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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
Attend Funeral of Girl
Murdered by Her Fiance
Mr.. and Mrs. George Strauss Return
From Sad Mission to Port Wash
ington, Wisconsin

Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Strauss re-
turned Friday evening from Port
Washington, Wis, where they attend
ed the funeral of Miss Kate Watry,
a cousin of Mrs. Strauss.
The deceased was cruelty murdered
by jealous lover, Peter Gibbs, Sum
day afternoon April 25th. After muir
dering the girl Gibbs turned the gun
on himself and committed suicide.
The couple had been keeping COM
pany for about year and were en-
ga ged to be married, but their re-
lations we've not happy because OF the
insane jealousy of the man.
The young woman was about 80
years of age and had visited in Sank
Centre on different occasions. She
was buried at Port Washington, from
the Catholic church, Tuesday. morning
April 25th..
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04

Mr.. Bakers death and since then
Mrs. Baker has made her home with
her daughter, Mrs. Carl Amundsen
and visiting among her children and
other relatives.
Shortly before Mr.. Bakers deaah
they were permitted to celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary, a
double blessing which comes to few
people and which those interested
were extremely thankful, Mrs. Baker
was the mother of ten children; seven
girls and three boys. The boys and
one girl having died in childhood. The
six remaining daughters are: Mrs. G,
B. Alderman, West Union, Mimi;
Mrs. w. A. Benjamin of Cumberland,
Wis; Mrs. E. L. Kline, Sank Centre,
Mimi; Mrs. j. j. Tompkins, Clinton,
Iowa; Mrs. Carl Amundsen of Sank
Centre, Mimi; and Mrs. L. L. Ohlsen,
Little Sank, MINI. She has 81 grand
children, z great grandchildren and
8 sisters. Mrs. Baker suffered a
stroke of paralynis on Christmas day
which left her in helpless condition.
Altho an invalid she was thought
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
Dreamland Dancing Sea-
son Opens Friday Night
Manager Jerue Has Many Pleasing
Features for Opening Night
ROught Stuff Not Tolerated

Manager Jerue will open the
Dreamland dancing season with a
Novelty Ball Friday evening of this
week. Mr.. Jerue returned Wednes-
day from Minneapolis where he pur-
chased large number of novelties
to be given to the dancers on open
ing night and the Herald is certain
that they will please those who re-
ceive them. This will be the first
dance at the Pavilion by the new own
er. Mr.. Jerue has had the floor
thoroughly gone over with the result
that there is no floor in the entire
state excelling Dreamland for dane
ing purposes. Mr.. Jerue will be in
personal charge Of this dance and
he informs the Herald that he pur-
poses to make the Dreamland place
where both young and old can enjoy
dancing. No rough stuff vii be toll
Grated and moonshine will be tabooed.
A smoking room has been installed
for the gents and a dressing room
far the ladies. The Chinga-Ling Or
chestra will furnish the music for the
dance Friday night, and the Herald
hopes the public will show their APP
probation to Mr.. Jerue by giving
him a fine crowd on his opening night.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
Great Northern Plans
Motor Bus Equipment
Experiment Will be Tried on Branch
Lines Out of St. Cloud Within
Short Time

Experiments will shortly be made
by the Great Northern railroad b,
auto busses operated on the company's
branch lines out of st. Cloud and one
point in Montana according to official
reports.
Two experimental buses, 1uxur-
iously equipped, will be put in oper-
alton, it is said and will comply with
all interstate commerce regulations.
They will accommodate so passengers.
The busses, it is said, are de-
signed to operate on branch lines
where the traffic does not warrant
operating large passenger train.
They also are expected to meet a de-
mand for frequent short hauls SER
vice and to compete with highway
transportation bus lines.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
Mrs. Anna M. Baker Died at
Home Of Daughter Friday
Remains Taken to Old Home in Iowa
For Burial-Rev. Sparkes Con-
ducts Funeral

Anna M. Baker was born February
21st, 1914 in Clearfeld county, Penn,
and passed away to the Great Be
yond April 2Sth, 1922 at the home OF
her daughter Mrs. E. L. Kline near
Little Sank, MINI. She was united in
marriage to j. E. Baker June Goth,
1864 at Andrew, Iowa, locating on a
farm nearby where they lived for a
number of years. In 1896 they left
the farm and went to Maeuoketa,
Iowa remaining there until 1912 with
the exception of two years spent in
South Dakota. Mr.. and Mrs. Baker
being lovers of farm life decided to
again take up that vocation, so in 1912
they purchased a farm joining the
home farm and resided there until
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04

The regular monthly meeting of the
Agricultural Society of Starns Coun-
ty held at the Commercial Club
rooms Monday evening took long
step forward in making the 1922 fair
in Sank Centre reality.
In the absence of Secretary Gillig,
Asa M. Wallace was appointed Sec
rotary protein. President j. B.
Schoenhoff stated that he was pleas
ed to announce that sufficient money
had been subscribed to pay off the
Indebtedness of the association but it
will probably be ten days or two
weeks before the funds are collected
in and the outstanding bills against
the association paid. With the excep-
ton of few hundred dollars, the
five thousand raised will be paid by
Sank Centre citizens.
f. M. Gillig in a letter to the
president of the association stated
that because Of his retiring from the
Sank Centre schools at the expira-
ton of his contract July LIST, it would
be impossible for him to act as sec
rotary for the Fair and rendered his
resignation with the request that it
be accepted as soon as possible. Sew
eral successors to Mr.. Gillig were
suggested and finally one of the old
standbys of the fair, Benz. F. Du
Bots was prevailed upon to take ovet
the office made vacant by Mr.. Gillig
In accepting the office Mr.. Dubois
stated that the Fair association ui
der present conditions could not pay
$500 per year for the secretary
work and stated that his acceptance
of the position would carry with itaa
reduction of the secretary's salary to
5000 per year.
The question of definitely setting
the dates for the 1922 fair was TAX
en- up and discussed. The general
sentiment expressed was that the
Stearns County Fair should be the
first fair in this section of the state
this year. 1t was deemed advisable
to hold the fair before harvest If
possible. Of course it cannot be def
nitely told just when the grain will
be ready for the sickle but because
of the lateness of the season the gen
eral sentiment seemed to be that
harvest would not start before the
second week in August. Accordingly
the dates for this years fair were
set for Wednesday, Thursday Friday
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
big ROAD BUILDING
FORCES ARE MOVING
MINNESOTA TRUNK HIGHWAYS
CONSTRUCTION AND MAIN
TENANCE MEN ON JOB
PAVING CONTRACTS LET
$4,000 MEN AND MANY OUTFITS
TO BE EMPLOYED THIS
YEAR

The Herald Monday relieved a
state highway department bulletin
announcing the opening on a big
scale of road building operations in
geeral throughout the state, and
particularly under the second year of
the Babcock Good Roads plan. On
all state trunk routes, maintenance
men have been draining and dragging
to re-establish good coalitions. Big
construction outfits are on the move
this week, it adds, and counties and
towns are starting new season work.
About 5000 men, including about
1000 patrolmen and other main5e-
nance and field men employed by he
highway department, and the gangs
of contractors, will find season work
on the trunk routes, officials esti-,
mate, with about twice as much mon
ey available for local roads as for
state highways again this year, coun-
ties and townships will employ ap-
proximately double the number Ct
men or about 10000. Thus the road
forces in thestate this year will
number about $4,000 men, besides.
hundreds of teams and many outfits.
Under contract for construction on
state routes are 1856 miles of grading
626 miles of crawling and 1913 miles
of paving, according to Charles M.
Babcock, state highway commission
er. Miles Of guard-rails and thing,
many new bridges and other minor
improvements will mean work for
more men. Paarolling and other
maintenance work this season on the
truk routes is expected to give re-
suits matching those of the first year,
although the same fund must be
spread over longer period.
The first week in May, set by the
majority of contractors to begin the
seasons work, and many outfits are
beginning to move. Contracts let
well in advance, the contractors have
been able to complete preparation and
plan to push the work to early COM
pletion. The result will be that the
public may use the improved high
ways sooner than otherwise would
have been possible.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04

full and patient with those who cared
for her; never complaining. She was
faithful member of the Methodist
Episcopal church in Maquaketa, Iowa,
for great many years and passed
away firm in her belief and telling
her children not to weep for her as
she was ready, waiting to be called to
her Heavenly Home where pain is un-
known.
Simple funeral services we're held al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Kline
Rev. Cecil S. Sparkes of the Saub
Centre Congregational church offici
atlng and the body taken to Maqua.
keta, Iowa to be laid to rest beside
her faithful husband in Mt. Hope
cemetery.-Contributed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE

M. F. Refine, of Brooten one OF the
best known men in western Stearns
county has filed as a candidate for
representative from this district. Two
other candidates have already filed
for this place. Hon. Thomas Fla
haven of Getty and John j. Winter
of Spring Hill. Mr.. Winter served
one session in the legislature and
was defeated four years ago by
Thomas Flahaven who has represent
ed the district in the past two ses-
sions. Mr.. Refine is successful
business man and farmer and will
pull tremendous vote in the Brooten
territory where he has spent many
years. His Sank Centre friends are
enthusiastic over his entry into the
race and he will no doubt be very
cordially received by the voters OF
this vicinity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
Federated Women's Club
Meeting Here May 1917
Gradatim Club Will be Hostess to
the Sixth District Women
Splendid Program

The ladies of the Gradatim Club
have preparations for the entertain
ment of the 18th annual meeting OF
the Sixth District Minnesota FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs which meets
in Sank Centre May Is and II, about
completed.
The Rest Room, one of the very
first established in the country
by the way, owned by the city and
managed by the Gradatim Club, has
been re-decorated and refurnished to
some extent in honor of the event.
The committee have made arrange
ments for housing rs delegates and
a splendid program has been prepar-
ed.
Mrs. E.. Christie of Long Prairie,
four times reelected president OF
the district will preside at the meet
ing. 1t was expected that Mrs. T. j.
Winter of Minneapolis would be pres
ent but she is billed to speak at the
Connecticut State Federation meet
ing so she will be unable to attend.
The program arranged is of special
interest and the public are invited to
attend the meetings, this includes the
farmers and their wives. The fol
lowing committees are. in charge OF
the Sank Centre meeting, supervised
by Miss Esther Sprague, president of
Gradatimr Club; social, Esther
Sprague; entertainment, Mrs. j. F.
Dubois; hospitality, Mrs. H. S. Hal
verson; program, Mrs. F. W.
Sprague; publicity, Mrs. A. F. Moyni-
han; music, Mesdames G. Berggreen
Geo. Bergman; financial, Mrs. H.
Schmidt.
The Herald of next week will pub
lish a complete program for the
meeting.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
RIG CLASS INITIATED

Nearly 100 Modem Woodman gath
cred at the Masonic Temple Thurs
day evening of last week to enjoy the
initatory ceremony of II candidates
for Woodcraft. A splendid lunch
prepared by the members of the Roy.
al Neighbors and the music program
followed. After an absence OF sew
eral months Venerable CONSUL JOS.
Heraly assumed command after he
had been installed into office by Past
Venerable CONSUL Frank Pangburn.
The personnel of the class was made
up of II sturdy young men who would
be a credit to any organizations The
M. w. A. the country over are en-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
1922 Stearns Co. Fair
to Be Held Aug. 3, 4, s
and 6---Finances Solved

and Saturday, August 8, 4, 5, and 6.
Baseball will be one of the big
features of this years fair and the
holding of the fair at this time will
catch all of the teams in this Sec
ton of the state with their full
strength.
The horse races will be local or
green horses. The farmers are TAX
ing considerable interest in this OPP
portunity to take part in the racing
program and it is expected there will
he number of both harness and
saddle races on every day of the
fair.
The directors will arrange the bud
get for the fair departments within
short thine and every department
will be held within the amount ap-
propriated and the entire appor-
tionment will be less than the prob
able income of the fair.
+ A class for the milking Shorthorns
was put in the dairy department. R.
H. Otte explained that the milking
Shorthorn was too light to compete
with the beef breed of that strain
and should properly belong in the
dajSy aepartment.
1t was moved and carried that all
classes of non-registered stock be
eliminated from the premium list
hereafter. This rule however, will
not affect the Boys and Girls Club
work.
Very naturally those intensely in
terested in the success of the fair
those who are always willing to give
of theeir time for the promotion of
this organization which has such a
strong influence on the development
of better live stock and agriculture in
this section of the state, are very
much gratifed that the money to place
the fair on a solid financial founda-
ton has been subscribed. This
means practically the entire citizen
ship of this city and the farmers in
this territory, as the subscription list
shows.
The subscription committee and
President Schoenhoff are entitled to
much credit for the conscientious and
persistent effort put forward to raise
the funds and the association at Mon
day evenings meeting extended them
a hearty vote of thanks for their eff
forts.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
FINED FOR SPEEDING

The Herald has not learned wheth.
er the lights of great city bewild-
cred Henry Schmidt, who removed
from Sank Centre to St. Cloud last
week, but at any rate he was hauled
into police headquarters and relieved
OF $40 and costs for speeding, Mr..
Schmidt said he only had two min.
utes IN which to catch Great North.
ern train and was hitting up thirty
miles an hour according to Friend cor
who picked him up. Henry missed
the train.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
CLASS PLAY POSTPONED

The Senior Glass Play which was
tentatively arranged to be pre-
sented Friday, May IL, will not be
given on that date. The committee In
charge of arrangements have def
nitely agreed on Friday, May 10. w.
b Morgan who is coaching the class
play reports that the cast is doing
very good work. Other considera-
lions, however, make it necessary
that it be held May 10. The public
are asked to keep this date in mind.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
joying splendid growth and this is
not to be wondered at when the char
acter of the protection offered is full
ly understood.
, GUNNERs OPEN SEASON

The Sank Centre Rod and Cur
Club opened their season with the
first shoot of the year at the FAN
Grounds Sunday morning April 30th
The scores made were very satisfac.
tory for this early in the season.
These shoots will be held every Sun.
day during the summer and the mum.
Der of gunnefs will increase very ma
terially within very short time.
The following are the scores made
at Sundays shoot, each contestant
having % birds:
Regular Shoot
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
ROD AND GUN CLUB TO MEET

A meeting of the Sank Centre Rod
and Gun Club will be held at the
Commercial Club rooms, Friday eve
ming, May 9Th. All members are urg-
ed to be present as several important
subjects will be taken up at that
time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
POST GRADUATE COURSE

DIR. H. l.. Lamb left Thursday of
last week for Chicago where he will
take a six weeks post graduate
course in medicine and surgery. He
expects to spend some time in New.
York before returning to Sank Gem
ire.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1922-05-04
POSTAL EXAMINATION

The clerks in the Sank Centre post
Office took their yearly examination
Monday, May LIST. A. Anderson, chief
clerk of the Minneapolis postoffice
conducted the tests. On Wednesday
of this week the marks were received
and were as follows:
Miss Victoria Meyers ........ SO. "a
Roy L.. Scott .............. SO SO
Willis l.. Benson ............ 1921
Frank E.. Bunker .......... SO .05
The local clerks were congratulate
ed on, the showing they made, it be-
ing stated that as their standings
were all above 80 per cent the whole
force should feel proud of the achieve
ment.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-21


ROME, (12:4O Z. NJ (By The
Associated Press) Pope Benedict
at this hour is delirious and uncon-
scious.
In his sight delirium through the
noon hour the pohtIff resented efforts
of the physicians to listen to his
heart action and expressed a desire
to rise and perform his usual duties.
Belief that the poEtiff's life might
be prolonged unit. the late after
noon was EXPRESSED by attending
physicians.
Immediately after the morning
consultation of his physicians, the
pope had a quiet spell. His respira-
ton was less irregular and after he
had expressed a desire to rest he
turned on his side and fell asleep i'm
madIately. The physicians were sur
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-21
MADE BOOZE TO KEEP
HUSBAND HOME NIGHTS

NEW BRUNSWICK. Jan. 21,-
Charles Muraski and his wlte'
OLYMPIA, of South River, who were
arrested recently on the charge OF
maintaining a house where liquor was
manufactured and still, were
placed on trial before Judge DAILY
Yesterday. John l.. Coan, represen-
ting the defendants informed the
court that Mr.. Muraski did not
know that his wife was making the
stuff, and claimed that Mrs. Mu-
raski had decided TO make 1t for
her husbands use in order to keep
him from going out at night. AL
though she had purchased the stuff
from which to make the mash in q
local feed store, she had not made
any of the whiskey up to the time
of her arrest.
The judge dismissed the charge
against Mr.. Muraski but fined his
wife $50 informing yher that the
second time a complaint was made
against her she would be given a
Jail sentence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-21
WAN TED GIRL.
CHARGE MADE
Sensational Testimony Caus-
es Defendant in Booze Case
to be Freed
BRUNSWICK

NEW BRUNSWICK, Jan. IL
Developments OF a sensational ma
ture resulted from the trial before
Judge DAILY yesterday afternoon
when Paul Stochek, of 351 Prospect
street. Perth Amboy, was arraigned
on a charge of selling a pint of booze
to John Balenski, a former boarde"
The date of the alleged transaction
was January s, and the price said 10
Fave been paid was 81. Stochell was
acquitted when Judge DAILY called at
tention to the vindictive manner OF
the complainant, BalenslSi.
Testimony introduced in the course
OF the trial showed that Balenskl
made the complaint against his land
icrd merely to get him out of the
way so Balenski could marry Anna
Pellum an Is year old housekeeper
of Stochek's. The complainant admit
ted his reason for making the charge
and said Stochek had a wife ana
children in the old country.
The defendant at first clalmei
the girl was his wife but later Oh
changed his statement. The girl
who, it was said wants to get mar
ried. and is not particular whether
she gets Stochek or Balenski. She
said she was living with StocheII
Eccause her mother had forced her
to leave her own home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-21
LEGION TAKES
BONUS ACTION
John Hanson, Jr., is Appoint
ed Secretary of MiddIeSex
County Committee

John Hanson, Jr-, member OF the
local post Of the American Legion
has been appointed secretary of the
Middlesex County American Legion
Committee en- National Adjustment
Compensate by county commander
Joseph Dergan and Raymond +.
White, former county executive, is
chairman of this committee which
has set forth a definite plan for
working toward the adjusted service
pay. Seven districts each have a
captain who will set in touch with
organizations of every. nature in or
der to gain their sentiment upon the
subject and try t1 present the mat
ter to them from the ex-service
mer's standpoint.
Ronald kleckner, captain of dis
tricr No 2, has Perth Amboy, Fords
ami MetucEen to cover, and the
other divisions are as follows:
District l.. New Brunswick and
Highland Park, Frank Diener; No.
8, Metuchen Piscataway, New Mar
ket and Dunellen, Harry Kramer;
No. A. Roosevelt. Woodbridge, Port
Reading, Edward Lloyd; No. 5,
South Amboy AMI Sayreville. Harry
Leonard; No. 6, South River, Mill
town, Spotswood Leo Coakley; NO.
Z, Helmetta, Jamesburg, Port Read
ing, Cranberry ana Dayton, Clark
Patrick.
A resolution goes out on Wednes-
day to organizations of every nature
in each community of the county
at the end of which is a dotted line
for the signature of the group which
will mean the endorsement of the
movement. In this resolution are
70 WhV the
service men and women should re-
ceive adjusted compensation, taking
in the economic handicap suffered
while in the service, the payment of
all other war debts and other argu-
ments which the Legionaires feel
are valid.
These resolutions will be sent in
turn, to the local congressman and
presented in the legislature.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-21
ISSUE WARRANT HERE
FOR BUS OWNERS ARREST

Recorder Harold +. Pickersgiil
this morning issued a warrant for
the arrest of AXel Fa1kenstrom, OF
1876 Brighton avenue, on the charge
of operating a bus line in the city
without a license from the Board of
Aldermen. The complainant in the
action is James j. Connolly, mo-
torman for the Public Service Com
pany, and supposed stockholder
in the traction concern.
1t is declared that Falkenstrom
operates a bus line to and from
Maper. To obviate the necessity
for a license heis said to sell tickets
instead of collecting fares. This
means of operating, according to
Falkenstrom. allows him to do
business without a permit because
he does not collect money for the
rides.
The warrant issued for the bus
man summons him to court Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, when hear
ing will be held in the case.
In addition to being violation
of the city law. Connolly says there
is a second violation in that the law
requires the permission of the Pub
lie Utility Commission who0 bus
or jitney runs along a street having
railway.
At the last meeting of the Board
of Alderman, Mr.. Falkenstrom filed
q formal application for permis-
sion to. operate a bus out State street
to Maurer The application was re-
farred to the committee on busses
for action.