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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Young Man Shot
in Leg Sunday
Getting Along Nicely In Local Hos
pital Following Hunting Acct
dent Sunday-Flesh Wound

Quirren Klasen. q years old, son
Of ]. B. Klasen, banker at Holding
ford, was accidentally shot Sunday
while hunting near Padua. He was
brought to the local hospital for
treatment and is now getting along
nicely.
The young man was shot in the
left leg, between the ankle and the
knee, the wound being caused by
a charge from a 40 gauge shot
gun. It was luckily indeed that no
bones were injured, it being only
a severe flesh wound. The accident
occurred when the injured mans
brother was unloading the gun.
This is the only hunting accident
reported during the season in this
community thus far. Accidents such
as this one usually occur each year
during the hunting season, but
most of them could be averted
through care.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
School Has
Belts Ready
ToReadTest
Are Confronted With Prob
lem of Reading Disab-
ilities of Pupils
SPLENDID NEW METHOD
Purpose To Identify Cases
Which Need Profess
sional Attention

School administrations are con-
fronted with the problem Of read
ing disabilities for to Is percent
Of the school population. This
means that precautionary measur-
es and corrective procedures must
be established. The Sank Centre
Public School has installed a
Belts Testing machine for this pur-
pose, and Belts Ready to Read
Tests are given under the direc-
ton Of Miss Alma Rehm, head of
the Health Department.
Children read with their eyes;
faultless sensation must precede
accurate perception. This truth has
been too frequently overlooked. In
the past, schools have been able to
detect only few of the most SER
ious visual disabilities. Simple and
convenient tests for binocular
(two-eyed) vision at reading dis
lance Approximately 10 to 16 in
ches) were not available for the
school. The usual procedure has
been to have the subject stand 20
feet from a Snellen Chart and in
terpret what he saw with each eye
independently; that is, one eye was
covered. Unfortunately this proce-
dure will detect only from 10 to 40
per cent of the cases with visual
disability at reading distance, for
normal children read with two
eyes and most of the school reading
is done at the near point.
In order to meet one real need in
the schools the Belts Ready to
Read Tests have been developed
by Emmett Albert Belts, Superin-
tendent of Practice, State Normal
School, Oswego, New York, only
after months of painstaking re-
search. These tests are now being
used in the Sank Centre Public
Schools.
The purpose of the tests is to
identify the cases which need pro-
fessional attention before receiving
pedagogical help. If after careful
rechecking a child fails to show a
satisfactory test he is advised to
see his family doctor, who determ-
ines the need for correction.
The Belts Ready to Read Tests
are offered only as an additional
approach to the problem of learn
ing disabilities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Local GridderS VIII
Meet Glenwood Friday
Team Has Been Improving Stead.
ily-Need Support Of Local
Fans-Expect Good Game

Tomorrow afternoon, Friday, at
$3.50 o'clock the local high school
football team will trot onto the
field to meet the Glenwood team.
This is the last Of the home games,
and the boys will be expecting the
support Of the local fans. Last year
the locals in brilliant play de-
feated the 500 Line eleven rs to
IL, and the boys have something to
shoot at this year and we don't
mean maybe!
Following a defeat, a singing
one, at the hands Of Melrose the
locals have been an upgrade team.
Coach Harvey has sent a team into
the field each week just little bet
ter than the game the week be-
fore showed. The last two games
constituted our only wins. Against
Starbuck the locals overwhelmed
that outfit with some nice driving
football, and Long Prairie they
upset with a smoothly functioning
aerial attack. That aerial attack,
by the way, they found in the game
against Alex. Come out, and give
the boys a good backing on their
last home game.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Latest
Novel Will
Soon Be Out
ut Can't Happen Here" Will
Be Placed on Library
Shelf Soon
FINISHED IN 6 WEEKS
Former Residents Latest
Book Receives Excellent
Advance Comment

Sinclair Lewis latest novel TT
Can't Happen Here" will find its
place on the shelves Of the Bryant
Library within q week or two &C
cording to v. T. Conklin, secretary
Of the library board. A complete
works Of Lewis books are now on
the shelves and it is the custom of
the board to be among the first
with the latest Of his books.
Last week, as one Of the coun-
try's foremost authors, his last
work appeared in review form on
the front page Of the New York
Times Book Review. America I'm
der the Iron Heel heads the review
and it gives a general impression
of the contents of the novel. "It
Can't Happen Here" was dashed
off at fever pitch and was COM
pleted in six weeks time. It reads,
according to the critic, quite as
easily as it was written. It's merits
as novel are immaterial when
compared with its values as a point
of view and as prophecy Of what
could happen. This prophecy will
lend itself gracefully to choice bits
of debate and will give rise and
emphasis to the contemptuous cry
Of America, 1T Can't Happen
Here"
His characters are given suffic-
lent care and poise to make them
appear as people. The primary in
terest lies, however, just as Mr..
Lewis intended, in what happens
to the characters when Senator
Windrip secures the nomination
over Mr.. Roosevelt and is whirl-
pooled into the Presidents chair,
and dismisses the Congress and
the Supreme Court with a polite
good day.
The library will open on this Sat-
urday only for the occasion of max
ing the second exchange of the
rural book boxes from 1920 to
noon, from 200 to 500 and from
TOO to 900 p. M. This will facil-
itate the exchanging for the rural
teachers.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Todd County
Woman Killed
Mrs. Herman Mielke Killed In
Attempting To Stop Team
Accident Witnessed

Mrs. Herman Mielke, well known
Burnhamville resident, was in
stantly killed Saturday afternoon
in a runaway accident at the Mel
Ike farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mielke were work
ing in a field when Mr.. Mielke took
his gun and told his wife he would
make a circle in an attempt to get
some pheasants and that he would
meet her on the other side of the
field.
Mrs. Mielke drove to gate, OPP
ened it and led the team through.
While she was closing the gate,
the team ran away. It circled the
field and came back toward the
gate. Mrs. Mielke attempted to
stop the team and for moment it
appeared she had succeeded. How
ever, the horses started again, went
through the gate, carrying Mrs.
Mielke with them. Taken to the
Van Valkenburg hospital here, she
was dead when physicians examin-
ed her, doctors expressing the OPP
lQlOn q IrdCtuTSo ShuiA Aoo ASooAS-
ed in immediate death.
The accident was witnessed by
Mr.. Quade, who lives on an adjoin-
ing farm, and number Of hunt
ers including Rudolph Busacker,
of Long Prairie township, and his
brother-in-law, Clifford Gibson, Of
Swanville. Others in the hunting
party included Mr.. Dreckman, Err
vim Kaun and a friend Of Mime
apolis, Mr.. Glaeser, Of Swanville.
and his son, and a Mr.. Fish, Of
Brainerd. Mr.. Gibson and Mr.. Fish
took Mrs. Mielke to the hospital
here only to learn she was I'M
doubtedly dead when they placed
her In their car.
Whether or not Mrs. Mielke was
struck by the wagon tongue, part
of the wagon or sustained fatal in
juries when she was carried by the
team through the gate could not be
determined. Physicians said she
had not been run over by the wa
gon or trampled but believed she
had been instantly killed.-Long
Prairie Leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Bishop Kemerer
To Be Here Sun.
To Celebrate Communion Service
At Episcopal Church Next
Sunday at IL O'Clock

Next Sunday morning, October
9th, the Rt. Rev. B. T. Kemerer,
Bishop of the Diocese of Duluth,
will conduct the morning service at
the Church Of the Good Samaritan
EpiscopaD, at eleven o'clock. The
service will consist of celebration
of the holy communion.
Rev. e. c. Biller, of st. Cloud, has
conducted Sunday evening services
at the church during the past two
weeks. The service next Sunday,
however, will be the first commun-
ion service since Rev. l. e,
Kempton left the rectorate.
Bishop Kemerer will also con-
duct services in Eagle Bend during
the afternoon and at Glenwood
that evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Meeting Of Catholic
Ladies. Girls Fri. Eve
Decide To Organize National Cir
Gle Daughters of Isabella"
In Sank Centre

At the meetings held on Monday
and Wednesday evenings at the
Community Club Rooms it was vot-
ed to institute a local chapter of
the National Circle Daughters OF
Isabella" A general open meeting
will be held on Friday evening
October Is, at the Community Club
rooms for all Catholic girls and Ia
dies of Sank Centre. All are urged
to attend.
Mrs. Agnes Zeller, of Detroit,
Michigan, National Director and
Organizer is in charge and will be
assisted by the officers of Stella
Maris Circle Daughters of Isabella,
of st. Cloud and Joan of Arc, of
Melrose. The Institute of the local
circle will take place on Sunday
afternoon, November 3rd, at the
Community Club Rooms. State Of
ficers Miss May McAloon, Of Min
neapolis. State Regent; Mrs. Gen.
evieve Brancha, State Secretary, OF
st. Paul; Mrs. J. p. Ryan, of st
Cloud, State Vice-Regent; Miss
rose MOTlIZ 6Ilu Miss XhdA 3 al CS "
ben, officers Of Little Flower Cir
Gle, daughters of Isabella, of Du
luth; Mrs. Genevieve Bares, State
Trustee and Regent of st. Mary's
Circle Of Little Fails; Mrs. Myers
State Trustee and Regent Of Joan
of Arc Circle, of Melrose, and 9th
ers will attend the initiation on
Sunday, November 3rd.
The local membership committed
is headed by Mrs. Regina Book
temporary chairman, Mrs. w
Brown, vice-chairman, Miss Flor
ence Vogel, Mrs. Tony Miller, Mrs
w. Johnson, Miss Dorothy Gartner
and Mrs. Agnes Plant.
Mrs. Zeller comes to Sank Cen
tire from Morris where splendid
circle was instituted on last Thurs
day evening and at Willmar on
Wednesday evening.
The State meeting of Minnesota
Daughters of Isabella was held on
October IL and 10 in Faribault with
an attendance Of over five hundred
His Excellency Most Rev. Arch
Bishop Murray gave the main adj
dress to the assembly, and Rev. DR.
(Continued on Page 6, Col. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Second Payment On
Real Estate Tax
Due by November |

Property owners are warned
that the last half Of the 1884
real estate tax must be paid
prior to November LIST, If they
wish to avoid the eight percent
penalty which will go into eff
feet on that date.
The first half Of the tax was
due on June LIST, and on that
date a three percent penalty
went into effect, which was in
creased one per cent per month
until the maximum Of eight per-
cent is received.
You can pay your tax at eth
err Of the Sank Centre banks. Do
SO before November LIST and
avoid the penalty.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
SID SMITH KILLED

Sidney Smith, author of the COM
ic strip, 1.-THE Gumps," was killed
Sunday in an auto accident near
Harvard, Ill. This is not the death
of Andy Gump, however, as Smith
built up a complete staff Of artists
and idea men, who will carry on
the antics Of Andy, MINI, Uncle
BIN and Chester. For eighteen
years Sid Smith amused large
number Of people with his comedy
drawings. He had just signed an
other contract to carry on the
Gumps for three years at $4,000
per year. He is known to older
newspaper readers as the cartoon
LIST of "Old Doc Yak"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Aged Citizen
Passed Away
Wedne ay
Funeral Will Be Held At Lit
tie Sank Saturday
Afternoon
NELSON SERVICE SAT.
Mrs. Dustin Laid At Rest
Monday Morning,
Oct. FL
Charles j. Hanson

Charles J. Hanson, one Of the
pioneer residents of this commun-
ity, passed away early Wednesday
morning, at 4:30 o'clock, at his
home on South Main Street, in this
city. He had been i'll for the past
three months. Mr.. Hanson was IS
years old.
Mr.. Hanson was born in Kalmar,
Sweden, on October is, 1850, and
came to the United States in 1859,
being q resident Of this community
for &c years. In the fall Of 1876 he
was united in marriage to Christ
ina Jacobson, and for many years
they were residents of Kandota
township, Todd County, where they
farme0 near the head of Sank
Lake. Thirteen years ago Mr.. and
Mrs. Hanson moved to Sank Gen.
ire, and have since resided at their
home on South Main Street.
Besides Mrs. Hanson, the aged
wife, there are three living chill
dren. They are: Herman Hanson,
Mrs. Oscar Lying (Jennie), and
Mrs. Fred Lewis, (Vendla), all of
this community. One son, Carl, pre-
ceded the father in death in 1880.
There are also IA grandchildren
and one great grandchild who sur
vive.
Mr.. Hanson was one of that har-
dy group of Scandinavian pioneers,
who located in the vicinity Of Sank
Centre, and who through hard
work helped to build up a splendid
farming community. They suffered
the hardships of those early days
and contributed their share toward
the establishment Of good township
and county government. Mr.. Han
son was highly respected citizen
of the community and has many
friends who regret his passing.
Funeral services will be held on
Saturday afternoon at two o'clock
at the Swedish Lutheran Church, at
Little Sank. The Rev. John Leaf, of
Eagle Bend, will conduct the SER
vice. Interment will be made in the
Little Sank Cemetery. The pail
bearers will be Albin Holmquist.
Otto Anderson, Sedolf Samuelson,
Sture Larson, Otto Strobeck and
Alfred Elan.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Attend Corn
Hog Meeting
MankatO Session Called 10 Raise
Funds To Garry On Legal
Battle for AAA Program

The Stearns County Corn-Hog
Control Association was represent
ed at a meeting at Mankato on
Thursday evening, October II, by
E. c. Lenzmeier, secretary, and ].
A. Willenbring, treasurer. The
Mankato meeting was held under
the auspices Of the League for
Economic Equality and invitations
were extended to officers of all
the production control associations
in southern Minnesota.
The object Of this new organiza-
ton is to raise funds to carry on
the legal battle in connection with
the AAA program. The first stab,
Of course, will be to furnish some
additional help in preparation Of
briefs and other papers in connec-
ton with the supreme court case
that will soon be up for hearing In
connection with the AAA program.
In case Of an adverse decision Of
the supreme court the new organ
ization would at once proceede to
make a text case Of the constitu-
tionality Of protective tariffs as we
have them in the United States
which are to the advantage Of in
dustrial groups but decidedly to the
disadvantage Of agricultural pro-
ducts which are produced in this
country in larger quantities then
the American demand justifies.
o. L. Brownlee, a member Of the
staff Of the Sioux City Tribune,
was the principal speaker OF the
evening. Mr.. Brownlee in his talk
reviewed the past economic status
of agricultural conditions in the
corn belt and showed the need for
the continuance Of some OF the
programs being carried on at the
present time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Must Fill Out
Applications
By Nov. Is
Series of Sign-up Meetings
Will Be Held Throughout
Stearns County
SAUK CENTRE, OCT. %
Wheat Contract Signers Will
Find Help At These Places
From 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.

All old wheat contract signers
and others who failed to take out 9
contract for the years 1933-34-35 are
urged to make application for 9
new contract before November Is
1885. This is the last date on which
applications can be accepted by
the county allotment committee
and the County Agents office, St
Cloud. The new contract covers a
4-year period, 1936-37-38-39 with the
privilege of withdrawal at the end
of two years. All that is necessary
in that event is that the allotment
committee be notified prior to June
1, 1887, if the contract signer wish.
es to withdraw at the end Of that
time.
Under the new contract for the
year 1886 reduction of only 8 per
cent of the base acreage is requir-
ed, although the secretary Of agri-
culture may ask for a reduction as
high as rs per cent for any one OF
more Of the remaining years. In
view Of the fact that the reduction
for 1884 was Is per cent and for
1885 10 per cent no reduction as
high as rs per cent is anticipated
AS was the case under the old con-
tract the contract signer will be re-
quired to plant "a per cent of the
base acreage in order to guarantee
the American consumers of an am
pie production of wheat to meet the
American demand. It SO happens
that for the years gone by "a per
cent Of the average wheat produc-
ton was required In order to take
care Of the American needs for
livestock feed, human food and for
seed. The benefit payments for
each Of the four years will be paid
in two payments.
A series Of sign-up meetings were
recently held throughout the coun-
ty and in order to give late signers
an opportunity to get their con.
tracts signed without making 9
long trip to the County Agents of.
flee at st. Cloud the following
schedule will be carried out next
week:
Tuesday, October 20 - Padua
Raymond Town Hall; Sank Centre
Community Club Rooms; Melrose
City Hall; Freeport, Village Hall.
Wednesday, October 30-Albany
Wertin Theatre; Holdingford, Mike
Cipala's; Avon, Village Hall.
Thursday, October 31-Belgrade
Council Room; Paynesville, base.
ment Village Hall; Richmond, al
Council Room; Cold Spring, Coun.
Gil Room.
Help will be available in all these
places from about 900 in the morn
ing until about 500 in the after
noon. Every contract signer and
eligible non-signer was recently
supplied with an information sheet
from the County Agents office to
be filled out prior to the sign-up
of the application. The most essen
tial part of the information sheet
is the map Of the farm showing the
1934-35 field arrangement and the
acreages of the different crops In
different fields. The Information
sheet should be filled out as COM
pletely as possible before coming
to sign up.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
MRS. Maria Dustin

Mrs. Maria Theresa Dustin, mo-
Their of Mrs. F. p. Minette, with
whom she had been making her
home, passed away Friday night,
October 18th, at eleven o'clock, fol-
lowing an illness of seven weeks
duration. She had suffered stroke
on August 10Th, from which she
was unable to rally.
Mrs. Dustin was born in Sittard,
Holland, on July 4, 1847, and was
So years old last July. She was
united in marriage to Henry Bus
tin, the ceremony taking place IN
Holland. Following the marriage,
they resided for sometime in Hol-
land, and SO years ago came to the
United States and located on a
farm near Chaska. Later they NOV
edssto Millerville, Douglas county,
where Mr.. Dustin passed away 80
years ago. For the past twenty
years Mrs. Dustin has made her
home with her daughter, Mrs. F.
p. Minette, on the farm located a
short distance west of Sank Centre.
Mrs. Dustin was the mother OF
seven children, three Of whom are
living, as follows: Mrs. +. p. Min
cite, Of Sank Centre; Mrs. c.
Schneiderhan, Of Alexandria; and
J. II. Dustin, of Grand Forks, N.
d. -Four children preceded the mo-
Their in death, two of them In In
fancy while the family resided In
Holland, one daughter, Josephine,
died at the age Of II in this coun-
try, and her son, Anton Dustin,
passed away June q, 1885, at Wat
son, Sask., Canada.
The last sad rites were held on
Monday morning at st. PauPs
CONTINUED on Page 6. Col ID
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-10-24
Corn-Hog
Referendum
On Saturday
Every Producer Urged Either
To vote eyes" or ''No"
On Vital Question
PROGRAM ENDS NOV. 80
Committee Men Have Supply
of Ballots for Eligible
Non-Signers

Every producer of corn and hogs
who has corn-hog contract this
year or was eligible to have one, is
urged to vote on the corn-hog re.
ferendum that is being held on
Saturday, October 26. Every con-
tract signer in 1934-35 received a
ballot through the mail that should
be marked YES" or mo" on the
question do you favor corn-hog
adjustment program to follow the
1885 program which expires Nov
ember 80, 1882" Non-signers, who
are eligible to sign the contract
can vote on this question by con-
tacting one Of the corn-hog COM
mitteemen for the township In
which he resides. Every corn-hog
committeeman has supply OF
these ballots and will furnish non
signers with such ballot on being
satisfied that the non-signer In
question was eligible to sign a corn
hog contract. The eligibility re-
quirements are that producers had
at least 10 acres of corn in each OF
the two base years, 1832-1933. and
that he had at least one litter of
hogs during each Of these two
years.
Corn-hog producers should keep
in mind that the hog prices Of the
last few months have not been the
average price for the past year.
The hog marketing year covers a
period Of time from October 1 to
September 30 of the following year.
In the case Of the hog marketing
year just completed the weighted
average price Of hogs was $40 per
hundred. In other words the bulk of
the hogs in any one year are sold
during the months of November
December and January and during
these months the hog prices are
not at the peak that they are dur
ing the months Of light receipts
which months are July, August,
and September. Corn prices in
southern Minnesota are already be
low 40c bushel and the corn pick
ing season is hardly started. Unless
a corn loan program is offered to
assist in the stabilizing of corn
prices the prices of corn this fall
will be much lower than this figure
While Stearns County producers
have little or no corn for sale the
price and supply Of corn over the
United States determines the num-
Der Of hogs that are produced. A
larger supply of corn with low
prices for corn means increased
hog numbers. Hogs are one class
of livestock on farms in which an
increase In numbers can take place
very rapidly. While 1t requires from
three to seven years to bring about
any great increases in cattle mum.
bers over the United States large
hog increase can be brought about
in from IL to 18 months.