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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
One Killed, Two Hurt in
Litchfeld Freight Wreck
Locomotive and II Cars of Great
Northern Pile Up in Center
Of Town

Litchfeld, Mimi, Oct. 1-One
trainman was killed and two others
injured today when an open switch
piled up II cars of an extra Great
Northern fruit train in the heart OF
town.
Fireman W. H. Palmer, Willmar,
was caught under the wreckage of the
locomotive and killed. The wreck oc.
Cured at l q. m.
Engineer John Stolt, st. Paul, wa
thrown from his cab when the engine
turned over. He suffered a wrenched
hip, bruises and abrasions.
Head Brakeman Magnuson was
scalded.
A. G. Mullen, st. Paul conductoa
of the train, escaped with minor
hurts.
4 The extra fruit train, running at a
high rate of speed, pulled 85 cars in
to Litchfield at 12:48 a. m. A switch
was open.
Engineer Etolt saw the open switch
too late to stop the long train and the
engine and II cars piled up. Re
sponsibility for the open switch has
not been determined. Great NORTH
ern officials are investigating.
Main line traffic was tide up.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT

While returning to their home near
Eagle Bend late Friday afternoon
from business trip to Osakis, Henry
Swanson was instantly killed and his
companion, Archie Brownlee, serious
ly injured when another machine ran
into his car at the point some 18
miles north of Osakis, where the
Browerville highway crosses the Osa-
kis-Eagle Bend state road.
As near as the Review can get the
particulars, Mr.. Swanson was at the
wheel of his Oldsmobile touring car
and was driving north on the Eagle
Bend road. When reaching the cross
road his car was struck by Chevrolet
car driven by a Mrs. Hall of Paarkers
Prairie, who was headed west and is
said to have been blinded by the sun
The Chevrolet struck the rear wheel
of the Odds car which was overturned
and Swanson was crushed to death
dying almost instantly. Mr.. Brownlee
was picked up unconscious and rushec
to the hospital at Eagle Bend where
he did not regain consciousness for "a
hours, but it is thought that he viii
recover. In the Chevrolet with Mrs
Hall were several women and chill
dren, none of whom was injured, a
the lighter car did not overturn. Thu
I Oldsmobile car was badly damaged
The men yere young farmers living
three or four miles from Eagle Bend
Swanson is said to have been abou
% years of age and unmarried
Brownlee is about 40 and has a wifi,
and family. Review.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
Southern Educational In
stitution Doing Fine Work
President Sumner of TaIladega Col
lege, and Wife, Visit With Sank
Centre Relatives

Rev. and Mrs. Frederick A. Sum-
mer of Talladega, Ala, arrived in
Sank Centre Wednesday morning and
visited until noon at the L. L.. Kells
home, and with other Sank Centre
friends. Mrs. Summer was Mary
Buchanan before her marriage, a
former Sank Centre girl and cousin
of Mrs. L. L. Ke1ls. Rev. Buchanan
is well known to the older residents
as he was pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church at Glenwood three
years, then at Little Falls, five years,
and later pastor of Pilgrim Congre-
gational church, Minneapolis.
The 50th anniversary of Pilgrim
Congregational church was celebrat-
ed September %, 20, and 30. This
was the main reason for the Sum-
ners' trip north and they visited at
Little Falls as well as Sank Centre,
before returning to Talladega where
Mr.. Sumner is now president OF Tai
ladega College, an institution main
tanned by the American Missionary
association for the education OF col
ored young men and women.
This college started as a mission
airy school in 1857 in building
which had been erected by slave la
Dor in 1852 for white boys. During
the war Federal prisoners were con-
| fined in this building for time.
Talladega is located about rs
miles from the city of Birmingham
and at the time the college was es-
tablished Birmingham had popu-
lation of about 500. At the present
time the college offers all the vari-
Gus subjects taught in the average
college for white students, and is the
only school in Alabama fitted to dc
work of college grade for the colored
youth.
President Frederick A. Sumner has
been at the head of Talladega College
for over six years. He and Mrs.
Sumner left this vicinity about rs
years ago but have visited here at var
ious times during that period.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
Brooten's Community Fair
Was a Splendid Success
Sank Centre Sends Large Delegation
Headed by Band wednesday At
ternoon-Fine Exhibits

Brooten's first annual community
fair held Tuesday, Wednesday,, and
Thursday of this week, was a SPLEEN
did success, about 1900 people pay
ing admissions on thhe opening day
Curtis. Johnson of Rush City, one OF
the northwest's best XII own comnnun-
ity builders, delivered i stirring adj.
dress in a large tent packed with PEG
pie, Tuesday afternoon. The gentle.
man is also president OF he dinne-
sofa State Fair.
The exhibits of livestock, particul-
al1y dairy cattle, would do credit t.
any county fair in the state of Min.
nesota. There were so head Of full
blood cattle competing for PRICES in
the various classes. The showing II
the swine department was also highly
satisfactory.
Each evening a special progrsn
consisting Of band concerts. and other
forms of entertainment was arranged
for the enjoyment of thu publ
Wednesday afternoon Sank Centre
sent a delegation of 50 atl- .mobiles
headed by the local band to attens
Brooten's community celebration
This splendid delegation was in rec
cgnition OF the fine cooperation Civ
err by Brooten and the western part
of Stearns County at the Stearns
County Fair held at Sank Centre each
year.
These community shows are moi
only splendid thing for thu develop.
rent Of better farming in this sec
tlon but they also crs-- i splendie
opportunity to bring the co;n;aunitle;
much close, tooether and eliminate
any jealousies that there may be be
tween neighboring villages.
Brooten is to be congratulated or
the fine success she made with he1
first community fair.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
Pastors Assigned by the
Northern M. E. Conference
Rev. S. S. Wyand Returned to Sank
Centre-Rev. r. w. Duel Sent to
Ortonyille-Other Changes

Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of Bos-
ton who presided over the delibera-
tions of the Northern Minnesota
Methodist Episcopal conference, held
in the Hennepin Methodist church
Monday afternoon of this week an
uonced the assignment of pastors for
the coming year.
1t will be gratifying to learn that
Rev. S. S. Wyand has been returned
to the local charge for another year.
Rev. j. S. Craig was also re-appoint-
ed district superintendent for this,
the Fergus Falls distrist. Other APP
pointments in thes territory will be
of interest to many Herald readers
as follows:
Rev. G.. A. Hanna located at Alex
andria last year, and who will be
remembered by, Sank Centre people
as having conducted revival services
here, was transferred to the Foss M.
E.. church, Minneapolis; Rev. Hanna
will be succeeded at Alexandria by
Rev. j. r. Davis from Hibbing.
Rev. E. E. Thompson formerly of
Sank Centre, was returned to the
charges at Osakis and West Union;
ltSV. W. LII. oldhC- w al coolSliCu bOlS
Prairie and Whiteville; Rev. A. E..
Martin was assigned to Melrose; Rev.
C. A. Anderson formerly of Sank
Centre, was returned to- Moorhead.
Rev. w. C. Lee was re-appointed
Superintendent of the Litchfield dis
trict; Rev. r. w. Duel formerly of
Sank Centre and later of Minneap-
ellis was assigned to the charge at
Ortonville. Rev. F. j. Johnson who
was succeeded at Willard and West
port two years ago by Rev. John G..
Parish, was re-assigned to the Willard
and Westport charges. Rev. j. ].
Parish was returned to Glenwood.
Grove Lake and Lyman Prairie will
be looked after by Rev. R. Mattock.
Rev. H~W. Bell was appointed to
the St. Cloud pastorate. Rev. G. E..
Tindall formerly Of st. Cloud was
assigned to the charge at Montevedio.
Rev.sWyand has returned to Sank
Centre and will conduct his regular
services at the M. E. Church on Sun
day.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

The regular monthly meeting of
the Sank Centre Community Club
was held Friday evening of last week
with President VIM. Moore in COM
mand was attended by about forty
businessmen.
Shortly after the meeting was
called to order, j. B. Schoenhof
called attention to large OK yoke
hanging on the wall in the south
end of the club room. Mr.. Schoen-
hoff reviewed the history of this OK
yoke stating that it was used on the
Sank Centre township farm of Jacob
Botz as far back as 1867 Mr.. Schpen-
hef rescued this relic of antiquity
from the debris at the Botz home and
Mr.. Botz very kindly allowed Mr..
Schoenhoff to use it for public Pur-
poses. The gentleman is ever alert
to do something to promote the in
terests of COMMUNITY welfare and In
characteristic talk presented the
yoke to the Community Club on be-
half of Mr.. Botz. President VIM.
Moore very gracefully accepted the
gift on behalf of the Community
Club and stated that the gift was
most timely as the members OF the
Community Club were all yoked to-
gether for the purpose of up building
the material moral and social well
fare of Sank Centre and vicinity.
Mr.. Tracy. general superintendent
of the National Park Highways,
(Red Trail) was introduced and made
an interesting talk. He called at
tention to the fact that the Red Trail
Highway organization had been
thoroughly reorganized with the re-
result that there was only one man in
the organization receiving any salary
at the present time.
AS most Herald readers are aware,
the Red Trail covers the entire con-
rtinent from east to west passing
through Sank Centre, striking Vel.
! lowstone Park on its way to the Pa
cific coast. He said it was the pur:-
pose of the new organization to place
porcelain highway signs on iron
posts similar to those used by the
Babcock system.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
Community Club Will Be
Formally Opened With
Banquet IN Near Future

The gentleman asked for material
help from Sank Centre in carrying
out this plan and the question was
referred to the highway committee
of the Community Club consisting of
George O'Gara, chairman; George
BoEgmann, George Tanner, j. E.
Bonner and DIR. j. A. Dubois.
The report of Secretary Conklin
showed, that the Community Club
still was about $500 short of having
enough money to pay for the improve
nlents and furnishings of the rooms.
1t was proposed that a series of
entertainments be given to clean up
this Indebtedness and it is quite like
lv active steps will be taken in this
direction in short time.
I. b. Schoenhoff, chairman Of the
membership Committee, reported that
he had collected about $650.00- from
70 members who paid their dues up
to January 1924. Out of this amount
81 TO. 90 back rent for the use of the
old club rooms had been paid and
several current bills. At the present
J time there is about $500 in the gen
! -
this. fund only for the current ex-
penses of the club. The membership
committee were given vote of thanks
! for the splendid services performed.
The dishes for the club have ar
rived and the formal opening will be
held as soon as the committee on
entertainment consisting of DIR. A. L,
Blk, j. w. Ward Fay Cooper, and
Chas Miller, can make the necessary
arrangements. The Herald under
| stands that the wives and sweethearts
of the men of the club will be invited
| to attend this formal opening which
will be preceded by a 900 o'clock
| dinner. Of course charge will be
| made for this dinner and it is hoped
/ that profit can be made to be turned
into the building fund.
As soon as definite date has been
selected for the holding of this formal
opening, due announcement will be
nlad in the Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
w. L. A. G. Arranges for
Question Box on Roads
Charles M. Babcock Will Answer all
Questions by Radio October 18th
on Highway Subjects

Radio fans hereabouts will be in
terested in the announcement from
w. l.. A. G.. Twin Cities station
that Charles M. Babcock, state high
way commissioner, at $50 p. m.
Thursday, Oct. II, will answer all
questions asked about state highway
subjects.
Any inquiries plainly stated and
mailed promptly to Commissioners
Babcock at 1916 University Avenue,
st. Paul, will be answered by him
from w. l.. A. G.. station, it is
announced, and the names of inShir-
les called unless otherwise requested.
Questions must be signed as evidence
of good faith.
The plan was the outgrowth of a
radio talk by Mr.. Bobcock recently,
broadcasted by w. L. A. G. and is
in line with the highway department
policy of keeping its plans and oper.
ations open to public inspection al
all times. The date is $50 p. m
Oct. IL, and questions should be
forwarded at once.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
LIKE LETTER FROM HOME

j.. H. Mcdonald who left Sank
Centre about Is years ago and is
now in the real estate business at
Blackfoot, Idaho, in writing to the
Herald to pay up his subscription for
another year, states that receiving
the Herald is just like getting let
ter from home, and he certainly en-
joys it. He says he is very sorry to
see so many of the old timers passing
away. Mr.. Mcdonald first came to
Sank Centre about 48 years ago and
he left this city for the west Is years
ago. He has made several trips back
here in that time and has kept in
touch with Sank Centre happenings
through the Herald which he said he
certainly could not be without.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
Young Man Electrocuted
At Avon Tuesday Morning
Thirty-three Thousand Volts From
ST. Cloud High Line Passes
Through Body

One man was instantly killed, an
other knocked unconscious and a
third dazed a mile west of Avon at
10 a. IN. Tuesday when three mem
bers of state highway department
surveying crew brought a sounding
pole in contact with nighttime wire
of the ST. Cloud Public Service COM
pany carrying $4,000 volts says the
St. Cloud Journal-Press.
Fred L.. Mills %, son of E. l..
Mills, president of the Security State
bank of Lake City, Mimi, was in-
stantly killed. Arthur l.. Berg of
Grand Marais was knocked unconsci-
Gus, and later revived, and E. S.
Davies, St. Paul, was dazed.
The three men were making sound
Ings for the proposed route of the
state highway between ST. Joseph
and Sank Centre. Mills held the long
sounding pole above the point where
it was grasped by the other two men
and received the full force of shock
when the pole touched the wire. A
less severe shock was suffered by the
other two. Davies, the least serious
ly injured, rushed for aid upon re-
| covering from state of semi-con-
seriousness, but physicians who reviv-
ed Burg found that Mills apparently
had succumbed within several Sec
onds after receiving the electrical
charge. ~
The body was removed to an Avon
undertaking parlor, and Avon resi-
dents notified Mr.. Mills at Lake City.
He departed instantly for Avon, and
| is expected to arrive there late today
to claim the body.
The high-wire is 20 feet over
head, and the sounding rod carried
by the men is said to have been rs
feet in length.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
CHURCH CORNERSTONE LAID

Bishop Joseph Busch OF the st.
Cloud diocese officiated at the cor
nerstone laying exercises held at
Metre Grove last Sunday afternoon
in the prenence of many of the
priests of this vicinity and large
gathering of people from the Metre
Grove parish and nearby communi-
ties. The laying of the cornerstone
marks the commencement of building
operations of the new church there.
The basement walls of the church
which were destroyed by fire last win
ter are being used for the new struc-
ture which will be of similar dimen-
sions. Brick and other material for
construction work arrived during the
past week and efforts will be made to
have the building under roof before
winter. Hirt & Sons of st. Cloud have
the general contract -Melrose Bea-
con.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
4 Pages
ing place Of senators and representa-

ing place "a SShoeoiS e'iiu >SP
tives.
Having settled himself there, the
senator set out in search OF st. Paul
and Minneapolis newspapers. APP
parently unrecognized, he walked
briskly along Pennsylvania avenue
for several blocks to a news, wagon
near the post office department. He
had a "bite to eat at a small restau-
rant nearby before seeking his of
fee in the Senate office building.
He became lost i'm the maze of cor
ridors in the big office building and
required the assistance of office
building attaches to find his place
which had been redecorated and re-
painted.
Senator johnson inquired of a
colored attendant as to the location
of Room 1875.
"Why that's Senator Magnus john
sons room," exclaimed the attendant
eyes I am Senator Johnson, was
the reply.
Beaning with prides the coioree
man introduced the senator 10 at
taches stationed nearby and then es'
corted hipa 40 his offaunzEtwo rooms
-. uirr ground floor facing Delaware
avenue which formerly were occupied
by Senator Willis, Republican Of
Ohio. There, the senator found &
crowd of newspaper correspondent:
who had besieged his offices fol
several hours.
The senator declined tosvoice an!
views as TO the Republican leader
ship in Congress. 'H'll get along flint
with every one of my colleagues h
said. ~ did so for eight years in thu
Minnesota senate and house. 0.
course, Wen have our little scraps
I had 'em out there, but that's moth
ing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
COOPERATION IN POLK COUNT

H. Zealand, chairman of the Polk
county committee engaged in sign
ing potato raisers to cooperative sell
ling contracts, expresses confidence
that the necessary 10000 acres will
be signed up by the end of this week.
To date about 10000 acres have
been placed under contract, and
with dozen meetings yet to be con-
Quoted it is expected the second 10.-
900 acres will be obtained. AS Polk
county raised 43, 200 acres of potatoes
in 1922, it is considered necessary to
have at least 10000 acres signed to
make the cooperative plan effective.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
VAUDEVILLE SATURDAY NIGHT

Saturday evening OF thlS Week TIRE
ssMusical Osbornes" will be the at
traction at the Caug:lren Theatre IN
conjunction with the picture "Man
of Action" starring Douglas Mac
Lean. The Osbofn.s come to Sank
Centre very highly recommended and
Trey recently closed successful
engagement at. the Paia e Theatre,
Minneapolis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
HIGHWAY WORK STARTS

T large crew OF graders has start
ed work on the new highway from st.
Cloud to st. Joseph, beginning the
work near Waite Park in low ground
where freezing is likely to start first.
Work also has begun, on the bridge
which is open to span the Sank river
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Longfellow
left Sunday for Minneapolis where
they expect to reside>in the future
The Longfellows were Sank Centre
residents for about two years and
made many friends during their stay
in this city,.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. P. Krebs left a
few days ago for Chicago, ILL.,,
Columbus, Ohio, and Buffalo, N. Y.
At the latter place Mr.. Krebs will
attend the National Dairy Congress.
The gentleman will be on the job
again as local manager of the Blue
Valley Creamery, in few days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Patterson of
st. Paul spent the week end with
their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Quinn. They were on their
way to California to spend the win
ter.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

Mrs. Effie Gardner returned to
Minneapolis Saturday noon after
spending two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Will Quinn, and other relatives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04

Miss Mary Unger left Tuesday
morning for st. Paul, where she WI
visit with friends for few days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-04
Seeks Papers From Twin Cities

SeeKS dPSFs O111 = Z,
Washington, Oct. e. Senator
Magnus johnson will visit the
White House at noon "Wednesday
and will leave in mid-afternoon for
Chicago where he is to speak Friday
might. Senator Johnson lis accom-
panied by George d. Brewer of Min
neapolis, political advisor.
Boarding street car he went to
the National hotel, on Pennsylvania
avenue, a few blocks from the capitol,
which in days gone by was meet
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-03
Hasty Conclusion Loses
Paris Doctor Fat Fee

Paris.-A Paris surgeon is telling a
good story on himself. He was called
in to operate on an American woman
for appendicitis, and when the cure
was complete the patient, seeking to
show her gratitude in some way that
was not too commonplace, embroidered
cigar case and took it to the sur
geOn.
Unfortunately the surgeon had just
had run of patients who had paid
for his services by presents of little in
trinsic value, so he could not help say
ing, mo, really, madam, take away
such rubbish 1,O00franc note would
be much more acceptable"
''Al right" said the American wom-
an, and opening the cigar case she
drew 1,0OO-franc bill from it, laid it
on the table, and said coolly, There
were five others like it in the case''
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-09-03
Old Sailing Vessels
Puzzle Modern Mariners

Norfolk, Va.-The temperance of
the Leviathan on the high seas caused
many an 'old SALT to reflect on the
passing of the American sailing ship
which has now virtually disappeared.
The modern mariner, however, knows
as little about the old-time sailing ves-
sells as the f1apper knows about her
t-grandmother's spinning wheel.
The sailors at their seagoing school
here are familiar with nautical terms
and can quote the nomenclature of
modern oil-burner from bow to stern.
But when an examiner asked them to
name the seven masts of a sailing YES
sci, only q few could recall the names
offhand.
Fore, main. mizzen, pusher, driver,
jigger and spanker are the names in
order, running fore and aft, of a
seven masted ship. Some authorities
give them the names of forecastle,
fore, main, mizzen jigger, spanker or
driver and after masts. Others COM
promise by naming them from bow to
stern after the days of the week, be-
ginning with Sunday.