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The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
Varieties of Apples On Same Tree

Breckenridge.-Thirty varieties Of apples and
pears, all growing the same tree, constitute the
unique product of Chester Gewalt, Breckenridge Ge
waits hobby is grating, and he had spent some
years experimenting with the tree, with the result
that the same main trunk gives off branches which
bear 80 varieties of apples and variety of pear.
There is hardly a branch of the tree upon which II
graft has not been made by this local Burbank. All
the fruit is in good condition and is than jus,
an experiment Gewat has the satisfaction of walk
ing out into his yard and making very choice
lection of the fruit he wishes to eat. He can afford
to be right choosey.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
State News Briefs


Cow Tries 10 Swim Lake to Rejoin Young Calf
Browervile.-A COW recently separated from its
calf tried to swim across Pelican Lake to get back
to Its offspring being rescued when exhausted in the
middle Of the lake DR. T. s. Soine resident of the
lake. noticed the in the middle of the lake and
rowed out to investigate Nearing the object which
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
Believe 1t or Not, Canary Kills Hawk

Battle Lake-One of the most unusual incidents
in animal life witnessed by Charles Zernke, who
asserts he canary do battle with hawk and
kill the larger bird While herding cattle his farm
Zemke noticed a great commoton in a nearby tree,
to which at first he paid small attention. However
in very short while he large bird swoop from
the tree, and after flying but short distance fall
to the ground. He walked and looked into the
bushes into which it had fallen, and there law a
large hawk, dead, with small canary which had
killed him still perched top of his head all brst
ed up and angry. Although the incident incred-
ible Zemke vouches for the fact that there moth
ing else which could have killed the hawk, and the
canary acted the part of the victorious killer The
hawk had wing spread of three feet.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
Gypsies Fool Sheriff

Fergus Falls.-A band of gypsies which swept
down Fergus Falls managed to pick up few dol
lars, and like good gypsies, managed to retain
al of them. FORTUNE telling and petty thevery con-
stituted most of their work, but after the caravan
had left the village check-up showed that the till
in drug store had been rfled Deputy sheriff John
Howe followed the band, and after threatening t.
take the king" of the tribe into custody, collected
$40 which he thought stolen and S5 for expenses af-
ter the gypsies had passed the hat among themselves
After Howe had let them depart and when it was
too late to overtake them again, it found THAI
the amount stolen was 500 instead of $40.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
Canning Plant Sets New Record On Pea.

Blue Earth.-One of the heaviest pea crops in
history has made new records in the Blue Earth Can
ming Co. On the first day of the canning season. the
factory packed more than 14,0O0 cases. 5o5,ovv
cans Of peas, to set new high mark. Previous to
that time the record had been 5000 cases day. In
the first week this year, 10000 cases packeu
and it is expected that this one canning factory will
turn out 100000 alone this year. The factory
works on 20hour day, one shift starting at in
the morning and working until noon, to return
p. m and work until a. m. while the other shif,
fills in between. The following day the shifts
versed The quality of the 1885 peas is considerably
above average with very little of the shrvled peas
of 1884 with which to contend.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
In Hot Water

Young Elliot Roosevelt, who
happens to be vice president Of the
Young Democrats association OF
Texas, made a speech at a state
convention advocating his fathers
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18

Gayord.-Love, courtship and marriage follow
fast upon each other in the lives of Mexicans
Gaylord and Mexican youths court with will. De-
Verge, went accounting recently They appeared a,
the shack of Hginio Martinez and demanded the
2o-year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Martinez ac-
company him, and that he wished to have her hand
in marriage. However, it was brought out that Miss
Martinez did not approve of the match, did her
family. Escoto then made threats upon the persons
of Mr.. Martinez and his son, Hignio. During the
quarrel that ensued the produced revolver and
shot Escoto in the thigh. The bullet inflicted only
flesh wound, and he will suffer ill Effects. Taken
into custody both boys were held but finally placed
probation and sent home
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
Seven Year Old Boy Lands 27 LIB. Muslxie

Bigfork.-Seven year old Chester DeLong and
his brother, Edward, nine, lay claim to being
the champion boy muskie fishermen of Itasca coun-
ty They will enter the contest this year with spec
linen tipping the scales at 81 pounds and ounces.
Armed with short pole, heavy line and piece of
potato for bait three-way hook, the lads had
battle on their hands soon after throwing the line
into the depths Unable to land the big fellow of
the boys ran for help, and their mother responder
to help them end the battle in 20 minutes Local ang
lers declare there is nothing remarkable about the
catch far the potato bait is concerned. Po
tatoes have been used successfully in that section
for years. Red flannel, white pearl buttons, chewing
gum and rasins have also been used with
The Bigfork river is full of fish of various kinds,
and in former years people have landed big
the tines of their pitchforks.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18

they could not identify from the shore, they rouno
it to be cow lying on its side nearly exhausted. Put
ting the anchor rope around her head, they toweo
the animal back to shore, where she soon revived
and was claimed the following day by the owner. 1t
developed that the COW had just been purchased by
the present owner and had been separated from a
young calf. The cow had travelled for some distance
before reaching the lake and when she was rescued
going into direct line toward her former home
The COW had been in the water seven hours, as she
had been seen to go in the lake at in the morning
and was rescued at in the afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
Farm Woman Kills Big Rattlesnake

Waseca.-The days of hardy pioneers were
brought back to Waseca recently when Mrs. Harry
Hentz farmers wife year that town, calmly killed a
rattlesnake. Mrs. Hentz sitting on the front
porch when she heard unusual noise under the
head darted toward her. Luckily it struck board
supporting the porch floor Although badly frghten-
ed, Mrs. Hentz grabbed garden rake dragged the
rattler from under the porch and killed it with the
aid of the family dog The snake had 10 rattles and
measured five feet eight inches Although there were
many ratters in the Waseca section in early years.
few have been for time.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1935-07-18
Learns ASA Biblical Passages in IA DAYS

Jackson.-Elroy Abrahamson, IA year old farm
youth living near Jackson, can recite 434 Psalms
parallels and other verses from the Bible, establish
ing sort of record for Biblical memorizine
He learned the passages during a recent two weeks
vacation Bible school in Gethsemane church tent il
Duluth. Previously to this time, he made no effort t
learn the passages His memory worked almost au
tomatically after he had read the only once
, 1935-09-01
$5OO,325 Paid
O ut n Valley
Program

McALLEN, Aug. 3l.-Four Lower
Rio Grande Valley counties have
received a total Of S500,326.43 il
commodity payments through par
ticipation OF farmers and growers
in those counties with the agricul-
tural program of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration, &C
ccrding to figures received here
from Washington. The total was
paid during the fiscal year between
July /. 1884 and June 80. 1885.
Farmers in the Valley are re-
ceived $3.50. 35984 in cotton pay
ments and S49,966.59 in corn-hog
payments.
Hidalgo county farmers received
slightly more than 40 per cent Of
the total for the Valley with pay
mentS Of sl70.355.13 for cotton and
$50. 073.S8 for corn-hog, or a county
total Of 500, 409 0l.
Cameron county farmers received
a total Of Sl49, T08.38 during the
same fiscal year. Of which $l33, 286.5l
was in cotton payments and SILL
421.87 was in corn-hog payments.
Wilacy county farmers particip-
ated to the extent Of $85 $3.50 Of
which s79.167.86 was in cotton and
S6.470.84 was in corn-hog pay
mentS.
Star county participated only in
cotton payments totalling S62.570.34.
, 1935-09-01
UPPER RIVER
ON RAMPAGE
lood Warnings Issued AS
Far South As Ell Paso
On Rio Grande

LAS CRUCES, N. NJ. Aug. 81 GPJ
Flood warnings flashed along the
Rio Grande'S winding course
through southern New Mexico to FL
PaSo. Saturday.
The stream rose menacingly. fed
by waters from cloudbursts which
deluged several New Mexico cities,
causing heavy losses. The damage
here was estimated at 100000.
Weather bureau meteorologistS
sent the flood warning TO half a
dozen tiny towns which dot the
rivers rout. The towns themselves
we're not imperiled, the warning
said. but lowlandS along the river
were In danger.
Apparently the $40 inches Of rain
fall recorded here va the heaviest
Of Fridays downpours, but hard
rains also fell farther up the Valley.
Las Cruces, with more than 500
OF its 5000 inhabitants temporarily
housed in churches and an armory.
began rehabilitation work yer be-
fore a complete check OF the storm
damage was possible.
Thirty-nine national guardsmen
patrolled the mud-l.ttered streets to
prevent footing OF unoccupied
homes.
, 1935-09-01
State BOOKS
STILL KEPT
IN { IN K
x a 8 Find Selves
S11,0O0,O00 In Debt
With Prospects For
Next Year Gloomy

AUSTIN. Aug. sl.-R1- The
state closed its books for the fiscal
year Saturday and struck its bal
ences in red ink.
The aggregate deficit was SILL
337 ,349 although revenues for the
year exceeded expenditures by
eIl, 7l0.436. Prospects for next year
were even gloomier unless additional
revenue was provided by the legls-
lature. The general revenue fund
deficit was listed at S6,495, 578 ana
the confederate pension fund over
draft at S4y641, III.
The school fund was the only
main fund to show a substantial
improvement. It had a cash bal
ance Of about $3.50 900 with which
10 start the new year. Cash bal
anceS also were reported in the
halfway, game, fish and oyster and
other funds. but these departments
have operated on q cash basis for
years.
Total revenues for the year were
el4i.i2S ,861 while disbursements
were Sl29. 4l3.425. During the year,
however. the school fund ~liquidateo
q deficit Of about $5!O00,00o. ap-
pTcximately S2,500.O00 vas set ASIDE
for the relief bond sinking funu
an6 the balance In the county ano
district road bond indebtedness
fund was increased.
Notable increases were shown IN
receipts from beer, cigarette and
gasoline taxes.
Motor fuel tax revenues were the
highest in history, $~37,l53.2lS. an
Increase OF $3.273,5SS from the prev
ious year and about $5,000,O00 high
CT than any year in the pre-depres-
s.or, period. The gain, however. was
less than the 1884 fiscal year at
S4.170.e83.
Comptroller George II. Sheppard
anticipated even higher collections
during the next fiscal year and was
confident revenues would reacn
s40OO0O00 He attributed increased
collections 10 strengthening Of the
law and tighter enforcement.
Gasoline tax collections for Aug
ust set a new mark. $685. 45 over
the best previous monthly record
Of $3,i06,4l9 In July.
, 1935-09-01
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, 1935-09-01
FARMER KILLED
NEAR RIO RICO
Robbery Believed Motive
For Fatal Wounding
OF Cotton Man

Inocencio Hinojosa, well-to-do
farmer and cotton buyer of Rio
Rico, was shot TO death by UNI
known asSailants on the road to
the La Palma ranch Friday night.
according to reports received BY
MatamoroS authorities.
Robbery Is believed to have been
the cause OF the killing as Hino-
joSa frequently carried large sums
of money on his person for cotton
trading purposes.
Residents of the La Palma ranch,
situated near Rio Rico, found Hino-
joSa's body In the road with several
bullet wounds in the head early
Friday night.
Special Investigator Ramon Ar
guelles Of Matamoros went to the
scene OF the shooting for a COM
plete investigation Saturday.
Tie decedent is survived by his
widow and several sons.
, 1935-09-01
DEATH FACES
TEXAS OUTLAW
Friend of Ray Hamilton
May Hear State Ask
Extreme Penalty

JACKSON. Miss, Aug. 81. Up
Ralph Fults. 29-year-old Texan, and
companion OF the late Raymond
Hamilton. Texas outlaw, was to be
arraigned In Jefferson Davis county
circuit court at Prentiss Saturday
afternoon on q charge OF robbery
with a firearm." q capital crime In
Mississippi.
FulES~ and three women compan-
ions. Mrs. Bergie Johnson Of Car
son. Miss, and Estelle and Dorothy
Davis. Of Dallas. Tex. were under
indictments In connection with the
robbery OF the bank OF Brownsville
at PrentiSs in March.
The indictments were returned
by the grand jury friday. and Fults
and Mrs. johnson we're removed
rom the Kinds county jail here
Saturday TO face arraignment be-
fore Judge Harvey McGehee.
The Davis sisters will not be ar
, 1935-09-01
GUNNER FIRE
into CIRQUE
Two Men Near Death A
Bullets Poured Into
Card Players

Alfredo Blanco. about %, and
another unidentified man were
critically wounded late Friday night
when a group of card players in g
clearing near the Rancho Viejo
about Is miles west Of Matamoros
was fired upon from the brush by
unknown aSsailantS using shot
guns, according to information re-
ceived by Matamoros authorities.
Blanco's right side was riddled by
the buckShot and the unidentified
man was struck in the head with
several Of the slugS.
The asSailants fired into the
group Of card players sever times
before fleeing, 1t was reported TO
police.
The two men, who have little
chance for recovery, r being car
ed for at the Rancho Vieio.
, 1935-09-01
Faculty For Mission
Schools Announced


MISSION, Aug. 81. - Faculty
members OF the Mission Public
Schools. which open September Q
for the 1855 term. were an
nounced- by Supt Hugh &. Proctor
as follows:
High sc~hool-Claude Daley. prin-
cipal and coach: j. ID. Boone. Arthur
Hayes, Phil NJ. Schrader. Charles
+ Hayden, Mrs. Lloyd BraSher. Mrs,
Juanita Schofield. Miss Ruth Spen-
cer. Miss Tennie Belle Borgess..
Wilson intermediate school-E. j,
Tegarden. Jr., principal; Mrs. r.. j.
Rome. Miss Frances Kennard. Mrs,
Emil Duensing, Miss Maurine Var
brough.
Wilson primary school = z. J.
T~egarden. Jr.. principal; Miss Mar
, 1935-09-01
Two Libraries At
Mission Combined


MISSION, Aug. 3l.-Mission pub
lie Library and the Mission High
School Library will be operated as
a single unit BY Mission High School
hc~rceforth. according TO announce
rent Of Supt. Hugh G. Proctor. Miss
Merle Holmes has been appointed
librarian.
A library board Of eight members,
Of whirh Proctor will be on ex-
officio member, Is being set I'D oy
tint city commission and the school
board. Members already selected by
the board include Mrs. Lloyd Bras
Ter Miss Marjorie Parkhill. Mrs.
Clifford Peterson and Arthur Hayes
CITY commission viii appoint It's
board members at a meeting Sep
TENDER 5.
Arrangements for joining the two
Libraries we're worked out during
the summer by Supt. Proctor and
Vernon Hill. chairman of the pres
ent public library board.
Both school district and city COM
mission will appropriate $500 month
~ for maintenance OF the library
and purchase o. new volumes.
Although 1t has been losing weight
at the rate Of 300,000.000 tons every
minute for millions Of years. the
mass and power of the sun have not
been appreciably diminished.
, 1935-09-01
Engelman District
Contracts Awarded
Especial 70 The HeFaldl

EDINBURG, Aug. 3l.-Contract
for construction OF two pumping
plants for Hidalgo County Water
District No. o. the Engelman dis
trict. was awarded Friday after
noon to w. o. Stephenson a. Son,
Edinburg contractors. on their bid
of $4,000. Work On the plants will
get started within a short time.
The same firm is entering bids
for construction Of nine small resi-
dences for employees cf the South
ern Alkali Corporation at Corpus
Christi. cost OF which is expected
to be about 5000 each. r. l.. Vog-
Ter Is architect fer the Corpus
Christi work.
, 1935-09-01
MISCELLANEOUS DATA
SUMMARY

Barometric pressure was modeT-
ately high from south-central Can
ads southeatSward TO the Ohio
Valley ana the Appalachian Mount
aims Saturday morning, and rela-
lively to moderately low over the
Plateau region and the southwest,
Over the Gulf of Mexico and the
West Indies the pressure apparently
decreased very slightly since Fri
day morning. Except for scattered
showers the weather was mostly
fair to partly cloudy throughout
the country during the last "a
hours. Temperatures continued cool
over the ncrth-central and central
states.
Brownsville, z q. m. (CSTD yea
level pressure 1892 inches.
, 1935-09-01
Wreck Injuries Man

McALLEN, Aug. 31.-B. +. Ferris,
McAllen, about S.. suffered q dis
located right shoulder and head
In iuries when his sedan left the
North McColl Road about three
miles north OF state Highway 4 late
Saturday and overturned several
times. He was not seriously injured.
The sedan was demolished.
, 1935-09-01
TIDE TABLE

High and low tide at Port Isabel
Sunday, under normal meteorolo-
gical conditions:
High $500. SOC a. m; $40 p. m.
Low ...... 11:23 a. m; 1888 p. m.
, 1935-09-01

raigned Saturday. jefferson Davis
county officers said. indicating they
viii he turned over to federal
authorities to face charges Of aiding
a fugitive to escape.
The fugitive they were alleged To
have befriended was Raymond
Hamilton.
FultS. who Jailer Phil Flewellyn
of Jackson said confessed his part
In the crime, was expected TO plead
guilty. while Mrs. johnson was ex-
pected to plead innocent.
, 1935-09-01
The Weather

Brownsville and the Valley: Fair
SATURDAY night ana Sunday; con-
tinued warm.
East Texas (east Of the Tooth
meridian): Generally lair Sunday.
Gentle to moderate east and
northeast winds en- the coast.
, 1935-09-01

Jorie Parkhill. Mrs. IN. 0. Barron,
Mss Julia Norton.
East side intermediate school
chaS L. Deviney. principal: MIS-
Melro0e Stops. Miss Ruth Walling.
Roosevelt primary school MRS
Clarence Ashley, principal: Mss
Lucille 6toopG. Miss Lois Benson.
Mrs. Ransome walker. Mrs. Lille
Ramsey, Miss Lucia Flores. Mis-
Sara Femat. Mrs. Clifford Peterson.
, 1935-09-01
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT-Furnished house, eight
rooms, sleeping porch, double gar
age, suitable for roomers and
boarders. Three rooms rented.
604 z. Levee.
, 1935-09-01
BULLETIN

(F1rst figures. lowest temperature last
night: second. highest yesterday; third
wind velocity Of 8 q. m: fourth. prec-
fpitation In Last "a hoursl.
, 1935-09-01
RIVER BULLETIN

There Will be no material change
in the river during the next "a 70 SO
hours.
, 1935-09-01

FIRST CLASS cafe and bar for
sale. will sell all CT half. Call or
write Palm Hotel, Harrington,
Tex.
, 1935-09-01

Cooling and soothing Blus Star
Ointment mclts ON the akin. sending
tested medicines deeply into pores
where Il quickly kills Itch. tetters
rash, eczema, foot Itch. rlngwormp
etc. Money back IN n faIln-Adgs
, 1935-09-01

Flood Present 24-Hr. 2A-HT.
Rtaga Stage Chang. Rain
Evening star., 1935-01-24

the mouthpiece Of Henry L. Mencken,
has changed hands.
Announcement has been made
that the publication had been sold
by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc, to Lawrence
E. Spivak, business manager Of the
magazine for the past several years.
Spivak said the new editor, begin
ming with the April issue, will be
Paul Palmer, former Sunday editor
of the New York World, the st. Louis
Dispatch and once member
of the Baltimore Suns editorial staff.
Lawrence StallingS, author Of THE
Big Parade" and former literary ed
Evening star., 1935-01-24

lie schools following tests by the audio-
meter, Mrs. r. Nelson Atherton, di-
rector of speech correction in the Dis
trict of Columbia schools, advocated
the establishment Of lip-reading
classes for hard of hearing children.
Mrs. Atherton's address featured a
meeting last night in Jessup-Blair
Community House sponsored by the
Woman's Improvement Club of Silver
Spring.
DR.. E. w. Broome, superintendent of
public schools, announced that the
Health Department, with the assist
ance of the recently formed Public
Evening star., 1935-01-24

Health Lay Committee throughout the
county, Is planning physical examina-
tions in the public schools, which will
include testing Of the eyes and hear
ing It Is hoped, he said, to cover the
entire county by the end of the school
year.
Evening star., 1935-01-24

Auto Plant Busy.
Italy's largest automobile plant Is
working full time.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
25.OOO Workers EMPLOYED.

According to official estimates,
$4,000 workers were employed in the
coal and ore mining industries in the
Birmingham section of Alabama at
the beginning Of 1895.
Evening star., 1935-01-24

49c Fancy Turkish Towels, 22x44 90~
inch, in fancy woven patterns and Jae- { OOA
guard weaves, assorted colors ........
Palais Royal-Second Floor
10 Mems SIS Brocaded Robes, IN 0G
silk lined, beautifully tailored; very kVsOO
attractive patterns. Fridsy only !
Mems Imported Lisle Socks, only
so pairs; heather tones and clocked ) IN
effects Sizes 1lHa and IL only. Fri. III
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1000 Mems Shirts and
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shorts white and striped broad q e. IN
cloth, balloon seats, sizes 80 to I 3 IoF No
a.. Shirts of combed cotton,
deep arm holes, "a to 46.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
Timber Quota Filled.

The Soviet timber trust" fulfilled
its 1884 program on December 10
when the last of 1878 steamers carry
ing wood products left Leningrad for
foreign ports.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
Big Model of Moon Made

An exact giant model of the moon
as seen through huge telescopes IL
nearing completion In Griffith Park
Observatory at Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1935-01-24

the Commissioners replied the associa-
ton would have to get authority from
Congress.
Evening star., 1935-01-24
NAME CHANGE REFUSED
Conduit Road Citizens Must Ap
peal to Congress.

peal to Congress.
The District CommisSnopers have
refused to sanction a change in the
name of Conduit road
The Conduit Road Citizens Associa-
ton had asked that the name of the
improved road be changed to L'Enfant
or Great Falls boulevard. To this
Evening star., 1935-01-24

itor of the World and Of the Sun,
will be literary editor.