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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1932-09-23
BUTLER COUNTYFAIR
OPENS WEDNESDAY
Program For Three Big Days and Nights Gives Promise
C0untys Eighty Second Annual Show
Will Be Biggest Ever
Includes Fine Exhibits, Parades, Saddle Horse Show
Auto Show, Fast Racing, Midway, Band Concerts,
Rodeo, Four-H Clubs Work, ETC.

The eighty-second annual big fair,
under the auspices of the Butler
County Agricultural Society, opens
next Wednesday, September %, and
continues over Thursday and Friday.
The gates are really thrown open on
Tuesday, but this day is taken up in
the final touches of placing exhibits,
concessionaires, etc., and no admis-
sion is charged. The office of the
association in the court house was
opened Thursday of this week for
the purpose of receiving entries, con-
tracing concessionaires, granting
privileges, etc. The fair board office
is about the busiest place in the coun-
ty today. There is little to remind one
here of the existing depression.
Entries are coming in by the hun
dreds and Secretary William M.
Brown predicts the greatest number
of entries ever made in the history
of the county's old show. Oldtimers
coming in with their entries and re-
quests for concessions will again be
greeted by the familiar face of Pete
Seibold, who has been receiving them
for years and years. Pete know 'em
all and they all know Pete. With Pete
again on the job as Secretary Browns
first assistant, it is assured that
everything in this department will
run smoothly.
Secretary Brown and the members
of the board have been working dill
gently and hard for many weeks
past that the eighty-second anniver-
sary of the county's big show be OBJ
served in fitting and successful man.
ner in the way of putting on the big
gest ever over all previous attempts
and from all indications, and with
good weather, the efforts of the board
and officials will not be in vain. They
are deserving of the support of all
citizens of Butler county to help put
over the annual show in big man.
ner.
Elaborate Program
There is to be three big days and
three big nights. The night show is
an unusual thing for the big affair
but the requests for it have been so
MANY that the board members de-
cided to m axe try at it again this
year, though it is realized weather
conditions at this time of the year
aren't always to be counted on for
evening outdoor affairs.
The rogram for the three days
and nights show, as given out by
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-21

The louuacious assistant secretary of commerce,
Dr. Klein who beguiles the public the radio with
tales of the usefulness of publications and
other "bed time STORIES" his talks have been dub
bed spends large ESTIMATED as high $4,000
weekly with all costs direct and indirect included to
send printed statements of his radio speeches,
at the rate of $15000O year for this publicity
item alone. Can you afford it?
The government uses part of the taxes paid by
the railroads to build competing highway and water
lnes it used 500 millions of the peoples tax money to
help the farmers by trying to stabilize the price of
wheat. What is the result? The laws of supply and
demand kept right operating the price of wheat is
right down to the figure which it undoubtedly would
have reached without this huge waste of money
Who profted? Certainly not the farmer, your
ployer yourself.
The department of agriculture is putting out
calendars-suppose you happen to be working for
calendar have spent your life
working up-have home half paid for. Along
the government (usng the your employer pays)
and begins to compete unfairly with him by SELL
ing calendars below his costs. Is job in danger?
The foregoing but few of the many activi-
ties in which the government-using the taxes you
pay-under the guise of aiding industry and agricul
ture regulating competition is driving private enter
prise and building a huge political army in its
place. Before the collapse of 1929 few of
the weight of this drag the tax payer but that
the pickings slim double danger arises:
Frst,-the government wants more tax
cond,-because of the depression huge
losses and government competition in bust
the taxpayers have little nothing with
which to pay.
Third, If the government tries to
its deficit by issuing goveLn.nental
bonds the price of government bonds will go
down still further.
The lies with you, Mr.. Workingman. These
surplus government employees,-these unnecessary
government taxes-this unwarranted competition of
government with private busness,-is exactly like TAX
ing into your home star boarder who contributes
nothing to his keep-does work around the house.
pays taxes and yet who goes out and completes
with you for your job
Will you, whom Congress regards not interest
ed in government take action and throw that boarder
out?
Write your sentiments the bottom of this
page. Return it to We will send it to your
The country is still rich, but the day that
Congress balances the national budget by cutting down
needless expenses-that day and not until then-wil
the depression begin to wane.
'The fewer jobs in Washington the more jobs at
home"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-21

~ HIS is addressed to the man in overals -behind
the grocery counter and in the cab of motor
truck-everyone known as working man. 1t is
addressed especially to that who says, 81 don't
pay income taxes, why should worry"
The you should worry is that those whose
job it is to provide you with employment and who do
pay income taxes being gradually driven out of
business by competition and federal taxes
You read perhaps of the great government office
building in Washington with 5000 windows.
A $17,500000 office building for the department
of commerce has just been opened in Washington al
though it completed year ago. Why was it net
used year ago? At six per interest the carry
ing charge $1,15000O for the year it unoccup
led and the department obliged to spend
something like $4,000 for rent. Total waste $780,
600. Who proited? Nobody. Who pays? The man
who provides your salary or your wages.
Washington celebrates the opening of this largest
office building in the world situated ironically enough
opposite the bureau of internal revenue that collects
income taxes. Does anybody question whether such
building is needed? Does anybody question whether
the department of commerce is spending wisely the
money already appropriated for it?
Do you realize-just typical illustration-that
this very department of commerce is going to spend
100000 this years. sending out millions upon
millions of circulars books, letters ETC., by franked
mall the great majority of which is thrown into the
waste basket?
Have you any idea the cost of preparing these
millions of government publications? Can you visual
ize the tax-exempt army-29,O00 employees in the
commerce department alone-livng the taxes you
and your employer pay?
This gigantic waste in the commerce department
rapidly being duplicated in the department of agri-
culture and in the labor department. Similar armies
of tax-exempt parasites growing in other Wash
ington bureaus day by day.
1t is proposed to spend the present fiscal year
$103, GAP 050 in the judicial law enforcement and
guatory commissions, against ,735 last year,
while in the all important currency and banking dvi-
sion, with 5000 failed banks in the United States and
where added expenditures would be most helpful the
budget has been cut down 100000.
In the postal department there will be estimat-
ed deficit of $156,004,000 Does anyone believe for
minute that the deficit need be if the gov
vernment bureaus, commissions, congressman and
others required to eliminate the upon tons
of useless mail sent free? Are you willing to pay
higher postage rates in the face of this waste?
By the official statement of the government print
ing office nearly FOUR BILLION pieces of printed
matter were turned out in 1880; yet the government
printer acknowledges the receipt of only $2150OO from
the sale of such publications. Is this efficiency?
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-21
When The Paper Doesn't Come


yV1HEN week goes by that someone does not
Nv intimate that certain news story was poorly
handled or an editorial written on the wrong
side of some question, it is dull week in any
paper office
One of the best comments on the matter is con-
tanned in the following bit of verse; published by the
National Editorial association The author is unknown
My father says the paper he reads amt put up
right.
He finds lot of fault he does perusin it all
night
He says there amt single thing in it worth
while to read.
And that it doesn't print the kind of stuff the peo-
pie need.
He losses it aside and says it's strictly on the
But you ought to hear him holer when the paper
doesn't come.
He reads about the weddins and he snorts like
all get out,
He reads the social doin's with most derisive
shout
He says they make the paper for the women folks
alone,
He'll read about the parties and he'll fume and
fret and groan;
He says of information it doesn't have crumb-
But you ought to hear him boiler when the paper
doesn't come.
Best Pulling Power
Some time ago group of New York state mer-
chants wanted to know this much discussed question
"What type of advertising attracts you most?" So
they sent out QUESTIONABLE Here is what they
found from POI replies: Newspaper advertising, 173;
window display, &c. friends opinions 45; circular let
ters 10; mail order catalog, s. hand bills, A. blboards
g. radio, g.
Many poor prune wastes his time trying to knock
off political plum
Another paradox is that liquor straight makes
fellow walk crooked.
Japan seems to be convinced that diplomatic notes
only scraps of paper.
TIE reduce the surplus it might also be well to pillow
under every third radio crooner.
Both parties will hold their national conventions
in Chicago Is that because of the Windy Ctys repu-
tation or in spite of it?
Anyway that contract bridge tournament proved
that good showmanship and press agentry keep
anything the front page.
General Dawes says the idea of his running for
President is did But politicians have been
known to indulge in that sort of thing.
The Fairmont Sentinel says that Charlie Babcock
has wasted lot of money eliminating grade crossings
for if he had waited couple of years there wouldn't
be any trains to into!
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-21
Stop the Racket Before the Racket Stops You
By PHIL s. HANNA
Editor, Chicago Journal Of Commerce

. Chicago Jlf .
pays n i he rays
ustant0y
fnmr whom be acquainted with facts
The suggestion made he of
them them will b
i d Ia Of Congress
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-01-21
What Others Think

There are at present two kinds of business men.
One kind selling out and the other kind is out selling.
Blue Earth Post.
There isn't much difference between life in big
city and in small town. In city autos run down
lot of people, and in town the gossips do the same
thing-Bl Noonan.
The Minnesota Taxpayers association takes credit
for million dollars cut from the local tax eves
in the various counties. AS matter of fact a good
share of this cutting was done by boards who had
never heard of the Minnesota Taxpayers association
But then there had to be to jump up and take
the credit.-Windom Citizen.
The present tax reduction agitation is perfectly in
order far real economy concerned but the sit
uation is in danger of being carried to disastrous
conclusion if it is to be sort of grinding affair
engineered by dsgruntled politicians in high state
councls-Sherburn Advance Standard
During the past weeks the depression has hit
sheriff Kisses office" says the Gazette with practically
no law breakers to chase with blood hounds other
WISE" 1t must be the New Years resolutions are still
effective, and it would be good thing if they would
last even after the roads get good again-Walnut
Grove Tribune.
Already the political pot has started boiling and
in few weeks the greater part of the days radio pro-
is going De QeVoCeQ hOOey, that hOkum
and still some hugger mugger about one or the
other of the two major political parties A fellow
might well take the tubes out of the blooming radio
and lay them the SHELF for all the genuine enter
tanment he is going to get of his beautiful piece
of parlor furniture until after the final knockdown and
drag-out in November.-Nobles County Times.
=
Reduce The Cost Of Government
any doubt exists to the necessity for dras-
tic cut in national expenditures the first step in the
march back to prosperity the proof will be found in
the cost of government today compared with what
it was two decades ago. Economic laws are inexor-
able, and apply alike to and nations-the differ
ence being solely of degree.
If an individual were known to be spending twice as
much as his income his credit would be impaired ir-
respective of what his accumulated might be-
By the same token, when informed that during
the past twenty the expense of conducting the
government at Washington has grown twice as fast
as the national wealth it requires no great amount of
acumen to that must end the riot of extravag
ance before there can be healthy return to normal
cy-Wadena Pioneer Jouranl.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07

bride, attended as brides maid.
She wore a gown of yellow crepe.
The groom was attended by Cen
ard ]. Sorenson.
The bridal coupled entered to the
strains of the Lohengrin wedding
march, played by Mrs. Sture Lar
son.
A delicious wedding dinner was
served to about fifty guests.
The bride is a graduate of the
Osakis high school and has taught
for severed years in the rural
schools of the Little Sank COM
munity.
The groom is a graduate of St.
Olaf College, Mortified, and also
attended business college in Min
neapolis. At present he is en-
ployed by the Central MINI. Mill
ing Company, in this city.
The happy couple left on a trip
to Cottonwood and after July 4th,
will be at home to their friends in
Sank Centre.
Out-of-town guests attending in
cluded: Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Cook
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard Sorenson,
of Minneapolis, and Miss Nora
Elan, of st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Social Events
Celebrate Goth Birthday

July Fourth the children, grand
children and other relatives of Mrs.
Mary E. Doty, gathered. at the P.
A. Pierson home, the old Doty
homestead. Sank Lake, to assist
this splendid woman celebrate the
Goth anniversary of her birth.
There were about 80 children,
grandchildren, great grandchildren,
nieces, and other relatives present.
Mrs. Doty was born at Elkhorn,
Wis, where she grew to young
womanhood. She was united in
marriage to Mr.. Doty following the
close of the Civil War. Over 60
years ago they came to Minnesota
and settled on the farm now owned
by Mr.. and Mrs. Pierson, daughter
and son-in-law. After they retired
from the farm Mr.. and Mrs. Doty
resided in Sank Centre for several
years. Mr.. Doty died in 1901.
The following childen and other
relatives were present at the re-
union: Mr.. and Mrs. Barto Doty,
(son) Tintah, Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Doty, (grandson), Nashauk,
Mimi; Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Cot
ter (daughter) and family, Long
Prairie; Mrs. Mabel Radabaugh
(daughter), Sank Centre; Mrs. Ny
IA Moliton, (niece), Sank Centre;
Ralph L. Doty, of Great Falls,
Mont, was the only child not pres
ent at the reunion. He visited his
late last fall
The lady is enjoying excellent
health for lady of her advanced
yaers. Her mind is as keen and
alert as that of a much younger
person.
The center piece on the dining
table was monster cake bearing
80 candles. There was another cake
mathematical of the American
flag. The many Sank Centre friends
of Mrs. Doty hope that she may be
spared to enjoy many more birth
day anniversaries.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
D Demonstration On u.
OF M. Sand Fields
Continued From Page One)

under the direction of members of
the soils staff. Those coming early
and forgetting to bring their lunch
can purchase the same on the
school grounds at noon.
AT 1:30 a program will be held
In the school house grove or in the
school house in case of rain. DR.. F.
j. Away Chief Of the Division of
Soils, will discuss the future of our
sandy soils. H. R. Searles, Dairy
extension specialist, will talk on the
use of rye and alfalfa in a dairying
program. Demonstrations on the
preparation of sandy soils for alfal-
IA without lime will be put on by
George H. Nesom soils extension
specialist. The last part of the pro-
gram will be the inspection of the
plots under the guidance Of DR..
Away.
This project should interest
many Stearns County farmers.
Much of the soil in this county is
quite similar in nature to that on
these experimental fields. So far
alfalfa results in Stearns county
have been very discouraging. Per
haps better methods can be car
ried out.
The county Agricultural Agent is
hoping that many farmers will
drive up and look over this "lay
out"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
in 1913 to seven and a half billion
n 81 -

in 1913 to seven and a half billion
dollars in 1880.
Many people blame the war for
the confusion existing in Federal
spending, but can you blame the
war for the increases in villages,
otwnships, and schools?' asked Nc
Donnell. "All units of government
have gone deeper and deeper into
the pockets of the taxpayer, but
this cannot go on indefinitely. Lo-
cal government has increased S.
zoo, 100000; state government taxes
have grown $1,000, 100000; Federal
spending has scared $4,000, ,0OO, 900
higher from 1918 to 1880. But all
three branches of government paid
in 1880 fourteen billion dollars for
services that used to cost less than
three billions.
The average man now devotes
sixty days each year to working for
the government; that is to say, all
forms of government use up
through taxation the earnings of the
average man for more than two
months out of the year.
1.-THE same patriotic citizenship
that wrested America from foreign
domination in 1776 is the kind of
stuff that certainly is required of
good citizens, who have the welfare
of our government at heart, in
1892" Mcdonnell declared. "Etern-
al vigilance is the price of lower
tax levies."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07

cidents are occurring, the bulletin
reports, through drivers failing to
slow down and then turning off
of the pavement onto the rough
shoulders when they find them
selves unable to bring their cars
to a stop to avoid striking one of
the trucks or other pieces Of equip
ment engaged on the shouldering
work.
The successful bidders on the five
shouldering projects are announc-
ed by Commissioner Babcock as
follows:
T. H. No. 2-Between Lansford
and Grayling, 1913 miles, compris-
ing $4,000 cubic yards of shoulder
ing, to S. ]. Reeder, Minneapolis,
at S16,455.
T. H. No. 3-Between Fergus and
Dalton Road, 6.5 miles, comprising
$500 cubic yards of shouldering,
to H. D. Morrill,, Fergus Falls, at
$3,946.
T. H. No. S-Between 16 mile cor
ner and Erskine, 1879 miles, 10000
cubic yards of shoulder grading, to
w. E. Preston, st. Paul, at $29,055.
T. H. No. 14-Between junction
with T. H. No. 81 and Redwood
Falls, 14.3 miles, $4,000 cubic yards
of shouldering, to DeGgraff Wolff,
st. Paul, at $8,324.
T. H. No. 20-Between Pine Is.
land and Rochester, 1853 miles, 49,
600 cubic yards of shouldering, to
Walter J. Kestle, Faribault, at $12,-
1880.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07

saving.
The weight of the engine and the
action of the waves had tendency
also to sink the boat. Before the
situation became actually critical,
however, Jones who had heard their
calls and had seen the overturned
boat came to their rescue in a
boat with an cupboard motor that
kept on going. AS result the two
men were taken aboard and the
boat hauled to shore.
George Gresty hated to face the
kidding that was in prospect for
him because he knew in view of
what he had been accustomed to
handing out himself that he was in
for plenty of it. He has, however,
stood up quite well underneath the
punishment, although it is said that
he has difficulty in telling the story
of his experience the same way
twice.
Obert Jacobson really wanted to
see whether he bore a charmed
life or not so on Tuesday evening
he engaged in an automobile
smash-up on Lake street and mir
aculous as it may seem he came
out of that accident with no in
juries also. We hesitate to venturea
a guess as to what is in store for
him next.-OSakiS Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Auto Bandit Running
Almost "Wild"
Continued from Page One)

does not quite coincide with the
travelings of the lone bandit at
Grey Eagle. The Little Falls story
is published herewith for what Mr..
Average citizen might presume it
would be worth:
Little Falls, July GA bandit who
obtained $165 from a Little Falls
garage, kidnapped the night at
tendant and a customer, forced the
employee to drive nearly 20 miles,
tied his victims with wire and rope
and escaped after throwing out his
hostages this morning.
The desperate walked into the
garage where Robert Anderson is
employed, took all the money from
the cash register and, f1ourishirig a
pistol, forced Anderson to comman-
deer stored coupe. =
AS the two prepared to- leave,
Gale Nelson entered and the rob-
Der forced him to go along. After
Anderson had driven about, two
miles west of Swanville, the bandit
decided to release them.
Binding Anderson and Nelson
with wire and rope, he pushed
them out of the car and fed. The
victims soon freed themselves but
lost a half hour before they were
able to notify Sheriff Paul Felix of
Little Falls.
The stolen coupe, belonging to
William Johnson, is a dark green
Chevrolet, 1880 model, with license
plates No. B-188-388. The kidnaper
wore a dark sweater, light cap and
was rather well dressed. He was
about 5 feet ten inches in height.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
Ritter-HaIvorson Wedding

Miss Inez Ritter, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Ritter, of Kandota,
and Mr.. Henry Halvorson, son of
Mrs. Aaste Halvorson were united
in marriage Saturday evening, July
End, at the Lutheran parsonage in
West Union, by the Rev. ]. A.
Johnson. Witnesses to the cere-
mony were Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Larson.
The bride was becomingly gown
ed in a dress of rose beige crepe
and she carried bouquet of roses.
The brides maid wore a dress of
yellow chiffon wolfe.
A reception was given at 500
o'clock at the home of the bride.
The happy couple will be at home
on the Halvorson farm in Kandota
township.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-07-07
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