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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
COOLIDGE ENDORSED
AT GO. CONVENTION
LITTLE INTEREST SHOWN AT
REPUBLICAN GATHERING IN
ST. CLOUD YESTERDAY
ONLY ABOUT so ATTEND
SEVERAL SAUK CENTRE MEN
ELECTED TO DISTRICT AND
STATE MEETINGS

That the Republicans of Stearns
county are refusing to become en-
Unused over the presidential election
is apparent by the small number of
delegates attending the county con-
vention held in St. Cloud yesterday
afternoon. At the caucus held in this
city Monday evening there were prob
ably more votes cast than in any
other precincts in the county, and
there was no particular opposition in
either ward. Over so voters cast
their ballot in the First ward and
elected Ben Allen and Everett Lux
as delegates to the county conven-
ton, defeating G. Hillerud and Will
liam Parker. In the Second ward
"a votes were cast of which George
Berggreen, F. w. Sprague, George
Fish, James Stricken and ]. E. Bon
ner were elected by handsome ma
jorities. All of the above delegates
attended the county convention held
in st. Cloud yesterday afternoon ex-
cept Mr.. Stricken. William Parker
who is secretary of the Republican
County Committee, attended the con-
vention with the Sank Centre contin-
gent.
County Chairman Atwood presided
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

over the convention deliberations
which was attended by less than so
delegates including the entire st.
Cloud representation. The gathering
assembled in the Community club
rooms Of the new court house. Reso-
lutions were adopted endorsing the
candidacy of President Calvin Cool
idge and also the candidacy of Mr..
Brewer of Kimball as delegate from
the Sixth Congressional District to
the National, convention to be held
in Cleveland Ohio, in June.
George Fish Of Sank Centre was
named on the committee to select
delegates, and Ben Allen was named
as member of the credentials COM
mittee. Fay Sprague, J. E. Bonner,
and George Fish of Sank Centre were
elected to the state convention to
be held in st. Paul Saturday of this
week, and George Berggreen and
George Fish were elected as dele
gates to the Sixth District convention
to be held at Brainerd tomorrow.
Allen A. Atwood of st. Cloud was
reelected chairman and William
Parker of Sank Centre was elected
secretary of the county committee by
a unanimous vote.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

Dewey o'Gara, was a clever dancing
sklt. The former was made us as a
tan colored gal. "The Long and Short
of 1t" or "Sign-tific Farming" pre-
sented by Sig Holme and skinny
Wallace was a very novel and en-
joyable act. Mr.. Holme made a dis
.tinct impression as the inebriated
fiddler and 'Skinny's' makeup and
rich Irish brogue rounded out a
very clever skit. The latter's act of
appearing to walk up and down stairs
was a novelty that pleased.
One of the real big hits in the pro-
duction proved to be the Gopher
Prairie Band" or Making Main
Street Famous" with DR.. Blk their
director, JOS. Kusba as manager and
Ben Allen, Adolph Blk, Henry Rad
er, Pullman Peterson, Charles Miller,
and JOS. Kusba, soloists. AS the
rube director, DR.. Blk demonstrated
that he is a comedian of real ability
and he kept the entire audience con-
vulsed with continuous and hilarious
laughter. Manager Kusba's smile was
contagious, and the various solo ar
lists were made up as characters that
made it hard for even their intimate
friends to recognize them.
Glen L. Otis, the producer, scored
a signal success in this production.
Besides pleasing the people, the
Community Club will net a trifle over
$4,000 out of their minstrel show.
This much has been clearly demon
strated, that any time in the future
the Sank Centre Community Club
start out to put on an entertainment
there will be wild scramble for
seats. A very high standard was
established Monday and Tuesday eve
nings that will call forth very best eff
forts and talent of the club members
to maintain in the future.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
Many Contracts Pour in
as the Potato Drive Ends
Thirty Counties are Known to have
Reached Quotas-Total Member,
ship May Reach $1,000

Though the campaign to form the
Minnesota Potato Growers Exchange
closed Saturday night, the state of.
fee this week knew but one thing fol
certainty and that was that the
membership drive was the most sue
cessful in the history of commodity
cooperative marketing in the United
States.
By the end of this week, the
clerical force at the state office is
expected to work it's way out of the
congestion caused by the hundreds OF
contracts received as the campaign
came to an end.
On Thursday, Feb. Fl, the official
membership was 10,448 and the acre
age under contract was IA, 168. II
is forecast that the membership will
be in excess of L 900, with a gross
acreage of more than 10000. The
goal of the campaign was to sign up
120,163 acres.
1t was known that 80 counties had
completed their quotas and that there
was chance for eight more to quail
fly under the contract. How many OF
those that needed additional acreage
reached their goal the last three days
of the drive will not be known until
the official check is completed.
At the same time that the campaign
ended, the Victory Contract Signing
contest was brought to a close. Win
ners will be announced next week.
More than 1000 contracts were
signed by contestants alone.
AS quickly as clerical work Incl
dent to the close of the campaign is
out of the way, the state committee
will take up its task of forming coun-
ty associations and decorating them
into state exchange.
Both will be organized under the
new Standard cooperative marketing
act, passed by the last session OF the
legislature. =,
All who have signed contracts will
have an opportunity to take part in
forming the county and state organi-
cations.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
lOO2.6 LBS. BUTTER
MADE BY LOCAL COW
13-YEAR-OLD BROWN SWISS BE.
COMES WORLD CHAMPION OF
ALL BREEDS FOR AGE
OWNED BY MINETTE & SON
ANIMAL WAS MIXED FOUR
TIMES DAILY FOR YEAR BY
GEORGE MINETTE

Believe, the 13-year-old Brown
Swiss cow owned by F. P. Minette &
Son, Sank Centre, Feb. 18th finished
one years official test supervised by
the Extension Department of the
State University in which she made
a most remarkable showing.
During the twelve month period
Believe gave 25,847.8 pounds of milk
which produced 1002.62 pounds of
butterfat, making her the worlds
record Brown Swiss COW for all ages
for both milk and butterfat, displac-
ing Hawthorne Dairy Maid, with re-
cord of 22,622.6 pounds of milk and
927.23 pounds of butterfat.
Believe also holds the worlds re-
cord for fat over all breeds for cows
of Is years old or older. Believe
freshened on Feb. 10, 1923 and three
days later was placed under test. She
was MIXED four times daily; at a 100
and 1000 A. M. and 100 and 1000
P. NJ, George Minette caring for her
exclusively during the entire period
she was under the test and MIXED
her every time except three milkings.
Believe gained 160 pounds of flesh
during the twelve months she was
under test. At various times dur
ing the year officials from the Uni
versity Farm, St. Paul, verified the
tests, made by Mr.. Minette and Son.
The Minette's first became interest
ed in the Brown Swiss breed when
they visited the farm of Ben Elfring
at Freeport in 1912, sthis particular
breed taking their eye the first time
they saw them. They made it a
point to visit the Elfring herd once
or twice every year to see how they
were doing. They studied them for
five years and early in October, 1917,
Mr.. Minette went to LaCrescent,
Mimi, where he purchased the first
Brown Swiss for the Far View Dairy
farm. This purchase consisted of
three cows and bull. The same day
he purchased three cows from And
rev Martin at West Salem, Wis, and
brought the entire lot to Sank Cen
tire with him. Proior to this time Mr..
Minette had been milking grade Hol-
stems. He sold eleven head Of these
as soon as possible, and in November,
1917, he purchased five more pure
bred Brown Swiss from HI. w. Ayers
of Honey Greek, Wis. Being so well
pleased with his first purchases, Mr..
Minette in July, 1913, attended the
sale of H. G. Taylor at Madison, Wis,
where he purchased five more head,
Believe No. APPS, at present world S
champion, being among the number.
Five of the daughters of Believe
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
DIED IN OREGON

Word has been received in Sank
Centre of the death of Mrs. Ethel
Doolittle, wife of M. H. Doolittle
which occurred at the family home
in Vale, Ore, Feb. 20, 1924. The
deceased had been a sufferer from
asthma for many years. She was
buried at Long Beach, CAL, Saturday,
Feb. 23.,
Mr.. Doolittle was in the jewelry
business in Sank Centre for a num-
Der of years, selling out to Mr.. Van
desteeg. The family moved west ten
years ago on account Of Mrs. Doolit-
ties health. Besides the husband,
four children are the immediate fam
lily left to mourn. They are: Verda,
Louine, Orson, and 17-months-old
baby girl.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
SAUK CENTRE WILL
OPEN TOURNAMENT
LOCALS MEET LONG PRAIRIE IN
INITIAL CONTEST FRIDAY
AFTERNOON
ENTHUSIASM RUNS HIGH
FINALS WILL BE PLAYED SAT-
URDAY MORNING-TWON EU-
TRIAL REFEREES

Basket ball fans of this section are
anxiously awaiting the District bas-
ket ball tournament which will be
held at Sank Centre and Moorhead
Friday and Saturday of this week.
Because of the large territory in
volved and the large number of teams,
it is absolutely necessary to hold
an elimination series of games.
Friday afternoon at 1:30 Sank
Centre and Long Prairie will open
followed by Wadena VS. Glenwood,
Melrose VS. Eagle Bend. The winner
of the Long Prairie-Sauk Centre
game will play the winner of the
Fergus Falls Glenwood game, and
the winner of the Wadena-Alexan-
dria game will play the winner of the
Melrose-Eagle Bend game, Friday
evening. Saturday morning the win
ners of the Friday evening games
will play for the championship of
this end of the district.
The teams participating at the
Moorehead meet are Hawley, Glyn-
don, Detroit, Perham, Moorehead and
Breckenridge. Sank Centre has had
the hardest schedule of any team in
this portion of the district, with
Alexandria following. Sank Centre
has played one more game than
Alexandria, having won eight and
lost two, while Alexandria has won
seven and lost two.
Wadena, the champion of the en-
tire district last year, comes to the
Sank Centre tournament with six
winnings and no losses. The record
of Wadena does not particularly
brighten Sank Centre, Alexandria and
some of the other strong teams in
this end of the district, because Wa
dena has had decidedly the easiest
schedule of any of the teams partici-
pating in the tournament which starts
at the Junior High School auditorium
tomorrow afternoon.
Sank Centre is in first-class trim
for the meet. Tuesday evening they
worked out with the Legion quint
and Wednesday afternoon they had a
scrimmage with the Melrose High
School team on the local floor. If
they are eliminated before the finals
there will be no alibis.
Today, Thursday, at 100 P. M,
Supt. III. A. Falk received notice that
w. H. Differs of Parkers Prairie and
J. R. Bush of Detroit had been Sc
lected as referees of the tournament.
The following table shows the num-
Der of games won and lost by each
of the various teams participating in
the Sank Centre. tournament:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
Community Club Ministries
Play to Capacity Houses
Organization Nets $500

The Minstrel Show put on under
the auspices of the Sank Centre
Community Club at the Caughren
Theatre, Monday afternoon, Monday
evening, and Tuesday evening, is
generally conceded to be the most
successful amateur production ever
Staged in Sank Centre.
Monday afternoon 800 children en-
joyed the show; Monday evening the
company played to a capacity house,
and on Tuesday night they were
packed like sardines and it is conser-
vatively estimated that at least one
hundred were turned away. People
came from all nearby towns and
countryside, as far east as st. Cloud.
Charles E. Harrison made an ideal
interlocutor; practically every joke of
the end men had been localized, and
the dozen vocal soloists and choruses
were compelled to respond to numer-
Gus encores. The circle was made up
of twenty voices with volume, range,
and harmony that was a pleasing
revelation. The comic songs, ut
Gaspard; ooh Soul, Oh Me" by DIR.
j. F. Dubois, and "Any Old Way
You Cook Chicken" by Lynn Whit
son, possessed wonderful possibilities
and the Sank Centre comedians made
the most of their opportunities.
Asa M. Wallace opened the Olio
with monologue, "Nut Politics"
which appeared to please; Gus Otto,
Frank Klein, and Jos. Kusba with
an accordian, talking, and dancing act
was as enjoyable as it was novel ;
Lynn Whitson, Fay Cooper, Henry
Thielen, and Ed Gaspard's songs, in
strumental, and talking quartet. "The
Four Crows" received well de-
served curtain call both evenings; the
cake walk of Victor Conklin and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

are owned by Mr.. Minette & Son, two
of whom are on test now, and are
giving very gratifying results. The
Far View farm also has two grand
daughters and one grandson from this
famous cow.
In March, 1920, the Minettes at
tended the E. M. Barton sale at Hins-
dale, ILL.,, where they purchased nine
head, among them being the highest
priced Brown Swiss COW ever sold at
public sale, the animal being of an
excellent show type.
On his return Mr.. Minette stopped
off in the Twin Cities and conferred
with the Minnesota State Fair offic-
ials and urged them to again place
Brown Swiss cattle on the State Fair
premium list; they had been taken
off several years before. After Mr..
Minette had promised the board that
two show herds from this state would
be exhibited, the Brown Swiss class
was re-instated.
In 1920 the Dairy Calf Club idea
was introduced in Minnesota, and
George Minette, the junior member
of the firm, became member. he
picked as his entry, a little heifer
calf from Believe and named her
Dorothy Believe of Far View. He
won all honors at the County Fair
and free trip to South St. Paul
with Dorothy Believe; at the latter
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
Telephone Co. Retires J. W.
Ward After 19 Years Service
John French Relieved of Duties as
Lineman-Will Locate in West
r. F. Schwalen, New Manager

ii. w. Ward, who has been the COM
mercial manager of the Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company, Sank Cen
tire, for the past 10 years, was placed
on the pension retired list by the COM
pany, March 1st. He has been sue
ceeded by R. F. Schwalen, who has
been manager of the Paynesville
plant of the company for the past two
and one-half years. Prior to going to
Paynesville, Mr.. Schwalen was at
Monticello and Fergus Falls. He has
been connected with the Northwest
ern Bell Telephone Company fol-
about six years. The new manager
arrived Saturday to assume his du-
ties. He is a young, unmarried man
and a very pleasant gentleman to
meet.
Mr.. Ward became associated with
the telephone business in Sank. Cen
tire 10 years ago, when he purchased
the local plant from Harry Tobey,
the latter gentleman having installed
the plant tweleve years prior to that
time. Two years later, or in June,
1906, Mr.. Ward sold the property to
the Northwestern Bell Telephone
Company and became the local man.
ager. He has been painstaking in
looking after the affairs of the Com
pany, and the Herald understands
that Mr.. Ward will retain offices in
the rooms occupied by the Telephone
Company over the first State Bank.
He will spend much of his time in the
future in developing his splendid
lake property at Little Birch, near
Ward Springs.
John French who has been the
efficient wire chief for the North
western company at Sank Centre for
the past six years, has also severed
his connection, the new manager
holding a dual position; that of look
ing after the commercial business as
well as the physical business of the
company in Sank Centre.
During the half dozen years that
Mr.. French has been resident of
this city he has been a splendid citi-
zen and his many friends regret the
necessity of his retiring.
The Herald understands that it is
the intention of the Northwestern
people to comply with Mr.. French
desire of being transferred to the
West coast. The gentleman has sold
his bungalow, corner of Fifth and Ash
streets, to Mike Millner, and he ex-
poets to leave with his family for
their new home in the west about the
middle of the month. In the event
that the telephone company does not
come through with the transfer, Mr..
French states that he will move west
anyway.
The new manager-wire-chief will
be under the direct supervision of
the District Commercial manager,
Ralph Borman, at st. Cloud. Mr..
Borman is well known in Sank Cen
tire, having at one time been a teach
er in the Sank Centre public schools.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
FUND APPORTIONMENT MADE

st. Paul, March 3.-The seml-an-
nual apportionment Of the current
state school fund was certified to the
state auditor today.
The sum to be divided among the
schools ~of the state this month is
$1,031, 665$ according to the figures
of J. N. Mcconnell, commissioner of
education.
The number of pupils on whom the
apportionment is based is 491, 262, an
increase of 11,545 over last year, and
an increase of 30,206 over the num-
Der two years ago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06
FACTORY MANAGERS MEET

Manager T.. P. Krebs, and Factory
Superintendent H. j. Krohm of the
Blue Valley Creamery company left
Wednesday noon for Duluth where
they will attend meeting of sup
erintendents and managers of the
Blue Valley Creamery company held
Thursday and Friday. The factories
which will be represented at this
meeting are Milwaukee, Sank Centre,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

AIden-Mr. and Mrs. Jens Hansen
celebrated their 6Oth wedding ami
versary here. They came to Freeborn
county from Denmark AZ years ago.
Both are enjoying the best health, al
though they are more than 80 years
of age.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

Bemidji, and Duluth. The meeting
will be conducted by the General
Manager and Professor Hunziker,
manager of the manufacturing de-
partment, both Of Chicago.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

Mrs. S. D. Jardine Of Fargo, N.
D. arrived Friday of last week for a
weeks visit with friends and relatives
in this city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-03-06

!. Miss Lillian Halverson, who for the
past two weeks has been guest Of
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. III. S. Halverson, returned to her
home at Battle Lake, Thursday eve
ming of last week, called there on ac-
count Of her mother undergoing an
operation.
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The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-05-22
Who is to Blame?

Who is to blame for the condi-
ton in which the roads around
White Earth and between White
Earth and Ogems have remained
this spring! On Saturday last
the mail carrier between this vii
lage and Ogema threatened to
discontinue the route if the roads
were not dragged and put in shape
for travel. The matter of drag.
ging the roads in this vicinity has
been sadly neglected by the town
board so far this season. They
have been dragged but once or
twice since the passing of winter
and mighty poor job was done at
that. The roads should have been,
dragged last week, but the drag
was not put on them at all. We
admit that the weather has been
unfavorable, but if the roads were
dragged whenever the opportunity
offered there would be no deep
ruts and holes to fiji up with water
every time it rained and make the
roads impossible. There is no
plausible excuse for this neglect
of our roads. Lack of funds is a
poor excuse at this time, for the
reason that the town has been
short OF funds for some years,
nevertheless our roads have been
kept in first class condition. and if
the same man were doing the
work this year they would be in
good shape at this time. The man
who is holding the contract for
dragging the roads is a member of
the town board, and under the law
cannot hold such a contract, we
understand the contrast is in his
sons name, and that this son is a
minor. Furthermore, these roads
cannot be properly dragged with
a tractor, for the reason that you
cannot get out far enough to the
edges of the road with tractor to
work the dirt up into the center,
and which is absolutely necessary
to do a good job. -
The town board should get after
this matter at once and not let it be
common talk that we are practical
ly shut off from the outside ON
account of the neglect of our roads.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-05-22
SUMMONS,
MAY 8-Junc 19]

MAY S-Junc 19l
State of Minnesota
County of Becker District Court
.... Seventh Judicial District
Citizens State Bank of Galloway,
Minnesota, a corporation, Plaintiff
Arnold Miller, sometimes known as
Arnold A.. Miller, also known as
Arnold j. Miller. Defendant
SUMMONS
THE STATE OF MINNESOTA to
the above named defendant:
You are hereby summond and re-
quired to answer the complaint of the
plaintiff in the above entitled action,
which has been filed in the office of
the Clerk of said Court, and to serve
a copy of your answer thereto upon
the subscriber at his office in the
Village of White Earth, in the
within twenty l20) days after the
service of this Summons upon you,
exclusive of the day of such service:
Ii you fail to answer the said COM
plant within the time aforesaid, the
pldluJlu III JIllS dCtlOIl VIII take
judgement against you for the fol-
lowing sums, viz: ...
First-For the sum of Six hundred and
thirty dollars 1880. 00), with interest
thereon from the lst day of NNovem-
Der 1923, at the rate of ten per cent.
per annum.
Second-For the sum of Ten and
S0-1OO ($lO.S0) dollars, with interest
thereon from the 9th day of January
1923, at the rate Of ten per cent per
annum.
Third-For the sum of One humid
red fifty.six and 25-l00 (S156.25) dol
lars, with interest thereon from the
End day Of August 1929, at the rate Of
ten per cent per annum.
Fourth For plaintiffs costs and
herein.
Dated May 9Th, 1924.
Frank d. Beaulieu;
Attorney for plaintiff.
White Earth, Minnesota.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-05-22
4. K. TORGERSON

After due consideration, and after
consulting a large number of tax
payers in the Fifth Commissioner
District, l have decided to become a
candidate for Commissioner in this
district.
If elected it shall be my aim to
serve and represent ALL of this dis
trict, and not only o small portion
of same, as well as Becker county at
large. believe this CAN and
SHOULD be done. If a man cannot
see tit to do this, he has no moral
right to seek an office of this kind.
l have lived in this district 4S
years, came here when I was 10 years
old from ST. Peter, Nicollet County,
Mimi, where | was born,
/ served as Chairman of tbs Town.
ship Of Cuba for a large number of
years. The past nine years I have
served as President of the Lake Park
q Cuba Fire Insurance Company.
l have practically grown up with
this country, and believe I am quail
fled to know something about what
the taxpayers of this district demand
and are entitled to. end therefore
kindly ask for your vote and support
at the coming Primaries, and assure
you 1t will be greatly appreciated.
Yours respectfully,
A. X. TORGERSON.