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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

that is to say that the extreme left in
tends to engage with ardor in the fight
against alcoholism, that small minority
of the so-called halfway parties are pre-
pared to follow them and that the right as
compact block intends to maintain the
status quo in this domain, at the same
time accepting few dispositions for the
protection of young people against the
dangers of alcohol.
An Interesting Debate
1t is interesting to note that out of the
81 women members present at the sitting
of February Is, q voted for the socialist
proposition, abstained from voting and
one member OF the right voted against the
proposition.
The debate had interesting moments,
the members of the right denounced the
danger that would threaten some of Ger
many's fourishing industries were too
strict anti-alcohol measures to be taken.
Listening to them it would appear that
the fate of the Reich depended on the
prosperity of the public-house. Let us
note, however, that the member Strath
mann, author of the milder proposition,
had very loyalty recognized, while de-
claring against prohibition in Germany,
that American prohibition has not the
grotesque and disastrous results attrib-
uted to it in the press.
The other anti-prohibitionis orators
IN ade tben1c elves the echo Of tho oraxyact
accusations ever brought against Ameri-
can prohibition which ruins morals, in
creases instead of diminishing the con-
sumption of alcohol and at the same time
gives fresh impulse to the use of drugs"
The members favorable to the socialist
proposition, accordingly to a more vigor-
Gus fight against alcoholism, all insisted
on the fact that no one thought of pro-
posing dry law to the German Reich
stag, the time is certainly not ripe for
that in Germany! On the other hand
the increasing spread of alcoholism threat
ems the very existence of the German
people, whether looked at from the eco
nomic, hygenic or moral point of view.
Women Champions of Dry Law
A woman, member of the center, Mrs.
Weber, recalled truth that seems to
have been forgotten, namely that however
precious personal liberty may be, the well
fare of the people is still more SO and that
the existence of the people as whole
must be put before the liberty of individ-
uals. We hear great deal of those in
terested in the liquor traffic whose situa-
ton must be safeguarded, but there are
also the interests of the whole people
which must not be neglected.
Another woman, Mrs Liiders, treated
the political side of the question. She
showed the discrepancy existing between
Germany proclaiming herself to the
world as being in the lowest depths of
poverty, demanding to be allowed the
benefit of the moratorium, and Germany
spending, during this time, three milliards
of gold marks annually for alcoholic bev-
erages.
Good Effect of Discussion
Whatever may be the positive result
of the sitting of the Reichstag, it will
have had this good effect of showing that
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01

There is something amazingly practical
about the operation of the paddock law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1925-05-01
Good Effect of Discussion

Whatever may be the positive result
of the sitting of the Reichstag, it will
have had this good effect of showing that
there are adherents of the active fight
against alcoholism in the representative
assembly of the German people and of
drawing attention, thanks to the discus
sions which followed in the press. to the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Christian Says Tax Levy
" - Will Be Less In 1926
Money Levied for State Purposes This
Year Was Only 5.73 Mills-De-
finite Figures Soon

The Minnesota tax levy for state
purposes for the biennium of 1926-27
will be less than the levy of 5.73 mills
in effect for the present period, Gov
ernor Christensen predicts. -
The governor, however, was careful
to qualify his predictions as unofficial
in view of the fact that official fig
ures, setting up tax budgets and list
ing appropriations, have not been
tabulated as yet by the state auditor.
Ray P. Chase, state auditor, says
this work should be completed early
in October. -... -
81 don't belive the tax levy for
state purposes during the coming tax
period will be as high as has been
reported unoficially," Governor Chris
tianson said. at is, of course, impos-
csible to predict with certainty, since
the state auditors books are not ready
for the announcements of definite
figures. In addition, the work of di-
vldlng the tax levy between the two
years of the coming biennium must
be completed. Until this is DONE, it
will be impossible to say accurately
what the levy for either of the two
years will be- -.-, -
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Kandiyohi Man Purchases
Ever Ready Garage Monday
ar. J. DeVoe, of Kandiyohi Is the New
Owner-Charles Gray Retained
As Manager

The Ever Ready Garage which has
been operated by Philip Schunsman
for the past several months was scld
the first part of the week to p. J..
De Voc of Kandiyohi, Mimi, who
took immediate possession.
Mr.. DeVoe had been a life long
resident at Kandiyohi, and for sever
al years has conducted harness and
shoe shop at that place. His buying
the garage in this. city is a new ven
ture for the young man, and at this
time he has not exactly completed his
plans for action. C. R. Gray will be
retained as business manager and no
changes will be made in the repair
departments personnel.
Mr.. Schuneman has not definitely
decided just what he will do in the
near future, but he will return to
Hutchinson, his old home prior to
coming to Sank Centre, and will rest
for a while before. looking for a new
location,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
INJURED BY BULL

Last Thursday, Fred Mossman,
Birchdale farmer had % narrow
escape from serious injury when his
herd sire which he was tying in the
barn became enraged and attacked
him. Very fortunately the, bull
tossed Fred over a five foot STALL
partition which terminated the fight.
Mr.. Mossman received many body
bruises and his right leg was badly
crushed, but no bones were broken.
Today, Thursday, a slight surgical OPP
GRAFTON is being performed to remove
a mass of blood which had formed on
the injured leg and. it is expected
that in a short time the gentleman
will be able to be around about his
farm work. Given an equal break
Fred is pretty fair "bull' thrower.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Junior Golf Tournament
!; Was Splendid Success
Edward Peterson Defeats Robert
Schoenhoff for Consolation Prizes,
Dick Sweetman Gets Trophy

The Junior Golf tournament was
brought to a close on Tuesday after
noon, when Edward Peterson elimi-
mated Robert Schoenhoff. Edward
won the Consolation flight, which was
the last flight to finish.
The winner OF the various trophies
are: Joe Frank, winner of Junior
Title, and also the medalist trophy.
Archie Hines won the, second flight.
Ed Peterson, the Consolation flight.
The prizes were presented to the
|boys at the regular Scout Assembly
on Wednesday evening. With ap-
propriate remarks by Scout-master
Morgan and Thomas, the awards
were distributed. The feature of the
program was the winning of the
Sportsmanship Trophy. Richard
Sweetman won this. He displayed
the best quality of craftsmanship
and adhered closely to the golf Ell
quite rules. Without doubt,
"Dick" was the favorite for this
prize. = O..
The tournament was splendid
success and much credit is due the
golf authorities, and the following j:
v. Wedge, Don Hanson, Sig Holme,
Asa Wallace and Ben Schoenhoff.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Hollywood Movies to "Main
Street" for Real Thriller
Sank Centre Scene of Hold-up Street
Robbery and Rescue of Heroine -
Monday

For several days during the week
end period Hollywood had nothing on
Sank Centre as a motion picture pro-
lducing center.
C. D. Tinsley, motion picture
producer from Iowa spent several
days in this city and vicinity filming
a picture entitled "The Dog with a
Human Mind" The dog Nero, is
owned and was trained by Ed Hoff-
man of Rice, Mimi, a trainer and
breeder of German Police dogs at
that place. ..-.. '..., -,
Saturday the producer worked in
the country with Deputy Game War
den Charles Harrison, securing loca-
tons for the picture. Two platoons
of local Boy Scouts with their Scout
master, w. B. Morgan, have a part
in the production, and Mr. > Tinsley
stated to the Herald that their work
when produced on the screen would
bring many surprises. I'll - .' .
Monday the robbery at the Boston
Store in which Miss Rosetta Larson,
and the dog Nero play the chief roles
was filmed, full of thrills Q"
The automobile smash-up on the
corner of Fourth and Main streets be-
tween the two large sedans driven
by the O'Gara brothers, Frank and
Dewey respectively drew large
crowd of spectators. The fight be-
tween Dewey and the "store bandit"
was thoroughly enjoyed by the young
sters and Nero's work in capturing
and holding his man until the ar
rival of the police brought many
cheers from the lusty lunged young
sters in the crowd. -.Hr -. :
The producer of this picture stat
ed that he expected to have it COM
pleted and that the "Dog with the HUI
man Mind" would be shown at the
Caughren theatre in this city in the
very near future.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Northwestern Telephone Co.
Installs New Fast Service
municatioa With Twin Cities and
Near By Towns Rapidly

Almost as fast as one telephone
can be connected with another in
Sank Centre. long distance calls for
subscribers in 16 surrounding towns
and cities can now be completed by
Northwestern Belle Telephone Com
+pany. This is possible under an ex-
tension of the more rapid long dis
tance telephone service which went in
to effect on certain calls some time
ago, according to Local Manager R.
F.. Schwalen. -.
Now calls for specified person. -
known as "person-to-person" long
distance calls, are being handled by
the new more rapid method as well
as Standardization" calls, which
patrons use when they are willing to
talk to anyone at the called telephone:
The improved service is available
to the following exchanges: Alexan-
drla, Browerville, Fergus Falls, Glen
wood, Little Sank, Long Prairie, Mel
rose, Minneapolis, Morris, Nelson, Os-
HIS, ST. Cloud, St. Paul, Wadena,
Westport, West Union. .a. Il
Ihere IS no change in the way
subscribers place long distance calls
TO be handled under the new method.
The subscriber merely. calls 'long
distance" The operator who takes
the call asks the calling subscriber to
remain on the line. She completes
the call at once without the calling
subscriber having to hang up and be
recalled later, unless circuit to the
town desired is not available just at
that time. -
Local Manager R. F. SchWalen ex.
plains that while every effort will be
made to use the new method to the
above towns, there may be short Der
1ods when unavoidable conditions
will make it impossible. If, during
such periods, call can not be hand
led by this rapid method, the operator,
instead of asking the subscriber to
hold the line, will advise him that he
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
WADENA MAN LOSES
UNUSUAL LAW SUIT
CONTINUED from First Page)

mortgage. There was some dispute
about this, however. In further lde-
Tense of his not paying off the first
mortgage with the proceeds of the
loan he HAD negotiated, Mr.. Hen
erickson testified that when all the
expenses and interest had been figur-
ed up they came to SIG or $1S more
than the amount of the loan he had
made Mr.. Coil. Therefore he was
unable to take up the first mortgage.
Anyway, the first loan was not TAX
en- up, notwithstanding the loan he
had made Mr.. Coil was on record and
Mr.. Coil had been notified of two
different interest coupons that be-
came due on the loan he had nego-
tiated- through Mr.: Hendrickson
While the fact was not, brought
out clearly, the intimation was that
one of he reasons Mr.. Hendrickson
did not or was unable to take up
the first loan on the land was that
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15

he had put the money in the Little
Sank State bank and was unable to
get it out. In any event, Mr.. Coil
lost his land,
The big fight in the case revolved
around the responsibility Of Mr..
HendricksCn as representative for
the Savings Loan & Trust company
Mr.. Steensland, general manager. for
the company, admitted that the ap-
plication of Mr. Coil had been passed
on and that the company had sent
Mr.. Hendrickson the $6,150. He al
SO admitted that later the mortgage
papers and note had been received
and entered on the books Of the
company and that on two different
interest periods his company had
notified Mr.. Coil that he owed them
interest on the Hendrickson nego-
tiated mortgage. He also testified
that Mr.. Hendrickson had been MAX
ing loans for his company for up
wards of thirty-five years, also that
he had discovered that Hendrickson
had not used the $6,150 to pay off
the first mortgage on the land and
that he had made trip from Madi-
son, Wis, to Little Sank to see
about it. He claimed, however, that
Mr. Hendrickson was not the repre-
sentative of his company except for
purposes of placing loans and that
he had not authority to disburse the
proceeds of. loans made. He dis
claimed all knowledge of Mr.. Hen
drickson's deals with or promises to
Mr.. Coil.
At this Slncture Attorney Constant
Larson asked that the case against
the Loan company be dismissed on
the ground that Mr.. Hendrickson was
not representative of the loan
company within the meaning of the
lawsuit and Judge Parsons granted
the motion.-Long Prairie Leader.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Paynesville Has $4,000
Fire Loss Saturday Night
Farmers. Cooperative Mill and Ele-
vator Completely Destroyed
igin of Fire Undetermined

Loss amounting to $4,000 result
ed in Paynesville Saturday night
when the Paynesville Mill and Ele
vator owned by the Cooperative Mil
ling Co., valued at 100000 and in.
Guiding grain and equipment valued
at SIS, 1000, was burned to the GROUND
in fire which started from unde.
termined origin in one Of the pits
and spread through the entire struc-
ture before any assistance could be
given.
Included in the loss were the
large mill and elevator buildings
and machinery, valued at $780,
900; $50 bushels of flax, 5000
bushels of wheat, several hum
dred sacks of flour, 500 bushels
of barley, 500 bushels of oats,
1000 bushels of corn, and 100
bushels of rye, in addition to.
minor equipment.
insurance amounting to about two
thirds of the loss was carried on the
building and grain.
|, The fire was discovered at ten
o'clock Saturday evening by an EN-.
ploye at the plant who returned to
the buildings after going on an err
rand down town. The Paynesville
fire department was called, but the
plant is located about mile from the
nearest CITY water hydrant, and the
department hand only enough hose to
reach the place with one stream of
water. Against the single stream of
water and a small stream from the
chemical machine, the fire quickly
gained Roadway until the entire
plant was in flames. -.
Although the buildings were a pile
or ruins by early Sunday morning.
tne huge furnace of grain was still
burning at late hour Monday morn
ing. [.
The Paynesville plant has been es-
pecially busy this fall and has been
working far into the night on each
day of the week except Saturday and
Sunday. On Saturday afternoon a
large order for wheat had been re-
ceived and on Saturday evening at
about 700 o'clock, six carloads were
reported to have been shipped out. It
was expected that the remaining five
carloads, or most Of that amount
would be hauled away Monday morn
ing. The loss Of those 5000 bushels
of wheat was probably felt keenly
since that amount was to be shipped
to fill an order early this week.
The elevator and mill are owned by
cooperative company of farmers
and was managed by C. w. McGaf-
fey, under who direction the business
had grown to be one of the largest
IN Central Minnesota. Although there
was considerable loss to the owners,
above the insurance receipts, it has
been planned that the company will
'e-build the plant. One of the larg-
,st items of loss will have been in
he loss of business during the, busy
lime of the year.-St. Cloud Times.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Mrs: Ole Sukke Passes Away
tuesday Evening, Oct. Is
Funeral From Norwegian Lutheran
Church, Sank Centre Saturday.
Resident of Ashley 80 Years

Mrs. Ole Sukke, a resident of Ash.
ley township for 80 years died at the
farm home Tuesday evening, Oct. 10,
1925, at midnight, after an illness of
two weeks with pneumonia. .Sa
The deceased was born in NORWAY
Nov. z, 1857. On April 25, 1877,
Marie Hagen became the wife of Ole
Sukke at their native town in Nor
way. They removed to America in
1880, settling first at Glencoe, Mimi.
Later they moved to North Dakota,
and came to Stearns county so wears
ago, where she has since resided.
ihe deceased was the mother of
nine children, seven of whom with
tn grief-stricken husband, survive.
The children are: Oscar Sukke, Sank
Centre; Eden Sukke, Benson; Edwin
Sukke, Rochester; Mrs. Emma Bur-
CESS, Rochester; Mrs. Fred Peters,
Long Prairie; George and Rudolph
Sukke at home. One daughter, Mrs.
Waiter Johnson, of Sank Centre,
died Oct. ID, 1914; Alfred Sukke,
son, died at Moose Jaw, Cam, Nov. 8.
1913. There are eight grandchildren
and two sisters and two brothers.
The funeral will be held from the
Sank Centre Norwegian Lutheran
church Saturday at 200 pm. con-
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. johnson.
Burial will be made in Greenwood
cemetery beside her children.
Mrs. Sukke had been in moor
health for number of years but her
condition was not considered particu-
larly serious until the attack of pneu-
monia which caused her death. She
was an old-fashioned mother, de-
voting her entire life to the love.
care and comfort of her family. The
neighbors who have known her for
years pay splendid tribute to the
beauty of her life.
Those away to attend the funeral
are: Mrs. Emma Burgess, and Ed
win Sukke, Rochester; Mrs. Fred
Peters, Long Prairie; Mr.. and Mrs.
Eden Sukke, Benson. All of the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
will be called. In such cases the call
will be handled by the usual methods.
ATTRACTING INTEREST

Both men and women are showing
great interest in the new: One Minute
washer being demonstrated this
month at the Calkins Hardware. The
ladies are particularly interested in
the new water action of the washer,
its simplicity, beauty, speed and
compactness. The men are interested
in how it is built-they see gear
case similar to that on an automobile,
they see a solid copper drown tub
made in one piece using the largest
die ever turned out for the purpose
of this kind-they see a new degree
of mechanical perfection. In addi-
ton to the demonstration beautiful
floor lamp will be given away free.
See the Calkins Hardware for partic.
ulars. .'.~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Officers Planning for
Sank Centre Winter Meeting
Nor'hern Minnesota Editors to Con-
vene In This City Jan. Fl, ~,
%, 1926

Red Lake Falls, Mimi, Oct. 13-
preliminary plans were discussed
here today for the annual business
meeting of the Northern Minnesota
Editorial Association which will he
held at Sank Centre, Thursday. Fri
day. and Saturday, January ri, 20
ana 25, 1925, at conference be-
tween n. w. Cutten of the Red Lake
rails Gazette, president of the asso-
cation and A. G. Rutledge of Red
wing, secretary-treasurer. -
w. j. Reyes of Winnipeg, Manito-
ba, Canada, secretary of the Graphic
Arts Guild and publisher of "The
Country Publisher" "The Town
Builder" and "The : Country Mereh-
anti has been secured to make the
feature address of the meeting cover
mig work among the publishers and
printers of the United States and
Carada.
While the program for the meeting
is by no means complete it was de-
cided at the conference that II. M.
Wheelock of the Fergus Falls Tri-
buAe; L. Benshoof of the Detroit Re-
conr; Grover Wills of the Evelth
Clarion; j. c. Morrison of the Morris
Tribune; Peter j. Vasaly of the Lit
tie Falls Herald and E. E.. Whiting
of the Owatonna Journal Chronicle,
will be assigned topics of vital in
terest to the editors and publishers
of the association.
An invitation has been received. to
have as an outing of the Northern
association next summer a Joint
meeting with the Graphic Arts Guild
at Winnipeg, with a trip by rail to
penis of interest. from the Manitoba
Local arrangements for the meet
lns at Sank Centre are in charge of
The veteran editor, Asa M. Wallace,
IF the Sank Centre Herald, who sends
word telling of the plans TO give the
association members a splendid re-
.eption and continuous entertain
nent when they visit Sank Centre in
January.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1925-10-15
Former Sank Centre Girl
!. ~ Sixth Wife Of Bigamist
Adolph Weinsheimer (Alias Hoffman)
Husband of Thelma Holmberg-
Sentenced to Saltwater

Many Herald readers will be il
terested in the following story pull
lished in the Minneapolis Journal &
Friday evening, as the last unfortr
nate wife in the case was a forme
Sank Centre girl, Miss Thelma Holm
berg: H. .,, ..~-
Winona, Oct. "a story of
six marriages was told in Dis
trict Court here when Adolph
q. Weinsheimer, alias Jean Hoff-
: man, former organist here,
pleaded guilty to charge. of
bigamy and was sentenced to
serve five years in the state pen
ltentiary at Saltwater.
According to his story, wife
No. l was a Milwaukee girl,
named Lottie, whom he divorced
May 22, 1916. He married wife
No. 2 at Trinidad, COL, in 1913
. at the point of a knife held by
her brother. Wife No. 8, he said
was an actress whom he mar
ried. one night and never saw
again. -
Weinsheimer said that wife
Nc. 4 was Lorraine Weinsheimer
Of Belle Tourche, S. D., whom
he married October A, 1919, at
Omaha. She divorced him in De-
cenlber, 1924. Wife No. 5 was
Martha Crane of LaCrosse, whom
he married at Benton, Ark, in
November, 1921. This wife was
the cause of all the trouble when
she came to Winona to see him
and found him married to an
other girl. \"
The sixth was Thelma Holm
berg, whom he married in St.
Cloud, October IL, 1924 She
now lives in Winona.
In an interview given to tn,
ewspapers the first of the week Mrs
ioffman-Holmberg states that sh,
7lll stick by her husband, and that i:
e is sent to Saltwater she will locat.
It Saltwater so as to be near him