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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
JAMES KING POLK, So,
ATTORNEY, DIES HERE
Funeral Services to Be Held
Tomorrow-Buria to Be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.

Tomorrow-Buria to Be in
Mount Olivet Cemetery.
James King Polk, 50. prominent at
torney until his retirement, five years
ago. died Friday evening after brief
illness at his home, 4456 Reservoir
road NV. Mr.. Polk, lifelong resi-
dent of Washington, was graduated
from Georgetown University Law
School and was q member of the Dis
trict bar for more than IS years.
Three members Of Che King family,
on Mr.. Folks mothers side, were
presidents of Georgetown College. He
was a lover OF outdoor sports and q
charter member of the Racquet Club
He is survived by his wife, Florence
Queen Polk; two sons, James r. Polk,
jr., Of New York City, also a George
town law graduate. and Douglas Noyes
Polk OF Washington, and several
grandchildren.
Following brief funeral services at
the w. w. Chambers Co. funeral
home, l400 Chaplin street NV, at
$50 am. tomorrow. mass will be
offered at Our Lady Of Victory Church
at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
GarnH nj ThankH.

DUNBAR. HARRY l.. I wish to express
my appreciation for the kind expressions
81 sympathy at the sudden death Of my
husband, HARRY L. DUNBAR.
SADIE E. DUNBAR.
HENSON. ROBERTA. We sincerely ap-
pfeciate the kindness and sympathy you
nave EXPENDED to US in cur bereavement.
ROBERTA HENSON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15

The Sistine Chapel, private chapel
Of the Popes in the Vatican, was built
for Sixtus Nv in 1873.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
Subway Order Huge.

One OF the largest orders ever placed
by railway organization has Just
been announced by the London Pas
senger Transport Board for rolling
stock for its subway lines. 1t totals
$45, 100000. If made up into a single
train the 1857 cars ordered would be
nearly Is miles long. with 2,092 trac-
ton motors giving total horsepower
OF 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
TAVENNER FUNERAL
WILL BE TOMORROW
Retired Post Office Worker Had
Been in Government Service
Nearly SO Years.

Funeral services for Cloyd Tavenner,
II, superintendent OF Georgetown
Post ONCE for many years before his
retirement, who died yesterday at his
residence, 300 Wisconsin avenue
NV, will be held at Birch's Funeral
Home. 1904 M street NV, tomorrow
at pm.
Mr.. Tavenner was an employe of
the Post ONCE Department for nearly
so years. He was a member of the
Knights Templar.
Surviving are sister. Sara Jane
Tavenner of 300 Wisconsin ave-
nue. and two brothers, Clarence Tav-
enner Of 1910 Forty fourth street NV.
and Louis Tavenner of Baltimore.
Interment will be in Rock Creek
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15

held at 2:30 pm.
tomorrow at the
h o m e of his
brother. James
H. Chrisnan, 7l3
Thirteenth street
Sc. Burial will
be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
A veteran Of
many years serv-
ice on the Metro
politan Police
force, Mr.. Chris
man was retired
D e c e m b er /,
1887, due to ILL
maze In ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15

pointed to the force in 1919, and for
a long time was desk clerk at police
headquarters.
Mr.. Chrisman had been active in
the affairs Of the American Legion,
serving in 1885 as commander Of
Police Post and being the posts finance
ofiicer from 1881 to 1888. His death
came after long illness. He had
been in the hospital since last August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-15
CEMETERY LOTS.

5 LOTS. WITH Il BURIAL SITES, m
National Memorial Park. Fatrfax. Va; cost
$3.50, viii sell for y for quick sale. Ma
ttoaal SEAS.
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Family Locked in Burning Mill,

When an Arab miller near JeruSa-
lem refused to give money to armed
brigands. they locked him. his wife
and 4-year-old daughter in the mill
and set fire to the place, but were
beaten of by three Jews. who then
rescued the family from the flames.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
First Regular
Concert Tonight
Combined Sank Centre
Bands VIII Present
Program From Band Shell

Sank Centres bands will set to
music the City Park scene this eve
ming, Thursday, in the first regu-
lar concert Of the outdoor season
in the band shell. Director of Sank
Centres city band and the Ameri-
can Legion Band, p. w. Hanson,
made the announcement this week.
This concert rates as one Of the
musical firsts for Sank Centre. The
evening will present a combined
group of the boys and girls senior
organization and the American Leg
ion adult band. For the Legion old
sters Of the group it will be their
first concert from the shell.
Outstanding On this program, ar
ranged for the first concert, will be
the overture, Prince Charming
one Of Karl Kings compositions.
Featured will be the trombone sec
ton in the Fillmore novelty, 'Tuc-
ky Trombone" This group Of from
bonists is one Of the high points
of the Legion organization. The
program follows:
March, 'Booster"-Klein.
Overture, prince Charming
King.
March, Little Giant"-Boos.
WALTZ, "Mexican- Rose"-Popular.
Novelty, Lucky Trombone" -
Fillmore.
Serenade, Romance Land"-Jew-
ell.
March-"American Legion"
March, New Coloniap'-Hall.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Adyise Use of Preventive
Plans for Sleeping Sickness

probably by biting flies. So far as
Is known 1t is transmitted in no
other way.
Protection against mosquitoes and
flies Is therefore the first essent-
ial. IF the disease appears in an
area, horses and mules should be
kept in screened stables at night
and when not at work, from about
July LIST until after frost. Fine
mesh screen is not expensive, and
can be tackled directly over win
dows without building frames for
the screens; but screen doors will
have to be built.
When at work, animals should be
protected with muslin or burlap fly
covers, extending all over from head
to tail. Head, legs and muslin COW
ers should be sprayed with a good
insect repellant about every 21s
hours, just before going to work
morning and noon, and in the mid
die Of forenoon and afternoon.
The Bureau of Animal Industry,
U. s. D. A., recommends a home
made insect spray. They say: IAN
effective and rather inexpensive
spray material may be prepared by
extracting pyrethrum flowers
Wholesale at 40c a ID. IN 5lb. con-
tainers), in kerosene for 48 hours,
using one pound Of the flowers to
a gallon Of kerosene. Two parts OF
this extract are then thoroughly
mixed with one part Of water con-
tanning to s percent Of soft soap.
The mixture is now ready for use."
Load a spray gun and take with
teams to field. II only takes a few
minutes to spray the work animals
before going out and midforenoon
and midafternools-and Is not only
q valuable protection, but enhances
their comfort while at work. Bet
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Mission Festival and
Organ Concert Sunday
VIII BE Enhanced BY
Special Morning Service
And Evening Organ Concert

Zion Lutheran congregation, I'M
der the pastorship Of the Rev. J.
F. Schumacher, will observe its an
nual Mission Festival Sunday with
special morning services and an
evening organ concert on the new
Hammond electric organ, recently
purchased by the congregation.
Guest speaker for the morning
services, Rev. Schumacher announc-
ed, will be the Rev. c. A. Joesting,
OF Wadena. Two special mission
services are to be held at 900 q. m.
and Hoo a. m. The public and
neighboring congregations are cord
tally invited.
In the evening a public organ con-
cert with e. Sweden presiding at
the new electric organ, will be pre-
scented. So many, interested In the
new instrument, have asked for
additions that this public concert
has been arranged. That evening
the organ will be in competent
hands since Mr.. Sweden has been
member Of the MacPhail School
Of Music for a number Of years.
No admission charges will be made,
but a free offering will be taken.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Decision Made At
Melrose Sunday-4OOO
Attended Convention

Sank Centre will be the scene of
the 1889 annual convention Of the
Western Stearns Federation of
Catholic Societies 1t was decided
when about 1000 attended Sunday
the annual convention held in Mel
rose.
s. G.. Schwarzbauer, marshall Of
the organization, said this week
that the convention will be held
sometime in the summer Of 1889. He
announced, too, that Sank Centre
has been awarded the quarterly
meeting Of the organization in Sep
TENDER Of this year.
Sunday when communities Of
West Union, st. Rosa, Freeport,
Albany, New Munich, Spring Hill,
Greenwald, and Metre Grove moved
representations into Melrose, more
than hundred attended from this
city, representing members and
friends Of st. Joseph's Society, Of
st. Paul's Church.
Feature Of the afternoon parade
was the sight Of about eighteen
mounted men from st. Boniface's
parish, Melrose. Marshall 8. G..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Celebrate the Fourth
of July In Sank Centre
Carleton Sckberg
Honored By Students
Elected As One Of Officers
of International Relations
Club and Publication Activities

Carleton Eckberg, of this city, a
senior at Hamline University, has
been elected as one Of group Of
seven students to major posts on
undergraduate publications. Garlic
ton was selected by the literary
board, representative body Of stu
dents and faculty members which
exercises general supervision over
campus publications.
Carleton will act as advertising
manager of the Oracle next year
and in addition will serve as bust.
ness manager Of the Piper, quarter
ly literary magazine.
Carleton also was elected as one
OF the officers Of the International
Relations club for the academic
year Of 1938-39. The officers are
Clifford Peterson, North Branch,
president; George Halstead, Of
Brooten, a former student Of Sank
Centre High school, vice president;
jeanette Bluhm, Of Bertha, secre-
tary; Carleton Eckberg, Sank Cen
ire, treasurer. The activities of this
club consist Of meetings at which
current world affairs are discussed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Federation of Catholic Soci-
cites TO COmveme Here i'm 1889

Schwarzbauer was mounted. Four
bands included Metre Grove, Al
bany, Freeport, and the Legion
band Of this city.
Officers elected for the coming
year are: Leo J. Beste, Melrose,
president; Henry Schultzenberge,
New Munich, vice president; John
Englebreck, Melrose, secretary; B.
II. Otte, Sank Centre, treasurer;
and s. G. Schwarzbauer, marshall,
also Of this city; and FIR. Paulin,
O. s. B., Metre Grove, spiritual d.
rector.
A Mass opened the morning SER
vice at st. Boniface's Church with
the parish serving dinner to the
visitors later. The program for the
coming year is a program on Cath
Ole action.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Wooden In
dian Back On
Third Street
Commentaries Seven
tieth Anniversary Of
Merchandising in S. C..
COST $50 WHEN NEW
Was Advertisement For
Pioneer Tobacco Store
Founded June 6, 1868

Indian Queen" a seventy-year
old bit of furniture" gazed onto a
Third Street scene vastly different
from the one she viewed from the
same spot in the first year of her
life.
This weekend she will begin a
week long vigil from the window of
Dahlem's Store commemorating
seventy years of merchandising his
tory for this store, founded June
6, 1858, by the late Albert Dahlem.
Transported from New York by
train and from st. Cloud by stage
coach the Indian Queen, which cost
fifty dollars, win see a scene of
motor cars and busy street. Sew
enty years ago it was world of
horses and stage coaches. Symbol
of the old tobacco store fraternity,
the wooden Indian stood as a sign
for the New York Cigar Store, the
first business set up by Mr.. Dahlem.
Today Dahlems Store from the
same site as housed that first bust
ness Is operated by the third of
line Of Dahlems, 24-year-old Willis
Dahlem. His grandfather, founder,
operated until 1926, when the late
August ]. Dahlem assumed the
reins. After his death, the owner
ship fell to his son, Willis, on jan
uary i, 1887.
Briefly the history Of Dahlem's
is one of growth. Mr.. Dahlem add
ed groceries and dry goods to his
tobacco stock. In 1884 he erected
a brick building. Finding 1t again
necessary to expand he erected in
1895 building now housing the
O'Gara motor. In 1914 the present
building, on the site Of the old
frame New York Cigar Store, rose
as an addition to Third Street. But
all through these moves, the old
cigar store continued in business.
That original building is used now
as a dwelling on Birch Street,
stands alongside the house occupied
by Mrs. .Thielen, Willis said this
week.
It was a problem getting goods
on the spot in those days, we find
from a history written in the Her.
aid in 1921. BY stage the goods
came from st. Cloud, often days
late, and the first bill Of goods came
from New York at a cost of SILT.
The old cigar store served as news
agency, and all the ma
tional magazines, Minneapolis, st.
Paul, New York newspapers were
there. Their arrival was
often days late, because Of the I'M
certainty in transportation, but
their coming kept the people Of the
community informed in a general
way Of the world around them.
Mr.. Dahlem's story Is not unlike
that Of many pioneers in this then
wild country. In 1853 the young
man migrated to this country from
Germany. Then he took turn with
the regular army, ana on certain
march to Fort Abercrombie-Sauk
Centre was on that road-he viewed
the town, saw In its settlement pos
sibilities, decided that here he would
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Memories
From Early
Pioneer Life
Vivid Picture of Early
Existence In This
Community
CLEARED FOUR ACRES
Children Suffered No
Tooth Decay-Medical
Care Inadequate

From memories OF early pioneer
life Of this community, the follow
ing from the pen of Ruth E. Do
herty, Minneapolis, a former resi-
dent Of this community, presents a
vivid picture Of life Of years ago.
Mrs. Doherty, who was born Aug
ust IA, 1853, is "a years old. The
family resided on a farm eleven
miles from Sank Centre. Mrs. Do
herty wrote as follows:
In this short history Of a pion-
eer the merits Of which lie not only
in its setting, but far more in the
lives Of those pioneers who shall be
spoken of in this narrative. My
home at this time is in the city
of Minneapolis with my son, F. G.
Doherty. One daughter in the col
lege town of State College Penn
sylvania and a son is with the
Great Western Sugar Company
and my youngest daughter is
practicing dentistry in a neighbor-
ing town in this state. My parents
moved from Pleasant Grove in
midwinter about seventy years ago
to settle en- homestead covered
by forests of hard wood and many
kinds of soft wood trees. My father
Dewitt Clinton, Crandall, passed
away in the year 1902. He also too,
my mother, were natives of the
State Of New York. At the time of
my marriage our home was at
Iowa Falls. Iowa. The hardships of
those early pioneers and the life
among strangers in midwinter
with almost no ready money are
only memories and what we went
through in those early days seems
to me impossible. Fuel was plenti-
full but the only stove in our log ca
bin was an elevated oven cook
stove. Our dried poplar wood cost
nothing but the labor of gathering
and cutting for it was a product of
the wild forests and was free to
all. Those settlers who chose to file
on prairie land spent their winters
in hauling loads of this dry soft
wood, crossing the Sank river on
ice. All kinds of hard wood was
plentiful and could be purchased
very cheaply. My father did quite
a business making posts and rails
and selling them to those who own
ed only prairie farms. Our log
cabin was built Of logs, and plaster
ed with mud, the roof Of this cabin
was OF poles cut from the growing
trees, 1t was covered with slough
grass, afterward with dirt from
the field The effect of a hard rain
on this roof is better imagined than
described. Except for a large.
heavy oil cloth tackled over the
space where our two beds were
there was no dry spot in the house.
1 have a very old book, leather
covered. The name of this book is.
Ceruden's Concordance of the HOLY
scriptures and I treasure it highly
as an antique, but the pages are in
TACT and bear the stains of that
flood of three days duration I be-
lieve it was as long ago that this
oook came out as 1850. It is prob
ably nearly 30 years old.
We cleared about four acres of
very rich land to be plowed and nv
rather sowed by hand, wheat.
planted corn, and made a fine gar
den. We also owned a very good
cow, a pair Of oxen and about a
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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30

A communication from the Horse
and Mule Association OF America,
Chicago, Ill, states that farmers
can prevent sleeping sickness
from affecting their horses and
mules, by following tested prevent
i've measures.
Men who did this in 1887 protect
ed 80 percent Of their horses from
the disease. Sleeping sickness
technical name equine encephalom-
yelitis-made 1884 horses notice
ably sick in 1887.
In Minnesota where It was
worst, the disease appeared on o.
767 farms, where 157, 4S3 horses
were owned. Only A. 69 Of these
had the disease (26 percenD and
9,20O died-that Is, % percent Of
those noticeably sick died. Most Of
those lost were due to failure to
treat promptly. Other states were
less affected.
This means that when the disease
appears in q community, rs percent
OF the horses probably will escape,
even II nothing Is done; where prop
er preventive measures are used,
80 percent win escape infection.
The disease Is seasonal, Is known
to be carried by mosquitoes and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Visited Unique
Telephone Exchange
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Forsyth Returned Tuesday
From Western Trip

One Of the most unique telephone
exchanges in the country, the Chi
nese exchange in San Francisco's
Chinatown, claimed the attention
OF II. s. Forsyth, he said on his re-
turn from Rotary's International
convention Tuesday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Forsyth made a two
weeks vacation trip to the west by
motor car.
from operators in the exchange
he learned that the Chinese call
parties by name instead Of number.
II believe" he said, they are try
ing to educate them to call by num-
ber." Under the present system the
operator is obligated to locate the
party instead Of ringing designat-
ed number.
Interesting to both Mr.. and Mrs.
Forsyth was Chinatown. He said
that the Chinese submitted to in
quiries, but few knew any English.
One would shrug on questioning,
another would answer, mo savve,
no savve."
Representing the local club at
Rotary International, Mr.. Forsyth
said that actual attendance figures
were not available. But on the sec
ond day of the meet 1t was known
there were from 10000 to 5000
people who, from all parts Of the
world, had moved into the Golden
Gate City.
IT never dreamed there was such
a vast expanse Of desert" he re-
marked about the southwest. Their
outbound travels took them through
Arizona and New Mexico, to the
southern California approach. One
bad day they had on the way out
when they skirted through Nebras-
ka, the Dust Bowl. The wind howl
ed, and dust darkened the sky, he
pointed out. More thrilling to them
than the great new bridges across
San Francisco Bay, was the I'M
mense Boulder Dam.
In San Francisco Mr.. and Mrs.
Forsyth were guests with a cousin
Of his whom he hao not seen In the
past fifteen years.
Contact with ex-Sauk Centreites
was made in Sacramento and
Marysville where the Barrons have
business establishments. In Sacre-
mento they visited with Mrs. Bar
ron, Roger, Mary Margaret, and
Miss Geneva LUX. In Marysville
they called on Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Barron.
Their return they made by way
of the Black Hills and the north
ern route. In Utah they traversed
the forty-mile stretch Of salt flats
where short time ago a new speed
record was hung up for motor rae
ing cars.
Monday evening they returned as
far as Montevideo wnere they spent
the night at the home Of the lady's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Faley.
Tuesday, Mr.. Forsyth, manager OF
the telephone company here, resum-
ed his duties, attended conferences
continuing until Thursday in St.
Cloud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-06-30
Mrs. Davis
Passed Away
In Chicago
Funeral Service Held
In Sank Centre We'd
nesday Afternoon
WAS IS YEARS OLD
Came To Sank Centre
In 1874-Moved To
Long Prairie in 1886

Mrs. p. r. Davis, for many years
a resident Of Sank Centre, succumb-
ed to the ravages Of a heart all
nent, on Monday, June 9th. Death
came to her in Chicago, ILL.,, where
she had been with her daughter,
Miss Maud, since last September.
Last November she suffered a sew
ere attack Of colitis which lasted for
several months. She was left In a
weakened condition from which she
was unable to rally. Her age at
death was 70 years, four months
and Is days.
Leonna Lavina Mattison was born
at Waterford, Mimi, on February
10, 1850, the youngest daughter Of
Orange and Cordelia Madison.
When she was ten years old the
family moved to a homestead near
Willard, in Hudson Township, Doug
las county. Four years later the
family came to Sank Centre, and It
was here that she spent her young
womanhood.
In 1875 she was united in mar
rage to Pleasant Richard Davis,
who preceded her IN death, having
passed on in 1929. The first ten
years Of their married life was
spent in and around Sank Centre,
and in 1885 they moved to Long
Prairie, where they resided until
1928. They then returned to Sank
Centre, and remained here until
last September when Mrs. Davis
and daughter went to Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. Davis was the mother Of sew
en- children, six sons and one daugh-
ter. Two sons, Clarence Grey and
Pleasant Fayette, preceded her in
death. The surviving children are:
Earl o. and Ira L., OF Minneapolis;
Lyle R., Gaylord NJ, and Maud c.,
of Chicago, III. There also are liv-
ing nine grandchildren and six
decentralization.
Mrs. Davis was musically inclin-
ed and from girlhood devoted her
talent to church work. While a
resident Of Long Prairie she took
an active and prominent part In the
musical, intellectual and religious
life of the community. In this city
she was active in church work, and
was president of the Gradatim Club
for two years. She also took part
in the District and County Fedora
ton of Woman's Club affairs. She
was an active member Of the Meth
odist Church for many years.
The body, brought to this city
for burial, arrived early wednesday
morning from Chicago, and the last
sad rites were held at the Method
list Church Wednesday afternoon at
three o'clock. Rev. M. L. Brann
conducted the service which was
largely attended by friends from
this community. Interment was
made In Greenwood cemetery on
the family lot. The pallbearers
were: George Fish, DR.. H. +. Hen
neman, u. J. Coons, w. X. Couch,
Aaron Bosshardt and Frank Pang-
burn.