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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
Governor Pays Tribute
To The Home School
State can Justly Be Proud of Work
Being Done Under Supervision
of Mrs. Morse

In his talk before the women's
clubs at the Curtis Hotel in Mime
apolis last week, Governor Preus
paid a high compliment to the Min
nesota Home School for Girls at Sank
Centre.
Governor Preus in this address,
promised the women that his next
appointment upon the State Board
of Control would be woman, and
announced that he had large num-
Der of applications from women now
on his desk.
Speaking of the Sank Centre
school, the governor said:
II am exceedingly proud of our
state institutions. We may all be
justly proud Of them. More than rs
per cent of the men who leave Still
water go out and make good, while
the Sank Centre home for girls could
be taken as a model for any COM
munity. Mrs. Fannie French Morse
the head of Minnesota Home School
for Girls, has made a splendid rec.
ord. She is an efficient worker and
most capable superintendent. We
may we'll be proud Of this institution
and her far-reaching work.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
CALL NATIONAL
MARKET COUNCIL
FARM BUREAU ASKS FRUIT
GROWERS TO DISCUSS
COMBINED SELLING
.STOCkMEN SEEK new PLANS
PRODUCER OF COUNTRY'S MAIN
CROPS LAUNCH MOVE FOR
FAIRER PRICES

st. Paul, Feb. 23.-The nationwide
movement for interstate co-opera-
tive marketing agencies, begun by
grain and livestock farmers through
the American Farm Bureau fedora
ton, has spread to fruit growers,
Minnesota Farm Bureau federation
headquarters announced today.
While the Committee of Fifteen,
appointed by the American fedora
ton to work out a livestock market
ing program, met in Chicago.
Today, nationtl headquarters issu-
ed a call to every state to send rep
rensentative fruit growers to Chica-
go on April 5 for a conference on a
nationwide cooperative selling plan
for their products. l.. E. Potter,
president of the state federation, an
nounced he would invite Minnesota
fruit growers associations to select
a delegate, and would appoint the
men they choose as Minnesota's rep
resentative in the conference.
Minnesota has two men on the
committee meeting today in Chicago
to work out livestock marketing
plans; they are w. A. McKerrow
leader of livestock extension work
for the University of Minnesota and
J. M. Anderson of st. Paul. G. H.
Gustafson, a member of the commit
tee and head of the American fed
eration's new cooperative marketing
department, announced that other
conferences looking toward co-opera-
tive selling of sugar beets, vegeta-
bles, dairy products, wool and cot
ton either have been arranged or are
being planned.
Believing that the farm bureau
federation offers the best means OF
organizing nationwide cooperative
agencies to market fran proucts, the
United Cotton Growers association
and the American Cotton Growers
association of Texas have disbanded
and Joined the Texas fatm bureau.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
Annual suity Election
go. - Only Few Weeks Off
Mayor Ingram Holds Over but Three
COuncilmen at Large Must
be Selected

There will be three vacancies to fill
in the city council at the spring cleo
ton in April.
All vacancies will occur through
the expiration of the term of office
and at least one of the candidates
will not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
The term of office of Alderman
Alex Jameson and A. E. DuBeau
will expire as will that of John A.
Brown, elected last spring for the
period of one year.
Mr.. DuBeau who left the city sew
eral months ago, has not been an &C
tive member of the council. He did
not resign but his term expires this
year.
Neither Mr.. Jameson nor Mr..
Brown have commit themselves as
to their fture plans.
The election of three alderman to
fill three vacancies, will be held on
Tuesday, April 9Th.
Although the city election is only
a few weeks off, there is little inter
est being shown in prospective can
didates and to date, no candidates
have announced themselves. 4
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
Commercial Club Will Ask
Great Northern for DEPOT
Motor Cycle Race Program Encouraged Wednesday Meet
ing--Committees Named to Investigate Important
Program Now Before Organization

way and Warehouse Commission Of
their first petition for a rate increase.
President Parker named John Brown
and William Moore to act with Mr..
kells in reviewing the telephone sit
uation and presenting the local side
OF the question to the Commission.
The matter of the "Full Crew" bill
called to the attention of the Com
mercial Club by representatives of
the Northern Pacific road last week,
was brought before the meeting and
it was elected to name a committee
for the purpose of investigating rail-
road conditions before taking action
on the bill. This committee, consist
ing of w. O. P. Hilsdale, j. w. Ward,
Geo. O'Gara and S. Ingram. The club
will act upon the recommendations of
this committee who will make thor
ough review of the case.
An important educational problem,
dealing with every school in Mime
sofa was presented to the gathering
by Supt. J. C. West of the city
schools. Mr.. West asked the action of
the club on an educational bill now
before the legislature to equalize, on
pro ratio basis the annual state
school aid. Under the present condi-
tons, each district in the state is re-
ceiving like amount Of aid. Under
the new bill each district will be
aided according to it's tax ratio. Sank
Centre, under this new bill, will re-
ceive an increase of $70O to its pres
ent aid total of $4,000. 49,
The club went on record as unani-
mously favoring this bill.
President Parker also reported to
the organization that in regard to
the matter of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific railroad crossings
on the Fairy Lake road matter
which was taken up with the respec-
tive companies some time ago he had
received the assurance of rail offici-
ais of both roads that this crossing
would be looked after and that the
companies would widen their road
crossings to 80 feet.
The matter of a new highway pro-
ject known as the Red River High
way to, be routed by way of Fergus
Falls, Sank Centre, Crookston and
Winnipeg, was also brought to the
attention of the club.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
HARDING,S CABINET
President-elect Warren G. Hardin

President-elect Warren G. Harding
from st. Augustine, Fla, announced
the names of the. gentlemen who
have accepted the various portfolios
of his cabinet.
Prominent among others named,
was Herbert Hoover, selected Secrs-
tary Of Commerce. In his choice of
Secretary Of the Navy, Mr.. Harding
chose an ex-marine. ~.
The new cabinet will be composed
Of:
Secretary of State = Charles E.
Hughes, New York.
Attorney General-Harry M. Dau-
gherty, Ohio.
Secretary of War-John w. Weeks
Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Navy-Edwin
DENLY, Michigan. .s
Postmaster, General - Will H.
Hays, Indiana.
Secretary of Commerce Herbert
Hoover, California.
Secretary of Labor-James J. Da-
Wis, Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Interior A. B.
Falls, New Mexico.
Secretary of Agriculture Henry
C. Wallace, Iowa.
Secretary of the Treasury An
drew w. Mellon, Pennsylvania
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24

A new Great Northern depot for
Sank Centre-a structure which will
be both a credit to the company and
in keeping with the city, is the basis
of a move now being considered by
the Commercial Club.
At meeting of that organization
Wednesday evening, the matter of a
new depot here was freely discussed,
and President William Parker of the
Commercial Club will name a COM
mittee of business men to act in plac-
ing the matter of a new depot square
ly before the president of the Great
Northern road.
Business men here feel that the
present depot building owned by the
Great Northern people, is not ade-
quate to meet the local demands and
that the city is entitled to better
and more pleasing structure. g..
Mr.. Parker will name this commit
tee after a conference with persons
who are close to the railroad inter-
ests and who will make personal
canvass of the situation with the rail
heads.
The Commercial Club acting upon
the solicitation of the Stearns County
Fair Board, voted in favor of enter
tanning the offer Of the Northwestern
Motor Cycle Racers Association, to
make Sank Centre a meeting point
during the year. The dates set by
this company for their schedule are
July, 4th, July 23rd, September 9Th
and September Oath. ...", .
In view of the fact that this pro-
gram does not in any way conflict IN
any way with the fair program and
in consideration of the huge POSSIBLE
tiles offered the city by the choice OF
this location as scene of their ac-
tivities, the club named a committee
consisting of Mayor Adam Ingram,
]. E. Bonner and City Attorney LII.
Kells to act with the Fair Board IN
arriving at an understanding with the
Northwestern motorists. ~
It was announced by City Attorney
Kells that an appeal had been made
by the Northwestern Bell Telephone
Company in the matter Of securing
an increase in telephone rates In the
state, the same increase to include
the CITY of Sank Centre. This appeal
is the answer of the telephone peo-
ple to the recent refusal by the Rail
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
RELIEVE VIBRATION
PROBLEM SOLVED
WELLS DUG AT LIGHT PLANT
LEAD TO INTERESTING
FINDINGS
ENGINEERS WORKING ON PLAN
GROUND AT Is FOOT DEPTH
SUITABLE FOR BASE FOR I,
PLANT FOUNDATION .@

After drilling to a depth of eigh-
teen feet below the surface, of the
ground, engineers feel that they have
at last hit upon a safe and solid
foundation for the engines at the
municipal light and power plant.
City Engineer J. E. Bonner, who
has made a survey Of the situation.
says that at sixteen feet, solid gray
ell was found and that seepings of
water were evident. At this stage
of the proceedings, the engines of the
plant were put into action and an
examination Of the water revealed
the fact that the water was undis-
tributed by the motion of the engines
demonstrating that a foundation at
that depth would eliminate to a great
extent the present vibration difficult
kty. ....
A test made at the time showed
the vibration at tn eNorthern Pa
life depot to be about one half Of the
ordinary disturbance while at the
parochial school, a great decrease in
vibration was shown.
At depth of Is feet, solid gray
ell deposit was located and persons
now connected with this work feel
that by constructing foundation fol
the plants engines upon this gravel
base, the vibration trouble will be
ipevercome and the reconstruction OF
the plant to meet the local requires
ments can be made without moving
the establishment to another site.
The reconstruction of this plant
is one of the plans advanced by En-
gineer Wolfe in charge of the new
water project here and a part of the
city's program for civic improve
ment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
DIED IN ST. PAUL

Mrs. John Horwath passed away
at her home in St. Paul, Friday Feb.
IS, after an illness Of two months at
the age of SO years. Funeral servic-
es were held Monday morning at
nine o'clock from the st. Bernard
church in St. Paul.
Mrs. Elizabeth Horwath is the
daughter of Mrs. Anna Kleinschmidt
of Sank Centre. She lived here for
many years with her parents and at
ter her marriage to Mr.. Horwath they
lived on a farm near Sank Centre
until ten years ago when they moved
to st. Paul. To this union were born
three boys and three girls. The de-
ceased is survived by her husband
and six children and the following
Sank Centre relatives; Mrs. Anna
Kleinschmidt, mother, sisters, Mrs.
Jacob Seiben, Mrs. 'Chas. Miller, Mrs.
A. j. Arneson, and Miss Mary Klein
schmidt and brother John. Chas
Miller, John Kleinschmidt and Mr..
and Mrs Jacob Seiben attended the
funeral in st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
MOVE To SECURE
new FORD.PLANT
SECRETARY WEST OF CONNER
CIAL CLUB WRITES FOR
FULL INFORMATION
LOOKING FOR SUITABLE site
PLANT TO GO TO CITY OF LESS
THAN FIVE THOUSAND
POPULATION

Sank Centre through its CONNER
cial Club, may make an attempt to
secure for the city, the new assembly
plant designated by Henry Ford to
be located in one of the smaller
cities of the state of Minnesota.
Secretary j. C. West of the Club
wrote Mr.. Ford this week for de-
tails of his offer that he may be in
possession to lay the entire matter
before the club at an early meeting.
Mr.. Ford, according to advices, is
looking for a suitable locality fol
his new project. He is discriminate
ing aginst cities with a population Of
over 5000, and is taking into con
sideration the local shipping facili'
ties. ,.
The city of Fergus Falls, it is un.
derstood, has made a bid for this
plant but Fergus Falls, according te
outlined plans, does not meet with
all of the requirements.
It is believed that Mr.. Ford is
looking for any unusual offer. He
wants a locality where the shipping
facilities are good and the establish
ing of this plant in any small city
will probably call for the employ
ment of a great many men.
1t is Mr.. Vests intentions to Sc
cure all necessary data on the pro-
ject and then present the matter to
the Commercial Club. ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
Establish Hardware
Store at Willard
Otto Bros, Extend Business to- Vii
lard-Branch out in
Business

Otto Bros, Sank Centre automo-
bile dealers, are establishing hard
ware and implement business at Vii
lard. The gentlemen have rented
the R. L. Smith building at that
place and will open hardware and
implement business there within the
next week. The Otto boys recently
traded their 200 acre farm at Grey
Eagle for the hardware stock OF
Robert C. Gust at Cyrus and have
moved this stock to Willard.
Another move made by the COM
pany is the entering into the nipple
ment business in Sank Centre. They
are now unloading the first Of their
implement stock here and will handle
this line at the Otto garage in addi-
ton to their automobile trade.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
DEATH OF JOHN KUsBA

John Kusba, who has been sick
for several weeks died at his home
here Tuesday evening, February ~
at the age Of 80 years. Funeral ser
vices will be held Friday morning
at nine o'clock from the st. Pauls
Catholic church, interment in the
Catholic cemetery. Rev. Anthony
ART will officiate.
Mr.. Kusba is native Of Bohemia.
He has lived in this country for So
wears and in the vicinity of Sank
Centre for over 81 years. Mrs. KusT
'ba passed away few years ago. The
deceased is an uncle Of Jos. Kusba
of this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
County Commissioners
Sell Court House Bonds
$S5O,OOO Issue Brings Premium of
$11, 390-MinneapOlis Concerns
are the Purchasers

Bonds in the sum of S850,OOO for
the construction of the new county
court house were sold last week by
the board of county commissioners at
a premium of 800, to four Twin
City trust companies, the Minneso-
ia Loan & Trust Co., the Northwest
ern Trust Co., Drake Ballard Co., of
Minneapolis, and Kullman, Matteson
and Wood of st. Paul.
. The interest rate is 6 per cent and
the bonds will extend over a period
of 20 years, the first maturing at the
expiration of five years, and the re-
mainder becoming due, some each
year, until March I, 1941, when the
last bonds will mature. The bonds
are dated March 1, 1921.
An increase of only one mill in the
tax rate, is estimated, will pay the
interest on the bonds and take care
of the principal as the bonds fall due.
The money secured for these
bonds will be distributed among the
banks of the county in proportion to
their capital stock. 1t will be deposit
ed at five per cent interest, the coun-
ty to receive certificates of deposit
for the funds until they are needed
to defray the construction cost of the
county building as the work progress
es.
The premium of more than $11 900
secured on the bonds, plus the inter-
est to be received from the funds de-
posted in the banks, will aid materi-
ally in paying the first interest
charges on the bonds, and reduce
considerably the net interest cost.
+ Nearly million dollars will be de-
posted in the various banks of the
county until the funds are needed to
pay construction bills, and the plac-
ing of this money into circulation at
the present time thru the county will
help much towards relieving the inn
mediate financial stringency.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
SERIOUS FIRE PREVENTED

A second fire which might have
proven DISASTROUS to Sank Centre,
was prevented by the active work Of
the local fire department last Friday
afternoon. The blaze was on the roof
of the Solmon building on Third
street, occupied by Brown brothers,
painters. The fire started on the roof
Of the building, supposedly from
sparks from a neighboring garage.
No serious damage resulted from the
confagration. A high wind prevailed
at the time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24
WELFARE BOARD MODEL

Goodhue county would pattern its
welfare board after that of Stearns
county, has inquired of Supt. VIM.
Berger. for details in the manage
ment Of the board. Mrs. A. F. Moy-
nihan and Mrs. H. S. Halverson of
Sauk Centre, are members Of the
Stearns county organization and
largely responsible for the high
state Of the boards efficiency.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24

Mrs. G. K. Williams of Bertha
and sister Mrs. Herman Stuhr q
Denholm, Sask., Can, arrived this
noon for visit at the home Of their
brother, Jos. Robinson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-24

Mrs. Ben Reiher left Thursday for
Waterloo, Iowa, being called there
because of the illness of her mother.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-09
Now Reduce the Railroad Rates


RAILROAD LABOR BOARD has railroad employees
about $4oo 900 year. average of about IL per cent
twohrds which the employees Ia
duction in the of living since that time
months investigation has taken the first
railroads back normally clearly the in
tersa o take the final
reduction freight and the point where
oW be stimulated instead OF
pressed they
be opinion the
that of the important factors the industrial depression the
rageously high freight and passenger
These the high rates. which have been
duced.
freight
ger been removed.
fails the that
the public will benefit from the
All of the benefit would to the of railroad stock
important financial of the railroads be maintained
that the business of the country generally be
earliest possible of the terrific burden of the existing abnor
NAL
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-09
Sales Tax Joker

THE proposed "overtun sales tax" according to its op
ponents would give big business unfair advantage
over small manufacturers.
Take the case of small making steel products
Here's what would happen to it:
Mine sells iron to jobber-and pays a sales tax
Jobber sells to blast furnace Second sales tax.
Furnace sells pig iron to jobber. Third sales tax.
Jobber sells pig iron to small steel MILL Fourth sales tax
Mill sells steel bles to small manufacturer of steel
products. Fifth sales tax.
Mine sells coal to jobber. Sixth sales tax
Jobber sells coal to coke Seventh sales tax
Oven sells coke to blast furnace steel billet maker and
manufacturer of finished products Three sales
Ten sales taxes in all!
They passed to the small manufacturer of steel
sheets cod-roed shafng ETC. While he in turn passes
them on to his customers still these 10 sales become
part of his production costs and increase the minimum
price at which he sell.
On the other hand take outfit like the u. S. Steel
corporation In large part it and mines its coal
and iron ore makes its own coke pig iron steel bes and
finished products
No sales tax would appear in u. S. Stees production
costs.
Result: u. S. Steel could underse the small manufac-
turer whose costs would include at least 10 sales
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-09
The Main Issue in Taxes

EDUCTION of costs and the elimination of waste in
IN public expenditures essential they are "inc
dental to the main ISSUE which is substitution of tax
system for the single tax real estate to relieve the unjust
burden the home owner
This the conclusion of Prof Frank j. Laube of the
University of Washington Of the best posted students
of taxation this state He addressed the Real Estate
ISOLATION yesterday.
And Laube is absolutely right.
The of the small home has been used often
and loudly latey-and frequently by those who far
from belonging to the small home class.
1t is essential for the small home to know that
reduction of 10 20 mills which is the most to be hoped
for cannot do him substantial good 1t is doubtful that
much will be cut off in the expenditures 1t is doubtful
more than that CAN be cut.
The small home owners chief hope is in revision OF
the tax system that the burden of will fall
his shoulders out of proportion to his wealth. The tax
system must be changed that with big incomes shall
their just proportion of the taxes merely because
they put their in various investments other than the
purchase Of real estate
The widows sewing machine pays taxes The bankers
cash does not. These inequalities must be remedied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-06-09
"A VOTERS" OuIJA
BOARD ALL WRONG?

Editor The Star: As a persistent
reader of The Star for many years
and knowing your desire for the
truth in all matters. beg permis-
sion to reply to the letter printed In
your columns last night, June 8,
under the caption Of Charges Pc
litical Move by Auditor" and signed
"A Voter"
I am a brother OF the "chief dep
uty" mentioned, and being the only
brother he has, am assuming that
Mr.. "a Voter" refers directly to me.
l want to assure Mr.. Voter now that
County Auditor d. f. Ferguson has
not honored me with the offer OF the
position of chief custodian Of voting
machines. and, of my own intimate
knowledge, know that he does not
expect to, and further, that he never
had such an intention.
Mr.. Ferguson has demonstrated
his ability to conduct his office in a
strictly business manner without the
necessity Of resorting to such petty
politics as Mr.. Voter refers to. No
Mr.. Voter, you have evidently been
crystal-gazing, or possibly your ouija
board has had a bad night--better
try again. A. p. FARIS.
5344 9th N. Il.