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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
YOUNG men in AUTO.
ACCIDENT TUESDAY
ELWIN WOLFE AND LUCIAN AL.
LEN NARROWLY ESCAPE
INSTANT DEATH
FAST DRIVING IS CAUSE
SPILL OCCURS ON SAUK RIVER
BRIDGE ONE-HALF MILE
EAST OF THE CITY

Tuesday evening about 600
O'Clock one of the most serious auto
mobile accidents ever taking place in
this immediate vicinity, occurred at
the Sank river bridge, one mile east
of the city.
Edwin Wolfe, son of Rem Wolfe,
accompanied by Lucian Allen, son of
w. E. Allen, former street commits
,sioner, approached the bridge from
the east. They must have been COM
ing at very rapid rate of speed be-
cause the right front wheel of the
Oldsmobile struck the railing of the
bridge and from appearances ran up
the rail about two and a half feet
when the rear end of the car was
thrown across the bridge facing south
and tipped completely over, complete
ly wrecking it.
Young Allen was very badly cut
about the head and face and he was
rushed Immediately to the local hos
pital where his wounds were dressed
and he left the hospital Tuesday
evening.
Young Wolfe who was driving the
car claimed he was not badly hurt
and busted himself picking up the
contents of the car scattered all about.
His father arrived on the scene in a
few minutes and after his arrival it is
said that Edwin tainted away and
commenced to bleed badly from the
mouth, and it was feared he was
seriously internally injured. He was
rushed to the hospital. A complete
diagnosis disclosed the fact that no
bones were broken, but that he was
badly bruised. He was taken to his
parents home on Wednesday morn
ing and is resting as easily as pos
sible.
Hundreds of autoists visited the
scene of the accident Tuesday even
ing, but the Herald understands that
the only person witnessing the acct
dent was a travelling man approaching
the bridge from the west, but who
pulled out to the side of the highway
when he realized the speed at which
the Oldsmobile was travelling.
The boys appear to be trifle hazy
as to just how the accident happened
or what caused it.
The Herald understands that Mr..
Wolfe, the owner of the car, does not
carry any liability insurance so that
he will be responsible under the law
for the injuries received by young
Allen.
The accident is most unfortunate
one, but is a splendid object lesson
of the danger of careless and speedy
driving. After one saw the wreck
and the condition of the car it is
hard to realize how it was possible for
the occupants to have escaped with
their lives
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
PARKER & CASS Sell
POTATO WAREHOUSE
MINNESOTA POTATO GROWERS
EXCHANGE HAVE TAKEN
OVER LOCAE PLANT
ONLY MEMBERS CAN SHIP
FULLY 20 PER CENT OF ACRE
AGE IN SAUK CENTRE TER
RITORY SIGNED UP

Negotiations (which have been
pending for sometime between Park
er and Cass and the Minnesota Po-
tato Growers Exchange, have been
completed and the latter organization
have taken over the modern ware
house owned by the former, located
south of the Great Northern tracks
in the city of Sank Centre.
Messrs Parker and Cass have OPP
Grated the plant during the past three
years, but with the advent of the CO.
operative handling of potatoes they
disposed of their property as above
noted. The Minnesota Potato Grow
ers Exchange have 1880 members
in Minnesota who will produce more
than one-half of the states potato
crop which will be handled this
year exclusively by the Potato Grow
ers Exchange for the first time.
; Herald readers will recall that last
fall Mr.. Sapiro very fully explained
the cooperative movement to a mum.
Der of Sank Centre farmers and
businessmen at the Junior High
school auditorium. He has been ac-
tive in the organization of the Cali
fornia fruit and several of the other
successful movements of the kind in
the far west, and the Minnesota Po-
tato Exchange is organized on the
plan outlined by Mr.. Sapiro. Under
this plan the potatoes are not all
dumped upon the market with the
result that the bottom of the prices
fall out, but they are fed onto the
market as fast as the demand for
them can consume them.
Inasmuch as only members are
permitted to market their products
through the Potato Growers Ex-
change, E. w. Smith, field man of
the state organization, spent several
days this week working out of Sank
Centre, signing up farmers for this
splendid movement. He was assisted
in the work by Elbridge Cass. Up to
Wednesday afternoon fully 70 per
cent of all the acreage of potatoes
raised within radius tributary to
Sank Centre, had been signed up.
During the drive in the late fall
and winter, number of farmers
signed contract to market through
the state organization, but it was not
until Mr.. Smiths visit to Sank Cen
tire this week that sufficient num-
Der was acquired to justify the pur-
chase of the local warehouse. The
farmers signing up this week are /:
Paul Baldreyck, C. ]. Berry, A. T.
Belts, C. F.. Botz, Elbridge Cass, J..
P. Dunn, Chris Hennsmann, Fayette
Huston, Herman Iwinsh, A. J..
Paschke, F. Pescheck, M. M. Taylor,
P. S. Wilcox, A. j. Orth, Arthur
Lloyd, F. L. Steines, C. H. Lewis,
Gust Emblom, Frank H. Kinsella,
John l. Ebensteiner, Sam Erickson,
Peter Orth.
There are still a number of
farmers who should join the organi-
zation who have failed to do so. A
nominal admission fee is charged and
those who have not yet signed con-
tract can secure blanks for the pur-
pose either from w. M. Parker at the
mill, or Elbridge Cass.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26

The Misses Carolyn Frank of
Algona, Iowa, and Ruby M. Hagie of
Seattle, WASH, who have been visit
ing the formers sister, Mrs. D. o.
Green of this city left Friday for the
Twin Cities where they expect to
spend few days before their depar-
ture for western points and Alaska.
The young ladies are making the trip
to Seattle by auto. From there they
sail August list, for Wrangell, Alas
ka, where they are engaged as teach
ers for the coming school year. They
have also planned hunting trip up
the Stikine river into the interior of
Alaska for next summer. Miss Hagie
is close friend of Mrs. Green and
Miss Frank and has been visiting
relatives and friends in Iowa, and
Minnesota since last February. Miss
Frank has lived in the west for sew
eral years, prior to 1924, but re-
turned home to visit her mother who
resides at Algona, Iowa before start
ing on the Alaska trip. This expedi-
ton will no doubt reveal many mys-
teries and be very educational. Good
luck to these two venturesome young
damsels.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
Civil War Veteran Passed
Away at the Soldiers Home
Remains of John Richardson Brought
Here for Burial-Was 81 Years
Old-Funeral Held Monday

John Richardson, highly respected
resident of Sank Centre for nearly
sixty years, passed away at the Sol
diers' Home, Minneapolis, Saturday,
June 81.
The deceased was born in Canada,
Oct. 7, 1847 and came to Sank Gen.
tire with his parents So years ago.
On October 20, 1869 he was united
in marriage to Rebecca Ferris who
passed away March 20, 1917. Two
children, Mrs. George Butler, de-
ceased, and Mrs. George Bowman of
Westport, were born Of this union.
There are three grandchildren,
two great grandchildren and five
living sisters in Oregon.
Sept. 20, 1919, the deceased was
married second time to Mrs. Anna
Hoffman who survives.
Mr.. Richardson was a veteran of
the Civil war serving from June 1854
to July 1865 and for years was an ac-
tive member of B. R. Palmer Post,
G. A. r.
The remains were brought to
Sank Centre for burial, the funeral
being held from the Methodist church,
Monday afternoon at 2:30, Rev. Mad
dock of Grove Lake, officiting. They
were laid to rest beside those of his
wife in Greenwood cemetery.
Death was caused by a general
breaking down as the result of old
age. The five living sisters are: Mrs.
Jennie Emerson, Mrs. Eliza Emer-
son, Mrs. Lottie Emerson, Mrs.
Alice Biglow, and Mrs. VIM Hawk
ms, all residing at or nears Newberg,
Ore.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
Zion Church to Celebrate
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary
Special Services Will Be Held at
Church Sunday-Former Pastors
Will Deliver Addresses

Sunday, June 10Th, the Zion Luth-
eran church congregation of this city
will celebrate the 25th anniversary
of its organization with two special
services at which former pastors will
speak. The service in the morning
at 1000 will be in the German Ian
guage and in the afternoon at 2:30
Rev. E. Ulbricht of Prior Lake, form
er pastor of the congregation in this
city and also Unity, and Rev. L. J..
Lembke who also served the church,
will speak at the morning service. At
the afternoon service Rev. Prof Aug
ust Schluete of Concordia College st.
and Rev. Stein, local pastor, will
have charge of the service at $3.50.
The first mission work of the Mis-
souri, synod in this vicinity was in
1872 by Rev. Vetter. About 1875
the first pastor was located at Eman-
uel's Grove, tire miles east of Long
Prairie Later congregation was
organized ten miles south of Sank
Centre, and also at Melrose.
Early services in this city were
conducted by Rev. Hitzeman of
Long Prairie, Rev. A. C. Bartz of
Alexandria, and Rev. Viets of Unity.
The local congregation was organized
in Dec. 1898, with six members. Of
the charter members two are left.
In the early days services were held
in the homes of the members and
later in the Norwegian Lutheran
church of this city.
For many years it was severe
struggle to hold the Sank Centre
congregation together. In 1914 Rev.
L. j. Lembke of Unity began work
in this city and from the debris of the
old congregation recognized a
working body of about dozen men
and women. The following spring
several of these families separated
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
OLSON HAS MARGIN
OVER DAVIS OF 293
CONTEST IN SIGHT FOR FARM
ER-LABOR NOMINATION FOR
GOVERNOR
SCHALL'S LEAD Is 1910
CANVASSING BOARD COMPLETE
CHECKING OVER PRIMARY
ELECTION RETURNS

st. Paul, June s~25-Thomas D.
Schall, blind Minneapolis congress-
man, won the republican nomination
maries 10 days ago, the state can
wasting board declared today. He
had margin of 1910 over Judge
Oscar Hallam according to the re-
port. The vote was Schall 81,701,
Hallam 80,491, Ole Sageng 68,198.
Floyd B. Olson, Hennepin county
attorney, won the closely contested
farmer-labor nomination for COVER
nor by 293 votes over Tom Davis, the
report showed. Davis announced he
would contest the election and ask
for recount.
The vote was Olson 55,825, Davis
55,532.
Magnus Johnson polled more votes
than any one else in the primary
on the Farmer-Labor ticket,
winning the farmer-labor nomination
for United States senator with a.
343 votes. Michael Ferch, his near
est opponent, received only 1924
and Hjalmar Dantes, communist,
only 7,548.
There We're 204,735 ballots cast in
THE farmer-labor primary and 1885,
469 in the republican.
w. /. Nolan, speaker of the house
of the legislature for several times,
received the highest number of votes
of any republican. He was nominal
ed for lieutenant governor with 1885,
258 ballots. Sam A. Rask was sec
ond and Lloyd Ahlstrom last.
On the farmer-labor ballot for
state treasurer John P. Wagner of
st. Cloud received 56,666 votes while
Carl Berg was nominated with 61,-
500.
The nominees are:
Republicans
Thomas Schall, United States SEN
ator.
Theodore Christianson, governor.
Frank w. Matson, railroad and
warehouse commissioner.
Mike Holm, secretary of state.
Henry Rines, treasurer.
G. L. Hilton, attorney general.
Democrats
John ]. Farrell, United States SEN
ator.
Carlos Avery, governor.
Fred L. Schilpin, lieutenant gov
ernor.
Ole C. Halvorson, secretary of
state.
Henry H. Reidell, state treasurer.
Robert c. Bell, attorney general.
J. j. Lanin, railroad and ware
house commissioner.
Farmer Labor
Magnus Johnson, United States
senator.
Floyd B. Olson, governor.
Emil E. Holmes, lieutenant COVER
nor.
Susie w. Stageberg, secretary of
state.
Carl Berg, treasurer.
Thomas V. Sullivan, attorney gen.
eral.
A. E. Smith, railroad and ware
house commissioner.
Judiciary Nominees
For chief justice: Samuel b. Viii
son and Albert Johnson.
For associate justice: Andrew
Holt, Royal A. Stone, Thomas Fras-
err and William A. Anderson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26

on Third street, for substantial cash
prizes to the winner.
The tug of war with teams cap
tanned by Charles Kortan and Fred
Telshow, will take place at 11:3O,
and the forenoon's program will con-
clude with pie eating contest on
the corner of Third and Main streets
at 1900 o'clock.
The daintiest and the prettiest fea-
ture of the entire celebration will be
the doll baby carriage parade at
LIS P. M. This event has been .di-
vided into two sections-one for
girls under eight years of age and
the other for girls between eight and
thirteen years of age. Judges from
outside of Sank Centre will be Sc
lected to decide as to what little girls
have the best decorated costume and
carriage in each of these events
There will be first and second prize
in each contest. Either of the four
dolls will bring joy to the heart of
any little girl. They are now on
display in the show window of Dows-
wells Rexall drug store and the girls
and their mothers are now making
plans for the parade.
There are large number of other
sports of various sorts both on the
street and at the Fair Grounds, for
cash prizes. Music will be furnished
all day and evening by the Sank Cen
tire band which will play in the stand
erected at the intersection of Main
and Third streets, from 1890 A. M
until 1900 A. M. At 80 they will
lead the procession to the ball
grounds and will give a band concert
at the intersection of Main and Third
in the evening from 6:45 to 7:45 :.
Dancing will commence at the
Dreamland pavilion promptly at 1880.
At 900 o'clock the most magnificent
display Of fire works ever showH in
this city, will be shot off at the Pa
wilton grounds.
B You car come to Sank Centre July
s4th with every assurance that you
will find something of interest TO do
every minute, of clean, wholesome,
and enjoyable amusement.
The following is the detailed pro-
gram:
I0:30-Horseshoe pitching con-
teSt--two men teams; first
prize $500; second prize $500 :,
l1:3O-Tug of War-Chas Kortan
and Fred Telschow, captains;
prize, box of cigars .... "a 81
12:00-Pie eating contest-frst
prize $1.00; second prize, 75c;
third prize soc ............ 81 2t
Afternoon
1:15-Doll carriage PARADE
events; four dolls as prizes .$27OC
1:3O-Band leads to Fair Grounds.
2:00-Kitten ball game Progress
sive Farmers VS. Sank Centre
business men, Give innings.)
2:OO-One mile bicycle. race
prizes, $500. $500, $1.00 49,. Sc. OC
2:15-Ball game-Alexandria VS.
Bertha.
2:3O-Trap shoot, winning organiza- :,
4:s saon race.75 yards. w
prizes $500. $500 $1:0O ...:. 81 .OC
4:45-Girls' foot race-50 yards;
I 49, or ro under); prizes $500 90 "a
5:o0-Men's free for-all, 100 yard :. :,
dash; prizes $500, $500 $1.00 $500
[5:15-Boy's 100 yard dash( under
16); prizes $500 $1.00, Soc ..$3 Sc
5:3O-Boy's SO yard race (under
1915. prizes $500; 75c, soc -. So. 2s
5.45-Barrel race for boys-5O
yards; prizes ............ 30 W
6:O0-Men's wheel barrow race
75 yards; prizes $500, $500, =,
$1.00 ................... So.ot
Evening
6:45-Band Concert.
7:30-Dancing at Pavilion. =,
9:00-Fire works display at Pavilion
grounds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
Mrs. lone Kinsella Given
$1,000 Verdict by Jury
Sank Centre Woman Severely In
jured Last October When Bus
Went Into Ditch

Tuesday of this week jury in
the Stearns county district court,
heard the case of lone Kinsella, wife
of James Kinsella of Sank Centre,
against the Motor Truck Service
Company, Minneapolis, and awarded
the plaintiff verdict of $1,000 in,
her action for $4,000 for personal
injuries received when bus in
which the plaintiff was riding, went
into the ditch near Clear Lake, Oct,
7, last. The jury returned the YER
dict after three hours dellberatlon
and Judge Roeser granted the de-
fandants sixty day stay to prepare
motion for a new trial.
The evidence introduced at the
trial proved conclusively that the
plaintiff was thrown against the side
of the bus in such way as to dis
locate a cerebral vertebra. Much ex-
pert medical testimony was intro
duced on both sides. Donohue q
Ouigley of st. Cloud, represented
Mrs. Kinsella in the trial Of the ac-
ton, and former State Senator X. r.
Brewer, the defense.
This was the same accident IN
which Street Commissioner Jos.'
Klemm was injured and had several
ribs broken, but the company MADE
satisfactory settlement with Mr.
Klein without going to trial.
Those who are familiar with the
case state that the verdict is Just
one except, perhaps, that it is smaller
than many feel that it should nave
been.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
and organized branch congregation
at West Union.

at west Union.
Rev. Julius A. Stein, the present
pastor, was installed by Rev. l.. J.
Lembke, in June 1915. Rev. Stein
was the first resident pastor of the
congregation and during his residence
in this city he has served the follow
ing congregations besides the Zion
Lutheran church: West Union, which
he still serves; Melrose, Unity for
three years, and church nine miles
north of Sank Centre on the Long
Prairie road, the people in that neigh
borhood now belong to the Zion
congregation in this city. Melrose and
Unity have their own pastors.
In 1918 the congregation ceased
to be supported by the mission. In
the fall of that year the Baptist
church was purchased, also the home
which now serves as parsonage.
Immediately after coming to Sank
Centre, Rev. Stein began to hold a
portion of the services in the English
language, and at the present time
the Sunday School is conducted in
English and many of the regular
church services.
Through the activity of Rev. Stein,
very live Ladies' Aid, Young Peo-
pies society, and growing Sunday
School, are at work. The pastor as
cribes the growth of the congrega-
ton to strictly tending to his bust
ness of preaching the old Gospel and
the cooperation of his members and
officers generally.
At the meeting of the Synodical
convention in st. Paul last week,
Rev. Stein was selected as visitor of
this circuit from his conference.
The officers of Zion church are
Deacons, H. C. Lembke, Emil Gam
radt, Alec Paschke; Sec'y., Paul Guel-
sow; Treas, VIM. Botz.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
HIGHWAY SYSTEM TO
BE FINEST in STATE
WILL COMPRISE NETWORK OF
200 MILES COSTING MORE
THAN 100000
ABOUT HALF COMPLETED
ROAD SIGNS BEING PLACED
PROGRAM FINISHED IN
TWO YEARS

Within two more years, Stearns
county will have the most complete
network of state aid roads within its
border of any county in the state, ac-
cording to plans now well under way.
The program will involve the expen-
diture of more than 100000 and
will cover approximately 200 miles,
says Tuesday evenings st. Cloud
Times.
About 10 miles in this program
are already completed or in the pro-
cess of being constructed, according
to M. j. Cleveland, county highway
engineer in charge of the work. AL
most 100000 is being spent this
year, Mr.. Cleveland said.
Ten years ago, the Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners Of Stearns county
began to plan a constructive program
of road development, to cover a per-
iod of IL years. From 1914 on,
improvements went ahead rapidly
When the Babcock system of state
highways went into effect, the state
took over a. considerable number OF
miles in the county, leaving the coun-
ty to handle the shorter trails and
the connecting arterial highways.
To make the county roads a COM
plete system within themselves, all
county roads are being marked with
black and white signs. Each sign
bears legend "Stearns County
with large black circle surrounding
a letter in the center. County high
ways will run from ga" on through
the alphabet, Mr.. Cleveland said
These signs are being placed through
out the county now, and by fall, will
be fully in place, it was said Tuesday
A force of about so men, working
with 20 teams, is EMPLOYED in carry
ing out the work this spring, summer
and fall. Only small part of the
crew is being used on maintenance
work, most of the efforts being direct
ed toward completing this years
quota of construction.
Included on this years program is
the grading and crawling of the 10
mile strip from Holdingford to Rice,
almost completed at present. This is
a part of county road "A:" Grading
and crawling Of the road from st.
Augusta to Fair Haven also is on the
schedule, this strip covering / miles
and to be known as county highway
"B."
Next year, an even more extensive
program of work is being contemplate
ed. The road from Roscoe to Albany
will be graded and probably gravel
led for a distance of eight miles as
will another eight-mile strip from
st. Martin to New Munich. Ten
miles of the road north of Sartell al
so will be worked over.
In addition to these projects, two
roads out of Sank Centre will be
graded and graveled, the one run
ming from Sank Centre to Belgrade
for distance of six miles, and the
other from Sank Centre to Brooten
for tire miles. Construction of an
eight-mile strip from Richmond to
Eden Valley is also contemplated
next year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
BONUS BLANKS READY

Application blanks Tor Cne Dol
diers' Adjusted Compensation will
be obtainable from DR.. R. E. Cooper,
Adjutant of the local American Lee
gion Post at its next regular meeting
which will be held in the Community
Club rooms Tuesday evening, July
1st. All ex-service men regardless of
whether they are Legion members or
not are cordially invited to attend
this Meeting and receive their blanks
and help in filling out of same it so
desired.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26

deal of the tournament was played in
a heavy rain. However, the day was
just as dark and just as wet for the
Alexandria crowd as it was for Sank
Centre. After all the alibis have
been deducted, the Herald is willing
to concede that as the two aggrega-
lions lined up Sunday, the best golf
ers won.
Just how badly Sank Centre was
defeated we have not been able to
ascertain, but it was plenty.
Sunday of this week Sank Centre
will send a delegation to st. Cloud
to play the tournament that was
scheduled for this city two weeks
ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26

Dwight Hansen left Sunday for
Minneapolis where he has secured
employment.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26
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6:45-Band Concert.
Z :30-Dancing at Pavilion.
9:O0-Fire works display at pavilion
grounds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26

Mrs. Catherine Slattery, Mrs.
Sarah Lane, Mrs. Ashley Ray and
Miss Joan Rean returned to their
homes at Minneapolis last Thursday
after spending a few days visiting
their brother and uncle Thos. Dwyer
and family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-06-26

Bud Frisk and William Mitchell,
connected with the Northern EXPOSE
lion Shows which recently appeared in
Sank Centre, came down from Eagle
Bend last Saturday to spend the day
fishing in Sank Lake and succeeded
in catching Is pike and IL pickerel
weighing from three to seven pounds
each. Many home folks think they
must go to the head of the lake Tor
good fishing but these We're caugnr
in the neighborhood of the Home
School. Mr.. Frisk is an experiences
fisherman and states that Sank Lake
is one of the most satisfactory lakes
he ever fshed in.