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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29
District 1873

We had our Christmas program
Thursday evening, Dec. %, at $3.50
o'clock. After the program our
quilt was ratified off. Mr.. John
Berschite had the lucky number.
Gifts and candy were distribut-
ed to the school children, after
which lunch was served.
Rose Bieringer became i'll sud-
denly with tonsilitis and could not
take part in thep rogram. EsteHa
Winter took her part in the dia-
logue and must be praised for her
good work.
We were very pleased to learn
that our district won second prize
in the Playground Appliance Con-
test. The second prize is the
tSwing4Around," which is worth
$155. We can we'll be proud of
our prize. Arrangements will be
made later for the most suitable
date our school can erect the
prize.
We have received the Travelling
Library, and it will be ready for
public use after Jan. 2.
School closed Thursday, Dec. %
to reopen again Jan. 2.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29
District 81

Teacher !. !. Yelma Hubert
Reporter ....... Velma Quade
Editor MAYA Shanahan
School will be closed for two
weeks vacation Friday.
The week has been spent in pre-
pairing for our Christmas pro-
gram, as well as our usual work.
Mrs. Shanahan came to school
Thursday afternoon to help us
practice our songs.
We We're very fortunate in get
ting an organ for our program.
Mr.. Albert Bromenshenkel brought
it over to school this week. We
are very thankful to him and we
are sure that it was one of the
causes for our program being the
success that it was.
Our program and basket social
was given Friday evening. Every
one took his part with the best eff
forts. And all that were present
declared it to be a success. The
following program was given:
Song stSilent Night" 49,. All
Song-"It Came Upon the Mid
night Clear" .......... Ali
-"Christmas Seals" ....
Shanahan Children
Recitation-"Ch Seals"
............ Virginia Quade
IKE Solo $500. Veron Shanahan
Organ Solo -. MAYA Shanahan
Song upon a House Top" ):
Twenty Minute Play-"Mid-
night Ina Toy Shop" School
Evenings Special 1870.
:. Frank and Samuel Rosenau
Solo-Vocal -. Frank Kinsella
Solo-Harp, Victor Bromenshenkel
Song ftAway In Manger -.
....... ........ Scn00l
Christmas Porters ..........
........... Four Little Boys
Butterfly Spirit -. Velma Quade
Recitation-r'Santa Claus" -.
Eugene Quade
Santa Claus visit.
Erwin Quade gave a report con-
corning our quilt. Immediately
afterwards the baskets and quilt
were sold. The baskets brought
$24.00 and the quilt $1,000.
Mr.. Thos. Lynch was our auc-
tioneer. We surely appreciate his
good work, and if we ever need
another good auctioneer, we will
know where to go.
We have the following report to
give for our playground fund:
Names on quilt ........ $23.4O
Selling quilt .......I.... 10. 90
Basket social ........... "a 90
Expenses on quilt 1908 2.85
Total on hand ...... $54.55
The quilt will be exhibited in
the rural school building at the
county fair next year.
We hope to have our play
ground in better shape next year
We adj will remember the Sank
Centre Herald and its good eff
forts to help rural children and
when we are men and women we
will try to do something to repay
it for it's kindness and interest. AL
though we only won fourth prize,
we are very thankful and proud,
when we think how hard we have
tried, even If we were not always
successful, and that our prize is
result of our own work alone, as
we had no help outside of the pu-
pills, that we know of. Three cheers
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29
for The Sank Centre Herald.

Tor The Sank Centre Herald.
Friday afternoon Santa Claus
came to school and gave us a treat
and presents from our tree.
Friday morning when we arriv-
ed at school, we were all sur
prised to find a large Christmas
tree, all decorated and waiting for
Santa.
Stephen Kinsella and little Lor-
enc were at our program Friday
afternoon.
Florence frisco has been absent
from school almost week. We
hope to see her back soon.
The Qulade children and Verena
Bromenshenkel were absent from
school Monday.
Lorene Ridpath remained after
school Friday evening and helped
Miss Hubert clean up after our at
ternoon program.
Verona Shanahan and Erwin
Quade made large posters on the
black board for a back ground for
our play.
We all had crepe paper costoms
for our play. The "dolls" were
dressed like mama dolls. The
French doll" like very beautiful
doll, and 'tSally" was queer old
rag doh with a rag face and nit
tens. Her lips turned down, and
she couldn't smile. The "tops"
had paper dresses made over a
wire frame. "Tin Soldiers" en-
dian Chief" and "Drum" were
dressed to represent their parts.
Mr.. Oginheimer, the shop keeper,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29

and inspired with the wish that
Christmas would come often.
The Calico Dance on New
Years Eve passed off very pleas
antly and satisfactorily to all con-
cernei. Over fifty numbers were
taken, and about fifty couple were
in attendance. The music, by
Messrs Nelson, Rice, Holly and T.
M. Taylor and lady, and the calling
by Mr.. Rice, were excellent. AS
manager Mr.. p. Lamb showed
himself master of the situation and
kept things moving smoothly and
briskly. The splendid supper
spread in the hall over the dane
ing hall fully demonstrated the
fact that the wives and daughters
of the Masons in this section are
not slow in the art of cooking nor
wanting in liberality when their
aid is solicited. It would be use
less to attempt a description of the
variety of delicious cakes and nice
things with which the tables were
loaded. The oysters, the cook
ing Of which was superintendent
by a gentleman skilled in the art,
were very nice, and the coffee
could not be beaten. The baked
beans sent in by Mrs. McCauslin
every one though were as good as
beans could be. Enough eatables
were provided to serve double the
number of people who were there
to partake. The net profits of the
entertainment amounted to $50,
which was applied to fund for
the purchase of carpet for the
Masonic hall.
Melrose-The holidays were not
without interest to the people of
this growing town. The greatest
object of interest probably CEN
tered in the concert and Christ
mas tree. This was no common
affair. The house was filled to ov-
erfowing. Everything was in ap-
pie pie order, and each item "done
to a turn"
The public school opened again
on Monday of this week, fresh and
vigorous. The people are to be
congratulated in their choice of in
structors. The attendance is large,
showing that the school is appre-
ciated. The arrangement of both
departments on the same floor,
make it very convenient for gen.
eral exercises, etc.
Mr. l.. Worthington, having
leased the Sank Centre Steam
Factory, gives notice that it will
commence running on the 18th
day of next March.
"A Tale with Moral-Lake Ell
len, Pipe county, is said to be a
cold place, the weather having av-
eraged about four dozen during
the past two weeks. There is no
thermometer in the neighborhood,
but the above calculation is based
on the following circumstance: On
Wednesday morning Mrs. F. H.
Russell, on opening the door,
found the house cat with it's tail
frozen to the door sill, and with
all her wriggling and twisting
pussy could not loosen her caudal
appendage, and it required a long
pull and a strong pull by the lady
of the house to free her catship
from her unpleasant predicament,
most of the hair which had adorn-
ed the cats tail remained in the
ice. Moral: lCourting should not be
done on the door step until the
weather indicates thaw.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29
Excerpts From the Herald
Of so Years AGO

The Christmas tree for the M.
e. Sunday School passed off nice
ly. The children were on hand at
an early hour-including many
"children of a larger growth
and found the beautiful spruce tree
loaded down with great number
and variety of presents. 1t would
seem that the trees had been
grated; for it bore all kinds of
fruit from dolls up to a gold
watch. The pastor and his wife
were literally remembered. Among
other things the pastor was pre-
scented with a subscription to the
Sank Centre Herald for one year.
Everybody was delighted, profted
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29
PLEADS NOT GUILTY

Brainerd, Dec. 24-Representa-
tive P. j. Long Of Ironton plead
ed not guilty Saturday when ar
raigned in district court in con-
nection with the robbery of the
First National bank of Ironton,
November 8 of $4,000. He has
represented Crow Wing county in
the state legislature since 1919.
Two charges were made against
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29

A prize was offered to the child
who guessed the lucky number of
beans in a quart jar. Regina Bier
niger and John Bieringer guessed
the closest to the lucky number,
which was 3O69.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29
FLashbacks
20 Years. Ago
Excerpts From the Herald Of
20 Years Apo

Friday morning was about the
coolest of the winter thus far, the
mercury falling to the zero neigh
borhood. Plate glass windows
were pretty well covered with ice.
The temperature rose rapidly
throughout the day, however, and
Saturday dawned warm and clear.
The Christmas trade in Sank
Centre this year was good. Shop
pers were late, however, as they
generally are. But the merchants
are pretty well satisfied.
The dance at the city hall given
last Friday night by The Sank Gen.
tire Band was success in every
way. 1t was one of the social
events of the season. The at
tendance was good and the re-
ceipts satisfactory. The band is
to be congratulated on its conduct
of the affair. It has had a success
full season and is one of Sank
Centres established institutions.
The Minnesota mid-winter seed
grain contest will be held in the
old state capitol Jan. ID, Is and
16, 1908, in connection with the
annual meeting of the State Agri.
cultural society. The sum OF
S40O is offered in prizes. The
contest is open to any and all Min
nesota growers. Detailed infor-
nation may be obtained by COM
municating with the secretary of
the Minnesota Field Crop and
Breeders Association, st. Anthony
Park, MINI.
Last Thursday evening, early,
there was a very peculiar cloud
formation in the eastern sky which
attracted rnuch attention. A fan
shaped feathery cloud rose from
the eastern lorizon and extended
up to and across the zenith, thence
nearly Own 20 t1e western aori-
zon. The moon was just rising m
the east AMI shed its bright light
upon the cloud, giving it the ap-
pearance Of comet. Such a sight
has not been witnessed here be-
fore.
p. l.. Palmer was out with his
auto Thursday. Early in Novemb-
er Mr.. Palmer retired his ma
chine for the winter thinking he
would have no further use for it..
But the weather and roads kept
fine, so he put the tires on again
and got all ready for business when
the recent two inches of snow came
and interfered with the. proceed
ings. Thursday, however, was a
fine day and he took the big ma
chine out for a naiarfng. The day
of the snow storm two enthusiasts
drove a machine all the way from
Minneapolis to Sank Centre, and
when they arrived here they look
ed like a pair of hoboes wet down
in good shape. The roads are
fine and if one wraps himself
thoroughly in furs 70 keep out the
cold.
Wednesday was an ideal Christ
mas day. Light snow had fallen
the night before and Christmas
morning dawned cell and clear
with the mercury standing at ten
degrees below zero. The sun
shone brightly all day. There
were numerous family reunions
all over town. At the Palmer
House an elaborate menu was of
fered and there were a number of
family parties took their dinner
there.
The members of the high school
will give a ball at the city hall on
New Years Eve. Elaborate prepar-
ations are being made for the
event. Supper will be served at
the Palmer House.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29
Thursday, December 20, 1927

Representative Long when spec
ial Grand Jury indicted A. ii.
Proctor, former cashier of the
Ironton bank, Representative Long
and others known by fictitious
names. One charge was that Repre-
sentative Long received stolen
property and the second accused
of being an accessory after the
fact.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29

David Green, a New York i'm
porter, predicts that the straw hat
will be a thing of the past among
well-dressed men within Ave years.
All but one of the 10 children
of Isaac Forbes of Leroy, H.,
weigh more than 200 pounds each.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29

was a funny, bent, old man. Ben
ME, the shop keepers helper, Mr..
and Mrs. Reynolds and daughter,
Betty were clothed like very fine
people.
VIE wish you all a happy New
Year.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1927-12-29

Herald Want Ads for Results
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Those Whose Business
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Evening star., 1927-12-08


our representative in the Irish Free
State. where Americans are popular.
and where every citizen is a potential
American. and where 1t Is dangerous
to belittle or apologize for America.
would We have more Sterling Amer.
cans in our diplomatic service AMI
fewer Whitehouses OF illfame to make
us blush for the honor and good name
of America.
II hate to vote away good American
money for bad American diplomatic
service. for those who misreprescn;
us. who injure our good name abroad
and our pride Mt home. men unwilling
or unable to defend and strengthen
our policies and purposes abroad: and
| wish we would rid ourselves of dinIn.
matte dctrimcntals
Il honor the White House here !,
Washington: hut | should like to So.
the Paris Whitehouse booted ont nf
the diplomatic service of America in
sdecula SaeCulorim."
Evening star., 1927-12-08
ENVOY DENIES CHARGE.

PARIS December 8 LP.-Takin-
note of charges made hy Representa-.
tive Gallivan Of Boston in Congress
Yesterday. sheldon WhitehouSe TODAY
declared they were without founda.
tion.
Referring to C;alIivan's charge that
Mayor Walker of New York had been
spiod upon by the American embassy
during his recent visit tn Paris. White
house said that he had wired the
State Department in response to A
recent query that the charge was alb.
solutely ridiculous and without founda.
ton
In this connection, it was declared
that the relations between Walker and
WhitehOuse We're most friendly and
that the mayor was given luncheon
ny WhitehOuSe at which various
French and American officials were
present. These included Robert f..
Olds, Assisstant Secretary of the De.
partmonc Of state.
Friends Of the American charge said
that they were unable to account for
the spy report.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
MAIL PUBLICATIONS
HERE CONSOLIDATED
r. T. D. News and Rural Letter
Carriers to Be Known AS National
Rural Letter Carrier.

Merger Of the r. F. ID. News. pub
lshed for Is years in this city, and
the National Rural Letter Carrier.
Mount Morris. Mich. publication, was
effected here Yesterday by the board
of control Of the National Rural Let
ter CarrieRs' Association, and G. G.
McDevitt, former Washington news
paper man. who owned the r. f.. ID.
News
The consolidation ends years of
strife over the status of an official
organ. il was declared last night by
Carl II. Howard Of st. Pauls. y. c..
president of the Rural Carriers
AsSocia ton.
The consolidated publication will be
known as the National Rural Letter
Carrier, and will be published weekly
here, with f.. w. Smiser, Butler Mo
member of the board of control as
editor. and Mr.. McDevitt as publisher
Members of the board Of control of
the. National Rural Letter Carriers
Association, who unanimously sane
toned the merger and are in Wash.
jngton attending an official conference
al the Post Office Department. follow
President Howard Ned II. Goodell
of Edinboro. Pa, vice president; r. r
Dick of Farmland, Ind. treasurer
Roy Thicker of Sterling. kans., sec
retary: Editor Smiser, Ben l.. Thomp
son, chairman. executive committee
Lewisburg, Tenn, and J. w. Welch
of Conway, Ark.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
FORBES TO TESTIFY
ON NARCOTIC CHARGE
Former Veterans Bureau Chief
Summoned Before Grand
Jury December 16.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, kans., December s.
Col. Charles r. Forbes, former di
rector of the United States Veterans
Bureau. yesterday was given cha nee
to make an early start on his an
nouncei move to obtain better prison
conditions. He was subpoenaed to tell
before Federal grand jury here De-
cenlber IS his story of narcotic
traffic. beyond the control of the
warden. at the Leavenworth Federal
Penitentiary.
Col Forbes was released from the
venworth Prison November 26. and
in an article III the st. Louis Post
Dispa tch told of widespread use of
narcotics by convicts at the institu-
ton where he served two,year SEN
tence for conspiracy to defraud the
Government.
Official cocniZance of the charges
was taken by Attorney General Sar-
gent. who instructed the United States
district attorney TO summon Forbes
before the grand jury for questioning
Col. Forbes is scheduled to appear
before the grand jury December 16.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
GALLVAN BITTERLY ASSAILS
u. S. DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Declares Most Members of Embassy and
Legation Staffs Are Ashamed Of Country
They Come From.

waters OF the Atlantic Ocean, like
those of the ancient river Styx hav"
a strange chemical action on heart
and brain: the trip overseas causes
them to adjure their native land and
transforms them into the most hard
ened Germans in Germany. the most
intense French in France. the most
cffusive Briton in Anglo Saxony. al,
of them into denatured Americans,
ashamed of America and apologize OF
all things American.
They msrepresent the dignity and
honor of the Republic and seem only
to reflect the spirit and sentiment Of
expatriot America. of those so-called
American colonies in European capi.
tails made up of cxiles and bankruptS.
'demreps and detrimentals. and those
who have eft America for America s
good. What can we do. my col
leagues. with such misrepresenta
tiveS' Protected by the civil service
and the Republican party. how can
we get rid Of them? Cut them off at
the Treasury, or what? God knows;
| do not
Says Mayor Was Shadowed.
Recently the mayor of the greatest
city in America visited Europe and
was honorably received on his tour
everywhere by all except the diplo-
matte representative of his own coun-
try. Our Ambassador to France. at
home in Ohio and sick was repre-
sented in Paris by the charge
d'affaires one Sheldon Whitehouse.
who promptly pu. detectives on his
trail 10 try and get something on THIS
mayor who was a member of Tam
many Hall. IL political party not in
here in our own America. Think Of
it, brethren. The American legation
turned into a spy to discrcdit a dis
tinSuished American citizen. Rather
base and contemplate piece of di
plomacy, methinks My old college
friend, the Amba ssador to the Court
of St James. fled to the highlands of
Scotland to avoid meeting the distin-
guished tourist. Valiant enough to
face a Scotch bagpipe. his courage
failed him at the thought of the Tam
MANY tiger, but the visitor was met
at the legation by an underling with
an English accent, so blamed English
and so unlike anything American that
he congratulated the legation secre-
tary upon his anglia ton. much TO
that comic officials embarrassment.
In Ireland he was fortunate in
meeting an American Minister who is
an American - hours a day and 36j
days year. Frederick A. Sterling,
Evening star., 1927-12-08
18TH WOMAN ATTACKED
BY "PHANTOM STABBER"
Fiend Escapes After Assault on
Latest Victim-Descrip-
tions Vary.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, December
s.-This city's phantom stabber" got
his twenty fifth victim last night
when he lunged at Mrs. Estella
Haupler in the darkness and escaped.
The Young woman was stabbed IN
the breast. as were the other VIC
Tins.
The latest previous attack by the
stabber occurred on September %.
Mrs. IIaupler was attacked while
en- her way nome. She was taken
into a nearby house and treated for
wound about three quarters of an
inch deep The mark was almost
exactly the same as in the previous
cases.
The phantom stabber' has ap-
peared every three months TO ter
rorize the women of the city. Start
ing on February 20. 1925. he has ap-
peared in virtually every section of
The city. but has made 1t point
to attack girls of tender ages. rang
ing from Il 10 49, Mrs. Haupler
is IS.
In all attacks the stabber has made
successful escape His victims have
given varying descriptions Of him.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Boys Use SIingshot
To Rob Another of
His Holiday Savings

That the wave of crime that is
spreading over the city has reached
the youth who have adopted
weapon never before used in the
police annals of Washington was
indicated last night when two small
boys used a slingshot to hold up
and rob another hoy of 81 10. which
he had been saving for Christmas.
Morrison Smith, IL years old, of
1888 FairmOnt street was the victim
of the crime. He was serving
papers when two colored boys
halted him at Twelfth and Euclid
streets and demanded his money
One of the boys drew slingshot
from his pocket to enforce the de-
mand and the other took the
Christmas savings as young Smith
handed over the money.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
SHOOTING OF BOY
PROBED AT ANNAPOLIS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December s.
Police are investigating the shooting
late yesterday of 13-year-old John Pue.
son of Mrs. Fl. S. 1'aveau of North
Linthicum, by Elliott Miller, IA, said
to have been accidental
-Four boys. according to Magistrate
III. f. Melvin, were standing at a cor
ner on Charles Hill. Pue, paper car
rier among them, leaning oifs his bi
cycle. A shotgun was in the hands
of Miller and was discharged Police.
man F'redericks was Informed by one
Of the onlookers that bad feeling had
existed between Pue and Miller and
that Pue exclaimed. Don't do that"
just before the charge from the gun
pierced his head. One of the Onlook-
ers was Allen Miller, twin brother of
the boy who possessed the gun. A
coroners inquest will be held tonight
to determine the cause of the shooting.
Evening star., 1927-12-08

Continued from First Page)
ably certain that when the law went
into full force and effect it would not
cause deficit In the Treasury.
I'm this connection it should be
borne in mind that the fun effects Of
the law as proposed to be modified
will not he felt until the fiscal year
1880. This fiscal year ending June
30. 1928. will show a large surplus,
as less than half the reductions pro.
posed will apply to it. and the Treas.
ury is likely 10 receive some large
pa aVments from railroads