The Sauk Centre herald., 1938-10-20
coming fine though and the extra confinement Is
a precautionary measure to keep him quiet.

coming fine though and the extra confinement Is
precautionary measure to keep him more quiet
Weather an age old topic for conversation pieces
has been prominently talked this fall It's always
sprtely topic Of conversation. Always it be de-
pended upon to fill those awkward uls that will show
up in the most carefully followed chats It has
the soothing quality that leads to speak at
will in the knowledge that the subject can't end up
in argument. That's rare topic indeed
So they're talking about the weather Sure, the
Romans probably found the weather and it's varia-
tions pleasantly diverting topic of conversation.
But here in Minnesota we have something to talk of
this year. Lookit. Flowers are blooming their
pretty heads off, trees being denuded Mosquitoes
biting ferociously; the boys hunting ducks.
Sounds like the patchwork in a crazy quilt.
There's been killing frost UP to the 18th Of Octob-
and several days past and no one can understand
it. Beans and tomatoes still fill the larders fresh
from the vegetable gardens Housewives go out into
the eaf-strewn gardens, to rummage out the garden
produce. All these things brings the talk of other
years. v. T. Conklin remember year
September third when bitter frost ended sum-
mer abruptly. He can remember because the date
is his birthdate Mrs. Roy Working resident here
since the old stockade days, recalls how summer,
in the latter months gardens and the more tender
plants had to be covered each night safeguard
against frost-nipping. "A fall similar to this
years ago on October 11th. The day beautifully
warm and the autumn colors were varied hues. That
night it showed. The date their wedding day.
But be careful Any day now you're going to
get caught without your storm windows
1 have always felt that my pipe stock was ade-
quate-in fact it's been pointed out that only one
be smoked at time. But sometime ago was given
a pipe rack. In it six provisions for pipes
Nothing would do until had filled them ALL That
done am content. But the other day while the
boys were talking pipes, a salesman popped up who
claimed he had hundred His wife, he said
complains saying, What if had hundred pairs of
hose?". And Art MacDermond has twenty more
My little stock so unpretentious now. ;.
R. e. Woolsey, the senator man from Capitol Hill
and Merose was in town business here last week.
The last time 1 him he was playing cards
with DR.. Andy Mayer and Harry Hamilton in the
Mayors waiting Give the city adminstra-
tion vote of thanks quitting the siren treat
ment at the $50 p. curfew hour. A few kicks
came in, and the blast taken off Immediately.
Nice cooperation.
There's thing that's hard to top in these small
towns-that's the utter lack of indifference to
others predicament. Call it neighborness-to use
honey word-if you will. But the lengths to which
people will go, that quite obviously them
extra measure of work, to make another comfort
able or mite happier is sometimes little taking
back With an utter disregard for their press
ing problems seemingly, they are ready to lend
hand It's easily understandable-ths neighborliness
when distressing circumstances render a situation
almost uncomfortable alone. But when the situation
with the befriended will along all right as
they are-well the momentum toward being helpful
just isn't there. My mother, she's the lady at
house who handles the bread basket was away sew
eral days last week. And certain kind ladies seeing
three helpless men q flatter my two brothers and
myself) sent in viands of good things including an
apple pie and piping hot dish. They most
welcome. But you know we males sometimes
not so helpless just to complete the story Enlistng
the aid of broiler able to turn out some
passable open face sandwiches toasted with oozing
melted cheese and crisp strips of bacon And
even quite adept at the art of brong steak tnougn
there is much to be learned at that. hope this
unseemngly display of telling of our culinary art will
not frghten away the good things the next time the
Mater goes away.
Wit and humor, like most things, travel in cycles
At times it is sparkling and witty; others SEEM
ingy insensible. But it reflects accurately any
single factor the temperament of people at given
time. Right now it's the drol-the sophisticated
type OF humor, play on words that takes up the
spotlight rather like these punny drolleres.
>. These samples may not be new, but they're in
dicative. What color is ghost? And the answer
is Boo" And another What color is bride and
the groomY. Wed. And yet another that is not
bad to try on your favorite jokester. train is to
move between two towns. Between the towns are a
number OF stations. Now the train starts from the
first town with 10 passengers. At the first station
two get on, three get off, At the next get on and
get off; at the next get on get off. Interspers-
ing all these statements the expert okester will in
ject, 'Dya follow me?" Then when he finishes rat
ting off the station stops and numbers passengers
on and off, he asks are you ready. You nod and
the punch line is: How many stations did the train
stop att! =. bit largely.
80.
or People-Joan Markson has started her Christ
mas knitting In fact her needles clacking
Augustine. Add familarities: Elmer Paske's
BY gingerp And add in the same bracket Joe
Jacksons ''out for lunch" sign his biz door.
And Gus Otto has added old reed organ to his
garage and upon the keys he fiddles during the
luls.
Fewer and fewer grow the buildings with the
little jutting plank along the front which the boys
on warm days dawdled away the long hours. Todays
architecture calls for severely straight front with
no place to rest even shoe heel But in the old
days-and a few remain here-those building fronts
along the main stem lined with the boys who
smoked their pipes calmly and, between passersby
spat in the gutter with astounding accuracy. . f.
Today one remains of the favorites along Main Street
Still frequented with its esurely clientele is
OF the now emptied Otto building in the five block
of Main Street. -.