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Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-01-26

visitors in Eureka, attending the bas-
ketbaH games there Saturday night.
After careful investigation Of the
matter, in district court last week,
Judge lockwood returned to the care
of their mother the Gzrdipee children.
Judge lockwood stated there was not
sufficient evidence to warrant any
other disposition of the case.
Rev. II. p. Simpson Of Eureka, ae-
companied by E. B. Sisson, editor Of
the Eureka Mirror, was in Libby Mon
day visiting and attending to business
matters. While here MIR. Sisson re-
ported that they had no snow, what
ever, in the Eureka district
X. f. Macdonald Of Helena, state
superintendent of fisheries, was in
Libby Friday comforting with A. M.
Hoffman, e. M. Boyes and other sports
men and visiting the Libby hatchery.
He also made visit into the Yak
district to visit some rearing ponds
there and to confer with parties at
Troy He was met here by MIR
Drew Of Troy who motored him to that
place. Mr.. Macdonald is an expert in
his line, has keen interest in the
work and is making fine record in
the department under his manage
ment.
A couple of Libby lads stepped into
the office the other day and asked II
it cost anything to put in an item Of
thanks, We told them that probably
what they had to say would cost moth
ing, whereupon they said they wanted
to thank Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. collars
for their kindness in throwing open
to the boys and girls the use Of the
skating rink on their place. "They
made it for private rink but they are
letting us all skate on it and we are
sure having lot of fun We want them
to know how much we appreciate
their letting us skate on the rink, J" said
the boys.
Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1933-01-26

Miss Genevieve Hall, Mrs. Rosetta
Burke and Art Christie were weekend
visitors in Eureka, attending the bas-
ketban games there Saturday night
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09

John kaufman, Norbert Harmel-
ing, Henry Albers and John and
Frank Venner were callers at the
Joe Brake home Wednesday even
ing.
Ben Gieske, Of Melrose, was a
business caller here Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Gerads, son,
Francis, and Mrs. Ben Pecks-
kamp and daughter, DeLoris, call
ed on Mrs. Henry Harmeling Sat
urday.
Geo. Brake left Saturday for his
home at jamestown, N. D..
Les Drager, of Grey Eagle, was
a caller at the Ed Albers home
during the week.
Mrs. Richard Grant left for a
visit at st. Cloud Wednesday.
William, Vivian, Mary and Elsie
Veneer visited at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Brake and family
Thursday evening.
Maxine and Dona Pfoff and Vir-
ginia Kortum were visitors Sun
day afternoon at the Casper Rick
er home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Warnecke,
who were called here Monday by
the serious illness of the latter's
father, returned to their home at
st. Paul Sunday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09

The citizens of America confronted with
situation, which, while not entirely in the life
of the Republic has never been experienced by but
comparatively small percentage of the citizens liv
ing today.
There have been panics in the past; some of
them have shaken the country to its very founda-
ton; in the crisis the American people have kept
their feet soidly on the ground and stood Loyalty
back of their government having implicit faith that
ways and means would be found extrcate them
from their economic difficulties.
The Herald is convinced that the average citizen
is of that state of mind today
When the order closing the banks for indef-
mite Holiday reached this city Saturday the citizens
of this community, while they were Inconvenience
materially were philosophical and yielded to the will
of the authorities without criticism.
In proclamation issued Monday Presidc1t.
Roosevelt indicated that immediate action will be
taken by the Congress when it convenes tod y,
Thursday to bring order out of the deplorable
dition now confronting the nation. The proclama-
ton kept all banks closed until this Thursday
ing at least
The situation is too serious for the Congress to
allow political prejudices and advantages to
into the deliberations. They have opportunity
to to the world whether not they states
men puppets.
President Roosevelt will guide them with a
strong hand. Of this there doubt.
back Yours and My Government to the Limit
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09
HOME SCHOOL NEWS

The Misses Ruth Peterson, Wini-
fred Niskern, and Fac Brechner
were supper guests at Minnesota
Hall on Wednesday evening.
Miss Nellie Nelson is spending
two weeks at her home in Minneap-
oils.
The Rainbow Riddles were pre-
sented here recently in a program
OF popular dancing and singing
The company is composed of ten
juveniles from Minneapolis. They
expect to tour the middle west next
summer travelling in their own bus.
Friday evenings performance was
the initial appearance of the com
pany. The revenue is under the
direction of Mr.. w. H. Watson.
DR.. G. G. Arvidson, of Minneapo-
lis visited the institution on Friday.
Mrs. Marguerite Mullins and Miss
Mary Dooner drove to St. Cloud on
Saturday where they were lunch
con guests at the home of Miss
Fac Brechner.
Rev. Roy 10. Olson, of the prison
association of the Norwegian Lutll-
eran Church was a recent dinner
guest at Morse Hall.
Representatives of the Salvation
Army, from Minneapolis conducted
their special prison service here on
Sunday afternoon. Among those
present were Mrs. Fox, Mrs. Payton
and Captain and Mrs. Frank Cen
gene.
Miss Ella McKinnon, of Duluth,
visited here on Friday and Satur-
day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09
GOV. OLSON TAKES STRONG STAND

Monday morning Gov. Floyd B. Olson addressed
joint session of the Minnesota legislature and the
people of his state KSTP, st. Paul, which dealt
particularly with the economic distress in which the
entire United States found itself Saturday morning
when bank holiday was declared
The Herald editor hasn't been a very enthusiastic
supporter of Gov Olson and his policies in the past
we have been rather anxious to find something with
which to find fault
The radio turned to listen to his
address with the thought that it would be just an
other speech.
What did we hear?
A strong and patriotic appeal to the lawmakers
of the state urging the House and Senate to forth
with pass legislation to permit the banks of Mime
sofa to reopen and function the Federal
government had laid the necessary ground work
He offered joint memorial to the Congress urg
ing the passage of legislation which would prevent
boarding of cash. for federal law guaranteeing the
deposits of Federal National and State banks; to
script wealth necessary to put people back to work
at ganfu occupations banks to be operated for the
benefit of the depositor instead of the speculative
borrower; stricter regulation Of all banks keep up
the wages of the employee; federal refnancng of
farm mortgages at a low rate Of interest long
time period; strict regulation of of stock md
securities, were some of the outstanding recommen-
dations of the governor
1t was patriotic address without the mincing
of words.
Every thinking citizen of Minnesota will approve
of the Governors stand
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09

signed by enough senate and house
members to pass the bill, the 40 mill
tax would be added to every store,
garage, shop, creamery or other
employing industry that employees
six people or more, and the same
tax on every carpenter or contract
or employing three people or
more. The employee pays nothing
into the fund.
If an eligible employee is out Of
work for eight weeks, he or she is
to be paid 40 per cent of his regu-
lar wage, not to be computed on
more than $40 a week, and paid
every 40 weeks. The law would go
into effect May 1; collections from
all employers would begin next
January 1 and employees would
draw benefits beginning July /,
1884. It. is expected that by that
date the fund would be large
enough to permit benefit payments.
1t is estimated by the supporters
of the scheme that under present
conditions the fund could depend
on $1,0O0,000 a month from employ
er collections. Such a drag would
cripple every employing industry
in the state. If anyone can figure
out how the scheme is going to re-
vive business, which is the real and
sensible way to solve the unemploy-
ment problem, we would be glad to
have him write the Independent.
We are not overlooking the fact
that there is no hope for an adj
vance in prices until industry
gets on it's feet so as to be able 20
pay wages and provide a better
market for raw materials.-Todd
Co. Taxpayers Association.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09
MIR. HOOVER-A GREATLY HSUN-
DERSTOOD MAN

When Herbert Hoover elected President of
the United States he set pedestal super
man..
This proclamation was not of his making or
liking, but rather because of the splendid things
had accomplished in civic private and public work
in the years preceding his election.
Mr. Hoover came from Quaker stock, and was
a doer of works without ballyhoo and bombast. He
not fighter; he too honest and clean to
get down into the mire of politics.
Big business never cuddled to Mr.. Hoover. When
he nominated at Kansas City 1t in spite of
big business. The New York and Pennsylvania dele
cations got behind him when they found after reach
ing Kansas City, that they could not stop his nonli-
nation
Although he apparently had majority of his
party in both branches of the Congress- he had
the cooperation and support to which he
titled.
The situation which confronted President Hoover
from the very outset of his administration crti
cal in the extreme. Those who have followed the
trend of public affairs closely only partially realize
the battle this silent carried almost alone,
not only within this country but with the European
nations, to his country
In discussing Mr.. Hoover in copyrighted news
paper article Sunday, Mark Sullivan, of the
standing political ANALYSTS of the nation said "Mr.
Hoover sacrificed his political life THAI his country
might be saved"
He went out of office March discredited to as
great degree Grover Cleveland when he
retired broken man in 1893.
Historians and analysists of today give Mr.. Ceve-
land credit for being of the really big presidents
of the Nation.
The Herald is convinced that time will prove
the wisdom Of the important things for which Mr..
Hoover rgidly stood and that historians of the next
decade will begin to pay him the homage which will
be found to be his due
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09

Citation for Hearing on Final Ac-
count and for Distribution.
State Of Minnesota, County of
Stearns-SS.
IN PROBATE COURT
In The Matter Of The Estate of
Eugene A. Richards Decedent:
The State of Minnesota, To all
persons interested in the final ac-
count and distribution of the estate
of said decedent: The representa-
tive Of the above named decedent,
having filed in this Court her final
account Of the administration of
the estate of said decedent, togeth-
er with her petition praying for the
adjustment and allowance Of said
final account and for distribution
of the residue Of said estate to the
person thereunto entitled. There
fore, YOU and EACH of YOU, are
hereby cited and required to show
cause, if any you have, before this
Court at the Probrate Court Rooms
in the Court House in the City of
st. Cloud in the County of Stearns
State of Minnesota, on the oath day
Of March 1888 at nine o'clock A. M,
why said petition should not be
granted.
Witness. The Judge of said
Court, and the Seal Of said Court,
this 2sth day Of February 1888.
(SEAL) Paul Ahles
Judge of Probate
L. L. Kells
Attorney for Petitioner,
Sank Centre, MINI.
Published March 2, 8, Is, 1888.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09

No President of modern times has assumed tine
office of chief executive of the nation with the
hearty and sincere backing which is accorded
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The job he assumes is no easy He has today
many fair weather friends who will dessert him on
the slightest pretext and start campaign of dis
trust and even villiication
Former President Hoover Monday expressed what
should be the honest sentiment of every good citi-
zen when he said it patriotic duty to stand
back of the administration.
Mr.. Roosevets inaugural address consumed only
Ii minutes. He convinced America that he has
firm grasp on the situation and will not hesitate to
use the big stick" made famous by his illustrous
predecessor and namesake if the occasion requires
to carry his ideas into effect
No President of modern times has the unanimous
backing of both branches of the Congress has Mr.
Roosevelt. If his administration is a success De-
mocracy will justly claim and receive full credit If
they fall well, the American people have a way of
expressing themselves at the proper time in a very
decided manner.
A number of the things prominent in the pro-
gram of the new President have been advocated by
ex-Presdent Hoover before an unfriendly Congress
for months. Politics have been played the coun-
try has suffered.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09
Ward Springs

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hinnen-
kamp spent Tuesday at the Henry
Schmiesing home.
Mrs. Albert Doege called on Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Ostendorf Wednes-
day forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Kicker
were Sunday afternoon callers at
the Jeo Brake and John Veneer
homes.
Mrs. A. Bense, Mrs. Fritz Bense
and daughter, Eileen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Schwanke and family, OIL
Of Grey Eagle, were Sunday visit
ors at the Ed Albers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Warnecke,
of st. Paul, Geo. Brake, Of James
town, N. D., and sister M. JOSE
phine, of Little Falls, were called
here last week by the serious ILL
ness of their father, Joe Brake.
His friends will be glad to hear he
is much improved at this writing.
John Bohnen and Mr.. Micheals,
Of Freeport, were Sunday callers
here.
Mrs. Henry Albers, Wallie and
Henry visited with the Ike Henry
family at Sank Centre Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09

Olson. Any how it was the same
week, or Whereabouts, that the Gov
ernor went down town and made a
speech that had something in i.
about the senate and peanut poll
tics" The next day the Governor
journeyed back up Wabasha Hill
and apoligized to the senate. So the
papers said. The next night, or
maybe the next, he climbed the
marble stairway to the second floor
and missing his way in the maze of
"hearings"5 there going on or pre-
ferring a more friendly place, got
into the house highway investiga-
ton instead of the senate probing;
called upon to say something he
said a "rebuke" to the supreme
court for handing down a "politi-
cal" decision in the highway case.
So the papers said. Warming up
to the subject he went over to the
senate highway investigation and
denounced that undertaking as
political move" So the papers
said. BY that time it began to be
apparent that everybody was in pol
itics in the government of Minneso-
ia except the Governor.
Everybody Happy at Last
But alPs well that ends well. On
the very last day Of that memoir
able week, at high noon, so the pa
pers said, Governor Olson evolved
a plan to make the banks Of Min
nesota safe. He quickly wrote out
the idea in a bill and sent it up to
the senate; the senate passed the
bill with only one dissenting vote;
the house, eloquently urged to show
UP the senate, passed the bill with
not so much as a single mo-" the
Governor signed the bill and at
2:30 p. m. it was snugly filed away
in the archives Of the secretary Of
state, full fiedged law with \
brand new record for speed. That
night Governor Olson beamed in
all the papers and Commended the
legislature for it's cooperation with
the banking department and with
me-" Thus a week of precipitate
hastings ahead and hurried chang
ings to reverse gear, a week of
scolding and apologizing and spank
ing and commencing was finally
brought to peaceful close and
everybody was happy.
But nobody is quite sure what
that banking bill does. We are all
hopeful, though.
Here's a Reason
It may be that the, unsteady gait
of the Minnesota house of represen-
tatives last week was due to the
fact that Representative John j.
McDonough, rules committee chair
man and majority leader, together
with Representative Mark Nolan,
wit and orator, who had just con-
cluded the most eloquent sob
& q
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09
LEGISLATIVE LETTER
By r. ". Hitchcock

The vagaries, uncertainties and
responsibility of the Minnesota
house of representatives of 1888 is
strikingly illustrated by unanimous
action on one day to approve loans
from the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation to the state and to So
licit further loans of the same ma
ture and by action two days later
condemning all Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation loans and de-
handing their cessation.
Three members of the house
staged an "off again, on again, gone
again" stunt when they signed as
co-authors of bill on one day, beg
ged by motion that their names be
expunged as authors the next day,
and on the day following prayed
to the house to be permitted to
climb back on the bill again.
Other Antics
During the same week that the
house spoke the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation fair in one
breath and damned it in the next,
that body hastily suspended its
rules and passed a bill with little
or no consideration. Hardly had
the vote been announced when the
house decided that it had made a
mistake and reconsidered its action.
Four times in succession it put on
this identical performance, until the
packed galleries grew dizzy and
tho -
gan to wonder where they were at.
During that same crazy-quilt week
of now-you-see law and now-you-
don't, the house, upon a plea of
urgency, unanimously approved a
bill. BY night it had serious pains
of misgivings. Next day it recon
sidered, and it took a full dozen of
amendments to put that bill into
shape for reenactment. That same
madhouse week saw a bill passed
upon quick moving impulse, and
sent to the senate; the senate
amended the bill and sent it back to
the house; the house silently ac-
cepted the amendment and passed
the bill the second time; next day
the bill was found to be seriously
wrong, was reconsidered, amended
again, and passed the third time;
the following day they discovered
that the bill was all wrong, so they
made it all over, and passed it for
the fourth time. Some say that the
thing is no good now.
Out side Of these incidents the
house had a good week, and assur-
ance was voiced by various and
sundry members of the house ma
jority that I'VE are further ahead
at this time than In any previous
session of the legislature"
Maybe It's Catching
Some have thought that perhaps
the antics Of his faithful but freak
ish house somewhat upset Governor
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09

Citation for Hearing ON Petition
for Probate OF VIII.
Estate Of Louis Goodsell, Dece-
dent.
State Of Minnesota, County of
IN PROBATE COURT
In The Matter of The Estate of
Louis Goodsel1 Decedent
The State of Minnesota To all
persons interested in the allowance
and probate Of the will of said de-
cedent: The petition OF Anna Good
representing that Louis Goodsell,
then a resident Of the County of
Stearns State of Minnesota, died on
the 21st day of February 1888 1eav-
ing a last will and testament which
is presented to this court with said
strument be allowed as the last
will and testament of said decedent
and that letters Testamentary be
issued thereon to Anna Goodsell,
NOW THEREFORE, you, and each
of you. are hereby cited and re-
have. before this court at the Pro-
bate Court Rooms in the Court
House. in the City of st. Cloud
County Of Stearns State of Mime
sofa, on the Gath day of March 1888
at nine o'clock A NJ. why the pray
er of said petition should not be
granted.
WITNESS THE HONORABLE.
Paul Ahles Judge Of said court, and
the seal Of said court, this 25th day
of February 1888.
court Seal) Paul Ahles.
Probate Judge
Attorney for Petitioner,
Sank Centre, MINI.
Published March 2. ., 1e, 1888.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1933-03-09
A NEW TAX PROPOSED

Just at time when taxpayers
associations and citizens generally
are moving heaven and earth to re-
duce taxes, and finding it difficult
to shave even mill or two from
the levies, along comes proposal
now in the legislature to impose a
fat tax Of 40 mills on practically
every employing industry in the
state to build an insurance fund
out Of which to pay pensions to I'M
employed.
Now, unemployment insurance
doubtless has some merit but it is
hard to figure out why the scheme
to establish the system in Minneso-
ia should be advanced at this time
when depression has crippled all
employing industry and when enl-
ployers are less able to stand the
new tax load to build the pension
fund than at any previous time
since the state was admitted to the
Union. To add 40 mills tax and
figure the tax on total of wages
paid, invariably a sum larger than
the regular assessed valuation Of
the business, would be the last
straw to put employers out Of
business, thereby accenting unem-
ployment.
The Independent has been fight
ing for two years to aid the tax
payers in the present emergency
by cutting down public spending
and in Todd County some excellent
results have been achieved. The
movement has cut taxes on general
property throughout the state up
wards of $24,000,0 900. But there is
a scheme calculated to nullify all
this state wide effort to cut taxes
and heap a heavier tax burden
than ever upon the employing in
dustry of Minnesota.
It is scheme that ought to be
sat down on hard.
Under the proposal, at present