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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Homestead Monument

Daniel Freeman's quarter-section
Of land on Cub creek, Gage county,
Nebraska, given him by the federal
government at the time Of the Civil
war under the homestead law, has
been designated by Secretary of the
Interior Harold L. Ickes as a ma
tional monument. 1t becomes the
Homestead National Monument Of
America. Announcement that all
lands comprising the 16O-acre farm
five miles northwest Of Beatrice,
Neb., has been acquired by the Unit
ed States from the five children and
heirs Of the man who was the coun-
try's No. homesteader, was made
by the national park service. DAN
lei Freeman, physician, farmer and
Union soldier from Ohio, fled the
first claim under the homestead law
signed by President Abraham Lin
coin in 1862, just five minutes after
midnight January 1, 1863, the day
the law became effective. He thus
became the first Of more than
1000, 900 homesteaders who devel-
oped the great Middle West.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Mammoths in Oregon
Larger Than Elephants

Scientists say that one of the
proboscidean families that lived in
Oregon was the northern mammoth,
a creature that must have been
seemingly out of place, even in the
strange pleistocene world" of which
primeval Oregon was part.
The Columbian elephants, mighty
creatures that rivaled in stature
even the largest elephants of the
present, living in old Oregon in
great herds, judging from the abun-
dance Of their fossils. Also on the
Oregon ranges, probably long be-
fore the mammoth and Columbia
elephant appeared, was huge Ele-
phas imperator, remains of which
have been found in Fossil lake and
in the La Grande country. Impera-
tor was an enormous creature, the
largest of all elephants and prob
ably the most ponderous animal
ever to thunder over the pleistocene
plains Of Oregon. These animals
were 1874 feet at the shoulder.
The mammoth was apparently
represented in Oregon by two spe-
cies. One of these was so peculiar
to the Oregon country that it was
named Mammut oregonense. Mann
moth remains have been found in
many parts of the state, especially
in the coast counties and in the
Willamette valley.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
st. Patrick'S Life

OF the real life of st. Patrick, no
great amount is known, and it is
somewhat difficult to separate the
facts Of his career from the body Of
tradition which has grown up around
his name. He was the son of
churchman, born about the year 387,
and the place of his birth has been
variously ascribed to Scotland, Eng
land, and France. In his youth he
was captured by the Picts, and sold
as slave into Ireland. After six
years Patrick escaped from Ireland,
and set about preparing himself for
the priesthood, determined to con-
vert the Irish to Christianity. About
425 he returned to the country and
began his work, which continued un-
til his death, probably in the year
493. In AL he was consecrated bish-
op. st. Patrick thus became the
patron saint Of Ireland, and because
tradition has it that his death &C.
CURED on March II, that date has
long been dedicated to his memory.
The day is universally observed in
Ireland, and the Irish immigrants
brought their st. Patrick's day Gus
toms to the United States.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Little Sank

Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Thompson re-
turned Thursday from a much en-
joyed trip to the Pacific coast.
Monday, Robert johnson assist
ed Lloyd Eager with stacking
grain.
Ernest Helm helped s. E. John
son with a few odd jobs the fore
part of last week.
Mrs. Smyth, from the state of
Ohio, having visited with her
parents at Spokane, Wash, spent
a few days of last week with her
aunt. Mrs. VIM. Holtberg, on her
journey home.
A. o. linden called at the S. E.
Johnson home Monday morning.
Harvey Wire made a business
trip to st. Cloud Friday.
Sunday morning, Raymond john
son accompanied Leland Griess to
the Cities and returned Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. WeEzel Menzhuber,
of Sank Centre, were guests at the
Ed Lee home.
o. M. Olson and Henry Thier-
schafer helped with stacking grain
on the A. o. Undem farm Monday.
Quite a number of cur neighbors
attended the Ladies Aid at Peter
Brakken's, of north Little Sank,
Sunday.
Jean Thompson is the happy
possessor of a new bicycle which
he's now trying to master.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Johnson,
and Gerene, Arlis and Erin Al
dous, of Sank Centre, were enter
tanned at the S. E. Johnson home
Wednesday evening.
H. c. F1ann made a business
call at the school house in Dist
No. 10 Saturday evening.
A large delegation from here at
tended the ice cream social at
Long Bridge church Thursday
evening.
Wallace Carlson, of Eagle Bend,
will conduct the services at Cal
vary Lutheran church next SUM-
day morning at II o'clock.
Highway II was given another
bituminous treatment, so now it is
smooth as glass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pommerenke left
for vacation tour this Monday
morning. Raymond Larson was
attendant at the filling station
MCnday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Stiles

A thresher's meeting was held at
the Pearl Wikle home Sunday eve
ming. Those present were: Ben
Lindeman, D. w. Carpenter. Math
Michels and sons, Walter and Leo,
John Reble, and Wilson Swift.
Charles and Evelyn Michels and
Helen Mahrer arrived here Satur-
day from Rutland, N. D. Evelyn
Michels, who has spent the last
week there visiting with relatives,
remained here, while Charles
Michels and Helen Mahrer returned
to Rutland on Monday. Miss Mahrer
is a cousin of Charles and Evelyn.
On Saturday while threshing,
John Reble's straw stack burned.
The fire department from Sank
Centre was called and the fire did
not spread.
Ben Dubois and Ben Ton were
callers at Math Michels Monday
evening.
Adelaide Michels is spending a
few days at the home of her sister
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Scott.
John Martin helped Albert Mich
els stack grain on Monday.
Bud Carpenter and Paul Klemm
were callers at the D. w. Carpenter
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Michels,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Science Advances Study
OF Human Heart Action

1t is only recently that it has been
possible to study the heart ION the
block" as automobile engineers
say, and this because the distin-
guished English psychologist, Prof.
E. H. Startling, showed how it was
possible to keep an isolated heart
and lung alive for long periods.
Now psychologists know what hap
pens when the heart is called on to
do more and more work, when and
why it fails, and what effect drugs
have upon it.
A leader in studies of this kind is
Prof. Maurice B. Visscher Of the
University Of Minnesota's medical
school. Recently he summarized
before the National academy of sci
ence the results Of his latest work.
His studies have shown that as
the fibers Of the heart are stretched
the amount of energy liberated on
contraction increases. It Is the
same with a rubber band. The
more it is stretched the harder it
snaps back. Professor Visscher
found that when the heart can no
longer squirt out blood it tries to
adapt itself to new conditions, di-
lates and enlarges. AS with the
stretched band, more energy is
stored up by this expansion. So
more blood is delivered on contrac-
tion-exactly as much blood as the
heart receives. But evidently the
efficiency is lowered because more
energy is expended in stretching the
fibers.
An ideal heart restorative would
raise the efficiency to normal. The
drugs prescribed for heart-muscle
failure actually do increase efficien-
cy considerably, Professor Visscher
discovered.
All this helps to explain why heart
tonics are so often beneficial They
simply dilate the heart, stretch the
fibers and restore mechanical eff
ficiency, just as the refining of
slipping clutch brings an automo-
bile engine back to normal. Unfor-
tunately the analogy is not perfect,
because the drugs must be admins
tered continuously. But it is some
thing to know just how the drugs
act.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Handwriting Art Traced
To Pre-Columbus Era

Little is known of the invention Of
knitting. In 'The Story of Hosiery
it is said the art of handwriting,
which developed slowly, must have
been perfected about the time Of
Columbus, somewhere in western
Europe. Men and women in Eng
land and Scotland were seriously en-
gagged in it and in France stocking
knitters' guild was formed in
August, 1927. The patron saint of
the guild was st. Fiacre, Scotch
man Of thousand years earlier.
The choice of this patron lends
weight to the tradition that knitting
was invented in Scotland. Henry
VIII Q49l-1547) is said to have been
the first English sovereign to wear
knitted silk stockings in preference
to cloth stockings.
The first knitting machine was in
vented in 1898 by William Lee, of
England, a Protestant clergyman,
writes a correspondent to the Phila-
delphia Inquirer. Queen Elizabeth
refused him a patent, saying it
would deprive thousands of hand
knitters of their livelihood. Lee in
vented machine in 1898 which
would knit silk and would not affect
the hand knitting industry, which
generally made use Of coarse
thread. A patent still refused him,
he went to France where King Henry
Nv agreed to aid him. On May IA,
1910, the day the patent was to be
granted the king was murdered and
Lee was left without support in
court.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Questions Pertaining to
Agriculture Problems

Last year my pullets started lay.
ing too early in the fall. How can
this be avoided?
Proper balance between the
amount of scratch feed and mash
will take care of this situation
Cora Cooke, extension poultry spe-
cialist.
Is there any spray that will con-
troll worms that have been eating
my hardwood shade trees?
Spraying with arsenate of lead al
the rate of w to pounds per gal
lon of water will do this very
nicely.-A. G.. Ruggles, professor OF
entomology.
My potato field seems to be in
tested with a tiny insect. 1 have
tried spraying with ordinary pol
sons, but they do no good. What
would you advise?
These insects are probably the
potato flea beetle. The best control
is to spray with Bordeaux mixture
The ordinary insecticides have no
effect on these insects.-A. G. Rug
giles, professor of entomology.
Will alfalfa choke out field bind
weed Creeping jenny?
Alfalfa will frequently do very
we'll in bindweed-infested field. 1t
will not kill this weed but often
holds it in check until proper sum-
mer fallow or chemicals can be
used. This crop will probably give
you the best returns of any on land
of this character.-R. F. Grim, ex-
tension agronomist.
What percentage of MinnesOta's
corn acreage is planted with hybrid
seed?
From cur observations and those
of a number of prominent hybrid
seed growers, we believe that about
25 to 30 per cent of the Minnesota
corn acreage this spring was plant,
ed with hybrid seed corn.-Carl
Borgeson, division CT agronomy.
$50
L am building q new chicken
house. Should the roOsts be flat or
constructed in a stairway arrange
ment?
For the laying house the roosts
should be flat. 1t is only when
chickens are learning to rcost
that the latter formation is prefer
red.-Cora Cooke, extension poultry
specialist.
Some tiny reddish bugs have
been bOthering my trees. also no
tice some on our raspberry plants
There appears to be q very fine
web over the surface of the leaves
and needles. Some of the branches
are dying. What causes this?
Undoubtedly your trouble is due
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Blue Danube Waltzes
Most Popular Known

Probably the most popular piece
Of dance music ever composed
known and loved around the world
lis Johann Strauss Jr.'s group of
waltzes called ION the Beautiful
Blue Danube" One says "waltzes"
even in speaking Of single COM
position because all the Strauss
waltzes are really a series of
waltzes in varyin: keys and moods.
Usually there is an elaborate intro
duction that no doubt summoned the
dancers to attention.
The waltz is the heart and soul of
old Vienna, writes a correspondent
to the Detroit News. There was
something in the very air that swept
down from the surrounding hills and
woods that made the people gay,
childlike and courteous! Lovely
Vienna!
Johann Strauss Sr. was the first
waltz composer, and then his three
sons, Joseph, Edward and Johann
Jr. 1t was Johann Jr. who earned
the title, "The Waltz King of the
World"
He wrote waltzes, waltzes, waltzes
five or six hundred of them. And
he played them all the way from
the brilliant courts of Franz Joseph
(and even Of Napoleon in Paris) to
the public parks where the people
Of his native Vienna loved to dine
and dance. Naturally each was CIV
en- name, any name, like "Vienna
Blood or ''Tales From Vienna
Woods" 1.-THE Blue Danube" has
made that river eternally blue,
though in reality it is blue only if
the sky is in a good humor.
The people have placed a denk.
NAL (think often) of Johann Strauss
Jr. in city park. Beautiful rhyth-
mic figures in stone float around
him, where he seems still to stand
and play his violin.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Westp0rt

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Motifs and Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Motifs and son, of
Lowry, were Sunday afternoon Wis
itors Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Weisgram.
Mrs. Bill Bodeker, ST., entertain
ed the Mothers Club at her home
on Friday afternoon.
Jimmy Butler, of Minneapolis, ar
rived Wednesday for visit at the
Al Hermanson home.
Clifford Hines celebrated his sew
enth birthday anniversary by enter
tanning a group of boys at his home
on Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barto Doty, Of Tin
tab, spent part of last week at Bert
Frederick's.
Richard Phillips, Of Fort Peck,
Mont, Is visiting with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Phillips.
Mrs. L. o. Gray and daughter
and Mrs. Carl Hildebrandt were
Westport visitors Friday afternoon.
Miss Beverly Scott, who has spent
the past year with her aunt, Mrs.
Geo. Bodeker, left on Friday for
1AohSoS wy 0Ao's WhCiC ShC WAn
spend the winter with her father.
The Birthday Club met at the
home of Mrs. e. H. Pfenninger on
Wednesday evening of last week in
honor Of Mrs. Pfenninger's and Mrs.
Jack Hines birthday anniversaries.
Mrs. Lawrence Frederick and
Miss Alice Judkins attended a
shower in honor of their niece,
Mrs. Fay Martin, at the Harry Ly-
ons home at Grey Eagle Sunday.
Anna Mae and Airline Helms, of
Moorhead, are spending two weeks
at the home of their aunt, Mrs.
Geo. Brown.
Mrs. Lester Stalker and Mrs.
Leo Brock entertained at the home
of the former for Mrs. Carl Pet
erson, of Marshfield, Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stunick and
family, of Foley, visited over the
weekend with relatives here.
Mrs. Leo Book, of Fork Peck,
Mont, and Geo. Kinsella visited at
the A. j. Phillips home Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Fairy Lake News

MISS Marcella %IulSCOrU was
dinner guest and visited Friday
afternoon at the Otto Belize home.
Miss Louella Magnuson, who has
been visiting few days at the
home of her mother, Mrs. c. M.
Magnuson and family, left Thurs
day for st. Paul where she is en-
ployed.
Alvin Quistorff, Otto Belize, Ferd-
inand Belize, Bill Herlicke and AL
bert Quistorff visited Tuesday eve
ming at the Emil Quistorff home.
Lee Weir was a dinner guest and
visited Friday afternoon at the Of
to Belize home.
Mrs. John Blair and daughter,
Ella, were Friday callers at the
Otto Belize home.
Mrs. Herman Hultgren and
daughter, Blanche, Mrs. Emil Quis-
torff and daughter, Marcella, Mrs.
A. M. Birdsell, Mrs. George Sukke
and daughter, Donna Mae, and Mrs.
Victor Anderson and sons, Gerald
inc and Lloyd, and daughter, FL
nora, were among those who at
tended the Ladies Aid meeting at
the Louis Ruehman home Wednes-
day.
Emma Johnson visited Thursday
at the c. M. Magnuson home.
Shirley and Merlin Magnuson WIS.,
tied Friday evening at the Emil
Quistorf home.
Victor Anderson was a business
caller at the Emil Quistorff home
Friday.
Miss Beverly Ireland, who has
been employed at the Otto Belize
home, is now staying at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Quistorff and
family visited at the c. M. Magnu-
son home Wednesday evening.
Joe Stanwyck, of Melrose, was
an overnight guest at the c. M.
Magnetism home Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Ahrens and
family and Albert Quistorff visited
Thursday evening at the Emil
Quistorff home.
Miss Anna maitland and Miss
Bottom, of Ashly, Mimi, and John
Foss, of Sank Centre, were Sat
urday callers at the Emil Quistorff
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Belize and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ferdinand
Belize visited Thursday evening at
the Louis Quistorff home.
Leroy and Norman Sukke visit
ed Wednesday afternoon at the
Emil Quistorff home.
Marcella and Albert Quistorf
were Sunday callers at the G. M.
Magnuson home.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Typhoid Loses Ground

Only a few decades ago typhoid
fever was one Of the most common
and dreaded scourges. Every sum-
mer it gathered its large toll Of vic.
Tins, and some communities were
decimated by it. Cities and isolated
sections alike felt its terror. A visit
to old country churchyards will re.
veal many pathetic little tombstones
where are buried the child victims of
this disease, which was no respector
Of age. Fortunately sustained ef-
fort has almost eradicated this dis
ease. One seldom hears of it these
days. A report made by the Amer.
lean Medical association reveals
that last year there were only 348
deaths in 70 large cities. In 1910
the number was 1857. Improved
sanitary conditions. guarded water
supplies and efficient medical serv.
ice have had their effect.
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daughter, Alva, visited Sunday eve
ming at the Chas. Goodpaster home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Hanson visit
ed with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Quade Sunday evening.
Mrs. Arnold Kind and Ronnie
assisted Mrs. Walter Kind with
threshers last Wednesday.
Arthur Wiener and Richard
Quade spent Sunday visiting with
Orville Quade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lloyd and
family were Sunday visitors at Wal
ter Kinds.
Richard Quade was a caller at
Paul Dold's Saturday.
Clinton Upton called on Walter
Kind Saturday.
Daisy Cheadle and Dorothy
Warner left Thursday for st. Paul
where they visited relatives and
friends. They returned home Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fritzlar Wis
tied Sunday at the William Betow
home.
Carl and Raymond Warner, Clar-
ence Ripka and Merlin Gritzmach-
err called on Ben Cheadle's Sunday.
Jos. Denzer called on Richard
Quade Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Quade called on Mrs.
Clinton Upton Sunday afternoon.
The All meeting was held at Will
liam Gritzmacher's Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Upton visited
Monday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Upton.
Mrs. Walter Hummer, who was
at Abbot hospital, Minneapolis,
returned home much improved Sum
day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
EIosa

Helen Zenzen, who is employed
at st. Joseph, spent a few days
visiting at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Zenzen
during the past week.
A large number from here at
tended the donkey ball game at
Belgrade Sunday evening.
Mrs. Charlie Kleinschmidt, of
Melrose, visited with relatives and
friends here Monday.
Miss Cell Lauer, of Roscoe, Wis
tied with friends in Elrosa Friday.
Mrs. Carl Spaeth visited at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Emil
Weiner, for a few days the past
week.
Miss Madeline Telling is visiting
relatives and friends at Melrcse
at present.
Mrs. Dora Osendorf, beauty OPP
orator from Sank Centre, visited
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Osendorf the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Math Worms, from
New Munich, visited at the Mr.. and
Mrs. Math Ley home Sunday.
Alvina Roerich, who is employed
at Detroit, Michigan, visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Tony Rademacher
Sunday.
John Essler, from Sank Centre,
transacted business here Monday.
John Weber. Bertha Bauer, Gil
bert Roelike, Evelyn Bauer, Jer-
ONE and Marcella Bauer visited
with Arnie Hinnenkamp at Walk
ers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Speldrich, Mary
Ann Heiserich and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Speldrich and son visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Speldrich, ST..
at New Munich Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter Hummer, who was a
patient at the Rochester hospital,
returned home the past week.
Rev. Father Kampsen, who had
charge Of the Catholic parish of
Perham, while there as priest, is
here on vacation.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
at Stearns Co. Fair, Aug. 13, II, Is

to the presence of small animal
forms called red spiders. I am en-
closing a circular that tells you
how to get rid of them. For ever.
greens use a glue spray, a lime
sulphur spray, or dust the plants
with sulphur. For raspberries an oil
spray should be- used, and for other
plants that are sometimes also at
tackled by these spiders, any of the
foregoing sprays most available can
be used A. G. Ruggles, professor
Of entomology.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Gifts for Ruler

Madame Mesi, ruler of a tiny
Paramount chiefdom in the Sierra
Leone Protectorate, has received
new blanket and top hat. When
government representative from
Freetown called to learn If she
wished to discuss any matter of po-
litical importance, she was wearing
a top hat and scarlet prison blanket.
Fifteen years ago the government
gave me this blanket" she replied.
1T is now nearly worn out. I wish
the government to give me another
blanket" She got the blanket and
also a new topper for good measure.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-10
Unity

Mrs. Clinton Upton called on Mrs,
Henry Quade Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Quade called on Mrs.
VIM. Quade Thursday forenoon.
Mrs. Herman Quade spent a few
days Of last week at the Henry
Quade home.
Chester Goodpaster is employed
at the Henry Quade home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Goodpaster and