davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02

The boy came to the top second
and third time but was out of reach
of his companion both times. The
other boy was not able to swim we'll
enough to attempt to rescue the
drowning lad.
Help did not arrive until after the
Wenck boy had submerged for the
third time. The body was not recov-
cred until after being in the water
for one hour and thirty minutes, and
although first aid treatment was Civ
en-, the lad was dead when taken
from the river.
There are two sisters and a bro
ther, besides the father and mother,
surviving. The sisters and brother
are younger than Norbert.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning from the Cold Spring
Catholic church.-St. Cloud Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02
Convention Calls Issued

Department Headquarters of both
Legion and Auxiliary have issued
calls for their annual state conven-
tons, both of which will be held at
Thief River Falls August 10, IL and
IL.
The Legion convention will be the
seventh annual meeting of the or
ganization. Among the purposes
noted in the call are "electing dele
gates to the seventh national con-
vention," election of officers, and
receiving reports of department Of
fcers and committee chairmen.
Interest will center on further
plans looking toward the welfare of
disabled men of the World War, the
election of delegates to Omaha, where
the national session will be held, the
election of a Department Command
er to succeed Edwin L. Lindell of
Minneapolis, and the choice of 1926
convention city. 1t is aforegone con-
clusion that some city in the south
ern part of the state will land the
latter plum, since it has been the
custom to alternate between the north
and south in making a choice. Ro-
chester Legionaires say they are out
TO Drlng nome Cn6 DdCOH.
No one has formally thrown his
hat in the ring for the commander
ship, but rumors as to who will enter
the race are many. Another election
battle will be fought over the choice
of a national committeem an to sue
coed Frederic D. Mccarthy of St.
Paul, whose term expires.
To qualify delegates at the Thief
River Falls sessions, posts must have
paid 1924 dues to the American Lee
gion Hospital Association and must
have paid their 1925 dues based on
membership figures as of July 9,
1925. The dues for hospital work
are 25 cents per capita per year. The
500 Line has been chosen as the Of
fetal convention road, both to the
convention and for the trip to Win
nipeg following the Thief River
Falls sessions. The whole Ninth dis
trfct is aiding Thief River Falls Lee
gion and Auxiliary members to pre-
pare for and entertain a record
crowd.
The Legion call is issued by De-
partment Commander Lindell and
Adjutant King. The Auxiliary call is
issued by Mrs. Milton Spencer of Wi
mona and Miss Blanche Scallen of
Minneapolis, president and secretary
respectively. There is almost as
much interest in the Auxiliary cleo
tons as there is in those of the Lee
gion. No one has announced her
intention of entering the race, as yet,
The first candidate for any office, at
this writing, is the Rev. Frederick
Errington, formerly of Brainerd and
now chaplain of the post Moorhead
who will run for the position of de-
partment chaplain. He has the in
dorsement of the Ninth district.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02
Cold Spring Boy Drowned
In Sank River Last Week
Falls From Boat While Reaching for
Oar--Companion Unable to
Rescue Him

Norbert Wenck, the eight-year-old
son of Norbert Wenck, Sr., of Cold
Spring, was drowned in the Sank riv-
err at Cold Spring Saturday evening
after he fell out of boat while at
tempting to reach an oar dropped in
the water.
The boy knew nothing about swim
ming, and in fact had always been
afraid of the water, the lads parents
have explained. Shortly after supper
he was persuaded to go rowing on the
river.
Norbert was rowing; when about
in the middle of the stream, he drop
ped one of the oars into the water. He
reached for it and then fell over the
side of the boat. When he came to
the top of the water the first time,
the other boy grasped his head, but
was only able to hang onto his cap.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02

. st. Paul = Four major state ap
pointments were announced by Gov
ernor Theodore Christianson. They
are: Chairman, rural credit bureau.
Ole o. Sageng, Dalton; commission
er of game and fish, j. F. Gould, re
appointed; commissioner Of forestry
and fire prevention, Grover M. Con
yet, present state forester. commits.
;sioner of agriculture, N. J. Holmberg
reappointed.
Scandal Sloshing around in rub.
hers and umbrellas, undeterred by
threatening weather, 10000 sons OF
Sweden marched through the streets
Of Scandal, beneath the red, white
and blue of the American flag and
the yellow and blue of the Swedish
flag, to do honor to their pioneer an
cestcrs, who rs years ago settled in
a log cabin in Washington county and
began Swedish immigration to Min
nesota.
Waseca-J. j. Cahill of GAINESVILLE
and R. j. Risdau Of Iosco were named
as members of the board of directors
VI lie WdSCCd SOuuLy ka6liCOiIuld al oo
icety to fill vacancies caused by re
cent resignation at meeting of the
board here.
Owatonna-A meeting Of directors
of the Rice Lake Cooperative Cream
cry Association let the general con
tract for the construction of new
creamery building. The new building
viii be one of the largest and most
modern in this section and will re-
place the old building, which was de.
stroyed by fire late in Anril.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02
SPORT
Alex Golf Tourney

DR.. l.. M. Boyd, chairman of the
Minnesota Resorters Golf Tourna-
fhent committee for the Alexandria
Golf Club, announces that the dates
for, this event this year are July %,
"a and 25.
The committee members have been
appointed and are now busy making
plans for this summers tournament
which is expected to exceed all 9TH
ers in the matter of number of en-
tries and interest. Last year there
were 142 entries in the Recorders
Tournament, and even this figure
would have been exceeded had it not
been for the necessity of changing
the dates at the last moment.
There will be more cups offered
and more prizes awarded also than
there were last year, when there
were nineteen presented. On of the
year, it is expected, will be the con-
tests for team honors, the winners
in which will be awarded a cup.
These scores will be figured from the
five lowest cards turned in by any
group of five men from any one
club. 1t is not necessary that the
names of these five men be entered
in advance and thus it is possible
under this arrangement for a club
which wishes to win this event to
enter any number of players.
A silver cup will be offered to the
winner of each flight, and also to the
consolation and first flight event
winners. Cups will also be given to
the low medalists, both men and wo-
men, as has been the custom in the
past.
Suitable prizes will also be award
ed to the consolation winners of all
other flights.
The entry fee for the tournament
has been set at $500. No fee will be
charged the tournament players who
wish to use the course on Sunday,
July 26, the day following the tour
nament.
The tournament committee plans
on making this event just as attrac-
tive for the "par golfer" as for the
"duffer. !"
The clubs expected to participate
in this tournament will represent
the following towns:
Sank Centre, st. Cloud, Willmar,
Montevideo, Bemidji, Detroit, Fergus
Falls, Graceville, Morris, Little Falls,
Glenwood, Park Rapids, Brainerd,
Omaha, Des Moines, Duluth, Mime
apolis, st. Paul, Sioux City, Kansas
City, and Lincoln.
d
All the fans who on Sunday travel.
ed with the local team to Westport
and who expected to see good and
interesting base bah game returned
home sadly disappointed. For it did
not turn out to be base ball game
but very good comedy but even the
best of comedies become boresome,
and as the crowd did not seem to
care for any more comedies the game
was terminted at the end of the
seventh inning. The game was simp-
ly combination of an endless bar
rage of base hits by the local slug
gers and chain of misplays by the
Westport felders. The score was 10
to 2 in favor of West Union. Fol-
lowing is the score by innings:
West Union -. 8 2 4 g o 2-18
Westport ..... O o l o 1 0 o. 2
- Contributed
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02
AMERICAN LEGION
son WISCONSIN" Is Rival Slogan

"On WISCONSIN," Is Rival Slogan
the Legion National Endowment Fund
Campaign, has contributed more
money thus far, but the Gopher state
has about twice as many commune
ties over the top" That is the word
from Russell Creviston, Legion Ma
tional Adjutant. The explanation is
that in Wisconsin the larger towns
and cities have been first to do their
bit, while in Minnesota the little
towns have led the way. Now, how
ever, having disposed of other things
which held up their plans, the big
three"-Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Duluth-are all set to shoot their big
guns, and in the meantime have col
lected considerable money from
among the post members.
"The smaller communities of Min
nesota have come through in fine
shape" says National Headquarters.
SIN every case where campaign has
been properly organized, success has
resulted. There are still some small
towns to report results, but the big
job is now up to the larger cities, the
people of which will soon be given
the opportunity to help those "who
gave the most" The aim of the
campaign is to give every citizen a
chance to contribute. Small dona-
tions are appreciated as much as
large, for the spirit which prompts
them. Legionaires want citizens to
know the real purpose for which the
organization is working, in this and
in other activities.
Minnesota has licked Wisconsin
this year in the Legion membership
drive" declares Stafford King, De-
partment Adjutant "Let's show the
Badgers the Gophers' heels in the En-
dowment campaign also!"
r.
Minnesotan Gets National Post
Judge Levi Hall of Minneapolis
has been appointed to membership on
the Legion's national aeronautics
committee. The appointment was
made at meeting of the Legion ma
tional executive committee recently.
At the same session it was announced
that Garland Powell had resigned as
national Americanism commissioner
Minnesota stands tenth in the ma
ton in point of privileges at the
Omaha convention. The precedence
is based on membership, and the lead
ers are assigned to the best hotels and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02

and catalogue and through his good
offices Washington hostesses entertain
without fear of creating information
al discord. The Department of State
regards him as the last word in for
malities and he occupies most un-
usual position in this country.
-
The recent changes in the prohibit
ton enforcement under the direction
of Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Andrews has created widespread
Interest in the states. The fact that
state lines have been wiped out in
the enforcement problem and twenty
two districts created, brings out the
question of states rights and the ex-
tent of state cooperation with feder-
al authorities. The aggressive atti-
tude taken by Andrews has complete
ly blocked out Prohibition Commits
sioner Haines, who has hitherto led
the governments "dry forces"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02
Melrose Security State Bank
Will Reopen This Week
Old Stockholders Meet and Select
New Corps of Officials-Capital
Stock Reduced

A stockholders meeting of the Sc.
curity State Bank of Melrose, to-
gether with representatives of the
state banking department, has
resulted in an order permitting the
bank to open again on Tuesday, or
Wednesday of next week. A new
corps of officers and directors was
elected to direct the destines of the
bank in the future and officials of
the state department have stated
that the bank is able to start in ex-
cellent shape, all bad paper liquidat-
ed, and with demand for it's servi-
ceS.
Of all the former officers of the
institution, H. B. Soelboerger, cash
Ter, was the. only one to be contin.
ued into the new staff and to retain
place on the board of directors. The
depositors' claims were satisfied by
an agreement signed by the same
under the terms of, which each dep
positor agrees to leave a certain per-
centage of his deposits in the bank I'M
til it establishes it's business connec-
lions and sense of security again.
Each depositor is restricted to a ten
per cent withdraw year and the
signed agreements give the bank an
excellent basis upon which to start
over again.
The capital stock of the institution
is to be reduced from $4,000 to $685.
900 as a part of the reorganization
plan. Officers and directors as Sc
lected include H. F. Losbroeck as pres
ident, John Tiedman as vice-presi-
dent, H. B. Soelboerger as cashier
and August L. Sauer, NichIas Meyer
and Frank Tiemans, directors.-St.
Cloud Journal-Press.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-07-02

march in order in the big convention
parade. Florida led all Legiandom.
But the Gopher Gang is happy in that
Minnesota will lead its surrounding
rival states.
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
FLYER EXPECTED .
TO ARRIVE HERE
THIS AFTERNOON
OR TOMORROW

Lieutenant John A. MacReady,
one of Americas most noted flyers
is expected to land at Winslow
today or tomorrow. That Mac
Ready and his companion, Captain
Stevens, are flying in an exception
ally large ship is evident from a
message received from them in re-
ply to a wire from the Commercial
club, in which the dimensions of
the local field were given. The
message said that an additional
take-off would have to be arrang-
ed or they would not be able to
stop here as they had planned. \
A reply was sent from here, adj
vising the flyers to use Tucker
Flat for their landing field stating
that arrangements for the gas and
oil requested in the first message
would be provided, and that the
Commercial club would be ready
to receive them at the time men
toned in their first message, about
the 25th. No reply has been re-
ceived from this message and it is
thought that the flyers will use
Tucker Flats and carry out their
original plans. They probably will
make WinsIow their headquarters
for several days while taking NOV
ing pictures of the Grand Canyon.
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
;, G. O. P. Case Against
Hannett Dismissed

A B. Renehan, chief counsel for
Manuel B. Otero, Republican con-
testant for the office of governor
of New Mexico, has filed in dis
trict court in Santa Fe county a
motion for the dismissal of the
case against A. T. Hannett, demo-
cratic incumbent
Mr.. Renehan in his motion said:
because it seems to us that the
cause is interminable by reason of
delays, in an action of this sort,
consequent on tactics and forensic
strategems; because CT the ex-
penses of the litigation are intol-
cradle. and it is extremely uncer-
tain whether the partisans of the
contestants, even with the assist
ance Of the contestant, will be able,
in the prevailing poverty of the
times, to meet those expenses; be-
cause the contestant is unwilling
further to subject his friends to
costs or to burden himself threre-
with, in an amount which might
approximate $25,00O or $4,000; and
because l am so directed by the
contestant, who asserts that the
name is not worth the candle I
hereby dismiss the complaint and
cause"
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
Colorado to Arizona Rate
On Canned Goods Upheld

Increased rates on canned goods
from Colorado canneries to points
in Arizona, southeastern California
and western New Mexico were held
to be justified by the Interstate
Commerce commission.
The higher rates which were pub
lished several months ago bycar-
riers operating in that section rails
ed the rates on canned goods ap-
proximately IA cents per hundred
pounds. The increase was pro-
tested by the Phoenix, Arizona,
chamber Of commerce, and the
Arizona Corporation commission
and the Denver chamber of COM
merce, and the commission ordered
the new rates held in allegiance
pending investigation.
Defending the increased rates the
carriers represented that they are
part Of a general REIMBURSEMENT of
rates from Colorado, Utah and Cali
fornia canneries to distributors in
Arizona and New Mexico.
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
Wood Doesn't Like
Sunday Blue Law

Homer r. Wood, who for the last
two and half years has been a
member of the state fair commits
sion, has resigned from that posi-
ton, he announced Wednesday, al
though no official action has been
taken by Governor Hunt with re-
gard to the resignation. Mr.. Wood
forwarded his notice of withdraw
al from the commission to II. 5.
McCluskey, secretary to the gov
ernor, in August, when he was in
formed that the executive had
agreed to close the fair grounds
to Sunday amusements upon a re-
quest of the Phoenix Ministerial
association. That occurred during
the early part of August, but no
notice of the action has been taken
at the state house, so far as Mr..
Wood has been advised.
The difficulties began in March
of this year when Mr.. McCluskey
forwarded to Mr.. Wood a copy of
a letter sent the governor from
the ministerial association, pro-
testing against the "desecration of
the Holy Sabbath" by the running
of automobile and horse races at
the state fair grounds on Sundays.
Mr.. McCluskey's letter ordered Mr..
Wood to take note of the protest
and see that something was done
to remedy the matter.
Something was done, in the form
of a letter from Mr. Wood to the
governor, citing among other perth
nent statements the constitution Of
the United States and section one
of the bill of rights of this state,
guaranteeing to the people of the
country, religious freedom. This
first letter to the governor receiv-
ed the same answer, according to
Mr.. Wood, as did his resignation,
in other words, none at all.
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
'Thief OF Bagdad''
To Be q Feature
Here October 7-8

What has been termed by many
critics the worlds greatest movie
will be shown at the Opera House,
October 7th and 8th, when "The
Thief of Bagdad" comes to Wins
low. In it Douglas Fairbanks is
said to be superb in his charact-
erizations, while one fantastic
scene follows another throughout
Is reels of films.
Fantasy is elusive. It's texture
is woven of the slender threads of
dreams. It's people move in a
fairyland where everything rests
upon the light and airy founda-
tion of fancy This is the spirit
of 'The Thief of Bagdad" and it's
translation into pictures was a
thing that conscripted all the ar
tistic, mechanical and imaginative
talents of many people. An elu-
siye atmosphere is maintained
the picture.
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
MONDAY WILL
Be OPE MIN c
DAY N.A.S.T.C..
At FLAGSTAFF

Opening of the Northern Arizona
State Teachers College at Flagstaff
will take place Monday, September
2S, beginning it's 26th year, with
an anticipated attendance in excess
of last year by Is to 20 per cent.
For the first time in twenty-six
years of the institution, the col
lege will have the authority to or
ganize and introduce four-year
courses in all departments, and to
issue the degree of bachelor of edu-.
cation to students completing any
OF such courses, in keeping with
a law passed by the legislature
elevating the school to a standard
teachers college. That does not
mean, however, that tWo-year
courses will not be available. In
deed, DR.. Cotton, president of the
college, said, the overwhelming ma
jority of students in this institu-
tiOn will always be enrolled in the
elementary courses and after re-
ceiving their diplomas, will teach
in the elementary schools, the jun
ior high schools, and rural schools
of the state. After teaching few
years with the training the elemen-
tary courses affords many of them
will return to finish the junior and
senior years. Large numbers of
them will finish the junior year by
attending three summer quarters.
The first three years of the four
year courses will be offered with
the opening of the fall term. Fourth
year will be given, as usual, during
the summer term, and when the
legislature makes an appropriation
for the extra teachers and equip
ment required to enable the college
to do the advanced work, the fourth
year work will be offered during
the regular year.
Three new departments will be
inaugurated with the opening of
the new semester, the Board of
Education Of the college having
authorized the organization of
specialized departments in physi-
cal education, health and coaching,
public school music and rural edu-
cation. In addition to the three
new educational departments, the
college will organize band of 20
pieces and an orchestra will be
available for all entertainments in
the northern part of the state.
The Board of Education also Gre
ated the position of vice-president
and director of practice; raised the
standard of qualifications of the
members of the faculty, and assis-
tants, increased the salaries of all,
raised the maximum salary substan-
TALLY and promised further in
creases in the near future.
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
Missionary Society Of Robert Carter Wins
Baptist Church Meets Tree Planting Contest

The Missionary society of the
Baptist church held an especially
interesting meeting at the Baptist
church Wednesday afternoon, with
Mrs. James Turner as leader. Mrs.
Edgar was hostess to the society
and served a delicious plate lun-
cheon at the close of the meeting.
The afternoon was devoted to a
program beginning with a devot-
ional by Mrs. Josephine Quebe-
deaux. The song service was Civ
en- by Miss Hazel Canady. Mrs.
Edwards gave reports from the
foreign field while Mrs. Moore read
a paper on China. Musical num-
bers were furnished by Mrs. Stew
ems who played a piano SOLO Miss
Virginia Hinley, who gave violin
solo, and Mrs. Canady's class who
sang a number.
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
New Gas Mains Laid
From Plant To City
Hall; Finished Tuesday

Trenches and the laying of 1000
feet of new siX-inch gas main from
the new gas plant to the city hall
were completed Tuesday, the mains
being ready for connection with
the city mains as soon as the new
gas plant is ready for operation.
The lining Of the generator with
checker brick also was finished
Tuesday, while practically all the
machinery is placed ready to be
connected.
A special pipe cutting and thread
ing equipment, in the form of a
Toledo geared stock and die thread
ing and cutting machine, was re-
ceived at the plant this week for
use in connecting the gas equip
ment. The new machine will cut
and thread one-eighth-inch to nine
inch iron pipe.
The Winslow mail., 1925-09-25
RAILROAD SAFETY
STATISTICS SHOW
FEW FATALITIES

Travelling on American railroads
has become safer occupation
than living in some of Americas s
larger cities, according to statistics
printed recently in a railroad bull
letin. The figures showed that in
Los Angeles, Chicago, New York
and several other of the larger
cities of the United States there
were more fatal accidents accord
ing to the number of people living
in those cities than there were IA
tai accidents on the railroads ac-
cording to the number of people
travelling on the different lines.
Considering that travel by rail
was few years held more or less
dangerous, the foregoing informa-
tion indicates that in railroad par
lance, safety is more than a mere
word. During the year 1924 there
were only 149 fatalities among the
931,000,000 persons carried, or one
fatality for every 6,314,000 persons
carried.
Figures relating to passenger and
commercial automobiles show that
there are 18,000,000 such vehicles
in operation with approximately
10000 fatalities and 100000 injuries
per year.
Railroad companies are every
where trying to spread their safety
first spirit to the motorists, espec-
tally to the reckless grade crossers.
Gross Crossings Cautiously" is
the slogan motorist are asked to
observe, which observance would
reduce the number of accidents for
both railroads and motor traffic,
railroad officials declare.