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The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-04-22

Bruce Thompson, editor of the Ke-
in Review, has installed model K
linotype in his office. He also added
anaddition to the Review building.
Mr.. Thompson has always endeavored
to give the people of that vicinity a
first class country weekly. With this
added improvement, the business men
Of Kevin should show their apprecia-
ticns by using it's columns for more
advertising, something that they have
failed to do in the past.-Sweetgrass-
Sunburst Sun.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-04-22
MRS. NESS ENTERTAlNs

Mrs Hans Ness entertained the
Knickerb3cker club last Thursday
evening her rooms. Three tables
were played Mrs. t. ]. Landry won
high score and Mrs. Staples the low
score. A very dainty lunch was
served by the hostes.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-04-22

The Busy Bee club will meet the
first Friday in each month during the
summer. The next meeting will be
May 7th. at the home of Mrs I. R.
Strange.
The Kevin review. [volume] (Kevin, Mont.) 1922-1929, 1926-04-22

Cashier Nat Taylor of the Sunburst
State bank, was a business visitor in
Kevin Tuesday.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Victor eau Hurt
In Auto Accident
Melrose Man Has Leg Broken in
Auto Collision Near Clear
Lake-Others Injured

Victor eau a we'll known Mel
rose citizen, lies in the hospital at
St. Cloud suffering from a frac-
ture of one of the bones of his
right leg, internal injuries and
bruises as the result of a collision
between a Buick coupe driven by
N. Borgerding of Melrose, and a
REQ truck driven by S. w. Spyli-
ski of Bowlus, several days ago.
Mrs. Spyliski and little daughter
were in the truck with Mr.. Sypli-
ski. Both We're more or less bruis-
ed and Mr.. Borgerding was quite
badly injured about the head, but
was able to resume mis- business
activities the following day.
The accident occurred near
Clear Lake on Highway No. 8, and
the cars were approaching each
other, the truck is said to have
slipped ON the icy pavement land
ing in front of the coupe too late
to avoid a collision.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Women's Auxiliary Make
Plans for Active Season
Committe Chairmen for Year are
Appointed-Will Sew for Dis
abled Vets and Families

At Monday evenings meeting
of the Woman's Auxiliary OF
Robert Swift Post, American Lee
gion, plans were made for an &C.
tive years work. President Mrs.
Libbie Weisner appointed the fol.
lowing committee chairmen tc
serve throughout the year,.
3 Membership-Mrs. Pauline Folk.
sted.
Poppy-Alice Allen.
Child Welfare-Mrs. Mary Reg
,nechek.
Memorial-Mrs. Effie Wallace
Activities Misses Anna An
derson and Margery Reznechek.
PublicityJMrs. Mabel Bonner
Sick and Disaibled-Mrs. Marie
Allen.
The members voted to meet once
each month and sew for the dis.
abled veterans and their families
1t was voted to order 500 popies
for use next Decoration day. The
sum of SIS. 90 was appropriated
for the Veterans hospitals Christ.
mas funds and So 20 will be
sent to the American Legion Hos.
pital Association.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Local Young Men Are
Sent to the Reformatory
Given Sentences of Nine Months or
More Each By Judge Roeser
Tuesday

Walter Lunz, Francis Jelhson
and Lester Pangburn, the three
Sank Centre boys who pleaded
guilty Tuesday to third degree
burglary in connection with the
robbing of Frank Lees cottage at
Spring Park, Sank Lake, received
sentences to the state reformatory
here ranging from nine months and
% days to 10 months and 10 days.
When Jellison and Pangburn
pleaded guilty Judge Roeser pass
ed the sentences. The slight VAR
iations in length of terms was or
dered so that the young men would
not be released on the same day.
Pangburn will serve the longest
term of 10 months and 10 days,
and Jellison the shortest with. nine
months and 20 days.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Western Stearns County
Dies of Heart Disease
Anton Schmitt, of Paynesville,
Expired at Court House, st.
Cloud-Funeral Tuesday.

Stearns County, particularly
Western Stearns, was shocked
and stunned by the sudden and
unexpected death of Ant o n
Schn1itt of Paynesville, brother Of
the late Vitus Schmitt, of West
port, late Friday afternoon at the
Court House in st. Cloud. Death
came so quickly that Mr.. Schmitt
himself was unaware of its ap-
proach. His demise was caused
by a sudden attack of heart fail.
ure.
Deceased, together with his two
sons, e. A. Schmitt and H. R
Schmitt and DIR. P. C Pilon, had
been attending to business affairs
and were apparently preparing tt
leave for home within a short
time It was while resting in q
chair, his hands folded in his lap
that the other members of the
party suddenly heard a noise re-
sembling a snore, and turning
quickly saw Mr.. Schmitt tilt back
his head and with another gasp OF
two life had ended. Fortunately
DR.. Pilon was with him, hence, all
that could be done was instantly
cared for.
Death has entered the home
for the second time within two
months in the passing of MIR
Schmitt. Mrs. Schmitt died Sep
TENDER %.
Five children, Elmer A., Her
bert R., DR.. Earl and Miss Moline
survive, also Mrs. Spellman
(Irene). Eight grandchildren az
so survive Two children, Mar.
celia L., and Edmund proceeded
the parents to the Great Beyond
the former last year and Edmund
ten years ago. One sister is the
sole survivor Of the original fam.
lily.
Funeral services were held al
st. Louis Catholic Church, Tues
day, December 7th, at 1890 a. m
Contributed.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
LEGION TEAM ARE
REARIN TO START
Glenwood Will Be the First Team
Played on Home Floor-Rival-
ry Always Keen

The Legion all-star basket ball
team of Sank Centre is rapidly
rounding into condition and
gives promise of being one of the
finest teams ever assembled in this
city. Several of the players have
won their spurs on famous He
School basket ball teams of the
past.
Glenwood, old-time rivals, will
be the first contenders on the
Junior High floor of this city,
Tuesday evening, Dec. Ia. This
organization has Fellows, formerly
of the Whitewater Normal, Nor
gard a Luther college star, and
others.
No definite lineup has been
selected as yet for the regulars of
the local quint. The abundance
of high-class talent is going to
make it rather difficult for the
coach. There are Brown, Blaha,
McDermot and Mikelson for for
wards; Turtolot, Asher and Arne-
son for centre, and Frank O'Gara,
Nelson, Wilcox, Marx and Dolson
for guards.
When this outfit really strikes
its stride it will be ready for all
corners.
Remember the opening game,
Tuesday evening, Dec. 18th.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
New Barley Developed
by Experiment Station
Smooth Bearded May Replace
Rough Variety on Farms as
Result of Experiments

Brookings, S. D., Dec. g.
Smooth bearded barley is being
developed in experiments being
conducted by the South Dakota
State College agronomy de-
partment, and as a result this type
may be grown in the future on
South Dakota farms in place of
the bearded varieties now produc-
ed. These experiments are being
made in cooperation with the
United States bureau of cereal in
vestigation.
DIR. A. N. Hume, head of the
agronony department, says Sc
lections have been under test at
both the Bookings and Highmore
experiment stations since the war.
At least three of the numbers now
under the test have smooth boards.
Smooth boards in barley are lie
sirable, he points out, if at the
same time these varieties can be
developed to produce as we'll as
the rough bearded varieties now
grown. The bearded varieties are
rough and the degree of disc2m-
fort caused in the harvest season
is such that many farmers do not
care to attempt to raise harley.
Three of the strains under test
are smooth bearded. Of these,
two numbers show promise cf CIV
ing good yields. In the last three
years rodrow yields have been oh
tanned on these two strains and
they compare favorably with the
old rough bearded varieties. The
smooth beard also seems to he
characteristic of the strain.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
South St. Paul Markets
Close with Weak Undertone
Hogs Weak to 10c Lower In Spots
After Firm Opening. Cattle
Trade Unsatisfactory

South st. Paul,-The hog mar
ket started out in fairly active
manner and considerable numbers
of butchers and lights sold at
$11 35 to Sill. 40, mostly lights
selling at the latter price. Late
rounds found packers bidding
mostly $11. rs for butcher and ba-
con hogs. Packing sows sold
largely at $40. rs to $10.5 Pigs
were steady today with a $1,000
bulk.
Weakness was evident in the
cattle trade from the start and in
the case of steers some sales APP
peared weak to 25c lower, with
many still unsold late. Best car
lot offerings reached So. 25 and
So 40, "a few small lots of we'll
finished yearlings $1,000 to
81 rs. Bulk of the steer run
was considered salable at $500
to So. 90 with cows and heifers at
81 so to Sc. 70, cutters around
So so to SO. rs. Bulls hold at
SIS rs to SIS. go, while vealers
were booked the same as on Mon
day, or mostly SO. so to $9.75.
Stoc3er and feeder trade fol-
lows the fat steer market with
sales on steers at So. rs to Sc. so,
cows and heifers around $3.75 to
$5.2.
With only limited number of
lambs cleared at a late hour, the
prospects were for a barely steady
trade. Sales of natives were made
at SIP. rs while best westerns were
held at $13. 90. Fat ewes cleared
from 81 so to $3.50 according
to condition or generally steady
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Brooten Bank
Probe Starts
Anoka County Attorney to Serve
as Special Investigator-De-
positors Ask Probe

Will A. Blanchard, Anoka coun-
ty attorney, acting as a special rep
resentative of the state banking
department has started an inves-
tigation of the affairs of the Sc
curity state bank of Brooten
which was disclosed in May.
The investigation was ordered
on the petition of the deposition
committee which approached A. j.
Viegel, state superintendent of
banking, and asked that the af-
fairs of the bank be thoroughly
gone into.
No charges have been made, but
the committee stated that persist
ent rumors of Encouragement of
the bank funds had resulted in
considerable iH-feeiing in Brooten
and the investigation was desired
to either find the cause for the
rumors or finally silence them.
The state department. agreed to
the investigation and appointed
County Attorney Blanchard to the
work. He has worked with the
state in the Wright county inves-
LEGATIONS of last spring which re-
suited in the conviction of H. M.
Sievers on bank footing charges in
the Benson bank case concluded
yesterday.
The officers of the closed Broot-
en- bank were j. P. VAIL, presi-
dent, resident of Brooten and
c.. O.. Knutson, now serving as re-
ceiver of the Farmers State Bank
of Willard.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Snappy Program
Is in the Making
Country Club Committee Are Ar
ranging Gala Celebration
Appeal to Old and Young

The New Year will be ushered
in at Sank Centre this year with
fun and frolic on the reception
committee. 1926 will get it's
farewell to the strains of "Auld
Lang Syne" and the shuffling of
our terpsichorean artists. 1t is
to be a real community frolic such
as makes history, working through
the medium of regular old-time
New Years Eve ball and carnival.
King Carnival will WELD the
scepter as well as the baton.
The details for these unusual
festivities are being worked out by
a special committee appointed by
President Caughren of the Coun-
try Club and already the commit
tee has planned enough merriment
to insure most fitting celebration
for New Years Eve. The Armory
has been selected for the scene of
festivities. Splendid decorations,
vaudeville attractions, refresh
ments, carnival paraphenalia,
in fact everything conceivable to
make this the most colorful cele-
bration of the season is being
planned.
1t will be a safe bet to believe
any and all of the Wild rumors
that you may hear concerning the
magnitude of this event. Be on
the lookout for further detailed
announcements
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
A FISH STORY

Roy Loveseth narrowly escaped
Involuntary immersion Sunday aft
ternoon while fishing on Jeurgan's
lake west of Little Sank. He was
seated in his fish house with spear
in hand waiting for a big fish :,
Soon one SWAN past. With a good
aim Roy let go the spear and got
Mr.. Fishf but he was unable to
land him. With quick plunge,
the big fish, which Roy says was
the size of a stove pipe, pulled
the spear rope loose from the
house and was gone. Roy made a
grab for the rope but could NOT
hold on. In relating his exper-
fence Roy says the only thing that
kept him from going with it, was
that, the hole in the ice was not
large enough. Even though Row
lost his spear, previous to this en-.
ISOLDE he had landed FIVE pickerel
with a combined weight of as
pounds.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Sank Centre Taking
on Holiday Attire
WILLARD MAN
SHOT BY BANDITS

The entire Northwest was
startled late Saturday when the
news was flashed that daylight
bandits had held up and robbed
the Olmsted County Bank and
Trust Company at Rochester,
of $4,000.
The story has a local angle
inasmuch as one of the two
Rochester policemen shot in the
legs by the fleeing bandits was
Willard Hutchins, formerly of
Willard. The injured man is a
son of Sim Hutchins, a pioneer
Pope county farmer and he
owns a farm south of Willard.
MIR. Hutchins removed from Viii
lard to Rochester about four
years ago
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Grey Eagle Trims
Locals at Whist
Todd County Villagers Revenged
for Defeat Handed Them Last
Winter-Royal Hosts

Wednesday evening "a of the
Grand Nula sharks and some who
fancied in their own minds, per-
haps, that they knew something
about this great Norsk game, made
a little journey to the "sticks of
Todd county," Grey Eagle, to
give the whist players of that vii
fage an opportunity for revenge =.
Last winter the Eagles came to
Sank Centre and were given an
unmerciful trouncing, but-last
evening it was different again.
The ''Main Streeters" started
off with a rush and amassed a
comfortable lead in the first game.
Then Fred Mossman or some 9TH
err highlander gummed things up
and the lead vanished. The final
score was 122 to 1T, with Grey
Eagle on the long end.
Judging from last evenings ex-
perience there are a lot of very
punk players in Sank Centre, but
the Herald editor modestly re-
Trained from singing out any
particular individual.
Preceding the tourney the Sank
Centre gang looked upon this
Grey Eagle visit as sort of a sham
battle. They rather figured they
would let the hosts win a game
now and then in order to keep
them in good humor.
The Eagles made the visitors
like defeat because they were
wonderful hosts and served a very
appetizing lunch at the close OF
battle.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
GRADE PUPILS TO
GIVE OPERETTA
Santa and His Helpers at
the Junior High Audi
forum Dec. y
OVER Us In THE CAST
Efforts of the School Chill
dren Is Worthy of 10y
al Support

The Junior High and Grades
are giving each person interested
in children's pleasures the oppor-
tunity to enjoy the child's own
delight in Christmas when they
present to the public ",Santa and
His Helpers, a Christmas Pageant
and Operetta, on Wednesday eve
ming, December the 22nd at 500
p Nj. at the Junior High
School auditorium. Seats may be
reserved, without extra charge, at
the Corner Drug Store Monday,
December goth.
This operetta consists of two
parts: The first portraying the
child's anticipation and JOY on
Christmas Eve, the second depict
ing the dreams of children to
whose realization they hope to
awaken in the morning.
Christmas caroling can be
heard as the curtain rises disclos-
ing the children's nursery attrac-
lively decorted for Christmas Day.
The youngsters hang UP their
stockings to which they pin their
letters to "Dear Old Santa" are
snugly tucked in by Aunt Dinah
and then the Sandman lulls them
into deep sleep. And what
pleasant dreams they have as the
Christmas bells ring out their glad
tidings, and visions of Christmas
trees, gaily decorated and laden
with toys which delight, appear.
Monstrous stockings twisted and
contorted by their contents strut
to and fro in front of them, the
toys and sweets in gala dress per-
form Enthusiastically no matter in
what direction they look, and the
cunning bisque dolls sit demurely
under the trees waiting to be
welcomed into their new homes.
Santa himself appears, fills the
stockings to overlooking and in his
jolly way imbues everyone with
the kindly spirit he personifes
The entire world is aglow at
this season with good feeling to-
ward everyone and everything.
Representatives of the old world
appear and point out the Christ
mas customs peculiar to their own,
nation, for there are Christmas
celebrations in many lands.
A really ( Christmas atmosphere
is created by all these symbols of
the Holiday Season; yet the oper-
eta does not stress the selfish view
of Christmas as time of receiv-
ing gifts, but emphasizes rather
that the spirit of kindness, sym:
pathy, and love dwells in the
hearts of the people of every land
and it's manifestation through
kindly deeds and words CONNIE
morales the birth of our Christ in
a fitting manner.
More than 1875 boys and girls
chosen from every grade, from
the kindergarten through the
Continued on Page 12)
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
HOWARD QUINTET
FAILS TO SHOW UP
Extension Department of Univer-
sity Fails to Notify Local Au-
thorities of Cancellation

Some one fell down mighty
bad in the booking office of the
University Extension Bureau.
Friday evening of last week the
Howard Quintet was booked to
appear at the Junior High School
Auditorium as the second number
of the Lyceum course. A SPLEEN
did crowd assembled and waited
for the artists to appear. It was
noised about that the company had
failed to arrive, and no word had
been heard from them or the
booking headquarters by Supt.
Falk. They fingered until after the
evening train from the east arrived
when they departed.
The evening was not entirely
spoiled for many small and in
formal bridge parties We're organ
lied for the homes.
Supt. Falk took the cause of
the breaking the date up with the
Extension department and has been
informed that Mr.. Howard, head
of the organization, was critically
i'll, and that all his bookings for
the season had been cancelled.
The booking agency claimed
Sank Centre had been notified of
the cancellation, but the fault was
wholly at the booking office.
The Cleveland Symphonic In
strumental Quintet has been Sc
cured by the University of Wis
consin Extension Department to
fill the place of the Howard Quin-
tet. The date of their appearance
has not been definitely set. The
state department state that the
Cleveland Quintet will measure up
in every way the organization fol
whom they will substitute.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Fire in the Coyle Block
Saturday Evening Was
Promptly Handled
ELECTRIC IRON, CAUSE
Millinery Stock Completely
Destroyed - Second
Alarm Sunday

Shortly after 1000 o'clock Sat,
urday evening the brick block or
the east side of Main street owned
and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. j.
F. Coyle, with Millinery and
Beauty Parlor on first floor anG
living apartments on the second
was discovered to be on fire.
After a belated alarm the de-
partment responded with THEN
usual promptness and in a short
time had the blaze under control
The fire was caused by leaving
an electric iron attached. Mrs.
Coyle was called away from hel
work of ironing and in the course
of about 20 minutes the fire was
discovered by the lady.
The entire stock of Millinery
and Beauty Parlor merchandise
was completely destroyed. There
was considerable damage to the
furniture up and down stairs, be-
sides goodly loss by smoke and
water.
The insurance companies had
their adjusters on the ground the
first of the week and the loss has
been satisfactorily adjusted.
Sunday evening about 700
the windows were opened to allow
a little fresh air; the warm air
coming in contact with the cold
outside caused steam, and Chief
of Police Joseph Miller, thinking
another fire had broken out in the
Coyle building, turned in another
alarm. The department respond
ed but luckily their services were
not needed.
The Main Street Cafe next door
to the south suffered slight
smoke and water damage.
The Main Street Cafe is a
frame building and much concern
was felt for fear the fire would
spread to this structure, but the
efficiency of the local department
was splendidly illustrated in the
manner in which the main blaze
was confined to the Coyle block.
Mrs. Coyle stated to the Her
aid this Thursday morning that she
expected to get ready for bust
ness within "a short time. Mean
while the Beauty Specialist will be
CHARTERED in the living apartments
where all appointments will be
taken care of.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
RECOUNT IN DOUGLAS

The recount of votes on the sher-
iff of Douglas county was closed
last week and showed no change
after every ballot had been re-
counted. Sheriff Lundeen was re-
elected over VIM. Splittstoeser by
sixteen votes, which was just ex-
actly the same majority that he had
before the recount started. TAX
ing into consideration that over
1000 ballots were cast, the fact
that the recount did not change
the totals showed that the election
officials were very careful in their
first counting of the ballots.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-12-09
Butter Prices Increasing
on the Eastern Markets
Increased Receipts Cause Decline
of Poultry Market-Poultry
Demand Normal

There has been some slight in
creasein Receipts of butter ON the
larger consuming markets, but pro-
duction generally has fallen off.
Trading has been quite satisfac-
tory, and at times buyers ex-
perienced difficulty in meeting re-
quirements of their regular trade.
Quotations Chicago 80 score
Standards during the week adj
vanced from As to 40 cents per
pound, New York go score Extras
advancing from SO to 54h cents.
Receipts of fresh eggs have
shown considerable increase over
previous week. With supplies
more liberal, there has been some
surplus accommodating on the larg-
er markets. AS a result of in
creasing supply, prices have de-
clined sharply. Chicago egg quo
tations on first have declined since
Monday of last week from $3.50
cents to 47-51 cents per dozen.
In New York, surplus eggs were
being sold at discount under top
quotations.
The proportion of live fowls be-
ing received on the Chicago and
New York markets has increased
and has not proved excessive in
comparison with the selling de-
mand. Cold weather has been a
favorable factor and has affected
the receipts of live fowl and selling
quotations. The Chicago market
during the past week has advanced
1 to 2 cents per pound, and New
York during the same time has adj
vanced cent per pound. The
proportion Of chickens has in
creased and receipts have been lib
eral. With much of this stock
running heavy in weights, not be-
ing desirable for some trade, the
situation has not been entirely IA
yorable. Quotations on chickens in
New York have remained practic-
ally unchanged since last Monday !.
Produce Review, Swift & Co.,
Chicago.