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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-04-27
Planets and Morse Gods
Gave Names to Week DAYS

The week was unknown to the an
clients. It was gradually adopted
under the later Roman emperors,
with the growth of christianity and
under the influence of the seven
day creation of Genesis.
It was a principle Of the ancient
astrology that seven heavenly bod
les presided in succession over the
hours Of the day. The seven so
credited were the sun, the moon,
Mars. Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and
Saturn.
From these, observes writer in
the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the
Latin designations given to the days
Of the week have been directly de-
rived; and from the Latin names, in
turn, have been chiefly formed the
modern names used in various coun-
tries-either by literal translation
or, as in the Teutonic tongue, by
the substitution Of the correspond
ing deity Of the northern paganism
for the Latin god.
Sunday is derived from "sunnan-
daeg," day of the sun, the first day
Of the week having been dedicated
to the sun by the pagans.
Monday is derived from ''monan-
daeg," day Of the moon.
Tuesday, ''tiwesdaeg," from
'Tiw," the god of war.
Wednesday, wednesdays" from
Odin, the god Of storms.
Thursday, "thunresdaeg," day Of
Thor, the god Of thunder.
Friday, ''frigedaeg," day Of
Freya, goddess Of marriage.
Saturday, "saterdaeg," Latin,
''Dies Saturnus," day of Saturn, the
god Of time.
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TO OPEN MUSEUM

Announcement of the opening of
the Museum Room in the Court
house, st. Cloud, on Saturday,
April 10Th, was made recently by
the Stearns County Historical So
ciety. A dedication ceremony will
be held at two o'clock that day with
President Father Roger, of st.
Johns University, presiding. The
program will include distinguished
speakers. The public is invited to
inspect this work done by the w.
p. A. Museum Project. Among in
teresting articles on display are:
cane, made by Cole Younger, a
partner of the notorious Jesse
James; memorandum book Of John
l.. Wilson, records of sales and
donations of property on which st.
Cloud is now situate; early type
writer, used at st. Cloud in 1880;
set of cameo jewelry which belong
ed to the John l.. Wilson family;
mouthpiece of one of the first tele-
phones used in st. Cloud; early
spinning wheels; early teeth ex-
tractors of crude design; collection
of guns; household and farm uten-
sils; Indian articles; pictures of
early pioneers, pioneer buildings
and homes; early documents, bonds,
personal and papers and correspon-
dence
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the northern zone these seasons OPP
en- on June 81. The crappie season
closes February IS; sunfish and
rockbass December 81, and large
and small mouth bass closes Dec
ember 1.
Graphic daily limit is Is, and the
possession limit Is. Sunfish and
rock bass daily limit Is Is and pos
session limit 30. On large mouth
and small mouth black bass the
daily limit is and possession limit
IL. Yellow perch may be taken
without limit.
The resident fishing license re-
mains at SO cents for every one Is
years of age and over, and the pro-
vision that all resident fishing lie
enses must be purchased in the
county of the fishermen's residence
will be rigidly enforced. The law
specifically states that resident lie
enses may be sold only to residents
of the county in which they are
sold. Under the law, both the buy
err and seller of the license are
liable, and fishermen found fishing
with licenses not issued in the
county of their actual residence will
be held as having no proper license.
The object of the law is to prevent
non-residents from purchasing the
cheaper resident license, claiming
residence in another part of the
state.
Beaver Season Provided
A new law passed provides an
open season on beaver in certain
counties or parts of counties, not
to exceed Is days between April
20 and May 20. Beaver, under the
provision of the law, may be trap
ped only, with a $3.50 license, and
a $1.00 tag required for each beaver
taken. No more than 10 beaver
may be taken under one license.
The law provides that beaver may
be killed at any time by the actual
occupant of land on which they
are doing damage, but in such cases
the entire carcass, including the
hide must be turned over to the
division Of game and fish, on a
game warden with "a hours.
Rabbits On Protected List
Cottontail and varying or snow
shoe hare are placed on the pro-
tected list, with the season open
between September 16 and the fol-
lowing March 1. Grey and fox
squirrels may be taken from October
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Follows Highway %
From Browns Valley
To Sank Centre
SEASONS NOT CHANGED
Trout Season Will
Open May LIST
Daily Limit Is

With the close of the legislature,
and the final passage of the omni-
bus seasons bill, fishing and hunt
ing seasons are established. The
final draft of the bill leaves the
seasons substantially as they were
previously, except that an open sea-
son is provided for beaver.
The lake trout season opened the
day following the adjournment of
the legislature. The new dates for
lake trout fishing are from Dec
ember to September Is in all in
land lakes, and from December 1
to October 1 in Lake Superior. The
limits on lake trout are daily and
10 in possession.
The season on stream trout, in
GLIDING all species except lake trout
opens on May and remains open
until September 1. Daily limit is
Is, with Is trout or 20 pounds the
possession limit.
On May Is the season on wall
eyed pike, saugers or sand pike,
great northern pike, pickerel, and
muskellunge opens and remains OPP
en- until February Is. Daily limit
for pike is 8, with 16 in possession;
20 the possession limit on pickerel,
and 2 the daily and possession limit
on muskellunge.
The line between the northern
and southern zones which formerly
followed township lines has been
changed to follow state highways.
The new line starts at Browns Val
ley on the west and follows high
way No. % to Sank Centre, So to
st. Cloud and 95 to Taylor Falls
on the east boundary Of the state.
In the southern zone the crappie,
bass, rockbass, sunfish, AMI all 9TH
err species of fish not definitely des-
ignated opens on May %, and in
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their gardens and preserving its
produce by canning, drying or stor-
ing" Miss Goldthorpe said.
e9sRuHrraal1I; a.
Metre Grove

Albert Marthaler made a bust
ness trip to Albany on Friday.
Fay and Chris Huisman were
callers here Saturday.
The following were visitors at
the Reinold Meyer home on Sun
day afternoon: Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Meyer and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. Lindner and Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Marthaler and family.
Hubert Bonemeyer was a Melrose
caller Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Zech and
family visited at Browerville on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meinolf Meyer and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Kamphake and family attended
the Haskamp and Brugh wedding
at Sank Centre on Saturday.
Bernice and Lorraine Lindner
spent Sunday with Anna Kamp-
hake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Meyer and
daughter, Marilyn, spent Sunday at
the Simeon Marthaler home. They
were accompanied home by their
sons, Albin and Harvey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hackman
and daughter, Rose Mary, of Roch-
ester, were visitors at the Mike
Schmiesing home Sunday.
Andrew Zenzen, of Cold Spring,
spent Sunday with home folks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ostendorf and
family, CT Elrosa, spent Sunday
with the H. j. Bonemeyer family.
Irwin Mayer and Bill Hackman
were Greenwald callers on Monday.
Geraldine Meyer spent Sunday
with Alvira Casper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Schmiesing
and VIM. Spaeth were Melrose call
ers Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Spaeth spent
Tuesday at Benson.
Mrs. Fred Hickman and son
William spent Sunday at the Ar
thur Wampach home at st. Cloud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Vogel, OF
Sank Centre, visited with Mrs
Vogels mother, Mrs. Fred Hack.
man, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Albert Marthaler and Mrs
Sylvester Bctz were business call
ers at Sank Centre Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Spaeth spent
Sunday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Gertrude Spaeth at Melrose
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Zone Line Of Fishing Located
On Highways % and 81

IS and December 81.
Small Game Seasons
The season for taking quail,
partridge or ruffed grouse, and
Chinese pheasants may be opened
for a period not to exceed % days
between September 16 and Novem-
Der 30. Limits are: quail 10 per
day, or Is in possession; partridge,
5 per day or Is in possession;
pheasant, 8 per day, of which not
more than one may be a female,
with II the aggregate.
The season on prairie chicken,
sharptailed grouse, hungarian part
ridge, and chukar partridge may
not exceed Is days between Sept
ember 16 and November 80, with
a per day and 10 possession limit.
Not over 80 of all kinds of game
birds may be taken in any one
season. The Canada spruce grouse
and wild turkey are entirely pro-
tected.
On migratory game birds, the
season may be open any time be-
tween September 16 and December
Is, to conform with the federal reg
ulations.
Big Game Provisions
The bear season will be open dur
ing any open deer season, and may
be opened from April Is to May Is
during the year following an open
deer season. Occupants of land
may kill bear at any time when
they are doing damage, but must
secure a permit from a game war
den.
The deer season may be opened
only during even numbered years in
such territory as is designated by
the conservation commissioner.
The mink season is open from
November to January 81, and they
may be taken in any manner.
Skunks may be taken from October
20 to March 1 following. In the
case of Mink and Skunks, actual
occupants of land may kill them
at any time of year, but all ami
mails so taken must be turned over
to the division of game and fish.
Badger, Martin, Otter, and Fish
er are entirely protected and may
not be taken at any time.
Weasel, Wildcat, Lyns, Wolves,
Fox, Gophers, Porcupine, and all
other quadrupeds for which closed
season is not provided may be TAX
en- at any time.
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April 29th Deadline
To Pay Spring
Wheat Insurance
Sleeping Sickness
In Horses Can Be
Prevented

County Agent E. c. Lenzmeier
announces that he received word
recently of a government loan for
the 1889 wool and mohair crop
similar to the Commodity Credit
Corporations loan plan for pro-
ducers last year.
With a sheep population of 10000
on Stearns county farms, Mr.. LEM
meier believes that the loan will
prove popular to wool growers here,
The plan is offered to place a
floor" under wool prices this
spring and permit sheep men to
"cash in" on their crop and at the
same time secure the benefit of
any price advance later in the year.
Loans will be made by agents of
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration and thru the Cooperative
Wool Growers Associations of Min
nesota and South Dakota. Inter
est will be per cent. The loans
will mature 10 months from date
of completion, but not later than
May 81, 1910.
Mr.. Lenzmeier said that as soon
as the details of the 1889 loan were
received, he would send further in
formation for readers of papers in
Stearns county.
Farmers of Stearns county who
have signed upon the crop insur-
ance program covering losses on
wheat for the year 1889 have until
April 20 to pay their premiums for
spring wheat insurance. Folks who
signed up for the insurance on win
ter wheat were given a closing
date for paying their premiums a
long time back. The payments for
the insurance premium should be
sent to Francis J. Rooney, county
crop insurance supervisor, who
keeps his office with the county
agent at st. Cloud. Checks or mon
ey orders should be made payable
to the treasurer Of the United
States at Minneapolis in the amount
that the premium notice shows.
The crop insurance program is a
new venture in the United States
and for the year 1889 is being tried
with wheat only. If it works out
satisfactorily with wheat it will be
tried with other crops as well. In
Stearns county the program met
with favorable reception. Almost
500 wheat growers made application
for wheat crop insurance and a
large percentage Of these have al
ready paid their premiums.
The farmers Of Stearns county
who are interested in participating
in the agricultural conservation
program for 1889 and have not yet
signed an application with the
county agents office at st. Cloud
are urged to do so Immediately.
The closing date for applications
this year is May list. From the
standpoint of administration of the
program it is desirable to have a
closing date on programs of this
kind. For the past three years no
closing dates were exercised and APP
plications were received all thru
the summer and fall. The provisions
for having a final closing date in
the spring for which applications
can be accepted does away with
the flair weather" co-operator who
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PAGE ELEVEN

on to her reward last week. Mrs.
Peterson was SO years old at her
death having spent most of her
life on the old homestead in Birch
dale. Her husband died some twen-
ty years ago, after which time she
has been at home with her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Simon Holmes. She was buried
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewis and
son, Bobby, of Sank Centre, and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Johnson and
family were Sunday afternoon
guests at the Herman Hanson
home.
Mr.. H. c. Flann called on S. E.
johnson Tuesday afternoon.
A delegation from here attended
the Concert at the High School
auditorium at Sank Centre Tues
day evening. We must all admit
Momson, instructors, and their
young musicians are royal enter
tanners. In so far as interest and
efficiency is concerned we are all
inclined to speak of this aggrega-
ticn as The Sank Centre Sym
phony. We would suggest that
some of the numbers be- broadcast
over the radio at some later date.
iona Upton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dewey Upton, has been i'll the
past few weeks, but we are glad to
see her up and about again.
Rev. John Leaf conducted the
Chorus rehearsal at the church
Saturday evening.
The midweek service at the Cal
vary Lutheran church will be held
next Thursday evening at o'clock.
Next Tuesday evening the Choir
is scheduled to meet at the church
tor rehearsal.
I The County Spelling contest will
take place at the High School in
Long Prairie Saturday. Rcsella
Revitt, Shirley Averill and Gloria
Johnson will represent Dist. a of
this village.
Harold Thompson, now employed
in the Cities, spent the week end
| at his parental home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. johnson call
ed at the Arthur jacobson home
Wednesday,.
Many of our music lovers attend
ed the concert of sacred music pre-
sented by a Male Chorus at the
Elm Church Monday evening
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FOUNDATION eoa ANIMAL HEALTH

equine sleeping sickness lies in q
new type of vaccine which was used
with exceptionally good results last
summer. In territories where horses
were vaccinated with this new vac.
cine by veterinarians, a large per.
centage obtained immunity to the
disease. The vaccine is now being
released to veterinarians on a ma
tional scale for the 1889 season,
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STATE NEWS
BRIEFS
Pigeon Carrying Code
Message Drops Dead

CLOQUET-Apparently exhaust
ed to the point of giving its life in
the line of duty, carrier of hom-
ing pigeon carrying mysterious
message in code fell one afternoon
recently on the porch of the home OF
Mrs. John Rogentine, and died a
short time later. The code message
attached to the pigeons leg read:
''P A 8 8 A o 4 6 N p" There
were no other clues to the birds
owner or it's destination. From
what is known of homing pigeons
it was possible that the bird had
flown up to- several hundreds of
miles before dropping from ex-
haustion. Mrs. Rogentine heard
the bird drop on the porch and
took it into her home but efforts
to revive it failed.
Big Northern ChOkes
On Whitefish Meal
PARK RAPIDS-Orin Chandler
found a northern pike in the Po-
tato river recently that had died
from an effort to swallow too
large a dinner. The northern mea-
sured % inches in length. It had
partly swallowed a whitefish that
measured 16 inches in length. Ere
quently situations OF this kind are
found among the fish families,
but the extreme measurements
are not often so great.
Pig-Pigs-
CHATFIELID - Not to be out
done by other communities that
have been reporting freak births
in the animal kingdom, Chatfield
comes forth with it's candidate in
the shape of a pig born on the T..
B. Schermerhorn farm recently.
But is it "a" pig or two" pigs?
That's the question, because while
there are eight feet and two bod
les there is but one head! The pig
pigs was-were put to death be-
cause they presented quite a prob
lem when it came to feeding, and
it was thought best to put it-them
out of its-their misery.
Rat Cut In Two As Log
Goes Against Buzz Saw
ATWATER-A rat was cut COM
pletely in two while in a hollow
log which was being sawed into
fuel wood at the Reuben Hokan-
son home in Harrison recently. 1t
had evidently tried to escape as
the log was being fed against the
circular saw and arrived at the
point of cutting at exactly the
right, or the wrong, time-which-
ever way you see it.
Road Made impossible BY
Drifting Dirt And Sand
LAKE W1LSON-You've heard
stories about Kansas and South
Dakota dust storms but this enc is
from Murray county. Few people
will believe it but drifting dirt and
sand in western Murray county
made road impossible this
spring. There is a mile stretch be-
tween Leeds and Lowville town.
ships. Dirt and sand from the field
north of the road have piled up
drifts on the road three Feet high
in some places and motorists are
forced to take to the plowed field,
south of the road in order to get
through.
New City Dog Catcher
P1ncheS Mayors Pet Pup
LAKE CRYSTAL-Things were
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SLEEPING SICKNESS
NOW MOST SERIOUS
THREAT TO HORSES

II history repeats itself, outbreaks
Of sleeping sickness among horses
and mules will be very widespread
this summer. The consequences
are apt to be disastrous to horse
owners unless they take advance
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Road Made impossible BY
Drifting Dirt And Sand

New City Dog Catcher
Pinches Mayors Pet Pup
LAKE CRYSTAL-Things were
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Timely Birth OF Rats Wins
First Prize For Owner

COLUMBIA HEIGHTS A Pet
and Hobby show was being staged
in the field house and Anton Aus
tinson entered white rats in the
pet division on a Thursday night.
When judges found ten more in
the family Friday morning they
could do nothing else but award
the first prize to- Anton's entry in
the pet division.
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popping over in Justice Harry
Hanscn's court one afternoon re-
Gently. Getting busy with his new
job as official dog catcher of the
city. Tom Huges lost no time in
lassoing one of the dog species re-
ported to be vicious. 1t so happen
ed that the animal impcunded be-
longs to Mayor Thede James who
stated that the Boston Bull has
never showed viciousness except to
a few suspicious characters who
came into the neighborhood. In
his complaint Dog Catcher Hughes
exhibited a handkerchief stained
with blood as result of the dogs
teeth coming into contact with
Hughes fingers. The mayor
thought he smelled the SAVIOR of
coercion and when Judge Hanson
rendered a verdict in favor Of
Hughes the mayor said he would
carry the case to a higher court.
However further proceedings will
be squashed if the mayor will take
the complainant and a few friends
out to dinner.
Ferdinand Took In
The Village Sights
STEWART-A 5-year old Guern-
sey bull belonging to the Richards
Poultry Ranch Eyes, his name real
ly is FerdinanO got tired of the
life at the ranch one morning re-
Gently and decided on a touch of
town life. He accordingly broke
out of his enclosure and strclled
down town to see what he could
see. The animal paraded down one
of the main streets with naughty
mein for about twenty minutes,
and looked things over in critical
style. He was persuaded to- move
off the railroad tracks when the
Olympian went through and after
chasing the train for a block he
gave up and started home with a
disappointed look in his eye. He
did not break into any china shops
nor did he sit under any cork tree.
He was a real gentleman while in
town.
80
Timely Birth OF Rats Wins
First Prize For Owner
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS A Pet
and Hobby show was being staged
in the field house and Anton Aus
tinson entered white rats in the
pet division on a Thursday night.
When judges found ten more in
the family Friday morning they
could do nothing else but award
the first prize to- Anton's entry in
the pet division.
SO Bill Found BY
Easter Egg Hunter
MORRISTOWN-Over one hun
dred boys and girls joined in an
Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by
three families in Morristown-a
hunt that was enjoyed more than
ever beforehand with the greatest
possible satisfaction to one of tho
boys, Duane Smith. Surprise SUI
preme beamed on the face of
Duane as he glanced down into
the grass and picked up a crumpl-
ed $40 bill which was weather
beaten from the exposure to the
elements all winter. The $40 will
no doubt go toward that new
bicycle Duane wants.
3 Weeks Old
CLINTON-If you have some
thing to say to this world, might
as well say it early seems to be
the motto of young rooster on
the Henry Anderson farm. AL
though he is only three weeks old,
he's already learned that advertis-
ing pays and has been heard to
crow about the farm. He has
something to crow about, for he's
far ahead of the others in his
group.
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legs, and depressed appearance.
precautionary steps to protect their
animals.
1t is estimated that upwards Of
10000 cases occurred in this coun-
try last year. The disease is caused
by a virus, which is believed to be
carried by mosquitoes, flies, and
other insects. Within the past few
months it has been found that some
cases of human sleeping sickness
demonstrate the same virus which
causes sleeping sickness in horses.
Principal hope for control Of
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and IL owners have their horses i'm.
munized early enough. it should act
as an effective curb on the disease
in territories where it is used.
AS an added precaution, owners
should keep their horses protected
against mosquitoes, flies, and other
insects in every way possible.
Horses should be kept out of low
pasture, should be kept in the barn
at night, should be equipped with
nets while working, and they should
be sprayed with insect repellant.
Evening star., 1939-11-17
Navy to Weed Out
Unqualified Reservists

Wedding out of men on the rolls
of the Naval Fleet Reserve who
are not physically or otherwise
qualified to perform any type q
duty required of their rating has
been ordered by the Navy Depart
ment.
In orders issued by Rear Admiral
Chester w. Nimitz, chief of the
Navy Bureau of Navigation, to the
commandments of all naval districts
and Of the Washington Navy Yard,
it is required that all men on the
rolls of the Fleet Reserve who are
not qualified for any type of duty
shall be recommended for retire
ment.
Fleet Reservists who are retired
under these orders will be placed
Immediately on inactive duty, it
was announced. No retired en-.
listed men are to be placed on ac-
tive duty under terms of the
orders. Fleet Reservists recalled
from inactive duty whose satisfac-
tory qualifications are in doubt are
to be returned to inactive duty
pending determination of their
status.