The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-10-30
SPLENDID TIMBER
FOR LEGISLATURE
SAUK CENTRE CITIZENS SHOULD
GIVE c. E. BOHALL STRONG
SUPPORT
A MAN OF REAL WORTH
PRACTICAL FARMER WHO CAN
GET RESULTS FOR AGRI-
CULTURISTS

CULTURISTS
Sank Centre people should take
more than a passing interest in the
candidacy of C. E. Bohall, one of
the city's leading citizens.
Mr.. Bohall is opposing Thomas
Flahaven, the present incumbent for
reelection as representative in this,
the first of the 46th Legislative dis
trict of Stearns county.
The Sank Centre man was drafted
for service after a conference of
fifty citizens, representing Sank Cen
tire, Melrose, Brooten, Belgrade and
Paynesville who felt that they had
not been properly represented during
the past four years.
Sank Centre citizens had been
friendly toward the candidacy of Mr..
Flahaven in previous years. During
the legislative session of 1928 dele
cation of three representatives of the
Sank Centre Community Club were
sent to ST. Paul to interview Mr..
Flahaven relative to his stand on the
twenty million dollar bond issue for
highway improvements. Following
conference with Mr. Babcock which
was attended by the Sank Centre
delegation, Mr.. Flahaven and SEN
ator Ahles at which the highway
Bond Measure was fully explained to
Mr.. Flahaven and the rest, Mr..
Flahaven stated to Mr.. Babcock in
effect that he had not had a full un-
derstanding of the proposed bill but
that after his explanation he was in
favor of the measure. Following the
conference he also assured the Sank
Centre men that he would use his in
fiuence and vote to pass the bill. Not
long after the conference, Sank Cen
tire people were informed that their
representative was not in favor of
the measure but was working against
it. He returned to his home in Sank
Centre and he was called up by DIR.
j. A. Dubois and asked to come to
town and meet with Sank Centre cit
liens and explain his attitude. He
promised to do so but failed to keep
the appointment. When the bill came
up for. final passage he voted against
it.
Under the circumstances many
Sank Centre business men who are
particularly interested in the de-
velopment of Stearns county, felt
that they could be best served by
man upon whom they could depend
if he promised them he would do GER
tain things.
Speaking of the proposed twenty
million dollar bond issue. There il
much misunderstanding and the in
formation has been conveyed to the
farmers and other voters that if the
bill is enacted into law there will be a
tax upon the people of the state. Any
statement of this sort is absolutely
misleading because the bill provided
that the bonds shall be paid only out
of the highway fund of the state
created by licenses on motor vehicles
and cannot be paid in any other way.
Under an act passed by the last
Legislature, which Mr.. Flahaven IA
vored, Stearns county has issued
$250,000 in highway bonds which has
been used in the extending of the
paving and building of the Highway
No. between Sank Centre and st.
Cloud. The improvement made has
cost practically double the amount of
bonds issued by the county and this
$250,000 bond issue has already been
taken over by the Highway Depart
ment of the State, and will be paid
out of money received from motor
vehicle licenses.
Every citizen should be interested
in better highways. Babcock High
way No. is. the most important
trunk line in the entire state, carry
ing as it does, thousands of tourists
every year into Central and North
ern Minnesota to spend their summer
vacations. The passage of the
Twenty Million Dollar Bond issue will
make it possible for the paving to
be entirely completed between St.
Cloud and Sank Centre and points on
west, and it will not cost the farmers
of Stearns county one nickel, in spite
of any claims that Mr.. Flahaven may
make to the contrary.
The people of Western Stearns
county know Mr.. Bohall so well that
it should not be necessary to say
anything in his behalf at this time.
He was born on farm ner West
Union, Todd county, in 1867. He
lived on this farm until he was
"a years of age. In 1898 he entered
the railway mail service where he
was employed for twelve years. AT
ter resigning this position me en-
tered into partnership with G. Hill
lerud & Co., in the hardware business
in Sank Centre where he remained
for about seven years. Five years
ago he was drafted for service as
member of Sank Centres City Coun-
Gil and for the past three years has
been the active and efficient presi-
dent of that body.
! In many towns in Minnesota where
they have a candidate Of the ability
and integrity of Mr.. Bohall, his COM
munity give him a unanimous vote.
The people of Sank Centre should do
no less by Mr.. Bohall.s His election