The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-06

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=. It's odd, reflect, that the Coopers-the trio
| of father and two sons-each with home of his
| own, should have chosen not only the same town
but the same block and street on which to reside.
-. The other day I the three of Them swinging
| toward town and work together.
If you really want to be thrilled get sick for
week or two Adrotly (not openly but perhaps thru
the columns of the Herald) let everyone know your
condition. CAS- did, Then blossom out with
the suddenness of summer shower. And the
we're glad you're backs" and the "how do you feels"
will be enough to turn your silly old head Gwen
as it did mne) Aside to Mrs. ]. F. DuBois-for
the kind note and stacks of mays, my thanks
Things like that more than buoying. Per
haps Bud Veeder, Of Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Veeder
has enviable record If he misses Sunday
until October LIST, he will have 1oyear Sunday
school attendance record without single miss
On top of that Bud is footbaler, golfer, and
all around sports enthusiast.
That invitation to the Norwegian royal couple
from Sank Centre originated in cosmopolitan man.
ner. Dr. A. F. Moynihan, who is bit of Irish
man, called Editor L. Rattle of German descent who
contacted Community Club president d. B. Caughren
Yankee to start the thing rolling. A committee
for thing Gf maeralizes) will international
in character But get this-they're all good Ameri-
first! =. When Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Lovk were in
New York recently, they stopped to call Jack
Costello at the studios. At coffee Jack pointed
to them such notables Phil Lord, originator of
Seth Parker, who really looks nothing like Seth
Parker at all. They watched the cast for the Don
Ameche, Charlie Mccarthy program rehearse.
To Jack: got your greetings from Louis. Alas
kan tidbit Rivers freeze from the bottom up in
Alaska, according to Evan Wruck who returned to
Juneau. So rushing are the streams as to prohibit
surface freezing so ice congeas on the cold rocks
below, builds up gradually to the surface. Most
consistent Patterson duo: G. L. (Fair Store) john
and filial satellite, Stanley.
knock at the door Sunday evening and we
babe whoever it to enter And there stood our
dog, Sandy, and small voice, piped: 1--WE brought
Sandy home" :. The small voice belongs to the
daughter - hardly taller than Sandy himself - of
neghbors Mr. and Mrs. Lefty Holbrooke Sandy
who follows those kids around down the corner
had been her pal for the day. When she was
through playing with him. and evening called her
inside the little girl brought him home. Kinda
cute, thot
Sundafternoon Scene-Sun warming the east
side of the street. and resultant busy tide of strolers
on that side. Theatre busy place. . :. Dozens
lolng about street corners with that faraway moth
ing-todo look in their eyes. Moses Wicks, in
dark glasses, injecting the Hollywood touch.
Horse shoe along side Ottos the main stem,
chummy and popular. Your correspondent stops
to chat with Ed Dickhaus just out of the CCC Runs
across Bob Lewis, Orrin Anderson, Charley White
all summing themselves. Against the warm bricks
of the Palmer House roost quartette of oldsters
Looking peaceful with pipes aglow. Strolling
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Arneson. Leon McCracken
rides by, hated. Don't think ever saw him in
of Mr.. and Mrs. AL Frederickson, awfully cute in
a red Git must have been red) and white coat. She
with her mother meandering toward town. Win
dow gazers have loads of fun flattening noses
against panes. 4. . Picture taking along the walk
way. couple dirty urchins sit along of the
few remaining stoops store front Summer
and winter hand in hand. Shirt sleeves, and
great coats side by side
J. L. Drinker, nearing 70 summers, is avid
music lover. He came in to the concert the other
night And chatting the other day, he explained his
love of music 1t about fifty years ago in a
town his associations fell with cornetist, who had
been concert master with Sousa's band. He
learned from him appreciate good, classical music
but it made him dstastefu of cheaper performances
. Though his love of music is something he had
rekindled time and again in the last half century,
he neither sings nor plays. IF hadn't been
farmer, wouldn't have known note from pig
track" he explained. But having been farmer
do know what pig track is"
claim a coincidence in journalism. Two
years ago Sunday afternoon when springs leth-
argic hand laid your correspondent-the awful
result that he got bit by the columning bug.
Just how the title, that heads this stint, flashed to
mind, can't remember. But do know it happened
in just such flash For several weeks, the idea
stuck, grew like mushrooms in dank cellar.
Then on March 4. 1887 the first of the Common.
taters" appeared. &. =. You know the chronology of
that. Last week copy of the Oologah Oozings
which is not new type of mud bath, but news
paper published in the Oklahoma hometown of the
late Will Rogers, came to the desk. The Oozings
along with the Herald, had been mentioned in
current article rural press in Time magazine.
Here's the angle: One Of the editors is called the
new common later (note spelling pease), and his
penname is Wild Hoss Cholly It's inconceivable
that two unbeknownst to the other, could have root
ed out such corny title, but concidenta it Is.
Time wasn't wrong in pointing to the Oozngs as
characteristic Of the grass roots press. It mirrors
the salty humor, the drawing wit that was Will
Rogers, and in the north associate with that
section of the west. The Oozings is written In
the style that pictured Will Rogers, the sleepyeyed
cowboy. The sleepy eyes that are wide awake.
I'd say the Oozings is a part of Americana of the
south west that long it remains, rural America
go high hat It's that style homespun,
that to read aloud is provocative for north
erners to slip into that lazy draw Shore enuf
pahdner!