Central Minnesota and Northwest News THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1935 Model 'T' Derby Travels on 200-Mile Route in Stearns County Sunday in Wind-up Some of the most rural Stearns county will be able take part in the Model Ford to derby which the Junior Chamber of Commerce of St. Cloud is running off over a 200-mile course in the county on Sunday. The committee in charge of the derby has mapped off the course which the cars are to follow, with an eye mainly to keeping the 16 cars entered off the most heavily trafficed roads. Starting on State Highway No. 15, west of the Osseo tracks, and following that road (the Kimball road) to the highway cutting over to Rockville, the Fords will jaunt along No.
23 through Cold Spring and Richmond a place near Paynesville where a cutoff will be taken over to No. 4, and that road followed through Lake Henry, Spring Hill, Greenwald, and then to Melrose. ed From there No. 52 will be followed for four blocks, and the route to the north will be taken for 11, over to county aid four on county highway No. miles, road No.
17 through St. Rosa to Holdingford. From Holdingford county aid road 1A is to be taken through Opole and over to the river road, the cars coming down through Sartell on the west side of the Mississippi, and running thru Sauk Rapids, onto Wilson avenue northeast and to the Benton county fair grounds. Cars of all descriptions, colors and adornments will be run thru the race, adding to fun, sport and excitement of the contest. This is the first unique feature of this kind to be run off in Minnesota, and the plan is expected to be widely copied in future tournaments of this kind.
REGAL CAST TO GIVE SKETCH 'Here Comes Charlie' Is Slated Wednesday by Local Players "Here Comes Charlie" is a home talent play slated for presentation at Regal on Wednesday, May 1, at 8 p. m. There will be musical selections between acts. The cast includes: Nora Malone, cook at the Elliot home--Rose Wuertz. Office Tim McGrill, Nora's sweetheart--Lester Bagley.
Farnham, Larry's aunt by marriage- Thecla Braun. Larry Elliot, young business man -Norbert Braun. Ted Hartley, college pal-Art Belson. Vivian Smythe Kersey, Larry's -Ruth Bagley. Uncle Aleck Twiggs, in charge of Charles Leonard Gruber.
Charlie Hopps, Larry's wardJerry Wendlandt. Mrs. Caroline Smythe-Kersey, Vivian's mother -Margaret Schumer. Mortimer Smythe-Kersey, Vivdan's brother--Lawrence Bagley. SCHOOLMEN AT APRIL MEETING District 22 Club Has Session Wednesday at Sauk Centre The members of the Schoolmen's club of district 22 met Wednesday evening in the club rooms at Sauk Centre for their regular April meeting.
George Selke was the speaker. Preceding and following a 7 oclock dinner, Supt. W. A. Kohl, Sauk Centre, led the group in singing favorite songs.
Short talks were given by several of the club members and their guests, including a group of men from Teachers Bemis college and faculty-0. J. B. Jerde, C. O.
Chester Lund. Little Falls was represented by a group which included Mayor E. V. Wetzel, who is president of the school board there, and J. K.
Michie, high school principal. There were about 75 members in attendance. A business, meeting followed the dinner. this time the coaches of the various schools drew up their schedules for the spring sport season, which will include baseball and track. The evening was concluded with a social time at cards.
Tax Sale in Benton Slated for May 13 Auditor Mike Winter says the regular sale of tax delinquent lands in Benton county will be held on May 13, the usual time. Official announcement will be made later. Benton Board Will Meet Again May 7 The regular meeting of the Benton county commissioners is to be held on May 7. The May business will be routine, according to Auditor Mike Winter, The St. Cloud Times Daily Journal Dress.
FIRES FOLLOW DISASTROUS QUAKES IN FORMOSA Fires broke out in ruins of several communities in the island of Formosa, where earthquakes killed near. ly 3,000 persons one of the year's worst Formosa natives are shown bearing wounded troopers on improvised stretchers after an uprising. as this are being repeated as the stricken island cares for its injured and removes its dead. (Associated Press Photo), Where Quakes Struck YELLOW SEA FORMOSA SOUTH CHINA PHILIPPINES. This map shows the location the Japanese island possession of Formosa, scene of violent earth.
quakes which killed nearly 3,000 persons and left about 12,000 jured. New Map Drawn of Benton County by Staff of Engineer Engineer H. G. Elletson of Benton county and his staff have completed a new map of the county which is available at the engineer's office. The map shows the trunk highways, state aid, county aid and township roads, as well as stores, gas stations, schools, churches, town halls, and the usual township and village indications.
It is a fine specimen of map, and will be of value to many residents in and out of Benton county in securing geographical information. Science Is Used to Keep Hogs in Yard Banks, electrician turned farmer, believes in modern electrical methods, and why not let two wires do what a hogtight fence is usually expected to accomplish? It wouldn't do for a neighbor to lean over a certain wire fence on the Banks farm five miles north of Russell, for if he did, he would receive the shock of his life. Banks has rigged up a battery contraption so that the wire fence in his barn is electrified. The fence has only two wires, but the cattle and hogs, after a few shocking experiences, have decided that there are just too many to suit them. The first few days the wires were charged, the stock put on a first class vaudeville show, for anyone who happened to be on hand while they were getting their first lessons in the art of avoiding contact with the two live wires.
The trick is done de with an ordinary storage battery, which will last three months, according to reports. Name Contestants of Becker Schools The pupils and teachers of several districts about Becker met at the Oak Lawn school house and selected two champions to represent the area in the annual Sherburne county spelling contest. Geneva Anderson and Helen Anshus were named. Editorials, Sports, Markets, Features and Want Ads 4-H Club Champion For having kept the best farm business records in 1934, Ogden Riddle (above), 21-year-old Bartley, student at the University of Nebraska, was chosen winner of national 4-H club championship. (Associated Press Photo) 300 Feet of Gill Net, Angler Given 90 Days in Prison Victor Berg of Eden Valley was arrested last Friday by Wardens Fred Schroeder of Paynesville, Ed.
Erickson of New London, of Dassel. He was charged with Hoeft of Kimball and Gus' Carlson having game fish and over 300 feet of gill net in his possession at Browns lake in Eden township. He appeared before Justice R. R. Sweet in Kimball on Saturday, pleaded guilty, and was fined $100 or 90 days in jail.
He chose the latter and was taken to Stearns county jail at St. Cloud the same day. Becker Editor Is Receiving Gifts S. E. Wright, of Becker, is receiving gifts from numerous friends who are sympathizing with him in his serious illness.
He is editor of The Becker Herald. REGAL AID MEETS The Catholic Ladies aid of Regal will hold its monthly meeting at the home of Mrs. Gust Haskie on Sunday, April 28, in the afternoon. Mrs. Haskie will be assisted by Mrs.
J. J. Manthey. The meeting is open to the public. MARRIAGE LICENSE A marriage license has been issued to Roy W.
Herbst and Loretta Jaeckels, both of Foley route 1. Plan to Carry Out Grading Provision St. Paul, (A) The Minnesota railroad and warehouse commission held a conference with members of the central committee of the central livestock commission of Minnesota to consider plans of carrying the provisions of the weighing and grading bill. The law providing for weighing of livestock at packing plants, slaughtering houses, concentration points and public stockyards, was passed recently by the state legislature, Supervision and regulation of weighing, grading and inspection of livestock at such places is placed jurisdiction of the railroad and warehouse commission. Faces Murder Charge Ray Edmundson, Illinois presldent of the United Mine Workers of America, was Jailed in Springfield, and held for the death of a rival miner in an Easter Sunday riot.
Edmundson, wounded in the neck, surrendered at Taylorville, 111. (Associated Press Photo) PAGE ELEVEN $800,000 READY FOR NEW TESTS Minnesota Gets Large Amount for Bang's Program Minnesota has received $800,000 from an appropriation of $8,500,000 recently made by the agricultural adjustment administration to the bureau of animal industry for the eradication of Bang's disease (contagious abortion) of cattle, W. J. Frotz of St. Paul, federal veterinarian in charge of livestock disease eradication work in Minnesota, announces.
This fund is an addition to 000 previously allotted to this state by bureau of animal industry for the eradication of this disease. The additional fund will enable the state and federal government to test many herds not yet reached by this program, and to retest, many herds in which the disease been found active in two previous tests. Indemnities will be paid herd owners, on the same basis as under the original program, for diseased cattle removed from herds in accordance with government regulations. No distinction will be made in the payment of indemnities between animals reacting to a third and fourth retest, to be provided with the additional fund, and those found in the original test and first retest, Dr. Frotz says.
Local Bang's disease committees are now accepting applications from cattle owners, both for first tests and for retesting, Dr. Frotz says. In approving applications for first tests, however, preference is being given to herds in which the disease is active and especially to those whose owners intend to continue testing, either under state or federal supervision, until their herds are free from disease. "When the Bang's disease program first started, its purpose was primarily that of enabling farmers to cull the least efficient cattle from their herds so scant feed supplies could be conserved for the more efficient animals and the nation's total supply of beef and dairy products could be adjusted to the effective demand," Dr. Frotz explains.
"As the campaign has progressed, however, farmers have become more and ested in it as a disease eradication measure, and many will probably continue the testing of their herds and the disposal of their diseased animals, even after the federal program is ended." In February, Minnesota led the nation in the number of herds tested for Bang's disease, with a total of 5,336 herds tested, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Wisconsin ranked second with 3,795 herds tested; Ohio third 2,427, and Oregon fourth with 2,138. For the eight months ending 1, Wisconsin led with 19,301 herds tested, containing 374,971 head of cattle, and Minnesota ranked second with 17,374 herds tested containing 389 head. Up to April 15, a total of 22,000 Minnesota herds had been tested, containing a total of about 360,000 tle, in 45 percent of the herds, recattle. About 13 percent of the catacted to the test.
In the nation as a whole, 99,695 herds containing 1,737,537 head of cattle were tested up to March 1, and about 13 percent of these cattle reacted to the test. To Use Tent for Furniture Store is on the boom in Baudette, and regardless of whether there are buildings enough to go around, trade must go on! Frank Hawley, Warroad merchant, came to Baudette recently to secure a building for a furniture store, and the fact that he couldn't find a building didn't phase him. He has a tent 60x30, with a floor, and he will use that until such time as he can secure a building for a permanent store. Two carloads of furniture have been shipped into Baudette by Hawley, and it looks like the big tent will become one of the town's most enterprising business establishments. There may not be any show windows in the new "store," but lift the flap and come in! Quartet Arrested, Fished With Light Raymond Stelton, Al Fuchs, Joe Henenn, and Ed.
Ophoven, all of Watkins, were arrested by Wardens August Hoeft and Gus Carlson for taking fish with the aid artificial lights in Clearwater river on Sunday evening, April 21. They appeared before Justice Joe DeCheney Annandale the next day. They all pleaded guilty as charged and were fined $10 and costs of $4.70, or 30 days in Hennepin county workhouse. Mr. Stelten chose the workhouse and was taken there immediately.
The other three their fines and costs and were released. Tom Brenny Ill at Residence in Tom Brenny, well known Foley electrician, is seriously ill at his home, suffering with penumonia. His case is critical at the present. time. 53 BENTON LADS LEAVE FOR COC CAMP SCHEDULE Large Contingent Goes to Snelling, Later to Park Rapids Sauk Centre Hears Macalester Group The Macalester college women's glee club, composed of 25 students, appeared in a concert at the Congregational church at Sauk Centre Wednesday evening.
The popular chorus is making its annual spring tour during which it is making scheduled appearances in various localities and schools north of St. Paul. HOPPERS BEATEN BY WORK, MONEY $464,500 Is Spent in Minnesota During Past Four Years A total of $464.500 spent for grasshopper control in Minnesota, during the four 1931-1934 inclusive, saved $28,000,000 in crops, according to reports received from county and farmers by the state department of agriculture and the university agricultural extension division, University farm, St. Paul. A total of $484,500, was appropriated by the state for this period.
Of this, $20,000 remained unexpended on January 1, 1935. All but 2.5 percent of the appropriation used was for materials and their transportation. Poison bait was the only form in which grasshopper funds were received by farmers of the state. Farmers were organized, to do their own work in protecting their own crops, by the county agents and the county leaders, under the leadership of officials from the office of the state entomologist. In other on words, with the project was caridea of helping the farmer to help himself under an extreme emergency condition which was obviously caused by no act of his T.
L. Aamodt, assistant state entomologist, will hold a meeting in connection with the forthcoming grasshopper control program in the high school gymnasium on Thursday, May 2, at 1:30 p. m. From past experience with grasshoppers in this district, the officials in charge of this work deemed it advisable to take advantage of the federal appropriation available for this work, and Mr. Aamodt will organize the operations for the coming year.
During 1934 13,000 acres were poisoned in the county with the material provided by the federal government; 20 tons of ready-mixed bait are in storage in the county at this time and an additional carload of ready-mixed bait is available be shipped as soon as it is needed." Any farmers who are Interested may attend the meeting and members of the town board cially urged to be present, are emerespe- gency agricultural agent, Elmer Isaksen, states. Recites Poem During Trance, Lost 40 Years Simon Johnson wrote an acrostic ago Sacred Heart -Forty years poem, the first letter of the first word in each line of each stanza spelling out his name. The copy was lost and nothing more was thought of it until recently, when a member of the family asked for the poem. Mrs. Christian Evenson, sister of the poet, was questioned, but said she had no knowledge of where the poem might be found.
A few later she called her son, Sigvart Evenson, Halliday, who was visiting her at the time, said, "Get a pencil and paper and write what I dictate." Then in a mood resembling a trance, she recited without hesitation the 12 verses of the lost poem with the acrostic spelling out perfectly the name, Simon Johnson. explanation is given for the performance, except the psychological Idea that everything one has ever heard makes an impression on the brain, however faint. Expect 10 Pairs of Bass to Have 40,000 St. Peter- -Members of the St. Pete Izaak Walton league are beginning to see the successful fruition of a program begun more than a year ago, as 10 pair of bass are placed in the pond the league has constructed just outside the city.
The 10 pair of fish are expected to produce between 300,000 and 400,000 by the time they are ready to be taken out late in the fall. The estimate is based on the average production of about 30,000 to 40,000 fish per pair. When the younger fish are taken out, they will be distributed in the vicinity of St. Peter, in Washington, Jefferson, and Emily lakes. The pond constructed by the league is ideally constructed for the promulgation of fish.
About 250 feet long, 240 feet wide, and six feet deep, the bass will live on the fat of the land in a home more like a palace to fish this summer, and there should be a lot of fishing come out of the pond in the fall. SENIOR PLAY IS BOOKED FRIDAY Foley Cast Appears in Mystery Sketch in Auditorium On Friday night, April 26, at 8:15 oclock, the senior class of the Foley high school presents "The Orchid This is a motor mystery full of comedy, much of which is at the expense of an ambitious novelist and a meek "hen pecked" husband. The novelist is not daunted because her books are not published, and when the play closes she is planning another. The audience will be pleased to see the meek husband finally I himself. Besides these two has been engaged in rehearsals and ters there are ten more.
The is prepared to give a well balanced performance. Eggs Scrambled in Automobile Mishap five gallons cream, rolled together -Forty dozen eggs and in a ditch when a car overturned near Fosston recently, gave plenty of opportunity for anyone so inclined to add a little and baking powder and bake a cake right in the ditch. The accident occured about a mile west of Crookston, when the car in which Mrs. A. R.
Behlke and her son were bringing their produce to market slid from the pavement onto a soft shoulder in the road and rolled into ditch. The farm products were a the total loss, but the birds nearby stuffed themselves. Injuries to the occupants the car. were slight, and damage to largely the result of the thrashed eggs and spilled 'Terrorists' Mark Fairmont Houses of this city had visions of being marked by a gang of terrorists last week, when every house in town was found marked with a number from one to four. Police, investigating a series of five robberies of homes the night before, immediately saw a connection, and citizens began buying new locks for their doors and oiling up their shotguns.
But it all turned out to be just a group of soap salesmen, who canvassed the city giving away coupons for soap. There were four young men in the group, and apparently to avoid duplication, each left his number on the house he had visited. Police received dozens of calls about the numbers, but it was not until late in the day that anyone could be found who had seen the salesmen write their number on the house. Bowlus Parish to Hold Card Benefit The women of the St. Stanislaus Kostka church, at Bowlus, have completed arrangements to stage a card party, in their church basement next Sunday evening at 8 card oclock.
party Since of the this will be the ladies final season, are planning to make it a big event. Prizes will be awarded and a lunch served. East Side Property Is Sold for $2,000 Lots 2, 3 and 4 in block 11, St. Cloud park addition, have been sold by Jessie M. Pelton to John Bergman for the sum of $2,000.
The deed has been registered at the Foley court house. The property is located in East St. Cloud, Fifty-three Benton county lace have left for the CCC camps, and will be stationed at Park Rapids as soon as they have gone through the preliminary work. The contingent left Benton county for Fort Snelling on Wednesday evening. Leaving for the camps are: Herman Oelrich-Royalton.
George Hall--Foley. Jerome Primus -Sauk Rapids. Frank Bialke-Ronneby. Leo Schoumaker- Sauk Rapids, Frank Volkers -Sauk Rapids. Thaddeus Piasecki- Rapids.
Sylvester Lewandowsk1-Ronneby, Adam Bialke-Ronneby. Steve Ondov, Jr. Sauk Rapids, Curtis Rogers -Foley. Clayton Bjorklund- -Rice. Emil Skaja-Rice.
Alfred Vincent -Rice. Donald Murray--Foley. Ambrose Placzek-Sauk Rapids, Walter Hohn-Sauk Rapids, Frank Bardonski-Rice. Alan Herbst-Foley. Richard Repulski- Sauk Rapids Leonard Zawacki-Foley.
Jerome Smelter-Ronneby. Joseph Conway, Jr. Sauk Rapids. Richard Duschaw-Sauk Rapids, Victor -Rice. Wm.
A. Blau-Sauk Rapids. Bernard Gratzek Sauk Rapids, Frank George Kosloski-Ronneby. Ludvig Spangrud-Foley. Daniel Edstrom-Sauk Rapids.
James Orren-Sauk Rapids. Henry H. Emmel-Sauk Rapids. Merle Gales -Sauk Rapids. Hubert Crowley-Rice.
Donald Parent Foley. George Habas- Sauk Rapids. Arthur Carlson--Sauk Rapids. Melvin Schindler- -Sauk Rapids, Leonard Hawes -Princeton. Elmer Frank--Foley.
James Bauer-Foreston. Severn Januszewski- Gilman. Peter Yerken-Foreston. Fay Perske- Sauk Rapids. Michael Rowe Sauk Rapids.
Edward Navidonski-Sartell. Victor Katka-Foley. Robert Hohman-Rice. David Severson-Foley. Anthony Malikowski-Sauk Rapids.
Willard Connolly--Sauk Rapid? Robert Kuehn-Rice. 'Black Derby' Draws Record Attendance A capacity crowd filled the Bowlus hall Sunday evening for the fine three hour program presented under auspices of the Bowlus baseball club. A one -hour concert Bowlus band was followed by the three-act comedy drama, "The Black Derby," given by a cast of nine local young people and directed by Clare Yunik. Entertainment between acts included several selections by band, tap dancing by Marie Biros, vocal Edward Haehn and Miss Mildred' Witucki, and vocal trios by Vernon Larsen, Turk Biros and Edward Haehn, with guitar accompaniment. Gross receipts from the sale of tickets were approximately $75, and the club will realize about $50 after expenses are paid.
Buys Old Horses to Eat His Dog Biscuits Wood flourishing business is being conducted by C. H. Kennedy, Murdock, in old, disabled, and unwanted horses. Believe it or not, Kennedy has shipped out ten carloads of old Dobbins since January 1, and there are going to be a lot of dogs throughout the country that will find that Dobbin doesn't make such a bad meal after all. The demand for commercial dog food is growing each year, and in 1934 some sixty-seven million dollars worth was sold in the United States.
Kennedy puts in his time dickering with farmers for the horses, buys to them by the head at various prices, and then ships them to Rockford, Ill. Dust Storms Drive Ducks, Geese, East flocks of geese traveling northward are reported in several sections of the state, the dust storms in the southwest apparently driving those which would ordinarily have gone through the Dakotas and Montana through this section. A flock estimated at from two to three thousand birds settled in fields northeast of Hills. On the fields where the grain had been seeded but not covered over, many farmers are reporting the loss of all their seed, which will necessitate another seeding. If the birds fly back down through Minnesota way they are coming up, the hunting will be a sportsmen's paradise this fall, Three Hunters Bag Total of 138 Crows Barnesville.
Three Barnesville sportsmen have the "jump" on other hunters of Clay county who plan to enter crow shooting contests this year. Game Warden R. E. Streich reported that Al Olson, Ed Home and Frank Racek, all of Barnesville, went out one evening recently into a tree claim near there and bagged 138 crows between them. They estimated that there were at least 3,000 crows in the flock, which cloud represented more or less of a rather than a flock of birds.
Branches of trees nearby were black with the crows, and it was simply a case of opening up into the middie of the tree with both barrels. Benton Relief Pays $6,782 to Clients Total orders issued for the week ending April 20 in the Benton county relief setup amounted to .92. The payroll for the county was $6,782.25. The total number of individuals benefitted was 3,178. WELFARE BOARD MEETS The Benton county child welfare board held its regular meeting in the office of Fred Agather, county school superintendent, on Wednesday, Car Sales Increase, Litchfield Reports The automobile business is booming in Litchfield and automobile men are reporting increased sales over the same period as last year.
To date a total of 127 automobiles of the 1935 models have been sold in Litchfield. Nine varieties of automobiles are represented in the large figure. All dealers were pleased with the present volume of business and were optimistic toward the future, although all were handicapped in being from unable to get rapid delivery the factories. Gill Net Violator Is Given Heavy Fine On Monday, April 22, Howard Snodgrass of Rockford township, residing at Charlotte lake in Wright county, was arrested Wardens Ed. Christensen of Buffalo, Cecil Bouley of Dayton, August Hoeft of Kimball, and Gus Carlson of Dassel, for fishing with a gill net.
He appeared in Justice George Anderson's court at Buffalo, and pleaded guilty that same day to the charge. He was assessed a fine of $50 and costs of $5.05 which he paid. Game Law Violator Loses Case in Court The trial of Arthur Johnson was held last Saturday before Judge Chas. F. Hanson at Litchfield and a jury, and resulted in a verdict of guilty.
The sentence has not been announced as yet. D. F. Nordstrom was the attorney for the defense and County Attorney Sam Gandrud represented the state. Johnson was charged with fishing violations in connection with the netting party at Norine's point on Collingwood lake a couple of weeks ago.
Pearl Lake Farmers Injured in Mishap Henry Nies, 49, Pearl Lake farmer, is recovering at the St. Cloud hospital from injuries he reecived in an accident on Sunday. He was brought to the hospital Monday, and is recovering rapidly. Another person injured in the same accident was treated and left the hospital the same day. Nies is well known at eParl Like.
FAMILY MOVES The John F. Henry family of Becker moved to St. Charles last week where Mr. Henry has established a shoe repair shop. He formerly had a shoe repair shop in St.
Cloud and Sauk Centre. Herbert Anderson has rented their home to Becker,.
