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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
Old Rowe House Being
Removed to Home School
Hereafter all Inmates of State Institu.
ton Will be Housed on Original
Site

The old Rowe home on north Main
street, purchased by the State Of
Minnesota several years ago and be.
coming a part of the Home School
for Girls unit of buildings is being
removed to the Home School grounds
this week.
This building was purchased dur.
ing the administration of Mrs. Fan.
ME French Morse and housed the
girls attending the public schools. II
was rebuilt by the state at the ex.
pense of several thousand dollars
and caused the Board of Control nc
end of trouble as the citizens in the
vicinity protested vigorously to hav-
ing inmates from the school located
near them.
With the advent of DR.. Lena
Beach as the head of the institution
last January plans were made for the
removal of all girls to the school
grounds proper as soon as possible
The new superintendent is firm in he1
conviction that the place for hel
girls is on the grounds.
W. E. Wicks has the contract fol
thez removing of the heating and
plumbing and re-installing it after the
building lis located on its new site
He also has the contract for the
building of a 5O0-foot sewer at the
new site.
Joseph Hearty of Sank Centre has
the contract for the excavating OF
a full sized basement and the in
stallation of the foundation.
The building will be located about
500 feet east of the new Community
building. A St. Cloud firm has the
contract for moving the building
which will be transported in two Sec
tions. At the present time the first
section is in the street headed north.
The Herald understands that the
three fine residence lots made avail
able by the removal of this building
will be offered to the public.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11

there is $62,750 more. Each car
averaging $50 miles a day takes 10
gallons of gas and a quart of oil,
making probably $4,000 for fuel
and fabrication. So the tourists leave
behind more than 100000 a day
mainly for necessary expenses.
A season of little more than 12O
days-or only slightly over four
months means a total of more than
1880, 900 of new money that rode
in with the tourists cars to stay in
Minnesota. The bulletin adds that
the proposed gasoline tax will allow
visitors to pay toward the better
roads they enjoy here. y
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
Sank Centre Man Injured
When Bus Lands in Ditch
Joseph KLEIN, Receives Two Broken
Ribs Sunday Afternoon--in Hos
pital at ST Cloud

John KLEIN, Sank Centres street
commissioner and well kn)wn resi-
dent, was very painfully injured
Sunday afternoon while returning
from Minneapolis on the Red Bus.
When few miles east of st. Cloud
one of the front tires came off and
threw the car into the ditch. Besides
number of other people on the bus
at the time the accident occurred
were Mrs. Jas. Kinsella, Sank Cen
tire and Mrs. Frank Brown of Glen
wood. The impact as the car lurched
into the ditch threw Mr.. KLEIN with
sufficient force to break two ribs.
He was taken to st. Cloud where he
was placed in a hospital. It was
feared for time that he had also
suffered internal injuries but at the
last reports he was resting as COM
fortably as possible. Mrs. Kinsella
suffered a badly wrenched shoulder
and neck.
The only other passenger or the
bus injured was a young woman who
suffered broken arm; and one wo-
man tainted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klein and their
daughter, Mrs. Vinette Cummings,
were returning from Minneapolis
where they had visited relatives since
Friday of last week. Mrs. Klein
spent Several days at the bedside of
her husband, returning home last
evening.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
Extra $780, 900 is Spent
by Tourists in Minnesota
Visitors Using Highways Put Over
$37,OOO,0OO of New Money in
Circulation Here

Nearly s37,0OO,0O0 of new money
is being brought into Minnesota and
left by automobile tourists on the
highways, this season, according to
estimates in a highway bulletin this
week is held extremely conservative.
The total is based on the count of cars
bearing license tags of other states
made in the recent census of state
trunk highway traffic. 1t is made up
on low estimates Of necessary expen-
ditures by the visitors from outside
attracted here by good roads and
recreational advantages.
Automobiles from other states this
season averaged 1928. day, COM
pared with 1868 last year, accord
ing to actual count at 1914 points on
the state trunk highway system.
Tourist revenue placed last year at
$30,240,00 is listed at $37, 465, 400
this year.
To show the figures are conserva-
tive, the bulletin gives details:
Counts show an average of more
than three persons to car and that
means at least 62,750 tourists a day
were travelling Minnesota roads in
the 1928 foreign cars. Assuming
that AZ, 900 or about two out of three
were entertained by friends or
camped out, an allowance of So for
food and like items would mean 1884,
600 day. The others staying at
hotels at, So day would mean $685.
$50 or grand total of $187,750 for
meals and lodgings. If each visitor
averaged only 81 for incidentals,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
Minnesota Tax Rate for
1923 Will be Doubled
8-Mill Levy Ordered-Main Raise
Is-for Operation of State
Government

The state tax rate for 1923 will be
8 mills, or almost twice as much as
for 1922, according to notice received
by County Auditor Billstein from the
state auditor.
In 1922 the total state rate was
4.18 mills, of which 200 mills was for
revenue, 1.23 mills for schools and 0.5
mills for teachers insurance and re-
tirement fund. For 1923 the levy con-
sists of 6.72 mills for revenue. The
others remain the same, being fig
ured by law.
The principal increase in the rev.
enue levy is for state revenue, that is,
for operation of the state government
for which 3.5 mills is levied, whereas
nothing was levied for that purpose
last year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
Sank Centre Girl Will
Tour Europe on a Bike
Helen Rich Sails From New York
Nov. Twill Write Feature Ar
ticles and Do Free Lance Work

Miss Helen Rich, daughter of DIR.
E.. &c. Rich, and for several years a
valuable employee of the Herald of
flee, arrived Thursday of last week
forsavisit with her father at Willard,
and /many friends in Sank Centre.
Miss Rich severed her connections
with the Herald in September, 1918,
going from here to Eau Claire, Wis,
to accept the city editorship of the
Eau Claire Daily Leader. A year OF
so later she went to Colorado Springs
where she developed into one of the
best known feature writer's of the
west, being employed by the Colora.
do Springs Daily Telegram.
The young landy is on her way to
New York where she will sail Nov.
with Miss Helen Hoyt, a Colorado
Springs and New York artist. They
are going to Europe-to Paris, first,
and then on bicycles through France.
Their intinerary includes every
country into which they can get, and
their passports read call countries. y
Helen's absence from America is
indefinite and it is probable she will
be gone for several years, making a
complete tour of the world before re-
turning.
Miss Hoyt, her companion, recently
won $1,000 scholarship from the
Pratt Institute at Brooklyn in a con-
test in which 1000 artists competed
Miss Hoyt will study mural decorat-
ing and Miss Rich will write for the
Colorado Springs Daily Telegram and
other Colorado papers, besides doing
free lance work.
Helen received her first newspaper
instruction in the Herald office and
the writer is more than gratifed to
know thAsplendid success she is max
ing in the field of journalism. Her
nose for news is uncanny and we
predict that she will find many things
of interest in the old countries for the
papers by whom she is employed.
The many Sank Centre friends of
Miss Rich will be pleased to. know
that sheehas fully regained her health
and is in splendid physical condition
to undertake the journey which she
has mapped out for herself.
Mrs. Ben Schroeder Martha
Rich) of Rapid City, S. D., arrived
Saturday of last week and is also Wis
ting at her fathers home in Willard.
Mrs. Schroeder will return to her
home at Rapid City shortly after her
sisters departure. Mr.. Schroeder will
be remembered as former instructor
of the Sank Centre Public schools and
athletic coach. He is now athletic
coach with the South Dakota school
of Mines at Rapid City.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
FARMER SUICIDES

Alpha David a pioneer farmer
residing two miles south of Grey
Eagle, who had been in ill health for
a good many years, committed sui
eide Sunday by eating Paris Green.
Mr.. David had been respondent for
sometime and had been under the
observation of members of the family,
but he eluded them Sunday morning
and ate the poison which ended his
life. After eating a quantity of it,
he returned to the house where he
asked for and was given other food
after which he went to bed. He was
taken seriously i'll within a short
time but nothing could be done for
him. The deceased Was buried from
the United Brethren church of Grey
Eagle, Tuesday. He was highly
respected citizen and was about IS
years of age.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11

for four years. In 1889 they came
to st. Cloud and remained about a
year, moving in 1890 to Avon where
Mr.. Bartholomew was a sawmill OPP
orator. In 1889 he was appointed
postmaster, which position he held
for sixteen years, giving general sat
isfaaction to his many patrons. He
was chairman of the town board for
six years and town clerk for eleven
years. He had been oil inspector for
the past five years moving from
Avon to st. Cloud in November,
1922. Through his many years of
public life Mr.. Bartholomew made a
wide circle of acquaintance among
whom he was held in the highest es-
teem-
Mr. Bartholomew is survived by
his wife and two daughters, Mrs.
Jack Fox of Santiago and Mrs. M. B.
Hevly of Seattle. Three brothers and
one sister are living.-Wednesday
evenings st. Cloud Journal Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
Factor in Summer and
Autumn Tourist Travel
Travellers Are More and More Real
izing the Beauties of the Great
Northwest

The Northwest is becoming fac
tor not only in summer tourist traffic
but also in autumn and winter travel.
"More and more people are choos-
ing the northern route to the Pacific
Coast as their way to California"
says A. B. Smith, Passenger Traffic
Manager of the Northern Pacific
Railway. "a marked increase i'm this
travel has already occurred over our
line" If folks go to California now
via the Northwest they see it at the
time of it's greatest scenic beauty,
when autumn coloring, and brisk, mild
weather make travel delight.
"Californians are now urging in
their advertising that all visitors to
their state should be sure to enter it
at one end and leave at the other.
This has helped to influence travel
lers to choose the Pacific Northwest
route as their way of approach; the
wonderful fall climate of the north
western states and the startling beau
ty of autumn scenery in Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon has added to
this movement of travel"
A new booklet, inviting people to
go to California by way of the Pacific
Northwest has just been issued by the
NORTHERN Pacific Railway, illus
trated with beautiful scenes from
regions along the line of the N. P.
II emphasizes the fact that is costs
only a few dollars more to see the
North Pacific Coast country on the
way to California.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
BOUND OVER TO GRAND JURY

Charged with serious statutory
offense against a II year old girl,
Louis Samuelson, 10, of Brooten, is in
the county Jail bound over to the
grand jury. He was arrested few
days ago on complaint of the girls
father. G.. A. Nelson, justice at
Brooten, brought the case for hearing
into Judge j. 1. Donohue's office
at st. Cloud, where, according to
the justices, Samuelson admitted the
charges preferred against him.
He was put under a $1,000 bond,
and in lieu of failure to furnish the
bond, was committed to the county
Jail where he will be held until the
grand jury convenes late this fall.
The preliminary hearing took place
Monday afternoon.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
STATE
BANK ROBBED AGAIN
TORCH USED, TO
CUT HOLE AROUND LOCK -
IN SAFE
$50 IN CHANGE SECURED
THIEVES BELIEVED TO BE THE.
SAME AS ROBBED BANK
RECENTLY

Using a powerful acetylene torch,
thieves Sunday morning burned ont
hole in the safe at the Rockville
State Bank, and escaped with about
$50 in small change 1t was the see
ond robbery for the bank within two
weeks, thieves having previously OBJ
tanned only small amount, says
Monday evenings st. Cloud Tinessi
Within the cash compartment Of
safe, the robbers foud only small
amount of money In nickles aud
pennies. They took $34 worth of
nickles, and SIG worth of pennies.
They mauled over $50 worth of pen-
MES but left them behind. The torch
cut into small drawer containing
the banks paper and notes, and char
red some of them, none of them be-
yond recognition, however it was
said this morning by c.. F. Eick-
hoff, cashier. ~,
The yeggs broke, open one safety
deposit box but took nothing from it,
and tried to break open another, but
left it after jamming the lock. v
Access to the bank was gained
through a back window which the
yeggs forced open with bar or
screw driver. The gang left the two
gas tanks used, and number of
tools on the floor after the robbery.
According to Eickhoff, cashier, the
curtains of the bank were left up
when it was closed Saturday after
noon. Residents of the town report,
ed this morning that the curtains
were drawn all day yesterday indicat-
ing that the robbery was either COM
mitted late Saturday night or yeste~
day morning.
It was discovered this morning by
Frank KremeY, assistant cashier,
when he came to work about 8 a. m.
Detectives have been put to work on
the case, and while they are said to
have been furnished with certain
clues, thus far have nothing definite
in the way Of ascertaining the iden-
tity or location of their men has been
secured. -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
First National Bank, Grey
Eagle cIosed---Was Clos
ed by Examiner Monday

ke's the First National Bank was one
of the leading banking institutions of
Todd County and as far as the Her
aid has been able to ascertain there
is no criticism on the management of
Mr.. Barker by the Grey Eagle peo-
pie. Many securities that were liquid
and worth the money at the time they
took the property over, have become
worthless because of the deprecia-
ton of the last few years.
It's not known just how badly the
bank is involved or whether there will
be any loss to the depositors or not.
It is very likely that statement will
be made by the National Bank Ex-
aminer within short time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
FATAL, HUNTING ACCIDENT.

William Brown, IA year old Min
neapolis lad, was accidentally shot
and killed Sunday afternoon near
Birch Lake. While his grandparents
with whom he was visiting, were out
fishing on the lake Sunday afternoon,
in company with another boy, they
went hunting rabbits, carrying a %
calibre rifle. A rabbit was spied in
the bush and William went ahead to
scare it out and his companion fired
just as he stepped within range of
the gun. He was hit in the head and
killed instantly. The remains were
taken to the home of the boys par
ents, Minneapolis, where burial was
made.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
MRS. PETER SIMMER DEAD

Mrs. Peter Simmer died very un-
expectedly at the family home on
Pine Street last evening at 1O:45 as
a result of what is believed to have
been a paralytic stroke. The deceased
had been resident of Sank Centre
for good many years. The funeral
will be held from ST. Paul's Catholic
church Saturday morning at 900 A.
M, conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Anthony ART. Next weeks Herald
of the life and activities of the de-
ceased,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
Sank Centre O. E. S. Degree
Team Exemplify Work
Meeting of Eastern Star Lodges at
Long Prairie Wednesday After
noon and Evening Big Success

Wednesday afternoon the Degree
Team of Naomi Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, went to Long Prairie
to assist the Eastern Stars from Long
Prairie, Osakis, and Eagle Bend in
conducting school Of instruction
under the supervision of Mrs. Har-
riet Rask, Grand Worthy Matron
The degree team of Naomi Chapter,
Sank Centre were given the honor
of exlemplifying the degree work.
This team consist of:
w. MFRS. Effie Wallace.
w. P. -Chas. A. Morse.
A. MFRS. Maude Dowswell.
Sec.-Mrs. Minnie Mullen.
Treas.-Mrs. Louise McGibbon.
Con.-Mrs. Lois O'Gara.
Asso. Con.-Mrs. Jean Schmidt.
Chaplain-Mrs. Jennie Simonton.
Marshal-Mrs. Sweetman.
Organist-Mrs. Alice Henshaw.
Ruth-Mrs. Guy Mickey.
Esther-Mrs. Clara Morse.
Martha-Mrs. Ina Millner.
Electa-Mrs. Myra Moliter.
Warder-Mrs. Roy Working.
Candidate-Mrs. Hattie Coyle.
During the work Mrs. Nora
O'Gara and Mrs. Alice Henshaw sang
"Star In the East !"
Following completion of their
work the Grand Worthy Matron
complimented Sank Centre ladies on
the manner in which they had con-
ferred the degree of the Eastern
Star.
Douglas Chapter of Osakis, exem-
plifed the opening of the Chapter
balloting son candidates was exempli-
fed by Eagle Chapter, of Eagle Bend,
and Long Prairie Chapter exempted
the colisng of chapter.
At 600 o'clock the Long Prairie
chapter was host at a delightful
banquet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11

Monday of this week the First Ma
tional Bank of Grey Eagle was
closed by order of the National
Bank Examiner, j. II. Smith. 1t
had been more or less generally
known for some time that the bank
was in a serious condition but the
climax was forced by the severe ill
ness of President Parker about six
weeks ago when he was compelled to
relinquish his business and undergo
a serious appendicitis operation at
St. Cloud.
The Bankers purchased the First
National Bank of Grey Eagle from
the Wilke family several years ago.
Under the management of the Will
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
natter under Amusement and at this
writing no decision has as yet been
made public-Melrose Beacon.
DISCoNTINUANCE DENIED

Commissioner Mattson of the Rail-
road and Warehouse commission con-
Quoted a meeting at st. Cloud two
weeks ago, hearing arguments for
and against the disseminating of To-
cal passenger trains 5 and 6 between
Melrose and St.. Paul. The railroad
company set up the claim that it was
losing thousands of dollars every
month because of poor business
caused by the large number of PEG.
pie travelling to the Twin Cities by
buses. Commissioner Mattson has
issued a ruling which will prevent
the complete taking off Of this train
although as soon as arrangements car
be made for handling mail between
st. Cloud and Melrose, the trains
will only run between st. Cloud ano
the Twin Cities.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-10-11
DAVIES OPERA CO.
PLEASES AUDIENCE
sAUK CENTRE SERIES OF EN-
ENTERTAINMENTS OPENED AUS
PIcIOUSLY MONDAY
A COMPANY OF ARTISTS
FOR FIRST TIME IN MANY YEARS
SERIES WILL PAY OUT FL
NANCIALLY

The opening of Sank Centres ser
les of entertainments sponsored by
by the School Board with the ladies
of the Gradatim and Musical Clubs
cooperating, at the Junior High
School Audrtoiium, Monday evening,
was brilliant success
The attraction was the Davies OPP
era Company and it demonstrates
the pepople of Sank Centre will Ab-
orally support an attraction OF real
merit.
For a number of years those In
charge Of these lyceum courses have
, been afraid of spending sufficient
money to book real high grade at
fractions, with the result that there
has been a growing deficit at the
end of each year. Those in charge
of this years course became convlnc-
ed that the only way to save the
course of entertainments for the city
was to engage a smaller number OF
attractions, each one of which to be
a leader in it's particular class. They
refused to negotiate with the regular
Lyceum Course Bureaus, but booked
their attractions this year with the
University Extension Board.
Tuneful "Olivette," the old light
opera, sung by the Davies company
at the opening entertainment, was,
perhaps, the best from an artistic ana
musical standpoint, ever rendered IN
this city. This company is directed
by the lyceum's foremost opera pro-
Queer who has made wonderful sue
cess in the largest chautauquas as
an opena tenor Cor cornedian) Mr..
Davies has proven to be as popular
as a Welsh singer as John McCor-
mack is an Irish singer. He is a
veteran of the operate stage and at
various times has appeared with
Henry w. Savage's Grand opera
Company of New York, ana tne
Aborn Opera Company. 1t IS DOUBT,
full if any tenor has as interesting and
so lengthy a record OF appearances
before the public as has Mr.. Dawes.
He has sung in 80 different operas.
His total number of performances
prior to this year has reached 5,5l2.
His highest record for one opera was
"Mikado' in which he sang 64S
times.
Mr.. Davies doubling as Captain
de Merrimac of the Corvette "Cor-
morant'' and Coquelicot, Dukes
foster brother and valet, and his vocal
specialties, were the outstanding
features. However, the soprano work
of Ruby Spencer as Olivette, daugh-
ter of the Seneschal, and the Count
ess of Rousillon, by Hazel Wulf,
were wonderfully effective, and their
duet was musical treat of the eve
ming. The Duke, heir presumptive to
the Countess as portrayed by John
W. Wilson, was very enjoyable. Inc
gentleman possesses an unusual clear
baritone which he handled with fine
effectiveness. The rest OF the
cast dovetailed in splendidly with
these outstanding features and
rounded out very clever produc-
ton,
The sale of season tickets has been
most satisfactory and it $lOO IN
single admission tickets is taken IN
the three final entertainments, the
series will be put a cross in most