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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31

and children motored to st. Step
hen Sunday, where they spent the
day with the lady's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Peternell. Mrs.
Catherine Marthaler and Louise
went with them as far as Melrose
where they visited Mrs. Catherine
Primus.
Mrs. J. Orth, Of Minneapolis,
visited her sister, Mrs. Mary
Deters, several days of last week.
They spent a couple of days at
Sank Centre at the home OF their
brother, Joe Miller and family.
Rev. Ulrich Beste, o. s. B., of St.
Johns Abby, at Collegeville, visit
ed his brothers, Anton, Joe and
Andrew Beste and their families,
from Saturday to Monday after
noon. Rev. Ulrich held services
Sunday at st. Alexius church, in
the absence Of the pastor, REV.
Henry Reflex. Rev. Ulrich recent
ly returned from tour of Europe
and will leave shortly for Rome,
where he will be instructor at a
college.
The Kraemer family gathered at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
kraemer Sunday at a family re-
union OF sisters and brothers.
Those attending from out of town
in cluded: Sr. M. Jean, o. s. F., Sr.
M. Alexiana, o. S. F., and Miss
Magdeline Kraemer, of Milwaukee.
Wisconsin, Mr. and Mrs. John Kill
and family, of Morris, Fred
Kraemer and Hubert. of Thief
River Falls. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
kraemer, Ted and Barney Kraem-
er. of Minneapolis, and Rev. Nick
Kraemer, of Kimball.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Messer accom-
panied their daughter, Mrs. Joe
Zormiere and family, to st. Cloud,
Sunday where they are visiting for
a week. Mr.. and Mrs. Zormiere and
daughters spent the day at the
parental home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bentfield and
son, of st. Paul, visited Thursday
and Friday at the homes of H. ].
and A. B. Bentfield. Friday, Mrs.
II. j. Bentfield and Dorothy and
their guests attended the Douglas
County Fair at Alexandria.
Mrs. Paul Noeske and daughter,
Dora, of Bertha, and son, Louis, of
Usage spent Sunday at the home
of their son and brother, Theo.
Noeske and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Engle, of
Echo, Mimi, visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Schlicht Sunday and Monday.
They were recently married and
were en- a wedding trip to the
northern part of the state.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Train Sewers Dogs Tail

There is a sad but lucky dog at
Mimic, Australia. 1t has lost it's
tail, but is fortunate in being alive.
The dog was frolicking on the rail-
road track and when an express ap-
preached it seemed petrified. When
the train was almost on top of it
the dog dashed for safety. It nearly
cleared the line, but the front wheel
Of the engine just cut off its tail.
The dog rushed away without a
whimper and had gone 200 yards
before it paid attention to its loss.
1t then howled miserably. But, apart
from having experienced late in life
what many Of its kind know in pup
pyhood, the dog was unframed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Wisconsin Blacksmith
Profits DESPITE Cars

For the ordinary village black
smith the coming Of the automobile
has meant severe loss If not extinc-
ton. But to August Zahn of Bailey's
Harbor, Wis, the strident footing Of
automobile horns is no more I'M
welcome than to filling station op-
orator. 1t merely means more bust
ness.
For Zahn, who has piled his trade
in Bailey's Harbor since arriving
from Germany In 1904, Is an artist
whose hammer and anvil are used
with the same care and finesse as
the painters brush or sculptor's
chisel. His work includes f1replaces
with all accessories, hanging lamps,
ornamental stair ratings, fine can
dlesticks and other articles.
Now a white-haired man in his
sixties, his face lined with deep fur
rows, Zahn is carrying on family
tradition of artistry in iron which
goes back several generations. He
served his apprenticeship in his ia
theirs shop in Zarrentine, Germany.
Nor will the family tradition end
with August. for today, Walter. his
oldest son, Is learning the secrets
which August's father passed on to
him.
Many fine homes in Door county
contain products in Zahn's crafts
manship. And therein lies the ex-
PLANTATION Of the old blacksmith's
hearty approval Of the automobile
for most Of those homes were built
after the advent Of the horseless
carriage increased the population Of
this northern Wisconsin district and
made 1t available as an attractive
summer home location for wealthy
out-of-state families.
When Zahn isn't occupied at his
forge, he generally Is performing
his duties as clerk Of his school dis
trict, a position he has held for 10
years, or as a member Of the town
board.
But publicly or privately, no one
ever heard Zahn join the anvil Choir
us Of protest against the automo-
bile.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
NEW FRUIT VARIETIES
WILL BEAR WATCHING

Several new and as yet unnam-
ed varieties of fruits were shown
to visitors from three states who
toured the University Fruit Breed
ing Farm at Zumbra Heights re-
Gently in connection with the an
nual Minnesota Fruit Growers As
sociatiCn tour.
w. H. Alderman, chief of the
Horticulture Division at University
Farm, st. Paul, reported that two
new varieties of plums and apples
and a new Korean cherry will soon
be named and released to private
and commercial growers through
out the state.
Minnesota II, a new free-stone
plum that has been tested for
twenty-five years will soon be re-
leased to replace Red Wing. a
standard plum that has shown sus-
ceptibility to leaf spot and brown
rust Number II is hybrid cross
of Burbank and Wolf varieties.
Minnesota 218, a very large, high
quality, red plum, Is predicted by
Alderman to become one of the
hhooI POPuldi NdIicIlcS lOT ILLS Sec
ton.
A late winter apple of excellent
quality, number 1907, will be NAM
ed and introduced this fall, says
Alderman. Many persons feel that
in quality, number 1907 rates
favorably with Delicious.
A very early, large, red, high
quality summer apple. number ia,
Is expected to rate as the best
quality summer apple grown any
where. Nursery stocks of this
variety are not yet large enough
to make its release possible for a
year CIR more.
After more than decade of work
on Prunus Japonica. a Towering
shrub that has been grown in Min
nesota for any years, it is now be-
heved that a new Korean cherry
may at some future time serve as
fruitful, as well as ornamental,
shrub-like cherry variety.
The Horticulture division has de-
veloped a number of outstanding
improved fruit varieties at the
fruit breeding farm. Included
among these are the Harolson and
Beason apple, Ember plum, and
the Latham and Chief varieties of
raspberries.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Order for Hearing on Petition to
Sell Real Estate
STATE OF MINNESOTA
County of Stearns


IN PROBATE COURT
File No. HOOP
In Re Estate Of Julian A. Dubois
Decedent.
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA to
all persons interested in the matter
of the sale of lands under license of
the Court:
The representative of the above
named estate having filed a petition
for the sale Of certain real estate
described in said petition, under
license of the Probate Court;
THEREFORE, you and each OF
you are hereby cited and required
to show cause, if any you have, be-
fore this Court at the Probate Court
Room in the Court House in the City
Of st. Cloud, Mimi, on the 18th day
of September, 1889, at o'clock A.
M, why said petition should not be
granted.
Notice of this order shall be given
by publication of this order in the
Sank Centre Herald, a legal news
paper and by mailing a copy thereof
to each Of the heirs, legatees and
devisees of said decedent at least
fourteen days before the day Of said
hearing.
Dated August 21st, 1899
Paul Ahles
Probate Judge
L. L. Kells, ESQ. and
Ahles & Ahles,
Attorneys for Petitioner
Publish Aug. 24-31 Sept. z, 1889
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Rhinoceros Dangerous

A rhinoceros is not to be sneered
at. His bulk. his pointed horns, his
armored hide, his burning temper
they have killed many full-grown
elephant IN jungle encounter. But
the rhinoceros is not always mali
cious. Mostly he attacks because of
poor eyesight and panicky mind. Big
as he is, the rhinoceros is called one
of natures failures. He has be-
come almost extinct in Asia through
q foolish native belief his horn
was poison indicator. This created
a big demand for horns. so cups
could be carved. Poisoned liquids
were supposed to split the cups in
two.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Americans Do Not Want War

The American people do not want war, yet Ma
tional Commander Eugene I. Van Antwerp, of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars recently said I'VE might
as we'll accept the fact America will inevitably be
forced to take part when another World War gets
under way. We know from experience belligerents
have no respect for the rights of neutrals We know
that force is only defense against an invasion
of rights a world power" That's why Amer
leans interested in the peace of the world They
do not want to send their young men to slaughter
again. and they hope a peacable solution to the
present difficulties in Europe will be found.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Scottish Names

An American who called Scot
fish boy John or q Scottish girl
Margaret would have more than an
average chance Of being correct.
These two names have been the
most popular in Scotland the last 80
years. Highland names such as Col
in, Lachlan, Dugald and Roderick
have declined in popularity, while
June, Dorothy. Irene and Maureen
have become more widely used.
Seth, Adam, Simon and other bibl-
cal names have almost passed out
nf usage in Scotland.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31

was nearly wrecked as was Joe.
It's Really
A Small World
Chaska-Some time ago while
ICY" Leiverman was working in a
California oil field thousands Of
miles from home, he stumbled onto
part Of the Chaska Valley
Herald, his home town paper, fly
ing about. It's a small world. after
all.
Threshing Crew
Make Discovery
Luverne - A threshing crew
working on Bill Welch's place re-
Gently are laughing at the hasty
manner in which one Of their crew
got away from a shock he had
started to take bundle from. 1t de-
veloped that a mother skunk had
chosen the shock as a home for
herself and six babies. Needless to
say the boys gave that shock a
wide berth.
Horned Toad Tries
Life In NORTH
Shakopee A horned to d
brought here by Donald Childs, Jr.,
when he came up from Ava, Okla
homa, to visit early this summer,
is still going strong; but how the
creature will stand the winter Is
still a matter Of conjecture. Kept
in a box at the Childs cottage on
Prior Lake, the toad succeeded in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
The COmmOn-tater
--ByC Chuck Rattle
Tintypes On a Keyboard

T1HtypeS On q heyDOard-
Threshng-now nearly done this years.
sonal entity. And threshing days highly hectic
climax days in these rural precincts which is
pinned the hopes for the year. All the rush
of modernty and the pell nell of great ndustrialism
dsquiets farm life in those days; yet it hanks
back to the quaint quetus associated with the rural
Threshing with it's swell of labor, its
sweating workers, the plodding patient horses. A
flush of grain like yellow cloud in dozen diff
ferent points along the sky. A rack with bundles
piled high making final trip across the field sweeps
across the of the setting sum- and against the
fiery red is only a dark blotch. saw that once
and it seemed to call for calendar clipped beneath
The advent of the tractor, replacing the black,
numbering steam thresher, has clipped hours from
threshng intervals, and hours from the daily grind.
Yet twelve or fourteen hours with the raw hands
frictoning a fork handle smooth table top is
not yet uncommon-is more than often the rule.
And in the house, not only the men work. Women
bend heat-blistered ovens, prepare pounds OF
meat potatoes, endless slabs of bread. For
threshers hungry mortals. Yet with all its
rush, it remains still the most passable communal
effort alive today It's hangover from the old bee,
where neighbor helps neighbor. In threshing it's
the shock ring, turn by turn going from one to the
next a schedule worked closely any indus
trial plants few frenzed weeks and it's over;
the hysteria into which nothng-save weather
can break the stride. Then the lethargic compare
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Birthplace of Ell Cid

In Burgos, was born Ell Cid, the
national hero Of Spain in the strug-
gle to reconquer the country from
the Moors. The hilltop castle, then
a magnificent stronghold, was the
scene Of his marriage to Ximena,
who is buried with him in the ca
thedral. One Of the towns saddest
days was that Of their hero's re-
turn, when all doors were closed by
the jealous kings command and the
grieving populace had to do their
hero-worshiping silently from their
windows.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Colombia Coffee Export

Thirty-five per cent Of the land I'M
der cultivation in Colombia is de-
voted to coffee. About ESQ, 900 acres
are used for coffee cultivation with
approximately 450,000,0 900 coffee
trees. Production averages $50, 000,-
600 pounds year. About 40, 900, 900
pounds are consumed locally, and
the remainder is exported. The val
ue of the crop is estimated at $751;
100000. Coffee, the leading export
Of Colombia, is the necessary basis
Of exchange.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
TELEPHONE Weather Reports

. Telephone Weather Reports
The idea Of reporting weather by
telephone was originated by the Bell
Telephone company in New York on
April 8, 1899. This Is done mechan-
ically. the reports being spoken into
q magnetic case from the weather
bureau and received in the central
Office. Temperature changes are
made and the weather forecasts are
changed once or twice daily. About
5000 calls for weather reports are
received daily.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31

ear was about 8 inches long and
completely surrounded by nine
smaller ears, the largest of which
was about inches in length. The
specimen was of the Wimple yell
low Dent variety and had been
picked on the Widmark farm by
members of the family in search
of roasting ears. Mr.. Widmark re-
ported that the unusual growing
season had produced some rather
unusual results in a small patch OF
Rainbow Flint corn too, where in
stead of one stalk as many as 8
and 9 have sprouted, and in every
direction.
Unwelcome House Guest
Refuses To Leave
Williams-Mr. and Mrs. Fergu-
son think the Gang Busters have
nothing On them. Thru kindness
of heart they left the door ajar so
that their pet members of the
feline family could have free ac-
cess to the indoors one night re-
Gently and a weasel took advan-
tage Of their hospitality. Then the
fun began. With Joe flourishing a
pistol that refused to fire and Mrs.
Ferguson brandishing stove
poker you may think the weasel
had a bad night Of it but not so.
Joe finally gave up the attack and
went to the ball game and the next
chapter Of the fight came the fol-
lowing night. The weasel was
finally demolished but the house
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Almost a Major Industry

Tracing the origin of ice cream back to the mid
die of the sixteenth century, writer says that ice
production has almost reached the proportions
of major industry. About $50 million gallons per
year are manufactured That is sweet news to the
people of dairy communities Under the dairy boost
er campaign, "eat dairy products" it can be
boosted into the major class, and that's just one
branch of the dairy industry.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31

At Grand Coulee Dam an earth
slide was halted by a method of
freezing the crumbling earth.
Bathing suits lined with tiny air
filled celluloid capsules will keep
their wearers afloat.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31

making his escape and several
weeks later was recaptured by
Earl Southwerth and Robert Vierl-
ing nearly a quarter mile from the
Childs cottage. This toad Is at
tracing much interest as it's ma
tural habitat Is the south.
Buried Treasure
Found In City
st. Peter-Ye Pirates of Old!
Two young prospectors found bur-
led treasure right on Main Street
one day recently. James Tedlock
and Donald Volk unearthed 500
pennies while filling in some holes
next door to a cafe. They couldn't
believe their eyes when pennies
kept rolling off each spadeful of
earth they lifted from pile near
tree. But pennies kept rolling.
They dashed over to a popcorn
wagon, borrowed a sitter and went
to work panning pay-dirt. Their
efforts Melted them 500 cents. The
pennies had been hidden there, in
paper sack-and evidently for
gotten.
How Duck Eggs Once
Fooled Fair Officials
Graceville-A former old time
official of the Big Stone County
Fair Assn. was reminiscing the
ether day and told about some
years ago he had an old straw
stack a short distance from his
farm home and one day discovered
two mallard duck nests thereon.
There were about "a eggs in the
two nests, and since it was about
fair time he took the eggs to the
county fair. He entered them in
the domestic duck class, and won
first prize. The eggs were about
ready to hatch out, so he brought
them home again and placed them
in the sun. In a few days he had
a fine flock of little ducks which
he nursed for a few weeks until
they were able to- take care of
themselves. When they became full
grown many a fine Sunday duck
dinner fully repaid him for his
trouble in raising them, and the
fair judges never knew the differ
ence.
Bags Are Taken Out
OF Doctors Car
Pipestone-One evening recent
ly two grips containing physicians
equipment were taken from the
automobile OF DR.. c. A. Williams.
1t is suspected that the theft was
comitted by someone searching for
dope" DR.. Williams hopes the
grips have been thrown away and
that he may be able to recover
them. He is offering a reward fer
their return.
Gets Limit
On Six Worms
Staples-Chris Sorensen comes
back with a good fish story from
Cedar lake. He went out with a
half dozen worms for some sun
fish and putting little bit of worm
on at time just about had his
limit of sunfish when, WIiAM! It
was a big northern pike on his
hook. Chris knew the little sunfish
hook could not stand much pull so
he played the fish more and final
ly. fitting the boat until it took
water, he eased the northern into
the boat. Chris thought he must
have first hooked a perch and that
the northern then took the perch.
The fish measured 81 inches. Then
to top off the expedition on the
six worms. Mr.. Sorensen took the
tail of a perch he had caught and
brought in two nice crappies en-
that and a couple more sunfish.
Yes, we believed him.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
Horse Loses Tail In
Thresher Separator Belt

Litchfield There was excite
ment at the Colman farm near
Litchfield where threshing was be-
ing done recently. A team of
horses hauling bundles to the
machine was driven too close to
the separator. One of the animals
was busy switching flies with it's
tail, and the appendage caught in
the separator belt and was pulled
around the separator pulley. The
horse lost part of it's tail. The belt
broke and wound itself on a pull
ley which created a lot Of racket
what with the loose ends Tapping
wildly. There were one or two
near runaways as a result and
even one or two Of the men hot
footed it out of danger. The horse
will recover.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31
Ear Of Corn Has
Family Of 10

Ivanhoe-A. c. Widmark of Ash
Lake was displaying one of ma
lures freaks recently. This time 1t
is an ear Of corn, but 1t had enough
parasitic relatives attached to it to
make a family Of 10. The main
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31

was nearly wrecked as was Joe.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-08-31

making his escape and several
weeks later was recaptured by
Earl Southwerth and Robert Vierl-
ing nearly a quarter mile from the
Childs cottage. This toad is at
tracing much interest as it's ma
tural habitat is the south.
Evening star., 1939-05-07
United Methodists
Kill Move 10 Relax
Alcohol Rules
Discretionary TrioIs
Would Be Misunderstood
Conference Holds
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. May 6-An effort
to relax rules of the new United
Methodist Church affecting use of
alcohol by members was voted down
overwhelmingly by the uniting con-
ference today.
Delegates adopted a proposed sec
ton of church discipline providing
that any member who persists in
using, buying or selling Intoxicating
liquors" after a private admonition
by his pastor shall be brought to
trial" with expulsion the penalty on
conviction.
The Rev. George Fowler of Chi
cago asked the conference to make
trials discretionary, arguing, Il
want to give my full time to fighting
the liquor traffic and not to any VIC
tim of the traffic"
His suggestion was voted down
after the Rev. F. r. Bayle of Balti-
more argued: IF we by any change
of comma let it be shown to the
world that we are letting up in our
opposition to the liquor traffic, it will
be misunderstood
Other Liquor Provisions.
The liquor section of the new
discipline also forbids any member
to sign a petition for liquor license,
to act as attorney for any one seek
ing a license, or to rent property for
use in the sale or manufacture of
liquors.
The section was adopted verbatim
from the discipline of the Northern
branch Of the church. A minister
said the South church discipline did
not make a trial mandatory for .
See METHODISTS Page A.17l
Evening star., 1939-05-07
Windsor to Broadcast
From France Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press.

6y tne ASSOc1ACeo Press.
NEW YORK, May 6.-For the
first time since his abdication
speech to the world in December,
1896, the Duke Of Windsor Will
be heard on the radio In the
United States Monday afternoon,
the National Broadcasting Co. an
nounced tonight.
His address, from Verdun, France,
where he is touring World War
battlefields, will be broadcast oyer
both N. B. c. networks at 4 pms
(E. s. To-, the company said. The
occasion and subject of his speech
were not announced.
N. B. c. said 1t had left a stand
ing invitation with the Duke to
speak over Its facilities ever since
his abdication and that he ap-
parently had suddenly decided to
avail himself Of the offer.
The company said 1t was offering
the broadcast to other systems
throughout the world outside Of the
United states.
Evening star., 1939-05-07

An ancient italian rivalry stirring
so bitterly in America that father
concealed the birthplace Of his boy,
created q citizenship tangle that Is
resulting in the son-now q grown
man with a family-being forced to
repay the Federal Government
$2O2 "a he earned as . 1890 clerk
in the Baltimore ONCE of the Social
Security Board.
The case was disclosed yesterday
in q decision by Controller General
Fred H. Brown, who said, reluc-
tantly, that the law responsible-the
alien employment ban-left no other
course open. -,
The victim, reared in Baltimore,
went to work in the Social Security
o1ace there in January, 1898, after
taking civil service examination.
In May Congress, passing the inde-
pendent oface bill, which provides
funds for the Social Security Board.
wrote in q ban against employment
Of aliens. In June the clerk, much
to his surprise, discovered that In
stead OF being a native New Yorker,
he had in fact been born In Italy.
He 30 informed the Civil Service
Commission, which ruled that as an
alien his employment was barred
aAd In September he was dropped.
Since then he has become . cit-