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Carbon County news., 1937-07-16

story of the birthday party of the
"Mother Land of Five States," it
seems appropriate to tell, about
the man who made this possible.
Nathan Dane was born at Fps
wich, Mass, on December 29,
1852. He was the descendant of
one of three brothers who were
among the first settlers Of Glou-
cester, Andover and Ipswich and
the son Of a Well-to-do farmer who
sired five other sons and six
daughters.
A Harvard Graduate.
Young Dane worked on his IA
theirs farm until after he had
come of age, then, having pre-
pared himself for college in eight
months, he entered Harvard. He
was graduated in 1778 with a high
reputation for industry and schol-
arship. Next he began teaching
school at Beverly, Mass, and
while doing SO studied law in the
Office of Judge Wetmore of Salem.
In 1882 he hung out his shingle in
Beverly and soon became prorni-
nent In his community as an able
and skillful pleader.
Elected as a representative to
the general court of Massachu-
sets, he distinguished himself by
his ability in debate, his knowl-t
edge of public business and the
uprightness and directness of his
views. So it was only question
of time before his state selected
him to represent it in the Conti-
mental Congress which was then
struggling with post-Revolution
problems. First chosen in 1875,
Dane was reelected in 1885 and
again in 1887 and served on many
important committees. Chief
among his services was his draft
ing an ordinance for the govern
ment Of the territory northwest Of
the Ohio river. 2, r, -. - =. - .
In 1870 Dane retired from the
national arena to become a mem:
ber Of the Massachusett senate
to which he was reelected in 1794,
in 1896, and again in 1877 and
1898 and he then retired tempo
rarily from public service to de-
vote his time to his law practice.
But the year 1911 found him
again active in public life with an
appointment to revise and publish
charters that had been granted in
his native state and the next year
he was delegated to make a publi-
cation of it's statutes. He was a
Presidential elector in 1872, a
member of the historic Hartford
convention in 1914. ....
Founder Of Harvard Law School.
During all these years of public
service Dane had been active in
other matters. He gave SIS, 900
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! to found the Harvard law school.
Even if his role as "Father of the
Ordinance of 1887" had not been
enough to guarantee his fame, his
founding the school, out of which
have come so many distinguished
lawyers and public officials, would
have done that.
His long and useful career
came to an end with his death in
Beverly, Mass, on February Is,
| 1885.
To understand fully the inpor-
tance Of the document which won
such a tribute from the lips Of
Daniel Webster, it is necessary to
recall the conditions which exist
ed in America at the close Of the
Revolution. Although all the
states had ratified the Articles Of
Confederation by 1881 and by
these Articles had been formed
in what purported to be " a firm
league of friendship between the
states," this was little more than
an idle phrase. The Continental
Congress, which provided what
little central authority there was,
could pass legislation but it had
no power to enforce its DEGREES.
While composed of representa-
tives from all the states, as a body
it was heartily disliked by most Of
them. Any attempt which it made
to regulate the disordered affairs
in any one state was certain to be
met with fierce opposition of that
states provincial-minded citi-
zenry.
In an era of deprecated cur
rency, financial distress and COM
mercial disorder, each state
sought t. gain an advantage over
its neighbors and increase its
commerce at their expense.
Western Land Disputes.
But most fruitful of the causes
for dispute were the conflicting
claims to- western lands. Even
before the end of the Revolution
there had been such uuarrels. Six
Of. the states-NeW Hampshire,
Rhode Island, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware and Mary
land-with their boundaries strict
ly defined, could set up. no valid
claims to it. But the other seven |
their sovereignty to lands
stretching west to the Mississippi.
South of the Ohio there was little
ground for dispute. Each state
might take possession of the ter
ritory lying directly to the west.
But north of the river was a land
not only rich in soil but also rich
in cause for dissension. Massa-
chusetts and Connecticut based
their titles to it on their old char
ters and each claimed a strip ex-
tending through the Old North
west.
New York, curiously enough,
based her claims upon the activi-
ties of those who had been the
deadliest enemies of her citizens
during the late conflict Iro-
quois Indians. These fierce warri-
ors were accustomed to send their
scalpiag parties far into the West |
and to force other tribes to ac-
knowledge the sovereignty Of the |
Six Nations. Because of her
Carbon County news., 1937-07-16

lands to the federal union and a
short time later Virginia did the
same. The other four states soon
followed their lead, and this ac-
tion had the happy result Of giving
the various comrno onWealths in the
Confederation a common interest
in a common property, It thus
formed q strong bond of union
when such ties were badly needed,
if the new nation were to survive.
Government Needed.
In accepting these cessions,
Congress declared that these
lands should be settled and
formed into distinct republican
states which shall become men,
bers Of the Federal Union" So
the next step was to devise a form
of government for this territory,
looking forward to the time when
the new commonwealths would
be knocking at the door of state
hood.
In 1888 Congress appointed two
committees to report upon the i'm
portant questions of land sales
and government in the Northwest
Territory. Thomas Jefferson, who
had returned to congress after
serving as governor of Virginia
for two years, was made chair
man of both committees.
The one on government made
its report on March l, 1884, the
very day that the Virginia ces-
sion was finally accepted. Al
though the report was adopted, it
was never put into operation.
The delay was due mainly to
the fact that government could
not be established in this terri
tory until there were enough SET
tiers to justify such action. A
land policy which would encour-
age settlement was necessary.
This was supplied by the other
committee, headed by Jefferson,
which drafted a Land Ordinance,
adopted in 1875 and nediately
put into effect. It has been de-
scribed as "one of the great
pieces of American legislation.
Having provided for land sales,
Congress made another effort to
draft a satisfactory ordinance for
the government of the Northwest.
The stimulus for this activity was
provided by a e1loW-toWnsman of
Nathan Dane 'sRev. Manasseh
Cutler of Ipswich, who had
served as a chaplain during the
Revolution and who came to New
York as agent for the Ohio Com
pany of Associates to bargain with
Congress for western lands.
A Bargain in Land.
The established price for land !
was one dollar an acre but, since
the company wished to purchase
million acres, Cutler demanded !
wholesale rates of two-thirds the
usual price, Furthermore, he
asked the privilege of paying at
least part Of the purchase price
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The ordinance established
the. Northwest Territory out
of which later were to be
carved five new states and
this month their citizens are
celebrating the one hundred
and fiftieth birthday of the
Mother Land" of those FIVE
states with pageantry and pill
grimages to historical spots
in the "Old Northwest" Dur
ing the celebration will be
heard once more the names
of Americans who played i'm
portant roles in establishing
this Mother Land" such
names as Thomas Jefferson,
Rufus King, Arthur St. Clair,
Charles Thomson and, last
but by no means least, that
forgotten man." Nathan
Dane.
You never heard of Nathan
Dane? Well, you're not much diff
ferent from other Americans in
that respect. For you will search
your school histories in vain for
mention of his name. ALI tell Of
the Ordinance of 1887, of course,
but concerning the man who draft
ed it, they are strangely silent.
So, before proceeding with the
Carbon County news., 1937-07-16
Eleven Peaches
on One Cluster
Is Farm Record

It's a good year for peaches at
the home Of G.. F. Trotter near
Wright City, Mo. They come in
Carbon County news., 1937-07-16
The Mother Lane" Of Five States
Celebrates Her 5Oth Birthday
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON I.

AID Daniel Webster in speech before the United
States senate in 1880: eve are accustomed to
praise the laW-givers of antiquity; we help to
perpetuate the fame of Solon and Lycurgus; but
I doubt whether one single law Of any law-giver,
ancient or modern, has produced effects of a
more distinct and marked and lasting character
than this one"
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Lyman Prairie

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Nugent and
family spent Sunday at the Joe
Essler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Judes cele-
brated their twentieth anniver-
sary Friday evening by giving a
barn dance for their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith and
Eldoris, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nor
ris and Arlyce spent wednesday
evening with friends at Glenwood.
Loletta Smith returned home with
them for a short visit.
Alfred Heiderman and Harold
Truax called at the Howard Dom
Ike home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. ID. Cowlthorp
were dinner guests at the Win
Cowlthorp home Friday. They also
attended the school picnic in the
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whitney
visited Miss Mabel Smith Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lardy anG
daughter, Doreene, and Werner
Kampsen spent Thursday evening
at Win Cowlthorp's.
Harold Truax visited his brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs
L. Johnson, Sunday.
The Birthday Club held a picni
at the Frank Domke home Sunda.
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PAGE THREE

Mrs. Nick Bromenshenkel and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Lardy
and daughter, Doraine, Mrs. LAM
bert Orth and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Polipnick and family, Joe
Schloegle and son, Bonnie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bill Schloegle and children,
Bin Beste, Alvin Bromenschenkel
and his brother, Sylvia Bromen-
schenkel, Mr.. and Mrs. Anton
Bieringer and family, and Walter
Holme. The pupils played ball
and the score was IS to 1.
Tony Kranz was a visitor in
School Dist. 1873 Wednesday after
noon.
Eddie Doubrava was business
caller in this community Monday
afternoon.
Herman Korff was business
caller on Route Three Monday.
The seventh and eighth grades
were busy writing their examina-
tons this week.
Gertrude Schloegle and Dolores
Polipnick were callers at the Joe
Schloegle home Monday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wricker and sons
were visitors with Mr.. and Mrs
Bill Schloegle and family Sunday
evening.
Edward Bieringer was a visitor
with Ralph and Norbert Schloegie
Sunday forenoon.
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Getty Grove

Anton Essler and son, Norbert,
and daughter, Laura, and Peter
Jung were dinner guests at the HUI
bert Rouslang home Sunday.
Eddie Quade was pleasantly sur
prised when number of friends
and relatives dropped in to help
him celebrate his birthday anniver-
sary Sunday evening.
Mrs. Tillie Ritter and Mildred,
Rosina and Glen were dinner
guests and spent Sunday afternoon
at the VIM. Gritzmacher home.
Sister Eustacia, o. S. B., from
Bismarck, N. D., visited with her
sister, Mrs. Martin Wiener and
family, for a few days.
Mrs. George Wiener and son,
Bobby, and daughter, Eilene and
Mrs. Hubert Wiener and son, Fran
els, visited Wednesday evening at
the home Of Mrs. Tillie Ritter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Jennissen and
children spent Wednesday after
noon at the Henry Jennissen home
Quade Brothers shipped truck
load of stock to South st. Paul or
Wednesday.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Essler an6
Mrs. Elizabeth Jung spent Thurs
day afternoon with Hubert Rous
lang.
Ed Quade and Joe Jennisser
were Melrose callers Thursday ev
ening. They called at the Ed Yves
sci home.
Kathryn and Felix Essler spen
Monday at the Hubert Rouslan,
home.
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Sank Centre Route 3

Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Schloegle were
visitors and dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Ahrens Tuesday.
Elizabeth Bieringer and Ger
trude Schloegle were callers at the
Henry Schmidt home Tuesday
forenoon.
Mike Ahrens and Carl Ecklund
were business callers in this COM
munity Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Bromen-
schenkel were callers at the Joe
Schloegle home Friday forenoon.
Catherine and Elizabeth Bier
niger and Gertrude Schloegle were
callers at Joe Schloegle's Friday
forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Schloegle are
the proud parents of baby daugh-
ter. The little girl was named
Marion,
Raymond Schloegle was a bus
mess caller at the home of his par
ents Tuesday afternoon.
Leo, Ralph, and Joe Schloeglt
were visitors at the Jim Grund
mann home in Osakis Tuesday
evening.
George Steinbauer helped Bill
Schloegle fix his threshing machine
Those who attended the picnic
in School Dist. 1873 were: Mr.. ant
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Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Ripka and
sons, Clarence and Donald, spent
Friday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugo Klar and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert thinner and
son, and daughter, Of Belle River,
were dinner guests and spent Wed
nesday afternoon at the Henry
Jennissen home.
Alloys Essler and Alloys Rouslang
spent Monday forenoon at the
Frank Essler home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jennissen
and daughter, Irene, were Sank
Centre callers Friday.
Phyllis Virkes Is employed at the
Joe Jennissen home.
Lorraine Rouslang and Evelyn
Klar called at. the home Of Tillie
Ritter Monday morning.
Joe Jennissen was a Sank Centre
caller Friday.
George Essler and Alloys Rous-
lang were business callers at Long
Prairie Friday afternoon.
Tillie Ritter, Mildred and Rosins
called on Mrs. VIM. Gritzmachel
| wednesday.
i Otto and Adolph Wiener visited
with the Weller boys in Elrosa or
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jennisse,
and family, Violet Virkes spen
Friday evening at the Joe Jennis
sen home.
Willie and Edwina Jimmie, o
| Belle River, were callers at the 10
Jennissen home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martha Wiener an
Sister Eustacia, o. s. B., visite'
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Niehaus an
baby Friday.
J Evelyn Klar called at the Huber
t Rouslang home Monday evening.
Peter Jung and Anton Essle
: spent Friday evening with Huber
> Rouslang. Laura Essler who attend
:. ed school at Getty Grove for som
2 time, returned home with them.
{ Anton Essler and son, Norber
who spent a few days in Minneapt
lis, returned home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Essler an
Mrs. Elizabeth Jung called at Tn
!, Anton Essler home Thursday.
r Frank Jenc and son, Raymon
l. were callers at the Hubert Rou
lang home Wednesday afternoon
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Looking Back
Through Time
Excerpts From Herald of Thursday,
June Z, 1917-Items OF Inter-
est Of Twenty Years Ago

A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. s. Halverson on Thursday,
May 81.
The money Melted from the Sem
Tor class play has been spent by
the vote of the class in purchasing
a Liberty Bond.
Frank Schwartz returned Satur-
day night from Malta, Montana,
where he purchased relinquish-
ment. Mr.. Schwartz expects to
move his family there next spring.
Miss Helen Allen returned from
st. Joseph Wednesday where she
attended college the past year and
will spend the summer vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Allen.
Another proof of cause and effect
has been brought to the notice Of
the public. G. Hillerud broke his
wrist while cranking non-self-
starting machine and consequently
sold it and purchased one that
would start without much persua-
sion nor disastrous effects.
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Frederick J. Botz and Miss Rose
Bromenschenkel were married by
Rev. Fr. Artz, at st. Paul's Catho-
lie church Tuesday morning, June
9th, at nine O'Clock.
wednesday morning at six-forty-
five occurred the marriage Of Mrs.
Rose Terway, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. B. Sauer, to John B. Mond-
loch at st. Pau]'s Catholic church.
"A former Sank Centre young
man, who achieved notoriety in
punches while moving along the
somewhat strenuous pathway to
mans estate, but who has since
accumulated considerable fame and
a charming wife, arrived in the
CITY with his spouse Monday even
ing and will spend the summer in
and around Sank Centre. Reference
is made to- James B. Hendryx (son
of the former editor of the Herald
From accounts of his boyhood ex
ploits which his old friends de-
light in recounting, we have arriv
ed at the conclusions that Tom
SAWYER, Mark Twain's unusua
boy character, had real prototype
in young Hendryx. During the pas
few years Mr.. Hendryx has turned
his talent toward literature and h
has achieved considerable deserved
fame as a writer and author o
several novels and short stories
The writer has read several Of hi
yarns and the unusual imaginativ
and descriptive facilities possesse,
by Mr.. Hendryx gives them tn
necessary punch" to make on
hate to lay aside the book until fin
ished.
Father Harrington, the new pas
tor Of Our Lady of the Angel
parish, held his initial service a
the local church Sunday morning
and according to reports he mad
splendid impression upon hi
parish. The new pastor is a Masss
chusetes man, but prior to comm
to Sank Centre was located 6
Pierre, s. d.
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afternoon In honor Of Mrs. Roy
Hamilton and Mrs. Ellwyn Mar
shall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Win Cowlthorp and
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. M. D.
Cowithorp attended the school pic
mic in the Pleasant Valley School
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Duffey and Mrs. Ralph Cole
(Agnes Duffey) and children, for
mer residents or Lyman Prairie,
called at the Henry Judes and Ell
mer Smith homes Friday.
Mrs. Walter Payne, Mrs. Win
Cowlthorp and Mrs. e. Smith enter
tanned the Grove Lake Ladies AID
Thursday at the latter's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Smith and
Mrs. Walter Morris and daughter
visited Miss Mabel Smith at Hobo
| ken Monday.
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n short season deigned 10 dis
regard baseball ~ = major part
of the sports curriculum. So the
boys got together. The school
would furnish the boys with
the supervised practice and
schedule Of games and the Le-
gion set up the equipment.
So far so good. But there's a jok-
er in the deck; they have no place
to play. Sometime ago the only dia-
mond in town at the Fair Grounds
was loaded with several piles OF dirt
during the recent revamping pro-
cess for an athletic field. AS yet the
niles remain untouched and no re-
pair work has gone ahead. Now 1t
is the thought Of the Legion boys
that they should have q diamond.
Incurring more than ordinary ex-
pense to give an athletic program
under proper supervision, the LIE
gion is doing a notable work. And
thew want a diamond. At present
the high school has been bouncing
along on an improvised spot along
side of the old plot that is not toe
smooth. Balls take dirty hops rails
ing the percentage of chances fol
injuries. Already one man suffer
ed injuries that might have easily
resulted in broken bones In tns
! face. And just because he ran at
ter a ball and into one o.
those piles of dirt. It can harper
again, you know.
As the tournament schedule
tapers off at the local Country
Club this week, an announce
ment originating with Coun-
try Club officers stated that
the Minneapolis pro, and one
time winner of the Central
Minny tourney, Frank BrokL
would be back Sunday on the
local greensward. Giving In
struction privately and In
groups he will work on a sched-
ule. Those wanting pointers on
faults of their game Oughta get
out there on Sunday. Touch
themselves up for an Oncoming
tournament.
Next week as school closes an
about 900 kids of this communit
are turned loose for three months
some of them to work, some
them to be in farm homes, an
some to just bum around, con
prehensive program OF organize
recreational work will open. Set U
through the cooperation OF tt
school board and the city counc
] Gene Harvey has been retained II
the supervision. The plan has m
with favor in a number of citi'
J during the past few years amor
them Long Prairie. It's a big j
that Harvey has mapped out as W
may see in his first weeks sche
ule appearing in the Herald. +
urges parents who have childrt
interested in summer sports
4 register their children under Il
0 program. It'll afford wholesome I
Q misunderstanding to do 1t t
: right way. Plenty Of attention w
e be given to the young fellows WI
e are now in the upper grades
: grammar school, and early in Ju
e ior High school careers.
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s Sport
% Ways
BY Chuck Rattle

In the wind up Of the high school
baseball season Thursday afternoon
the local boys pulled surprising
game when they were defeated by
Little Falls 6 to 1. 1t isn't often
that this corner can find anything
brilliant or outstanding In defeat
but the way those local Lads, devoid
of baseball experience until this
year, have come up from the bot
tom of the heap to play some pref
ty fair ball Is worthy Of comment.
Against Little Falls In the first
game they lost Is to 8. Now any
baseball game that runs to Is runs
is not baseball game but a track
meet for the winning team. In
that game the Little Falls outfit
tapered their pitching strength
three times to hold the score down
and failed. In this last encounter
the Falls boys used their first
string pitcher throughout and he
was in bad holes at times. In the
last inning with the bases loaded
and no one out the locals failed to
score.
This years baseballers were
captained by Eddie Schneider,
retiring this year from the
squad as a senior. Eddie held
down the third sack position
and was one of Harvey's stand
bys. Eddie had q knack for get
ting them, although he had his
misqueus at times. In his last
game for the alma mamma he
suffered injuries In the first
inning. Forced to play on an
improvised diamond when the
regular Fair Grounds diamond
was loaded with piles of dirt
awaiting repair, the squad
found not too good q diamond.
In the first inning Eddie went
after foul. scampered hard
after It toward the old diam
ond, ran aground of q pile Of
dirt, and the momentum car
ried him over. He was catapult-
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Now we step into the box for
Junior Legion baseball. Under
this program all over the Unit
ed States In nearly every town
that boasts q Legion post these
teams of young fellows will
spring up-playing supervised
revival of the sandl0t game. L0-
cally about rs boys have sign
ed to play with the outfit this
summer. Fingerprinting Is one
of the new requirements for the
boys, and last week the fellows
were daubing their fingers in
the ink and taking impress
sions. It's q way for prevent
ing older players to play under
other names. The Legion and
the school cOOperated this
spring In giving the boys an
extra long season. Formerly the
Legion outfit has awaited the
dismissal of school before go
ing to work. Delaying their
game schedules until the latter
part Of June. The school be-
cause of costly equipment and
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ed directly onto his face and
was much bruised. Tough luck.

Things look up for the high
school squad for the next two
years. This year losing only one
man Harvey is confident that af-
ter a summers workout under the
Legion outfit his boys will have
had experience enough to enter in
to competition Of a real calibre
next spring. Captaining the crew
next spring will be Bud Soltau.
moundman. Harvey's latest discov-
cry in the pitching staff, Hanson,
will make things little more Sc
cure on that position relieving the
tension one pitcher would have to
endure.