The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-17
ernity brother is brother Of Miss Helen Ranstad,
local school teacher.


man of the Republican state central committee. AT
that time which probably Of the first per-
sonality selling crusades Stassen launched the name
of this personable young fairly buzzed along the
Main Street This fair-haired boy had sold himself
to Main Street. This is how he did it. Never" he
said, has community put such an occasion
so carefully arranged so graciously served. salute
you for the splendid way you have honored your
citizen, William Parker" And the line Lets take
politics out of Wall Street put it on Main Street
tore the rafters out of the ceiling Turning the
ladies of the st. Pauls Church who had served the
dinner-and mind you he the only one Of three
then up for the governorship nomination who men,
toned it-he told them what grand dinner they had
served. Note, too that while the rest of the as
semblage referred to Mr.. Parker as BILL" Stassen
accepted his youngster role used the respectful
William" -.
Election day scene-Bill Parker mounting the
steps to his office election day morn with vac
uum cleaner and dust mop.
Frank Warner paid his election bet to George
Aldous Sattidy eve when he carried the winner
through the streets wheelbarrow. . /. Now i.'s
been always matter of controversy in this wheel
barrow toting to just who is the winner Perhaps
that is born out in this. Quoth Erlyn, the Aldous'
youngest of four, Daddy should push Frank-hes
bigger"
And two were discussing the political aftermath.
Two who had chosen opposite sides of the political
fence. Now seated astride this barrier they viewed
the scene One whose party had lost this time wound
up the discussion with, Time will tell" Quipped the
other smarty, Time has told"
President Roosevelt pats the candidates on the
back The voters pat them-a little lower
Winterest-In rush of wind, that ratified win
dows, winter howled out of the north. clustering
winter comes in DOGGY Misunderstanding
howling, much ado over his arrival. But rarely
pay him heed. The great coats come out of their
summer hiding. We bunch little deeper and that
arch goes into the back that will find us in spring
little spine weary. There's something about
howling wind and lowering temperatures that coats
windows with frost, that gives such secure feeling
to one indoors. 1t hanks back to ruddy glowing
hard coal burners, slippers, book to entertain, an
apple to MUNICH out of the hand.
This Is The Man
Hollywood would do it differently perhaps But
were to cast manAan average man-to play the
man Main Street-well, the characterization
would run something like this -.
He's not oldish this Main Street. He
maybe forty-five even nudging fifty. There are
some older this Street; there are many who are
younger. He's fallen enough into the ways of the
average American male to have acquired that bas-
ket-shaped front. He cannot much longer trust
belt alone. From the temples the front sides his
hair is thinning; but there's sag in his shoulders;
his face is youngish; his eyes twinkle He evinces
in youthfulness he's really not much older than his
son. And can still give the youngster good tanning
when necessary.
For him the day starts early as clock it here
in town. From seven m. on, you'll see him trudg-
ing townward-if 1t gets near eight he'll surg
ing up the street in his in that pel nell last
minute rush to beat his clerks the job. In winter
he moves to town. often in the semi-darkness muffed
deeply in great coat. In summer shirt-sleeved or
perhaps coated. His day ends some hours later In
summer the sun is still high enuf for round of golf
a fishing trip watering the lawn. In winter dark
ness has preceded his homeward footsteps. Twice
each day he finds his to the eatshops These
.,,x1,
the cronies, and the pranks and the wise cracks
flow. He finds business increasingly complicated,
but he plugs He has lot of fun. Perhaps he
works less hard than he tells the at home-a
forgivable oversight we suppose.
OF course he has family wife, some children
who are the apple of his eye-and who incidentally
keep the well-known to the grindstone. But
he likes it. The kids get his nanny when he's in a
mood for nap of Sunday afternoon, he is doing
bookwork at home, entertaining guests But
they're accepted and tolerated nuisance at those times
and vertable angels at others The wife? Well,
she's a pal, who overlooks most of his faults but
can't help breaking out in stew occasions Yes,
he has faults knows it, He tracks dirt in the house,
his fishing tackle is littering important covey He
raves like maddened bull If that old fishing hat
(given to the rummage sale) has disappeared. But
he notices when Bud takes his newest tie. He
doesn't to dress up anyway makes him conspic-
uous. He buries his nose in the paper the moment
he comes home and answers wife's questions with
an "Umh."
He likes reading, at least he brouses around in |
some good literature occasions. His favorite Is
the sport page; he will read the funnes He will
listen to bit of gossip-but it's relation after him
IS often negligible since so many other things are
important. Usually he Is an inveterate smoker In
the fall hankerin to moke pipe sezes him. But |
IN summer pipe and malin's are too darned incon- |
venient to carry. He submits meekly to wellre- |
nearsed lecture, aptly timed, how much money |
smoking Is costing him. He sheds it like water off
ducks back with go buy yourself new hat; so
she does. He shuns running for school board or
Council to how many how few friends he has. |
He'd rather let his ego figure the number. His |
friends carefully chosen anyway-his acquaint-
anceship is large.
More than often he has hobby He may build
with tools in the basement fishing may be his |
pursuit golf hunting. In most cases 1t Is a
costly thing-but just the thing he feels to give him
that added zip in getting away from business. Often
he Is a collector. will pore hours his specimens.
or he Is expert on bird lore or something OF a
cook given n reasonable kitchen his nearby to