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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26
Mrs. Mary Broermann

Mrs. Mary Broermann, born In
Damme, Ger, May 10, 1S47, died at
the home Of her son, Joseph, the
old home farm, four miles north of
Melrose, Monday, April q, 1884, af-
ter a 10 days illness with bron-
chitis.
The deceased grew to young wo-
manhood in her native land where
she was united in marriage to
Joseph Broermann in 1871. The
husband passed on in 1913.
The family came to America in
1890, and located on the farm where
Mrs. Broermann died.
Mrs. Broermann was the mother
of nine children, three Of them dy-
ing in infancy. Those surviving
are: Mrs. Agnes Getting, Sank
Centre; Henry Broermann, Sank
Centre; Mrs. Anna Kerfeld, st.
Rose; Ben and Joe on the home
farm. Martin, son, passed away
three years ago.
The funeral was held from st.
Boniface Catholic church, Melrose,
this Thursday morning at 1000
o'clock Burial was made in the
Parish cemetery beside her hus-
band.
The deceased had, for many
years been a member Of the Chris
tan mothers Society. Several of
the ladies acted as honorary pail
bearers. The active pallbearers
were: Jos. Notch, Hy. A. Hinnen-
kamp, Andrew Tiemann, Ben
Bussmann, Hy. Vessel, JOS Kemp
er.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26
Three Ladies
Are Called by
Their Master
Mrs. Ben ClaSeman Died At
University Hospital Sun
day Morning
BURIED ON WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Mary Broermann, 81.
Died Monday-Mrs. Peter
Dusek Funeral Monday
Mrs. Ben CIaSeman

Mrs. Ben Claseman, resident Of
Sank Centre for many years prior
to the family's removal four years
ago, passed away at the University
hospital at 1000 A NJ, Sunday,
April %, 1884.
When the family left this city
they moved to South Haven,
Stearns county, where they resided
one year Three years ago they
took up their residence at Melrose.
The deceased had been in poor
health for some time, bed ridden
for two months prior to her death.
She was taken to the University
hospital Monday Of last week.
Louise Lohcke was born at Long
Prairie Nov. 2, 1881. She grew to
young womanhood at Long Prai-
RE where she was united in mar
rage to Ben Claseman.
The deceased is survived by her
husband and seven children: Ed
ward Claseman, Minneapolis; Alva,
at home; Harold, Sank Centre.
Mrs. Frank liter, MeIrose; Doris,
Walter and Lorraine at home. She
is also survived by two sisters and
two brothers.
The funeral was held from the
NJ. E. church, Long Prairie, We'd
nesday at 200 P. NJ. Rev. Winn, of
Burtrum, officiating. Burial was
made in Evergreen cemetery. The
paIlbearers were: Fred Booth, VIM.
Cooper, Richard Pappenfus, Eugene
Reamer, Peter Drayna- The fol-
lowing relatives and friends from
outside Long Prairie attended the
funeral: Mrs. McKersie and daugh-
ter, Miss Inez, Mrs. r. Stratton,
Mrs. Leo Zerbes, Mrs. D. Zerbes,
Mrs. Frank Schmidt, Miss Ethyl
Schmidt, Miss Mary Kraker, Mrs.
HON McGregor, Mrs. P. Kohl and
daughter, Miss Helen, Mrs. Frances
Little, Of Melrose, Mrs. w. ]. Bar
ron and Mary Margaret, Miss Pat
O'Gara, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Deter
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walker,
Mrs. Neil and daughter, Miss Ruth,
Mrs. Art Weisner, Joe Dirnberger,
Of Sauk-Centre, Miss Mable Mad
sen, of South Haven, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Claseman, of Ironton, Pete
Hamper Of Foley.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26
COM. CLUB DINNER

This Thursday evening Hon. Ell
mer Benson. commissioner OF
banks, Of Minnesota, will be the
principal speaker at a $50 dinner
at the Community Club rooms. The
dinner win be served by the ladies'
of St PauPs Catholic Church A
charge Of so cents per plate win be
made. ALI citizens and their ladies
are invited to attend this dinner.
Mr. Benson formerly lived at Ben
SON, Mimi, and is said to be very
interesting speaker.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26

The Allied Drys Of Minnesota
are preparing an intensive pre-pri-
mary campaign. Sunday, April %,
at 800 P. NJ, Hon. Oliver w. Stew
art, president of the Flying Squad
ron Foundation will discuss the
question Of temperance and its reg
ulation from the Allied Dry stand
point. All interested ore cordially
invited to attend this meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26
S. Scouts Make
Good Showing
Many Awarded Merit Pledges at
Court of Honor Held Wednes-
day Evening, April Is

Due to lack OF time last week the
Herald was unable to give the
names Of all those who received
merit badges at the Court of Hon
or, held Wednesday evening, April
1a. We are giving list Of Scouts
who received merit badges. A
check up on this list will show that
a great deal Of Scouting has been
done in Sank Centre the past year.
The following received merit
badges:
Second Class-Billy Riggs, James
Rattle and Norman Bohnen, Ro-
bert Markuson, Robert Rydholm,
Mickey Hanson, Merlin Picket.
Gold Eagle Palm-Graham Nor
gan.
Art-Robert Dowswell.
Automobiling Royal Arvig,
Chester Otto.
Bird Study-Chester Otto.
Camping-Chester Otto.
Chemistry-Graham Morgan
Cooking-Chester Otto, Carleton
Eckberg.
Farm home and its planning
Warren Peglow.
Farm layout and arrangement
Warren Peglow.
First aid-Donald Otto.
Music-Chester Otto.
Personal Health Chester Otto.
Piumbing-Lester Wruck.
Public Health - Donald Otto,
Chester Otto.
Public Speaking-Graham Nor
gan, Chester Otto.
Reading-Judy Dubois, Chester
Otto.
Scholarship-Chester Otto.
Swimming-Judy Dubois.
Wood Carving Carleton Eek
berg.
Wood Work-Warren Pegiow,
Royal Arvig.
Stamp Collecting-Chester Otto.
Handicraft-Vernon Weeks.
Pioneering-Vernon Weeks.
Signalling-Vernon Weeks.
Star Scouts Awards-Bin Park
er, Charles White, Warren Peglow,
Richard Butler, Chester Otto, Dud-
ley Morse.
Both Mr.. Virgins, Of st. Cloud,
and Bill Brown, of Minneapolis,
Scout officials, who attended the
Court Of Honor, expressed them
selves as being very wei satisfied
and well pleased with the work of
the Sank Centre troops.
Troop IS
Troop Is had very good show
ing at the Court of Honor and the
officers Of the troop are very
proud of their troop.
We spent last Sunday afternoon
on a hike, all Scouts were present.
We spent the day in organizing our
troop for a iamboree, in preparing
for the events.
At present we have not picked
the Scouts who will represent us
at the jamboree. Next week we
shall try and give you those de-
tails.
The different events are as fol-
lows: String burning and water
boiling by both patrols. Signalling
by team of 4 boys lead by Yer
non Weeks. First aid by picked
Scouts. Stretcher carrying by
three from each patrol.
Harley Forsyth and Willis Dab
lem our Assistant Scoutmasters
were absent form the hike but we
were honored in having Ralph Ko-
walkie our commissioner with US.
We understand that Melrose is
about to have a troop there Troop
Is will be more than glad to well
come them into the council.
Troop 63
Tenderfoot Investors Service was
held last Friday evening when the
following tenderfoots were taken
in: George Conkey, Charles Harri-
son. Buddy Hunt and Paul Holstad.
Appropriate talks were given by
Rev. Morgan, Doctor Kettlewell,
and Scout Commissioner Kowalke
who took part in the Investore
Service.
Scouts are taking q nttl breath
ing spell after the strenuous squirt
for the Court Of Honor. The troop
is getting ready for plenty Of sum-
mer activities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26
II Confirmed at
Episcopal Church
Bishop Kemerer, of Duiufh, Con-
Quoted the Ceremony and
Delivered the Sermon

Twelve adults and children were
confirmed at the Episcopal Church
Sunday at a special service con-
Quoted by the Rt. Rev. B. T. Kem-
erer, Bishop OF Diocese Of Duluth.
The members Of the class present.
ed for confirmation were: Mr.. and
Mrs. George O'Gara. Timothy
O'Gara, James O'Gara, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank O'Gara, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Kratz, Mr.. and Mrs. f. c.
Brown. Faye Sprague and Elva
HaIverson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26
Post Rally May End

A Post Rally Of Paul Donart
Post, " F. W., Sank Centre, will
be held in the Community Club
rooms Wednesday evening, May
End, at eight o'clock.
The uniformed Russell Gaylord
Post degree team, Of Minneapolis,
will be present to confer the full
forum ceremonial initiation on a
class Of recruits. State Senior Vice
Commander A. w. Nimens. Of
Minneapolis, will be present.
The ". r.. w. Boys Drum Corps,
which has been increased In
membership from twenty to twen-
ty-eight, will make its first pub
lie appearance that evening.
This will be an open meeting
and the public is invited.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26
Senior Class Play to
Be Given Friday EOe.
Nothing But the Truth" Is Very
Clever Comedy Drama-Wen
Picked Cast

A very successful comedy by
James Montgomery will be pre-
scented Friday, April 81 at 500
o'clock by the Senior Class of Sank
Centre High School. The plot is an
interesting one, and the characters
will be well taken by the following
people:
Robert Bennett ----------- Lyle Sykes
z. NJ. Ralston ..---. Graham Morgan
Dick Donnelly. belong
Clarence VanDusen -------.--.....--...--
----------------------------.----.V Vernon Weeks
Bishop Doran ---.-------- Walter Holme
Gwendolyn Ralston ------.-------------------
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dorothy Schumacher
Mrs. E. NJ. Ralston -..-.-------.--..-----
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Eleanor Gordon
Ethel Clark .-.------------. Harriet Pacey
Mabel Jackson --- Hattie Hetzel
SabeI Jackson --- Jeanette Veeder
Martha -----.-.---------------------- Sarah Egan
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26

SyuOpokS VI SccAAcS
Act Interior of brokers' Office in
one Of the principal uptown
hotels in New York City.
Act II-Parlor in summer home Of
e. NJ Ralston, Long Island.
Act III-Same as Act IL.
Between Acts
Acts I-II-Band.
Acts II-III-Girls' Glee Club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1934-04-26
FAIR DIRECTORS TO MEET

President J. B. Schoenhoff has
called a meeting of directors of
the Stearns County Fair to be held
at the Community Club rooms FRI
day evening, April q, at 500 p. II.
Evening star., 1934-04-03
will take care of the possible contin

will take care of the possible contin.
gencies as follows:
(a) If my partners double was dis
tributional. we certainly have a good
fit in clubs. If he can bid two hearts
on four-card suit because he can
stand three clubs if hearts do not fit,
I can safely raise to three. and he
now knows whether or not he has a
play for four hearts. That depends on
the number of his spade losers and on
his diamond control. If I had three
small diamonds and only one spade,
I would be the one to raise two hearts
to four.
+ (b) If his double was strategic, his
"out" suit may be hearts, in which
case he will bid two hearts over my
two clubs, and I will now raise him
with doubleton or jump to four with
a singleton spade. The gamble will
be in the diamond control. If his "out"
suit was diamonds, he can still bid
them at the two level and will pass;
he gets his bid in at this level in
stead of having to bid three as would
be the case if had first responded
with two hearts.
Reverse My Minor Suits.
Sp: XIX Di K Q 10 Xxx
Hts. xxx Cl. Xxx
The bidding is as before, one spade,
double, pass. I would bid two diamonds.
If the double was distributional, the
situation is as described above. If it
was strategic with hearts as the
strategic suit, the bidding can be de-
veloped in the same manner. If the
strategic suit is clubs, will not have
saved a round of bidding. but at any
rate I have not jacked the bidding
level higher than my partner ex-
pected, as he must have been pre-
pared to bid three clubs when he
doubled. in case I had to respond in
a red suit with a weak four-card
holding and no values in my hand.
Analogy With Opening Bid.
The negative double has this much
in common with a Sims opening bid
made in first or second position-that
1t contains rebid or rebid material,
in some form or other, which pro-
vides for one more round of bidding.
That is to say, when you bid one
originally or when you double, you
are prepared for the bidding to reach
the level of two without imaginable
risk of any serious penalty. Conse-
quently you have provided scope for
exploratory bidding by both members
of your partnership, within the range
available in getting to the bid of two.
Only when he takes or drives the
bidding beyond two is either partner
showing greater strength than was
| needed to make the bids he has made
up to then.
tCopyrisht. 1o34)
Mr. Sims will answer all inquiries on
contract that are addressed to this news
PAPER with self-addressed stamped en-
velope.
Evening star., 1934-04-03
Coiffure for Long Hair
BY LOIS LEEDS.

scars left from large pimples. How
can I get rid Of them soon? 90
How can I erase lines around nv
mouth? "a 1 am getting a few
freckles on my arms and face. They
seem to be permanent ones. How can
1 get rid Of them? I enjoy your COL
umn very much and will you please
answer my questions soon? POLLY.
Answer-Apply a little cold cream
or equal parts of glycerin and rose
water to your lips at bedtime. Avoid
Wetting or biting the lips to make
them red. Be sure that you sleep
with your mouth closed. Sleeping
with the mouth open causes dry,
chapped lips and also does wetting
them continually. Before applying
your hpstick rub on a little cold
cream or the above lotion Wipe it
of gently. but leave a thin film Of It
on the lips. Then apply your lipstick
very carefully. Be sure that you do
not get too much coloring on them,
however; just use sufficient to give
them healthful look and be sure
that your lipstick is fresh. Some
times lipstick becomes too hard and
will not go on the lips smoothly. (2)
At bedtime bathe the skin with warm
boric acid solution, after washing it
with warm water and a mild soap.
Rinse well and dry Apply a little
borlc acid salve to the spots or a lit
tie zinc ointment. 1t takes a consid-
cradle length of time for scars re-
sulting from pimples to heal entirely.
go Massage across the path of the
lines with good oily massage cream
at bedtime. Expression lines are nat
ural in every face, so do not worry if
they are smiling creases. Just keep
the skin in a healthy condition and
from becoming too dry. "a The few
freckles may be lightened to a GER
tain extent, but if they are the dark,
permanent type it is foolish to try to
remove them by using drastic meas
ures. Please sent a self-addresed.
stamped envelope and ask for my leaf
lets which give mild bleaching packs
and lotions for complexions inclined
to freckles. Ask for Summer Com
plexion Troubles" LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1934-04-03
CABBAGE.

retained and the old name. cabbage
cole" has been dropped. "Cabbidge,"
derived from the name, which signi-
fled round headed" has been used
for several years and spelled cabbage.
This famous, everyday plant, that
mas become so common that it is re-
ferred to as poor mans meat" has
Travelled far. 1t made its first appear
ance in Germany, coming from Italy,
about 1858, and in Tropoli about 1854.
At that time description was writ
ten, that says. "it beareth a great.
round knop, like a turnep. which
groweth right under the leaves, even
hard upon the ground, and is white
within like turnep, and is even drest
and prepared to be eaten" How our
humble friend has come into favor
since this was written in Holland
about 1870.
Among the important ancient writ
ers was Pliny. Evidently, in his dav.
the cabbage had about five varieties
and was most highly esteemed !"
Greek cooks did not take to this sue
culent vegetable until later, but Cato
came along and sings its praises. "The
best time for sowing them is at the
autumnal equinox, and they are usual
ly transplanted as soon as five leaves
are visible" he says in one note.
Today there are several varieties
planted, and from seed to table is
from go to 100 days. The seeds are
small, round and a reddish brown to
black in color, and are sown in the
fields or cold frames. according to the
Climate. You can see how small the
seeds are and how many, when vol,
know that one-fourth pound of seeds
sown in hot bed and transplanted
will be sufficient for an acre of
ground prepared to receive them. The
plants are two to three inches high
when transferred to the "hills" made
ready for them, and they are cut
down to the ground when the head is
fully formed and compact, if a hard
head cabbage is desired.
The cabbage is one of the most i'm
portant vegetables we have. It can
be stored near the freezing point and
kept for a long time without deterior.
alton.
Many enemies has the cabbage, in
spite OF its hardness. The cabbage
butterfly. a dainty white creature.
flies abroad in the early Spring, to
place her many eggs on the under
leaf OF the young, tender cabbage
leaf. Her children, greedy little cater
pillars. are soon strolling over the
leaf and devouring all of it but the
ribs. There is also the green cabbage
worm, caterpillar that eats round
holes in the leaves. and the cabbage
looper loves raw cabbage, too. There
are others too numerous to mention.
(Copyright. 1934)
Evening star., 1934-04-03
District Flora
BY d. C, PEATTIE.

7 oNG before the Smithsonian is
sued its we'll known Flora of
the District Of Columbia" there were
earlier works on the same subject.
Lester Ward. in 1881, published a
Guide to the Flora of Washington
and Vicinity."si in which he not only
enumerated all the plants then known
to him, but also gave list of the
order In which the first Spring how-
ers came into bloom around the Cap
ital. He did not attempt to study the
average date, but merely put down
the earliest date on which he had
ever seen a given species in bloom.
While the majority of his observa-
tions were made in 1880 and 1873,
which We may take to be exception
ally early Springs, many other cases
are cited from a wide miscellany of
years. In consequence there is no
basis for comparison. Nevertheless,
there are some interesting facts to
be discovered from it.
First of all, he notes that trees in
the city begin to bloom before those
in the country, which is certainly
often true. He does not fail to men,
ton that the stems and "fruiting
cones" Of horsetail or Equisetum "a
fern ally) arise early In February
He notes that chickweed, whitlow
grass and dandelion, foreigners all,
bloom before any Of our native
plants, and he gives the naples, will
lows and poplars the headstarts we
should expect. He places golden
miterwort far earlier than I have ever
seen it, and likewise harbinger Of
Spring, while skunk cabbage and
alder and elm he places far later
than my experience would justify.
I think it is pity that more peo-
pie do not keep a careful record of
early Spring blooming dates around
Washington. One mans observa-
tions alone do not suffice. Many
people must concur in the work. and
the same identical plants or patches
of plants should be noted by given
observer year after year. Besides the
first one seen. the period of the
height Of blooming should be noted
And finally. cultivated plants should
also be included. In some ways they
are often more sensitive indicators of
Spring than any others.
The first cultivated trees and shrubs
to bloom around the District are
almond, Towering almond. peach. for
sythia, cornell and some three or four
kinds of honeysuckle. The very
early-fowering herbs. Of course, are
crocus, snowdrop, snowflake, squill,
grape-hyacinth, hyacinth (under
glass jars in the open and narcis-
sus. But what are their average
dates, and what relation do their
bloomings bear to weather? These
questions are imperfectly answered
as yet
Evening star., 1934-04-03

a HR. AND MRS. QUACK had
M found Jerry Muskrat among
Vv the branches of a tree sur
1 i rounded for great distance
by the flood waters of the
Big River. which was far over its
banks. Now they wanted to know
just how he happened to be there and
all that had occurred.
Mrs Jerry and / had a comfortable
Winter in the Smiling Pool" began
Jerry. The cold and the snow didn't
bother us down there under the ice
or curled up in our snug, warm house.
In fact. we didn't know much about
the weather up above. We heard
that there was lot of snow. When
it began to melt We knew that what
We had heard was true.
The water came pouring down the
Laughing Brook in such quantity and
the Smiling Pool rose so rapidly that
1 began to get nervous, just little
bit nervous. But then I always do
get nervous in the Spring when the
water rises, and I don't know that
I was any more nervous this year
than usual Mrs. Jerry felt the same
way. just uneasy and little anxious.
When the water crept in over the
floor of our bed rooms We knew 1t was
time to move We didn't want to be
drowned in our beds. So we moved
over to our house in the bank. That
had an entrance down under water,
but the bed room was just under the
grass roots we'll back, and there was
back door to get out on the Green
Meadows. 1t seems as if there we
were high enough to be beyond reach
Of the water even if there was a food.
Just the same I felt uneasy and I
guess Mrs. Jerry felt the same way.
We began to talk of leaving home al
together if the water got much higher.
We even thought Of going up the
Laughing Brook to the pond of Paddy
the Beaver. And then it happened"
Jerry paused.
What happened?" prompted Mrs.
Quack
The flood" replied Jerry. THE
flood happened. We were asleep in
our snug. dry room under the roots
of the grass when we were almost
drowned. We were wakened by the
water and scrambled out the back
way to find water all around us. We
couldn't see the banks of the Smiling
Pool for they were under water. AL
most at once we had to swim. and we
didn't know where to swim to. The
water was coming down the Laughing
Brook and meeting the water backing
up from the Big River and already
had spread out over the Green
Meadow so far that we didn't know
where land was. You know we Musk
rats cannot see as far as you can.
Now, we can swim for quite a dis
tance. but we can't keep it up for
ever without resting. so when a log
came floating my way I climbed up
on it. Mrs. Jerry already had climbed
out on a similar log. For a while we
drifted along near each other. After
a time I doZed off. When I awoke
Evening star., 1934-04-03
Uncle Ray
Indian Robinson Crusoe. -

N THE South Pacific. 400 miles
from the coast of Chile, is
famous island. 1t is called Juan
i Fernandez or Goat Island, and is
known as the one-time home of
Alexander Selkirk. the man whose life
suggested the story of Robinson
CruSoe."
The old sea rover, William Dam
pier, declared that this very same
island had been the home of an In
dian "castaway" years before Selkirk
went there.
The name of the Indian we do not
know, but he is said to have been a
native of the Mosquito coast of Gen.
ira America. He was taken to the
island by English sailors; and was
left there. by accident. when the
sailors ran away upon the approach
of three Spanish ships. That was in
1851.
The Indian was afraid of the Span
iards and hid from them until they
left the region.
He had with him his gun and a
knife" says Dampier, with a small
horn of powder and a few shot. After
the powder was used up, he found
way, by putting hicks into his knife,
to saw the barrel Of his gun into
small pieces. With these he made
harpoons, hooks and a long knife.
First he heated the pieces in a fire
which he struck with his gun-f1int
and piece of the barrel.
The hot pieces of iron he would
hammer out and bend with stones,
saving them with his jagged knife
or grinding them to an edge by long
labor.
With such instruments he was
able to provide himself with food, in
cluding goats and fish.
For three years. the Indian lived on
the island, which is 13 miles long
and 4 miles wide. Then he was
rescued by his English friends.
'Half a mile from the sea-" DAM
pier continues. "he had little house
or hut. which was lined with goat
skin. His couch, of sticks, was spread
with the same, as was all his bedding.
He had no clothes left, having worn
out those he had brought from Wat
ling's ship, but only skin about his
waist
1t was 20 years after the rescue Of