The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-19

Just how many, In the great ln1lltratlon, nave
found their way here is only guessible But they
have come in sufficient numbers to make the bust
ness boys the stem mindful that other pennies
are being tossed into the marts To quote you
concretely Standard Oil has put four men in this
field. Four with families. First of these was
Ned Marks in charge Of the sales retail, who hit
this city two years ago in December Then came
Arthur Wilde repairman; G. A. Olson, sales whole
sale; and Eldon Sempe, who hauls supplies to bulk
plants. The latest, Mr.. Semple, arrived less than
a month ago. /. 4. And the list grows down the line
of products.
In 1912 Ned Marks and Walt Benson room
chums in Alexandria In that year. Marks
who had worked for a theatre chain, left the city
On the day Walt walked to the train with him, they
shook hands, glanced at the engine as if they had
out of farewell remarks, slapped each other on
the shoulder. :. Then blotto to each became the
other. In December, 1887 Ned came to this city
with so. He went to the companys station found
Jimmy by the name of Benson, in charge Find
ing that he brother to the same Walt, Ned
marched to Waits store, stood in the front while
Walt tinkered with the coffee rooster Then TWEEN
tyfve years later they started where they'd left or
Ned punched Walt on the shoulder; Walt returned
the salutaton. They shook hands, but this time the
train wasn't leaving.
While the tide of ticks angrily at the shores
of Europe, its tapping here is idle drone-dis-
turbing but unreal Trophies of World War that
expended such high tension interest in the early ~
go unscathed from pryng public eyes. Yet there's
a bit of a tale in the Vern Soltau is showing
German time shell whose ugly snout is an ingen-
ious mechanism of clock-like precision It's mis-
sion to be death. 1t came into Verns hands
some years ago from friend. 1t was one of hun
dreds stacked like cordwood in Turkish base when
the war droned to an end in 1S. An attempt to
smuggle SHE'LL weighing about fifty pounds aboard
ship failed with a comical twist. The boys had hid
them in their pants leg, scaled the ships sides by
rope but the weight kept them from swinging their
legs over the rail. Trapped, they were slghted
by the captain who-for the price of one OF the trop
HES for his own colection-shut his eyes to the
incident.
I was batting it off at a good clip the other
shutdown. Because was marching supperward. And
to the right of me, going perhaps notch faster
came Elmer Hylaman. . We meshed our steps to
fit and kicked through swirling leaves, and both
remarked we were pretty fast walkers. Il wouldn't
admit the pace was stretching my legs just ttle0
And Elmer conjectured that maybe his youth
had something to do with the speed with which ne
ambled along now. In those days in North Dakota
Elmer and his brother had two miles to school, One
tends to hurry in situation like that, I'm told
and at time he said he could run the entire
distance . He said too that he and his brother
had a pony and together with neighbor the three
would ride to school, Since not more than two could
ride they allowed only to seat the saddle-anc
the remaining two grabbed stirrup and ran along
side. At which point reached my house, and
in state of near exhaustion rushed in to fling
myself on the carpet to catch fleeing breath.
Mystery in the book shelf! Had you passed the
library on certain nights during the past several
in the late hours of the night or the wee ones
of the morning you might have seen the place ngnt
ed full tilt. You would have at once discounted
quickenng thoughts of ghosts, yet you probably
wouldn't have been Definitely lights were
sighted in the building at 1880 a. m. and at 4:oO
ayem on separate mornings. 1t was like this key
had been lost. To top it ALL attaches found liquor
bottle in the stacks And there is the solution that
some found the key, used that staid institution
for tipping. But now the locks nave peeh
changed.
Crack of the week: Lynn Whitson, about to make
sale Allan Meigs, "Ill take him like Grant took
Pittsburgh"
Harley Forsyth, headman in the telephone set
up, romped into the office the other day, tilted hat
on back of his head dropped himself in the editorial
STOOL cooked his feet the DESK and grew nostalgia
Coughing out gulp of smoke Harley said,
The first day came here Bob Schwalen brought
me to the Herald" That was six years ago
October oath. . :. . He remembers the late Asa Wal
lace colorful editor of this sheet sitting at the desk
his feet crosslegged before him planted higher than
his head g. a.. And time marches on! Ray Fish
of the nifter gels say sporting pipe thai
smelled delsh, Rod Carpenter cracked, Il thought
it was you." The Johnsons have it. There are
| fourteen of them in the new telephone directory
listings.
spent one of those evenings not long ago
the kind thatn bring twinge to your conscience
Outside the weather blustery and the whole
setup promoted evening at home. With the high
point Of interest at the moment a new corn pepper
which recklessly purchased for the sum OF thirty
cents, dragged out paraphernalia for corn pop
ping session. The barrage-like chatter OF the
popping corn, the swish of the pepper across the
stove; the smell Of melting butter. No nose car
long endure it without the mouth following in quick
pursuit. Buttered pop corn, and crunchy, JUICY ap
| pies.
Joe Frank is learning about this thing called the
equality of women after he and his wife had a ten
ant for the nursery. Joe gives the cigars. People
who come bearing gifts insist they're for WHEY and
| baby.
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