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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07

ADDE'S knew the lay of the ground
and that they had made study OF
the situation although, as far as the
Herald could ascertain, no suspicious
characters had been seen about the
village during the past few days.
The Willard State Bank was estab-
lished about 1900 by Byron Angel
and was operated as a private insti-
tuition until 1908 when it was
changed over to State bank to con-
form with the Minnesota law. 1t is
capitalized at $4,000 and has a sur.
plus of $4,000. The recent report
made to the banking department
showed desopits of about $4,000.
The bank was housed in a one story
brick structure the front of which
was completely wrecked by the ex.
Iplosions.
The officers of the bank are: Theo-
dore Anne, Glenwood, president; o.
H. Pepper, a farmer residing be-
tween Willard and Glenwood, vice
president; and E. G. Hanson of Vii
lard, cashier. The officers of the
bank are the directors.
The Herald understands that the
bank is fully insured against the
loss.
While the villagers heard the
blasts, nevertheless no attempt was
made to modest the robbers in their
work as it was impossible to organize
posse ds telephone connections were
cut off. Willard does not have a
night telephone operator; neither is
there night man located at the de-
pot and there is no night Waterman.
These conditions made it much cas-
Ter for the robbers to successfully
carry out their plans.
The robbers have made complete
get away and there are absolutely no
clues.
Vice President, B. F. Dubois of
the First State Bank of Sank Centre
accompanied the Herald editor to Vii
lard where he looked over the wreck
age caused by the yeggs. The fol
lowing is Mr.. Dubois version of the
ROBBERY in nutshell:
81 had the pleasure of trip to
Willard with the Herald editor this
morning. We drove over to see the
effect of nitro-glycerine on a square
door safe. Nitro-glycerene is pc
culiar stuff. The vault and safe was
badly wrecked and the yeggs had
plenty of time to take what they
wanted. The townspeople heard the
explosions but only buried them
selves deeper in the hay. Probably
the only one showing much presence
of mind was B. j. Schramm who
boldly got up and locked both doors
before crawling under the pillow. The
yeggs were not in a hurry using six
or seven charges before getting to
the cash. They stilled the alarm
system by shooting it to pieces and
after their work took a smoke be-
fore leaving. The crooks would prob
ably have had some trouble but Bert
Butler didn't wake up as he was
sleeping on the porch Of his house
about block away. The people we
talked with all seem to know that the
bank was amply protected by insur-
ance."
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07

of 47c per square yard between the
price of the Vibrolithic and the
prices quoted on Lake Asphaltic paw
ing. Many tax payers were sold on
the idea that the ashphaltic paving
was most lasting, quieter, and was
easier to ride over, and they were
willing to pay this difference of 47c
lper square yard. A review of the
| figures showed that the cost to the
property owner including the storm
sewer, will be $3.40 square yard for
IAshphaltic paving, as against $2.93
per square yard for vibrolithic. These
figures have been furnished the Her
aid by City Engineer j. E. Bonner.
The estimate on the work was S3.37
for Ashphaltic and $500 for vibro-
lithic.
The specifications for the paving
to be laid in Sank Centre call for a
six inch reinforced concrete base
upon which two inches of ashpalt
will be laid. The 10 foot strip in
the center of the street to be paid by
the Highway Department will not be
reinforced as they claim it is unnec-
essary in view of the fact that no
water mains or sewers have caused
this section Of the street to be torn
up within the past two years. The
Ashphaltic paving will be available
for use by the public in less time
than it would be possible if the Vib-
rolithic paving had been selected. 1t
is necessary for the concrete base
to season ten days before the ash
phalt top is put on but as soon as
this is laid it is Immediately available
for service The concrete or vibro-
lithic paving seasons about 81 days
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
after it is completed before it can

after it is completed before it can
be used.
Mr.. Welsh stated to the Herald
Saturday morning that he expected
to commence the work on Sank Cen
tres streets within a two weeks per-
lod or just as soon as he could get
his machinery and equipment from
Detroit where he is completing a
three mile strip of Ashphaltic paw
ing. He expects to complete his
contract about October first.
The cost of the states portion of
paving in Mr.. Welsh's contract will
be about $4,000, making a total
paving cost from Third to Main and
Main south to the Great Northern
crossing of about $4,000.
1t was first planned to start the
work of paving at the intersection of
Oak and Third Streets, but because
the Stearns County Fair will be held
in Sank Centre the latter part of
August it was deemed advisable to
commence the work at the Great
Northern underground crossing and
work north.
The State Highway Department
has also let contract for the paw
ing of a three mile strip on Highway
No. south and east of the Great
Northern underground crossing, at
$50, 604. This does not include the
grading.
At Friday evenings meeting the
statement was made that if the black
top paving was selected by the Sank
Centre City Council, the State High
way department would very likely
use black top paving for the three
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
The Contract for AShDhat
Paving Awarded by Sank
Centre Council Saturday

Contract for paving five blocks of
Sank Centres streets was awarded
to the Welsh Paving Corporation,
Minneapolis, by the City Council,
Saturday morning of last week at an
approximate cost of S29,981.54.
After interviewing the property own
ers affected, asphaltic or black top
pavement was decided upon.
A mass meeting held at the Conn
munity Club rooms the proceeding
evening was attended by practically
every property owner affected by the
paving. There was divergence Of
opinion relative to the value of the
boulevard on the three blocks run
ming south from Fifth on Main
street. After a considerable discus
sion of the matter it was decided by
the property owners living in that
section of the city, to abide by ma
-jority vote of the footage to be paved
in those three blocks. Two thous-
and feet were effected by the boule-
ward and the vote showed that prop
erty owners owning Lotto feet IA
vored the boulevard and $40 were
opposed to it. The Council plans to
make this beautiful parkway and
when the paving is completed it
should make South Main street one
of the. hadsomest residential streets
in Central Minnesota.
At Friday evenings meeting the
question of whether or not Ahphaltic
or Vibrolithic paving should be used,
was discussed. The sentiment at the
meeting was about equally divided
between the two types of paving.
After re-checking of the figures it
was found that there was a spread
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
hit Centre, SennsCom Minnesota, Thursday Z


4th, but it has made rapid strides dur
ing the past few weeks and most of
the fields are but very few days be-
hind schedule, large percentage of
it being tassled out. Never in the
history of Centray Minnesota has corn
made as rapid strides as during the
past two weeks. An increased acre
age this year promises to bring a
most satisfactory return to the
farmer.
For the first time in a number of
years the farmers of Western Stearns
will be in position to show balance
on the rightside of the ledger for
the long hours they are compelled to
put in nearly every day of the year.
The yield will be abundant and on
the whole prices will be moderately
high.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
Sank Centre Pioneer Died
AT Mortified Last Friday
Mrs. Jane S. Parker, Aged 81, Called
Remains Brought to This City
for Burial

Saturday, August End, Frank
Parker received a message from
Mortified conveying the sad news Of
the death of his mother, Mrs. Jane
S. Parker, which occurred at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. r. S. Trip at
Mortified, MINI.
The deceased was born at Apple
ton, England, March 2, 1887 and
with her parents moved to America,
locating at st. Charles, ILL.,, when IL
years of age On June 80, 1858 she
was united in marriage to Henry H.
Parker at st. Charles, Ill. They
moved to Belmont, Iowa shortly af-
ter the Civil war where they resided
number of years.
The family moved to Sank Centre
in 1882 where they resided until the
death of Mr.. Parker, April 20, 1912.
This union resulted in eight children,
three of whom are living: Mrs. R. S.
Trip of Mortified, Mimi; Mrs.
Henry Legler, Boise, Idaho; ana
Frank S. Parker of this city.
For the past four years Mrs.
Parker had made her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Trip, at Mortified.
The remains arrived in Sank Centre
Monday evening, and were taken to
the home of her son F. S. Parker
where they remained until Tuesday
afternoon at 2:30 when they were
taken to the Congregational church
where funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. C. S. Sparkes, the pastor.
The remains were laid to rest in
Greenwood cemetery beside those of
her husband.
The deceased was the last surviv-
ing member of family of eleven
children. Her death was caused by
old age and hardening of the AFTER
les.
Relatives attending the funeral re-
siding outside of Sank Centre were f:
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Trip, North
field, Mimi. Mrs. j. D. Van Dyke,
and Miss Marion Lewis of Long
Prairie. The other daughter, Mrs.
Henry Legler of Boise, Idaho, was
unable to make the trip for the funer-
al.
Mrs. Parker went through the
hardships of pioneer life in Mime
sofa. Those who enjoyed her ac-
quaintance speak in glowing terms of
her many womanly traits and Sank
Centre citizens sincerely sympathize
with their esteemed townsman in his
bereavement.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
AUTO ACCIDENT

Friday afternoon as G. A. Lawton
wife and two daughters, of st. Ben
idicto, Tex, were driving east on
Highway No. a, about ten miles west
of Sank Centre in a Ford touring
car, the machine turned completely
over while rounding a sharp curve
Mrs. Lawton was thrown out over
the steering wheel and suffered
bruises on her back. Mr.. 'Lawton
had his collar bone broken but the
two daughters were not injured. The
left hind wheel of the car was broken
the top demolished and the steering
gear and windshield put out of COM
mission. The Lawton's were brought
to Sank Centre and taken to the Com
mercial hotel where they remained
for several days recuperating
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
DIED IN CALIFORNIA

Word has been received in Sank
Centre of the death of Ralph Engel,
son of VIM. Engle, which occurred at
his fathers home at Santa Ann, CAL,
Monday forenoon, Aug. A, 1924. The
remains will be brought to Sank
Centre for burial and they are ex-
pected to- arrive over the Great
Northern Saturday evening. The de-
ceased was about twenty years of
age and was taken west by his faith
er about two years on account of
failing health. His mother died Jan.
4, 1919. Funeral arrangements at
this writing Wednesday afternoon
have not been completed. Besides
the father the imemdiate surviving
relatives are two brothers, Arthur
and Jesse.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
Best Grain Crop in Many
Years Going Under Sickle
Small Grain of All Kinds of Excellent
Ouality-Corn Has Made Rapid
Strides in Two Weeks

The farmers of Western Stearns
County are in the midst of the most
bountiful harvest of small grains OF
all kinds raised and developed In TINS TN
section for many years. After dill
gent inquiry the Herald has been un,
able to locate any rust in. the small
grains of this section. The cool
spring gave the grain a hardy and
deep root and the favorable weather
and plenty of moisture makes a
golden harvest the result.
Corn was not "knee high" July
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07

Sunday Mr.. and Mrs. Asa M. Wal
lace and son Hugh, and D. Sandved
of Minneapolis drove to Alexandria
where they were met by Mr.. and
Mrs. B. j. Schramm and son Jack
of Willard and Mr.. and Mrs. David
Turnstrand and little daughter Ruth
of Minneapolis, where very pleas
ant day was spent at Alexandria
beautiful city park.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
ALEC GOLF TOURNAMENT

The golf classic of Central Mime
sofa will be played at Alexandria
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of
this week. The Herald understands
that the following golfers of this
CITY are planning on taking part:
Walter Moynihan, Alymer Crickmer,
S. S. Strong, David and Paul Caugh-
rem, and B. ]. Schnur of Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07
HANDICAP GOLF TOURNAMENT

There VIII be handicap golf
tournament at the Sank Centre
Country Club, Sunday afternoon,
Aug. 10. Eighteen holes will be
played. The first prize will be a
pair of golf shoes hung up by the
Model Shoe Store, and the fifth
prize a perfectly good carpet beaten,
offered by the Sank Centre Herald.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07

F. X. Lewis and family motored
down from Bertha Sunday and spent
the day visiting at the home of the
gentleman's father, Dr.. E. j. Lewis.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-08-07

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14
Placing the Date

A party of tourists was about to be
steered through the ruins of Pompeii.
The guide began his lecture by saying:
"Pompeii was destroyed by eruption in
70"
"Oh!" exclaimed the woman from
the Middle West, "just eight years
after the Chicago fret"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14
Legion Will Battle
Against TLLiferucy

A move to wipe out illiteracy from
the state of Georgia will be undertaken
Immediately by the American Legion
in that state, according to recent ac-
ton taken at conference of all posts.
The Georgia illiteracy commission
will receive not only financial support
from the Legion, but the man power
Of the veterans organization will be
made available as well. according to
statements made by officials.
Georgia has more than 10000 white
illiterates, and the greatest need Of
the state in combating illiteracy is the
provision Of funds with which to open
schools for these men and women, the
Legionnaires were told.
Garland w. Powell, director Of the
Legion's national Americanism COM
mission, told the delegates present that
among these illlterates, radicals might
find fertile field for their work for
overthrow of the nations Institutions
as the insidious propaganda of such
forces is spread through the unknow-
ing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14
Trades or Professions
for individual Posts

Formation of posts of the American
Legion to specifically serve certain
trades or professions is growing rap
idly. Many posts in the organization
number as members, doctors and den
fists, employees of great corporations,
members Of fraternal orders, or some
other group that has trade or similar
interest as reason for their affilia-
ton
One of the most decided of such
movements is that of advertising men,
who as World war veterans, are asso-
ciating themselves with the Legion,
and carrying on in their own line.
Strong posts Of this character have
been formed in Chicago, New York
Philadelphia and Boston. In Cleve-
land, another post composed exclusive
ly of advertising men is in process of
and Indianapolis include members Of
printing and allied advertising
men, journalists, circulation men,
printers, pressmen and similar profess
sionS.
From many of these posts come
some of the Invest ideas in post ndver-
Using that are seen in the organiza-
ton, and 1t is not unlikely that depart
ment and national officials of the
Legion will call on the man-power Of
posts for help in preparation of adver-
Using material in the future.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14
q IHE q
AMERICAN
LEGION
'oopy Tor This Department Supplied by the
REAL PURPOSE OF
"PEACE MOVEMENTS

Characterizing efforts of certain so
called peace movements" as insidious
attempts of radicals to gain control
of United States, the Americanism
commission Of the American Legion is
warning members of that organization
against participation.
I'VE know that war Is terrible" says
bulletin just issued by the Legion's
commission Many brave lives have
been sacrificed in defense Of Ameri-
can principles and ideals. Are we go
ing to allow Dissertation of these lives
by lot Of extreme pacif1sts who hide
behind the cloak of the Deity?" the
bulletin asks.
Garland w. Powell, director of the
Americanism commission, prepared the
bulletin, In which he says that the
Womens' Peace society, the Womens
Peace Union of the Western Hem
isphere, and the Fellowship of Youth
for Peace are bodies which, in exact
ing anti-war pledges from members,
will preclude such Americans from par
ticipation in defense Of the United
States, should it be drawn into war
He says that the efforts of these or
CARNATIONS are used by radicals as
tools, and that, working in fertile fields
among the youth and Bible classes of
the nation, they are gaining strength.
He urges that every American who
learns of such meetings attend, and II
possible present the patriotic view
point Of America.
g. They are the tools of the
bolsheviks, the revolutionary radicals
and the communists" the bulletin
says Nothing would suit them bet
ter than to have all Americans sign
pledges of this kind. Then they would
walk in, seize our country and destroy
our institutions. If there ever
was a time in the history of our ma
fion that action is needed, it Is now
when such anti-American movements
as the one described are in progress.
Show these people that we have no
place for them in our institutions and
government the bulletin concludes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14
MARY
SUCCEEDS
ON
MAIN STREET
By LAURA MILLER
1924 Dy Laura Miller
A WOMAN WHO COUNTS

Nellie Brewer Price is an accurate
person, whose youthful handwriting is
balanced by dignified letter-paper. The
letter bears the heading: Estate of
California, Department Of Finance,
Sacramento"
or ali the artistic and professional
and business women met or written
to, she's the first one who refuses to
De beguiled into any opinions on her
own career or that of Miss Average
Girl" So, though it goes against the
grain for me to SO much as make the
right change for dollar, I'll try to be
accurate, too! And as a matter Of
fact there's enough romance in mere
letterhead, with Nellie Brewer Prices
name second In the list Of four per-
sons-all otherwise of masculine per-
suasion-who make up the board of
control of that marvellous country
known as California. But again
stand corrected because Mrs. Price in
sists there haven't been any outstand-
Ing events in her career.
There was a university education.
Go some of us a real event.) Fol-
lowed job In her fathers fire insur-
ance ofiice-because he was in Ill
health. (What wouldn't many a girl
give to be able to help father!) Dur
Ing that time she took up shorthand
and learned bookkeeping whether
with difficulty, at night school, or as
part of the days work, her un-oman-
tic self doesn't say). Across the hall
was lawyer. He taught i Nellie
Brewer Price law in exchange for
stenographic work. again that vain
wonder about night study y
For the sake of accuracy she ac-
knowledges that she was the first
woman admitted to the bar in New
Mexico. What sort of cases came
to the first woman lawyer in that
state so much part of us, yet so
close to old Mexico? She doesn't
tell Los Angeles drew her with DO
sitions in the woman's city police
court, then in a Acknowledgement or
ganization, and next in the Taxpay-
ers' Association of California. The
last kept her at work four years, COM
pillng a digest of all laws affecting
state boards and Offices in California.
The knowledge thus gained gave her
special fitness for the work she now
does as chief of the division of bud
gets and accounts. The general bud
get for all state expenditures, which
she recently prepared and submitted
to the legislature, that financial
scheme on which the state will be run
for the two years to come, totals
$116,OO0,OO0.
Remember the small boys who used
Scornfully to announce, saw, girls
can't count? For obvious reasons the
girl Laura Miller used to be had no
retort. But think what small army
OF Nellie Prices could sayl
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14
THE PLACE OF THE GOOD
TRADE 3

Have you ever heard a girl cry
"Ch, can't be myself in this horrid
little town! I'd stay here if there
were any way for girl to develop
her own individuality?
ITS the individuality that one can
develop in such a place as this" says
Carolyn Requarth, "that makes up the
most interesting thing about being
and working here--individuality that
the average girl cannot possibly Gre
ate in big city" She owns an inter-
esting shop, which some $4,000 people
visit annually. The business associa-
ton of her county recently picked her
as representative of good salesman
ship. And when 1t comes to cold fig
ures, she can point to a business that
has quadrupled since she took it over
It's pure coincidence, Of course. that
the Indians named Ottawa, where she
set up shop, 1.-THE Place of the Good
Trade" Two things-one subjective
and one objective, as the psychologists
say-started her off right. She I'M
dertook musical census" and found
out that she had that secret of ap-
preaching people which makes a sales
man success. Then her manager
took an interest in developing her
ability. He practically forced her to
go to selling musical accessories be-
cause he knew it was a thing she was
fitted for. She thought there was mo
future in it." But She persevered.
Two years of training followed,
partly in smaller shops where re-
sponsibility rested on her own shout
ders. BY this time. she says she had
determined to win in this field. She
discovered that business In her own
name meant more money and more
enjoyment. Her chance came to take
over victrola shop in Ottawa, which
now keeps five assistants busy.
II do not advise any girl to go to a
large city unless she is specialist"
Miss Requarth says. "If she tries
business in the city she should have
sufficient training to make her efficient
In every way"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14
Old Tablet Records Birth

A tablet recording the birth of girl,
Herrennia Gemella, March IL, 12S A..
D., is preserved in the vaults of the
University of Michigan. 1t was found
in Egypt in 1922 and was translated at
the British museum. The wooden
leaves open like folding slate.
Though the seals have disappeared the
names of the witnesses are read with
ease.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14
Unkind Dig

d. N. Johnson and A. F. Manners, OF
Spencer, each weighing 200 pounds,
went into a restaurant at Bloomington.
They asked the affable waiter whether
he fed folk in his place of business at
that hour of the day.
eyes," he replied, "but we do not
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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14

Three of a Kind

Lucille of Laurel street, pupil at
school No. 81, 1888 Shelby street, used
the word singular the other day.
"What does that mean?" asked an
older cousin.
THAT means one" was the reply.
"Then what would you call two?"
PLURAL" came back the prompt re-
ply.
and three what would you call
that?"
'Triplets, of course. indianapolis
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