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The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
Passenger Collides With
Auto Tuesday Afternoon
Four-Year-Old Child of c. A. Lind
Seth ON Mahnomen Painfully In
jured Near City

Mr.. and Mrs. c.. A. Lindseth and
two children of Mahnomen, Mimi,
met with an auto accident Tuesday
afternoon at about Ais when ap-
preaching 1Sauk Centre from the west
on Highway No. 3.
They were nearing the N. P. rail-
road crossing, the east view of which
is obstructed from the west by a
high embankment. They were trav-
cling in Ford Coupe and trailing
a Chevrolet Coupe which stopped at
the crossing and then backed up. In
order to avoid collision Mr.. Lind
seth swung to the left of the road
to pass. In doing so he was complete
ly shut off from view of the track
and was on the crossing before MOTTO
ing the approaching N. P. passenger
train. .s
Within a few seconds the locomo-
tive had struck the front of the car
and twirlled it with such force that it
collided with the Chevrolet standing
a few feet away. This impact threw
their four-year-old child through the
windshield and he sustained severe
cuts about the nose and mouth.
The other occupants received sew
we're jolts but were otherwise unin-
jured.
The Ford Coupe is a wreck.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
Citizens Refuse to Change
Method Selecting Water,
Light, Power Commission

Judging by the vote polled at the
Special Charter election Tuesday Mr..
Average Citizen of Sauk Centre is
pretty well satisfied with the present
system of naming the water, light and
power commission.
Herald readers will recall that
shortly before the last city election a
petition signed by 1913 voters of the
city was presented to the recently re-
organized Charter Commission asking
for an amendment to be submitted to
the Charter providing for the election
of the water, light and power Com
missioners by direct vote of the peo-
pie, instead of having the three dis
trict court judges of this judicial dis
trict appoint them. About 25 per
cent of those signing the petition vot-
ed Tuesday.
The proposed amendment was faul-
ty inasmuch as it required a candi-
date to be elected must receive ma
jority vote of the voters of Sauk
Centre.
The Commission initiated another
amendment which provided for the
Water and Light Commission to be
named by the city council, the selec-
tion to be made by the outgoing coun-
ell each year prior to April first. The
idea was to keep the commission as
much out of municipal politics as
possible.
Three other amendments were al
so initiated by the Charter Commits
sion; one to do away with the neces-
sity of registering and providing of
poll lists at the city elections, another
to permit the Water, Light and Power
Commission to use accumulated
funds in the light department for the
retirement of outstanding municipal
bonds, and a third for the clarifying
and broadening of the water, light
and power commissions authority.
Friday afternoon of last week two
boys spent seven hours each billing
the city calling attention to Mass
meeting to be held at the Junior
High School auditorium that evening
at which time the various proposed
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
Native Son of Stearns
Buried Wednesday, June 80
Remains of John Kiffmeyer Laid to
Rest at St Augusta-Born
June %, 1873

Funeral services were held at st.
Augusta June 80, for j. B. Kiff-
meyer, respected resident of West
Union township for the past several
years, who passed away at his home
there after several months of suffer
ing from tuberculosis and pernicious
anemia.
The deceased was born at st.
Augusta, June %, 1873, and grew
to manhood in that vicinity. After
his marriage he moved to Padua at
which place he conducted a store for
five years later moving to West I'm
ion township where he has since made
his home.
Five children are left to mourn his
passing, the youngest being sixteen
years of age. They are: Mrs. K.
Chisholm; Regime, Ben, Bertha and
Edna all at home. He is survived by
his mother, three brothers and seven
sisters all of whom attended the last
rites which were conducted Wednes-
day. morning at 900 o'clock from the
Catholic church at St. Augusta, with
Rev. Fir. Watcher officiating. Inter-
ment was made at that place, the re-
mains being laid beside those of his
wife who proceeded him in death IA
years ago.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08

j.. Z. Syfford who lost his life in a
plane accident at Vancouver, Wash,
Barracks, June ID, was former
Sauk Centre resident and is survived
in this city by an aunt, Mrs. Della
Walker.
Lieut.. Syfford's parents We're resi-
dents of this city when he was but a
boy and they both passed away before
he completed his high school training.
Both are buried in one of the local
cemeteries.
Mr.. Syfford was in the officers re-
serve and reported at Vancouver
June l, for two weeks period of
training, and was due to leave for his
home the day following the accident,
which was caused when the engine
backfired and caused the plane to
burn in the air.
julius Syfford was born in Sauk
Centre March Z, 1874 and grew to
manhood here. Leaving here about
- years ago he went to Egeland, N.
D., where he was interested in the
Merchantile and Banking business for
about three years. Later he located
at Hanford, Washington where he
has since made his home.
He served two years as county COM
missioner and was later elected coun-
ty auditor, which office he resigned
to enlist in the service of his country
In April 1918. He served until the
close Of the war with the engineers
corps. He was discharged with rank
of Lieutenant and was placed on the
officers reserve list.
The remains were shipped to his
home at Hanford, where burial was
made with full military honors by the
American Legion Post of which he
was the second commander.
The deceased is survived by his
wife and three daughters, Kathryn,
Margaret and Mae and two sons,
Charles and William.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
BAKERY CHANGES HANDS

Wednesday afternoon OF this week
H. A. Marks of Belle Plaine, Minn.,
purchased the Sunlight Bakery on
Third street of Frank Kamoroski, and
took immediate possession. The new
owner is practical baker and re-
tired from business at Belle Plaine
May 20. He first visited Sauk Centre
three weeks ago, without any notion
Of locating here. After travelling all
over the northern part Of the state he
found that this city stood out like a
light house in fog as compared with
other towns and came back and OPEN
ed negotiations to make this city his
home. Mr.. KaomorisH started the
Sunlight bakery year and a half ago
and has built up fine business and
the Sauk Centre property was dis
posed Of only because the young man
was badly needed in the home plant
at st. Cloud. Frank made many
friends during his residence here by
strict attention to business and cour-
teous treatment of customers. Mr..
Marks has pleasing personality. He;
viii be assisted in operating the bus
mess by Mrs. Marks.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
MISSIONARY TO FIJI
ISLANDS q YEARS
Mr.. AND MRS. CALVIN PARKER
SPREAD LIGHT OF CHRIS.
TIANITY
VISIT RELATIVES HERE
WILL RETURN TO PRECARIOUS
LABORS AFTER THE FIRST
OF YEAR

Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Parker whe
have been visiting their relatives,
Mrs. E. A. Richards and Frank Park
er, left Tuesday for Chicago.
Mr.. Parker is superintendent of
the Adventist Missions in the New
Hebrides Islands and has his head
quarters on the small island of At
chin. Mr.. and Mrs. Parker have la
bored in the mission fields of the
Figi Island and New Hebrides, under
the Australasian conference for the
past % years. This is their first visit
to their native country and came over
at this time as delegates to the Gen.
eral World Conference Of their de-
nomination at Milwaukee. He states
there were about 1000 foreign mis-
sionairies and delegates at this meet
ing. 1t took them nearly five weeks to
make the trip from the New Hebrides
via Sydney Australia to California,
Mr.. Parker speaks encouragingly of
the Christian work being done on
these islands. He worked 16 years
in the Figis and speaks highly of the
good work done also by the Metho-
dist denomination which sent the first
pioneer missionaries to these islands.
The Presbyterian denomination has
had its missionaries in the New He
brides for several years. About so
miles from Mr.. Parker's headquarters
they had a fine hospital, but a few
years ago it was destroyed by a VOL
cano and at present they have no mis-
sionairies in the Hebrides. Two
year ago the Presbyterian Synod vot-
ed to let Mr.. Parker take up their
work. For years the Presbyterian
and Adventist workers have put up a
hard fight against heathen darkness,
1t has been a dangerous dwelling
place. Inter tribal wars, reprisals, and
head hunting were the ordinary course
or manner Of life
Mr.. Parker has a large mission
launch and he travels hundreds of
miles visiting the different missions.
After few days spent in Chicago,
Mrs. Parker will go to California and
Mr.. Parker to Kentucky. They had
planned to return to their field work
in August, but owing to Mr.. Park
er's health the Australian Board has
extended his furlough until January
1927.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
Joseph E. Parker Passed
Away in Minneapolis July 3
Deceased Spent Most of Early Life
in This City-Burial Made at
Mortified Tuesday

Joseph E. Parker AZ years of age
died at his home in Minneapolis Sat-
urday morning July 3, 1926 at 1880
Death was caused by ulcers of the
stomach from which he had suffered
for sometime and for which he had
had two operations, the last being
fatal.
The deceased was the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Parker
formerly of this city. He was born
on farm in Ashley township Jan. 8,
1884, and lived throughout his young.
er life at home with his parents. There
were four other children born to the
union all of whom are living: Mrs.
A. W. Beirman of Northfeld, Ros-
coe Parker of Minneapolis, Henry
Parker of iSauk Centre, and Orick
Parker whose whereabouts is un
known. The deceased moved from
Sauk Centre to Mortified where he
was engaged in business for a num-
ber of years. The last six years of
his life he has lived at Minneapolis.
He Joined the U. S. Cavalry some
time before the World War and dur
ing the war was transferred to the
station of recruiting officer at Sioux
Falls, S. D., and various other re-
cruiting stations.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at Northfeld and inter
ment was made in the Mortified
cemetery. Besides the one sister and
brthers above mentioned to mourn
his passing is his bereaved wife, and
other relatives and friends.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
Young People Have Narrow
Escape in Train Collision
Auto in Which Sauk Centre Couple
Were Riding collides with Freight
on "K" Line Sunday

Two young people of Sauk Centre
figured in a miraculous auto acci-
dent Sunday afternoon at 5:45 while
returning from Itasca Park. In ap-
preaching the blind railroad crossing
at Hewitt from the west at which
place a warehouse obstructs the view
northbound freight train struck the
Ford Coupe in which they were rid
ing. The pilot of the locomotive
caught the right front wheel and
threw the coupe alongside the heavy
drivers. The car was carried in this
position for 700 feet before the To-
connective was brought to stop. All
but the left rear wheel was broken
to kindlingwood and the body was
completely demolished. One of the
occupants sustained badly cut foot
while the other was slightly cut
about the left arm. No other in
juries were received other than being
severly shaken up.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08

Tubbs, Sauk Centre boy, now one O.
the owners of the Glasgow-Tubbs Co.
whoi ssale grocers, Fon du Lac, and h
wrote DIR. Lewis a letter of apprecia
ton of his faithful service and tn
kindly interest he has taken in his pa
tients during all the years he has prac
ticed in this community.
This letter was turned over to tn,
Herald by friend of the family witt
out the doctors knowledge, and i
published herewith:
The Glasow-Tubbs Co.
Wholesale Grocers
Fon Du Lac, Wis, July 1, 1926.
DIR. E. J. Lewis,
Sauk Centre, MINI.
My Dear Doctor:
A few weeks ago the Sauk
Centre Herald contained a
"write up' regarding you and
"Main Street." taken / think
from the St. Paul Dispatch. It
was very good; and as I looked
at your picture / wished
could have told the reporter
what a good friend and neigh
Dor you were. How interested
you were in the health of your
patients, and how, when I was
boy / heard you awakened
many a cold winter night and
had to go out in the country on
a sick call. Learning the next
day you had gone to Spring
Hill, Metre Grove or Lake
Henry, without a complaint, on,
which trips you took chance
an Artic explorer would not take
today.
It is said that one of the Doc
tors Mayo when asked, who
was the greatest physician, re-
piled "My father" for he doc
tored without the modern re-
search and methods that we use
today. And Claude could say
the same of you today. For it
is to you that your boys owe
more than can ever be estimat-
ed as we boys owe our mother,
for what we are.
By the way, Wills wife leaves
Minneapolis for Los Angeles
right after the Fourth to bring
mother back East, so / hope you
will see her this fall.
I hope you are feeling better
than when we saw you this
spring, and that the summer will
improve your health.
Remember me to Fred,
Claude and Harry and best wish
es to yourself, I remain
Your friend,
Ben Tubbs.
p. ST. wish mother could
see Harry.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08

Cordray. After touring the Park they
will journey on to Oregon w;th Coos
Bay as their objective. Some time
will be spent visiting at various points
in Oregon and California. Mr.. Mol
itor is undecided as yet whether they
will spend the winter in Coos Bay or
at some point in Northern California.
They will return home next summer
by the southern route. The gentleman
says conditions are very good in that
portion of Texas where he resides,
IN fact they are the best he has seen
them during his residence. On being
asked whether "Ma" Ferguson would
be reelected governor he said he was
afraid not. Albert says that she is
opposed by the strong political ring
which has held Texas in its grip most
of the time for many years.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08

Ulm people made up in 80 groups
were in the cast. The gentlemen
stated it was a wonderful spectacle
and well worth attending. AS soon
as the Brown County Fair officers,
Ferdinand Crone, President and F.
H. Behnke, Treasurer; Mr.. Linder-
man, Secretary and A. J. Vogel, di-
rector, learned that four Sauk Cen
treites were in their midst they inn
mediately located them and gave them
an exceptional welcome and were very
attentive hosts throughout the day.
The Rogers Company are the organi-
zation who will stage the monster
historic Pageant at the Stearns Coun-
ty Fair, Sauk Centre, on the eve
nings of Sept. 21, % and %.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
A YEARS VACATION TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Molltor and
sons Kenneth and Kermit of Donna,
Tex, left home by auto June 16 and
arrived in Sauk Centre six days later.
They spent several days visiting rel
atives and old friends in this section
and then drove to Duluth and visited
the North Shore of Lake Superior and
and the Arrowhead country, return
ing to Sauk Centre Friday. The Mol
itors are on the first leg of years
vacation by auto. After leaving Sauk
Center in a few days they viii go to
Yellowstone National Park where they
viii meet two of Mr.. Molitor's sisters,
Mrs. Rosa Gray and Mrs. Clara
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08

amendments were to be explained.
Less than so people were on hand
when City Attorney Kells very fully
explained the effect of the proposed
changes.
At Tuesdays election 165 of the
1,2OO voters exercised the right of
suffrage. Under the charter it re-
quires three-fifths of the voters voting
to amend the charter. Amendment
"a" the one providing for the elec-
tion OF the commissioners received 20
votes; amendment "B," providing for
the council to appoint received 81
votes; both were defeated as neither
received los votes, three-fifths of
165 votes, the required percentage.
Under the law blank vote on an
amendment is a vote against it. The
other three amendments carried.
AS result of Tuesdays election
the District Court will continue to
name the commissioners. The water,
light and power commission came in
to existence in 1918 and the person.
mel of the board have always been
competent, painstaking and self-sacri-
ficing citizens. They have so man
aged the light industry that the city
has had splendid service at very low
rate when compared with other towns,
and have accumulated a sufficient
sum of money to retire the outstand-
ing bonds of the light department
without one cent of direct taxation
upon the people.
The following is the tabulated re-
suit Of the ballot on all amendments
at Tuesdays election.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
BUYS HARDWARE STORE

G.. R.. Rhoda who formerly con-
ducting the hardware store in this
city now known as the Calkins Hard
ware, has purchased a similar bust
ness at Swanville, Mimi, and viii
take charge of the business there in
few days. The family will not
move from this city until suitable liv-
ing quarters can be located in Swan
vile. Mr.. and Mrs. Rhoda are high
type citizens and duringsstheir resi-
dence here have made many friends
who are sorry to have them move
away, but who will wish them pros
perity in their new location.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
PAVING PROGRESSING

The work Of paving Babcock High
way No. 8 between st. Joe and Al
bany is progressing in a satisfactory
manner. Within the next three weeks
it is expected that the cement will be
poured as far west as Avon. In a
short time the contract for adding the
shoulder to the paving will be let.
AT the present time the road is open
as far west from St. Joe as College
vile. Late information indicates quite
clearly that it will not be possible to
complete the work between Albany
and Freeport this year.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
GOLFERS TO ST. CLOUD

Sunday the Sauk Centre Country
Club will send delegation to St.
Cloud for return tourney with the
members Of the St. Cloud Country
Club. If you are planning on MAX
ing the trip file your name with H.
A. Falk, chairman of the local clubs
Greens committee.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
SAY IT'S GREAT SHOW

Howard Bishop, Walter Galbraith,
Gunther Hillerud and Herman Krohm
motored to New Ulm Sunday where
they witnessed historical Pageant
produced by the John B. Rogers Pro-
duction Co. of Fostoria, o., under
the auspices of the Brown County
Fair Association. The Pageant por-
trayed the history Of New ulm and
Brown county; eight to ten thousand
people witnessed the performances
which were given both Sunday and
Monday evenings. Five hundred New
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08

Joseph Kortan came down from
Bagley, Mimi, Saturday for a sever
al days visit at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kortan Of
Kandota. He expects to return to-
day, Thursday. Joe is operating a
farm in the north country and he
says the crop prospects in his section
are extremely good.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
New Whippet Car Causes
Much Favorable Comment
Latest Overland Model Being Dem.
onstrated By O'Gara Garage of
This City

The Whippet, the new European
type, light car, produced by WHY'S
Overland and now being shown for
the first time in this city, this week
by the O'Gara Garage is being kept
busy in series of invitation demon
strations which are being conducted
daily.
Routes include traffic, where the
quick acceleration of the motor is
convincingly shown in dashes cover
ing jumps of from 5 to 20 miles an
hour in ten seconds and up to forty
miles an hour from walking pace in
Is seconds. The action of the four
wheel brakes is also shown in the
traffic portion of the route and stops
made in thirty feet from a speed Of
80 miles an hour are part of every
drive.
The facility with which the car
handles, the ease with which gears
are shifted, the velvety action Of the
clutch, the convenience Of controls,
are all emphasized to the satisfaction
of the passengers. The short turning
radius is demonstrated by turning
around in streets which are slightly
over 30 feet wide.
During the demonstration, the
Whippet is driven for some distance
at speeds ranging from 3 to 5 miles
an hour in high gear to show the sus-
tanned pulling power Of the engine,
under conditions of slow travel.
The passengers have shown keen
interest in the seating possibilities Of
the sedan which is the model being
used in the invitation drives. This in
terest is occasioned by the low ap-
pearance Of the body, the average
man being able to look over the top
Of the roof when the car is alongside
the curb.
Two conspicuous features of the
interior room as shown in the COM
fort afforded to the driver are the.
head room and the leg room. Six
footers have been accommodated in
both the front and rear seats without
the slightest discomfort and several
have already remarked that the Whip
pet has more leg room, both head and
leg, than any other light car.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
CHAFFEURS, EXAM.

A representative of Mike Holm,
secretary of State, will be at the Sauk
Centre Community Club rooms Sat-
urday afternoon to receive and ex-
anime applicants for chaffeur licenses.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
Former Townsman Appre-
ciates Sauk Centre Citizen
Ben Tubbs of Fondu Lac, Wis.,, Pays
DR.. E. ]. LAWS of This City Well
Deserved Tribute

Recently the Herald published a
story about main Street" written by
a special representative of the st.
Paul Dispatch. The story dealt
largely with DR.. e. J. Lewis and his
famous author son, Sinclair. The
article came to the notice OF Ben
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn R. Otis left
for Chetek, Wis, Friday where they
will spend the remainder of their
summer vacation after which they
will resume school duties at their
new location at Walker, Mimi. Mr.,
Otis has accepted a position as Sup
erintendent Of the Walker public
school,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08

1st End
We'd. W'd Toll.
Amendment "a" -. 10 Is 25
Amendment "B" 80. .25 81 81
Election Amendment. SO 81 1T
Bond retirement
amendment .....42 "a 1875
Clarifying power of
water light and
power commission. 40 83 123
The amendments adopted will be-
come effective in 80 days.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1926-07-08
KILLED IN PLANE ACCIDENT

The Ford Coupe is a wreck.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-17
Dispatch Classified, Market and Legal Page

tors holdings, touched a new record
high for lal time at 315k. Packing
shares moved upward under the leader
ship of Cudahy Packing, Wilson "A"
and Wilson Company preferred, all at
new peak prices. Thompson's Restaur-
ants responded to reports of large cur
rent earnings by touching 50h and was
followed into new high ground by
Adams Express, Union Tank Car. U. S.
Industrial Alcohol, CRANKY Copper and
Collins & Aikman common and pre-
ferred. Allied Chemical was another
strong spot, moving up over three
points, but Atlantic Refining, Bayuk
Cigars, Case Threshing Machine, Chris
tie Brown, Eastman Kodak, National
Dairy Products "a, Warner Pictures
"A", and Woolworth were conspicu-
ously heavy
Railroad shares continued to offer
better resistance to selling pressure
than the industrials, but most of the
active issues closed lightly lower on
the day Trading in these issues has
been restricted pending publication of
the August earnings statements, the
first of which are expected to make
their appearance next week.
Time money and commercial paper
rates were unchanged.
Foreign exchanges were easy, demand
sterling ruling just below $4.S5 and
French francs between $50 and 2.S5
cents. Japanese yen touched another
new high at 48 GIG cents. Commodity
prices were again mixed. Active wheat
futures rallied about a cent bushel
on reports of poor crop weather in the
northwest On the other hand, favor
able crop weather in the south caused
some liquidation of cotton, but the mar
ket rallied later and closed to Is
points higher Coffee prices sagged
16 to 21 points. Raw Sugar was un-
changed