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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
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Public Schools Open With
the Largest Enrolment
Every Room in Buildings Is Badly
Overcrowded - Organization
- Perfected-Work Starts.

The Sank Centre public schools
opened Monday with an enrolment
of 683, the largest in the history of
the school at any period. On opening
day in 1923 the enrolment was CAB,
reaching high total of gel in the
early part of the school year.
The Herald understands every
room in every grade is badly over
crowded necessitating in a short
period of years at least, the erection
of additional school facilities. This
years enrolment is divided as fol.
lows: kindergarten, A; First grade,
As; Second grade, 48; Third grade,
40; Fourth grade, 81; Fifth grade,
48; Sixth grade, 49,; Seventh grade,
45;Eighth grade, As; Ninth grade,
or Freshman class, 65; making a total
of 521 in the Junior High School
building.
In the Senior High School building
there are go Sophomores, "A Juniors,
SO Seniors, six post grauates and 16
in the Normal Department, a total of
1852 or grand total of 683.
Monday, Labor Daay, the pupils
were enrolled and active studies were
started Tuesday morning and now
everything is well organized and work
is progressing in fine shape.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
Louis Grossberg Having Hard
Time to Keep out Of Jail
Former Sank Centre Resident Re-
arrested In St. Paul After Having
One Minutes Liberty

The following from a recent issue
of the ST. Paul Daily News will be
of interest to many Herald readers
as young Grossberg was former res
ident of this city:
"Louis L. Grossberg today obtained,
his liberty from the county Jail, but
it lasted only about one minute.
"Grossberg was before District
Judge j. c.. Mitchell this morning
on his petition for writ of habeas
corpus.
"After the hearing, Judge Michael
granted the petition and ordered
Grossberg freed, but another COM
plant was served upon him before
he got outside Judge Michatel's
chambers and he was again taken in
to custody.
"Grossberg originally was arrested
in st. Paul last May on warrant
issued by Justice Hasche, Kingsbury
county, S. D., charged with issuing
a false check.
"Grossberg is expected to petition
for another writ of habeas corpus"
1t will be recalled that when the
Grossbergs left Sank Centre in the
early summer it was alleged that
Louis was wanted at several points in
Minnesota and North and South Da-
kota for passing bad checks in the
payment of the purchase OF furs.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
WAcoNERS NOT INJURED

H. j. Wagner and family of Sank
Centre were the victims of an unfor-
tunate accident near Hay Creek, Fri
day. They met truck loaded with
ties and in attempting to pass there
was a collision. The occupants of
the auto were thrown out and pain
fully bruised up but not seriously in
jured. The damage to the car was
considerable-Park Rapids Enter
prise.
The above account published in the
Park Rapids Enterprise of August
18th is largely erroneous. Mr.. Wag-
Ioner stated to a member of the Her
aid staff, the Enterprise failed
to state that the truck which was
loaded with As ties, had no brakes,
that the driver of the truck had fully
seven feet on the right hand side of
the road in which to pass and further
that they were not thrown from the
car and had received no injuries. The
report that they were painfully in
jured being circulated had caused
more or less anxiety among their
friends and relatives.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
BROWNTON CITIZENS
BEAT BANK BANDITS
RESIDENTS ENGAGE IN GUN
FIGHT WITH DESPERADOES J..
EARLY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT POLICE GAGGED
ESCAPE WITHOUT LOOT IN RUN
MING GUN FIGHT WITH
TOWNSPEOPLE

Five bandits who forced their way
into the First State Bank of Brown
ton near Glencoe were engaged in a
gun fight by resident of the town
and they fled without obtaining any
loot.
H. E. Seeland, restaurant keeper
living across the street from the bank,
discovered the bandits at work, and
using an automatic shotgun, he drove
them from the town. No one was
hurt.
Entering the town from the east
about 1880 a. M, the bandits left
their automobile on the edge of town
and four of their number went on
foot into the business district, leaving
the fifth outlaw to guard the car.
The bandits encountered Henry
Sanken, night Waterman of the town,
near the bank and he was tied and
gagged and left lying in the street,
unable to sound an alarm. They then
proceeded to the bank.
Unable to force the bars off win
dows, the burglars chopped hole
through the brick wall of the building
and entered.
Apparently it was the noise made
in opening this hole that aroused See
land, for the latter, upon awakening,
said he heard noises at the bank and
got up to investigate.
Peering from window, Seeland
saw a man standing guard in front
of the bank and. through the front
window he discerned three men at
work on the inside, under the glare
of flashlights.
Grabbing his automatic shotgun,
Seeland stepped to the front door of
his home and fired shot into the
air, in the belief that this would
rout the robbers.
Immediately, however, the bandit
on guard duty returned the fire with
a sawedoff shotgun, the small shot
|peppering the front of Seeland's
house.
Then, without further hesitation,
Seeland leveled his gun at the bank
window and opened rapid fire, which
the other bands joined in returning.
1t was now after 200 a. m. and az
light began to show in nearby homes,
the bandits, keeping up their bar
rage, moved rapidly in the direction
Of their car, while Seeland kept pop
ping away in their direction without
taking up the pursuit.
When they reached their automo-
bile the bandits piled in under cover
of the fire Of the man left on guard,
and fled away to the east, in the di-
rection Of Glencoe. Apparently none
of their number was hurt.
Seeland and other townspeople
found the night Waterman where the
bandits had left him, and immediate
! ly a general alarm was sounded. II
was discovered that the bandits had
cut all telephone and telegraph wires
and couriers were sent to nearby
towns. It was nearly noon before
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
ROLAND DuBEAU FUNERAL

The funeral of ROLAND Russell Du-
beau who met his death in an auto
mobile accident on Babcock highway
No. 3, about four miles south of
Osakis, Tuesday evening of last week,
was held at the Sank Centre
Congregational church, Friday after
noon at 500 o'clock, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. C. S. Sparkes.. At
1 100 o'clock short services were held
at the Chapel in Alexandria. Mem
bers of Sank Centre Blue Lodge, A.
F. & A. M, and six Sir Knights from
Pilgrim Commandery Knights Temp
lar, Sank Centre. as escorts attended
services at Alexandria and when the
funeral cortege arrived in this city
it was met by a large number of
Blue Lodge Masons and Knights
Templar who attended the funeral
services in body. The remains
were laid to rest in Greenwood ceme-
terry, the full Masonic service being
used.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
TED CHRISTIANSON
ACONSTRUCTIONIST
CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOR MAKING COMMON
SENSE SUGGESTIONS
HE KNOWS HIS STATE
HIS STAUNCHEST SUPPORT
COMES FROM THOSE WHO
KNOW HIM BEST

Theodore Christianson, editor of
the Dawson Sentinel and Republican
nominee for governor, has issued the
following statement addressed to vot.
ers of Minnesota:
81 owe my nomination not so much
to my own efforts as to efforts of the
most loyal group of friends that ever
backed a candidate for public Of
fee. The home people who ex-
tended their influence into every
part of the state, the press of
Minnesota, the women who carried on
crusade in my behalf, the CONNER.
citl travellers who carried my message
to every city and village, former asso-
ciates at the university and in the
legislature and thousand other per-
sonal friends-these, together, put
over the campaign that resulted in
my nomination.
"The state of Minnesota is over
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
POTATO EXPERT TO
ADDRESS FARMERS
S. C. RUBINOW WILL SPEAK AT
CLUB MEETING FRIDAY
EVENING
LOCAL HOUSE IS OPEN
GEORGE FISH is APPOINTED
WAREHOUSE MANAGER OF
SAUK CENTRE PLANT

Herald readers will recall that the
Minnesota Potato Growers Exchange,
Inc, several weeks ago purchased the
potato warehouse in Sank Centre,
owned by Parker & Cass. The Ex-
change is a non-profit cooperative
marketing organization consisting of
over 1880 growers in the northwest
and organized on the plan of the Cal
ifornia Fruit Growers Association.
George Fish, the we'll known Sank
Centre citizen, has been selected as
the warehouse superintendent and
manager of the Sank Centre branch,
staring his labors September LIST.
Mr.. Fish is busy getting the property
in shape to handle the biggest crop of
potatoes that has been grown in this
section for many years, both as to
quality and quantity. Potatoes are
not being received at the present time
because the weather is too warm to
handle them.
Under the rules of the organiza-
ton any grower shipping his potatoes
to the exchange must be member of
the organization which costs him
SIS for five years and he signs a con-
tract to deliver his entire product to
the exchange during the entire per-
iod.
The usual plan of handling the
potatoes has been for the farmers
to dump their potatoes on the market
as soon as possible after they were
dug with the result that one farmer
was working against another, the bot
tom was completely knocked out OF
the prices. Under the exchange plan
the potatoes will be disposed of as
the public can consume them.
Reports from the Agricultural De-
partment at Washington August Isl
this year indicates that there is q
shortage of 100000 bushels OF
potatoes over year ago. =
Friday evening of this week S. G.
Rubinow, general manager of the
Minnesota Potato Growers Exchange
will address the Progressive Farmers
Club at their meeting at the clut
rooms southeast of the city. The
gentleman comes to the meeting or
invitation and is straining point tt
make this meeting as it will be nee
essary for him to ride all night in
order to attend an important confer
ence to be held Saturday morning.
! There are still a number of farm
ers in the vicinity of Sank Centre
who have not signed up, but time
will demonstrate that it is to theil
best interest to do so. The Mime
sofa Potato Growers Exchange viii
stabilize sale prices in the same man
ner that the Minnesota Cooperative
Creameries Association, Inc, ha.
Ic&~ hi Ho1
fornia Fruit Growers Asso., and othel
cooperative marketing associations il
the west have stabilized fruit prices
Every potato grower in this sec
ton of the state should make an eff
fort to attend Friday evenings meet
ing of the Progressive Farmers Club
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
DEFENSE DAY WILL
BE OBSERVED IN CITY
COL. GARFIELD BROWN WILL
SPEAK AT JUNIOR HIGH AUD
( ITORIUM IN AFTERNOON
A NIGHT DEMONSTRATION
MACHINE GUN COMPANY WILL
FIRE FLARE GUNS AND
ROCKETS

The president of the United States
has designated September IL as
day of patriotic observance through,
out the nation, and Governor Preus
has, by proclamation, dedicated the
day to appropriate observance
throughout the state. The Governor
has appointed committee to act with
our national officials in the interest
of nation wide program and to CO.
operate with all local committees in
the state in carrying out an appro-
pirate observance of the National De-
tense Test Day.
To this end the Governors COM
tives of every city and town in the
state appoint National Defense
Test Day Committee who will proceed
to organize and formulate an appro-
pirate observance of the day in their
respective communities. This COM
mittee has been appointed by Mayor
William M. Parker with George
Berggreen acting as chairman, who is
laying plans and making the neces-
sary arrangements for the proper OBJ
servance of, the day in this COM
munity.
The purpose of Defense Test Day
is to enable our citizens to visualize
the initial processes which will be
necessary in order to mobilize our
forces for national defense in con-
formity with the National Defense
Act of 1920. 1t will enable each
community to understand the contri-
button it would be required to make
in order to bear it's share of the COM
mon burden which would be involved
were war again to be necessary.
Also, Sept. IL was chosen as the
day because it is the sixth anniver-
sary of the battle of St. Michel,
fought by an American army: and il
1 is the last day of active service OF
General Pershing the United States
most distinguished living soldier, and
one of the greatest soldiers of all
time, the man who, perhaps better
understands the tremendous unnec.
essary waste and cost of conducting
war as we have conducted it in every
war of our history.
The 206th Minnesota Infantry, Ma.
tional Guard companies, are asking
for enough volunteers for that day
to bring their regiment to wal
strength. Nothing is required of the
volunteer except to wear small
red, white, and blue card in the but.
tonhole of his coat for that day. II
he can and desires to do so, they
want him to parade with the com
pany'to Which he is assigned for the
day. Capt. Roy Scott of the loca
National Guard company says, if all
volunteers should elect to do this, the
company marching through the
streets would give very fair picture
of what it would be as war organi
cation.
i The program for the day thus fal
completed by the committee is giver
as follows:
/ At 400 o'clock an address will be
given at the Junior High school aud
itorium by Col. Garfield Brown, AS
sistant Chief of Staff of the 34tl
Division M. N. C.
4 At $50 the local Guards will stant
'iretreat at the Library and aftel
which smoke barge demonstration
will be given.
/ At 500 o'clock with Ctpt. Ro!
Scott in command the local gunner
Twill take positions on the shores O.
1Sauk Lake near the Country Clul
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

low par, won the steel shaft driver
hung up by d. B. Caughren. ]. E.
Bonner, with a score of 40 and AZ,
with a handicap Of IA was runner
up with net score of 60.
DR.. j. F. Dubois has indicated his
willingness to hang up prize for a
handicap tournament next Sunday
The contestants will be in the dark
as to just what the prize is the Doc
tor will offer but the Herald under
stands there is surprise in store for
the winner. Eighteen holes will be
played and a number of the handi-
caps carried by players in previous
contests will be re-arranged. The
following is the individual score made
by each player in last Sundays tourn-
ament:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
OVERLAND DEALERS
MEET IN THIS CITY
REPRESENTATIVES FROM NINE
TEEN CITIES GATHER IN q.
SAUK CENTRE THURSDAY
BRANCH HEADS ATTEND
JACK SPERRY, WHOLESALE
REPRESENTATIV HAS UNI
QUE WAR RECORD

Thursday, OF last week an import
ant meeting was held at the Sank
Centre Community Club rooms at
which time representatives of the
Willys-Overlande Company, Inc, met
with nineteen of the company's
dealers in a territory as far east as
ST. Cloud, and as far west as Fergus
Falls.
This meeting was brought to Sank
Centre by Jack Sperry, wholesale
representative, and was attended by
Claude H. Paxton, Branch manager,
Doc White, wholesale manager, Har-
ny Aldrich, Robert Baker, and Lou
Gill of the sales promotion depart
ment, all of the Minneapolis branch,
besides Mr.. Sperry. The following
dealers and bankers, attended the
meeting:
Hugo Grundman, St. Cloud, Mimi;
Geo. O'Gara, Sank Centre: Alfred
Nelson, Fergus Falls; VIM. Beckman,
Wadena; John Booth, Staples; VIM.
Schmidt, Herman; John Wallen, STAR
buck; Andrew Paulson, Belgrade;
Alfred Nelson, Brooten; Brewer,
Browerville; Willis Austin, Eagle
Bend: Leroy Greener, Grey Eagle;
Matt Kramer, Round Prairie; Leo
Hiltner, Freeport; Frank Whitmen,
Avon; John Serrin, Glenwood; Rus
sci, Grey Eagle; Mr.. Mack, Fergus
Falls; John Kekowski, Perham.
The purpose of this meeting was
to discuss potential business posi-
bilities for the coming year 1925 and
also the Willys-Overland, Inc, pre-
sented the 1925 franchise to the
dealers in the locality.
The general feeling among the
automobile merchants present was
anything but pessimistic and they all
left for their home cities very well
pleased and looking forward very
big improvement for the coming
year.
Mr.. Sperry has the distinction of
being the first American enlisting in
the World War in London. While
he was in England representing the
Willys-Overland Company, the World
War broke out and Russia shortly
after contracted for 600 Overland
cars and Sperry was sent from Eng
land to Petrograd to supervise the
assembling of the cars and to estab-
lish service station, the work in this
capacity taking him into Sweden,
Denmark and Norway. fi5i
When the Root Mission came to
; Russia from the United States Mr..
Sperry was assigned the task of guild
ing the Mission and driving them to
the different points to visit. Upon
his return to England Sperry en-
) listed in the Royal Flying Corps, do
J ing patrol duty to warn cities of
England of impending air raids. Early
in July, 1917, shortly after the first
American contingent arrived in
France, Sperry received his dis
charge from the British forces and
, enlisted in B Company, 18th Infan-
try, First Division and was with this
: outfit when it took part in the first
effective drive launched by the Amer
Eican forces in the World War. Early
in the campaign he was seriously
i wounded by high explosive shell
which took off part of his foot and
: filed his back with shot. After re-
; turning from the hospital he was
; assigned to a motor corps outfit OF
the First Division and served in the
: rest of the war in that capacity.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
Handicap Golf Tourney
Sunday Holly Contested
DR.. Sweetman Wins Steel Shaft
Driver. E. Bonner Runner
Up-'Nother Tournament

The handicap golf tournament at
the Sank Centre Country Club links
Sunday brought out FL contestants.
Generally speaking, the scores were
surprisingly low, indicating that the
followers of the great Scotch game
in Sank Centre are improving mater
tally in their play.
DR.. R. H. Sweetman with scores of
48 and 40 and a handicap of 80,
bringing his net down to 81, z be-
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
JULY BANNER MONTH
FOR COOP CREAMERY
SAUK LAKE PAYS ITS PATRONS
45c FOR NO. AND 42c FOR
NO. BUTTERFAT
TOTAL AMOUNT IS $22,6eO
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY PATRONS
RECEIVE CHECKS OF $50
OR MORE

During July the Sank Lake Coop
erative Creamery of Sank Centre
manufactured more butter than ever
before since the organization of the
company, during the month of July.
The patrons of the Sank Lake cream
cry were paid $4,000 for their July
output. The average price paid for
No. l butterfat during the month
was 45c per pound, and No. 2, 42c
per pound. e
The following is list of the pat
rons of the Sank Lake creamery who
received checks of $4,000 or more for
I'll
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
DIR. LENA BEACH RESIGNS

DIR. Lena Beach who has been
superintendent of the Minnesota
Home School for Girls, Sank Cen
tire, for the past FL months, succeed
ing Mrs. Fannie French Morse, has
resigned her position on account of
i'll health, the Herald understands,
effective Oct. 1. The Board of Con-
troll has number of people under
consideration to succeed DR.. Beach,
but her successor has not been Sc
lected as yet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
BUTLER SELLS SHOP

A deal was contaminated last
week wherein George Butler disposed
of his barber shop equipment on
Main street to M. Johnson of st.
Cloud. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson ar
rived in this city the first of the
week and have taken up housekeep-
ing in the rooms above the shop.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
BENSON IN NEW LOCATION

Alex Benson who has operated a
tailor shop in the Otto building on
the west side of main, between
Fourth and Fifth, for several years,
has moved into the Janecke building
on Third street. Mr.. Benson now
has one of the neatest tailoring es-
Establishments in Central Minnesota.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR TO PICNIC

The annual picnic OF the knights
Templar of the Nazarine Command
cry, St. Cloud, and Pilgrim Com
mander, Sank Centre, will be held at
the City park, Alexandria, Friday
September 9Th. This event was first
set to be held Friday of last week
but was postponed on account of the
funeral of ROLAND DuBeau. All Sir
Knights and their families are urged
to attend this outing.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

addition and will give a night fire
problem in which they will use tracer
ammunition and flare guns and
rockets. This event will no doubt be
very interesting to spectators who
have never seen tracer fire ammuni-
ton used.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-09-04

DR.. and Mrs. p. o. Peterson left
Saturday for tour to the State
Park and Bemidji, returning home
Monday night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-01
ON FAKE
SECURITIES
BEGUN
Washington Better Business
Bureaus and Bankers Co
operate in Campaign
BIZ HARRY GUsACK.

A vigorous campaign to protect
Washington investors against fraud
ulent securities, was launched in
full force today by the Washington
Better Business Bureau.
Investment houses and hanks Of
Washington are directly co-operat-
ing with the Better Business Bureau
in its program to educate the pub.
lie to Before you invest-irvesti-
gate
The program which includes a.
monthly caution to over one hund.
red thousand possible investors is
the result of a long period nf study
and consideration by Howard M.
Cool. director of the Bureau and an
educational committee composed Of
Joshua Evans, jr., of the Riggs
National Bank, w. w. Spaid, Of
w. B. Hibbs and Company, H. l..
Rust of Fl. L. Rust Company, and
w. j. Waller, of the Federa1-Amerl.
can National Bank.
In announcing this program, the
bureau states that over 81 900 900
have been lost in Washington dur
ing a period of one year in inxest-
ments which would not have cen
made if thorough investigation
had cen made first.
Merchants, newspapers, anks, In
vestment houses, realtors, govern
ment departments and pulic utili-
ties are all cooperation in this pro.
gram which is purely educational
and which is intended to make Y
reiteration the average Washing
tOnian cautious when solicited by
mail or otherwise by questionable
promoters.
In Announcing the details, Mr.. Cool
states that while there are no big
general or spectacular stock promo
ton now soliciting the Washington
public there is a large amunt of
questionable promotion thrugh small
mail operations and by indiidual So
lcitors. Tipsters, self-styled stock
brokers' and similar operators are
sending large volume of mail So
ncitation to Inexperienced investors
the bulk of which would not bear
investigation.