. These fell
ines are born without tails.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Annual School
Meetings July l9
Unusual Interest Likely Through
out Minnesota Because of Tax
Raising Problems

Because of the statewide move
ment to reduce taxes, special inter-
est will center in the annual school
meetings to be held in Minnesota
July 10, the third Tuesday of the
month, according to Norman A.
Bergen, of the Minnesota Taxpay-
ers Association.
Common and Independent dis
tricts must vote starting at p M.
unless the time is changed at a
previous meeting of the school
board.
Tn general with the other tax
levying tax bodies of the state,
school officials, and the people re-
siding in individual districts, are
devoting more time than usual to
the actual needs of the local schools
and are checking up on the costs.
Expensive schools do not always
mean efficient schools, and the tax
payers are merely striving to in
crease efficiency by lowering I'M
necessary COSTS" the tax official
stated.
"It is interesting to note that the
school Indebtedness of the state is
STA 400, 313, and that more than sew
enty-one millions of this total is for
obligations due to building and
equipment. In fact, the greatest
problem of schools is Indebtedness,
which has shown an increase Of
144 per cent every year for twenty
years. The question Of starting out
on new projects should be given
very careful attention in times like
these, for many districts are suffer-
ing from debt burdens that are not
as easily taken care Of in times Of
distress, as may be the case when
incomes Of the taxpayer are great
err than they are today.
No one wants inferior schools, but
our school dollar should go farther
today than 1t has in many years"
Mr.. Borgan stated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14

This newly built towboat "Mark'
Twain" modern light-draft, high
powered, is now operating after
the formal opening of the
6-foot channel of the Lower Mis-
souri, river by Secretary of War
Harley in a cruise from st. Louis
to Kansas City, Mo-, on June 81 to
81. With him were Maj.-Gen. T.
@. Ashburn, head of the Inland
waterways corporation under whose
supervision the service was car
ried on. Two $4,000 sister ships,
"Huck Finn" and tom Sawyer
are being built.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Well-KnOWn.
Citizens Are
CalledtoRest
Aaron Rorabaugh. Ill Since
February, Buried at Green
wood Monday
WAS IA YEARS OF AGI
Funeral of Mrs. John Mooney
Friday Morning at 900;
Czeczok Obsequis
Aaron Pierce Rorabaugh

Aaron Pierce Rorabaugh, a very
highly respected farmer living
about four miles west of Sank Gen.
tire, departed from this life July O.
1882, aged IA years, eight months
and 13 days.
Mr.. Rorabaugh suffered an at
tack of the flu in February of this
year. Complications developed and
he never regained his strength. He
was confined to his bed for six
weeks prior to his death.
The deceased was born Oct. 26,
1857, at New Washington, Clear
field county, Pa. When he was ~
years of age his parents moved to
Jasper county, Iowa. His father
took up a homestead and Aaron
grew up and developed amid pio-
neer surroundings.
After attending the Western
College, United Brethren institu-
ton at Toledo, Iowa, for a time Mr..
Rorabaugh joined the government
crew surveying timber lands in the
state of Washington. Later he was
employed in the trading post at
Hoquim, Wash. He had many
dealings with the Indians and he
learned their language.
He returned to Iowa and pur-
chased a farm near Botna, in Shell
by county. Jan. Z, 1887, he was unit
ed in marriage at Botna to Miss
Emma Shafenberg. Three children
were born to this union: Jaunita,
Reginald and Tryphosa.
The deceased disposed of his
farm holdings in 1891 and entered
the general mercantile business
which he conducted for II years. In
1908 he purchased the farm near
Sank Centre where he spent the
last "a years of his life.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, the three children, Mrs. Juan
tia Dole, of Sank Centre; Reginald
Rorabaugh, of Tulsa, Okla; Mrs.
Charles A. Svendson, of New Provi-
dence, Iowa, and five grandchildren.
Also two sisters, Mrs. Emma Camp
bell, of Botna, Iowa, and Mrs. Ad-
die Pawson, of Sierra Madre, Cal.
and one brother, Sherman, of Phoe-
nix, Arizona.
Mr.. Rorabaugh, lived a quiet life
as a man of honesty. He was al
ways Industrious, a neighbor to be
admired, a father beloved, and
husband of kindnes.
A simple funeral in keeping with
the life of the deceased, was held
at the family home Monday after
noon at 200 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. J. D. Butler, pastor of the
Sank Centre Methodist church. A
mixed quartet consisting of Louis
Schaub, Douglas Opheim, Miss Hell
en- Brown, and Mrs. J. D. Butler,
sang Rock of Ages" and 1.-THE
Old Rugged Cross"
The pallbearers were: w. H. Ba t.
nette, Charles r. Bruce, Paul
Geulsow, John Reble, I. w. King
and Ernest Sell. Burial was made
in Greenwood cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Horrible Tragedy Occurred
IL Miles From City On
Highway No. 3. Tues.
THREE DIE INSTANTLY
Most of the Victims Were of
the Same Family-All
Were Related

&S FeAAS 6SAAOAS oAO O<An-
ing considerable interest in the
condition of little Laverne.
This Thursday morning at
$3.50 his wounds were dressed
by the attending physician at
the hospital. He rested pretty
well last night and apparently
enjoyed his breakfast.
Unless infection of the brain
develops within "a hours his
complete recovery Is confiden-
tiy expected by the physician
and hospital attendants.
Tuesday morning at about 1000
o'clock a Nash sedan loaded with
five adults and a 5-year-old boy,
and driven by Martin Schneider, Of
New Munich, left Melrose enroute
to Fergus Falls.
They were carefree and happy
and looked forward to an enjoyable
days outing.
When the party arrived in Sank
Centre stop was made at one of
the local garages to have the oil
tested. They left the city perhaps,
at about 1924, to continue their
journey to Fergus on paved High
way No. 3.
At about 1928, the lives of
three of the passengers had been
snuffed out, two others were so
badly injured that one of them died
at one of the local hospitals at high
noon; ten minutes later, the moth
er of the lad breathed her last at
another hospital, and the boy was
from injuries received.
His death was momentarily expect
ed.
The car collided with the east
bound Northern Pacific passenger
at the crossing about IL miles
northwest of the city.
The dead are:
Wenzel Stengel, Spring Hill,
aged &C.; Martin Schneider, of
New Munich, aged 80; Mrs.
Continued on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Mrs. Alma Nelson Mooney

After painful illness of several
years more than four those i'm
mediately preceding her death,
bedridden, Mrs. John B. Mooney
passed away at the family home in
the southwest part of the city
Tuesday, July II, 1882, at 400 P. M.
Alma Nelson was born in Chi
cago May 10, 1883. When she was
about II years of age she moved to
CONTINUED on Page Four)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Brooten Takes Them to Clean
ers Sunday-Game This
Thursday Evening
Central MINI. Standings

Games Next Sunday
Regal at Sank Centre.
Belgrade at Grey Eagle.
Brooten at Melrose.
West Union bye.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Brooten IL; Sank Centre 2

Sank Centre was defeated at
Brooten last Sunday by the score
of II to 2. The locals were hope
lessly outclassed and the league
leaders romped away at will. Sol
tau, pitcher for the locals, struck
out IL Brooten batters, while they
garnered Is hits. some of them on
the scratchy order. The following
is the box score:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Sank Centre Ball Team
Takes II On the Chin Aeaim

Improvement since the first game
they played with the Melrose boys
when they were defeated 80 to 5.
Next Saturday afternoon the Viii
lard Junior team will come to Sank
Centre. This game will be called
at 2:30.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Kid Team Defeated

The Junior team Of this city was
defeated at Melrose last Saturday
afternoon by the score Of JIG to 8.
The local lads showed considerable
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Osakis Here Thursday

This Thursday evening Osakis
will come to Sank Centre for a
ball game. Bud Lewis, who pitched
for Sank Centre last year, will be
on the mound for the Osakis team.
The game will be called at 6:15.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14

Last Sundays Games
Melrose 10; Regal 8.
Grey Eagle 10; West Union 6.
Brooten Il; Sank Centre 2.
Belgrade bye.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14
Tax Settlement
Totals S697,45l
Amount Was 100000 Less Than In
1931-Sauk Centre Received
$6,284.O8

County Auditor Thomey has COM
pleted the distribution of the June
tax settlement totaling $697, 451.8
The amount was 100000 less than
the settlement of 1881. The major
appointments were divided as
follows:
State .---.----..-----.--..-.-- 500, 273.S8
SOuuIy 1O1,SOt.fO
Towns, cities, villages ------ 1872, 864.37
SCHOOLS ZSS,OoO.oo
The county revenue and the
school funds divided the sum of
So, 801 SO, collected in penalties. The
amount of $4,000 was collected in
assessments for judicial ditch 3,
Stearns and Kandiyohi counties.
st. Clouds city share Of the tax
collection was $96,014.49. The city of
Sank Centre received $6,284.08, and
the city of Melrose received 1885,
81. The st. Cloud school district
received $S7 ,918.55 for administra-
five purposes, and the sum of $16,-
521.28 was sent directly to the state
to be applied on the state loan to
the district.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-14

Herald Want Ads are money.
getters. Try one next week.
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
WHATS DOING

Luncheon-Phi Delta Phi Fra
ternity, / p. m, University Club.
Luncheon-Round Table, 1890
p. m, University Club.
Meeting-Rea Chapter, Disabled
American War Veterans, 8 p. m,
Clifton Terrace Restaurant.
Carnival-Benefit of St. An
thongs Church, evening, Seventh
and Monroe SITS. N. E.
Meeting-Executive committee
of the General Federation of
Women'S Clubs, all day, head
quarters, 100 block of N st. N. w.
Regatta-President's Cup Re
gatta, all day, on the Potomac
River from the railroad bridge to
Hains Point along East Potomac
Park.
Dance-Phi Lambda Chapter of
Delta Sigma Fraternity, 8 p. m,
at the New Beaver Dam Country
Club.
Carnival-Volunteer fire depart
ments of Mclean and Vienna,
evening, at Tysons Cross Roads,
Va.
Corn and Weiner Roast-Brent-
wood Mems Club, 6 p. m, Brent
wood, Md.
Dance-Forest Cotillion Club,
9 p. M, in st. Barnabas' Hall, Le-
land. Md.
Carnival-Benefit Of st. Colum-
The Washington times., 1932-09-16

tanning herself weakly with a
newspaper she picked up from
the table.
"Yes, something's wrong. One
Of my sick headaches. Miss
Macfarlane, I heard some
gossip this morning that just
spoiled my whole day. Here
I promised to take the kiddies
to the beach and I had to
disappoint them, which I never
do. I always keep a promise
to a child, even if it's no more
than to give them a licking.
That's me, Miss Macfarlane,
and if you had seven like I
had you'd have found out it's
the only way"
Miss Farlane folded her
arms. "You know I'm not in
tereSted in any gossip they have
around here. I'd just as soon
not hear it,"
Mothers Heart"
"The good Lord knows I'm
no gossip. Never a word from
me. Others talk, but not me,
Miss Macfarlane. But when
your Valentine goes around
boasting that she's engaged,
and everybody knows that no
body but my Joe ever looked
at her, why, a mothers heart
is hurt, that's ALL"
Miss Macfarlane picked up
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
VALENTINE"

(COntinued from Magazine Page,
when mama gets ready, and
not a minute before. Now you
run along, mama wants to talk
to Mrs. Clarkson! That child
What was I saying? Oh,
all right! Take a nickel, but
don't get more than one ice
cream cone, do you hear, dear?
Just one! Only a nickel"
$50 you don't think there's
anything in it?"
mo, not a thing. Abso-
lutely nothing!"
Mrs. Clarkson went home
disappointed.
AS she was leaving to go to
her bridge tea she met the
three youngest Careys and one
of the Vascoe boys on their
way to Alameda to the beach.
"Why, where's your mother?"
she asked.
Mama, she has a sick head
ache" Vivian said.
About 2 o'clock Mrs. Carey,
red-eyed and disheveled, came
around to Julia Macfarlane's
back door. Val wasn't home
yet and Miss Macfarlane was
ironing in the kitchen.
For goodness Sakes, is any
thing wrong?"
Mrs. Carey came in, sank into
Miss Macfarlane'S rocking chair,
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
By Hazel Livingston
By Rube Goldberg

last one and the pattern was
lost he said, and he said, I
know too much about what a
good girl can be, being your
son, ma he said, and he
said"
Miss Macfarlane put down
the iron.
"He never said any such
thing, and don't you go try to
tell my girl that he did. You
keep your talk out of here. If
Val and he want each other
and 1 can stand it, I guess
you can. Now you stop glar-
ing at me and make the best
of it., because that's that, and
you may as we'll know it. Your
Joe sent my Valentine a beau
tiful engagement ring. and if
you don't like it you can lump
it. don't like it any better
than you do, and if I can stand
Mrs. Carey's large, loose
mouth dropped open. For a
moment she stared in speech
less amazement.
Then. her pop-eyes starting
out Of her head, she stood up
and with both fat hands
wrecked her already disheaveled
hair.
Shrek after Shrek smote on
Miss Macfarlane's ears.
Continued tomorrow
Copyright 1882, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Washington times., 1932-09-16

Miss Macfarlane folded a
towel, put the iron on the
crease.
Now Mrs. Carey, didn't
say any such thing, and I'm
not going to say anything about
it,"
"All right, it's just like I
said. She amt engaged"
"She isl"
"But she amt engaged to my
boy and I'm not going to have
no gossip that she is. Not when
my heart is breaking, and after
all I done for him, and the way
that girl has been raised in
idleneSs-no fit wife for any
body but a millionaire, and you
can't tell me any millionaire is
wanting to marry girl like
your Val, raised on Cornish
street."
ANY millionaire would be
proud to have her"
"They can have her, for all
of me. I'm just going to say
that Val can stop shooting off
her mouth about being engaged
to my Joe"
Gust Fishing"
"She never said any such
thing. You're just fishing to
find out"
I'm not fishing. I know my
boy. He said to me. he said,
Mama, don't worry. I wouldn't
marry that girl If she was the
The Washington times., 1932-09-16
SNAPPy CRACKS

Judge-If I recall correctly,
this is the fifth time you have
been before me in the last six
months. Now. have you any
thing to say before I pass
sentence?
Prisoner-Yes, your honor. I
hope I don't have to come
into this court again for a
year.
Judge-I sentence you to
one year in jail.
Mrs. Clubber came within
an ace Of winning the bridge
prize"
What prevented her?"
"An opponents ace."
Observation-Disclosures wrong
with GreenbuckS? He's got
plenty of money, yet is afraid
to spend a cent for anything
but bare necessities.
GuacustuS-He's lost conf