The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1940-04-25


with desire fulfilled Of zest for life and living,
go-getitiveness. My hats waving at that brand
of adventure
We bounce from Hawaii across the blue
Pacific, this continent, and land in the shining city
of the nations capitol. Washington. City OF
planning. . A note from Earl Burt a former
resident who is now fireman engineer for the Gov
eminent. He dishes out info his depart
ment that is interesting So here it is :. 1T
sounds like lot of coal when say that the Gov
eminent is burning better than 1000 tons of coal
day to heat buildings in the Capitol City, but such
is fact on cold day Earl writes He He uses
ing plant The Capitol plant has about two-thirds
the capacity of the central plant. And now plans
he writes are telling for third new plant to heat
new guy buildings. He also losses in a weather
note. snow storm hit Washington just at the
popping out" time for the cherry blossoms which
is always occasion for celebration. The cherry
trees and their fluffy blooms, of the prdes
of the Capitol J.. Incidentally Earl came into his
job in unusual circumstances. One day some eight
years ago. he sauntered into the Sank Centre post
office He glanced at the bulletin board, and spied
a notice for civil service exams. Interested
vaguely he made application, took the examination
then just plain waited. Then proceeded to forget
all about it. Six years later he notified that
he had job in Washington, D. c.
I was telling some of the boys mere that down
in Oologah, Okla, the famed baiwick of the late
Will Rogers, the lads are sponsoring the second an
nual 100mile hoss ride. Now 100 miles on hess
back to the varmints in this section is Ike riding
a blackboard until dooms day. They were Won
dering if horse could go 100 miles in day. And
that started the fireworks, then the lads remem-
bered tales of how horses had gone high $50
miles in day. Of course, they added that the
horse either dead stiff he didn't care, and
the rider had st. Vitus dance for the next thirteen
months. But it demonstrated clearly that it had
been done. :.
But in Oologah and Nowata the boys are more
careful of both mounts and riders. The 100 miles
takes three days, with 80 miles in four laps done in
the first two. Riders may be either women,
but they must be white. Now the idea is plainly
to encourage interest and ability in horses horse
manship and long distance riding, and to demon
strate methods of care conditioning and training
for long trips :. You the horse is staple
article in that country. Judging is made up of
60 points, out of 1OO for time 40 points credited
to each horse at the start for condition. Points are
deducted from that amount by observation of the
condition during the ride and at the end
1t served to remind S. P. Hansen and L. L. Kells,
over their afternoon cawfee, that once they had a
boss race in these parts. Twarn't hundred mi res
but it lasted from here to Melrose and there was
a hundred smackers up for the winner. A thorough
bred was given half mile start against a bronko
The thoroughbred came through to win; and the
bronko was cut with rawhde whip and the spurs
So they forgot about that kind of races here q.
We thought that as long Percy Hansen going
to be in Lexington, Kaintuck, for a spell, maybe
he'd like to enter the 100 mile boss ride :. Says
6oAiS
Tip to grls-This isn't exactly my own idea but
no matter. l think you make something of it if
you want. There seems to be an ever-increasng
demand in this hamlet for girls to take of chill
dren during parental absences in both afternoon and
evening. Now the usual ones are more than
busy in this respect But in the last few weeks I've
talked to perhaps a half dozen who had to turn
down late invitations for evening out because
no one was available, that they knew Of to take care
OF the Youngsters Here's my proposition. Then
Of you band together with the charter rule of the
organization dependable service to absented parents
In order to make it more easy for your pros
pecve clients select one girl president director
manager or what ever you will. See to it that her
telephone number is known prominently around the
community. Then handle all jobs through that mum
Der. Your prospective clients will call the number
of the girl you've designated She takes of the
rest and sends one of you out on the job A
rotation system in which your own date nights and
rehearsals of sort another may be figured
could be worked out in your ranks :. Fees, based
on the rate paid, could be standard think
you'd find welcome clientele in the venture. One
that would serve both ways.
And likewise if there are bunch of you high
school fellows with future for the summer except
playing golf you might follow that proposition too
Now lawns, rake yards help in gardening and the
like. Mind you, can't guarantee any such jobs
But the demand seems to have been growing lately
for some of these conditions. There are the
situations. You go out and fix them up.
think this the height of social charity. It was
several years ago. 1t Sunday and spring. ira la
I had a date and committed of the gravest o.
social errors . That is it might have been grave
but for the graciousness of my hostess. AS 1t was
it was a astronomical that to commit agar
would be disastrous -. forgot to go to turkey
dinner This week in note from Mrs. Plant go
complete dissolution. She had harbored no grievance
from the start fact she laughed my stumbling
attempts at apology A week ago or so she wen
back to Swanville where she spoke at dedication
of the Swanvle auditorium. When she was Agne:
Buckley she was Swanville's first superintendent
That was 20 years ago. She remembered that II
1918 a dozen "mischevious rascals scampered ovel
the backs of folding chairs" and Swanville's con
solidated high school was launched She says il
real thrill to go back, see the schools pro
gress . I believe it was.
entrance of the share of the work that has bee
ou Iliff nnennd II done by their mother in the