The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-07-13

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. Just suppose that factor came about. It wouldn't
have to mean that there would be fireworks, nor
would it bar chronic pyrotechnicians from having
a part in the celebration. I'm firm believer in
the fact that to dish out to people everything is bad
form. Gifts supposed to come from friends only
for appreciated services rendered If the Com
munity Club were to sponsor public 4th of July
fireworks demonstration in the evening, it would be
a fine thing. said everyone need not be barred
from contributing toward it. And indeed they need
not Let the young fellows and girls who like
to buy them, contribute into the fund each year for
the purchase of a wellrounded civic fireworks dis
play. don't think this is old wives talk It's
common sense. These things in the hands of youths
and amateurs are deadly things. We got kinda SEN
sible on Halloween last year. We prattle about
safe and sane Fourths. We don't have it -.
And
suppose we add tables in the Park Say those
words and lot Of people immediately take a rim
and jump and land astraddle some unsuspectino
Councilmans neck Wrong technique That Park
Is civic thing. You and you a part of anything
CIVIC It's one of the most important summer con-
tributons in the city, I've talked with Minneapoli-
tans, st. Pautes out-of-staters and if YOU think
that Park isn't collecting the plaudits you've another
guess. But there just isn't enough picnic tables
Earlier this year suggested certain societies
clubs in the city donate tables. The Veterans of
Foreign Wars Auxiliary responded solo trip.
I'll tell you what I'll do. This columnist will toss
the first dollar into jackpot to provide more tables
Any individual or organization who wants to add to
1t, may do 80 by leaving the money with me. Il will
personally hire two detectives to watch mel . I
will not collect this money but will accept, for
the fund, any contributions. Wen see then what
can be done about tables
And
There's just one more little thing, and then
daddy's all through reading todays what the city
needs in three easy lessons. That road around the
golf course-did I need mention it? 1t a
shame that with tarvia being applied local
that drive should be missed. know it doesn't
all belong to the city, and justapostion of ownership
complexities matters. But the facts are these.
It's one of those drives that up when you
ask-where-will NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. :. So invar-
iably the golf course drive comes up as a bit of q
scenic tour. There are adequate reasons why it
should On side of you marches the beautiful
grounds of the Home School. On the other parades
the golf course. view of Sank Lake through
over-hangng foliage is possible. 1t embodies lot
in that one drive. But personally find it hard
to enjoy such scenic opportunities when my teeth
being joted out over bump-laden road that
blurrs the vision and knocks the hat off my head.
Tops in the citys private gardens I've seen-1
don't know that there are any others of such mag
nitude-is the spot in the lot of the Marksons
With an expanse of grass that sweeps to the very
edge OF Sank Lake. these people have fashioned
garden, with captivating layout, that is the envy
of many, paradise for flower lovers. . Most
beautiful right now, the hoyhocks and the dolphin
iums are the pride of this lot. When the hooks
done this year, year or two of aescence will follow
Reds and pinks are the predominant colors in the
hocks but there are some double blossoms in
creamery white, some other singles in a lemon and
lavendar. The delphiniums captivate every hue
of blue imaginable, and this year stretch nearly
high the hooks themselves. Two years ago the
hooks reached to fourteen feet heavily laden
with blooms that they obscured all other plants in
the layout This year, lower with a scattered pro-
fusion of blossoms the garden has better balance
The express of every flower lover is in this state
ment of Mrs. Markson: They're at their best now.
From they'll fade. How hate to see that"
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Same old pieces that brought granddad to the
Park of Sunday afternoon. Crowds strolling lazily
as the band swings out The days when a band
uniform very elegant continuance so pinched
around the waist it must have INSTRUCTED breathing
and whskers not infrequently dripped into the cup
of mouthpiece tangled with the reed of a clari-
net. To my mind band is just that old-fash-
toned. That's indictment. It won't believe,
stand modernization. The lazy rhythm of the rag,
spine-tingling marches, sweeping watzes-these are
more typical than the swing rhythm in the newer,
popular arrangements. revival to that is what's
being accomplished in our bands today At the
tournament here Sunday with nine bands playing,
G. Oliver Riggs, known taskmaster but one
of Minnesota's ablest bandsmen, was talking to DR..
McGonagle Royalton director. Just as the Royalton
concert closed, of the bass players arrived
obviously late. II admired the way you handled
that fellow who came late" said Riggs. I'm afraid
I'd have kicked him off the platform.
It's not so difficult to be nice and neghborly tc
the people next door especially when the paths be-
tween the back entrances are really avenues OF trade
I refer to borrowing. But to be so neighborly to
a Church, not of your denomination and I'M
populated except for certain specified times well
it requires a bit imagination. Mrs. M J.
Fleming has just that Next door neighbor to the
Congregational Church. she has not enough garden-
ing of her She has found plenty OF time 10
plant flowers around the trees and in spots IN the
Church lawn If the anitor has set the water on the
lawn and gone for time, Mrs. Fleming VIII move
the water around to vantage spots May aoo
that this piece appears here on the request OF mem
beers of the Congregational Church whose apprecia'
ton of these neighborly acts finds no BOUNDS.
Thingumabobs- and City Park here
moved with hand mowers Last year the GEM
etery was moved II times; the Park Is. If you think
that doesn't mean some pushing well-it'n measure
something like so acres for the cemetery alone.
Potato bugs hitting bumper crop this year-as are
the mosquitoes-and local dspenseries temporarily
out of pizen. Add this to your fashion notes