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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-10-14

VA. driving over to Colorado, and then ret
my big Idea about how to keep from having q
drought And here she Isl
Ycu don't have to have no druughts out here
IN the Middle West. There y always a-plenty
Of clouds up In the sly, and thee clouds 4
fun Of rain-so. Al you got 70 DO y build you .
mountain for EN- TO run intol
That vas the original ida, and have
studied It out some In detail. cause she sure h
dinger when you get Into au the angles and
possibilities.
Nov. to start on With, this here Mount
Princeton Was telling you about \ right
around 1900 fest high. Just think Of an the
material It would take to build mountain Mke
that-which would put men back ct work In
the steel mill& etc, to produce it-thats put
ting men into this re-employed class that We
read about. Then, think Of the men Il would
give work 70 building up such mountain.
Why, It would Be the biggest thing that the
New Deal has tackled yeti
pUT wait awhile. I'm getting kinda ahead
y Of my story. II you are going to put this
thing across with Mr.. Roosevelt, you gotta
know how she works out. OF course. out there
in Colorado they got plenty Of mountains scat
tered around. 70 that the little creeks and 70
on can distribute the rain water pretty gem
orally around the country. But I'm only PLAN
ming On building one, 20 there II the problem Of
getting the water around the country, not just
letting it run down the mountain and water
one locality. An right: here's what We do: We
build this here mountain with the top half Of
It holloWl
Did you ever notice how fast . cistem win nm
up when Il comes . good hard rain? Well, the
rain coming down this mountain would Be just
like the rain coming Oh house roof, and al
We got TO do b 10 put some eve troughs around
the side, pipe EN- into the inside and there you
have your water an stored up for irrigation pur-
poses TO beat the drought
This irrigation idea would at right IN with
the agrt-- oh, darn It. the "farmers relief
project" has been trying to do. because DIGGING
the bitches would take up lot Of space, and
they could save part Of the money It would
take to build the mountain In what they
wouldn't have to pay the farmers for not
planting their land.
OF course. there would probably be some
light about where to build this here mountain
Myself, favor right here IN wisconsin. cause
then you would have down hill slope for your
irrigation system no matter which way you ran
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ana the otner tn1n8s al o. VnSc0
we guys out here In the country have to pay
for. and pay them good salary besides. Now
got plan for . Project. and I'm not even
asking to get paid for planning It, cause !
know that would make It just that much moro
for " guys to pony up. come taxpaying time
have always heard about the power Of the
press, % I'm sending my plan to you. Nov.
President himself don't mes around with any
Of those Secretaries or Generals or such. cause
II you do they win grab on al the credit. and
possibly even claim that they thought this
Project up on their own hook.
Ny Project Is one that win keep this country
from having another drought IKE It just got
through having. And she'll work.
Funny thing how simple 1t Is too. An big
things is that way. Old Man Newton discov-
cred this here law Of gravity when he laid
himself down under an apple tree for snoo1e
and an apple fell on his head.
Well, discovered how to keep the country
from having . drought In just about Is simple
. way. III tell you.
sofsd about the middle Of August I was out
L one day fishing for trout on Middle Cot
tonwood Creek which comes down OF the east
slope Of the Continental Divide. out in Colo
RADIO. To be exact. was fishing In beaver
pond on the creek about miles above where
she runs into the Arkansas River.
The trout amt biting none too good, 20
looks over the weather. which see u starting
to cloud up some. on to the north. up around
Leadville somewhere. Is . big. huf5y cloud.
Pretty soon. down to the south, see another.
and they keep drifting around and around, and
finally they are one big cloud. And then what
does this big cloud do but run itself slap-dab
into the peak Of Mount Princeton. And when
this here cloud stubs its toe over Mount Prince
ton, man! 1t came ON to rain 30 fast that !
like to got soaked before could get out Of
that beaver pond and under some cottonwood
brush.
Well, sir, Mr.. Editor, sat there on my
launches under that cottonwood brush, with
my back to the wind and the rain dripping on
the tip ends of the branches and running down
my neck, thinking about that burned-up coun-
try had seen along the Platte River whilst
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Is supposed 10 be . drought prevention Projeee.
and not . hsh pond.
Like nd, to start with, this here Project
has lot Of advantages that should make It q
big hit with the Projectors" down ut wash
ington. Fur instance, this here mountain has
got to be 1900 feet high. which. according 10
my schooling, = . matter Of about two and Q
half miles. more OF less. Now. you can't take
and set . mountain Of that height on ceme-
teEy lott takes room. And think Of the land
you would Be taking out Of cultivation to get .
place to ct your mountainl
More unemployed" you say. "What would
you do with al the people that work that land7"
Wen. got that al figured out, too. First place.
they got to have some place 70 live, 20 we viii
take the ground moor Of this mountain and
build apartments into It. There you have
another thing that hts ina housing project.
By using little Of the water you got stored
up In the top half Of the mountain you could
set up power plant to generate electricity for
lighting, heating and air-conditioning your
apartments. Why, It would be as easy as sliding
down hnl-and. Mr.. Editor. II you ever saw
some Of the shacks that folks il living in out
In the drought area" Ike did this summer.
you wouldn't have any doubt but that they
would be glad to swap for one Of the apart
ments. Then, In case you had little electricity
left over, you could parcel 1t out around the
countrywide Ike they aim to do down to Muscle
Shoals.
A 8 FOR Jobs for these folks, why, you could
put en- to work taking care Of the noun
tain. You know. turning the water on and On.
watching the noat bob to see that It didn't get
too nun and MT the top on the mountain,
Watching the electrical machinery rum and
moving the lawn on the side Of the mountain.
They could even keep goats, instead Of being
the goats themselves. Goats do right well IN
mountains, I've noticed 80 II the goat-herding
idea didn't pan out, the folks would feel more
to home, anyhow, working around mountain.
Nov. M. Editor. amt got no maps or
able to ma me no piece OF paper big enough
to put II On. and II had, there amt no place
around here nat enough to lay 1t out ON, 20
your. have 10 explain Il to the President the
best you can. But don't let that worry you
none ct AL From what read about him In
the papers. the President can see through
ladder. and he'll 60 for it-like . duck goes fer
June bug.
And Il this thing goes over, there amt no
use. Of asking me to come down there to WASH
ington to explain Il any more than have In
this letter, because II = cider making time out
here right nov and am pretty busy. Our city
ensineer wanted me to send along what he
called blue print. but told him what with
election coming on and everything the politi-
clans down to Warrington had enough bluas
without ~ sending them any.
90 the best thing could suggest, II they
wGnt to 90 through with this Project, 4 .
have the Senate appoint committee to In
vestigAte r. IN be glAd to give my testimony
rght hMe b the Liazs' Club headquarters.
where TIE Senators could al b comfortable.
That b No insinuAtion, Mr. Editor--I lust mean
fsoes,s..s =. 1900. 49,.
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to Minneapolis last fall to be with
her daughter, who has been study
ing music, and her son, who has
been employed In the 500 Line Of
fees. The latter returned to his
duties Sunday evening.
Last Friday the Sank Centre
High School baseball team defeated
Melrose by the score of 7 to 2. Not
content with the first drubbing the
Melrose team came to Sank Centre
Wednesday afternoon and were
again taken into camp to the tune
Of IT to 4.
The committee appointed by the
Commercial Club to interview the
business men in regards to an old
time Fourth Of July celebration has
met with excellent success and al
ready has subscriptions to the
amount of $500.
At 300 p. M, Tuesday, April %,
at the German Lutheran Church Of
this city, Rev. Lembke, Of Unity,
officiated at the marriage Of Miss
Ella Kind to Albert Gamradt.
Tuesday morning, May 18th, at
nine o'clock, at st. Pauls Church,
Sank Centre, occurred the marriage
Of Albert J. Bromenschenkel to
Miss Elizabeth M. Meyer. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. A.
ART.
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State Highway 3-4

Mrs. Guy Gussette and daughter,
Betty, spent Saturday night with
Luella Halverson.
Herman Iwinski and Mrs. Jean,
were callers at George Grundman's
Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs.
Mike Bosl.
Miss Marvilla Dwyer was q caller
at Charles Kortan's Friday evening
Joseph Beste and c. +. Botz were
st. Cloud callers Friday.
Joe Middendorf was a business
caller at Charles Kortan's Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Botz called at
Jake Key and Ole Halverson's
Thursday afternoon.
Marie Kortan spent Thursday af-
ternoon with her cousin, Louis
Kortan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Halverson and
Herb Norgarden spent Sunday eve
ming with Iwinski's.
Mrs. Anthony Telling and daugh-
ter, Betty, spent Saturday after
noon with Mrs. Fred Botz.
Miss Dorothy Stewart spent Mon
day evening at Halverson's.
Herman and Henry Ostendorf Al
phonse and Richard Proell and
Ben Faulhaber, spent Sunday after
noon at the Charles Kortan home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Iwinski,
Florence and Clarence GRADER were
callers at Herman Iwinski's Mon
day
Richard Botz spent Saturday af-
ternoon and took supper with Fay
cite Huston.
Mrs. Kennedy was a caller at
Grundman's Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Dusek and
children, took dinner and spent
Sunday at Charles Kortan's.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Grundman
and family spent Sunday evening
at the George Grundman home.
Charles Kortan, Helen and Ma
RE, spent Monday afternoon in st.
Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Botz. Mr.. and
Mrs. G F Botz and Raymond, and
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faction In watching someone else
do a thing and being made to feel
inadequate yourself to do t.!
When the father Of three-year-old
Billy decided that 1t was silly to
go through all the fuss Of drawing
a stool up to the washbasin so that
Billy might wash his own hands,
when he could do It for Billy so
much more quickly, he discovered
that he wasn't saving any time af-
ter all. For Billy, deprived Of all
the fun of doing this for himself,
began to rebel everytime It came
to wash his hands, where before ne
had done 1t cheerfully and as q
matter Of course.
Nine-year-old Harriet had not a
single friend in school, where she
expected the other children to baby
her and make way for her. In
vestigation revealed that her moth
er was still dressing her in the
morning because she 'liked" to do
It; she didn't have the slightest no
ton that she might thereby be
hampering Harriets development.
John, fifteen, who invented all
sorts Of excuses to come home from
camp because he was lost without
his mothers constant aid. was q
pitiful example Of difficulty In
growing up. Such instances are
not unusual.
We must begin early to provide
opportunities for the child to grow
in self-reliance. Even the baby
can help dress himself by thrusting
out an arm for a sleeve, a foot
for a shoe. he learns to amuse HIM
self by being left to play alone for
short periods. The preschool child
can be taught to look carefully up
and down the street before cross
ing; even though he clings to an
adults hand, he Is learning to use
judgment and caution. OF course
children visit the dentist alone.
We are helped by having some
standards Of comparison. We may
feel a great deal more secure about
our child'e whereabouts and safe
ty II he Is playing at home. but
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party in nonor OF Alvin Blank,
who plans on leaving soon. A
splendid time is reported by all.
Merle Hardin visited with James
Christie Sunday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Rehkamp
and family, Of Ward Springs, were
guests at AL Westbrock's Sunday.
Gladys Sorenson called at II. j.
ABRAMS Sunday afternoon.
James Christie and Merle Hardin
took cattle to the Ilgen pasture in
Birchdale Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo McCloskey and
daughter, Patricia, Of Clotho, spent
Sunday with Elsie and Harold HUI
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Westbrock and
children visited Saturday with her
sister, Mary Eynck, at the Herman
Kicker home, near Freeport. Miss
Eynck had been i'll with pleurisy.
Richard Pfieffer Is assisting at
David Hooper's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Brainard
and Carroll Brainard were callers
at the Fred Dickson home Sunday
evening.
Erma Adrian has been absent
from school with tonsilitis.
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Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts From The Herald OF
Thursday, May Ia. 1914 Items
of Interest Twenty Years Ago

At a meeting of the st. Cloud
Commercial Club held on the eve
ming of May 5th, the question Of
building a suitable structure on
the fair grounds in Sank Centre to
properly house and care for exhib-
its from St. Cloud was discussed
and the sentiment favored the cree
ton of such a structure.
Last week George Butler, of Sank
Centre, purchased through the Chi
cago Horse Sale Company the very
fine colt of w. w. Peckham,
which he proposes to enter in fu-
ture racing events although he will
not track him this year unless he
enters in the green" race.
Manager E. A. DuBeau and Ar
chitect Buckley revamped the
plans of Sank Centres new opera
house sufficiently to satisfy Mr.. Du-
Beau and the general contract was
let the first of the week to Madsen
Bros, of Minneapolis. The plans
have been changed quite materially
from the original drawings. The
house will remain the same size,
44x98 feet with an IL" for proper
ties on the south side Of the stage
end 12x26 feet. The auditorium
proper will be 44x62 feet and will
seat 500 comfortably.
Miss Nellie Hansen returned
home Thursday evening from an
extended visit with her aunt, Mrs.
Teyete, at Los Angeles, Calf, and
was met in Minneapolis by her
brother, Ed, who accompanied her
home.
Nick Rice entertained party OF
friends on Sank Lake tuesday eve
ming by treating them to launch
trip in Capt. Orvarr's craft to the
head of the lake and back. NICK
also provided the eatables and
proved that he was a real enter
tainer. The members Of the party
included Nick Rice as host, L. +.
Orvarr, as pilot, a tango jabot. a
popular mackinaw and purple neck
tie.
Archie Hogan came UP from Min
neapolis Friday evening to open
the house and get things ready for
his mother and sister, who arrived
Saturday noon. Mrs. Hogan went
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sAUK CENTRE HERALD, Sank Centre, Mlnn.

Mrs Ann Dinkel spent Sunday az.
ternoon and took supper at Casper
Van Heels, at Grey Eage.
Fred Kruse spent Sunday with
the Kortan boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Luxenkamp
were callers at G. r. Botz's Satur.
day.
Mrs Iwinski and daughter, Yer
ma were callers at Grundman's
Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sukke and
children spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Halverson.
Tony FEELING spent Sunday after
noon at Fay Huston's
Mrs. Chris Huisman, Mrs. Guy
Gussette and Betty, Mrs. Ole Hal
verson, Luella and Jackie were
callers at the Anthony FEELING
home Sunday afternoon.
Loren Kennedy and Alvin Hal
version took dinner at Ole Halver-
sons Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker were
Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Reese at Long Prairie.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Botz and Ed
win, Bobby, and Muriel. spent Mon
day evening at Ole Halverson's.
Miss Marine Meyer and Sylvester
Botz were callers at G. +. Botz
Sunday afternoon.
Audrey Grundman has returned
to her home at Osakis after spend
ing a week with her grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. De Halverson, Lu.
ella and Jackie spent Sunday after
noon at Chris Huisman's.
Mrs. Emma Stewart and family
were Sunday dinner guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Fay Huston.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sukke and
children spent Sunday at the Louis
Reese home at Kandota.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Grundman
Dola and Audrey, spent Thursday
evening at Ole Halversons Sunday
Mrs. Ray Walker called at Twin
skis and Grundman's Friday.
c. f. Botz took dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. Jacob Botz Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Grundman, Do
la and Audrey, called at the Johr
Heidgerken home Sunday after
noon
Mrs. Kennedy Is on the sick lis
at present.
Dave Caughren was a caller a
Ole Haverson's Sunday.
Misses Evelyn and Gladys Twin
ski, Edvina Miller, Of Long Prairie
Oscar Nathe, Of Metre Grove, Ed
win Ralston and Leander Miller, o
Melrose, were Sunday dinner guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Norbert Ralston
of Bowlus. They spent the evening
in Little Falls.
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Unity

Cuarles Graham spent Thursday
with Carl Warner.
Tony Proell is employed at
Henry Quades at present.
George Kind called on Paul
bold Thursday evening.
Quade brothers took a load Of
stock to St. Paul last Thursday. J.
c. Mathiesen accompanied them.
Sam Graham called on Henry
Quade's Wednesday evening.
Charles Goodpaster Is busy as
sisting in this community.
Matt and Geo. Jennisen, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Weiner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert Weiner were Sank Centre
callers Thursday.
Arnold Kind spent Thursday with
Walter Boulman.
Paul bold called on George
Kinds Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quade and
Orville and Sam Graham, were St.
Cloud callers last week Thursday.
Bill Quade called on Sam Gra-
ham Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. John Hummer spent Mon
day afternoon with Mrs. Ray Good
paster.
Norbert bold spent Sunday in
Melrose.
Rob Below was at Sank Centre
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Kind and
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kind spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Her
man Rosenau near Willard
Mr.. and Mrs. William Quade Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. George Kind
Sunday evening.
Christ Wheie called at Henry
Quade's Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Quade and
Orville and Tony Proell, spent Sat
urday night in Elrosa-
Henry and Ben Ebensteiner cal
ed at William Quade's Monday.
Retha Goodpaster who Is attend
ing high school in Sank Centre
spent the week end with her folks.
Quade Brothers took a load
stock to st. Paul Monday.
Henry Quade called on Christ
Wheie Sunday afternoon.
Gregor bold spent Monday eve
ming with his folks.
Rob Below called on William
Quades Tuesday.
Orville Quade spent Sunday with
Carl Warner.
Melvina Gritzmacher visited
with Retha Goodpaster last Friday
evening.
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Martin and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Dickson and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Leonard johnson, Miss
Inez Dickson and Jack Crawford
were dinner guests at Fred Dicki-
sons Sunday, 1t being Mothers Day
and birthday anniversaries Of two
members Of the families.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Adrian visit
ed at the home OF Mrs. Anna Hit
ner, in Melrose Sunday.
A number Of Pleasant Valleyites
attended the ball game in Little
Sank Sunday afternoon between
the Little Sank War Horses and
Kandota Tigers. Inc score was,
Little Sank z, Kandota 1.
Miss Geolina Sorenson, Of Little
Sank, spent Sunday at the Fred
Sorenson home.
Viola Christie attended the
Junior Senior prom in Sank Cen
tire Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Erickson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Al Westbrock and
children surprised Mrs. 0. G. Har-
din Wednesday evening by coming
in and assisting her to celebrate
her birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Rudolph Klar and Walter
Kircher drove to Long Prairie Sum
day and visited with their grand
mother, Mrs. Lena Kircher and
other relatives.
Evelyn Adrian spent Sunday
with the Billmeyer girls.
Mrs. Steve Christie and James
spent Thursday evening at the AL
bin Holmquist home near Little
Sank
David Hooper had the misfor-
tune Of cutIing his hand last week
and has been carrying the injured
member in a sling part of the
time.
Alfred Sorenson called at the AL
fred Elan home near Little Sank
Sunday.
After several of the most disa-
greeable dusty windy days imagin-
able, a nice rain fell Saturday fore
noon. wetting the soil for several
inches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Huber, Of
near Sank Centre stopped at Mrs.
Louis Huber Sr. Sunday. Mrs.
Huber accompanied them to near
Long Prairie, where they spent the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reese.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Walker, Of Sank
Centre were also visitors there.
Mrs. Steve Christie visited with
Gladys and Fred Sorenson Monday
afternoon.
Everett Dickson accompanied
the v. F. w. drum corps Of Sank
Centre, to Belgrade Thursday night
and reported a good time.
Harold E. Dickson called at the
Harry Dickson home Wednesday
evening.
Harold IIaaverson spent the week
end at David Hoopers.
steve Tandecki, Rubin Eckberg,
Bill Tronas, Albert Sorenson, Joe
and Ellen Ecklund, Geolina Soren-
son, John Schmidt, Martha and
Frances Billmeyer, Miss Berry,
James, Viola and Doris Christie.
Merle, lila and Dale Hardin, KLEIN
and Werner Kampsen, SEVERN and
Evelyn Adrian, Gilman Sorenson,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Blank and
children were among those who
gathered at the Fred Sorenson
home Sunday evening at a farewell
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BOY SCOUT
ACTIVITIES
Boy Scouts Activities

From all indications the added
interest in Scouting is not confined
entirely to Sank Centre but has
spread to our neighboring towns.
The reporter was reliably informed
that three Of our neighboring
towns are organizing Scout troops.
We hope that these organizations
will be perfected as soon as possible
so that we may arrange for JAM
borees with them.
The opening Of the fishing season
has given the local Scouts another
activity at which to try their skill.
From reports that came in some of
the Scouts were able to open the
season with a fairly good catch,
making proper allowances for the
usual fish stories.
Troop IS
The attendance suffered heavy
casualties last Thursday evening
due to the conflicting drum corps
practice; however, very good
meeting was neld. Part of the
time was spent in foot drills and
the Scouts showed themselves quite
alert to commands and to the exc
cution of orders.
We had present at this meeting
Scout Lester Wruck, one Of the
stand bys Of Troop IS and Art
Leigh, formerly of Chicago, who
acted in the capacity of assistant
Scout Masters. We sincerely hope
that both these men will accept
permanently the posts Of assistant
Scout Masters. Mr.. Wruck learned
his scouting in Sank Centre and
is well versed in all lines at
Scouting. Mr.. Leigh learned his
Scouting in Chicago and Is very
well versed in the art Of Scouting.
We know that these two men will
do a great deal to bring Troop SO
up to the very first rank.
Next Wednesday evening the
troop will dedicate a tree to their
mothers. The tree will be planted
and the dedication performed in
front Of the Congregational
church. All friends of the troop
are invited to attend.
Troop rs
Troop % has changed it's meet
ing night to Wednesday night in
stead Of Thursday.
Last ednesday was spent in
drilling for thirty minutes, thirty
minutes was spent in preparing for
a jamboree or camporee which we
hope to have soon.
Charles White has taken over the
duties of Scout scribe.
Russell Larson was a visitor at
our troop meeting as the guest Of
Richard Butler.
This Wednesday night we will be
the guests of Troop 63 when lney
will dedicate their tree to the moth
ers.
Assistant Willis Dahlem will give
a talk on Scout laws at this meet
ing.