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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
Now General Manager
of MINI. Products Go.
H. A. Lidenberg Will Remove to Fer
gus Falls as SON as Place to
Live Can1e Secured -.

H. A. Lidenberg, manager Of the
Sank Centre branch of the Minnesota
Products Company has taken ever
the general managership of the con-
Germ and will make his headquarters
at the home office of the trim in Fer
gus Falls.
]. C. Madsen and Neal Lidenberg
will be in charge of the company's
interests in Sank Centre.
Mr.. Lidenberg is now dividing his
time between the two plants, but
stated Wednesday that he would re-
move his family to Fergus Falls just
as soon as he can find housing &C
commodations there.
The local plant was moved this
week from their former location on
Third street to their new home in the
old brewery property near the Month
ern Pacific tracks.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
STATE OFFICIALS
COMING MAY lST
CONFERENCE OF STATE INSTI-
TUITION OFFICIALS TO
BE HELD HERE
WILL MEET ATlHOME SCHOOL
GOV. J. A. o. PREUS EXPECTED
TO BE PRESENT AND DE-
liver AN ADDRESS

Sank Centre will entertain the
next quarterly conference Of the
State Board of Control and the sup
erintendents of the various state in
situations.
A vote to make this city the next
meeting place was taken last Tues
day during the January gathering at
the capitol in St. Paul. 49,.
In addition to the regular dele
gates who will attend the Sank Cen
tire meeting, there will be big dele
cation of interested. Is
Governor J. A. O. Preus, will be a
guest of the board here and will play
an important part in the conference,
This conference will be held at the
Minnesota Home School for Girls,
and will take place on May list and
End. A special train from st. Paul
will bring the representatives to
Sank Centre and the people of the
city will be invited by the school, to
take part in the days program.
1t is probable that large num-
Der of state officials will accompany
the governor here on this occasion.
The program for the day has not
been completed, but it is planned tt
throw the school open to the guests
and parents and a musical program
will form a part of the entertain
ment.
Speeches will be made by the gov
ernor and other dignitaries present
at the gathering.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
MORE HONORSFOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL
CLASS WILL GIVE
DEMONSTRATION IN MIN
NEAPOLIS ON FRIDAY
MEMBERS ARE Farmer BOYS
REPRESENTATIVES, FROM ALL
OVER MIDDLE WEST AT
TEND CONFERENCE

The agricultural class of the Sank
Centre high school under the super
vision of its instructor E. M. Gillig.
left here this Thursday morning
for Minneapolis to take part in the
annual convention of the Vocational
Educational AssociatioH of the Mid
die West.
This class is the only organization
of the kind in attendance at this
gathering and the members are the
guests of the association, all .xpen-
ses being paid by the hosts.
On Friday morning at 9 o'clock at
the Church of the Redeemer in Min
neapolis, Mr.. Gillig and his class will
conduct "Class Exercise on some
subject of Agriculture" in the pres
ence of educational representatives
from the nine states represented at
the convention.
An invitation to bring his class CT
farm boys to the annual meeting
was extended to Mr.. Gillig several
months ago.
The class is known as the most
typical of it's kind in Minnesota and
is composed entirely of farm boys.
The object of the demonstration will
be to show the representatives pres
ent just how Minnesota teaches agri-
culture to it's farm boys.
During their visit in Minneapolis,
the Sank Centre boys will be guests
at the Curtiss Court Hotel.
The appearance of the Sank Cen
tire delegation at this convention is
the first ever made by a class of
students from any state. Their part
in the program will be merely the
conducting of class work just as it
is handled within the four walls Of
the school. During this period the
work of the day will be the same as
it would be providing the members
were within their own class room.
Members Of the class present in
Minneapolis are Thomas Allen, Les
ter Burdick, Lyman ellison, Archie
Harder, Frank Kline, Bert Neal, Les
ter Pangburn, Lewis Schaub, Glen
Stephenson, Elmer Volkman, Harvey
Oldham, Edward Bergman, Bernie
Cole, Clarence Ilgen, Vincent Kenna,
Ben Neal, Russell Riley, Bruce Will
cox, Henry Lloyd and Harold Riley.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
OF CONTAGIOUS
DISEASES IN COMMUNITY
NECESSITATE ACTION
CITIZENS COOPERATING WITH
OFFICIALS TO STAMP OUT
THE EPIDEMIC

A united effort upon the part Of
the Sank Centre branch of the Amer
lean Red Cross the schools and local
physicians, cooperating with the Min
nesota State Board of Health, was
started here on Tuesday to stamp
out the spread of the epidemic of
measles which is again prevalent in
the City and adjacent country.
Numerous new cases of the dis
ease have appeared in the commun-
ity within the past week and acting
upon the instigation of the local Red
Cross, Miss Francis Brink of the
State Board of Health and Miss Lou
Use Ladner community nurse, were
sent here by the board of health, to
conduct an investigation of condi-
lions and inaugurated in the schools,
a plan to eliminate spread of the
measles among the school children.
Miss Brink will probably remain
in the city until the end of the week.
Miss Ladner at the solicitation of the
local Red Cross, will remain here for
an indefinite period. The salary Of
Miss Ladner will be paid by Sank
Centre branch of American Red
Cross. ...
The work Of the nurses is by no
means confined to the dty schools.
Every known case of disease in the
community will be investigated by
them and on Tuesday twenty fami-
lies in the city and country were Wis
tied by both Miss Brink and Miss
Ladner. ......
In the schools, the work of weed
ing out the undesirables commenced
on Tuesday. Every child was ques-
toned regarding the conditions. at
home and where the case warranted
an examination of the individual,
such an examination made. A
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
Telephone Company is
Denied Rate Increase
Railway and Warehouse Commission
Refuse Petitions of the North
western and Tri-State.

The appeal of the Northwestern
Bel Telephone Company for an in
crease in telephone rates in Sank
Centre and at other points in the
state was refused Wednesday by the
State Railway and Warehouse Com
mission, according to advices re-
cevied here Thursday morning.
j. w. Ward, manager of the Sank
Centre exchange, said this morning
that he had received indirect notice
of the action Of the commission
The action of the commission COW
cred the situation in the entire state.
Had an increase been granted the
mission had offered to hear the Sank
Centre case separately. Under an
old franchise, an increase of tele-
phone rates here was not permiss-
able under the present conditions.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
Citizens Favor Night
Celebration on Streets
If Plan Goes Through Third Street
Will Be Loaded With Fair
Concessions

If the signatures attatlled to a pc
tition is fair criterion of sentiment,
the night fairs staged this year by
the Stearns County Agricultural So
ciety will be held in the streets of
Sank Centre in preference to the fair
grounds.
The fair board last Thursday cir
culated petition calling for the sig
natures of those desiring the night
celebration on the city streets
in preference to a fair on the
grounds during the evenings of fair
week and in answer received the sig
natures of IS individuals who favor
a street celebration and one in IA
vor of conducting the night fair on
the grounds s
The Gradatim Club by a unani-
nous vote, declared themselves in ia
vor of evening street celebrations.
There were a few who declared
themselves disinterested in the mat
ter.
Secretary E. M. Gillig of the fair
association stated Tuesday that
meeting of the fair board would be
held next Tuesday evening for the
purpose of acting upon the petitions.
With the adoption of the street
celebration plan, concessions will be
permitted both on the grounds and on
the city streets. Third street, he
said, would probably be chosen as
the scene of activity evenings and
unless the plans were changed, that
most of the concessions would be To-
Gated there.
This does not mean that there will
be any change in the schedule at the
fair grounds. The day fairs will con-
tinue as in the past but all evening
entertainment will be diverted TO the
city streets.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
NEW BUS LINE.

The Sank Centre-Wadena bus line, a
new short route" inaugurated their
bus line schedule between the two
cities Tuesday afternoon. This new
line is operated by C. A. Miller of
Wadena, with headquarters in Sank
Centre. The route includes the viii
lagos of Long Prairie, Browerville,
Clarissa, Eagle Bend, Bertha and Hew-
lit. Under the schedule published
Tuesday, the bus line leaves Sank Gen.
tire at 1880 a. M, arriving at Wadena
at512 m. South bound, the bus leaves
Wadena at l p. M, arriving in Sank
Centre at p. m. The Sank Centre
Wadena bus made it's first trip on
Tuesday, arriving here on schedule
time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
May Change Laws Rela-
tive to Girls School
Plan to Transfer Girls From Home
School to Shakopee Institution
Sponsored by Mrs. Morse

Mrs. Fannie French Morse, super
intendent of the Minnesota Home
School for Girls, is sponsor for/a
bill now before the state legislature,
making stipulations governing GER
tain phases of age limit at which
girls are acceptable at the Home
School.
Under the present law no girl IL
years of age or over can be sent to
the local institution. On the other
hand, girls lacking a few days OF
their 18th birthday, may be sent
here and automatically discharged
upon attaining the age of 2f years.
Mrs. Morse is of the belief that in
such cases the history and charac-
ter of the girl should be considered
and where it is found that the girl
is incorrigib1e, the state should be
given the privilege of sending the
girl to the new Shakopee institution.
The bill also calls for S5zhority to
make such transfers as may be
found necessary from the Home
School to Shakopee or from the
Shakopee institution to Sank Centre
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
ALFRED FENTON
SHOT and KILLED
FORMER SAUK CENTRE YOUNG
MAN VICTIM OF MUIR
DER PLOT
THE GUNNER MAKE MISTAKE
CRIME COMMITTED NEAR BAU-
DETTE-FEELING RUN
MING HIGH

Alfred Fenton, aged 25 years, and
former Sank Centre boy, was the VIC
tim of a murder plot near Baudette,
Mimi. two weeks ago, according to
advices received here this week.
Alfred was a son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. G.. Fenton, who left Sank Centre
ten years ago for Hancock. He was
former student in the schools OF this
city. At the time of his death he was
operating a farm in the vicinity OF
Baudette. He was married and the
father of child.
That Fenton was shot by mistake, is
apparent from the investigation which
followed his death. He was shot by
one George Miller, a socialist, at the
order of Miller's brother Robert, both
of whom are principals in a feud with
a man named Bowman. The Millers
shot Fenton believing him to have
been Bowman.
The Hancock Record states that Al
fred Fenton was passing through the
Miller farm when the shooting occur
red. The Miller boys were employed
on a straw stack near where Fenton's
trail ran through their property. Both
Millers carried guns, and Fenton, VINO
was returning from his days work,
also carried a gun and devoted his
time to shooting hawks. He had evil
IDENTIFY fired at hawk when Robert
Miller, believing the shot to have been
fired at them by Bowman, handed his
gun to his brother George with the
order to take aim and get him.
Fenton was in plain view OF the Mill
ers at a distance Of about 100 yards.
The shooting occurred in the twilight
of evening, the Millers claiming mis-
taken identity. .sH
The shooting was witnessed by an
employee on the Miller farm. George
Miller's first shot lodged in Fenton's
abdomen and the second blew OF the
top of his head.
According to witnesses, neither OF
the murderers went near the body, but
went directly to Baudette and gave
themselves up to the authorities. They
were taken to Bemidji to prevent a
lynching. ....
The murdered man was a veteran
of the World War and of the American
Legion. This organization took i'm
mediate charge of the body and con-
Quoted the funeral. Mr.. Fenton was
a nephew of Mrs. George Conkey and
Herbert Fenton of Sank Centre.
After leaving Sank Centre Alfred
Fenton became interested in garage
work at Hancock. A short time ago
he took up a claim near Baudette
where with his family he made his
home at the time of his death. He
was hardly acquainted with the men
who caused his death and tota
stranger to the man Bowman.
The feeling against the Miller boys
is running high in the territory where
the murder was committed. George
Miller, who actually did the shooting
has been known as a radical soc1alls
and an organizer of that clan in north
ern Minnesota.
Mr.. Fenton left Sank Centre fol
Hancock about a year and half ago
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
ABOLISH THE star
BOARDER ON farm
EXPERTS URGE
FARMERS TO RAISE ONLY
PURE BRED STOCK
Big Meeting LAST FRIDAY
FARMERS URGED TO GIVE SUP
PORT TO BOYS AND GIRLS
CALF CLUBS.

Hearts and Jerseys" moving
picture telling the story of thrift in
terms of the pure bred cow, was the
principal feature of the gathering of
dairymen at the Caughren theatre
last. Friday afternoon.
The picture was sponsored by
County Agent P. w. Huntemer and
E. M. Gillig agricultural instructor of
the Sank Centre schools.
Preceding the displaying of the
picture, Mr.. Huntemer and Mr.. Gillig
both addressed the gathering, the
former, discussing the ACCESSIBILITY
of abolishing the "star boarder" from
the dairy herd and substituting the
pure bred stock, and the latter, urg-
ing the interest Of all in the pure
bred calf project and education of the
farm child.
Mr.. Huntemer in his talk, covered
practically the same ground which
he approached on his talk before the
stockholders of the cooperative
creamery last week. s~ ~..> l...
His object was to impress upon
his audience, the vital Importance of
improving the herd and at the same
time to show how each dairyman
might successfully keep cost re-
cord Of each cow in his herd.
Nh. Gillig, in approaching his sub
ject, cited the success of the dairy
calf clubs and the manner in which
a pure bred herd might be construct
ed on the farm.
| The methods whereby a boy or girl
might become a member of the clubs,
was also explained.
Neither Mr.. Huntemer or Mr.. Gil
lig cited any particular breed of ami
NAL for recommendation. All are
good they said, just so long as the
| animal is pure bred registered
beast. Mr.. Gillig also warned his
audience against the "scrub pure
bred", and told how to avoid raising
this class of animal.
| The story of Hearts and Jerseys
originated with the Pure Bred Jer-
sey Club of America and the film is
| given to the public through the clubs
home office in New York.
| In giving this picture to the pub
lie, the dairymen endeavor to show
how through using pure bred regis
tered stock as aSmeans, a farmer by
careful attention to business, can i'm
prove his conditions in life.
The picture also showed many de-
tails connected with the system USED
by this club in keeping the records
Of the thousands of pure bred Jer.
l seys now on record in America.
This meeting was attended by z
large delegation of farmers anc
dairymen, almost every seat in the
theatre being filled.
During the opening program, F
| P. Minette, owner of one of the fin
est Brown Swiss herds in Minnesota
and secretary of the state association
of Brown-Swiss breeders, spoke for /;
few minutes in behalf of the pure
bred calf clubs. He thoroughly CO
operated the plans advanced by Mr.
Gillig, and urged farmers to taxi
interest in the educational of thei
children along lines leading to tn,
pure bred stock farm.
1t was a Brown Swiss calf owne,
by George Minette, SON of the speak
| er, who won first prize at the recen
/ state show at South st. Paul.
i Members Of the agricultural elias
/ SEES of the Sank Centre schools wer
present at the lectures.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10

We cannot close our eyes to the fact
that America. is facing a crisis. The
United States is in the greatest tur-
moil. This is shown by the great num-
Der of strikes, walkouts, riots, by the
anarchistic, and Bolshevica propa-
ganda as we'll as the well-nigh univer-
sal prof1teering. AS further evidence
OF this statement I quote from the
Honorable Albert e. Jensen Of the
Belgian Mission, who says: Outside
Of Russia the storm center of Bolshev-
ism is, in the United States" ALI these
combined present danger little less
than war itself. Add to this the high
cost Of living, the unrest and pessim-
ism of our people, one would think
that we all have been shell-shocked
and nerve shattered.
Our dangers are not from without,
but from within. Can we successfully
combat these dangers? Yes! The
trouble is that we have been living
in fools Paradise" We have been
a great, big, fat, lazy democracy, both
unmindful Of our duties and obliga-
tions. Too easily satisfied when
dangers threatened. We permit dis
regard for law and reasonable opposi-
ton to the best government on earth.
Next to the very bad citizen is tn
with life of ease and is never found
have never had any patience with a m
his party and afterward complains abo
Office. OF the two, blame most the b
his obligations of citizenship. While v
perity we have been unmindful that &C
the overthrow of our government by
We must awaken! We have the
and with the spirit exhibited during Il
Century patriotism; with an unyieldi
we will meet and master every difficl
We are not united now, but we will b
will never permit the government of
perish from the earth Gov. s. r. Van
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
DEATH OF BABY

Doris Eleanor the five weeks old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. O. c. Otto
died at the family home Wednesday
evening February 8, 1921. The lit
tie one has been ill for several days.
Funeral services will be held Friday
afternoon at three o'clock, Rev. j. A.
Stein of the Zion Lutheran church
officiating. Interment will be made
in the Greenwood cemetery.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. p. H. Costello arrived
Saturday from Cooperstown, N. d.. for
few days visit with his mother, Mrs,
Julia Costello, and sister, Rose, en-
route to Minneapolis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10

Frederick Mossmann, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mossman, of Grey Eagle,
was seriously injured while playing
basketball at Morris last week. He
was taken to st. Cloud. Thursday, for
medical treatment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10

Sigurd Holmes attended to bust
ness matters in Minneapolis over
Sunday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
THE POWER OF AROUSED SENTIMENT

Bv
of Republic, OF Minnesota, 1901
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10
ALWAYS IN TROUBLE

Word was received in Sank Cen
tire this week that the North Side
High School debating team of Min
neapolis had protested their defeat
at the hands of Milaca High School
last week. They put the slimsy
excuse that they had not agreed upon
one of the judges officiating. This
school should be barred from the de-
batting league as they are continual
trouble makers, as Sank Centre can
testify on two different occasions.
Miss Anna Costello, superintendent
of the Grey Eagle schools, visited over
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Julia
Costello.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-02-10

zen is the "goody-goody" citizen who is satisfied
er found on the firing line OF public service. l
with man, who never attends the primaries OF
aims about the character of the men selected for
ost the happy-goeasy, stay-at-home who neglects
While we have been enjoying the greatest pros
il that certain vicious classes have been plotting
nent by revolution, if necessary.
ave the power in an aroused public sentiment,
during the World War and a new brand OF 10th
unyielding, unfinching, undying Americanism,
ry difficulty. We were united during the war.
re will be when the supreme test comes, and we
ment of Washington, Lincoln and Roosevelt 70
!. r. Van SAINT Aug. 20. 1920.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
Member of The Associated Press.
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NNloN llAeEH
>sss,.ssrS
SUBSTITUTE TRAFFIC

New \ ork City has 900 motor trucks mar
shaded to take the place of the steam in sup
plying the city with provisions, according to an
Associated Press dispatch. Alfred Reeves, man
ager of the National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, says there are nine million autos in
the United States, including all types of vehicles,
while the farmers also have $4,000 available
for delivering food supplies to the cities.
This is net sufficient to form satisfactory
substitute fer rail traffic but it will go a long
way in that direction 1t indicates what might be
done in the event of general paralysis of the
railroad systems, and it supplies key TO the con-
ditions which have put the roads in their present
plight
The public is very slow to accept new view.
For years il has looked upon the railroads as an
institution as permanent as the hills. The sug-
gestion that the auto might eventually take away
the greater part CT this business IS even now pro-
yocative of smile IN the face Of the fact that the
street cars have already had The cream Of their
business skinned off, while more than half the
local freight and passenger traffic is in the hands
of the auto men. Railroad men, especially, seem
utterly incapable of graspng the significance of this
invasion of their field The auto, to them is only
an unpleasant incident-a nuisance to be abated
by legislative or municipal aciion-raher than the
advance Of new force which is as sure to take the
place Of the rail traffic as the steam car was to sup
plant the stage coach.
Economically the iron rail is absolutely
less adjunct to traffic. 1t can be demonstrated that
freight can be moved over hard surfaced road
by motor power cheaper and quicker than over
rail line by steam power And that being SO
theoretically, and the only practical obstacle at
present being suficiency of suitable reads and
enough motors it follows inevitably that the mere
propulsion of economic pressure will drive traffic
into this line
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
LOVE Al FIRST SIGHT

New eyes see keenly. This is homemade pro-
verb especially designed for the tourist season in
Florida Every day the advantages and disad-
vantages the bcauty-spots and the ugly spots of
the state are being observed by eyes that never
saw them before. We do not fully comprehend
what this means.
Sunrise on the Atlantic and sunset on the Gulf
the swaying of gray moss and the silent gliding of
tawny streams, the shadows of tangled woodland
and the sunlight on wel-kept lawns all take on an
extra charm because they TO the beholder
from other states.
But the weed-grown wayside, the dead COW
and its pfeying swarm of buzzards, the uncared-
for city lot, the weary buildings leaning against
each other in the feebleness of old age the dirty
street and tile direr alley look all the worse to
people who are seeing them for the first time.
Cleanup campaigns have been conducted in
several towns, and VIC are about to have one in
Lakeland. The ideal of such campaign should
be a city SO clean and beautiful in every spot that
it looks good the first time you see it.