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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
u. S. Gums a Fifth
Of National Area
Government W orld's Larg-
est Landed Proprietor.
PAGE SEVEN

WASHINGTON.-Uncle Sam is the
worlds largest landed proprietor,
a survey Of federal properties in
dicates.
Federal land holdings comprise
more than 400. 600, 900 acres-about
one-fifth Of the total area Of the con-
tinental United States. The total
value-not including buildings-is
about 81, 500, 600, 900.
The extent of federal properties
was disclosed in an inventory made
at the direction of President Roose-
welt. It did not include property
temporarily owned by emergency
credit agencies through mortgage
foreclosures.
Government figures show that the
estimated value Of all real estate In
the United States is more than $113,.
000, 000,0 900. A similar valuation
showed that tax-exempt federal
holdings comprise slightly more
than 4 per cent of the national total.
The vast majority of federal land
holdings comprises rural areas, such
as national parks, grazing lands and
national forests. Only Al, 44 acres
not including the District of Column
bizarre classed as urban property.
The interior and agriculture de-
partments control the great bulk Of
federal land holdings-the former
1888 per cent and the latter 40.54
per cent.
The remainder is divided up in
fractions Of per cent among the
war department, the navy depart
mept and the post Office department.
The post Office department, for all
Of its thousands Of post offices, owns
only 1851 acres-too little for a per-
centage calculation. The labor de.
partment has only u acres.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
White Bison Held Sacred
Bv Most Indian Tribes

One of the most sacred animals
in the world Is a white bison, COM
pared with which the white elephant
Of Siam or Burma hardly ranks for
holiness. 1t Is venerated by nearly
all tribes Of the plains Indians, say
ethnologists Of the Smithsonian in
stitution. In times, past, before the
Sioux, Crow and other tribes had
made much progress in accepting
the ways Of the white man. the hide
Of the creature was so valued that
an Indian would trade his best
horses for one, although he would
not part with them for any other
consideration whatsoever.
Among many primitive peoples
white animals, albinos and other
wise, have been endowed with super
natural virtues. The animal selected
for this reverence is usually one
closely associated with the life of
the people, like the elephant in Bud
dhist countries. The ordinary bison
was the plains Indians source Of
livelihood. It provided him with food
and clothing and, with the hides used
for making tents, shelter.
Long before the Indians had guns
and horses they killed the bison by
driving them into pens or over the
Drinks Of high entertainments. Ac.
cording to story from the Atsina
Indians, the meat and hide of a
herd thus slaughtered was not
touched if a white bison was among
the carcasses. 1t was skinned and
the hide preserved as a religious
article.
Among the Teton Sioux, according
to another legend, the white bison
was believed to have taken the form
Of a beautiful supernatural woman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
Microscope Will Reveal
Qualities of Animal Fun

II the prospective buyer Of a fur
coat demanded several Of the hairs
from the coat before buying it would
probably create Juror in the store.
However. II the purchaser planned
to take the hairs home, study them
under a microscope and then make
up her mind, II would be a sensible
request, says Nature Magazine.
Furs vary widely in durability, al.
though some Of the most expensive
furs are among the least durable.
The microscope reveals the reasons
because It shows the structure Of
the individual hairs and the clues to
strength and weakness.
A hair is q product of the outer
layer Of the skin. It grows out Of
what il known as follicle. The
part above the skin is a dead dried
structure like Q finger nail, living
and growing only at Its base. As
the hair cells multiply and push up
wards, forming hair. they change.
There Is a central sort Of pith and
the outermost cells form scales,
overlapping like shingles on a roof.
Down at the base Of the hair a tiny
manufacturing plant is turning out
coloring matter. This is carried
along as the hair grows.
If we examine the hairs of various
animals under the microscope we
find that they differ widely in dame
ter; in the shape, size and arrange
ment Of the scales; in the character
Of the pith, and in the way the color
granules are grouped. The most
durable hairs are those that have a
solid pith. .-.. aa.
The rare sea otter Is taken as a
standard durable fur and given a
rating Of 100. On this basis it is in
teresting to note the comparative
rating of other common furs, such
as: wolverine 100, raccoon (naturaD
IS, raccoon dyed so, beaver 80.
true fur-seal 80, skunk 70, mink 70,
muskrat As, opossum IS, fox (nat-
uraD 40. fox dyed rs, ermine Is,
nutria or copyu rat Is, lynx Is, chin
chilla IS. goat is. rabbit and hare
5, mole 5. ~,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
Last of Micmac Indian
Medicine Mem Is Dead

HAVELOCK, N. B.-New Bruns-
wick lost one of its most picturesque
characters in the death of Noel Linz
quin, last Of the Micmac Indian
medicine men,"
Limquin spent his last years in
his woodland shack brewing pungent
potions from woodland herbs. At
one time he travelled the continent
with a medicine show and he was
the star performer. He would 60
on the stage and show how genuine
Indian remedies were made.
He achieved fame one time when
after the show he was interviewed
and asked where he had learned to
make them. His reply was:
"In a big factory at New Haven,
U. S. A., where lot of girls work.
They have big machines there and
make all kinds Of medicine good for
man and beast"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
Right Hand to Left Ear
Official School-Aqe Test

MANILA.-f a child can reach
his left ear with his right hand by
passing it directly over the middle
of his head he is at least seven
years old, and should be admitted
to the first grade.
The method was prescribed by
the principal Of the government ele-
mentary school in Gas, Albay, to do
away with the trouble of getting
birth certificates to determine the
age of children entering school for
the first time.
In the case Of children who have
unusually short or long hands or
unusually small or fiat heads, an Of.
fetal birth certificate must be pre-.
scented by the parents, the principal
ruled.
1t was said in Gas that almost all
the ages determined by the ear
reaching system tailed with the fig
ures recorded in the Office Of the
local civil registrar.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Our Lady of the Angels Catholic
Church
Sunday, Low Mass at 500 o'clock.
High Mass at 1000 o'clock.
Rev. John Bettendorf.
st. PaM's Church
Sunday, Low Masses at $50 and
500 a. m. High Mass at 1000 a. m.
Msgr. A. Plachta, Pastor.
Seventh-day Adventist
Sabbath school at 1920 a. m.
Services 11:15 a. m. every Saturday.
Everyone welcome at all services.
Zion Lutheran Church
Eighteenth Sunday After Trinity
1000 a. m. divine service. HOO
a. m. Sunday school and bible class
es.
9:00-12:00 a. m. Thursday, relig-
ious instruction. 900 a. m. Satur-
day, for children from third grade
on. These classes will be held in
the church.
200 p. m. this Sunday afternoon
the annual w. L. fall hike" Meet
at the church not later than 2 p. m.
J. F. Schumacher, Pastor.
Elm and Bethel Churches
E. o. Hagen, Pastor
Sunday, October 8: 1000 a. m.
Bethel Sunday school. Hoo a. m.
English service at Bethel.
200 p. m. Mission meeting at
Elm Church.
Methodist Church
9:45 a. m. Sunday school. HOO
a. m. worship. Subject: "Overcom-
ing Faith"
The Ladies Aid meets this af-
ternoon. Supper served to the
public.
M. l. Brann, Pastor.
Gospel Tabernacle
Saturday, 800 p. m, c. A. Topic:
"Redeeming the Time"
Sunday services: 1000 a. m. Sun
day school. Hoo a. m. morning
worship. 500 p. m, evangelistic
service.
Tuesday, 500 p. M, bible study
and prayer.
c. F. Busch, Pastor.
80
Church of the Good Samaritan
Services on Sunday, October 9Th,
as follows: Church school at 9:45
a. m. Morning prayer and SER
mon at HOO a. m.
A cordial welcome is extended to
all who desire to worship with us.
r. M. Harris, Rector.
st. Paurs Lutheran Church, Unity
English services 900 a. m. Lord,
I have loved the habitation of thy
house." Ps. 26, 8. All welcome!
w. L. Hass, Pastor.
Lutheran Church of the Mica.
Carmen P. Thronson, Pastor
Services Sunday, October 9Th, at
900 a. m. Sunday school 10 a. m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
Steeplejack's Dog
Follows Tradition

PORTLAND, ORE.-Lady, an
Austrian shepherd dog, trotted
back and forth on the parapet of
the fourteenth story Of a down.
town Portland building and re-
fused to leave her dizzy perch.
Office workers leaned from win
dows and a crowd gathered in the
street far below. Peace and
quiet were restored only when
Steeplejack Roy Smith, her mas
ter. climbed down from a 60-foot
fagpole he was painting and
chained his dog to the roof.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05

Little Sank (I.ong Bridge) Luther
an Church
Carmen p. Thronson, Pastor
Sunday school 1890 each Sunday.
Services Sunday, October 18th,
in Morse.
Luther League October 18th, 800
p. m. Program by the Salem Luth-
err League. ~
Ladies Aid chicken supper Wed
nesday, October 18th. Begin serv-
ing at 600 p. m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
Vancouver Soon to Have
Largest Coast Elevator

VANCOUVER, WASH.-Contracts
have been let for construction Of a
new 500, 000-bushel addition to the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle railway
grain elevator here-and when the
addition is completed, the elevator
will be the largest west Of the Mis-
souri, river.
The enlarged elevator will have q
maximum capacity of 8, 900, 900 BUSH
els. of which 1900, 900 will be bulk
storage.
Included in the addition will be
eight storage bins, each of 75,000,.
bushel capacity. The new struc-
ture will be IS feet high. and will
cover 5000 square feet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
Norway Used Dragons

China is not the only country in
which dragons are used as a deco
rative motif. The old "stavkirker"
or wooden churches, built centuries
ago when Christianity was young,
are forming one Of few links be-
tween modern Norway and the
Viking past, still show dragon heads
on gable ends. For centuries the
dragon was one Of the favorite en-
blems Of pagan Norway, especial
ly as a figurehead for the prows of
her Viking ships. The men who
built the ships and decorated them
with dragon heads also built the ma
tons first churches. The church
structure allowing them more ex-
ercise Of imagination, Viking car
penters not only put dragons on the
gables but also carved those en-
blems into the columns, the CAPT.
tails and even the door frames Of the
buildings.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
College Graduate Proves
Study Pays in Dividends

CLARKSDALE, MISS. - When
George M. Harris, Winona, Miss,
was graduated from college he told
his father:
Don't give me 1000 automo-
bile-just give me that Hereford bull
over there"
His statement has the tang Of
Grimm's Fairy Tales, but young
Harris knew what he was doing He
had studied animal husbandry.
His bull, Milky Way Anxiety Gil
by name, carried off the first prize
ribbon at the Northwest Mississippi
Fair and Horse show.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-10-05
School Boys Follow
Same Path Is Years

SCHENECTADY. - William S.
Burke and his identical twin
brother, Walter E., are wonder
ing when their paths will part.
The two youths have complet-
ed 16 years of schooling together
during which they had like in
terests. Both received bachelor
of arts degrees from Union col
lege, where they belonged to the
same clubs, studied like courses,
and became members Of the
same athletic teams.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13

tant thing a business man has is
the good will of his customers. Ev-
cry business which has that is sue
cessful, every business which does
not have it fails.
Good will is not a mysterious
quality like genius. It is simple,
commonsense matter depending
upon doing simple, commonsense
things.
The first of these consists of Civ
ing good value and service, that
the business may win and hold
friends. The second consists of MAX
ing the fact that the business is the
kind which wins and holds friends
known to its customers, by telling
them of its ideals and its services
and its merchandise.
This telling process is called ad-
vcrtising. Whenever a manufacture
er or merchant advertises in the
newspaper he informs you that he
Is the kind OF business man whom it
would pay You to patronize. He
makes public the fact that he wants
good will and that he realizes the
only way he can keep it is by living
up to his promises.
You as customer get more for
your money when you patronize a
,concoTn with good will. Good will
IS proof that the concern has done
something to warrant the friendship
and confidence of its customers.
You see, good will doesn't just
happen. 1t is created-by good
goods, by good service, by good adj
vertising.
e Charles b. Roth
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13
u. S. Collections In
Stote Show Decrease

The Montana department of in
ternal revenue collected s5,898,7 69
during the fiscal year ended July |,
as compared with collections total
ing s5.974,784.75 for the year before.
according to Lewis Penwell, col
lector for this district. Sources of
revenue for the year ending July |,
1898. and the year ending July l,
1899. were: Beer stamps, S9l7. 848 Al
and S915. 424.32; other liquor sources,
S78. 589.88 and S89,01l76; gasoline
taxes. S405. 82939 and S463. 011.19,
electrical energy, SIG, 1886 and
S156 .932 81: corporation income tax,
S1.42l ,63958 and S1,3929l0.8l; in
dividual income tax, S1,276, 7256l
and Sligo ,27869; excessive profits
tax, S60.99472 and SAG, 4388l, CAPT
tai stock tax, S227, 587l8 and Sl98,
490.79. estate taxes, S156, 636.20 and
.Sl57. 785 90; social security tax, ST.
1876, 1896 and Sl,182,84774; gift tax,
S3,81738 and SCI 900; miscellaneous,
$50, 1871 .68 and S73,637 As.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13

indoor sports and the grand cele-
bration was greatly abbreviated on
account of rain.
Among Troy people who spent
the Fourth in Libby were George
w. Cullen, John Miller, Misses
Pearl Bags and Ray Hogan, Har-
vey w. Lake, Harry Baker and
wife, H. l.. Smith and wife, E. L.
Borge, VIM. Jackowitz, Eric John.
son, Leo Welsh, G. (. Downs, H. c.
Howell.
After two weeks visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. P Bowen.
in this city, Mrs. Harry Elliston
left for her home in Spokane Sun
day. She was accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Gladys Polette, who
Will remain IN that city for two
weeks.
c. J. Brown, who has one of the
best diversified little ranches along
the Kootenai, came up to Libby
yesterday. Dad says he is build
ing new house, and, as his crops
are extra large, he is also building
a big root cellar.
Duncan Mcdonald and Geo. Nc.
Kay came down from the Missouri
group last week to celebrate the
Fourth. Mr.. Mcdonald showed a
fine piece of silver-lead ore that was
taken from ledge that was en-
countered while driving the main
tunnel.
Charles Drake of Troy was in
Libby Tuesday. He has recovered
from the serious wounds received
when shot by a desperate several
weeks ago.
The city council held its regular
session Tuesday night, and ground
out the usual grist of routine bust
ness. Several new sidewalks were
ordered, and many bills allowed.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13
ssssssssx.s.ssss.sssssssss
Is YEARS AGO

(From the file of the Western News)
Ivan Rogers was installed as
noble grand in the |. 0. O. F. lodge
here Wednesday night Eta Simp-
son was installed as noble grand in
the Rebekah lodge Monday ev-
ening.
The body of an unknown man
was taken out of the Kootenai river
near Jennings last Friday morning.
The unfortunate man had been in
the water several days, and it is
thought that the drowning occurred
at Eureka.
So far this year Superintendent
Head of the Libby schools has re-
ceived 400 applications for teachers
positions from teachers who do not
reside in this county.
Phil S. Brain of this city and Miss
Marie hammers of Spokane were
married at the home of the bride
last Friday evening.
At the Sacred Heart hospital in
Spokane at $50 last Wednesday
night occurred the death of J. T.
Farris, of this city Mr.. Farris had
been i'll for several weeks. He came
to Libby with his family less than
year ago. He purchased the Lin
coin County Herald and edited the
paper until illness incapacitated
him. He made many friends in Lib.
by and was considered one of the
substantial citizens.
Glen Smith, formerly of Libby,
has been appointed forestry super
visor to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Raymond.
Libby defeated Troy in a baseball
game here Sunday morning by the
close score of to 4.
I The arrangements made for the
big celebration in Libby last Sat-
urday, July 4th, did not include
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13
Proceedings Of County
Commissioners

Libby, Montana, July 3, 1889
The Board of County Commission
ers. Lincoln County, Montana. met
in regular session in the Court
House at Libby on July 3rd. 5th
and 7th.
Present: Ray c. Frost. James Ma
honey. Chef O. Hoisington. Com
missioners, and Eldon J. Schuck,
Clerk.
The report of the County Clerk,
as required under Section 41637 R,
c. NJ 1885 was submitted to the
Board.
County and Township officers
were authorized to leave the state
at any time they may deem neees-
sary during the month of July and
up to the regular meeting of the
Board in August
Project proposal forms for spon-
soring county wide w. P A. bridge
work was executed by the Board
The following claims were audit
ed, approved and warrants ordered
drawn for same
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13

the money possible without the tax
payers knowing they are being
burnt. Or, to put it more accu-
rately, without the small-income
group OF taxpayers knowing they
are helping pay the freight.
Many People Not .4,care
They Are Paying Taxes.
As an evidence Of how successful
they have been there is the amaz-
ing result of recent poll which
shows that one-fourth of all the peo-
pie asked-in the usual Gallup
cross section-did not know. they
were paying any taxes, and that 40
per cent, two out of five, OF the
smaller-income group did not know
they were paying ANY,
But gradually increasing num-
Der of senators has come to the
conclusion that the voters should
know about taxes. Some even 90
further, to insist that knowledge
that he is paying an income tax to
the federal government makes a
man better citizen, gives him a
sense of responsibility, and will
make him take more interest in
voting.
President Roosevelt until this
summer has always opposed the La
Toilette idea. But the President
has now come around to the Wis
consin senator's view, which leaves.
as a matter of fact, very little diff
ference between their economic the
cries, though the La Follettes have
never let the Democratic party or
ganlzation get away with much in
Wisconsin. As for instance when
they fought the reelection of Sena-
tor F Ryan Duffy.
Roosevelt once told friend-this
was about four years ago-that "the
La Follettes are ouT kind Of people. /"
Just recently Attorney General
Frank Murphy extolled the whole
La Toilette family, holding that they
were one of Americas best politi-
cal traditions.
tnen Syndicate -wNu servce.l
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13

WASHINGTON.-The three-billion-
odd-dollar lending program is
destined for hard shedding It has
all the earmarks of a pork-barrel
bill-in reverse. The political,
though highly uneconomic, merit of
pork-barrel bill was that by gath
>ering all the little groups that fa-
vored the different tasty local bits
in it, majority would be formed
which could triumph over the more
economy-minded legislators.
President Roosevelt and Mariner
5. Eccles, the reserve board chief
who has consistently favored
more and bigger spending to get
this country out of the woods, have
picked up so many little groups of
opposition in their lending bill that
if it passes at all even in expurgat-
ed form, it will be almost miracle.
For instance, take the foreign
loans question. If it faced a vote
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13

more concerned. He explained that
the loss was fully covered by insur-
ance and that, besides, the most
valuable asset of the business hadn't
even been touched bys the fire.
ITO what asset do you refer, Mr..
Burlingame?" :
"Why, to our good will We can
build a new factory-now We'll have
to. We can buy new machinery
better machinery than was in the
old plant. AS long as the good will
of business is intact, nothing else
matters, \ he concluded.
He was right. The most impor-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13

dent OF the factory,
he who should have
been the most excit-
ed. Alighting from
his car, he strolled
over to where that
which he had spent
years in building
was becoming a to-
tai loss. He was
calm, at ease, I'M
disturbed.
A newspaper man
spied him, asked
him why he was no
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13

on its own merits
alone in either house
or senate it would
probably be beaten.
But there is some
thing more. Senator
Hiram w. Johnson
is very proud of his
name being attached
to the law which for
bids loans to any ma
tons which have de-
faulted on their OBJ
legations to the Unit
ed States Now Gen.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13

tax law change. He
is one of the very
few men in public
life who believes in
government spend
lng-big spending
but believes that the
taxpayers ought to
know they are pay
ing for it. Most
other public figures
have been trying for
that same five years
to work out ways and
n
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13
TRUTH about ADVERTISING
BY CHARLES B. ROTH
JUST WHAT is GOOD WILL

4 FEW months ago, according to
~ that beguiling writer, Bruce
Barton, large factory caught fire.
1t burned to the ground. Sirens
shrieked. Crowds milled. Firemen
fought the flames. Newspaper re-
porters scurried here and there aft
err stories. CONSERVATION reigned.
Amid all this confusion the most
serene man in sight was the presi-
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-07-13
SPOTLIGHTERS FINED.

Ben LAHORE and Fred Thompson,
both of Standpoint, Ida, were fined
SIS each in Sanders county justice
court when they pleaded guilty to
charges of hunting deer out of sea
son and by spotlight 1t was the
first case of spotlighting to come to
the attention of the state fish and
game department for several
months