The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-12-01

columns-one of my very best to augment the col
lection).
Walking wintry way home and your columnst
observes-Trailer houses look funny that winter
has blanketed lightly And it reminds me that a
trailer been occupied all fall the shores of
Sank Lake. Wonder If they're still there. A
morning symphony is the rhythmic scrape of shovels
on naked cement. . Lonely and cold is the Mrs.
Mullen tourist home Brightly active in the seasons
height, now it is closed. Posters clutter the front
door stoop. No tracks the sleek expanse of
the snow on the walk-save those of stray dog
browsing Within the dated furniture-most of 1t
heiroom-gathers in the settling cold. Snow goes
up in swirls in the flight of passing autos-whips
brightly, in the simmer Of sunlight, with the wind.
The haf-hdden sun has look that is wintry-
less Roofs matched in white with the new
fallen snow Soon the SCOT and dirt of the city will
darken it. Roadways already dirty white trails
where have sifted the with the unfrozen
loose dirt. Kids shake out their coats before en-
tering indoors after romp in the snow.
$3.50
Your correspondent CHANGED on an interesting
meeting the other day. student from CHINA
young man of about my own age, on whose shoulders
rests a responsibility far greater than some of us
would care to bear. For he is part of the future
of China His education is part Of the prepare
tions China was-and is-making to free the country
of Japanese and other invasions He's stake in the
future; he realizes it. I brought out atlas. He
looked longingly at the China-near Hankow-he
knew. We traced points by Japanese; points he
knew. His responsibility is greater than for many
Chinese for by his American education he is to be-
to lead China to unity. But in his native China
once educated-hs life will be in danger; for educat-
ed Chinese are no aid to ambitious Japanese pro-
gram. Like China, he's patient. Some day." he
said referring to Japanese retreat from China. But
unlike the old China, his patience will not endure
forever This China will not allow the dragon
to sleep too long" His name is Yu Pin Wang
a name, perhaps, of unintegible gbbersh here; but
a name with heroic ring in certain Chinese circles.
His father, the late General l. Che Wang was
negotiator who lost his life to the Chinese Commun
lists when his secured the release of
the General Chang Kai-Chek. -.
Kng-Perhaps the hard luck king title for this
year should go to Dave Hooper. His trouble started
when the sire to his herd died, then a boar pig . . .
But that isn't all. When he poisoned grasshoppers
the potion killed of his flock. Five lambs
died from eating frosted alfalfa A colt was killed
on the highway. . Well, it Just goes to show YOU
that YOU didn't have all the tough luck, Mister. .
Dave was pleased the fact that he lost but
out OF 125 lambs in birth-which is good he says.
Of People-Jerry Daniels has black diamond
an Alaskan product. 1t sent him by Sank Gen.
tire resident, Evan Wruck from the Ice Box It'll cut
glass, and looks like hematite And C. r. Bruce
going down the street in overcoat, must be hungry
for Fowerida. Joe Rogers in other over
clerical shortage. One of his employees married,
Mildred Taylor; another, and her sister, in the
hospital with an injured ankle. There are those
who still miss the Gopher Prairie Inn, and find them
selves to their surprise in entirely different estab
ishment upon entering the building Surprisingly
the restaurant is the only business here, to my
knowledge, to adopt the name of the town from Lew
is Main Street." Gopher Prairie. With it's passing
a scant few years ago, the name fades entirely from
the street. Somehow half expect to see former
owner, j. B. Schoenhof still be-aproned in white.
And j. j. Cotton can wear that rakish hat with brim
turned down all around about jauntily as any this
one has seen. saw him down the street the other
day with his dog parading behind It's way have
long liked to wear hat-but alas, it doesn't take.
And there is quite outcroppng of mustaches with
winter coming Syl Reinardy, the last saw, was
beginning one-and someone else whose
capes at the moment. That Doc Franta has
merry twinkle in his eye when he laughs. l.. i. And
Doc Andy Mayer will eat up Hot Lips" often as
anyone will saxophonize it. . . Personal nomination
for distinguished looking woman-Mrs. A. F. Moyni-
han.
Personalensing-Las week Tuesday was the an
niversary for the thirty-second year of welded life
for the Howard McGees. And congrats 4. . And
winter hikes out certain class of readers that make
their temperance to the library about the first
snowfall. Notably among them is J. F. Cooper
Off reading during the summer, he comes in with
the first rush of winter to procure book. And
Gilpin is another winter reader. {. And smack
dab in the midst of holiday rush, the front door
of the Waldorf closed and locked uncanniy. .
And patrons were hiked the backway thru the kit
chen, while Dick Otte worked feverishly over the
closed door.
Boatman-This tale isn't spoiled by any ambitious
rags-to-riches rise to place in the sum- is it
foued by an Il wanna be sea captain when grow
up" bit Of sentmentaity. No. Kenneth Robinson
son of Mr.. and Mrs JOS Robinson, didn't play with
boats as boy; he never dreamed longingly of the
day when he could put to in ships. But the
blonde, wavy-haired bespectacled young is today
finding place in the traffic the largest Of inland
waters on this continent-the Great Lakes. This
soft-spoken young man went to Duluth about eight
years ago simply to get job. He turned to Duluth
because brother, Jack, might be able to get him
something. Jack got him job lake steamer
The only requirement was that he be 1s-Kenneth
wasn't. He stuck to his jobs thru the shipping
seasons He studied. rose in rank, became pilot
with his license Today he Is third mate on the John
p. Geistman, storm-harrassed steamer. Third mate
Is next in line to captain. What brings all this
to point is that Kenneth recently came into Duluth
harbor on the limping Geistman after most of the
cargo of new autos had been swept into the lake
by terrific storms. After the first few had
been swept from the decks Kenneth and another
sent out on ropes to put more chains the remain