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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
School Election Due to
be Held on Saturday
No Apparent Opposition to the Re-
Election of Messers r. E. Han
sen and ]. F. Cooper

With the closing of the time limit
for the filing of nomination certi-
ficates for candidates for the school
board, no opposition through regular
channels, has appeared against the
retiring members, r. E. Hansen and
J. F. Cooper.
Both Messers Hansen and Cooper
have declared their intentions OF
again seeking position on the board,
but any opposition to them at the
election Saturday, will have to be
voted for by means of "stickers.
There is a vague rumor that there
will be other candidates in the field
at the; school election, but they will
evidently be of the clark horse" var
.iety, and as yet, no one has openly
declared ambitions to succeed either
Mr.. Cooper or Mr.. Hansen.
The voting Saturday will take
place in the board room at the public
school. The polls will be open at
800 a. m, and viii close at IL M,
for period of one hour. They will
reopen at 100 p. M, and close at
400 p. m.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
Around the Town

DIR. Eckstead of Melrose was a
business caller in Sank Centre We'd
nesday.
Work in the public schools will be
resumed on Tuesday of next week,
after having been closed for the
past week for the annual spring va
cation period.
Miss Louise Ladner, community
Red Cross nurse, leaves today,
Thursday for her home, to spend
Easter Sunday. She will return to
Sank Centre in time to take charge
of the epidemic situation with the
opening of the public schools. Only
one new case of measels was reported
in the city during the past week.
Capt. C. S. Sparks, LIST. Lieut.. Roy
Scott and Sgt. Paul Caughren, Of the
local Machine Gun Co., left Monday
morning for Minneapolis to drive up
the Army truck which will be kept
here. When they We're between Big
Lake and Becker, on the return trip.
the roads became impossible so they
left the truck there and came home
on No. Z. They returned to Big
Lake Wednesday and arrived in the
city with the truck last evening about
10 o'clock.
George Swift, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Swift, and a brother of Robert
James Swift, for whom the local
American Legion post was named,
returned to Sank Centre last Satur-
day having been discharged from the
U. S. army. George was member
of Battery A, 3rd U. S. Field Artil-
lery, and was stationed at Camp
Grant, Ill. He was one of a party of
three local boys who enlisted year
ago and has completed his one year
"hitch" in accordance to the plan adj
opted to govern army enlistments at
the close of the war. -
On Tuesday Of this week a deal
was made whereby A. G. Wrate Of
Lisbon, N. D., became the owner OF
the Milt Smith farm, located two
miles northeast Of Sank Centre on
the Long Prairie road, the considera-
ton being $4,000, or $235.00 per
acre. This is the first cash deal made
in this vicinity this season and goes
to show that the prices on Land
around Sank Centre have not de-
creased. Mr.. Wrate will move to the
city at once and occupy the Mrs.
Mary Wetle house for the summer, or
until possession is given on his farm,
which win be about October. The
deal was made by N. p. Stadtherr.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
ELABORATE PLANS
FOR EASTER DAY
GENEROSITY OF WEATHER MAN
WILL MAKE CELEBRATION
SUCCESS
BUSINESS men ARE READY
SPLENDID STOCKS OF SPICR
AND SPAN MERCHANDISE
ON DISPLAY ..-

The good will of the Weather Man
is all that remains to make Easter
Sunday, an altogether pleasing and
happy event in Sank Centre.
ALI stores in the city have been
preparing for the event by gathering
IN their annual new spring stocks,
and these are pleasingly displayed in
the show windows. The new styles
are more attractive this year than
they have been. for several seasons
past, and judging from the general
opinion of the merchants, this Eas-
ter season has been an exceptionally
prosperous one.
AT the churches, the usual Easter
programs have been prepared, and at
practically all churches in the city,
usual holidays preparatory to Easter
will be. observed.
The early spring weather con-
ditions have gone a long way toward
inspiring the spirit of the Easter sea.
son and if one is to believe tales
told in the various shops about town,
the Easter parade in Sank Centre
will be well worth seeing.
In weather bureau circles, the re-
port comes that Easter Sunday will
be flair and warmer" This is lit
tie advance information direct from
Springfield ILL.,, and this report COW
cred this entire section of Minnesota.
A feature of the Easter services
at the Congregational church on the
evening of Easter Sunday, will be-
the song service by the Choir of for
ty voices from the Home School for
Girls.
This choir is one of the finest in
the state, and they have prepared
special service for the occasion.
At the Home School, special Eas-
ter music will be conducted at the
chapel at 500 o'clock Sunday after
noon. .E
Merchants in the city have given
particular attention to the choosing
of their Easter goods this year, and
models adopted here are on a par
with any to be found in the larger
cities. The varities may not be as
large, but the quality and aptitude
is equally well chosen.
Easter flowers are in evidence in
some of the window displays, which
also have tendency to impress on
ones mind more forcibly the fact
that the Easter season is at hand.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
Delco Light Dealers
Meet in Convention
About Twenty Business Men from
Central Minnesota Guests Of
George Borgmann.

Delco-Light dealers, from towns
all through central Minnesota, met In
annual conference and convention in
Sank Centre on Monday and Tuesday,
of this week.
The gathering was held at the
rooms Of the Commercial Club, and
on Monday evening, banquet to the
dealers was given at the Palmer.
House by representatives of the Dele
CO company.
Methods of business and the dis
posal of the Delco plants, was dis
cussed in full during the conference
which was supervised by Fred Ii.
Taylor, district representative and
George Borgmann, local agent, and
host of the occasion.
Dealers present at the meeting
were A. J. Limperich, Glenwood. C.
E. McLane, Browns Valley; A. G.
Carlson, Morris; E. A. Bart, Orton-
vile; E. A. Johnson, Belgrade; I.
Simonson, r. j. Hannah and B. r.
Bartlett of Long Prairie; Henry Gan.
,Pierz; Carl Ekman, Alexandria; g,
M. Tharratt, Sebeka; Thos. Joseph.
and VIM. Ertsguard, Forreston. LIVER
Loe, Buffalo and j. III. Weiss Roscoe
Representatives Of the Delco CONF
pany here for the meeting were VIM.
johnson, P. II. Strong, Geo. II. Wein-
meyer and FredoH II. Taylor, Of Mmne-
apolis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
DON'T CROWD, PLEASE

Minnesota contains 29.5 persons to
every square mile of it's land area,
according to averages announced by
the United States census bureau at
Washington yesterday.
According to the dispatch the
density in the. individual states in
1920 ranged from seven-tenths of one
person per square mile in Nevada to
1864 in Rhode Island. 1t exceeded
200 per square mile in five states:
Rhode Island, Massachusetts,, New
Jersey, Connecticut and New York. q
The average population density
throughout the United States excln-
siye of. outlying possessions was s35.5
against 800 in 1910, announced the
bureau.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
Scarcity of Houses
Keeps Down Population
Many New Citizens Would Locate in
Sank Centre if They Could Find
Z Dwellings in Which to Live

Local real estate and rental agents
report to the Herald that there are
at least % families, mostly those of
travelling men, who would locate in
Sank Centre this spring if there were
housing Accommodations.
Money is tight, at the present. but
the Herald believes that well or
ganized building and loan association
would increase the population of this
city at least 800 within the next three
years. This city, because of its ex-
cellent railroad facilities is ideally
located to accommodate their needs.
The housing problem would be very
live question for the Commercial
Club to discuss in detail at its next
meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
CONTRACT FOR THE
COURT HOUSE LET
CHARLES SKOOGLUND OF MIN
NEAPOLIS HAS LOW BID
OF $518,0O0
AGENT MATTER Deferred
PRESENT CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN UNTIL JULY l.,
AT LEAST

About the only business of i'm
portance accomplished by the board
during their session last week. was
the awarding of the contract for the
erection of Stearns Countys new
court house at st. Cloud. Charles
Skooglund, Minneapolis contractor,
whose bid was for $51S,858 was
granted the contract for general con-
struction work. This was the only
contract awarded, those for minor
labor about the building will be al
lowed at later date by the board.
There We're eight bids for the gen.
eral construction work, the highest
being that of the jaeger Cordmore
Construction company for $649,0O0.
No action was taken on the sub
ject of retaining or discarding the Of
flee of Agricultural Agent in Stearns
county at the meeting of the Stearns
County Board of Commissioners held
in st. Cloud last Thursday and FRI
day.
Ferd ]. Borgmann, Sank Centres
commissioner, said Tuesday that ne
was of the opinion that no action
would be taken by that body until
later in the spring as the new ap-
preparations for the maintenance OF
the office, is not due until July LIST.
The rural voters of the county at
their spring election two weeks ago,
almost unanimously voted to abolish
the office, but it is now generally
understood that the Stearns County
Farm Bureau will oppose the plan.
Members of the board of commits
sioners are silent on the matter. 1t
was at their suggestion that refer
endum vote-Wasp taken on the matter
after petitions had been received by
the board to do away with the ser
vices of the county agent.
P. w. Huntemer, county agent,
would not discuss the issue for pub
LEGATION. Mr.. Huntemer stated how
ever, that in his opinion farmers felt
that because of the size of the coun-
ty and the inability of one man to
cover the entire territory thoroughly,
and the additional expense of hiring
an assistant, was largely responsible
for their action at the polls.
All highway contracts for county
work were held over by the board to
later meeting due to be held in the
course of about two weeks. :
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
WEsTPORT LADY DIES
Mrs. Albert F. HalI. a resident

Mrs. Albert F. Hall, a resident of
the village of Westport for many
years, died at her home in that vii
lage at s o'clock Tuesday morning
after an illness of several months.
Mrs. Hall was AZ years of age and a
native of Minnesota Lake. She was
united in marriage on September IL,
1874, to Mr.. Hall, at Wells, Mimi,
and later came to Westport with her
husband to make her home. Deceas-
ed is survived by her husband and
two sons, George Of Detroit and Mer-
riH Of Westport. She is also surviv-
ed by her mother, one sister and
three brothers. Funeral services
were held this Thursday afternoon
from the Methodist church at West
port, Rev. Johnston Of Willard, Of
ficiating.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
BREAKS HIP

Mrs. A. F. Warren, a former Sank
Centre resident, fell and broke her
hip while walking across the floor at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. w. p.
Chase at Moorhead. She was i'm
mediately taken to the hospital where
an X-ray was taken and the last that
relatives here heard was that she
was getting along nicely. Mrs. War
rem who is 81 years of age, is a
mother of the late Mrs. ]. H. Hartley
and an aunt of Mrs. Frank Head.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
HAMLINE WINS DEBATE
In the Triangular Debating

In the Triangular Debating Con-
test between Hamline University,
Coe College and Northwestern Uni
versity, Hamline met Coe at the
Hamline M. E. church Friday eve
ming, March Is. Hamline had the
negative side Of the question, "Re-
solved, That the European Immigra-
tion. into the United States Should be
prohibited by law for period of two
years." Homer Bisel is a member Of
the Hamline team and Sank Centres
win be glad to know that Mr.. Bisefs
team won the debate by unanimous
decision of the judges.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24

The Sank Centre Band viii not %
to st. Paul in July to take part -
the state band tournament, as hoA
been planned by that Organisation
several weeks ago. Leader Blir re
ceiyed word Monday from the stseb
headquarters that the Tournaments
had been postponed for one year, dr.
to the fact that but few bands sou s
side the cities showed any eathpsly
asm toward the tournament
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24
DIED AT GREY EAGLE

Mrs. Patsy McChntick OF Grey.
Eagle passed away at the home of
her son, James McClintick, Tuesday
afternoon, March %. The deceased
was 81 years old at the time of her
demise. and the cause Of death was
chronic heart troubIe and the infirni-
ities Of old age. The remains were
shipped to Muscoda, Wis., Wednes-
day where they will be laid to rest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24

Mr.. and Mrs. John Conaty arrived
Saturday from Benson for visit
with the lady's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
II. J. Lynch. Mr.. Conaty returned to
Benson Sunday while Mrs. Conaty
remained for an extended visit.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-03-24

Miss Charolette Wagner, who is
teacheing at Lake Park, Iowa, is ex-
pected home Friday to spend week
Of vacation with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Wagner.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
Girl Heroine Has
No Fear of Gardner

Nightly Miss Norgaard goes from
farmhouse TO farmhouse. rffDng M
with nervous housewives. rcaspurinx
them.
: She has few 10 sit up wish---the
wssnen-sf the Island. fer tDse- sv,ost
part, are not nervous. They are
certain Gardner IL far away.
Tho tide table bears out their as.
sumption that the fugitive escaped
to tho mainland the firs night (
Shortly after midnight the tide lis
low. Gardner was IN the vicinlty
OF Pilot passage. tho narrowest to
the mainland about that time OF
night. n he kept HIS course, the same
might Monday. that he got away.
Pitt passage. at low tide. "A barely
10 feet deep. Reefs stick up here
and there. sffording swimmer rest.
ing places en- route across.
Gardner broke thru the wire TINT
cncloscs the prison ball ground Mon.
day afternoon Warden Maiouey set
the woods afirc. affording the furi.
tive dense smoke screen To travel
thru Pitt passage was tho way
Gardiner headed. - &c..
Patrol boatmen scott at the idea
that their -watohful waiting would
keep the fugitive on the island. Their
boats patrol wide stretches OF water
They require an hour 10 pass back
and forth.
With the tide right ana a friendly
log TO rest on. a swimmer could
easily clude patrol boats IL there
were no fog-apd fog rests heavily
these nights around Mcneil.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
He IS He Isn't

Warden Thomas Maiohey nnyw
II know he IL because he couldn't
get away. -Four patrol boats are
cffcling the Island constantly.
Thirty.fIve men are combing the
brush"
''Ho IT," eaysP. J. McMurrny.
special agent for the North.
crn Pacific. 'becnuse Warden
Maloney n absolutely right. I
am cooperating with him. Arrn't
yon reading the papersf r knvw
Gardner. He's right close 10 the
prison lie hasn't left the island.
because he uses thons tactics al.
wayr doing the unexpected. Ono
would expect he ieft the BLAND.
hut he hasn't He's n DANGER
GUS man. He WIN Hill n nocos-
eAry.ls>.- 49, ~. -. -. 1870.
~Iie is." reports Guard
Charles savfdge. who lives not
fnr from tho prison -Didn't
shoot both barrels at sornefhine
that made noise In my yard tho
other nlght1'
~He In" says John BcaburK.
gtiarvin1nan. sbecanss I heard
somrtscdy en- my back porch =
couple. Of nights ago." :
Anyway. J shot At . fish
hawk" says Capt John Eden.
who lives On the wcSt end or the
island, 49, 49,. = ..s..-- ..... -. 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
LOCAL o.? |! GIRL IN
CHICAGO B0xCAR
49, 49, ~ .-S ". - ia
Eliza ZeahI, II, Claims She
= Was Kidnapped Here =

CHICAGO. Sept ia raiiroaa
yard Waterman. making his rounds.
ts1asy- acknowledgement rsisxn
xcnhi. attircd IN boys clothing. In
pW>~mres>-efdser u0xcnr.
j INST ,!a;,s 2 fs.S - was
AFTER some HESITATION. she Informed
them that In Seattle. four weeks
prpyiously. .shss had been -seixed
aud thrown into a boxcar. In her
Possession at the time she had $50.
which had dwindled almost to moth
-Aaats In atAs--se~sss-- s<~se~ 5vurney.
paying out niasts.of-it to trainmcn'
en- route. who. ncverthelcssssth threw
Her out scvefai times.
sTshe gives her address as s2ii
Thomas St
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
Louis Sonny Nays:

''sH sfFsf'sf "tt's
"of course he Isn't Don't
know Gardner7 1 capture
him In Centraiia once. He's as
far from tho island AZ he can
get. Hos rot lie might put up
a fight n he was In n corner. I
guess he would He told me.
when I got him. that Il would
nave pceFs~a .differvnt story n
hs'd had his gun. Nope. Gard
ner isn't on the isIand--
-of course he isn't says
Charles Nyman. farmer near the
prison. why should he nick
around hero, He could get away
II no wanted 10. I don't think
nee anywfs~rs around heard
savidge shoot q couple of times
one night II woke me UP.
There are lots Of cats around here :
that prowi Of niEhfa-
Says c. II Green. boatman on
tho mainland: sure he's gone.
II he csdns>this way ia give him
a lift what rcsson did he have
for staying . On the hland7
-uuh----S-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
BY Hal Armstrong

MCNEIL ISLAND. Sept. l0.-
Half the people on Mcneil and
the mainland sould. II Roy Gard
ner. the fugitive gentleman mall
bsndts, wss near by. give him the
shirt off their back. The other
half u undecided.
Il wouldn't be afraid OF him." said
pretty is-year old Lillian Norgaard
lie Isn't bad. Not real bad. II he
came 20 my house. why Id--but he
won't, OF course. because he's gone
long ago"
Miss Horgnard is the heroine, Of
the island She lives not far from
the prison. II was she who slept
while Prison Guard Savidgs
was shooting both barrels of .
double-barreled shotgun at nolse he
heard In his back yard two nights
ago.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
RUSSIANS NAY
Be DEP0RTEQ,
Political Prisoners to Be
Sent From U. S.

WASHINGTON. Sept is~-Dcpor-
tation OF political prisoners OF for
eign birth is pianned By the depart
ment Of justice. 1t was learned to
day. - w> - ~~ -
The department has under CON
alteration the cases Of Jacob AbrAr
hams. Samuel Lipmann and Hyms~
Lanekowsky. who are serving time
at tho Aianta pcnitentiary for VIC
iation Of the seiecfive service act.
All three are Russians.
Thro the stats-~ department. fhe
government has taken up nth 4cyjet
officials the question OF reception
OF the three prisoners IL they are -
leased and dtported-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
Amundsen Will Give
Address Wednesday

piorer. viii deliver an address ct
the First Methodist church. Fifth
and Marion St, "wednesday AZ 8
D. M telling OF bis varied sxper-
fences and expioits IN tho tpzen
North. - -
He win be accompanied b.. ana
win introduce 10 the audience. the
two little Eskimo girls whom he
adopted while on one Of his recent
polar expeditions
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
$ $Ss||, SEARCH FOR GARDNER , s.ss

was wounded and gared In the
world war and N here rccuper.
aung. But. Of nights. one sees
him climbing into . watch tower.
after doctoring sick conyicts all
day. 20 stand guard half the night
That the regular Waterman can
-5rsn tho manhuYrs fnfnn6 $3.50. $500
He In az certain as Warden Ma
loney that Gardner In Stil ION the
islsad. ssd. An spite ef opinion out.
dde.T there In none who can safely
oontradict their theory. \
WARDEN AND fDOCTuR
DENY PRISONER's STORY
There In one safe bct--Cartiner,
wherever he In. In Ectssng THO big.
gcst kick out OF the u,aahunt.
unless. perhaps. II In the 81 -pday
hunters. whose crops on the island
were a failure this haryes, and who.
otherwise. but for n benevoIen,
government with lots pY-mun-y 70
spend. might have faced the winter
win defmsed bank utcounts and
lean stospschs.
WafuSu Mu4onry ana LIT. Jeutc
today rcpuss--ss.. the. charges of
Paul 8. 49,. No. sss4. who was
rsieAssd from INA prison tHrss dsys
before the oecape of Roy Gardner.
hia .uap IAN sxSsnviet- hey
stated. ''bas aid that We don't
know our hsinineun. that the pr4kon
wsl< rvr ukrris~aiy gnd that ~thrrs
this carclosrneas. Gardner spk away.
Everett Impyn was shot TO death
and I-awarius Bogart wounded
Oursrsp,rls's1Rpsy assAts,.e Wish
70 deny THE wsr1s ef anrvz-csnSsrf.
. mAn wfss haA~ssryva .. s~sm in
prison becaus0>hs pnD' dish0un<t
s90r<etf 1aAne<haA ~ aHa Nero
U~ny sthst khsvstxssc1g = aswGyS
cpsa - suspestecn I'VE afc trying
to- couesaie noshsAR. I'VE sare- dong
our 'ausy - 'wes 80 IT, we cannot
expeet 10 pianse 'tbe xasfs of every
rrAsoner wbo scomas tn here. ana
Ne ssu't; vfesusne the pubic ex.
poets VIC can. and DO our duty
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
ESCAPE TRIED
BY BRUMF|ELD?
Weapons for Jail Break in
His Cell

RosEBuRG. Ore. Sept. t3s-Jail
officials are strongly OF the opinion
DIR. II. NJ Brumfieid. awaiting trial
on charge Of first degree murder.
and his cell mate. J. f. Ballet. held
on forgery charges. attempted TO
break Jail some time late last night
A small iron bar. a piece Of bed
spring and the butt end OF case
knife were found to have been fash.
Toned Into rough key The cage
door iron stats were badly bent 20
much no that Jailcr Hopkins had
difficulty opening tina door this
morning.
Brumfieid disclained any knowI
edge OF the affair. The alleged MUIR
'dsser appeared very detected To-Day.
His face Is covered by q weeks
growth OF beard.
He refused 20 discuss the matter
OF his suspected attempt TO escape.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-09-13
Offers Reward for
Secret Documents

Mrs. Ida r.. Forbes. president of
the auxiliary to the Spanish-Amcri.
can war veterans. has offered a.
substantial reward for the return
of valuable articles and documents
OF q secret and important nature,
belonging TO various organizations,
which she lost last Thursday after,
noon between the state armory and
Veferans' hall on Third ave-. The
articles were In two large envelopes.
Mrs. Forbes lives at 43l0 Thackeray
street. ~ :. A