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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26

up from under an avalanche of
bills to cut the license tax and
pleasure cars rs per cent. The
farmers say that one-third of the
gas tax tasted good, and they now
demand a half. Some Of them
think that all Of it would be better.
Senator Rockne writes a note to
the highway department which
says: please remit $2,7SO,O 1000 which
the state has paid out for you," and
budget Commissioner Witch gaily
offers to relieve the taxpayer of the
one mill road tax and take it out
OF the state trunk highway funds
hide to the extent of $3,OOOO,OOO.
With his mileage doubled or bet
ter and his revenue cut in half or
worse, the new state highway COM
missioner is going to wonder what
he has begun for if he so soon is
to be done for.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26

vid celebrate his seventh birthday
anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jennish, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Weiner and Mr.. and
Mrs. Math Jennisen were Sunday
evening visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Jennisen.
Mrs. Joe Spathe and Richard,
called on Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Spaeth,
of Melrose Friday.
Lucina Werner was an overnight
guest of Mrs. Tillie Ritter Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eddy Spaeth were
visiting Sunday evening at the
home of Mrs. Joe Spaeth.
Leonard and Walter Weiner mot
ored to st. Cloud on Friday to get
Herman Weiner who had been in
the hospital. He was out of the
hospital and staying with his
daughter, Lena. He is pretty fair
now, as all his friends will be glad
to know.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Spaeth and
baby are visiting a few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Spaeth.
Frank Essler and Mrs. Hubert
Rousslang visited Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Nugent.
Mrs. Herman Quade is visiting a
few days at the home of Mrs. Tillie
Ritter.
Rubert Rousslang was an Elrosa
caller on Monday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
West Union

Mrs. Anton Schlicht, Bertha, and
Leo Schlicht were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Jung at Sank
Centre Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Deters and
family, of st. Stephen, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Marthaler
Sunday.
Helmeth Rueckert left Saturday
for Rochester on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Phelps and
son, Douglas, and Mr.. Ben Serva-
titus were IL o'clock dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Meters Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Drager drove
to Almora, Mimi, Friday, return
ing the same evening.
Max Schlicht went to Minneapo-
lis Saturday, having spent almost a
month here visiting at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Schlicht.
Richard Bentfield returned home
Tuesday after two weeks visit in
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sieben, of
odoh ScuIIc, were guests OI MI.
and Mrs. Nick Eltgroth Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Meseser and
family visited here with relatives
Thursday. Mrs. Mike Messer ac-
companied them to st. Cloud for a
short visit.
Joe Marthaler and Leo Marthaler
were st. Cloud callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sauer spent
Sunday at Sank Centre visiting
with relatives.
Mrs. Mary Kuntz, accompanied
by her son, George and wife, drove
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
THE COUNTY AGENT
Clothing Projects

Lesson Nv of the clothing project
will be given to AZ local leaders in
Stearns county next week. These
AZ leaders represent 81 groups of
women from the various commune
ties of Stearns county. Miss Ewes
Whitfield, clothing specialist at
University Farm will again give the
lesson to the leaders.
Local leader training schools will
be held at st. Cloud, Sank Centre
and Richmond. Wednesday, Jan.
25, Miss Whitfield will give the les.
son at the Community Club rooms,
at Sank Centre, Ashley and Ray
mond townships and in the village
of Brooten Thursday, Jan. 26, lead
ers of seven groups in Munson, Ed
en- Lake, Gutenberg, Wakefield,
and Rockville townships will come
to Richmond. The st. Cloud meeting
at the Court House on Jan. 81 will
draw IA leaders from seven Or
ganized groups in townships of
Brockway, st. Wendell, st. Joseph,
Fair Haven and Lynden.
Home demonstration projects
such as Clothing I offered in
Stearns county this year are made
available through the county extern
sion service. Organization and de-
tails are arranged by the county
agent and the lessons is given each
month to local leaders by a cloth
ing specialist. The local leaders in
turn give the lesson to the women
enrolled in their groups back home
There are 29O women enrolled in
this work in 81 groups in the coun-
ty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26

tons, aside from the university and
the teachers colleges. Three of
them are penal-the penitntiary, at
Stillwatr, the reformatory at St.
Cloud, and the reformatory for
women at Shakopee. The Board of
Control informs the legislature that
Minnesota must shortly (not during
this biennium) establish new state
reformatory, the plan being then
to make the present reformatory at
st. Cloud a second states prison.
Both of these institutions are now
greatly overcrowded. July 1, 1882,
there were 1,108 inmates at the re-
| formatory Capacity S58), and 1853
at the state prison Capacity 1244).
Bad women are not so bad in Min
nesota, it seems; at least the state
reformatory for woman at Shake
pee, with capacity for 80, has only
IS inmates. It is the only state in
F., stitution which is not overcrowded.
For sixteen years the Minnesota
state prison has not cost the tax
payers of Minnesota one penney.
Profits on the manufacture of bind
ing Irvine, notwithstanding losses
on the manufacture of farm ma
chinery, pay all the cost. No, say
the farmers, we pay it; and there
on hangs a controversy which
breaks out in every session of the
legislature. The Minnesota state
prison is the only one in the Unit
ed States that pays it's own way. It
| is unique, in that it is one of the
few, if not the only state prison,
/ that pays its inmates wages. No
man ever leaves the Minnesota
state prison without money in his
pocket. This policy was inaugural
ed by Senator A. D. Stephens, of
Crookston at the first session of the
| Legislature held in the present state
capitol.
What does it cost Minnesota to
maintain its 10 state institutions?
A very pretty penny, indeed, -
about $5,0O0,000 year. But investi-
cation by Rep. e. p. Scallon, of
Crosby shows that the cost for food
at the institutions runs from IA TO
81 cents per day per inmate and
they are all well fed at that. Min
nesota's charitable and penal insti-
tutions are a model to the nation
and their fame extends beyond the
seas.
At the same time the alr is full
of proposals to still further divert
the gas tax and to cut the license
tax. While the solons were whet-
ting their knives to lop off the reve-
nue. Of the highway system in hunks
Of varying sizes. Mike Holm beat
them to it with a demand for a
fifty per cent reduction in the IL
cense tax. The motor vehicle COM
mittee Of the house fought its way
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26

But as the members gingerly
turned the pages and cast shrink
ing eye over the maze of figures, in
terest suddenly grew, for here was
a surprise, a bit of verse, "A Poets
Prayer" Faster now they turned
the pages to see what they could
find, and before their astonished
eyes appeared not only column on
column and page on page of figures,
but bits of philosophy, quotation
from Poor Richards Almanac, and,
best of all, pictures artistically
taken and perfectly printed.
The quarters of the appropria-
tions and finance committees buzz
zed with excitement and members
rushed in from the corridors to
have a look.
The budgets Of the past have
been bulky and somewhat formid-
able but this one has them all beat
for size. Some of it's pages are
printed but most of them are mime
ographed. The volume is bound in
buckram. It represents the work
Of the budget commissioner, Mrs.
Jean Witch, over a period of two
years. She put into it enthusiasm,
technical knowledge and untiring
labor. She achieved a most unus-
ual budget, fairly understandable,
and highly valuable.
Out On His Ear
The farmer-labor control Of the
house is functioning smoothly and
remorselessly. Roy Hilton, of Ram
sey County, elected by the people
by majority of 62 votes, was de-
MED a seat in the house, after a
brief meeting of the elections COM
mittee and an afternoons debate in
the house, on the ground that the
seals of two election boxes had been
broken in moving from the old to
the new Ramsey county court
house. The recount Of these two
boxes gave Hilton a net gain of 18
votes, SO that even if these boxes
were disregarded, Hilton was still a
winner by A votes. Inquiry fails
to disclose any other case in the his
tory of the state where anyone
elected to the legislature by a clear
majority, without allegations of
fraud on the part of the contestee,
has been refused a seat. Hlton's
opponent, DR.. LaBissonaire, was
elected on the face Of the returns
and received a certificate Of cleo
ton from the Ramsey county audi
tor, but a recount, unanimously
agreed to by the referees, showed
Hilton a winner by 81 votes. La
Bissonaire voted for Mum for
speaker and the organization stood
solidly behind him Notwithstanding
the recount.
New Institution In Prospect
Minnesota has Is state institu-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
Thursday, January 26, 1893

to Perham Monday to consult
physician. They returned the same
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Wakefield
visited with friends at Sank Centre
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Anna Marthaler, of Morris,
visited with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Marthler several days
last week.
Little Marilyn Noeske accom-
panied her grandmother, Mrs. Al
Kleinfohn, from Minneapolis, Sum
day. She had spent part of the
week with her grandparents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
Gordon Township

Mrs. Henry White is able to be
up and around again following a
setback of the flu.
Mark Erickson hauled wood to
district 68 Wednesday.
Jens Jensen and Oliver Anderson
returned Wednesday evening from
the Twin Cities where they pur-
chased a Chevrolet truck. The two
men intend to truck livestock to
South st. Paul in the near future.
Louis Larson was busy last week
hauling wood.
Teddy Olson, accompanied by
Mrs. Fitness, motored to the Twin
Cities Friday. Mrs. Finness will
remain there. On Teddys return
he will be accompanied by his sis
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Maryland, who will at present reside
at the o. M. Olson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Vickerman
of ALEX, are the happy parents OF
a boy born to them last week. Mrs
Vickerman will be better remem-
bsred as Lillian Peterson.
Fred TRIMMER visited at the
Henry White home Thursday after
noon.
The many friends of A. G. And
erson are happy to learn that he
is able to be about again following
a severe sick spell.
Mrs. A. v. Irwin has been con-
fined to her home the past week
with an attack of the flu.
Mrs. Chris Heen and Mrs. Henry
Hanson spent Friday afternoon
with Mrs. A. B. Anderson.
Oswald Anderson returned home
last week from the hospital in
Alexandria where he underwent an
operation for the removal of his
tonsils and adenoids. Ole Neppen
also had his tonsils removed at the
hospital in Wadena. Both parties
are getting along fine.
Miss Jewel Edenloff visited last
week with her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. A. R. Olson, in Alexan-
deria.
Rev. and Mrs. Strand visited
with the Haakon Hansen family
one day last week.
Miss Selma Peterson is at pres
ent working at the Ole Johnson
home.
Mrs. w. e. Plat and Mrs. Ev-
crit Platt spent one evening last
week at the r. e. Cooper home.
Mrs. Ole Johnson is at the hos
pital in Osakis following an oper-
alton for the removal of her ap-
pendix. DR.. Geer, of st. Cloud, as
sisted by DIR. Haberman had charge
of the case. Her many friends are
happy to learn she is getting along
as we'll as can be expected.
Norman Anderson, five year old
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole L. Ander-
son, was i'll last week with rheu-
matism, but is better at this writ
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Johnson
spent Friday evening at the Clay
ton Johnson home near Long Prai-
RE.
Little Carol johnson is visiting at
the Clifford johnson home during
her mothers illness.
The Nick Peterson boys were
busily engaged in saving wood
several days last week.
Miss Margaret Anderson and Arm
old Hanson called at the home OF
Rev. Johnson Saturday evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
Legislative Letter

The wrangling of laws began in
earnest in the Minnesota legisla-
ture last week. In the senate two
farmer-labor factions, each aspir-
ing to be the Governors spokesman,
moved with some acrimony for po-
sition. Senator George H. Limmen,
of st. Louis, neat and natty and
gifted of tongue, seems to have the
ear of Lieutenant Governor Solberg,
but Senator Charles A. Hausler, of
Ramsey, just as neat, just as natty,
and a mean singer Of language
upon occasion, is chair man of the
civil administration committee
which honor carries with it tits sup
posed, the minority leadership.
Neither of the senators have suf-
fered sartorially as yet, but their
hair and their tempers have been
somewhat ruffled. Also last week,
the senate put on debate on ne
potism that did not add luster to
the legend of senatorial courtesy.
The urge of law-making was &C
lively vocal in the house last week
also. When it comes to wrangling
laws the house is more consistent
performer than the senate. One of
it's favorite ways is to fuss for
hours over what the bill will do the
farmer. Representative Mark Mol
an, Of st. Louis, with his bill to
change the primary from June to
September, gave the house an early
opportunity last week in the first
committee of the whole of the ses-
sion. The farmers have beaten
this bill in other legislatures and
they set out to do it again. The dis
cussion as to when the farmer can
best take time off from his chores
to do his campaigning ragged for an
hour or more, but when the COM
mittee arose Mr.. Nolan got his bill
reported favorably. Next day, on
the calendar, the battling farmers
fought even more fiercely and beat
the bill, Ga to SO.
A Bullying Budget
The biennial budget of the state,
the legislative bible of the members
of the money committees of the Leg
islature, was submitted to the f.
nance committee of the senate and
the appropriations committee Of the
house last week.
It is big and busting. Almost as
large as Webster's Unabridged Die
tionary, and Of the same shape, 1t
is a ponderous tonne. Members of
the money committees Of the house
and senate thumbed its 1918 pages
in awe and trepidation. Its huge
bulk, with closely typed pages,
crammed with figures, made it a
formidable and fearsome thing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
Rat determination

Early in September a number of
successful rat demonstrations were
carried out through the county ex-
tension service with H. L. Parten,
of University Farm. All these
demonstrations were in townships
in the western part of Stearns
county. Mr.. Parten will be in the
county again on February Fl and
%. Two demonstrations are al
ready scheduled for these days but
there is time available for at least
three more in this two day period.
Any farmer or community wishing
to have demonstration carried out
with rats at that time should write
or call the Farm Bureau office, st.
Cloud.
Mr.. Parten used the cayanogas
method Of destruction wherever
"runways" in the soil are under
building foundations can be located.
AT this season of the year rats will
be found in protected places on
farms such as poultry houses,
barns and house Easements, under
corn piles etc. According to Mr..
Parten winter time is the best sea-
son for destroying rats in such To-
cations. They are generally not as
active as in warmer weather and
the gas treatment works well. At
each demonstration Mr.. Parten will
discuss poisons and other means Of
combating rats where the gas
method is not practical.
Rats cause heavy losses of feed
and vegetables on farms in addi-
ton to the nuisances they cause.
These demonstrations will bring
out successful control methods.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26

conducted Thursday afternoon
from the Methodist church. Bur-
ial took place at the Hauelock GEM
etery, in Chippewa County, MINI.
In 1907 the family moved to Texas,
but returned in the spring of 1911
to farm in Gordon township in
Todd county. Mr.. hangers wife
preceded him in death on Sept. 16,
1912. OF this union eight children
were born, five of whom are living
They are: William, Alvin, and Har-
vey, of Osakis; Charles, of Payette,
Idaho; and Mrs. Rena Johnson, of
Hansboro, N. D. Hes also leaves
two brothers and one sister to
mourn his passing. Mr.. Hanger
was well known and well liked and
will be greatly missed by his many
friends.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
Getty Grove

Alois, Anthony, Lawrence, Irene
and Lorraine Rousslang spent Sum
day, Jan. Is at the home Of Hugo
Klar where they helped little Da-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
State News Briefs
From Our EXCHANGES

WELLS-A terrible tragedy enacted Just
south of this city when three young were killed
when their automobile overturned into a ditch They
were enroute home from dance and their bodies
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
Well Known Farmer Dies

Gustav Hanger passed away at
his home last Tuesday afternoon at
the age Of 70 years, 6 months and
"a days. Funeral services were
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
AN APPRECIATION

We wish to express our heartfelt
appreciation for the innumerable
acts of helpful love and kindness
rendered us during the long illness,
death and burial of our beloved
husband and father, the late Emil
Gramradt. We especially appre-
ciate the many beautiful floral tri-
butes.
Mrs. Emil Gamradt
Adv pd and Children
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26
Seed Show at st. Cloud


The Central Minnesota Seed show
to be held at st. Cloud on Feb. 1,
2, 3, and 4 merits the support of
every grower of quality seeds and
corn in the community, says county
agent E. @. Lenzmeier. Since it
requires some little time to prepare
quality samples of corn, grain and
grass seeds for exhibition plans for
showing should be made at once.
Every grower having in his possess
sion stocks of the recommended va
rietieS of grain, corn, potatoes and
grass seeds for Minnesota should
make a special effort to bring
worthy specimens of that variety
to the show. Well cleaned samples
of small grain and grass seeds are
essential. The tanning mill should
be used to advantage and a large
amount of grain or seed run over
the mill so the sample brought for
exhibition will have good weight
and be free at least from those
weed seeds that can be taken out
through the sives and draft of the
tanning mill.
Corn samples should be selected
that are typical of the variety. Ne
dunn sized ears having kernels of
good depth and shape should be
chosen. This will be a central Min
nesota show and each exhibition
should bring corn that has a rea-
sonable chance of reaching matu-
tity in this section in a normal sea-
son. Corn suitable to grow near
the Iowa line will not fill the bill
here.
Potatoes likewise should be pick
ed for uniformity. Thirty-two po-
tatoes constitute a show sample.
Potatoes of medium size, free from
scab and other disease symptoms
usually have the best chances to
win. Potatoes that are well filled
both at the stem and the seed end
should be chosen.
The programs conducted in con-
nection with the show will be both
interesting and instructive. Every
seed grower nearby should avail
himself of this opportunity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-01-26

It Pays t. e-'vertise In the Herald.
HERALD WANT ADS PAY
Evening star., 1933-01-05
CURB STOCKS FIRM
IN QUIET MARKET
Utilities and Oils Record
Slight AdvanceS-Motor
Shares Gain.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 5.-The initial
strength of the curb exchange session
today was carried through the first few
hours, but the advance did not quicken
the pace of dealings.
Public utilities paid no attention to
the electrical production output for last
week, these figures not admitting Of
comparison with 1881 on account of the
Christmas holiday. Nevertheless Electric
Bond & Share common and preferred
firmed. At one time Cities Service was
a shade higher. Standard Oil of Indiana
and Standard Oil Of Kentucky did
better.
Commonwealth Edison responded to
the declaration of its regular common
quarterly dividend. Tung Sol Lamp
Works preferred had forecast omission
of its payment. Quick oversubScription
of the new Consolidated Gas of Balti-
more bonds strengthened the junior
shares. Reduction of bank loans was
said to be factor in the rise of Colum-
bia Gas & Electric convertible preferred.
John B. Stetson Co., which softened
in recent sessions, today reported net
loss of $638,S40 for the year ended
october 81, 1882, against net loss Of
$1,041 ,846 in the preceding year.
Strength and activity of motor and
accessory shares was a feature of the
forenoon session Cord Corporation, Ford
Motor of Canada A, Ford Motor, Ltd,
and A o. Smith Corporation were the
principal beneficiaries from this move
ment.
Evening star., 1933-01-05
Grain Market

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 5.-Responsive
to New York Stock Market upturns and
to continued wheat strength at Liver
pool, grain values here made a new
early advance today. Drought conditions
in Winter wheat territory Southwest
remained critical, and immediate de-
livery wheat tightly held.
Opening 1s5s higher, Chicago wheat
futures kept the initial range. Corn
started les up and subsequently
altered little.
Setbacks in Winnipeg wheat quota
tions led later to reactions here that
at times wiped out early gains. There
were also Liverpool reports saying a
reaction was expected from the recent
rapid advance. Estimates of enlarged
shipments of wheat this week from Ar
gentina and the Black Sea region in
cluding Southern Russia tended further
to cause unsettlement:
Absence of quick rallying power In
Chicago wheat prices today contrasted
with yesterdays buoyant action of the
market. Notice was taken that Canad-
ian visible stocks of wheat except in
farmers hands were larger than both
last week and year ago, amounting to
238, 8,028,000 bushels, against 1874, 4,426,-
900 at this time last year. Downturns
of securities after an early rise were
q further disconcerting influence as to
wheat Corn and oats took their cue
from wheat action.
Provisions advanced as a result of
demand from previous speculative
sellers,