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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Home Of Mayor Parker Has
Narrow Escape Sunday
Fire in Basement Put Out Before it
Reaches First Floor-Smoke
Damage Causes Big Loss

The, beautiful home of Mayor and
Mrs. William Parker on North Main
street had a very narrow escape from
being destroyed by fire Sunday af-
ternoon.
In the early afternoon Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker and children and Miss
Florence Parker left home for a
short time, and on their return upon
opening the front door to enter the
house Mrs. Parker found that the
rooms were filled with smoke. Mayor
Parker turned in a fire alarm and
the department responded with ala
Gritty. The blaze was located in the
basement, quite distance from the
furnace and quite close to the cell
ing. 1t was soon subdued without
the necessity of turning water on to
the first floor, and the only damage
in the main part of the home is from
smoke.
The origin of the fire is something
of mystery, but as it started some
distance from the furnace, defective
wiring was more than likely the
cause.
The Herald understands that Mr..
Parker made a satisfactory adjust
ment of the loss with the insurance
companies Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Popular Stock Actor Goes
to the Pen for 10 Years
Willard Jacks, Leading Man With
Aulger Bros. Convicted of First
Degree Larceny

Sank Centre people will recall with
pleasure the weeks engagement play
ed in Sank Centre several months ago
by the Aulger Bros, Dramatic Com
pany. Willard Jacks, nephew of
Wollard Mack, one Of the foremost
actors and authors of the present
day, was the leading man. Local
folks attended the Aulger Bros, show
very largely to enjoy the splendid
portrayal of the various characters
assigned to Jacks. Mrs ;, Jacks was
a member of the organization when
in Sank Centre playing an inferior
role in some of the bills.
Last week the company played at
Fairmont, MINI. After the engage
ment closed several of the women
members Of the company discovered
that much of their finer wardrobes
was missing. Investigation disclosed
that Jacks had mailed large package
to his sister at San Francisco, Cal.
1t was stopped enroute and returned
and proved to be much of the missing
clothing. The rest of it was found
in garage near the home where Jack
spent the week.
After being placed under arrest
Jacks confessed. He said that his
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Legionaires Have Memorial
Day Program Well in Hand
Many Ex-Service Men Present at
Monday Evenings Meeting
Plan 4th July Celebration

The Robert Swift American Legion
Post and the Auxiliary unit held
their third monthly meeting of the
year at the Community Club roomas
Monday evening, and it was very
gratifying to the post commander to
see so large a number of the Le-
gionaires in attendance.
Disappointment was manifest by
the members, in the failure of the
Veterans Bureau to send represen-
tative to explain the possibilities of
theis War Risk Insurance. AS many
of the ex-Service men are interested
in this matter, an effort will be male
by the post to secure a representa-
tive to enlighten them on the subject
a. the next meeting, or if necessary
a special meeting will be called for
the purpose.
Thomas R. Clough, chairman. of
the Memorial Day arrangement COM
mittee, reported that his committee
had been successful in obtaining DR..
l.. R. S. Ferguson Commissioner of
Education, Of st. Paul to deliver the
Days address. Mr.. Clough stated
that his committee was working hard
to have the arrangements completed
early, and that they were receiving
whole hearted cooperation from the
school faculty, and all civic bodies.
-"Rev. Ferguson who is comrade
and an overseas man and forcible
speaker is making a sacrifice in or
der to be guest of the Robert James
Swift post in this city Memorial Day,
so the least that We can do is to at
tend the afternoons program 100 per
cent strong. We owe that apprecia-
ton to the G. A. R., to our guest,
Comrade Ferguson, to ourselves and
our community says Mr.. Clough.
Commander Krohm appointed on
the sick. committee for the coming
month, Comrades Edwin Peterson
and Glenn R., Otis. Another COM
niittee appointed consisting of Com
rades Arthur Weisner, chairman, II.
j. Sauer and Jos. N. Jackson were in
structed to meet with the Stearns
County Fair Association to deter
mine the possibilities of the two or
CARNATIONS fostering July 4th cele-
bration in Sank Centre this year.
Following the regular meeting
kiddie-car polo game was played be-
tween members of the Post until
lunch was served, under the direction
of Arthur Weisner who-was ably as.
sisted in the preparation by the Aux
iliary. The remainder of the evening
was spent at cards and "gaHoping
dominoes" a game which a few years
ago was quite popular with the boys.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04

the shock of bad agricultural condi-
tons remarkably well and that the
bank now owns only "a farms upon
which it has been forced to foreclose
throughout the whole district, COM
prising Wisconsin, Minnesota, North
Dakota and Michigan, and most, if
not all, of these will be sold by
spring. Cali other farms acquired by
the bank have been disposed of"
said President Jennings. eve are in
.Sood shape financially ad the morale
'oi the members of the associations
'and members is very good. Farm
land has begun to move again in some
localities and values are beginning to
be established through sales. We are
around the corner from agricultural
depression. We are not looking back
ward, except to keep our hind-sights
adjusted, but We are looking for
ward to much better times for the
farmers.
''The St. Paul bank has outstand-
ing about $123,000,000 in loans
through CAT National Farm Loan
Associations; North Dakota has 1876,
Minnesota 181, Wisconsin 1876 and
michigan lo4, the total number of
loans being about $4,000. The bank
is in splendid condition, there being
$1,000,000 in reserve and 100000
in undivided profits"
B. F. Faast, Vice President of the
bank, characterized the federal farm
loan system as the greatest success
full cooperative effort ever undertake
en- in this country. He showed that
the twelve federal farm land banks
are inter-dependent and that the num-
Der of the local loan associations is
part of a finance system which is sec
ond only to that of the federal re-
serve system, having out more than
a billion dollars in loans and serving
more than 100000 farmers. Mr..
Faast said that the next greatest adj
vance in cooperation would be in CO.
operative craftsmanship. As an ex-
ample he told how Minnesota butter
is now finding a very wide outlet
through the efforts of the cooperative
associations in first making a pre-
mier product and then acquainting
the world with the fact.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
TAKE OVER WHITE EAGLE

Monday of this week a deal was
consumated whereby the Main Street
Oil Co., take over the White Eagle
station on North Main street.
Arneson & Steffes, proprietors of
the Main Street Oil Company have
purchased the White Eagle equip
ment in Sank Centre and have al
ready taken over their station. In
addition to this the Main Street Oil
Co., have become the local distribu-
tiers for the White Eagle products.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Plans on Foot to Amend
City Charter--C0lnn1ission
of IS Citizens Appointed

A petition has been circulated
among the voters of Sank Centre and
quite largely signed, the Herald I'M
derstands, asking for the submission
to the voters of the City the propo-
sition of amending the City Charter
to the end that the Water, Light and
Power Commission shall be. elected di-
rectly by the people instead of be-
ing appointed by the three judges of
this judicial district.
When the charter was drafted and
passed in 1918 much thought was
given by the Charter Commission to
remove the Light and Power Board
as far away from Municipal politics
as possible and they provided for
the appointment of the Commission
by the three District Court Judges of
this Judicial district. The results &C
complished by the Commission are
well known to every well informed
citizen of the city.
Under the law the life of the
Charter commission expires at the
expiration of four-year period and
it was necessary to have a new chart
er commission appointed. This COM
mission is named by the District
Court judges and all Of the former
commission living in the city have
been renamed on the new Charter
Commission. A. F. Strebel and D.
B. Caughren have been succeeded on
the original list by Asa M. Wallace
and Gunther Hillerud. Mr.. Strebel
is not qualified to serve and Mr..
Caughren is in the West and is not
expected home for several weeks.
The Commission was called togeth-
er Wednesday afternoon for the
purpose of organization. When it
was found that the entire Is appoint
ed had not qualified and that at least
one of them could not qualify the
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
BLUE VALLEY INSPECTION

R. A. Brit, superintendent of the
Blue Valley Sweet Cream Creamery
at Fargo, N. D., spent Monday and
Tuesday in Sank Centre inspecting
the Blue Valley Creamery. Mr.. Brit
was very much impressed with the
condition Of the local plant. 1t is a
custom of Blue Valley company to-
have each of their creameries in
spected annually by a superintendent
from another plant, and Saturday
evening H. j. Krohm, manufacture
ing superintendent of the local Blue
Valley plant will leave for Milwaukee
to where he will spend two days in
speeding the Blue Valley Creamery
located there.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
=, HERALD AID SELLS BULL

Today Thursday, the MonarchiaI
Stock Farm of Getty shipped six
monts' old pure bred Holstein calf
to John Sieben of Tintah, MINI Sew
eral weeks ago the Jennisens who OPP
crate the Monarchial Stock Farm car
ried small classified advertisement
in the Herald calling attention to the
fact that they had pure bred stock
for sale and within a few days after
the ad appeared Mr.. Sieben wrote a
letter stating that he had read their
Herald ad and asked for particulars.
Mat Jennisen gives the entire credit
for the selling of this animal to the
Herald advertising
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
8-Year-Old Boy Struck by
Travelling Salesman's Auto
Harry Matthias Has Left Leg Broken
Near the Hip Monday-Acci-
dent Unavoidable

Harry Matthias, 8-year-old son of
Mrs. James Matthias, had narrow es-
cape from instant death Monday
when he was struck by Dodge
Coupe on Main between Third and
Fourth streets.
The driver of the car was L. s..
o'Bannon, a travelling representa-
tive of the Western Grocery Com
pany, Minneapolis. Mr.. O'Bannon
was travelling north; when he reached
point about in front of the Dows-
well Drug store he hit Harry.
Eye witnesses of the accident state
that Mr. O'Bannon was driving care
fully and that he made every effort
to avoid the accident, and in doing SO
narrowly missed colliding with a
young lad with the Matthias boy.
The Herald understands that the
Dodge hit Harry with the front of
the left fender. knocking him down
and causing diagonal fracture to
the left leg near the hip joint. Mr..
O'Bannon stopped the car within a
few feet and hurried back to the
injured lad. The boy was taken to
the City Hospital where the fracture
was reduced and the Herald under
stands he is resting as easily as pos
sible. i
Mayor Parker arrived /on the
scene very shortly after the accident
and after an interview with Mr..
O'Bannan he was permitted to con-
tinue on his journey and was expect
ed to be back in the city Wednesday
evening Of this week.
Mr.. O'Bannon instructed that the
injured boy be given every possible
care and comfort in the hospital and
assumed responsibility for the acct
dent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
BILLIARD HAIL ROBBERY

Wednesday morning When Henry
Anderson opened the Boutell Billiard
parlor he discovered that some sneak
theft had riffled the cash register and
had taken small amount of change
and about $500 in pennies. 1t is
not known how the prowler gained
admittance to the place, but it is
thought that some time during the
evening before Mr.. Anderson closed
up that the party committing the
deed must have went to the basement
and hid away until after the hall
had been closed. He then came forth
and took the small change and left
by the side door.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04

question was raised as to whether or
not the body could be legally organ
lied. Mayor Parker got in touch by
phone with Judge Roeser who is
holding Court at Long Prairie and
the Court ruled that the Is members
OF the Board must qualify before it
could be organized. He directed Mr..
Parker to substitute the names of
Wallace and Hillerud and this order
was later ratified by phone by Judges
Nye and Parsons.
Experience with the Charter has
disclosed several weaknesses which
should be cleared up while it is be-
ing. amended and the changes will
probably be recommended.
Thirty days published notice must
be given before the voters can vote
on any proposed change or amend
ment to the Charter and it will not
be possible to have them ready in or
der to meet the 30-day requirement
as the notice must be published in
this weeks official paper. The city
election will be held Tuesday, April
6, 1926.
The changing of the City Charter
is rather an important matter and
the Charter Commission is apt to
move slowly before submitting their
recommendation to the voters. A
special election can be held for 500
or less which will not make a very
heavy expense on the individual tax
payers of the city.
The Charter Commission personnel
is: J. N. McGibbon, j. F. Cooper, B.
F. Dubois, l.. l.. Kells, V. G. Wedge,
A. G Salmond, C. S. Bjone, C. d.
Marshall, P. B. Hanson, Mrs. Emma
Moynihan, Miss Esther Sprague, F.
A. Fischer, George R. Borgmann,
Asa M. Wallace and G. Hillerud.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Local Officers Attend Farm
Loan Association Meeting
Survey of Northwest States Shows
that Real Estate Values Have
Gradual Upward Tendency

Leroy E. Gallagher, of Sank Cen
tire, president of the Sank Centre
National Farm Loan Association, and
Gordon v. Morse of Sank Centre, the
secretary-treasurer, attended the an
nual meeting of the Minnesota and
North Dakota associations at st. Paul,
February % and "a where they
learned from President H. K. Jen-
nings that the Federal Land Bank
that the associations have withstood
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
WEsTPoRT INCORPORATES

The citizens Of Westport are TAX
ing on metropolitan airs as they are
now an incorporated village. At a
special election held last week on
the proposition of separating from
Westport township, Pope county it
was decided to become separate
municipality by about a two to one
vote.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
FORD CAR HAS A REAL KICK

Miss Rahama Weisner who is en-
ployed at the local NV. Bell Tele-
phone Exchange suffered broken
nose. last Friday while attempting to
crank hers Ford car. The accident
happened at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Weisner at their
home just south of the city, when
she was preparing to come to town.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
BUYS NEW HOME

The first of the week Joseph Dim
berger completed negotiations for
the sale of one of the new modern
bungalows he has erected on corner
of Fourth and Pine streets, to Eugene
Taylor. Mr.. Dirnberger took the
Taylor residence on Third street in
on the deal. Mr.. Taylor and family
will take possession Of their new
home at once.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04

wife had hard time holding a the
atrical job, and he thought that if
he fixed her out with a first-class
wardrobe her clothes would make it
possible for her to hold her job.
Wednesday of this week he was
sentenced at Fairmont by Judge Hay
craft to not more than 10 years at
Saltwater for larceny in the first
degree. He is about 40 years of age.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
MAY FILE FOR SENATE

Fred Mossman, prosperous Birch
dale farmer is strongly considering
the matter of filing as a candidate
for the state senate from the Todd
Wadena county district. In a tele-
phone communication to Mr. Moss
mans home today, Thursday, the
Herald was informed that that if the
sentiment continued as favorable as
it appeared to be, he would file.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Sank SensCou Minnesota Thursday, March,,

the Glenwood captain and plays CEN
ter. He is good running mate for
Laid and Irgens. These last two
will make every other player in the
district work hard for the all-district
forward positions. Glenwood has in
Johnson, the best passer in the dis
trict. He makes fewer poor passes
than any man I've observed this sea-
son. His floor work is good, too.
Other Glenwood players are Vegoe
and Hallorson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Osakis

The Osakis team is made up of
inexperienced young players. Palor,
at center, is the only experienced man
on the team. All of the others are
either Freshmen or Sophomores.
Coach Tauglin has developed these
youngsters into a speedy squad and
they will give good account of
themselves. Jacobson, right forward,
is a fast dribbler and a good shot.
The other players on the squad are
Dahlem, Greeley, Anderson, Prescott
and Quinn.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Melrose

Melrose
The Melrose quint, like the Osakis
team is made up entirely of new
players. They lack experience in the
floor game, but have considerable
speed. This squad should be a good
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-03-04
Glenwood

The second strongest team in this
district is Glanwood. This team is
lighter than the Long Prairie quint,
but has a faster offense. No team
around here has the speed and ac-
curracy of offense that the Pope
county boys have. Ed Norgaard is
the coach of the Glenwood team, and
he is a welcome friend of every play
er and coach in the district. ed"
deserves to win, and / personally
would like to see the team matched
on our floor March 9Th. Parker is
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-03

air "a 3,led with smoke the flares will
ha lighted. This will be seen for
long distance and will give the lost
man the direct back to carap.
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RECORD MEMBERS HIP REPORTED
AT TENTH annual MEETING OF
KENNEbEC COUNTY farm BUREAU

Total of 1912 Members Exceeds Any Previous
Full Year = Officers Elected at Session Held
Tuesday at the Augusta Y. M. c. A.-Feder-
al Extension Service Specialist Gives Prin-
cipal Address
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OVERRULE EXCEPTIONS
| OF Defendant IN
LAW COURT RESCRIPT

The motion and exceptions by the
defendant were overruled and the
verdict of the jury for the plaintiff
upheld in the Knox county rescript
in the case of Isaac Berliawsky VS..
Charles E. Burch, ct al. which was
drawn up by Justice Philbrook and
which was handed down on Tuesday.
The rescript reads as follows:
This is an action in assumpsit to
recover on a promissory note which
the plaintiff alleges was given him by
the defendants. bearing date of July
10, 1922, the amount being six hum
bred dollars, with interest at seven
per cent until paid, payment of note
and interest to be made within six
months from its date.
Exceptions: l Whether or not the
defendants, by reason of their finan-
cial standing, could or could not lend
value to the note as accommodation
makers, was a question of fact for
the jury to determine, open to testi-
mony from both sides, and they were
to determine the issue.
The defendants cannot properly
demand that an established rule gov
erning the admission of shop books
| may be disregarded merely for the
purpose of confederation of a party
10 the suit.
8 When checks could not be
found but the plaintiff admitted that
| the defendants paid interest on the
note. by check. and the defendants
| admit that the stubs showed pay
| ments of interest on the note, the
exclusion of these stubs. even if ad-
| missible under some circumstances
which we do not find applicable to
| the case at bar. was not prejudicial
| to the defendants.
! The Motion: The case involves
| primarily these issues of fact; first,
whittier or not the note in suit was
an accommodation note; second,
| whether or not it had been paid by
| the giving a renewal note. The note
! in suit was not produced at the trial
and the evidence is practically con-
| elusive that it was lost. Upon these
issues and others, some Of which are
collateral, the jury found for the
| plaintiff, and, after careful examin-
| alton of the record, we cannot say
| that having seen and heard the wit
| nesses the jury was clearly wrong
| in its conclusions.
Motion and exceptions overruled.
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Augusta Nimr0ds
Now in North Woods
After Quotas Game

Augusta hunters are quite active
now and with the arrival OF q fine
blanket Of snow in the woods, &C
cording to the reports received
here on Tuesday from up-river, 1t Is
anticipated that many more will
leave in an effort to bag their quota
of big game. A party consisting OF
M. r. Spear and Norman Higgins
returned Sunday night with a nine
point buck which they secured In the
vicinity Of Princeton, but the re-
turned hunters were far out-weighed
by those who were just starting.
One party consisting Of George w.
Bowie of the Androscoggin & Ken
nebec railroad, Winfield Pope and
Frank Albee are in the vicinity of
Stratton for week; another consist
ing of George Durgin, Ray Nesbit,
Charles Lane and Franklin Fisher.
Jr., all of the Androscoggin & Kenne-
bee railroad force are hun ing at the
Oxbow. and a third party consisting
of Lieut.. Col. William c. Goodwin,
Lieut.. Col. Charles w. Saw d.
jutant General James w. Hanson, his
brother, Percy Hanson of Belgrade,
Capt. Robert Arlington, Major Roy
Z. Decker, Lieut.. Robert Demerritt
and Master Sergeant Elliott C. Good :
win are hunting in the Mount Alb
ram 5gion.
This last party according to good
authority is equipped in rather q
novel manner. Whether they are re-
Numbering the trip of last year
when Col. Charles Dustin became
separated from his party and passed
the night in the woods or not Is not
known, but they are CARRYING. among
other things, smoke candles and
flares. These will be kept at the
camp and in the event one of the
men gets lost the smoke candles will
be lighted after dark nd after the