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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05

showed that it was the duty of every
citizen to do his bit in community de
velopment, resolution was unani-
mously passed in which the fremen
agreed to pay $500 per year per
member to help improve and maintain
the property. Under the plan that
portion of the building devoted to
the fremen will be thoroughly re-
modelled and the fremen will retain
the large room in the southeas'
corner of the building on the first
floor for their particular use, and it
will also make a suitable polling
place for the voters of the Second
ward as at present. 5,A+
When the present plan of remodel
ing the city hall, as worked out by
President Moore and adopted by the
directors of the Club before it was
presented at meeting of members few
weeks ago, ther was some skepticism
as to whether sufficient funds woulo
be raised to. put the proposition across.
# all of the citizens of Sank Centre
became active supporting members of
The Community Club that should
there would be enough money no:
only to make the improvements con
semplated but also to install billiard
and pool tables, and comfortably fur
lish the Club quarters.
One of the plans the directors have
in mind is to make the Club room sc
attractive that the young men of the
town will be mighty glad to pay q
nominal fee for the privilege of uti-
rslizing the rooms. There are no
many places where the young men OF
towns of the size of Sank Centre
can find wholesome meeting places il
the long winter evenings, and Com
nlunity Club is going to solve this
problem and one of the practical ways
to pay off your debt to the community
is to become supporting member OF
the Sank Centre Community Club
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
Sank Centre Young Man
Farm School Graduate
Howard Veeder Finished His Course
March 28-YOung People Fitted
for Farm Life and Citizenship

Nearly 100 seniors were graduated
by the Minnesota School af Agricul-
ture at exercises held at University
Farm on March %, among the num-
Der being Howard C.. Veeder of Sank
Centre. With the new graduates add
ed to the rolls, the school has grad
uated nearly 5000 boys and girls at
the "a commandments held since it's
organization in 1888.
The object Of the school is to fit
young men and women for successful
farm life and useful citizenship. In
addition to work in English, mathe
mates, and other academic studies, in
struction is given in the works.1ip
laboratories, barns, and fields. The
girls are trained in sewing, cooking
and other phases of homemaking. Tbs
school course runs for three year
and provides for the study of agricul-
ture for six months at University
Farm and for six months of super
vised home project work on. the farm
the purpose of which is to give the
students opportunity to apply phases
of their classroom instruction to the
actual operations of farm or a farm
home.
Students who have completed Eighth
grade work or its, equivalent are adj
mitted without examination to the
Minnesota School Of Agriculture. All
male students must have had six
months farm practice before en-
trance. The minimum age of en-
trance is II except that exceptions
may be made in the case of applicants
who have completed one full year of
high school work. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
Funds for Orderly Sell
..,.. ing Plan of Credit Bank
No Money for Spectators, Says
Chas. e. LObdell, Loan Commits
siOner-Loans Run 9 Months

Federal intermediate Credit Banks,
one of which is now being organized
n st. Paul to serve northwest farm
,ers, will provide ample funds for
production purposes and orderly
marketing, but none to support spec
ulative holding of farm products, &C
cording to statement issued this
week by Chas. E. Lobdell, farm loan
commissioner. Loans, for the pres
ent, will run only 9 months; until the
system has had adequate trial, Mr..
Lobdell said.
The st. Paul Bank should be ready
for business in 80 days, according
E. g. Qpamme, president of the Faf !.
eral Land Bank, under whose direction
the new institution is being formed.
Mr. Lobdell's statement. points out
that loans can not be made direct to
individuals, though cooperative mar
keting associations will be serve
when obligations are secured by
warehouse receipts. No loan will be
made for more than rs, per cent
the market value of a product.
"The system will provide agricul
tural credits for longer period than
does the average bank" the state,
ment says,r"It is new system, ar
must. be DEVELOPED with patience, pru-
-dence and care. III
Loans discounted by bankers and
banking institutions must have been
made for agricultural purposes-to
persons engaged in agriculture OF
for the purpose of carrying on such 3
business.
mo paper can be discounted by
banks on which borrower has ben
charged more than LIP per cent over
the discount rate of the intermediate
bank. s.
Because advances. can be made
only on receipts from government
bonded warehouses or those operating
under satisfactory state supervision
there should be greater activity in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05

demand would be merely the aplica-
ton of a sound business principle to
farming.
at is an economic crime to en-
courage farmers to continue in the
business of cut-throat competition
with themselves" Mr.. Mitchell said
"There must be controlled produc-
ton, made possible through regional
and national organization of the
farmers. Controlled production is
nothing more or less than regulating
the supply to the demand, or adopting
production to the visable market"
Mr.. Mitchell declared that farmers
as class, are not "broke," but tina
a great many individual farmers anc
others who depend on them will b,
bankrupt eff this process of export
ing to an unfavorable market is no
stopped"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
Rer1odeling of City Hall
f0rCor11n1ufpity Club Home
Is Making Good Progress

The remodeling Of the second floor
of the City Hall which will be the
new home of the Sank Centre Com
munity club is going on rapidly. The
ceiling on the second floor has been
lowered, except in the front part of
the building over, the balcony whic
will be used for the billiard and card
rooms. In order to give plenty of
light and ventilation in these balcony
rooms, windows will be installed in the
front and east and west ends. The
work of remodeling has progressed
sufficiently under the direction of
President W. A. Moore of the Com
munity Club to convince. the, hackers
of the Club plan that when the re
pairs are, completed Sank Centres
civic organization will have a home
that will be distinct credit to the
entire community.
Much of course, remains to be done
but in another month the remodeling
will be:well along towards completion.
President Moore is persistent,
selling the Community Club idea TIC
citizens who are taking $500 wortl
of the Clubs certificates of Indebted
ness and at the present time practic-
ally one hundred of the citizens of
Sank Centre have pledged themselves
to support the plan financially. There
are at least forty or fifty more men
in the city who should become actively
identified with the Community Club
organization. 49,. =
Monday evening of this week Presi
dent Moore appeared at a meeting
of the Sank Centre Volunteer Fire De-
partment which is made up of AZ
men. Fifteen of the men were al
ready members of the Community
Club, having subscribed their $500
quota. After Mr.. Moore had submit
ted his plan to the fremen and ex-
planned the idea to them in which he
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
Farmers Urged to Cut
Wheat Crop Is Per Cent
Federal Reserve Official Asserts Cut
throat Competition Works Dis
astrOusly on Prices

Reduction of the wheat crop of
the United States 25 per cent sol that
there will be no surplus.afor export
was advocated as the logical means
to agricultural prosperity by John R.
Mitchell, St, Paul member Of the
Federal Reserve board, at an open
forum luncheon of the st. Paul As
ISOLATION Monday, afternoon.
Wheat should bring the farmer
$50 to So a ,bushel, Mr.. Mitchell
said. These prices cannot be OBJ
tanned, he declared, as long as an
export surplus is produced which
completes with wheat from Canada.
Argentine, Australia aid other coun-
tries where land and labor are far
cheaper. than in the United States.
Diversified crops should replace the
surplus wheat acreage, he stated.
Mr.. Mitchell declared that crop
control to keep production within the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
Seven Year Old Kandota
~ Boy Dies at St. Cloud
Victor Emanuel Ecklund Buried From
Parents Home Tuesday-BOwel
Trouble Cause of Death.

Victor Emanuel Ecklund, year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Ecklund,
of Kandota, township, died Friday
morning, March 80, at st. Raphaels
Hospital, st. Cloud. In the late fall
of 1922 the lad was taken sick with
typhoid fever and was confined to his
bed for over one hundred days. The
diseases left him with a kidney afflic-
ton but he got up and around, took on
flesh, and for a period of about six
weeks had apparently regained his
full health. .. .,..,...... 20 49,, E.
About. ten days before he died he
was again taken sick with stomach
trouble and was taken to st. Raph-
ael's hospital on Tuesday of last
week, where it developed that he was
suffering from an obstruction of the
bowels, and he passed away Friday
morning. The remains were brough'
to Sank Centre on Friday noon's
train and taken to the home of the
parents. Funeral services were held
at the family home in Kandota Tues
day at 100 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. Erick Forsberg. Burial was
made in the Kandota cemetery.
Besides the grief stricken parents,
four brothers and four sisters are
the immediate relatives left to mourn.
Mr.. and Mrs. rEcklund and children
have the sympathy of the large num-
Der of friends and acquaintences in
their affliction.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05

the development of warehouse facili
ties. 3.' "..
z, "No loans, until the system i
thoroughly tried out, will be made fol
periods longer than nine months. On
livestock paper, satisfactory assur-
ances of renewal will be given in
proper cases. >
agricultural credit corporations
organized unler the Capper act, have
no relation to the intermediate credit
banks and can not rediscount with
them.
''The new banks will render maxi
mum service, but elemental business
safety must be the first considera,
tion."
Mr.. Lobdell says the banks vii
begin service with reasonable prompt
ness, but because of the presence in
the field of the War Finance Corpor-
alton and the generally satisfactory
condition of credits through existing
agencies" no considerable immediat
demand is anticipated.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
Legion Backs Community
Club Development Plan
Former Service Men Will Take Defl-
mite Action on Proposition at
Special Meeting April II

Robert James Swift Post American
Legion met in regular session at Com
mercial club rooms TUESDAY evening,
Mr.. Moore, President of the Com
munity Club was present and fully
explained to the Legion and Auxiliary
the plans of developing and maintain
ing the Community Club Rooms whic'
are at the present time under con.
struction in the City Hall building
The plan appealed strongly to the LIE
gion, as it will provide very desira-
BILE place to hold their meetings and
a place any member will be proud to
take his mother, wife, sister or
friends to enjoy social afternoon or
evening. 1t will also afford the Le-
gion as an organization an oppor-
tunity to voice themselves in the
things pertaining to the betterment
of the community in which they live,
and help along the community spirit
and cooperation which is one of the
organizations highest aims. No def
mite action was taken at Tuesday eve
ning's meeting, but special meetin-
will be called Thursday evening April
18th for further discussion of the
club proposition and it is hoped the
every member will 'Toot his own
horn" at this meeting.
Minnesota Legionaires have adopt
ed distinctive headgear that rs meet
ing with popular approval through
the state. Three branches of service
are represented by the caps, the
main part, in overseas style, is of
infantry olive drab, the folded por-
ton is of Navy blue and facing in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
SPRING PARK HOMES
LOOTED BY THIEVES
SIMON PLFIPSEN AND GEORGE
PROELL ARRESTED FOR
GRAND LARCENY
READY TO PLEAD GUILTY
A LARGE PORTION OF STOLEN
GOODS RECOVERED-PFLlP-
SEN IN JAIL,

About the first OF Marcn IL was
discovered that thieves had broken in
to the Kirghes, Halverson, WEDGE
Murphy Hilsdale, Lee and Erickson
homes at Spring Park, on Sank Lake,
three miles northwest of Sank Centre.
: Practically every article was removed
from some of the cottages, while ali
of them were badly torn up and a
part of the contents stolen.
Chief of Police Miller, V. G. Wedge,
and some of the other owners began
to investigate quietly, and the, finger
of. guilt eventually pointed to Simon
Plfipsen and George Proell. Plifpsen
and Proe1l are brother-in-laws, and
about Christmas time the former anG
his family moved in with the latter
: in a house near the Pangburn brick
yards across the lake from Spring
Park, in Todd county. A search war
rant was issued in Todd County ant
an Investigation of the Proell home
disclosed the fact that large guam
tity of the stolen stuff was stored
there.
The Plfipsen house on the sout
side of the G. N. tracks of Sank Cen
tire, which was being repaired by 81
mon Plfipsen as a home, was also in
vestigated and considerable more stuff
was found stored there.
According to the statements made
by both Plfipsen and Proell the crime
was suggested by Plfipsen but aft
davits have been signed by both i'm
plicating them in the robbery. The
crime was committed in January ano
the goods hauled away with teams
and sleds.
Both men were arrested charged
with grand larceny. Plfipsen's bond
was placed at $1,000 which the Her
aid understands he has been unable
to furnish. At any rate, after being
in Jail in the city for a day or two he
was lodged in the County Jail at St.
Cloud. Proell's bond was placed al
$4,000 and he was given a few days
to raise this amount. *. -
The Herald understands that both
men are willing to enter a plea OF
guilty to a grand larceny charge a.
time it is convenient for Judge Roe
ser to be in ST. Cloud to have then
appear before him to enter; their plea
and receive sentence.
1t has been a popular pastinle in
years gone by for muraders to enter
the summer homes on the lakes
around Sank Centre, but in no former
instances was the depreciation carrie
on in such a wholesale manner as
were those of Plfipsen and Proel.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
LAST LYCEUM NUMBER

The Smith-Limerick Duo will close
the 1928 Lyceum course at the
Junior High School Auditorium,
Sank Centre, Tuesday evening, April
10th. The organization consists of
Wilbur Smith, baritone, dramatist,
and Helen Liemerick,, soprano-reader,-
pianist, who present program of
music, readings, and sketches. While
there are only two people in this or
ganization it is, said to be one of the
very best of the series of entertain
ments as both performers are trained
artists. Because of the versatility of
its two members, the scope of its. per-
formances and the uniqueness Of its
organization, the Smith-Limerick-D Do
is one of the most popular Lyseum
acts on the entire circuit. The admis-
sion. will be 35 and rs cents.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
Well Known Getty Farmer
Dies Suddenly Sunday
William Jennisen Was Buried from
the Padua Catholic Church We'd
nesday Morning. :.

William Jennisen, we'll known Getty
township farmer died very suddenly
and Unexpectedly at the family home
Sunday evening, April first. The de-
ceased had been in poor health for
several weeks but was feeling an
usually we'll on Easter day. He ate
a hearty dinner and luncheon and
commented on how well he felt. Just
before retiring about 900 o'clock he
stepped into the kitchen to get a
drink and while there expired.
Mr.. Jennsion was born in Germany
in July 1867. He came to America
and Lake George Stearns County
when young man. He was united
in marriage to Magdeline Clausen.
The funeral was held from the
Padua Catholic church Wednesday
morning at 9:30, Rev. Father Krot of
ficiating.
Beslues the heartbroken wife the
following are the living children: Mrs.
Albert Dimmel, Bell River, Mimi;
Joseph at home, Mrs. Leo Zehrer re-
siding west of Sank Centre, Henry
Peter, Matt, Josephine, and Lena at
home.
The deceased was a hard working
and frugal citizen and highly respect
ed by those who enjoyed his acquain-
tence. The following officiated as
pail bearers at the funeral: Herman,
Martin, and Henry Weiner, Frank
Essler, Anton Steinhoff, and Jake
Rousslang. 4.s5 s,ise-s !.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
BOY BURNED TO DEATH

The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Zarling residing near Belgrade
met tragic death Friday of last
week when his clothes caught fire
from the kitchen stove around which
.le was playing. At the time of the
accident the mother was in the barn
yard gathering eggs. When the hor-
rified parents reached the house they
found their son enveloped in flames
and ne died almost Immediately from
suffocation an burns.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
SCAFFOLD GIVES WAY

The scaffold carrying several men
employed in lowering the ceiling at
the City Hall, gave way Thursday
morning of last week and three men
were precipitated to the floor twelve
feet below. Two of the men landed
on top of Alfred Anderson, badly
wrenching his right leg at the knee
An examination disclosed that no
bones We're broken but Mr.. Anderson
was confined to his home for several
days. He still limps but is getting
along as well as could be expected.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
Only 50 Sank Centre Citizens
!. ~ee@< Take Part i'm City Election

Sank Centre citizens absolutely re-.
fused to become excited over the city
election held Tuesday with the result
that the lightest vote for many years
was polled-23 in the First and SO in
the Second Ward, total 81. The three
candidates for aldermen, John A.
Brown, C. r. Behalf and g. ID. Glass;.
received practically the unanimous
vote polled.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
CANTATA DATE SET

The Brownies Whispers" Cantata
planned to be given by the Junior
High School students before Easter
but which was unavoidably postpone3
by the illness of Miss Lund music in
structor, has been definitely set for
Tuesday evening, April 16. Over 100
children will take part in this enter
tainment and in many ways it will be
the event of the school year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05
SCHOOL ELECTION

Only 81 out of possible 1900
votes in the district were polled at
the annual election Of directors in
Independent School District of the
Town Of Sank Centre last Saturday.
Messrs P. B. Hanson and O. w. Dows-
well were elected directors for two
year terms without opposition. - {
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05

Most of the business of the year
was cleaned up lat the regular meet
ing of the City Council held last eve
ming. The new Council will take over
the City's business at a meeting to be
held Wednesday evening of next
week after the old Council cleans up
remaining business and adjourns sine
die.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05

Marine green. Each in about the
proportion these branches bore to each
other during the war. Post adjutant
Allen is holding an open order and j
is expected that all members will turn
in their size so that the order may be
filed in ample time so that they
can be used in the Memorial day OBJ
servation. The caps cost $1.10 each.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-04-05

Miss Ariel Jardine spent Friday
and Saturday of last week visiting in
st. Cloud.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-11
LOWER FIRE RATE
TOBE REQUESTED
Local Representatives viii Meet
Underwriters.

Lower fire insurance rates for In
dianapols will be requested at a con-
ference to be arranged with represent
atives Of the national board of fire
underwriters, according to an an
nouncement made at meeting OF the
fire prevention committee of the fire
department IN the Chamber Of Com
nerce. The board of public safety
has been striving for the reduction
for two years.
THE general feeling seems TO be
that Indianapolis Is entitled to a re-
duction," Fire Chief John J. O'BHen
said.
Claims for lower rates are based
on recent improvements in the fire
department and the large reductions
in fire losses, due to energetic work
in prevention, in the last two years.
The committee adopted a resolution
favoI1ng legislation recommended by
Chief OBrien, making owners Of prop
erty IN Indiana personally liable for
fire damage to adjacent property own
ers after they had been warned by
fire prevention officials OF fire hazards
existing about their property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-11
RILEY MEMORIAL
SOCIETY To MEET
New Gifts Announced for Hos
pital Fund.

The annual meeting Of the James
Whitcomb Riley Memorial Association,
in charge of the movement for the
erection of the James Whitcomb Riley
Hospital for Children, will be held at
.. m. Friday in the board Of di-
rectors' room of the Fletcher Savings
and Trust Company. Annual reports
will be read and officers and directors
elected.
Additional contributions totaling
s7,095 to the building fund Of the hos
pital have been received from Indian
apolis donors at the headquarters Of
the State committee, sol National City
Bank Building, it was announced.
Recent contributions include Louis
Hollweg, $1,000; Eugene D. Foley,
$500; Joseph c. Dissette and Charles
Zwick, $500 each; Don Herr and
George J. Mayer, 5000 each; gifts Of
500 each from Reitzell & Martin. Ed
ward L. Sewage, T. A Randall, r. NJ
Franklin, $50 each from Wilbur Reit-
zell, Indiana Battery Service, through
H. H Churchman, and Andrew
Brown. A number Of smaller gifts
also were eceived.
First payments on pledges made
during 1922 were due Dec. 81 and are
now being received at the State head
quarters. Pledges are payable one
fifth annually Plans are now going
forward fer a Statewide campaign in
May to complete the $2,000,000 fund.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-11

Sarah, aged 8, saw her first rooster
while visiting her grandfather. She
watched 1t closely and presently heard
it crow. Running to her mother she
said, "Oh. mother. heard the rooster
barking" L. NJ. c.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-11
CONVENTION GIVES $4,000
FOR SWINE PROMOTION
National Organization Elects Local
Man Secretary Treasurer.

Appropriations aggregating 5000
for swine promotion in the corn belt
States was authorized at the final ses-
sion OF the National Spotted Poland
China Record convention at the Hotel
Denison. The money will be used to
promote special class futurity shows
at State fairs and general competition
at county fairs. OFFICERS elected were:
President. Henry Fields. Shenan-
doah, Iowa; vice president, r. B.
Stone. Nehawka. Neb.; secretary treas
urer. Fred B. Obenchain. IndianapO-
lis: directors, Charles Taylor, What
Cheer, Iowa; Carl Countryman. Fit
Wayne, Ind; George Kirkpatrick
Utica, Ohio; John c. Moore, Winches-
ter. Ind; Van G. Suttlif. Huntsville,
Mo-; C. S. Wells. Ottawa, Kan.