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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
SAUK CENTRE CONCERN
-. TAKES LONG STEP FOR
WARD IN UNDERMINING STORE

Lee-Gingery Company, Sank Cen
tres live wire house furnishing con-
Germ have just about completed a
novel display in the interior of their
store on Third street. The improve
ment consists of bungalow 1Ox16
with ROOF 12x20, one story. The pur-
pose of this room is to make a home
for the Columbia Photograph which
this concern are featuring. In talking
with the Herald Wednesday, Mr..
Gingery stated that they felt that the
Columbia was worthy of home and
they were building one for it In the
larger cities small places are partioned
off for the display of the talking
machines, but the bungalow idea is
new and unique. Incidentally the cot
tage will also be used for the display
of some of their better grades of
furniture.
The Lee Gingery Company have
faith in Sank Centre and they believe
that any business located in this city
is SO situated that by proper publicity
and pushing, backed up with the proper
merchandise can reach out into much
OF the adjacent territory for business.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
Junior High School Notes.


On Monday of this. week Mr..
Schroeder took charge of tn eclasses
in English of the Junior High.
Lena Holk entered the Junior High
School this week.
One hundred and twenty-five pupils
in the first grades have become
Knights after faithfully performing
the health chores for ten weeks and
are now proudly wearing an approp-
rate pin. 1t is believed that with
some more faithful work we will have
several Knight Bannerets at the end
of the school term and they will then
wear little gold pin. n
The following pupils in the Sixth
grade attained a grade of 80 or above
in every subject last month: Octavia
Mcnamara, Alma Forsberg, Winni-
fred Benson, Lyle Veeder, Verbina
Ganesbury, Geneva Schaub, Harry
Palmer and Loren Hansen. In the
seventh grade, Clara Kreuger.
School work for the County Fair
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
FORD TOURING CAR STOLEN
ON STREETS OF SAUK CEN
81 IRE LAST FRIDAY EVENING

Friday evening of last week the
son of II. w. Walker residing east of
Sank Centre drove the family Ford
touring car to town to attend the
Junior Senior Prom Of the local high
school. The young folks arrived
early in the evening and left the car
on Main street in front of the Fair
Store. When they were ready to re-
turn home about midnight the car was
missing. Search was made about town
but it could not be located.
Night Policeman Rosenberger states
that there were no cars on Main
street after ten o'clock and it may
have been taken quite early in the
evening. About two o'clock Saturday
morning the police of the nearby
towns were notified and Saturday
postals describing the car were sent to
the police all over the Northwest, but
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
Snabpy Letter from Soldier

all we can expect at the present time
as all, the good trains have been turn
ed over to the Allied governments.
Made short trip to Koenigsberg last
week to get the Majors uniform which
he had made there.
Didn't get around town here much
today as we bought a few things at
the commissary this afternoon and
then went to the barber shop and got
trimmed up. Am sending some pic
lures of Berlin views and hope you re-
ceive them. In your letter you never
mentioned anything about receiving
my Christmas cable but that might
have been in another letter.
IS Some of these days we will turn all
these Ruskies loose and I. will make
a speedy return to the States. No
dope as to when it will be as yet but
they can't surprise me any too soon.
The girls will have to excuse me
for not writing to them separately as
1 had to almost beg for this paper as
there is none to be had around here so
it seems F..
The weather has been cold right
along and no signs of spring. I am
feeling fine and hope that this will
reach you all o. K. and will write as
soon as I get back to Heilsberg. ~
With best wishes and love remain
Your loving son r..
Frank.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01

Private Frank Cordell, who is a
member Of the American Expedition
airy Force, who is on detached service
in Germany, was in the City of Berlin
on April first, where he received the
first mail from home since September.
He is having some interesting exper-
fences Judging by the following letter
to his mother:
Berlin, April 1, 1919.
Dear Mother and ALL:
I am a new man today. After ar
irving in this city at 11:00 a. m.
from Heilsberg, I had two very i'm
Iportant things on my. mind which were
leafs and mail. Was well satisfied
with our eats as we had steak and
potatoes for dinner; and still more
satisfied when I went up to- the hotel
and found five letters there for me
from home. Also a cablegrana from
Anna which was mailed to me from
I Paris. 1t surley seems good to get
, such good news that everybody is well
and happy as had not heard word
from home since the third of Sep
TENDER.
I did not expect to get along on
this trip as there were so many others
anxious to go. The Major came with
9us as he wanted to see Berlin. Left
camp yesterday morning and trans
=ferred at Koeniksberg at noon. 1t
was a somewhat lonesome ride from
there on such a slow train but that is
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
NOTICE.

The spring season is here, which
means that you will soon begin a
clean up of your premises. In doing
so you will findssuch waste material
as old iron, metals such as copper and
brass, rags, rubbers and etc. We have
a special department for this line,
and handle the same in large lots, and
can pay the top of the market value
for the same. If you have or will
have any Of the above named Waste
Materials get our prices on them.
Don't sell to peddlers, you will not
receive the full value of the material
from them. But sell to a home con-
Germ and get all that the material is
worth. Our trucks will call any place
in the city or vicinity for Waste Ma
terial. We pay top prices for Hides,
Wool, Pelts, and etc., which is our
speciality.
adv If H. GROSSBERG & co.
Office phone 1876 Sank Centre, MINI.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
SCHOOL Notes
Senior High School Notes.

Senior High School Notes.
Our base ball team played their
first game Friday with Willard. The
game was called at the end of the
seventh inning on, account Of train
time. 1t was a good, exciting game
all through. The result was 3 to 6
in favor of Sank Centre. s''t' 49,
Everyone in school is working hard
these days getting ready for the
finals. This is the time when the
students realize that it pays to always
do your work. e t".
The Junior Prom was a perfect
success in every sense this year. Best
ever, every one says. It is written up
fully elsewhere. ... 49,.
The Seniors are hard at work on
the class play which is to be given
soon. It promises to be exceedingly
good.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01

at this writing, Wednesday morning,
nothing has been heard from it. ~.
1t takes an unusual amount of nerve
to pick up an auto on the Main street
of Sank Centre early in the evening,
but it is apparent that the stunt has
been pulled off successfully.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
Church Notes
Methodist Episcopal Church.
E. E. Thompson, Pastor.

The services in the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday, May 18th,
will be in the usual order. Divine
worship at 1890 and Sunday school
at 11:45 a m. The Epworth League
service at Z and preaching services
again at o'clock.
The Epworth League service last
Sunday evening was something quite
unusual. There were sixteen members
received into active membership while
"a number of these were new members
in the League.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01

this fall is well started in all the
grades. tzf
Miss Emily Chelgren visited the
grades on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Several new pupils entered school
this week, Anna Thursdale and Leo
Lewis in the Third; Daniel Thursdale
in the fourth and Elvira Lewis in the
sixth grade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01

DICK EDDY ARRIVES IN STATES
Richard Eddy who went to France
in August 1917, as member of the
18th Railway Engineers, has landed in
America once more. The company is
now at Detroit, Mich, and Dick will
likely be mustered out in short time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
The First Game.

The First Game.
{ Composed by one of the team.
The game was booked for three O'clock
The boys were looking bright,
Our catcher was the first to bat,
He knocked a fly to right.
Our Captain was the next man up,
He surely did look sore, (,,'
He knocked the ball DER center field
We marked up our first score.
Bisel damned the next one out,
The bali it almost burst,
Hansen knocked scratch hit
And barely got to first.
Before they got our side out
We registered four runs; ~ .
Willard was surely looking sore
They acted just like Huns. III
Our pitcher was dandy,
From the port side he let them loose
The first two men took a walk to
first,
The next one got his due.
The second inning started,
The score was four to one;
The Willard coach was excited,
He stood looking at the sun.
The game was almost even,
nvpnr- gave us fits,
For the next boy that makes a hit,
I'll give him Just two bits.
Our first basenan came to bat,
His nickname it was Cuff
He knocked liner over short
But the two bits was a bluff.
The seventh was the last,
For Willard must go they said,
The game was undecided,
They were one point ahead.
Irish hit single,
Bisel got one too,
Hansen hit a homer,
And then the game was thru.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01
Church of the Good Samaritan.

Rev. Arthur Goodger Rector.
Service Sunday, May 4th. President
Wilson appeals for universal obser-
vance of Sunday, May 18th, as EN-
.ployment Sunday"
Holy Communion and sermon 1920;
Church school session IL to p. M;
evening service at 7:30 p. m.
This church is cooperating with the
United States Employment service in
finding jobs for returning soldiers,
sailors and war workers. It appeals
to employers to keep their openings
listed with the nearest local office OF
the! U. s. Employment Service or its
Bureau for returning soldiers and
sailors. ..3< II, .i,:p i g&,-@f
Our Lady of the Angels Church.
Rev. John A. Fearon, Pastor.
200 a. M, Early Mass; 1000 a.
m. High Mass, sermon and Benedic-
tion Of the Blessed Sacrament.
Congregational Church Notes.
Rev. C.. S. Sparkes, Pastor.
Services on Sunday as follows:
Morning service at 1000, worship
and sermon. Sunday School at 1880.
Vesper service at 5:15. Young Peo-
Piles Pilgrim League at 6:15. Visitors
and those without church homes are
heartily invited to join in any or all
of these services.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1919-05-01

The Senior Glass honors were
awarded this week. Leone Ingram
got first place, Oliver Cass second,
and Florence Hennemann third. The
contest was very close; only a frac-
tional difference in each case. %J
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-20
Merchant CapitaIizes Fire Fear
In Advertising for Special Sale;
Picher Mining Camp Isn Frenzy

property from being a total loss in
case Of fire. The fact that they were
incensed by this warning Is merely the
result Of the conditions.
Picher has lost hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars worth Of property
through fires, incendiary and other
wise, since It's founding more than
two years ago. On December 13, 1917,
a whole block Of business buildings
was destroyed at q great loss. On
April 2, this year a 100000 fire swept
the business district again, cleaning
out dozens Of buildings. With no wat
er and no insurance, Picher was sore
ly hit by this fire. Many contended
that it was of incendiary origin. Two
weeks later another fire, this time
said to be clearly indicating the &C.
tion of firebugs, burned and damaged
property to the amount Of $41, 900.
The absence Of wind and quick action
of bucket brigate was the only thing
that saved the town from practically
being wiped out.
Anonymous Threats Numerous
A Picher man is now under arrest,
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-20
WILL INVESTIGATE PASTURES
From Industrial Journalism Depart
ment, Kansas State Agricul-
tural College

Manhattan, Kan, June 16.-Kansas
pastures are to be a special subject Of
investigation by the agricultural col.
lege, under direction Of r. L. HenseI
who has just been appointed associate
professor in pasture management.
Mr.. Hensel will make thorough
study Of the pasture situation, which
is becoming constantly a more import
ant problem in the state. Before 20
ing to college, Mr.. Hensel was en-
gagged in farming and livestock work
in Texas. He was graduated from
the Iowa State college in 1918 and
since that time has been engaged in
grazing investigations for the United
States forest service in Oregon and
Arizona.
Another important agricultural ap-
pointment to the college Is that Of DR..
4. L. Ibsen as assistant professor of
animal husbandry, who will devote his |
lttendOn to breeding plOblems. He1
lolds bachelors, masters, and doc
or's degrees from the University of
Wisconsin, where he studied agricuI-
ure and genetics.
Dr.. R. r. Dykstra has become dean
{ the division Of veterinary medicine
a the agricultural college. He was
or some time head Of the department,
'hich was recently made 4 division
ecause Of the Importance Of its work.
'octOr Dykstra Is widely known to
9TH farmers and vsterinarians OF
ansas and neighbOring states.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-20

charged with the attempt 70 set Are
to the store Of his employer. The Of
iicers are still searching for the
authors Of threatening notes. Small
fires have been discovered within the
past few days, where oil was used
and incendiarism shown.
II il no more than natural that
Picher citizens and property owners
were incensed over this last warning.
They at once made q search for the
printer Of the bills, and from him
learned that the whole thing was
merely a scheme Of q local merchant
to call attention to a sale which he
was contemplating. The merchant
thought to capitalize the fears Of the
people through sensational advertising
methods. He did not realize that he
was playing with fire, both fgurative-
ly and literally.
Merchant Retracts
When the citizens found that they
had been duped, indignation meetings
were held among little knots Of men
and women. People talked Of mob
ming the merchant and tearing up his
store. In some Of the mining camps
numbers of people started for the
store with this intention, and but for
the prompt action Of the officers in
having the merchant issue another set
Of bills signing his name and clear
ing up the trouble, 1t is said serious
trouble might have resulted.
While the citizens Of Picher have
decided to let the matter Of prosecu-
ting the merchant drop, they have re-
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-20
LAST APPEAL FOR
THE FRENCH ORPHANS
Still Need Foster Parents
for $4,000 Fatherless
Boys and Girls

One of the most appealing Of the
after : the : war campaigns viii be
launched this month, asking for foster
parents for 10000 little war orphans
Of France, Mrs. Walter S. Brewer,
wife Of asS ROumanian Consul to Chi
cagO, Chairman of the Chicago Com
mittee and Vice-President Of the Ma
tional Committee of The Fatherless
Children Of France, has charge of the
promotion of this campaign.
Mrs. Brewster has just returned
from a tourOOf investigation through
the devastated regions Of France.
The highest French officials pro-
vided her with military escort and be-
slowed upon her every courtesy dur
ing her visit to the war zone. She1
lived with the appalling conditions Of
these children and their mOtherS- |
knows that thousands Of children |
'over there" are undeFnourished,
starving, and succumbing to sickness.
ain all the northern country" says
Mrs. Brewster, "there Is no village
and scarcely a house with
! roof. There g not bridge that has
rot been dynamitsd, q factory that
,as not been ruined. The tales that
Ire told Of tie bOehe invasion are un-
hinkabls- -shoslinss stHl the people
& the north tell fhtm dispassiOnstsly.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-20

Mrs. George Rucker, 1l0b East
Fourteenth street, was q charming
hostess Tuesday afternoon to the $50
cial Twelve" club. The afternoon was
spent in a social way with converse
tiOn and needlework. The rooms looked
very attractive in decorations Of mas
turtiums and sweet peas. At the
close Of the afternoon the hostess
served dainty refreshments. Those
present were Mesdames F. M. Perkins,
z. L. Wright, James Hartley, John
Wiies and Misses Zella Wright, Grace
Perkins, Belle Rucker and the hostess.
Mrs. L. L. Willard was announced as
the next hostess July 8.
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-20

OAoCA - AeACA a@S~ AAaAC 80 0eAAJ
0klahoman says Picher's series Of
fires, incendiarianism and firebug
threats came TO q climax the past
week in hand bills distributed broad
cast in the city and mining camps
with the warning that 1--WE are going
to burn up Picher."
Late Tuesday evening the bills,
printed in red ink and large letters,
with no name attached, made their
appearance all over town. They
called attention Of the people to the
fact that the threat was no prank and
were addressed to the chief Of police
and the fire chief, warning that no
one could stop the fire, that eve are
going to burn things up"
Anonymous Notes
Picher people had been previously
warned through several anonymous
notes that their property was unsafe
and that the town would be burned
up. The business men had banded
together and employed special added
policemen to guard their buildings
in an effort to forestall the attempts
Of the firebugs. May 22 four sepa-
rate incendiary fires were discovered
during the night, but only one Of
them did any great damage, that Of q
garage which was burned with a
total loss Of $1,000.
Picher people were incensed at this
brazen warning that the town was go
ing to be burned up. They called the
fire department and the police depart
ment and took every precaution that
the threat should not be carried out.
Many Of the business men employed
special guards to watch their stores
and others themselves stayed at their
places Of business all night, waiting
for the fires to start. Many who
owned homes either slept in their
yards or sat on their front porches
during the night guarding their
homes.
State Fire Marshal Called
Sheriff Near Harr was called from
Miami and came out with his depu-
ties, to help run down the instigators
of the plot. A telegram was sent to
the state fire marshal asking that
assistance be sent at once.
Picher is peculiarly susceptible to
large fires, since the town is built
partly of miners shacks and partly of
good business buildings and resi-
dences. Sitting alongside a $4,000
business building will be found q little
frame house which can be set on fire
with match and will burn like kindl-
ing wood. While Picher has voted
more than $4,000 for a water and
sewer system, the only water available
Is that hauled in by water tanks.
There are no wells and there is prac-
:ically no fire protection whatever,
with q regular kindling pile for the |
lanes to lick up If given a start.
Insurance Cancelled
Added to this is the fact that Picher |
,eing situated as it is on restricted
and and with no fire protection ex-
'ept chemical engines, the insurance
'Olicies on almost all property have
'een cancelled. Picher people must
ely upon themselves to protect their |!
Baxter Springs news., 1919-06-20

They have borne 80 much they have
no energy to show excitement over
their suffering. They are coming back
into these terrible towns as soon as
they are allowed. They bring their
possessions with them in two string
bags, usually. Possibly they have
enough to fll q red cotton tablecloth
lnotted at the corners. To Cambria,
1900 out Of pre-war population Of
$4,000 have returned. They live ten
and twelve in q room, and many of
the rooms have no roofs.
"For two days we motored over
this northern country before we saw
COW, q chicken or a horse. The coun-
try Is stripped bare Of everything that
makes It livable. But to the French
Il 10 still lovable. As you ride through
It your pity for France is infinite. But
in your mind are no words to express
your feelings toward Germany. There
are miles and miles of grayish-brown
dust where were fertile farms, pleas
ant villages, forests and orchards.
About Verdun, as far as you can see,
are heaps of sand, no sign of life that
was, no promise Of any life to come.
Here and there is q cross where
some soldier, killed in the last days
Of the fighting, is buried.
"Those who died in the frightful-
ness Of the earlier battle lie some
where beneath that awful heap of
dust. All along this strip of dead
country are soldiers graves, singly in
the middle Of plowed fields, in groups
along the roads, or row after row in
some field cemetery. The fathers of
many of the little children for whom
we are seeking to care are buried
there, and more have left no trace"
Every day of her stay in the war
zone it was made vividly clear to
Mrs. Brewster that I'VE must work
harder and faster than ever BEFORE"
for thousands Of children are perish
ing in France.
Under the plan of the campaign be-
ing undertaken, each American foster
parent pledges ten cents a day, which
makes So a month or $3.50 a year,
and this added to a tiny allowance of
the same amount allowed by the
French Government, means saving
grace to a French child, allowing It
not only to remain in its own country,
but with its widowed mother insteao
Of in an institution. Thus are the
broken remnants of the little war fam
lilies kept together. Each foster par
ent is put in direct touch with the
child for whom she has pledged the
necessary 10 cents day, and with its |
mother through correspondence. Ev-
cry cent subscribed goes to the child.
The expenses Of this philanthropy are
borne by generous friends of the or
yanization. To adopt a child or to
make a donation, large or small, write
'or information to Mrs. Walter S.
Brewster, Room 634, 41O South Michi-
yan avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, with whom
Ill local chaimen of The Fatherless
children Of France, in every commun-
tv. are co-onerat;no