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The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
SALE FINE SUCCESS

L. w. Gingery last SATURDAY
clearly demonstrated the efficiency OF
Herald ADVERTISING with his special
sale of aluminium ware. His dis
play window and 800 bills were the
only auxiliaries used in connection
with his newspaper advertising, new
ertheless when the store was thrown
omen for the sale at 8 a. M, there
were nearly 100 persons gathered
outside anxious for the sale to cn1-
mence. AS an indication OF the
business. over 100 sales slips for the
aluminium ware were made out with
in the first hour. Mr.. Gingery
quoted prices on each article. He
has always been firm believer IN
the efficiency Of Herald advertising
and his experience of last Saturday
has more than ever convinced MN
that Herald advertising is good IN
vestment. Real bargains advernsed
in the Herald viii bring results.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
Automobile SmaSh-Up
Saturday Afternoon
VIM. Parker and Emil DahIem
Cars Collide With Serious Results
-M0onshine Said to be Cause

VIM. Parker and Emil Dahlem had
a bad auto smash at corner of
Fourth and Oak streets Saturday af-
ternoon which badly damaged the
Parker Hudson and slightly injured
Dahlem's Buick. g
Mr.. Parker accompanied by Char
ley Parks was driving west and
insists that he was driving very slow
ly across the bad bump on the cross
ing when Parks noticed the Dahlem
car coming from the south head-on
toward them. They were struck be-
fore they could get out of the way.
Mr.. Parker insists that Dahlem
was badly under the influence of
moonshine when the accident occur
ed, and -he also insists that it is
time for the city authorities to take
some drastic action to curtailing OF
the vending Of Illicit booze in this
city
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

last year because Of the lateness Of
the passage of the law and the pre-
paration of enforcement measures
The auto owners of the state will
pay from 10 to 20 per cent less for
1922 licenses, it is announced, the
drop being occasioned by the re-
duction in the price of motor vehic-
les. Autoists will pay the tax for
the coming year on a basis of the fac
tory list price for November I, 1921,
as compared with the payment of
1921 taxes on q basis of the factory
list of Nov. /, 1919, a date before
most of the reductions had been put
into effect.
The only taxes which will not be
lowered are the minimums establish
ed for statute which call for a
charge of at least $12 for pleasure
vehicles and SIS for commercial
cars. Next years rate book will be
the first strictly Minnesota rate
book to be issued, as the 1921 rate
book was practically copy OF the
Iowa regulations, which had worked
out satisfactorily in the Hawkeye
state.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
Mrs. Albert Minette Died
in Montana Sunday
Deceased Taught School in Sauk
Centre Several Years-Buried
at st. Cloud

Friends in Sauk Centre were
shocked Monday morning to hear of
the death Of Mrs. Albert Minette of
Conrad, Montana, who before her
marriage was Miss Mary Maybury of
st Cloud, second daughter Of Conn
missioner and Mrs. Henry Maybury.
Death, which was caused by an at
tack OF pneumonia, occurred Sunday
morning.
Mrs. Minette was bonn in st. Cloud
on January "a, 1891, attended the
public schools of that city, and later
graduated from the State Teachers
College. Following her graduation
she taught in Long Prairie, Sauk
Centre and Moorhead. In September,
1919, she was married to Albert Min
nette, son of Hon. Frank Minette Of
Sauk Centre, since which time she
has lived in Conrad. She is survived
by her father and mother, and two
sisters, Mrs. F.. III. Whitman OF
Minneapolis and Miss Avisia May
bury of st. Cloud.
The remains were brought to ST.
Cloud, arriving Tuesday evening
Services will be held at the Cathe-
dral at ten o'clock this Thursday
morning followed by interment al
Calvary.
Mrs. Henry Maybury was with hel
daughter for several days before he1
death.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
MISSING WORD CONTEST

There were a large number Of new
entries in the Herald's missing
Word contest page this week. Ben
Dicks hove into the office Friday
morning at S:45 with a correct solu-
ton and was mailed a check for 81.
There were four missing words, as
follows: r. ". Plants ad read: "If
they are bursted by frost or in any
way" it should have read "bursted
by frost or damaged in any way. "
In Johnson & Madsen's ad it read:
"aceytelene of all kinds" when it
should have read "aceytelene weld
ing" etc. In the 9'Gara garage ad
it read: "policy to have the remov-
ed" it should have read: "policy to
have the battery removed" In Hill
erud's coal ad it read: "us your next
and" when it should read: "give us
your next order and be convinced. >
Practically all of the advertise.
ments on this page were changed this
week and there are seevraI missing
words. As the Herald goes to pres,
early this week, answers will be re
ceived before Friday morning. VIII
a dollar.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
Local Students Do Well
at junior Livestock Shew
James Grundman Tenth in Field
of Seventy in the Fat Hog Class
Other Winners

Local boys in club work again did
very well at the State Show at st.
Paul. The two prize-winnig calves,
in the calf contest were exhibited at
the Junior Live Stock show and the
Guernsey calf owned by Raymond
Krueger of this county took the Blue
Ribbon in the Guernsey class. The
Holstein two year old calf took fourth
!. prize in that class. Two calves from
each county in the state are exhibit
ed at the show, which makes it a
very large class, and winnings such
as these express very emphatically
the efforts and quality Of work that
our local youngsters have put forth
this season.
E. M. Gillig, the local club leader,
is very well satisfied with the show
ing made by the calves as well as by
the pig which was shown by James
Grundman. He had the best fat hog
at the county fair, which entitled him
10 the trip with his pig to the state
show. In class of over 70 fat
hogs, James pig took tenth prize
The owners of all these animals
received a free excursion to the
show as guests of the Minnesota
Live Stock Breeders association
Everyone of them reports a very IN
teresting time and with reports as
they have come to us through the
daily papers, we are sure that the
boys have enjoyed more than words
can tell.
This final climax of the years
work is always looked forward to, by
every boy and girl who enters into
these contests and is a very appro-
pirate recognition indeed, OF their
efforts during the season.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
]. B. SCHOENHOfF
Is new FAIR Head
E. M. GILLIG REELECTED SEC.
RETARY AT DIRECTORS
MEETING
FRED A. FISCHER, TREASURER
ARRANGEMENTS ARE BEING
MADE TO CLEAN UP THE
DEFICIT

The new board of directors of the
Agricultural Society met Monday
evening to elect officers and transact
other necessary business. The off
GERS elected for the ensuing year are
as follows:
President B. Schoenhoff.
Vice President-Henry Borgmann..
Secretary-E.r M. Gillig.
Treasurer-F. A. Fisher.
The balance of the board as stat
ed in a previous issue is made up
Of. w. NJ. Parker, Oscar Klonne,
Gunther Hillerud, Frank L. Coaaely
and Jos. Kusba.
Considerable delay has been caus-
ed in the paying of premiums and
other expenses of the fair due to the
fact that in the first place, this
years fair ran deficit, and must
also take care of a considerable
amount of the deficit incurred cy the
fair of 1920. Several rer,,il' have
oeen in circulation as to the exact
financial outcome of ..l;.s years fair
and Of .le .ntire o.. .lating lack
several years.
After .he aul,ieg committee gees
over the hoogs for the lat tarea
years and defines exa.ti;s; Low nsch
the defclt has been for each Of the
three We. these figures will De is-
sued ana published by the s-cretary.
so th;.. er.:4.,e wi! XII, exactly
he couIi. on of affairs.
Because of the fact that in the last
three years, the association has in
Cured certain indebtedness, it will
take a little time to adjust matters
and to provide funds to pay sone
of the bills. All those whom the as
sociation now owes, are assured that
their bills will be paid, however,
the management is asking for lit
tie time to get things in shape.
A certain amount of money was
raised recently to pay off the prem
iums, but it was not adequate, and
here also the management asks those
who hold premium checks and have
not cashed them, to hold them lit
tie longer as it will take about two
weeks or more in order to get the
money from the state with which to
meet these premium payments. /"
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
High School Faculty
Play Decided Success
Community Nurse Fund Enriched
Over $500 by Presentation of
Home Talent Play

One of the most thoroughly salts
factory home talent plays presented
in Sauk Centre in many day was
"The Elopement of Ellen" given by
the faculty of the public. schools un-
der the direction of Supt. Edwards,
at the Junior High School Auditor
ium Thursday evening of last week
for the benefit of the Community
Nurse fund.
The plot is strictly American, the
dialogue is snappy and the situations
are delightfully."- humorous. Often
times in home talent productions the
little details which make the enter
tainment a success are not worked
out. A snappy American comedy de-
pends largely. on the "business" for
the success of the play and is much
harder to successfully produce than
drama depending largely on heavy
plot strong in heart interest and pa
thetie situatiosss TO put it across.
The details were worked out nicely
in .sThe Elopement of Ellen" the
cast was ideally selected and the
large audience were thoroughly sat
isfied with their investment.
The Herald will not attempt te
particulariz as TO the work Of in
individual members of the cast. The
dialogue and action of one or two
of the parts made them stand out 9
trifle over others, but the intelligent
Interpretation of their lines and the
thorough memorization of their parts
by the entire cast made the produc-
ton very enjoyable.
The chorus ladies made up OF Other
members Of the faculty rendered mu
sical specialties which made dis
tfnct hit with the. audience.
The gross receipts with top a,
so cents were $256.50, which vii
leave net for the Community Nurse
fund Of about $210.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

The death Of the late James A.
Caughren has left a gap in the af-
fairs of Sauk Centre that will be
mighty hard to fill.
Although the largest individual
taxpayer in Sauk Centre he was ever
urging the City council to mnderrdze
the city, realizing well that
these improvements would cost him
many dollars. He delighted in hav-
ing things we'll kept up in his private
affairs and he was just as anxious to
have his beloved home town MODERN
lied and beautified.
Democratic to the highest degree
his kindly greeting, helpful advice
and material assistance were as ready
for the poor as for those possessing
an abundance of worlds goods. An
illustration of this democratic spirit
and good feeling toward mankind was
illustrated in his naming six present
and past farm employees on his
farms as the active pail bearers.
For the past ten years Mr.. Caugh-
rem had been in poor health and had
underwent several serious surgical
operations. His vitality, energy and
optimism were a revelation to tha
medical fraternity and those with
whom he came in contact. After his
recent visit to Rochester a month
ago he told his loved ones and his
pastor that he was through, and ne
began to get his house in order fol-
the dissolution. 1t is said that he
arranged every little detail of his
immense business interests, and the
funeral details were carried out
strictly according to his wishes.
Mr.. Caughren began an active
railroad career about As years age
and was closely identified with tbs
Great Northern and Northern anc
Western roads from their inception
to their completion. He was a con-
tractor. on a large scale and in this
lire of endeavor he amassed a Tor.
tune. During this period OF activity
no man ON the Job worked as hare
as the boss, and his zeal and energy
stimulated the men under him..
Mr. Caughren gave up railroad
work ten years ago, since which
time he has devoted his time TX
banking and farming. He servee
Sank Centre as member of the city
council and for several years was al
active and able member Of the Boarc
Of Education. He realized ths
handicap Of not having an education
He was wonderful friend OF tht
public school and was an importan
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
DIED AT WADENA

Donald Showalter, 18 year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Showalter
OF Grey Eagle and q brother of Mrs.
Fred Littell of Sauk Centre, died at
the Wadena sanitorium Saturday at
ternoon, November IL at three
o'clock Mr.. Showalter had gone
there to. see him, but did not arrive
until after Donald had passed away.
He was born in Grey Eagle in 1908
and lived there until about four years
ago, when the family moved to Bruce
township. He had been to the sani-
toriusn since last June but his health
had been very poor for the past two
years. The funeral Vas haId Iues-
day afteruoon, November - ct Twp
O'Clock at Grey Eagle.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
STORY HOUR

Last Saturday afternoon, a Story
Hour was held at the Public Library.
Miss Maud Davis, normal instructor
is in charge of the meetings which
will be held every Saturday after
noon at three o'clock. This is for
all children. At the meeting Satur-
day Mrs. Fay Sprague addressed the
mothers and their children ON "Value
of Story Telling" Miss Eva Davis
librarian, spoke on the same subject
also.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
Mercury Sinks to Is
below Sunday Morning
Heaviest Snowfall in Many Years In
November IN Central Minnesota
Coal Man all Smiles

After leading the people Of Central
Minnesota along with an unusual
fall, making it possible to gather
ripe strawberries in November the
weather man went into reverse gear
with. 4 bang week or SO ago, with
the result that we have the heaviest
snowfall for many years in Novern-
ber. Old mercury went down with
the coming of the snow and Sunday
morning l8 below was registered IN
the early hours. The people are
gradually becoming acclimated, all
though there will be the usual de-
portation for California q little later.
The coal man smiles with gioulish
rlee and the indications are that the
ice crop win be . bumper.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
Must Pay Automobile
License Before Jan. 81
1872 rate to be Cheaper Due to Re-
duction in Car Costs; Plates
Ready Dec. !

New auto license plates win be
available ON December 1st, declares
the secretary Of state, and applica-
tions are being opened month be-
fore the expiration Of the coming
year because the limit for payment
before penalty begins will be Jan
nary 81, 1922 instead of July as It
was this year.
Every car owner must present e
certificate Of title signed by the sec
-etary of state, before he can re-
eeive his license plates for 1922. All
grades of license plates will be ready
for prompt distribution this year
ebiviating much Of the delay incurred
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
High School Basket Bali
Prospects Very Bright
Twenty-Seven Men Have Rerorted
for Practice-First and Second
Teams Will Be Org a"izaa

Twenty-seven students of the S:,uk
Centre high school nave successfully
passed their physical examinations
and are out for practice. Five OF
last years first team are among the
number so that Sank Centres pres
poets for fast team this year arc
exceedingly bright.
It will be recalled that the 1920
team met the fastest teams in this
section and won nine straight games.
The girls team will be unusually
fast again this year as. all Of last
years teams are out for practice ex-
cept, Genevieve Vogel, who gradual
ed in 1921.
Another event of interest in basket
ball circles this year viii be district
elimination contest in which eight Of
the best teams of the district will
meet in semi-finals for district cham-
pionship, the winner to go to Carie-
ton for the final roundup.
With the Legion basket ball team
in the field, taking ON all comers lo-
cal fans are in for mighty fine win-
ters sport
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

The procedure of turning over 10
che fire victims their shares OF tha
settlement was held up for six weeks
by three sufferers who refused to COM
promise with the administration be-
cause they had obtained judgments "a
district court previous TO the signing
Of the agreement.
Requests for immediate payment OF
claims on a percentage basis have
been forwarded to Washington by at
torneys for the administration in what
are known as the Great Northern and
Nisabe districts.
With these three cases compromised,
the administration Is expected to car
~ out its offer to pay so per cent to
178 claimants and either so or 40 per
cent to about 1900 others. The 40
per cent will be paid to the persons
having claims in excess of $4,000.
Actual payments will be made at
the rate of 80 claims per day, and pay
ment on each claim is expected as
soon as the requests reach Washing
ton, according to attorneys for the
administration. Appraisers have been
checking the claims in the last month.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
PRELfMTNARY CONTEST

Donald K. Lewis Of Sank Centre
will be one of six students of Ham,
line University to compete for $50,
$50 and $40 Breston Bradley cash
prizes at the university Friday after
noon, Nov. 25. Al number of these
men win be selected to make up the
Hamline debating team for the COM
ing year. With Mr.. Lewis past
experience gained in the Sank Centre
schools and splendid ability the
Herald predicts he will rank well up
IN Fridays preliminary.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
ELECTED SECRETARY

At the last meeting of the county
Commissioners of Stearns county,
Mrs. A. F. Moynihan was elected as
secretary Of the Child Welfare
Board, and placed on . salary basis.
Mrs. Moynihan has taken an inn
portant part in the development of
this work IN Stearns county, and
her retention as secretary viii give
general satisfaction.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
James a. caugllren Laid
70 Rest Sunday---Man Of
Unusual "a chievements


school plant in this city.
James Alexander Caughren was
born December 31st, 1916, at st.
Johns New Brunswick, Canada. He
passed away November II, 1921. Had
he lived he would have been 76 years
of age Dec. 81, 1921. His parents
were David Work Caughren and
Matilda Caughren. He leaves two
sisters and two brothers: Mrs. L.
L.. Shields, st. Paul, Mimi; Mrs.
Caroline Case, Sturgis, S. E. Caugh-
rem, Havre, Mont; and w. n.
Caughren of Spokane, Wash. His
immediate family consist of Hattie
A. Caughren, his wife; and Harriet
G.. Compton, Harry j., David B., and
Pearl Schnur.
Mr.. Caughren came to Minnesota
with his parents in 1852, taking up
homestead in Winnebago Prairie,
near Rice, Benton county, where they
lived until Indian outbreak in 1852,
The settlers at that time were forced
to fly for protection to St. Cloud
where large stockade was built for
defence in case of attack.
After the Indian excitement had
suhsided the family located on a
homestead in Getty township, six
miles south of Sank Centre.
The deceased was resident of
Sank Centre and vicinity for almost
sixty years. On March Is, 1877, he
was united in marriage to Miss Hat
tie A. Pangburn. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. A. j. Pike of
the Congregational church at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. David Pangburn, south of Sauk
Centre.
The funeral at the Congregational
church Sunday afternoon was at
tended by an audience packed into
every nook and corner. The funeral
cortege left the home corner Sixth
and Plus at 2e..2o with the Blue
Lodge and knights Templar Masons
acting as escort and DIR. j. "A. and
B. F. Dubois, G., NJ. Sprague, ard
w. O. P. Hilsdale, Sauk Centre, and
Nels Evenson, Osakis and Toilet
Jacobson, Alexandria, as honorary
pail bearers. The active pail bearers
were John Blair, Otto Warner, Ole
and Thomas Halverson, John Kramer
and u. j. Coons.
The church decorations supervised
by Miss Annabelle Emerson, assist
ed by Mrs. E. A. Richards and j..
H. Law, with the abundance OF set
pieces and cut flowers was bower OF
beauty.
The Congregational choir rendered
special and appropriate music. The
main address was delivered by Rev.
C. S. Sparkes, pastor of the church,
followed by Rev. w. j. Brown
of Mora the former pastor. The
sermons while they were fulsome in
their praise of the life and character
of Mr.. Caughren, were not over
! done.
Those from away attending the
funeral were: Mr.. and Mrs. L.. p.
and Mabel Shields of st. Paul,
brother-in-law, sister. and nieces OF
the deceased; Mrs. Vina Zengle,
Minneapolis, niece; Mr.. and Mrs.
Hesse, Minneapolis, nephew and
niece; Edward Bloomfield, Minneapo-
lis, brother-in-law; S. E. Caughren
Havre, Mont, brother; Mr.. and
Mrs. b. j. Schnur, Chicago, son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Caughren, Osakis, SON and
misunderstanding; Mrs. E Compton
California, daughter.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
SUFFERS PARALYTIc STROKE

Mrs. j. A. Brown suffered a
stroke of paralysis Of the right side
Saturday morning while employed in
the basement of the home with her
husband. Mr.. Brown spoke several
times to his wife without getting an
answer and turning round discover
ed her lying on the step in a help
less condition. Medical attention
was hastily summoned. She regain
ed her speech Monday and the many
friends Of the family viii be pleased
to know that she is recovering nice
ly.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

-21, 1921 The deceased was. a resi-
dent of Sauk Centre about three
years and moved to Tracy year
ago. The deceased was about 90
years of age and beside the husband
a small daughter is the immediate
family left to mourn.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
SO CENTS FOR BUTTERFAT

At a meeting of the directors o.
the Sank Lake creamery held last
week it was voted to pay the patrons
so cents per pound for their October
butterfat, carrying out the promise
made in the Herald advertisements o1
] a few weeks previous. The cream
cry is enjoying a splendid business
for this season Of the year.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

Miss Anna Cordell who has been =
milliner during the fall season at
Dell Rapids, S. D., arrived home
last week and will visit until after
the holidays with her mother, MRS.
Elizabeth Cordell.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24

Lloyd Tanner went to Minneapolis
Wednesday Tor ! visit with friends
over Thanksgiving. S.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1921-11-24
GOVERNMENT Will
PAY FIRE LOSSES
SUFFERERS IN FIRST CONFLA.
GRAFTON OF 1918 WILL BE
REIMBURSED
WILL RECEIVE 50 PER CENT,
BLAZE STARTED BY RAILROADS
TO BE SETTLED BY UNITED
STATES

Duluth-First payments is $5,-
100000 settlement of the Clouquet
fire cases, resulting from the forest
Ares which swept northeastern Min
nesota, Oct. 13, 1918 are expected to
be made Nov. 80, as the result of a
final agreement reached recently be-
tween the settlers and townspeople
who suffered in fires and the United
States railroad administration.