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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04

OHIO FARMERS AIDED BY
RED CROSS IN DROUGHT
ssHeap Plenty Food, Little Talk"
SAYS Observer of Relief Work
BY David S. ingalls,
Chairman, Ohio Roll Call Committee

ten million dollars for Red Cross re-
lief. Will Rogers went on the air,
and then in the air on a tour to raise
money. A little girl in Webster. N.
Y. wrote, Dear Mr.. Hoover, here is
big white penny from my bank.
Will you buy some bread and butter
and milk and candy for the little
boys and girls who are hungry" In
the letter was a shiny half dollar.
The ten million dollar goal was ex-
cecded by half million.
One Ohio teacher in bare un-
painted schoolhouse found pupils
without lunches, or with cold boiled
sweet potatoes or unbuttered bis
cults. She called the Red Cross chap
ter chairman Next day when noon
came big kettle of steaning stew
was ready for them. And bread, and
milk. That afternoon a great change
began in that school Sad and list
less youngsters began to laugh and
shout at recess, peaked faces began
to fill out and eyes to brighten; they
began to make progress in their les
sons. Nor was this all Farmers
were given seed for their spring
planting. Otherwise there would
have been no crops that year. Farm
ers who used to raise only one crop
began gardens. Red Cross gardens,
and liked it. It gave them back their
self respect. When it was all over
and sound health building program
set up, letters of congratulation and
thanks began to flood the Red Cross.
The governor OF Ohio wrote his
thanks. But the tribute the Red
Cross prizes most came from an old
Chickasaw Indian out in Oklahoma.
He said, Heap plenty food. little
talk"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04

To depression battered Ohio
iarmers in the fall of 1880 Nature
added another shortage. Rain, that
common blessing from the skies,
held off from June to January From
Delaware to Texas the land was
brown with withered farms. A
farmer is the most independent of
men. He prides himself on paying
his own way. He has pride in his
crops. And in 1880 there were no
crops to be proud Of In Ohio the
rainfall was half Of what it should
be; the driest growing season in the
history of the Ohio Valley. To make
it worse the summer was one of the
hottest on record. And every day the
temperature reached 100, the corn
yield was reduced TO one bushel
the acre.
The Red Cross went into action.
From one county in the Ohio Valley
came the first and most insistent
CALL Some families said their food
supply would not last thirty days.
Others thought they could last two
months. All needed clothing badly.
In some sections of southern Ohio
the condition yerged on panic.
To this Ohio county came the first
trained workers to be sent out from
National Red Cross Headquarters.
They gave out food orders, asked
for clothing from nearby chapters,
and. from what they learned there,
were able to send in reports and
recommendation that were used as
m 0 d el throughout the other
drought stricken states.
In response to an appeal for funds
the American people set out to raise
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
Relief Workers Make
200 Mattresses Daily

Montgomery, Ala. (ILNS)- Two
hundred mattresses are being turned
out daily by the Alabama relief adj
ministration in conjunction with the
FERA. The cotton used in the mat
tresses is shipped from Houston,
Texas, 1t is part of the cotton in
tended for Russia, but the contract
fell through owing to delayed ship
ments. A total Of 2o,996 mattresses
have been made in the factory since
its opening year ago. One hundred
persons are employed.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced open COM
petitive examinations as follows:
Under car punch operator, S1,260 a
year; alphabetic duplicating punch
operator, 81, ,440 a year; Junior tabu-
lating machine operator, S1,440 year.
Junior blueprint operator, $1,440 a
year; under blueprint operator,
81 .26o year; junior photostat oper-
ator, 81 ,440 a year; under photostat
operator, 81 ,260 a year; junior photo
stat and blueprint operator, Sl,440 a
year.
Telegraph operator, 81 800 a year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04

Policewoman, $1,000 a year, Metro
politan police department, Washing
ton, D. c..
Chief of rate group, $500 a year;
federal communications commission.
Experience is required for all these
examinations.
Full information may be obtained
from Stanley B. Kimble, secretary of
the U. S. Civil Service Board of Ex-
aminers, at the post office in this
city.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
Confession

Jones q a. m.)-Brown's dog barks
at all hours Of the night and wakes
my wifel
smith-Can't you do anything7
Jones-Why, suppose l might get
home earlier! You see, the cuss barks
at mel
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
UNION HEAD CoNvALEscING

Pittsburgh, Pa. (ILNs) NJ F.
Tighe, veteran president Of the Anal
gamated Association of Iron, Steel and
Tin Workers, is convalescing at the
West Penn Hospital from the effects
Of major operation. His physicians
are much gratifed with the progress
he is making and expect his complete
recovery.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
The Differences

Your twins are exactly alike. How
do you distinguish them?
Il make them count"
What do you mean?"
"Blll can count to 999-Jack to only
700"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
Preparedness

An old lady in church was seen to
bow whenever the name of Satan was
mentioned.
One day the minister met her and
asked why she did so.
We'll" she replied, "politeness costs
nothing, and--you never knowl'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
So Unusual

The story has it that once upon
time man seeing woman standing
In street car with many bundles In her
arms, got up and offered her his seat.
The woman promptly tainted.
When she came to, she thanked the
man.
Then he tainted
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
Divorce Notices
IECAL NOTICE For DIVORCE

dence is unknown will take notice that on
the 4th day Of September. A. D. 1885. Lora
Bushong filed her petition in the Common
Pleas Court of Butler County, Ohio, being case
No 46075, praying for divorce on the grounds
of wilful absence. Said defendant is required
to answer or otherwise plead or before the
18th day of October, A. d. 1885, said
petition will be taken as true and the prayer
thereof granted.
CONRAD c. STROH. Clerk.
BEN A. Buckley, Attorney.
Sept. 13-6t
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
No La gging Veteran

Betty on visit to her aunt, being
offered some leftover fragments, po-
litely declined them.
why, dear, don't you like turkey7'
inquired her aunt.
only when it's new" said Betty.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
A Close Answer

The teacher was giving a lesson
about animals, but Cecil was not listen
ing, so she asked him:
What's the use of reindeer?"
'ro make the flowers grow" replied
the happy little fellow.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
Who Was the Teacher ?

Il hear you have been studying for
months how to increase your salary.
How did it turn out2'
Poorly, The boss had been study
Ing how to cut down expenses. -
Forbes Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
DIR. j. f. BATEMAN
HERE MONDAY

DR.. ]. f. Bateman, of Longview
Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, will con-
duct a psychiatric and neurologic
clinic at the Mercy Hospital out
patient department, Monday, Octo-
Der Z, 1885, at am.
All patients must be referred by
their family physicians.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
His Hard Luck

Rastus-Quick, Sam, wildcat just
run into your house where your wife
Is
sam-Well, he'll just have to get out
the best way he can. that's all.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
RAH, RAH, RAHl

what kind Of school is your son
attending?"
"Very fashionable. One of these In
stitutions where you develop the mind
without using It,"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04
How He Felt

Boy-Mother, | wish you wouldn't
call me your 'nttle lamb" when peopls
are around.
Mother-Why not.
Boy-It makes me feel sheepish
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04

"Ah, why those tears, my good man?"
boo hoo! Wot would you do when
everybody sez to you: Why don't you
go to work, you lazy loaferY WotY
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1935-10-04

recoVel'Y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-29
- Story ~ HAL COCHRAN

The TIMES heard poor Quincy
shout. 'My goodness, what's it all
about?" asked Colby. why, his
foot is caught right underneath a
rock.
"To move 1t will take someone
strong. I wish a whale would come
along, and. with a lot of speed,
swim up and give the thing a
sock"
"Why waste our time at wish
ing? Gee, it's up to us, it seems
to me. to find some way to rescue
Duncy," Scouty loudly said.
'"The sea mans disappeared
from sight, or he could push with
all his might. I'm sure that he
could move the rock, though heav-
Ter than lead.
\ Lets all join in and try our
luck. Wee Duncy's showing lots of
pluck. If he'll be patient, while
we're pushing, all will be all right"
Fright now, it doesn't hurt one
Bit" said Quincy. "On this spot I'll
sit until I'm rescued, If I have to
stay here through the night"
And then the TIMES pushed I'M
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-07-29
oeau-es M GEORGE SCARbO

til wee Copy said, 1.-THE rock
stays still. We're wasting our good
strength. Let's try to think of
some new PLAN"
II have it," Windy said. Lets
try to find the sea man. He's near
by. We can explain to him that
we have done the best we can.
with all the big fish in the sea,
he'll think of one, it seems to me,
that he can call to help us out of
this predicament."
Then Dotty said, Hes coming,
now I guess he guessed our plan,
somehow" Then, right up to the
sea man, little Dotty quickly went.
When he heard Of the awful
plight, he said, "I'll try with all my
might to get poor Quincy loose,
myself. Just watch and you will
see."
The old man pushed and pulled
and then the TIMES saw him give
up when he sadly sighed, II must
admit, it Is too much fer me-"
(The TIMES have q strange visi.
! tor in the next story.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
ASKOV COUPLE UNITE
AT THE COUNTY SEAT

Miss Karen Elkjer, daughter of Mrs.
Louis Elkjer of the Askov community,
and Mr.. Chris. Molgaard, also of this
place, were united in marriage at
Pine City Wednesday afternoon and
will make their home on the old Axel
Buck farm south of the village, which
the groom recently purchased and
where they will go right to house
keeping.
The bride is the eldest daughter of
Mrs. Elkjer and was born in the. COM
munity where she also received her
education in the village sch ~ols. The
groom was born in Denmark and has
been here about seven years, where
he has farmed and at times assisted
with the Elkjer work since Mr.. Ell
kjer's death few years ago. A we'd
ding reception was sponsored at the
home of the bride Wednesday night.
at which the relatives were present.
Friends and neighbors in the COM
munity will wish the newlyweds much
happiness and contentment in their
life together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
County Families
Will Go North
Government VIII Take SaIty-seven
Families to Colony IN
Alaska.

Among the families to accept the
governments proposition to colonize
in far off Alaska are several from
this section. They are, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Splittgerber and three chill
dren of Hinckley; Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd
Bell of Brook Park; Mr.. and Mrs. F..
H. Swanda and two children of Pine
City; Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. HOller of
Pine City; Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent
Stephen, Jr., and child of Brook Park;
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Frederick and two
children of Sturgeon Lake; Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth B. Klinepier and three
children, Sturgeon Lake; Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Sever and five children of Grass
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Ingolf Sandvix of
Moose Lake, and Mr.. and Mrs. L. N.
Bergen and child of Holyoke.
The long trek to Matanuska valley
in Alaska, where the new colony will
be started. will start Friday and the
contracts will require the families to
stay in their new homes 80 years, the
period of time which it requires tn
pay the government for their homes.
Sixty-seven families in all, gathered
from the northwest states, will make
up the quota for the trip.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
BRUNO FAMILY
LOSES MEMBER
Ill for Two or Three Years, Burns
armstrong Passes Away i'm
Minneapolis Hospital.

Burns Armstrong, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Armstrong of the Bruno
community, passed away at the Gen
eral hospital in Minneapolis Satur-
day morning to terminate two or
three year illness with pernicious
anemia and with cancer which was
the direct cause Of his death. For
two months preceding his death he
had been confined to the hospital
where he had been taking treatments.
Mr. Armstrong was born at Mad
dock, N. D., on Aug. %, 1900, and at
the age of three came to Pine county
with his parents. At the age of Is
he went to Chicago. where he was
employed for several years, after
which he went to Minneapolis about
six years ago and remained until his
death.
The deceased leaves to mourn his
death, his parents, four brothers, Oil
yer and Edwin at home, and Bert and
John in California. The body was
laid to rest Monday afternoon in Crys-
tai Lake cemetery at Minneapolis.
The sympathy of the entire Bruno
community is extended to the be-
reaved family.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
Glenn Arth Will
Teach Chemistru
At st. Johns u

Success comes slowly to many peo-
pie by careful long term plodding
but in all cases it must be earned by
efficiency in ones chosen work. How
ever, Glenn E. Arth, eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. Arth of FinlaysOn, is
gaining success in no small degree
rather rapidly. Glenn graduated from
the Finlayson high school no longer
ago than in 1880 and was valedic-
torian of his class. Now during the
coming school term at st. Johns Uni
versity at Collegeville near St. Cloud,
he will be professor in chemi stry.--a
long jump from high school in five
years.
Mr.. Arth graduated from st. Johns
in 1894 and has been teaching in the
high school at Holdingford this year.
While his position at st. Johns is
only temporary, he having been chosen
to take the place of Francis G. Schoff-
man who will take further instruction
at the University of Colorado during
the coming year, it is a forward step
and his friends in Pine county are
pleased to learn of it. He will like
wise take a course this summer at the
University of Colorado.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
MORE CROW SHOOTERS
LISTED FOR THE CLUB

Recent additions to the list of men,
bers in the Partridge Conservation
Club and who will take part in the
crow shooting contest being sponsored
by the club are as follows:
Team captained by J. G. Thomson
Viggo Andersen, John Sorensen, Andy
Degerstrom, Ernie Degerstrom, Chas.
Kloeckner, Jens Hansen, George
Christilaw, Victor Larsen, Erling
Nielsen, Ingvardt Jensen, Lauritz
Steffensen, Paul Feldtmose, and Eddie
Jackson.
Team captained by Albert Juhl-
Otto Sebald, George Larsen, Clifford
Degerstrom, Albert Christensen, Mi
kael Petersen, AL Hedin, A. A. Lat
vala, Ralph johnson, Russell Jensen,
Melvin Lundgren, Andrew Mogensen,
Christ Jensen, and James Christensen.
Those delegated at the clubs last
meeting to go to a county meeting to
be held at Hinckley in the near fu-
ture are j. E. Clegg, Bert Smith,
Jacob Hansen, ]. G. Thomson, and AL
bert Juhl.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
RIVER PROJECT
fund ALLOWED
Snake River to be Damned
to Raise Lake Water
Level.
Pokegama Sanatorium Will
Rest on Island Approached
by Bridge.

That Pokegama and Cross lakes
will have higher water again and that
the sanatorium will be a beautiful
institution resting ON pretty island
was assured last Thursday when the
State Executive Council appropriated
$4,000 to acquire property and build
dam across Snake river.
The project, which will consist of
dam nine feet high with the crest
936 feet above sea level, is to be
completed before the 1886 high water
period and possibly will be eligible
to go under the PWA division which
will mean that 80 per cent additional
in funds will be allowed for its con-
struction, and the project will fur
nish employment for a large crew
of workmen.
Work is Now Under Way.
The work in diverting the channel
of the river is now under way and
after condemnation proceedings are
consumated the construction proper
on the dam will be undertaken. There
will be a 1S6-foot spillway and on
either side of this will be six-fOot
gates which can be opened in high
water season.
When the work is completed the
sanatorium will be on an island with
beautiful and healthful surroundings
and will be approached by bridge
The now beautiful sanatorium
grounds, according to A. P. Keefe
will be made more pretty and certain
other Identification projects will be
undertaken. The raising of the water;
to eliminate the stagnant and swampy
condition of the lake at times will
be a project commendable of the eff
fort from the standpoint of the sana
torium alone, besides being of great
value from conservation standpoint
Those from Pine City, who appeared
before the Executive Council we're
DR.. F. F. Callahan of Pokegama San
atorium, Mayor James E. Sullivan
Editor Frank P. Gottry, A. P. Keeft
of the Pokegama Sanatorium, and w
G. Hodge,
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
DEGERMAN TAKES
OVER OIL STATION

Nath Degerman, one of the piO-
neers of this section having lived
northeast of Askov since 1908 where
he has built up three farms, has re-
Gently sold his farming equipment at
auction and leased the Pure Oil serv-
ice station equipment in Bruno which
he has already taken over. His an
nouncement advertisement appears
elsewhere in this issue asking the
public to give his station trial.
Mr.. Degerman's wife passed away
nearly four years ago. but he has five
children, one of whom, Hildur. re-
mains at home where she is a fresh
man in the Bruno school.
Friends of Mr.. Degerman are
pleased to learn that he will still re-
side near the community in which he
has so long made his home.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
SANDSTONE GIRL
WILL WE'D TODAY
Miss Helen f. Larson and Husband
to be Will Honeymoon I'm
Europe.

A wedding of prominence to Pine
county people and to Sandstone young
folks in particular takes place at $3.50
D. m. today in ST. Paul when Miss
Helen E. Larson becomes the bride of
Mr.. Gerald E. Larson of Minneapolis,
at the Hamline Methodist church,
after which a reception for just the
immediate families will be given in
Hotel ST. Paul. Miss Larson is
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Larson
of Sandstone, and has for a number
of years been a stenOgEapher, during
which period she has been employed
in the State Rural Credit department
and for private concerns and corpora
tions in st. Paul. This winter she has
had work in the State House of Rep
resentatives.
The bride has spent the greater part
of her life in Sandstone, having re-
ceived her early education in the
Sandstone schools, graduating from
the high school there and later attend
ing the Minnesota Business College in
Minneapolis. She is an accomplished
young lady and has many friends both
in the cities and in her home COM
munity who will wish her and her
husband good fortune and happiness
in their welded life.
The groom is known to only a few
in this section, but is a Y. M. C. A.
secretary and young man of likeable
personality.
Brides Family are Long Residents.
The bride comes from family of
pioneers, her grandfather, Emanuel
Larson, who is still rather active at
the ripe old age of 95, having come
to Pine county from his native land
of Sweden in 1892 and settled north
of Partridge, now known as Askov.
Her father, A. S. Larson, has been a
business man in the Quarry City for
many years and served as state SEN
ator from this district for 16 years.
He is now postmaster in Sandstone.
The young couple are leaving i'm
mediately on a wedding trip to Scot
land and the Scandinavian countries
which will consume a period of sew
eral weeks, after which they expect
to commence housekeeping in Mime
apolis.
| A large circle of friends will wish
them we'll on their trip both abroad
and through life together.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-04-25
INTERNATIONAL
NEWS REVIEW
Nv GEORG STRANDVOLD

Diplomats hold conferences; cour-
iers travel back and forth between
the chancellories of Europe; coded
kilograms speed over the wires; con-
fidential conversations take place In
the secrecy of embassies; newspapers
anXiously wait for the merest bit OF
news and project even the most in
significant item into blazing 'front.'
page headline, while editors sagely
guide and instruct what is known,
by courtesy, as public opinion. 1t all
spells hustle, activity, highly sensi-
tized motion. And yet the funny
thing is that nothing really happens.
No actually existing situation appears
to be changed as a result of all the
nervous fluctuations of craftsmanship
A case i'm point is the present status
of Europe; it's focus is the German
rearmament which is alleged to have
violated the military clauses of the
Versailles peace treaty.
Objections.
At Stresa Italy, Great Britain and
France agreed to go before the League
of Nations council at Geneva with q
charge that Germany had broken the
treaty. Italy had been hesitant, Great
Britain considerably reluctant, but
French manoeuvering in the long run
proved too strong for them, so, finally
they joined with the French govern
ment.
At Geneva where the council me-
in extraordinary session last week
Germany was accused as viOlatO
of the Versailles treaty. No one wa!
there to represent the German view
point, for since Hitler withdrew hi!
nation from League membership, HI
has consistently abstained from tax
ing any part in it's meetings or othe
affairs.
| AS a result. the accusers had tn
floor all to themselves, although
few of the minor members of tn
council advised caution; Spain, Pc
land and Denmark urged the view
point that it might not be pruden
to arraign Germany before the cour
of world opinion in this manner, an
for the reason stated, but when a vot
! was called for. Spain and Polan'
Joined hands with the others, Den
mark being the only member to de
cline voting.
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