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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08
BANK CELEBRATES
FORTIETH BIRTHDAY
FIRST NATIONAL OF SAUK CEN.
TIRE OPENED FOR BUSI.
NESS MAY IL, 1884.
TWO ORGANIZERS LEFT
.CASSIUS M. SPRAGUE AND w. o.
p. HILSDALE WERE FIRST
DIRECTORS.

On May 18th, this year, the First
National Bank of this city will cele.
brate its 10th anniversary of it's or
ganization. The original stockhold
ers were L. R. Barto, S. M. Bruce
c.. n. Bennett, J. v. Brewer, To
bias Carl, Charles F. Hendryx, w.
o. P. Hilsdale, J. G.. jacob, Henry
Keller, w. P. Lambert, J. A. Law
renee, Henry Marie, J. M. McMas
tiers, l.. G.. Parker, j. L. Robbins
August Rien, @. M. Sprague, VIM
Scherffius, Frederick Williams, A. G,
Whitney,, and Gustave Willis.
The original directors of the banl
were: j. v. Brewer; S. M. Bruce
Henry Keller, w. p. Lambert, j. A
Lawrence, C. M. Sprague, and Fred
erick Williams.
The first officers of the bank were
Henry Keller, President; S. M
Bruce, Vice President; c.. M
Sprague, Cashier; w. P. Lambert
Asst. Cashier.
It will be noted above that c.. M
Sprague was the banks first cashier
and he has been the actual head Of
the institution during it's entire ex.
istence, which makes the First Ma.
tional Bank of Sank Centre, the long
est under one management of any
bank in Stearns count.
Always conservatibly managed, the
First National Bank, like the other
two banks in Sank Centre, is on q
solid basis.
At the last call by the National
Bank Department for the condition
of the bank at the close of business
March 81, 1924, the First National
had deposits of $879,299.69. They
had loans outstanding of $836,017.29
capital stock, $50, 900; surplus and un-
divided profits, $50,831. 81, and total
assets of $1,030,131.
Of the original directors C. M
Sprague and w. o. P. Hilsdale are the
only ones remaining. The present of
ficers of the bank are C. M. Sprague.
President; F. w. Sprague, Vice Pres
ident; H. j. Sauer, Cashier; and C.
S. Bjone, Asst. Cashier.
The directors are: C. M. Sprague
F. w. Sprague, w. O. P. Hilsdale, H
j.. Sauer, and E. L. Sprague.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08

Highway Commissioner c. M. Bah
cock, Chief Engineer John Mullen.
and Asst. Chief Engineer Mr.. Kipp,
conferred with Mayor Parker, the
city council, and Highway committee
of the Community Club at the club
rooms Wednesday afternoon, relative
to the states paving program In this
city this year.
The gentlemen were enroute to De
troit, Mimi, and stopped over IN
Sank Centre for an afternoon confer
ence. Mr.. Babcock stated among
other things, that it was the desire
and policy of the Highway Depart
ment to cooperate with the cities
through which the highways were To-
Gated, and to place the paving on
such streets as is desired, as far as
practicable. He also stated that while
the route for No. 8 between Sank
Centre and Melrose, had not been
definitely designated, neverthe-
less they have practically made
up their mind that the most
logical route is. the so-called
center route which leads south and
east from Sank Centre on the present
location of Highway No. 8, to a
point about two and one-half miles
southeast, or the ellison and Walker
corner, thence east crossing the G..
N. tracks with an overhead bridge.
and on into Melrose. After discus
sing the matter with the Council Mr.,
Babcock's plan will probably be te
start the paving at the corner OF OAK
and Third streets, thence east to
Main, south on Main to the Borg
mann farm, and thence east to the
junction point of the old and new
roads, which would mean an expendi-
ture of approximately 100000. II
will be impossible to pave any of the
new grading this year as it will not
be properly settled.
The county has voted bonds OF
$125, 900 for the purpose of improv-
ing Babcock Highway No. 8 in
the west end of the county.
The Herald understands that con.
siderable amount of Federal aid will
also be available for this work, but
there is the paving at Melrose to be
taken care Of and the improvement
of the road eastscf Melrose for about
two miles, across Sank river bridge
thence east and south to a point in
tersecting the gravel road about q
half mile beyond the bridge.
In the course of his remarks, Mr.
Babcock stated that Highway No. :
carried more traffic than any other
highway in the state, and it would be
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08
Sinclair Lewis to Sail
for America This Week
Sank. Centres Famous Author Has
Completed New Novel to Be Pub
$ lished In Serial Form

Sinclair Lewis, Americas foremost
young author and son of DR.. r. ).
Lewis of Sank Centre, who has spent
the past year and a half in Europe,
completing his new novel, will sail
from London Saturday of this week
for America, and will arrive in Sank
Centre May 30th for visit with his
father and friends in this city.
Mr.. Lewis has practically complet-
ed his latest novel which is entitled
CDR. Martin of Arrowsmith." Ar
rangements have been made to pub
lish this novel in serial form in the
Designer Magazine, the first install
ment to appear in the June number.
On the fifth Of June Sinclair and
DR.. C. B. Lewis of st. Cloud will
Join a party which will take an ex-
tended outing into the wilds OF the
extreme northern portion of Canada.
During his absence in Europe the
Sank Centre author has divided his
time between London, Paris, ar
points in Italy. Mrs. Lewis and little
SON will return to America with him,
but the Herald has not learned wheth-
er they will accompany him to Sank
Centre.
It is quite generally taken for
granted that when he wrote MAIN
Street" Mr.. Lewis had Sank Centre
in mind, and the result has been that
this city has received more publicity
through Mr.. Lewis book, than any
other city in the United States of its
size from any source. Sank Centre
folks are beginning to realize the
value of this publicity and are proud
of the fact that the original "Main
Street" can perhaps be found in this
city.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08

In the Legislative race there are
only two filings from this Legislative
district: Thomas Flahaven of Getty,
the present incumbent and c.. E. Bo-
hall of Sank Centre. AS there are
only two candidates for this place
their names will not appear on the
primary election ballot as both will
go before the voters of the district
at the general election in November.
o.
In the Second Legislative district
of the 46th, there are six candidates
VIM. Schneider, Albany; John H.
Fink, town of Eden Lake; John Stof-
fel, Eden Valley, Peter T. Homer,
Cold Spring; John N. Nett of Farm
ing, the latter member Of the house
several years ago. The present in
cumbent, Otto j Stein, is not can
didate for reelection but has filed to
succeed the present incumbent, Val
Herman, commissioner from the Sec
ond district, Stearns county.
J.B. Pattison of st. Cloud has
very ably represented the 45th legis-
lative, Stearns county district (west
of the Mississippi river) for the past
eight years; has declined-t to be can
didate for reelection. Attorney
James Bennett, j. /. Donohue, At
torney Ray Quinlaven, all of st.
Cloud and William Sartell of Sartell
are contesting for the nomination in
this district.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08
A PUNK BULL THRoWER

Sunday Ben Dubois went out to
the farm and got mixed up with the
cattle. He tried to jump over the
gentleman cow, which temporarily
had ceased to be gentleman. When
Ben landed squarely on his back, in
stead of jumping clear over him, the
animal did a few wild west bucking
stunts. Ben was real woody, wild
west rider for very short time; he
did not succeed in keeping his seat
very long. Just what happened is not
definitely known but Ben was miss
ing from many of his usual haunts
for several days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08

Burial was made in the old family
cemetery near Little Sank. For half
a century the Petersons have lived on
the old homestead a mile and a half
from Little Sank. Among the rela-
tives attending the funeral were: Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Peterson, (son) Long
Prairie; Miss Thelma Peterson, Min
neapolis; Mrs. Augusta Nelson, sister,
Sank Centre; Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Bishop, Sank Centre, and Helmer
Nelson, nephew, st. Paul.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08
FILES FOR GOVERNOR

st. Paul, May Julius Schmahl,
former secretary of state, filed today
for the Republican nomination for
governor.
Since retiring from office in 1921
Schmahl has been engaged in the
banking business. At present he is
president of the Cosmopolitan state
bank. He is the fifth candidate to
file on the Republican side of the
gubernatorial contest.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08
TRAP SHOOTING

The 1924 trap weekly shooting sea-
sion under the auspices of Sank Cen
tire Rod and Gun Club, win be held
at the Stearns County Fair Grounds
Sunday morning at 1000 Al M. All
EmarksInen and near marksmen are
invited to participate.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08
GOLF SUNDAY AFTERNOON !.

All golf player members OF the
Sank Centre Country Club are urged
to be at the course Sunday afternoon
as the Herald understands the first
of series of games will be played
preparatory for the tournament
among the members to come little
later. A score of all games played
Sunday afternoon will be kept so that
the players can be put in their proper
classification at the time of the tourn-
ament.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08
BASKET BALL BOYS HoNoRED

F.
At a regular meeting Of Robert
Swift Post, American Legion, held in
the Community Club rooms Tuesday
evening, the individual members OF
the 1923-24 Legion Basket ball team
were presented with gold pencils,
each engraved with the name Of the
individual, as slight token of appre-
citation of the officers and members
of Robert Swift Post, for the splen-
did craftsmanship displayed by the
Legion team, high class playing
ability and especially for the tidy sum
which the basket shooters added to the
treasurery Of the local post. Other
important matters were brought UP
at the meeting but because of the
small attendance they were not acted
upon at that time.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-05-08
STAPLE PUTS OUT EYE

J. N. Carnes of Royalton, Morrison
county, commissioner from the fourth
district, received injuries Monday af-
|ternoon which will cause the loss of
the sight of his right eye. He was
fixing a fence on his farm when a
staple flew up and struck his eye with
such force that it penetrated the eye
ball.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
ISLAND of the BLESSED
Being omrp Hast

and with pleasure flowing from
ideal surroundings. The soil is
good, climate uneXcelled, and two
great cities, across few miles of
water, one at either end, supplying
markets-and thrills if or when
they feel the need. No wonder
they are happy and contented.
The wonder is that, in this selfish
age, they are not only willing but
anxious to share their cotentment
and happiness with others.
For the purpose of acquaintmg
others with the advantages ,of
the island as a place to make a
home, the Vashon Island CONNER
cial Club has been organized and
is active beyond the usual activity
of such organizations. w. Coy
Meredith of Burton is its secretary
and E. II. Miller it's president.
Mr.. Miller, a Seattle capitalist,
now residing most of the time on
his island estate, backed by the
club, is starting a campaign to in
crease the islands population, and
after coming in contact with his
energy and bubbling enthusiasm,
the writer is guessing Miller will
accomplish about what he sets out
to do.
Vashon Island is peculiarly ad-
apted to chicken raising and to
the growth of crops by intensive
methods, including dollhouse pro
ducts. Mr.. Beall, a kindly old
southern gentlemen, with his SONS.
has the largest greenhouse enter
prise west of the Rocky Mountains
same including thirty green
houses, in the construction of
which quarter millio feet Of glass
were used. Mr.. Beall employs the
most modern methods. An oil
heating plant is used, with a coal
plant in reserve.
The supply of chrysanthemums
for next winter, in the making,
numbered 100000 plants. The
week of last Mothers Day the
Beall plant sent 10000 of the fin
est roses to Seattle and Tacoma.
Another house contained Easter
lilies. Thousands upon thous-
ands Of cyclamen-some' for this
season, others for maturity in two
years-occupied other houses.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

Two glass palaces, new, 45x600
feet We're given over to cucumbers
Soon they will give way to next
-Thanksgiving's nuns.
Many other greenhouse estab-
lishments are located on the is
land, all equally enterprising.
They alone are worth trip.
Nowhere are strawberries finer
than those Of Vashon, and their
production occupies the attention
Of many ihabitants. Each year
the island folk give a strawberry
festival, and each year increasing
numbers of outsiders enjoy the
treat.
Chicken raising ranks easily as
major island industry, and many
fine plants are passed as one
traverses tine miles and miles of
smooth graveled roads. An espe-
cially notable achievement in this
activity is Highland Park Poultry
Ranch, on the hill overlooking
Portagc-and Mount Rainier.
Elisha Morgan, member of an
old Chicago family, Harvard grad,
ate, globeltrotter, capitalist, came
West seeking health-he had all
the wealth he wanted. He liked
Vashon Island, his health was bet
tered, so there he established him.
self. Without primary intent to
make money, he believed he could
breed a better line Of chickens,
than ever had been bred before.
He started with the best-Tan-
cred White Leghorns. This was
several years ago, Now orders
for setting eggs Flowing in from
England from Australia, from Ja,-
pan-from every quarter of the
globe, to say nothing about almost
every state in the umion-convince
Mr.. Morgan he has been reasonl
ably justified in his purpose.
The view of Mount Rainier
from the Morgan ranch is one OF
the most notable of the mountain s
distant aspects. Mr.. Morgan an
amateur photographer of marked
ability, made picture Of the
scene, caused it to be beautifully
reproduced in colors, added a
verse tribute as fine as ever was
paid the mountain in poetry or
prose, and this he gives freely to
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

his friends and mails throughout
the East and Middle West.
Considered from the practical
angle, this is good advertising fol
the Northwest for which no one
in the Northwest puts up a cen;
but Elisha Morgan, poet, scholar.
artist-and chicken raiser.
Mr. Morgan's case is sugges-
tive of the atmosphere Of culture
pervading the island. 1t is the
home of many retired professor,
and preachers. It's schools ar,
notable. The island each summer
is the gathering place of open-ail
assemblies of several religious
denominations. At camp Sealtl,
on the islands west side, Camp
Fire Girls from every corner OF
the United States gather each
summer for an outing.
The island has exceptionally
good roads. Six miles from Va.
S'hon Heights southwark is pared
Ferries carry passenger and auto,
mobiles from Seattle or Tacoma
These also furnish adequate means
for marketing the islands pro-
duets.
we had just left Norman Ed.
sons at Burton. Edison makes
pictures-wonderful pictures. col
ored ones-principally of Mount
Rainier (they don't give him time
to make anything else). Edison
seemed to be little peevish be.
cause orders for his work had
piled up until he would have to
put on another artist He had told
the writer 81 hid out over here
and started this place as a studio
Now so many customers force me
to turn it into factory
We had just left his place. One
III the party said:
Funny fellow, Edison. A
real artist as you have seen.
Came from high up English fam.
lily. Strange he would leave a
life of luxury in England and
come to Vashon Island"
AS go over my recollections Of
Vashon, the strange thing seems
to me to be that man with Ed
sons eye for beauty, soul fo1
peace, ever could have lived any,
where else.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

1t is not my intent to write fri
volously of Vashon Island. How
ever a trip there thru spring sun
shine, surrounded intimately by
the warm beauties of nature cloth
ing the soil out of the kindness
OF sun and air, kindles the spirit ;
and this sense of buoyant life is
heightened by the more distant
simmer of encompassing waters
and mountain-turreted horizons.
On Vashon Island nature smiles
as in few places of the earth, and
if the sojouner does not smile
with nature, he simply doesn' t
belong-he's out of tune.
The Island is no dolled4up toy
in a japanese garden. 1t is II
miles lorg and one to four miles
wide. Most of its area has been
shorn of timber. and much is
farmed. Yet it possesses mum
berless spots of great natural bean
ty. The island lies for the most
part about 200 feet above the tide,
and its surface is gently undulat-
ing, falling away rather sharply
to shore lines fifty. miles in length.
It's BAYS and inlets are placid sill
yer MIRRORS flowing into an ir-
regular heap of emeralds left by
nature in careless abandon.
To the north stretches the
Sound, with Seattle at the right,
eight miles distant. West and
northwest the Olympic range, rug
ged and Serrated, lifts barrier at
the edge of the world, with the
Olympic Peninsula in the fore
ground. Tacoma is located with
in a few miles of the islands
south end. To the east lies the
Washington mainland with the
Cascades forming a SOLID column
of peaks and bold ridges from
Mount Baker hundred miles
north, to old Rainier. most noble
mountain, which upthrusts its
hoary head three miles into the
cerulean. from forty to fifty miles
to the southeast.
Here is a setting for n wonder
spot and Vashon Island fits the
measure. Its five or six thousand
inhabitants know the difference
between living and life. Almost
without exception they follow
productive pursuits, with profit,
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
PROVES
MOST ENTERTAINING

The pageant entitled "Dekan-
awida' given in the Vashon high
school auditorium on last Friday
evening was a great treat for all
who attended, even the many who
viewed it from the corridors. l.
was given by the grade students
under the direction of the teach
ers.
Dekmawida is representation
of the first league of nations in
America under the leadership of
Huron Indian whose name was
Dekanawida. This character was
extremely well played by Fielder
Beall.
The spirit of Unity, played by
Janice Adams was true ond fine.
Discord, ignoble spirit, was
nevertheless played nobly by Ma
RE Usher.
The pageant showed the spirit
OF Unity, coming to Dekanawida,
and through him influencing our
country in all stages of it's pro-
gress and winning its purposes
finally.
There We're five episodes. The
first included the coming of I'm
ity, the dance of the planets, the
dance Of the waves. the Indian
League and a camp scene of the
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28

Onandagas.
The second represented the
League of States, Declaration of
independence and scene in streets
of Philadelphia.
The third, the n..Amcrican
League, the Monroe Doctrine and
street scene in Lima, Peru.
The fourth, the Union in dang.
er, Civil War and scene in our
native land.
The fifth, the League of Ma
tons and scene IN the council
room Of the U. S.
The costuming throughout the
many characters was exception
ally fine and represented much
painstaking on the part of the
mothers interested and others, al
so the teachers.
The costumes were so well ad-
apted to the character parts that
your mental note was, instantly
"They have borrowed or rented
in the. city" but not so-Vashon
is an artist and furnishes all its
own colors and designs and the
world comes to it for the best in
Failure and art.
The grade school of Vashon
with this pageant steps into the
lead in Island dramatics.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
BILLUPS WOULD BE
JEFFERSON SHERIFF

Madras, Feb. 27.-John A. Bill
lups has announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination for
sheriff of jefferson county. Bill
lups is an expert accountant and
and has been an officer and di-
rector of the First National bank.
He, at present, is proprietor of the
Madras Hotel. Portland Or
egonian.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
Distinguished Masons
Visit Vashon Island

About hundred Master Ma
sons met in the hall at Portage,
Saturday evening, to confer the
third degree and act as host to a
number of dignitaries of the fra
ternity who came from different
sections of the state to witness
he work of the local lodge and
visit the proposed site for the
new Masonic state hcme and or
phanage. The weather was ideal
and the work was put on with the
usual efficiency of the brethren.
The visiting guests were all duly
and favorably impressed with
their reception and entertain
ment.
W. M. Martin Tjomsland intro
duced P. Monroe Smock who gave
the address of welcome, stressing
the fact that the Masonic fratern-
ity was one of the paramount
factors on the island in promot-
ing harmony and goodwill among
the inhabitants. The response
was ably made by Superior Judge
A. W. Frater of Seattle, who gave
a list of the men by whom the
foundations of the American re-
public were laid-and announced
that nearly everyone was an act
i've Mason.
After the work of the evening
splendid addresses were made by
Most Excellent Grand Master
Holman of Olympia, Grand Sem
ior Warden Gregory of Tacoma,
Past Grand Master Skaggs Of Ev-
erett, Hon. Fred Allemian of
Tacoma and some Of the local
brethren. A most sumptuous
banquet was served at the TICS
dale home al seven O'Clock at
which about twenty-five partici-
pated, and light refreshments
were served at the hall to all
present.
Sunday morning the S. S. VA
shona was chartered by the lodge
and carried the guests, accompa-
MED by score of the local mem
bers, around the peninsula, show
ing the wonderful possibilities Of
the site from a water view. Pre-
vious to the water trip, the com,
mittee went over the tract on
foot and expressed the greatest
delight over the tract. The
boat carried the quests, with their
local escorts, to Tacoma where an
adieu was said and the committee
went on their way with words Of
praise for the island on their lips
and a conviction in their hearts
that the island Mas0ns are 100 per
cent right. The committee will
report to the grand lodge. which
meets the early part of June, aud
a feeling pervadeS the local lodge
that the report will be favorable
to the VashoR Island site.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-03-28
VASHON BOY SCOUT
TROOP ORGANIZES

Boy Scouts of VaShon met at
Vashon M. E. Church, Thursday
evening and made further am
engagements for a permanent or
ganization, "a boys being present.
Most of the boys secured their
Scout hand books and expect to
pass the tenderfoot examination
at the next meeting, when we ex-
pect to be able TO apply for our
charter.
We are glad TO note the inter-
est shown by the scout boys from
Cove, Lloyd Marsh and AL Hatch
kin. The old faithful, Mr.. Hard
niger, was on the job as usual.
The Cove troop are planning
week end hike to Long Lake Apr.
18th and 9Th and have invited Va
shon Troop to hike with them.
Mr.. Hardinger, Cove Scoutmaster,
will go with them.
Our next meeting will be the
coming Tuesday evening at the
M. 3. Church, we expecting to be
in a position TO appoint Scout
Master at that time.-Troop Com
mittee.
Anna, Anna, all my heart is
thine" Will Tell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Hansen
and baby, from Everett. visited at
the Hansen home in Vashon, last
Sunday.
Vaughn. Fl. Baker arrived at
his home in Vashon last Saturday
after am absence of ten months.
and is now helping his parents in
grinding out News-Records.